No 2681, Sunday 08 Apr 12

ACROSS
1   - At top speed, even in the shops (4,3) - FLAT OUT {FLAT} {OUT} Anno for 'out' not clear
5   - Sit near suspect, crying (2,5) - IN TEARS*
9   - Nuts about English short-story writer (5) - BATES {BAT{E}S}
10 - Very simple? Yes, ape, as I set out (4,2,3) - EASY AS PIE*
11 - Habitual convict amongst female employees in a place in Arizona (9) - FLAGSTAFF {F}{LAG}{STAFF}
12 - Daggers drawn? (5) - OBELI [CD]

13 - Exactly how rent is paid? (2,3,6) - TO THE LETTER [DD]
16 - Betray Lorraine, for example (6-5) - DOUBLE CROSS [DD]

19 - Derelict carriage broken into by male (5) - TRAMP {TRA{M}P}
21 - Forked out, defeated at college (7,2) - STUMPED UP {STUMPED} {UP}
23 - Petersham, perhaps, seen in outstanding film (9) - GREATCOAT {GREAT}{COAT}

24 - No mixer in Martell one requested (5) - LONER [T]
25 - Quite old, small tree on both banks of Liffey (7) - ELDERLY {ELDER}{LiffeY}
26 - Crazy, bishop leaving after year in a city on the Hudson River (7) - YONKERS {Y}{bONKERS}
DOWN
1   - Deceitfully appease fellow, old boy on holiday (3,3) - FOB OFF{F}{OB} {OFF}
2   - Pulled political pamphlet showing wrong date on the outside (9) - ATTRACTED {AT{TRACT}ED*}
3   - Old unaltered haven (5) - OASIS {O}{AS}{IS}
4   - She told me a dreadful lie, an often-repeated situation (3,4,3,5) - THE SAME OLD STORY {SHE+TOLD+ME+A}* {STORY}
5   - I can do what I like, Italian secretary of UN snarled (3,1,4,7) - IT'S A FREE COUNTRY {IT}{SECRETARY+OF+UN}*
6   - A few trot out love song from No, No, Nanette (3,3,3) - TEA FOR TWO*
7   - Member brought in beer, more than enough (5) - AMPLE {A{MP}LE}
8   - Type, mostly for money (6) - SPECIE SPECIEs
14 - Musician, loud-voiced bird (9) - TRUMPETER [DD]

15 - Decree nisi after one leaves unhappy home (9) - RESIDENCE {DECREE+NISi}*
17 - Cheap cigar egoist smoked (6) - STOGIE*
18 - Electrician's gear on board steamship (6) - SPARKS {S{PARK}S}
20 - Alter the last word, sixth letter in 'regards' (5) - AMEND {AMEN}{D}
22 - Steel structure only demolished under pressure (5) - PYLON {P}{ONLY*}