No 2712, Sunday 11 Nov 12

ACROSS
1   - Patterns formed in part of church (8)  - TRANSEPT*
5   - Empty tin in tank (6)  - VACANT {VA{CAN}T}
10 - Top forty, reportedly (5)  - EXCEL {~xl)
11 - Leaving shift (9)  - DEPARTURE [DD]
12 - Likely to be blamed and due to receive fine right away (2,3,6,4)  - IN THE FIRING LINE {IN {THE FIRING*} LINE}
13 - Some from Redcar change liners in Russian port (9)  - ARCHANGEL [T]
15 - Near end of flight in the dark (5)  - NIGHT {NIGH}{T}
17 - Leading leg spinner (2,3)  - ON TOP {ON} {TOP}
19 - When not to supply film (2,3,4)  - ON THE TOWN*
21 - Decline road movie (6,9)  - SUNSET BOULEVARD {SUNSET} {BOULEVARD}
23 - Embargo on developing a missile (9)  - BOOMERANG*

24 - Speak evil about Oscar (5)  - VOICE {V{O}ICE}
25 - Tell about past (6)  - RELATE {RE}{LATE}
26 - That woman phones for fish (8)  - HERRINGS {HER}{RINGS}

DOWN
1   - Strange kid, at home with comic opera (3,6)  - THE MIKADO*
2   - A quote's arisen about Catholic recluse (7)  - ASCETIC {A}{S{C}ETIC<-}
3   - Get the answers to only about five (5)  - SOLVE {SOL{V}E}
4   - Visitor from Peru? Last to arrive in London station inn (10,4)  - PADDINGTON BEAR {PADDINGTON} {B{E}AR}

6   - Turn up in Scottish island church showing disdain (9)  - ARROGANCE {ARR{OG<-}AN}{CE}
7   - Article on Dynasty captivating America might be funny (7)  - AMUSING {A}{M{US}ING}
8   - Subject: foot-and-mouth emergency cases (5)  - THEME [T]
9   - A hard task given in climbing contest (6,8)  - UPHILL STRUGGLE {UPHILL} {STRUGGLE}
14 - Tap and enter if both worried about son right now (2,7)  - AT PRESENT {AT P*}{RE{S}ENT*}
16 - Such as Agnes Baden-Powell may have worn? (4,5)  - TENT DRESS [CD] Don't know how this comes about, got the answer from the solution at the Everyman site.

18 - A help in the kitchen can cook one's goose? (7)  - TINFOIL {TIN}{FOIL}
20 - On about correspondence address (7)  - ORATION O{RATIO}N}
21 - Frightful bores on the wagon (5)  - SOBER*
22 - Young fish always circling lake (5) - ELVER {E{L}VER}

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