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I think 26 is simply a cryptic definition

Thanks all. I think 26 is a weird clue. Cheers

3a. Anxious old man is upset, thinking about woman's turn
APPREHENSIVE

15a. Old king is careless losing diamonds, servant reported back
OZYMANDIAS

17d. Poem on strange duke's taken in new light
INFRARED

Parses for the above please.

3a PA backwards, then PENSIVE around HER backwards

15a (d)OZY (though I wouldn't spell it like that), then MAN (servant) and SAID backwards

Still thinking about INFRARED!

17d. Poem - IF, on strange - RARE , duke - D 's taken in new - N light = INFRARED

Cheers all ....too convoluted for me, those.

5a. Game old king that abdicated, leaving our country
FARO

9a. Exhilaration brought by organised games after a short time
TRANSPORTS

11a. Call of hounds that once enlivened the hills?
THE SOUND OF MUSIC

13d. A minute steak from this put over cooker
STEAMER

Parses for the above please.

5 Faro, a card game. Farouk was the old king... drop the UK,our country.

5 FARO(uk) - old card game

9 as in "transports of delight". RAN SPORTS is "organised games" after T for time

11 reference to Julie Andrews film, but I don't see the call of hounds

13?

Transports, exhilaration. T, time/a short time, Ran, organised, and Sports, games.

11 Just a double definition.

13. A M = a minute, inside Steer, where you'd get the steak from. Steamer, put over cooker, thing to steam food.