No 14807, Saturday 30 May 2026, Mythical

 ACROSS
5 Big lizard in car stolen from Nicaragua possibly (6) IGUANA {NIcarAGUA}*

7 Teasing graduate joining a company suppressing noise (8) BADINAGE {BA}{DIN}{A}{GE}
9 Kelvin getting casual winter attire, primarily woollens (8) KNITWEAR {K}{WINTER Attire}*
10 Chief broadcast German songs (6) LIEDER {~LEADER}
11 Quietly envy a model making a comeback, leading show (12) PRESENTATION {P}{RESENT}{A}{T}{NO 1<}
13 Office // furniture (6) BUREAU [DD]
15 Stands and comforts student going inside (6) EASELS {EASE{L}S}

18 Readers dressed in South American headgear in a very hot place (6,6) SAHARA DESERT {READERS}* in{SA}{HAT}
21 Aquatic bird protecting a fledgling ultimately in shallow lake (6) LAGOON {L{A}{fledglinG}OON}

22 Abstract work by sibling reportedly to offend in the beginning (8) SYNOPSIS {OP}{SIS}<=>{SYN}(~SIN)
23 Spooner's at liberty to change plant (4-4) TREE-FERN {Spoonerism of FREE TURN}

24 Idle daughter vacates cabin for one from France (6) LOUNGE {LO{-d+UN}UNGE}

DOWN
1 State showing tackiness (3,5) BAD TASTE {STATE}* [RA]
2 Local model say, introduces nationalist (6) TAVERN {T}{AVER}{N}
3 Working out deal with adviser somewhere Down Under (8) ADELAIDE {DEAL}*{AIDE}
4 Trainee // put in jail! (6) INTERN [DD]
6 Liberal surgeon collapsed after consuming ecstasy (8) GENEROUS {SURGEON}* around {E}
7 One serving drinks and nuts mostly to a partner (6) BARMAN {BARMy}{A}{N}
8 Dull guests really exasperate you initially (4) GREY [Acrostic]
12 Leading on, lift ring casually (8) FLIRTING*
14 This crazy patrol's actively hunting leopards (8) UNHINGED {PATROL'S + UNHINGED}*=HUNTING LEOPARDS [CA]
16 They say weakling upset legendary Greek king (8) SISYPHUS {~SISSY FUSS}

17 Extremely poor lad possesses one cooler (6) PRISON {PooR}{I}{SON}
18 Tool for digging in small shack (6) SHOVEL {S}{HOVEL}

19 Hang leader of dacoits alongside crook (6) DANGLE {Dacoits}{ANGLE}
20 Frequently, software is free or reasonable (4) FAIR {soFtwAre Is fRee}

Reference List

Graduate=BA, Company=GE (General Electric), Kelvin=K, Quietly=P, Model=T, Student=L, South American= SA, Work=Op, Daughter=D, One from France=Un, Nationalist=N, Ecstasy=E, Partner=N ( any of the partners in Bridge N, S, E, W), One=1=I, Small=S.