No 2750, Sunday 04 Aug 2013

ACROSS
1   Greek character, say, heading off to change (6) MUTATE {MU}{sTATE}
4   A late drink that may go to one's head? (8) NIGHTCAP [C&DD]
10 A lubricant cools it, a drop of radiator fluid (6,3) CASTOR OIL {COOLS+IT+A+R}*
11 Oscar goes to silent film (5) DUMBO {DUMB}{O}
12 I deliver cards for model (5) IDEAL {I}{DEAL}
13 Chosen Oxford college, reportedly in photographs (9) PICTORIAL {~picked oriel}
14 Most of film fitting in pocket (14) MISAPPROPRIATE {MISt}{APPROPRIATE}
18 Drop rest on creepy-crawly (4-4,6) TRAP-DOOR SPIDER {TRAP-DOOR} {SPIDER}

20 Girl declared an impostor (9) CHARLATAN (~charlotte){CHARLAT}{AN}
22 Steps taken by one graduate skipping dessert (5) RUMBA RUMBAba
24 Hyperion, for example, Italian cast in bronze (5) TITAN {T{IT}AN}
25 Irishman returned book purchased by post (4,5) MAIL ORDER {MAIL<=} {ORDER}
26 Had nice spread, a ranch (8) HACIENDA {HAD+NICE}*{A}
27 A small seabird behind (6) ASTERN {A}{S}{TERN}

DOWN
1   Held in stomach is mostly a show of masculinity (8) MACHISMO [T]
2   A test involved a small sample only (5) TASTE {T{A}{S}TE}
3   See you, likewise, led astray over star (6-3) TOODLE-PIP {TOO}{LED*}-{PIP}
5   Acting as guardians, arranged oral inspection (2,4,8) IN LOCO PARENTIS*
6   After end of March, uncommonly dry round spa resort (5) HYDRO {marcH}{DRY}*{O}
7   Carried out first of chairs left out around centre of chamber (9) COMMITTED {C}{OM{M}ITTED}
8   Dog lead for dachshund found in Dorset resort (6) POODLE {POO{D}LE}

9   Reliable policeman on foot, extremely even-handed (6-8) COPPER-BOTTOMED {COPPER} {BOTTOM}{Even-handeD}
15 Mocking actors in Indian dress, cold (9) SARCASTIC {SAR{CAST}I}{C}
16 High-handed and indifferent? Not very (9) IMPERIOUS IMPERvIOUS
17 Test ladder in rehearsal (5,3) TRIAL RUN {TRIAL} {RUN}
19 Type of egg dish (6) SCOTCH [GK]

21 Cut? Clean wound (5) LANCE*
23 Departs in military aircraft erks initially fly (5) MIDGE {MI{D}G}{E}