No 10485, Saturday 09 Jun 11, Arden

ACROSS

1   - With proportional representation, nice returning to court area (8) - PRECINCT {PR}{ECIN<-}{CT}

5   - Face terrible risks saving energy (6) - KISSER {KISS{E}R*}

10 - Modern music lacks soul, correct a little bit (7) - MODICUM {MOD}{MUsIC*}

11 - State or a city where the U.S. President blew his top (7) - ALABAMA {AL}{oBAMA} Reversal for LA? (Correction - {A}{LA}{oBAMA} - See comments)

12 - Objects to piano being carried in vehicles (5) - CARPS {CAR{P}S}

13 - Brave, died without a female relative (9) - DAUNTLESS {D}{AUNTLESS}

14 - The group protects a criminal, urges him to have some breakfast (5,3,4) - BACON AND EGGS {B{A}{CON} AND} {EGGS}

18 - Dominate at college with the full range of strokes (4,3,5) - CALL THE SHOTS {C}{ALL THE SHOTS}

21 - Carnival: It takes a month to understand central Eurasia (5,4) - MARDI GRAS {MAR}{DI G}{euRASia}

23 - One gets some professional protection (5) - APRON {A{PRO}N}

24 - While visiting he makes an effort about being very quiet (7) - TRIPPER {TRI{PP}ER}

25 - May be not free, but happens more frequently (7) - OFTENER*

26 - Cause a scare with a toy (6) - RATTLE [DD]

27 - Name some dry variety which indicates disease (8) - SYNDROME {N+SOME+DRY}*

DOWN

1   - Climbing up rodents could be abrasive (6) - PUMICE {PU<-}{MICE}

2   - Take it close by the river (6) - ENDURE {END}{URE}

3   - Once elected, tax the worker… It is never ending (9) - INCESSANT {IN}{CESS}{ANT}

4   - Play record of Mysore is dubious (6,2,6) - COMEDY OF ERRORS*

6   - Mixing paint thus is clumsy (5) - INAPT*

7   - Clean an empty bag, get even later (8) - SCAVENGE {SaC}{AVENGE}

8   - Reconsider if the fools should be allowed among others, mostly (8) - REASSESS {RE{ASSES}St}

9   - Real politician, keeping his account on the flora and fauna (7,7) - NATURAL HISTORY {NATURAL} {HIS}{TORY}

15 - Belittled in writing during work (9) - DETRACTED {DE{TRACT}ED}

16 - There is no top limit in the mark of a weapon (8) - SCIMITAR {SC{lIMIT}AR}

17 - Weapon kept in the centre of a table is causing some scare (8) - ALARMIST {A}{L{ARM}IST}

19 - Troop moving around middle of the month, promptly (6) - PRONTO {PRO{moNth}TO*}

20 - A culinary centre established to hold a course (6) - ENTREE [T]

22 - Force starts increasing, mounting pressure extremely lethal (5) - IMPEL {I}{M}{P}{E}{L}

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