No 2682, Sunday 15 Apr 12

ACROSS
1   - Cosmopolitan theme's about right for London? (3,5) - THE SMOKE {THE SM{OK}E*}
5   - Russian composer's associate in Georgia (6) - GLINKA {G{LINK}A}
9   - Squeal about duck theft (8) - STEALING {S{TEAL}{ING}
10 - Old Dutch coin I have found in street close to pier (6) - STIVER {ST}{I'VE}{R}
11 - Sore about club excluding bishop, retired (5) - ULCER {bULB}{RE}<- (Correction - {bULC}{ER}<-)
13 - Holes caused by rust a peer repaired (9) - APERTURES*
15 - Beastly ailment discovered in meadow - cases I'd treated (3,3,7) - MAD COW DISEASE*
17 - Hide pass on tube (2,11) - GO UNDERGROUND {GO} {UNDERGROUND}
21 - Mysterious giant mice, all over the place (9) - ENIGMATIC*
22 - Pay for another to negotiate (5) - TREAT [DD]
23 - Phlox - a list contains this plant (6) - OXALIS [T]

24 - Way out of compound (8) - SOLUTION [DD]
26 - What babies do with article on peg (6) - TEETHE {TEE}{THE}
27 - X shot unwittingly (2,6) - BY CHANCE {BY} {CHANCE}
DOWN
1   - Concern after conclusion of government paper (6) - TISSUE {T}{ISSUE}
2   - Central spot in the Yemen (3) - EYE [T]
3   - Girl, gentle touching daughter (7) - MILDRED {MILD}{RE}{D}
4   - Rodent in D.H. Lawrence novel has sailor keeling over (8,3) - KANGAROO RAT {KANGAROO} {RAT<-}

6   - Young child enthralled by stories? That's an understatement (7) - LITOTES {LI{TOT}ES}
7   - Little Neville on easy ride, possibly an Epsom Derby winner (5,3,3) - NEVER SAY DIE {NEV}{ER SAY DIE*}

8   - Stopped and captured (8) - ARRESTED [DD]
12 - Have dealings with one spiteful woman in kibbutz (11) - COMMUNICATE {COMMUN{I}{CAT}E}
14 - Former partner and board member, last of many not listed (2-9) - EX-DIRECTORY {EX}-{DIRECTOR}{Y}
16 - Gent more relaxed in a Cumbrian market town (8) - EGREMONT*
18 - Somewhat wet, a politician tucking into meal (7) - DAMPISH {D{A}{MP}ISH}
19 - Lie unhurt, surprisingly, describing onset of tsunami (7) - UNTRUTH {UN{T}RUTH*}
20 - Immediately make amends, bagging century (2,4) - AT ONCE {AT ON{C}E}
25 - Fashionable new bar (3) - INN {IN}{N}