1 across. Brute has wiped mouth on floor. 6 letters.
4 across. Cut top off crown, not probing cavity from the back. 4 letters and 4 letters.
9 across. Pith in decay, sign – it’s this? 6 letters.
10 across. Food’s black I see, scraped back in house. 8 letters.
11 across. Dentist’s chair, where gas supplied in the US. 7 letters and 7 letters.
13 across. Show girl disheartened, bandaged by loose sheet – what would nitrous oxide have given her? 3 letters and 7 letters.
14 across. Send erotic message with kiss where flossing teeth? 4 letters.
16 across. Pivot end of utensil into chopper. 4 letters.
18 across. Contemporary guided by dental implant? 10 letters.
21 across. Where dentist looks miserable. 4 letters, 2 letters, 3 letters and 5 letters.
23 across. Canine eats and eats. 4-4 letters.
24 across. Nippy dental ability? 6 letters.
25 across. Something worn, in under three seconds chewed up. 8 letters.
26 across. Anaesthetic around root of canine – and incisor? 6 letters.