No 2671, Sunday 29 Jan 11

ACROSS
1   - My partner may be set to drive off with a member on board (7) - SHAMPOO {SH{A}{MP}OO} Definition 'My partner'?
5   - Almost heaven, after tea, this French wine (7) - CHABLIS {CHA}{BLISs}
9   - Ten jerks in the Spanish bar (5) - EXPEL {E{X}{PE}L}
10 - Pass big gun mashed cabbage and potatoes (9) - COLCANNON {COL}{CANNON}
11 - A Hollywood hangout for the stars, and racing tipsters on newspaper (6,5) - SUNSET STRIP {SUN}{SET STRIP*}
14 - Remark on bridge puzzle (9) - CROSSWORD {CROSS}{WORD}
16 - Monk holding head of laden transport animal (5) - LLAMA {L{L}AMA}
17 - What can help to make children nuisances? (5) - ENNUI [T&CD]
18 - A bishop spotted on the wagon (9) - ABSTAINED {A}{B}{STAINED}
19 - Weak wine, mostly, in Davy Jones's locker (6,5) - WATERY GRAVE {WATERY} {GRAVEs}
23 - What may be brittle in trash can? (6,3) - LITTER BIN*
24 - Chide son lacking in affection (5) - SCOLD {S}{COLD}
25 - Flash, the Parisian wit (7) - SPARKLE {SPARK}{LE}
26 - Duck circling duck - one makes off quickly (7) - SCOOTER {SCO{O}TER}
DOWN
1   - Watch one who is easily deceived accepting bit of rubbish (10) - SEERSUCKER {SEE}{R}{SUCKER} Missing definition
2   - Plan her son hatched to acquire wind instruments (10) - ALPENHORNS*
3   - 21? Nervous energy, or vitality? (5) - PULSE {PLUS*}{E}
4   - Produced for some special event, story about black piece of furniture (10,5) - OCCASIONAL TABLE {OCCASIONAL} {TA{B}LE}
5   - Poor lad crossing polluted US city (8,7) - COLORADO SPRINGS*
6   - A better piece of phrasing by Fitzgerald, sung without accompaniment (1,8) - A CAPPELLA {A} {CAP}{P}{ELLA}
7/8  - Obtain post as head in Cornwall (5,3) - LANDS END {LANDS} {END}

8 See 7
12 - Girl with sailor, not here to waste time (5,5) - FANNY ABOUT {FANNY} {AB}{OUT}
13 - Ted Heath, for example, also included in British editorial (10) - BAND LEADER {B}{AND} {LEADER}
15 - Whisper spread about king's ruin (9) - SHIPWRECK {SHIPWRE*}{C}{K}
20 - Gadget soldiers and army medic required (5) - GISMO {GI'S}{MO}
21 - Cut lavish bonus (4) - PLUS PLUSh
22 - Mount out of Newmarket - nap (4) - ETNA [T]