No 10536, Wednesday 08 Aug 12, Arden

ACROSS

1   - Previously a hotel, but reverted to accommodate laundry (7) - WASHTUB {WAS}{H}{TUB<-}

5   - Rose as bishop began to digress (7) - BRAMBLE {B}{RAMBLE}

9   - One had returned to old state (5) - IDAHO {1}{DAH<-}{O}

10 - A grim representation of a part is a cumbersome exercise (9) - RIGMAROLE {A+GRIM*}{ROLE}

11 - Pope’s final edict (that is on bible) exudes joy (9) - EBULLIENT {E}{BULL}{IE}{{NT}

12 - Excellence found on mountain tops (5) - ARETE [DD]

13 - Water found in a quarry (4) - AQUA [T]

15 - Reformed addict in charge of teaching (8) - DIDACTIC {ADDICT*}{IC}

18 - Follow Hollywood actor Richard, learner of verse (8) - DOGGEREL {DOG}{GERE}{L}

19 - Newts within two points, a foot apart (4) - EFTS {E}{FT}{S}

22 - A theatre to perform over a period of time (5) - ODEON {OD<-}{EON}

24 - When drunk on hawser it is difficult to walk over it (9) - TIGHTROPE {TIGHT}{ROPE}

26 - Recently arrived Scotsman could have been a Roman emperor (9) - JUSTINIAN {JUST IN}{IAN}

27 - Those people have a point on the subject (5) - THEME {THEM}{E}

28 - Master hides a blemish with make-up (7) - MASCARA {M{A}{SCAR}A}

29 - Choose some god as a Greek princess (7) - ELECTRA {ELECT}{RA}

DOWN

1   - Cried for whiskey when one fell sick (6) - WAILED {W}{AILED}

2   - Squats out anyway in the present situation (6,3) - STATUS QUO*

3   - Fish can sing (5) - TROLL [DD]

4   - Stop a nurse giving you a drink (9) - BARTENDER {BAR}{TENDER}

5   - Being intolerant he grew massive over time (5) - BIGOT {BIG}{O}{T}

6   - It is a massive comedown for each naval organisation (9) - AVALANCHE*

7   - Penniless and shattered (5) - BROKE [DD]

8   - Central help for average team (6) - ELEVEN {hELp}{EVEN}

14 - Countryman caught in a rain, possibly (9) - ARGENTINA {AR{GENT}INA*}

16 - A new capital information on church and industry (9) - DILIGENCE {DILI}{GEN}{CE}

17 - One is shy to flip stereos evenly inside (9) - INTROVERT {IN{sTeRrOs}VERT}

20 - Preserve previous record when there is a deadlock (6) - LOGJAM {LOG}{JAM}

21 - Iroquoian people create a scene (6) - SENECA*

23 - Stops carbon emitted and gives some comfort (5) - EASES cEASES

24 - Siberian growth included in the data i gathered (5) - TAIGA [T]

25 - For a titanium article one has to pay tax (5) - TITHE {TI}{THE}

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