No 10394, Friday 24 Feb 12, Gridman

ACROSS

1   - Proceed to water source with adult beast (7) - GORILLA {GO}{RILL}{A}

5   - Fight marsupial with head of clan replacing Welsh leader (6) - COMBAT (-w+c)COMBAT

9   - Once more a bit of additive in drink (5) - AGAIN {A}{G{A}IN}

10 - A number darn confused and finished in vehicle (9) - LANDROVER {L}{DARN*}{OVER}

11 - Rau gets entangled in starch tree? No, it's cactus (7) - SAGUARO {SAG{RAU*}O}

12 - Ace makes contact with not one of nicknames (7) - ALIASES {A}{LIASES}

13 - Come to terms with a sin — almost (5) - AGREE {A}{GREEd}

14 - If Calgary could produce toadstool… (3,6) - FLY AGARIC*

16 - One prize after another thrown back at the upper class (3,6) - TOP DRAWER {TOP} {DRAWER}<-

19 - Undiscerning, daughter missed taking one Russian dish (5) - BLINI BLIN(-d+i)I

21 - Chewing two bits of tandoori hurt (7) - TASTING {TAndoori}{STING}

23 - Cop drunk, resulting in separation (5-2) - SPLIT-UP {SP}{LIT-UP}

24 - Blog — a bit I changed is not to be omitted (9) - OBBLIGATI*

25 - Number added for part of a wood joint (5) - TENON {TEN}{ON}

26 - O, old unknown military officer having unknown quantity (6) - OXYGEN {O}{X}{Y}{GEN}

27 - Boys nursing retrograde desire for organs (7) - KIDNEYS {KID{NEY<-}S}

DOWN

1   - Office divider with a lot of visibility (5,9) - GLASS PARTITION [CD]

2   - A larger formation of mineral (7) - REALGAR*

3   - Pedigree the basis for a stringer's payment (7) - LINEAGE {LINE}{AGE} 'age' and payment? (Addendum - LINEAGE [DD] - See comments)

4   - Not many paid out to a fellow (3,3,3) - ALL TOO FEW*

5   - Commanding Officer no good with a drum (5) - CONGA {CO}{N}{G}{A}

6   - Time when you spoke out of sadness (7) - MORNING MOuRNING

7   - Commercial cover for consultant (7) - ADVISOR {AD}{VISOR}

8   - Lawnmowers leave these in their wake (5,9) - GRASS CLIPPINGS [CD]

15 - Standard of staff attached to house adjunct (9) - YARDSTICK {YARD}{STICK}

17 - Where letters are dropped (7) - POSTBOX [E]

18 - Tirade over barrier? (7) - RAILING [DD]

19 - Boy very happy — not in time (7) - BELATED {B}{ELATED}

20 - 10,20,30,40… Head of Economics is passionate (7) - INTENSE {IN}{TENS}{E}

22 - Staple that is exported out of Nigeria in distress (5) - GRAIN NiGeRIA*

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