No 2612, Sunday 05 Dec 10

ACROSS

1   - Prince in favour of metal supports (10) – {FOR}{TIN}{BRAS} Had to cheat on this

6   - Items stolen from son, habitual joker (4) – {S}{WAG}

10 - Loud, and not just in pleasure ground (7) – {F}{UNFAIR}

11 - Fish in European river - member gets a small number (7) – {PO}{MP}{A}{NO}

12 - Uncomfortably hot, I tell her off on a whim (3,3,4,2,2) – FOR THE HELL OF IT*

14 - Record broken by unknown composer (5) – {LIS{Z}T}

15 - Soldier and sailor back on leave (6,3) – {DESERT} {RAT<-}

17 - Duke is vulgar, reportedly, in speech (9) – {D}{IS}{COURSE}(~coarse)

19 - Fish cigarette out of front of sideboard (5) – GAsPER

21 - Released from nick in an unfit physical state (3,2,9) – {OUT OF} {CONDITION}

24 - Work issue (7) – PRODUCE [DD] (Correction - PRODUCT [DD])

25 - Unpaid, a wretched RU team (7) – {A}{MATEUR*}

26 - Call from Trier in Germany (4) – RING [T]

27 - Eliminate king in another foreign country (5,5) – {NORTH {KO}{R}EA*}

DOWN

1   - Female provided note from flute (4) – {F}{IF}{E}

2   - Rex Mason's terribly extortionate prices (7) – {R}{ANSOMS*}

3   - Fat? Felt anxious, worried, uncertain about what should be done? (2,1,5,2,4) – IN A STATE OF FLUX*

4   - One serving Arthur during drinking spree (9) – {B{ART}ENDER}

5   - Drink containing very soft fruit (5) – {A{PP}LE}

7   - Punishment? Why? (4,3) – WHAT FOR Anno pending [DD]

8   - Good landlord's blue tale (5,5) – {G}{HOST S}{TORY}

9   - Selfish remark from one fairly good sailor after start of manoeuvres (2,3,5,4) – {I}{M} {ALL RIGHT} {JACK}

13 - Lout, old criminal, bundled into helicopter (10) – {C{LOD*}HOPPER}

16 - Firm dates fixed quickly (9) – {STEAD*}{FAST}

18 - Rest brood, depressed (3,4) – {SIT} {DOWN}

20 - Settler, one taking part in landing (7) – {PI{ONE}ER}

22 - Eclipse abroad to study (5) – {OUT}{DO}

23 - District of Colombia realtor (4) – AREA [T]

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