No 2752, Sunday 18 Aug 2013

Youtube link at 13 Across is a must watch.

ACROSS
1   Assign new tasks to dyer, Pole, at work (8) REDEPLOY*
5   A model island, in the existing circumstances (2,2,2) AS IT IS {A}{S IT} {IS}
9   Woodland plant's unusual name, distinct from all others (7) ANEMONE {NAME*}{ONE}

10 Country hotels, new and old (7) LESOTHO {HOTELS*}{O}

11 Item of furniture in friendly professor's office (4,5) EASY CHAIR {EASY} {CHAIR}

12 Sing version with new opening (5) YODEL (-m+y)YODEL
13 Show good girls old harmonica (7,7) MUSICAL GLASSES {MUSICAL} {G}{LASSES}

17 According to the circumstances at sea, became shy, or otherwise (2,3,4,3,2) AS THE CASE MAY BE*
19 Friend wearing very large gems (5) OPALS {O{PAL}S}
22 This person can't sleep - I can son, I'm drunk! (9) INSOMNIAC*
23 Impress English party (7) ENGRAVE {ENG}{RAVE}
24 Old boy's remedy, not easily understood (7) OBSCURE {OB'S}{CURE}
25 Bark and fight close to doghouse (6) SCRAPE {SCRAP}{E}
26 Wise having been involved with best places to visit online (8) WEBSITES {WISE+BEST}*

DOWN
1   Lecturer from Linacre, a dermatologist (6) READER [T]
2   Slip into clubs, perhaps, in formal gear (5,4) DRESS SUIT {DRESS} {SUIT}
3   Ban professional writer (9) PROSCRIBE {PRO}{SCRIBE}
4   How a week passes without planning ahead? (3,3,2,1,4) ONE DAY AT A TIME [CD]
6   Impertinent, fool entering empty study (5) SASSY {Stu{ASS}dY}
7   Carried child, daughter, following onset of exhaustion (5) TOTED {TOT}{E}{D}
8   Very clean, showing no sign of acne? (8) SPOTLESS [DD]
10 Tarzan in story old Greek translated (4,9) LORD GREYSTOKE*
14 Scaremongers unfortunately describing end of horror film (9) ALARMISTS {ALA{R}{MIST}S}
15 Nickname: bore quits, upset (9) SOBRIQUET*
16 Aristocrat - save one on steamship (8) BARONESS {BAR}{ONE}{SS}
18 Admission made by expert touring about with small son (6) ACCESS {AC{C}E}{S}{S}
20 Foreman blowing top in rage (5) ANGER gANGER
21 Rascal has most of large prawns (5) SCAMP SCAMPy