No 9661, Wednesday, 14 Oct 09, Gridman

ACROSS
 1 - Harsh treatment to war-weary boy turning around end of lane (3,4) - RAW* {D{E}AL<-} )
 5 - Policeman on beat to choose not to do anything (3,3) - {COP} {OUT}
 9 - Requests for umpire’s decisions (5) - CALLS [CD]
10 - Cheat gets French car without tailboard to rest awkwardly (9) - {FR}{AUD(-i)}{STER*}
11 - New? Hesitations by one hundred over kind of keypad (7) - {N}{UM}{ER}{I}{C}
12 - Beastly drone in almost vapid surroundings (7) - IN{HUM}AN(-e)
13 - Cadet, in a flutter, didn’t just stand there (5) - ACTED*
14 - Smashing descent (5-4) - CRASH-DOWN [E]
16 - Yet these may take a big step (5,4) - SMALL FEET [CD]
19 - Old actor returns to first-class emirate (5) - {DUB<-}{AI}
21 - Free sailor loves to wander (7) - {AB}SOLVE*
23 - Secret remedy can be found in perennial (7) - AR{CAN}UM
24 - Where you might collect some money with a swipe (4,5) - CASH POINT [E]
25 - Nibs scattered around eastern dramatist (5) - IBS{E}N*
26 - Indirect efforts in a second on a Roman date (6) - {A}{S}{IDES}
27 - Meet by chance in a collision? (3,4) - {RUN} {INTO} [DD]
DOWN
 1 - Preliminary survey by cheat in revival (14) - RE{CON}NAISSANCE
 2 - It follows “Hail-fellow” in an old, back-slapping greeting (4-3) - WELL-MET [E]
 3 - Made certain Sen rued sufficiently enough (7) - ENSURED*
 4 - Fiftyone rather fleecy about origin of core in biological series (4,5) - {LI}FE CY{C}LE*
 5 - Film one raccoon-like creature (5) - {COAT}{I}
 6 - High eminence to dash around in New Zealand stockade (7) - P{ADSH*}AH
 7 - Worker in University post office is musically bouncy (2-5) - {U}{P-{TEMP}O}
 8 - General proclamation in favour of Papal representative having the last word on end of conflict (14) - {PRO}{NUNCI{AMEN}{T}O}
15 - He will get his pupils to draw (3,6) - ART MASTER [E]
17 - Helps fool to sit properly on edge of sofa (7) - {ASS}{IST*}{S}
18 - Y’all dip into where a frog might be perched (4,3) - LILY PAD*
19 - A line taken away from the lexicon, in a manner of speaking (7) - DICTION(-a ry)
20 - Brother creates noise about gran’s last blessing (7) - {B}ENISO*{N}
22 - Elucidates a clue is out; revises the rest and sends for publication (5) - EDITS(-clue)*

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