No 2719, Sunday 30 Dec 12

ACROSS
1   In Niger, a popular type of music (3)  RAP [T]
3   By boringly traditional meeting place in New York? (5,6) TIMES SQUARE {TIMES} {SQUARE}

9   Glib talk by northern model (7) PATTERN {PATTER}{N}
10 English farm animals in short satirical poem (7) EPIGRAM {E}{PIG}{RAM}
11 Superb flatfish - a small number put in it (9) BRILLIANT {BRILL}{I{A}{N}T}
12 Ram a truck's rear wheels and this could be broken (5) KAPUT {K}{A}{PUT}<=
13 Place full of computers in centre, neat if refreshment required (8,4) INTERNET CAFE*
17 Pirate, ninety, rotting in prison (12) PENITENTIARY*
20 States opposed? Mostly (5) AVERS AVERSe
21 Together, make amends, and discharge revolutionary (2,3,4) AT ONE TIME {ATONE} {TIME<=}
23 Destroy bar in centre (7) CORRODE {COR{ROD}E}
24 Receiving no money, a pal visiting ancient city (7) AMATEUR {A}{MATE}{UR}
25 Steps taken by Cockneys in old London street market? (7,4) LAMBETH WALK [DD]
26 Last in post that is secure (3) TIE {T}{IE}

DOWN
1   Country inn has historical object outside (8) REPUBLIC {RE{PUB}LIC}
2   More than one loyalist Irishman disturbs the peace (8) PATRIOTS {PAT}{RIOTS}
3   Irish tourist attraction, with ten hotels nearby in resort (3,7,5) THE BLARNEY STONE*

4   Unexpected names in this international society (5) MENSA*

5   Sight provided by glasses, limited (9) SPECTACLE SPECTACLEs
6   Fast in responding being intelligent? Incorrect (5,3,3,4) QUICK OFF THE MARK {QUICK} {OFF THE MARK}
7   Short in bar slyly put away (6) ABRUPT {BAR*}{PUT*}
8   Antagonism shown by heartless adversary carrying it (6) ENMITY {ENeM{IT}Y}
14 Girl, Hazel, I fancy, must accept wager (9) ELIZABETH {ELIZA{BET}H*}
15 Clear list of passengers flying (8) MANIFEST [DD]
16 Alongside king making an exclamation of astonishment (2,6) BY GEORGE {BY} {GEORGE}
18 Do up plot (6) PARCEL [DD]
19 Ruby's on strange horse (3,3) RED RUM {RED} {RUM}
22 Japanese city, very large (also known by another name?) (5) OSAKA {OS}{AKA}

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