No 2565, Sunday 03 Jan 10

ACROSS
1 - Shoot an annoying person in capital (8) - {BUD}{A}{PEST}
5 - Emphasise the importance of drama at university (4,2) - {PLAY} {UP}
9 - Around Miami's centre, miss his subtle Japanese dishes (8) - S{A}SHIMIS*
10 - Nevertheless left, accompanied by the Queen's servant (6) - {BUT}{L}{ER} Nice clue
11 - Vulgar girl on board points to miserly types (11) - {CHEAP}{S{KATE}S}
13 - A party causing bother (3) - {A}{DO}
14 - Player's excellent hand? (8,7) - STANDING OVATION [CD]
17 - Dog chewed up grannie's slipper (8,7) - SPRINGER SPANIEL* Nice anagram

18 - Include a theologian (3) - {A}{DD}
20 - Kill terrible martinet in English river (11) - EX{TERMINAT*}E
23 - Cat in patch of ground by old church (6) - {O}{CE}{LOT}

24 - Try fish the American way (8) - {TURN}{PIKE}
25 - Scrabbling in dust, one leading a bare existence (6) - NUDIST*
26 - Awkward riddle put to Edward (8) - {STRAIN}{ED}
DOWN
1 - Simple when covered by writer (5) - B{AS}IC
2 - Diane taken over southern resort in a state of neglect (9) - {DI}{S}{REPAIR}
3 - Groom, stiffly formal before start of proceedings (5) - {PRIM}{P}
4 - Crawler to remain in class? (5,6) - {STICK} {IN}{SECT}

6 - Girl touring one, an American state (9) - {LOUIS{I}{AN}A}
7 - A short time to rest up in Black Sea resort (5) - {YAL}{T}{A} <- )
8 - Staff in Nelson upset after salesman's given a rise (9) - {PER<-}{SONNEL*}
12 - A matching jacket and pants with pocket fit the bill (7,4) - {TROUSER} {SUIT}
14 - Fruit from Kansas dished out as well inside (9) - SASKA{TOO}N* Never heard of this fruit earlier

15 - Unsafe to treat us injecting needle (9) - {D{ANGER}O}{US} ?
16 - Check defaced copy (9) - (-l)IMITATION
19 - Leader in demonology needs to study fear (5) - {D}{READ}
21 - Ancient Greek colony shown in edition I acquired (5) - IONIA [T]
22 - Editor cutting staff? The opposite is correct (5) - {E{MEN}D}



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