No 2774, Sunday 19 Jan 2014

ACROSS
1   Barmy story about automobile in island republic (10) MADAGASCAR {MAD}{A}{GAS}{CAR} (Addendum - {MAD}{AGAS<=}{CAR} - See comments)

6   Film star getting rid of old clothes (4) GARB GARBo
10 Right oven for joint (5) ROAST {R}{OAST}
11 Dash back across Ohio, say, in station wagon (6,3) ESTATE CAR {E{STATE} CAR<=}
12 Couple on stage dance (3-4) TWO-STEP {TWO}-{STEP}
13 Further publication concerning affair (7) REISSUE {RE}{ISSUE}
14 Desperate, guys in band soon see a different way (2,4,4,4) ON ONES BEAM ENDS {ON ONES BEA{M EN}DS*}
17 How grandmasters play each other, generally (6-3-5) ACROSS-THE-BOARD [DD]
21 Cooked neat new North American dish (7) ANTENNA {NEAT+N*{NA}
22 Royal court official spoils prince (7) MARSHAL {MARS}{HAL}
23 What might keep me warm, I wondered, shivering (9) EIDERDOWN*
24 A graduate, with it, returned violin (5) AMATI {A}{MA}{TI<=}
25 Whitish wooden post (4) PALE [DD]
26 Small house on estate I'm getting converted (10) MAISONETTE*

DOWN
1   Hat Norma lost in race (8) MARATHON*
2   Top game (7) DIABOLO [DD]

3   PMs do it regularly, visit Chequers? (2,2,3,7) GO TO THE COUNTRY [CD]
4   Prize may make son cry (5) SWEEP {S}{WEEP}
5   Outcome of mowing at the farm (9) AFTERMATH*
7   Blamed copper in fixed case ending in bird (7) ACCUSED {AC{CU}SE*}{D}
8   Bishop with book in bed (6) BORDER {B}{ORDER}
9   Make a deal once more to save pub after industrial action (6,1,7) STRIKE A BARGAIN {STRIKE} {A {BAR}GAIN}
15 Steps taken to control a rising river (5,4) BOSSA NOVA {BOSS}{A} {NOVA<=}
16 Girl receiving help to get to Australian city (8) ADELAIDE {ADEL{AID}E}
18 Keep clubs I dealt out (7) CITADEL {C}{I}{DEALT*}
19 Basically, try to interrupt a race (2,5) AT HEART {A}{T {HEAR}T}
20 Highly delighted having buried the hatchet (4,2) MADE UP [DD]
22 Lacking bit of muscle in America (5) MINUS {M}{IN}{US}