Cryptic crossword No 30,011

1Cheers one who’d expect to be paid to be an MP? (6) 1 across. Cheers one who’d expect to be paid to be an MP? 6 letters.

5Light material suffering more snags if not new (8) 5 across. Light material suffering more snags if not new. 8 letters.

9Safe getting hot as Venus in the Louvre (8) 9 across. Safe getting hot as Venus in the Louvre. 8 letters.

10Official Aussie pick-up counter (6) 10 across. Official Aussie pick-up counter. 6 letters.

11Putting two lots of uranium into affected corpuscles is dim! (12) 11 across. Putting two lots of uranium into affected corpuscles is dim! 12 letters.

13Marine fish in abandoned clay (4) 13 across. Marine fish in abandoned clay. 4 letters.

14Oval’s pitch initially breaking up till ice melted (8) 14 across. Oval’s pitch initially breaking up till ice melted. 8 letters.

17Opera section with city situation (8) 17 across. Opera section with city situation. 8 letters.

18Frame in which beauty pageant winner appears? (4) 18 across. Frame in which beauty pageant winner appears? 4 letters.

20A fibre carpet used to make flatpack kit, say (12) 20 across. A fibre carpet used to make flatpack kit, say. 12 letters.

23Wow, performing with a cigar! (6) 23 across. Wow, performing with a cigar! 6 letters.

24Very into fancy lingerie but right off sweet-talk (8) 24 across. Very into fancy lingerie but right off sweet-talk. 8 letters.

25Expert: ‘Nessie is mostly brass’ (8) 25 across. Expert: ‘Nessie is mostly brass’. 8 letters.

26Cat circling a rocking lead vocalist’s equipment (6) 26 across. Cat circling a rocking lead vocalist’s equipment. 6 letters.