No 2591, Sunday 27 Jun 10

ACROSS

1   - Quiet place visited by a group of policemen (6) – {PL}{A}{CID}

5   - Storyteller getting adult to sit back (5) – {A}{ESOP<-}

8   - Bubbly does it, and port (6) – {ODES*}{SA}

10 - A way through unspoilt meadow (7) – {P{A}{ST}URE}

11 - Actress in Oslo as warning broadcast (6,7) – GLORIA SWANSON*

13 - Floor show has nude appearing in kinky act (7) – {CA{BARE}T*}

15 - First to tackle worker having bizarre fit of bad temper (7) – {T}{ANT}{RUM}

17 - Client's ordered copy (7) – STENCIL*

19 - Claimed to be relaxed in examination (7) – MEDICAL*

20 - The car's passenger, on a trip, is duped? (5,3,1,4) – TAKEN FOR A RIDE [CD]

22 - Swing component must be put back ahead of rest, we're told (7) – {TRAP<-}{EZE}(~ease)

23 - A synopsis to think over (6) – DIGEST [DD]

24 - Following behind leader in race (5) – {LATE}{R}

25 - Fairy godmother finally admitted to malice! (6) – {SP{R}ITE}

DOWN

2   - Rope left round beast inside (5) – {L}{ASS}{O}

3   - I torch a clapped-out vehicle (7) – CHARIOT*

4   - Advance payment is brought over in terminal (7) – {DEPO{SI<-}T}

5   - Sailor, instead, amazingly, went on the wagon (9) – {AB}{STAINED}

6   - Suppress illegal dealings in game (6,7) – {SQUASH} {RACKETS}

7   - Groom about to be put in prison (5) – {P{RE}EN}

9   - Terriers, say, having meal in mess (4,9) – {DOGS} {BREAKFAST} [CD]

12 - No head for details in book (4) – fACTS

14 - Extraordinary count, rare anecdotalist (9) – RACONTEUR*

16 - Fist fight in factory (4) – MILL [DD]

18 - Animal no less uneasy about one (7) – {L{I}ONESS*}

19 - Wind more vicious round centre of Cadiz (7) – {MEAN{D}ER}

20 - Very young child, alone, drops one that's full (5) – {TOT}{ALone}

21 - Block of gold I obtained around noon (5) – {I}{N}{GOT}

GRID