No 2554, Sunday, 11 Oct 09

Tough one today, that's why I'm late. Had to google search some answers, especially the names of towns in the UK
ACROSS
1 - Looking a little worse for wear betrays drunk (4-6) - {SHOP S}{OILED}
6 - Intrepid person crossing lake (4) - BO{L}D
10 - Extremely upset – extremely upset suffering setback in competition (3,2) - CU{T} {U}P
11 - Daughter lost red torch in European port (9) - {D}ORDRECHT*
12 - Reformed island state (3,6) - {NEW} {JERSEY}
13 - The most violent part of state (Ethiopia) (5) - TEETH [T]
14 - A legend enthrals – possibly this fairy tale (6,3,6) - HANSEL AND GRETEL*
17 - Former PM attending dinner earl prepared in part of the UK (8,7) - {NORTH}ERN IRELAND*
20 - Long period of time close to Ramadan (5) - YEAR{N}
21 - Bob Hope film has old film comic in fits (3,6) - {O}{F{F LIM*}ITS
23 - To win one must employ honest manoeuvring (2,3,4) - ON {THE NOS*}E
24 - Item of jewellery one found amongst Scarlett’s property? (5) - T{I}ARA
25 - Girl in Fun in Acapulco (4) - NINA [T]
26 - Nervously attended the Parisian plant (4-6) - DEAD NETT*{LE}
DOWN
1 - Romantic revival back home? No, on holiday finally taken abroad (6,9) - SECOND HONEYMOON* Anno for SECOND eludes me (Addendum - BACK = SECOND, how stupid of me not to have seen that early on)
2 - Being pulled along over to start of waterway (2,3) - {ON TO}{W}
3 - Chief, first to size up British Army corps (7) - {S}{UP}{REME} REME is the Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers
4 - Dines out with couple at wits’ end (2,7) - IN DES*{PAIR}
5 - Forward almost blowing top (5) - (-n)EARLY
7 - Her co-star upset big band (9) - ORCHESTRA*
8 - What some beetles spread, this male deduces, sadly (5,3,7) - DUTCH ELM DISEASE*
9 - Banger and firecracker ultimately causing a hole in the ground (6) - {CRATE}{R}
15 - Mean boy in a Yorkshire town (9) - {NORM}{ANTON}
16 - Doctor providing answer in a Yorkshire town (9) - {DR}IFFIELD Anno pending (Addendum - {DR}{IF}{FIELD} - Thanks to Chaturvasi - See comments below)
18 - Watch woodsman (6) - HUNTER [DD]
19 - Letter in English, heartlessly short, put in stack (7) - {E}{PI{S(-hor)T}LE}
21 - Bracing air round region (5) - {O}{ZONE}
22 - Unsuitable home, small apartment (5) - {IN}{APT}

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