No 2692, Sunday 24 Jun 12

ACROSS
1   - Obscure European coin (4)  - DIME {DIM}{E}
3   - Really neat at university (8,2)  - STRAIGHT UP {STRAIGHT} {UP}
10 - Committee's added to trophy cabinets (9)  - CUPBOARDS {CUP}{BOARDS}
11 - Sailor carrying a maiden over a Devon river (5)  - TAMAR {T{A}{M}AR}
12 - Dessert wine produced by one artist (7)  - MADEIRA {MADE}{I}{RA}
13 - New toaster revolves (7)  - ROTATES*
14 - I, for one, stick in a formal statement (13)  - PRONOUNCEMENT {PRONOUN}{CEMENT}
16 - Singers in bar turn on rest (13)  - COUNTERTENORS {COUNTER}{ON+REST*}
20 - Birds, very big around Loire, surprisingly (7)  - ORIOLES {O{LOIRE*}S}

21 - Food colourant - tons imported by an international organisation (7)  - ANNATTO {AN}{NA{T}TO}
23 - Loose flowing garment worn by head of northern island group (5)  - TONGA {TO{N}GA}

24 - Question and answer session in Bury to contend with (9)  - INTERVIEW {INTER}{VIE}{W}
25 - Conservative speeches I prepared for a bishop, for example (10)  - CHESSPIECE {C}{SPEECHES+I*}
26 - Rosemary, say, in Father Brown (4)  - HERB [T]
DOWN
1   - Leave suddenly, as banks of Danube affected (6)  - DECAMP {DanubE}{CAMP}
2   - Motorcycle was blue (5)  - MOPED [DD]
4   - To our sailors, trouble is a whirlwind (7)  - TORNADO {TO}{RN}{ADO}
5   - One failing to gain a place in a lyceum, at first so put out (4-3)  - ALSO-RAN {A}{L}{SO}-{RAN}
6   - Visit Chequers and call an election? (2,2,3,7)  - GO TO THE COUNTRY {GO TO} {THE} {COUNTRY}
7   - Femme fatale, very French, dividing some office workers (9)  - TEMPTRESS {TEMP{TRES}S}
8   - Spoiled parties, a freeloader (8)  - PARASITE*
9   - Exercise equipment in flat brought by locals (10,4)  - HORIZONTAL BARS {HORIZONTAL} {BARS}

14 - Salaciousness demonstrated in epic rerun, possibly (9)  - PRURIENCE*
15 - Puzzle brings on a vexed moment, reportedly (8)  - ACROSTIC {A}{~cross{TIC}
17 - Composer and explorer, trendy one (7)  - ROSSINI {ROSS}{IN}{I}
18 - Adaptable English remain in charge (7)  - ELASTIC {E}{LAST}{IC}
19 - One appearing in A Midsummer Night's Dream in a horse and trap (6)  - COBWEB {COB}{WEB}
22 - Food, piece of turkey, ready to eat (5) - TRIPE {T}{RIPE}