No 2832, Sunday 15 Mar 2015

ACROSS
1   A line written by clever US diplomat (8) ALBRIGHT {A}{L}{BRIGHT}
5   Beginning to tour upper-class house (6) STUART {ST{U}ART}
9   Showing good aesthetic judgement in refurbished flat - suite I removed (8) TASTEFUL {FLAT+SUiTE}*
10 Prairies: maps I collected (6) PLAINS {PLA{I}NS}
12 For this one needs right type of oven (5) ROAST {R}{OAST} &lit
13 Shown on the box, Elvis teed off (9) TELEVISED*
14 Italian painter ordered vindaloo and rice (8,2,5) LEONARDO DA VINCI*
16 Certainly at home, everyone's against discipline at school (2,3,10) IN ALL CONSCIENCE {IN} {ALL} {CON}{SCIENCE}
19 Nothing needs to be added to clear statement of policy (9) MANIFESTO {MANIFEST}{O}
21 Jacob's father's saving scheme account (5) ISAAC {ISA}{AC}
23 Brat's mistake after start of tantrum (6) TERROR {Ta...m}{ERROR}
24 Ahead, master swimming against the current (8)  UPSTREAM {UP}{MASTER*}
25 Feast I prepared for carnival (6) FIESTA*
26 Couple hired band (8) BRACELET {BRACE}{LET}

DOWN
1   Player's agent ignoring fine (5) ACTOR fACTOR
2   Steps taken to control a star (5,4) BOSSA NOVA {BOSS}{A} {NOVA}
3   Disinclination to act shown by one with damaged retina (7) INERTIA {1}{RETINA*}
4   Scary place sought, to include a hospital by river? (7,5) HAUNTED HOUSE {H{A}UNTED} {H}{OUSE}
6   A live TV broadcast from a city on the Mediterranean coast (3,4) TEL AVIV*
7   Sign of tooth decay? Canine needs to be extracted (5) ARIES cARIES
8   Assess performance in River Dee initially, then short river (4,5) TEST DRIVE {TEST} {Dee}{RIVEr}
11 Wonky gyroscope lad fixed for actress (6,6) GLADYS COOPER* (Addendum - {G{LAD}YS COOPER*} - See comments)
14 Revised title includes second Kipling poem with a recurring theme (9) LEITMOTIF {LEIT{MO}T*}{IF}
15 Without equal, nothing contains cricket side on level above English (9) NONPAREIL {N{ON}{PAR}{E}IL}
17 Omitted the French female solicitor (4,3) LEFT OUT {LE}{F}{T OUT}
18 I do it wrongly, in charge, being silly (7) IDIOTIC {I+DO+IT}*{IC}
20 Take care of slow-moving shark (5) NURSE [DD]
22 Arrive on time with one of Santa's reindeer (5) COMET {COME}{T}

GRID