No 2716, Sunday 09 Dec 12

ACROSS
1   - Inspiring respect and admiration, Pinochet docked (6)  - AUGUST AUGUSTo
4   - Usual colours (8)  - STANDARD [DD]
9   - Wine, British - left one to be collected by Charles (7)  - CHABLIS {CHA{B}{L}{1}S} Chas for Charles?
11 - Support back, terribly sore (7)  - ENDORSE {END}{SORE*}
12 - Weighty Roman coin American lost (5)  - SOLID SOLIDus
13 - Cricket team's grabbing extremely sensible coffee break (9)  - ELEVENSES {ELEVEN{SE}S}
14 - Stop working in finance, it's exhausting (12)  - BACKBREAKING {BACK{BREAK}ING}
18 - Double-decker driver, say, coming to Channel port (4,8)  - CLUB SANDWICH {CLUB} {SANDWICH}

NICE SANDWICH

21 - Like George Nelson confronted by sweetheart? (4-5)  - BABY-FACED {BABY}-{FACED}
23 - Animal later let loose (5)  - RATEL*

24 - Spanish boy in a university (Oriel), revised (7)  - AURELIO {A}{U}{ORIEL*}
25 - Dog and cat, cherished (7)  - WHIPPET {WHIP}{PET}

26 - Uninteresting, plants where ships may get repaired (3,5)  - DRY DOCKS {DRY} {DOCKS}
27 - Prisoner's popular partner (6)  - INMATE {IN}{MATE}

DOWN
1   - Point the finger at copper in dodgy case (6)  - ACCUSE {AC{CU}SE*}
2   - Good woman accepting lead in Lolita with pleasure (6)  - GLADLY {G}{LAD{L}Y}
3   - Youth speaks about contemporary of J. Wayne? (5,4)  - SALAD DAYS {S{ALAD D}AYS}
5   - Operetta article foolishly worried my wife (3,5,5)  - THE MERRY WIDOW {THE} {WORRIED+MY+W}*
6   - Approach groupies' leader, stark naked outside (5)  - NUDGE {NUD{G}E}
7   - Word puzzle, possibly Socratic (8)  - ACROSTIC*
8   - Groom gaining silver, second in leading equestrian event (8)  - DRESSAGE {DRESS}{AG}{E}
10 - This will tell you when it becomes one (8,5)  - SPEAKING CLOCK [CD]
15 - Correspond with head of institute concerning a musical instrument (9)  - ACCORDION {ACCORD}{I}{ON}
16 - One who won't strike poet as a sword-carrier (8)  - SCABBARD {SCAB}{BARD}
17 - Causing laughter about limitless bulbs for tree (8)  - MULBERRY {M{bULBs}ERRY}

19 - More work in best one in outskirts of Uppsala (6)  - UTOPIA {Upp{TOP}{1}salA}
20 - Gay bishop, supple (6)  - BLITHE {B}{LITHE}
22 - Fine miscellany in large book (5) - FOLIO {F}{OLIO}

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