No 10564, Monday 10 Sep 12, Tester

Welcome to Tester our new setter*.  Why do most first time setters have a penchant for Anagrams?

ACROSS

7   - Parrot is inconvenienced at these points of takeoff (8) - AIRPORTS*

9   - Lifer freed around the end of June has this feeling (6) - RELIEF {RELI{E}F*}

10 - Indians play this well (4) - SPIN [CD]

11 - A sponsored ad on television about .com miracle (10) - COMMERCIAL*

12 - Remember a request by the manufacturer of a defective product to return the product (6) - RECALL [DD]

14 - Specialist I rely to a complete degree (8) - ENTIRELY {ENT}{I}{RELY}

15 - Oriental taste distorted the type of property (6) - ESTATE {E}{TASTE*}

16 - Theologian, holding crooked cane, moved in a rhythmical manner (6) - DANCED {D{CANE*}D}

19 - Smudged paper, held by worker, is clearly revealed (8) - APPARENT {A{PAPER*}NT}

21 - Frenchman in alias cooked the sausage (6) - SALAMI {SALA{M}I*}

23 - Holding in restraint on noticing an abnormality (10) - CONTAINING*

24 - Helps leader at international disarmament summit (4) - AIDS {A}{I}{D}{S}

25 - A written document describing the findings about harbour (6) - REPORT {RE}{PORT}

26 - Most pleasing to the senses like the stolen fruit (8) - SWEETEST [CD]

DOWN

1   - Dim-witted politician in lawless isle (6) - SIMPLE {SI{MP}LE*}

2   - Portion of desktop environment that is accessible to all (4) - OPEN [T]

3   - Bet, holding clear order, gives a type of jewellery (8) - BRACELET {B{CLEAR*}ET}

4   - Halt artist turning up with others (6) - ARREST {AR<-}{REST}

THAT'S ARRESTING

5   - Late cleric not exactly concerned with energy made available by the flow of charge (10) - ELECTRICAL*

6   - Elaborate action to capture a spy (8) - DETAILED {DE{TAIL}ED}

8   - Type of temperature when I replaced you reportedly in the warmest season (6) - SIMMER {S(-u+i)MMER}

13 - Allurement of teetotaller in exotic raincoat (10) - ATTRACTION {A{TT}RACTION*}

15 - Hired doctors deploy after a bit of emotion (8) - EMPLOYED {EMotion}{DEPLOY*}

17 - Appointed to a post on account of having a handwritten signature (8) - ASSIGNED {AS}{SIGNED}

18 - Takes away relatively long narrow pieces (6) - STRIPS [DD]

SEE THESE STRIPS!!

20 - Forces out sick civets (6) - EVICTS*

22 - Humble, most absorbing of the French (6) - MODEST {MO{DE}ST}

24 - Artist cannot hold back these parts of drama (4) - ACTS [T<-]

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