The eight six-letter unclued lights half-overlap each other and so yield a complete word chain beginning with any one of them.

        Across

   1    Complex U-turn before end of lane. Wrong! (6)

   7    That woman’s returning remains of make-over (6)

11    Boss has to grovel for LA brawn (4,6)

13    Old manuscript containing a series of tests (5)

14    Aptitude of fellow at home (5)

15    Ancestor heard refrain (7)

17    Facing the facts about Moeen’s millions (7)

19    Narrow road in two states (4)

24    Generally accepted that turn in wet is wrong (9)

25    Hymn from Phillips, almost (5)

26    Get rid of European visitor — that’s not...