No 2680, Sunday 01 Apr 12

ACROSS
1   - Escape for holiday abroad (5,3) - BREAK OUT {BREAK} {OUT}
5   - Stretch of lake twists to the west (6) - SPRAWL {SPRAW}{L}<-
9   - Lottery could cause son to shed tears (5) - SWEEP {S}{WEEP}
10 - Support worker accused (9) - DEFENDANT {DEFEND}{ANT}
12 - Hospital doctor injecting substance right into bottom (9) - REGISTRAR {RE{GIST}{R}AR}
13 - Total, say (5) - UTTER [DD]
14 - Considered striking after spring, so planned carefully (4-7-3) - WELL-THOUGHT-OUT {WELL}-{THOUGHT}-{OUT}
18 - Need MOT? GT somehow not right, please understand (4,3,2,5) - DON'T GET ME WRONG {NEED+MOT+GT}* {WRONG}
20 - Fighter plane hit? One's lost power (5) - MIGHT {MIG}{HiT}
22 - Diver with net revealing explosive device (5,4) - BOOBY TRAP {BOOBY} {TRAP}
24 - Thug's hairy pet (9) - ROUGHNECK {ROUGH}{NECK}
25 - Actress in part of Dumas heroine (5) - ASHER [T]
26 - Former name of Ottawa, according to name on tug (6) - BYTOWN {BY}{TOW}{N}
27 - Girl's back at school to get a laxative (5,3) - SENNA POD {SENNA<-} {POD}

DOWN
1   - Writer eating only half of stew in restaurant (6) - BISTRO {BI{STew}RO}
2   - Star anise, say, always growing (9) - EVERGREEN {EVER}{GREEN}
3   - Reportedly drops off a novel (5) - KIPPS (~kips)
4   - Drunk carried out secretly (5,3,5) - UNDER THE TABLE [DD]
6   - Clerical worker in dock, drug dealer (9) - PENPUSHER {PEN}{PUSHER}
7   - A bit to one side (5) - APART {A}{PART}
8   - Able to read and write Latin? Say again (8) - LITERATE {L}{ITERATE}
11 - Chinese restaurant speciality? Chef brought in fourteen I fancy! (7,6) - FORTUNE COOKIE {FORTUNE {COOK}(I)E*}
15 - Fine sight, a kaleidoscopic display (5,4) - LIGHT SHOW [CD]
16 - Title of new wine shop across river (9) - OWNERSHIP {OWNE{R}SHIP*}
17 - Film barmaids working (5,3) - ADAM'S RIB*
19 - Thin daughter did without (6) - SPARED {SPARE}{D}
21 - Drawn, relative after onset of gout (5) - GAUNT {G}{AUNT}
23 - Long story about Egypt's leader (5) - YEARN {Y{E}ARN}