No 2836, Sunday 12 Apr 2015

ACROSS
1   Real beano arranged, to include daughter, if back (4,4) BONA FIDE {BONA {FI<=}{D}E*}
5   Heartbreaking seeing soldier trapped in overturned vehicle (6) TRAGIC {TRA{GI}C<=}
9   Unfashionable drink, we hear, non-member required (8) OUTSIDER {OUT}{SIDER}(~cider)
10 Animal from mountain area, tailless cat (6) ALPACA {ALP}{A}{CAt}

11 Fang forming part of tattoo - thug's? (5) TOOTH [T]
12 Pick leader in secret ballot (9) SELECTION {S}{ELECTION}
14 Reasonable reasons to create amusement parks? (11) FAIRGROUNDS {FAIR}{GROUNDS}
18 Betray twin on trial (6-5) DOUBLE-CROSS {DOUBLE}-{CROSS}
21 Holly, say, perpetually growing (9) EVERGREEN {EVER}{GREEN}
23 A flower emerged (5) AROSE {A}{ROSE}
24 US inventor is entertained by English university teacher (6) EDISON {E}{D{IS}ON}
25 Snake put away, so relax (4,4) WIND DOWN {WIND} {DOWN}
26 In centre of eastern country, a capital city (6) TIRANA {easTern}{IRAN}{A}
27 Exceedingly healthy fine (4,4) VERY WELL {VERY} {WELL}

DOWN
1   Extremely drunk, bishop on top of house (6) BLOTTO {B}{LOTTO}
2   Alliance accepting one new country (6) NATION {NAT{1}O}{N}
3   Female, just horrible (9) FRIGHTFUL {F}{RIGHTFUL}
4   Wear evening clothes round part of theatre (5,6) DRESS CIRCLE {DRESS} {CIRCLE}
6   Historical object shown by RC priest inside (5) RELIC {R{ELI}C}
7   Slope that can get one treading laboriously (8) GRADIENT*
8   Tribal conflict surrounding bar raised (8) CLANNISH {CLA{NNI<=}SH}
13 Soldier in alien region, disorientated (11) LEGIONNAIRE*
15 Bond and nasty criminal in a state of readiness for action (2,5-2) ON STAND-BY*
16 One supporting that woman during a depression (8) ADHERENT {A}{D{HER}ENT}
17 City in Brazil surrounded by outstanding lake (8) SUPERIOR {SUPE{RIO}R}
19 Foolish old man close to collapse after grabbing tail of very small wolf (6) COYOTE {CO{verY}OT}{c...sE}

20 Herb from bog by New England lake (6) FENNEL {FEN}{N}{E}{L}
22 Playing organ may cause complaint (5) GROAN*

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