The fifteensquared blog for this puzzle noted the unusual number of entries containing LIVE, but it took a while before they were counted (totalling nine) and someone noticed the CAT in the middle of the grid.
ACROSS
7 STOCKIST; stock (l)ist
9 OLIVER; l I in over
10 DELIVERY; I in delver + y
11 BLEARY; L in bear y
12 WICKET; wicke(d) t
13 SATANISM; anag. & lit.
15 MOON; mo(r)on
16 PSALM; S in pal m
18 LOAM; o in lam
19 EOHIPPUS; e + hip in opus
21 NOTARY; no tar(r)y
22 UPKEEP; up keep
24 GULLIVER; gull (r)iver
25 LIVERY; li(ne) very
26 REVIEWER; vie we in R ER
DOWN
1 STREPITOSO; anag. inc. e
2 LIVE IT UP; I v E in lit up
3 STAY; st(r)ay
4 COMBAT; c + MB in oat
5 LIVE AND LET LIVE; n in anag. + I’ve
6 BEER; be(TT)er
8 CHICKEN-LIVERED; Rev. (rev.) in chic Ken lied
13 SCATS; cat in SS
14 STARRY-EYED; ye in ry in stared
17 MAN ALIVE; al(l) IV in mane
20 PAPAYA; a pay in pa
23 PAIR; p air
24 GURU; U rug (rev.)
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