No 14611, Saturday 11 October 2025, Mythical

 ACROSS
6 Stock pictures left by Indian photographer initially in vehicle (4,3) CLIP ART {C{L}{Indian}{Photographer}ART}

7 Doctor quietly leaves, hurt and exhausted (7) DRAINED {DR}{pAINED}
9 Poor knight unwell, wanting a bit of support (5) NEEDY {N}{sEEDY}
10 Possibly most popular segment is the opening track (5,4) THEME SONG {HOt SEGMENT}*
11 Elizabethan courtier topless in bizarre light opera (7) RALEIGH {LIGHt opERA}*

13 Handsome youth in trouble over misdeed (6) ADONIS {ADO}{SIN<}

15 Perhaps yak about bun, roast beef & a slice of dill (5,2,6) BEAST OF BURDEN {BUN ROAST BEEF Dill}*

19 Earn a spot when model moves to the front (6) ATTAIN {A}{+T}{TAIN(-t)} Taint=spot with the final T moving to the front
20 Inspect Louvre art scene occasionally (7) OVERSEE {lOuVrE aRt ScEnE}
23 Oh, come by noon anyway to see maze (9) HONEYCOMB {OH COME BY Noon}*

24 Right away, abandoned Portia in area outside (5) PATIO {POrTIA}*
26 Combined action of unit involved in crime discussed at Yard (7) SYNERGY {ERG}in {SYN(~SIN)}{Y}
27 Metal's name initially influenced by Doctor Mobius? Not quite (7) NIOBIUM {N}{Influenced}{MOBIUs}*

DOWN
1 Being loved is fabulously exciting initially (4) LIFE Acrostic
2 Ancient scrolls, partly blanked out, found in French capital mainly (6) PAPYRI {PartlY} in {PARIs}

3 Small gallery covering what Goa achieved in 1987 for one (9) STATEHOOD {S}{TATE}{HOOD}
4 Stop gangster earlier in automobile? - that's the programme (8) CALENDAR {END}<=>{AL} in {CAR}
5 Deals with// fights (10) ENCOUNTERS [DD]
6 Say, Jack accepts article is fake news (6) CANARD {C{AN}ARD}
7 Revolutionary went a long way (4) DEEP {PEED<}
8 Study// summary (6) DIGEST [DD]
12 Deputy unusually lenient at University (10) LIEUTENANT*
14 Sailor's crooked - smuggling gold, taking things in (9) ABSORBENT {AB'S}{BENT} over {OR}
16 Here, local dances rhapsodically (8) SHIPYARD {SHIPYARD+LOCAL}*=RHAPSODICALLY [CA] 

17 Wife remains - cleans up (6) WASHES {W}{ASHES}
18 Improve 'Measure for Measure' somewhat ? (6) REFORM [T]
21 Hire writer from the south - provide pens only (6) EMPLOY {ME<}{PL{O}Y}
22 Essentially, stop worrying old monarchist (4) TORY {sTOp}{worRYing}
25 Detective story read aloud (4) TAIL {~TALE}

REFERENCE LIST

Left=L, Doctor=Dr., Quietly=P, Knight=N, Model=T (the T model of Ford Car), Noon=N, Right=R, Yard=Y, Name=N, Small=S, Gangster=Al (Capone), University=U, Sailor=AB, Gold=OR, Wife=W, Writer=Me, Only=O.