Times, 25,909.
15d, 2words, 3.6. T?d ?????s, A poet, oddly trendy,reported colours.
16a, 4lets, ?t?r, Beginning, not ending, as luminary.
18a, 4lets, ??I?,Servant starts to milk Alderney in dairy.
22a, 9lets, ??a?h????, Grave robber almost trapped by bear or dog.
23d,5lets, ????g, Start replacing tons with grams in correct code.
18d, 2words, 4.3. ???? ??e, Unmissable stone in French museum.
20d, 7lets, E?????E, Old chestnut, say, about male that is very severe.
25a, 7lets, ??I?a??, Small collar around a vegetable.
26a, 7lets, ??t?s??, Black performer lacking right material?.