No 2727, Sunday 24 Feb 13

ACROSS
1   Shoulder bag, left by a chest, exploded (7) SATCHEL {L+A+CHEST}*
5   Skegness finally got hotter, and crowded (7) SWARMED {S}{WARMED}
9   Be excited about a run in vehicle (6,3) BUBBLE CAR {BUBBLE} {C}{A}{R}

10 Windproof jacket used by old man protecting chest (5) PARKA {P{ARK}A}
11 Nerd starts to dismantle Wankel engines, each bit (5) DWEEB {D}{W}{E}{E}{B}
12 Pests cause inns to be refurbished (9) NUISANCES*
13 Money no object making an Astaire film? (3,4,3,5) THE SKY'S THE LIMIT [DD]
16 More cheesed off, alarmingly, about president defining a civil right (7,2,6) FREEDOM OF SPEECH {FREEDOM OF S{P}EECH*}

18 Shock when peeper gets key (3-6) EYE-OPENER {EYE}-{OPENER}
20 Message he reportedly put on front of envelope (5) EMAIL (~he){E}{MAIL}
22 Foremost of carveries requests large barrels (5) CASKS {C}{ASKS}
23 Drops rock band, dismissing explosive type of music involved (9) TRAPDOORS {The {RAP}DOORS}
24 Wrongly praised, padre is unlikely to lose heart (7) DESPAIR**
25 Awfully bad rule, existing for a long time (7) DURABLE*

DOWN
1   Correct copy reveals plot in case (7) SUBEDIT {SU{BED}IT}
2   Story about British food (5) TABLE {TA{B}LE}
3   Ridiculous, as an underdone loaf may be (4-5) HALF-BAKED [DD]
4   Fabulous creature with horns - closest men petrified (4,4,7) LOCH NESS MONSTER*
5   Plain sailing? Right on! (15) STRAIGHTFORWARD {STRAIGHT}{FORWARD}
6   Greek character employed by local pharmacist (5) ALPHA [T]
7   Two doctors describing swimming race close to Lancashire resort town (9) MORECAMBE {MO}{RACE*}{MB}{E}
8   Absolutely determined, clique departed earlier (4,3) DEAD SET {DEAD} {SET}
14 Number joining groups taking time off for morning coffee (9) ELEVENSES {ELEVEN}{SEtS}
15 I see what you're saying (3-6) LIP-READER [CD]

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16 Ripped off down end of road (7) FLEECED {FLEECE}{D}
17 Bishopric? Yes, possibly in difficult situation (4,3) HOLY SEE {HOL{Y SE*}E}
19 Finished last of lasagna, Italian food (5) PASTA {PAST}{A}
21 Weapon taken from a disorderly crowd climbing on to top of building (1-4) A-BOMB {A}-{BOM<=}{B}

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