No. 9475, Monday, 09 Mar 09, Gridman

No Monday morning blues today, an easy outing
ACROSS
1 - What a stand-up artist finally wants to do? (3,4) - SIT DOWN [CD]
5 - Cove roughed up a learner of the same period (6) - COEV*{A}L New word for me
9 - You say Saul broke down? It’s not new! (5)- {U}SUAL*
10 - Micky’s mouth? Not exactly! (9) - MOUSETRAP [CD]
11 - Supporter of the board (7) - TRESTLE [CD]
12 - Immediately, a number at the edge of lawn gets place (7) - STAT{IO}N
13 - Musical records? (5) - NOTES [2]
14 - Crazy hint about weird kicks of a blockhead (9) - THICKSKIN*
16 - Not the sort of gathering for a beauty parade? (4,5) - UGLY CROWD [CD]
19 - Pulse found in the cooked broth (5) - THROB*
21 - Most gentle son almost frequently meets a good man (7) - SO(-n)FTE{ST}
23 - Perk up! Pilot to look out for his place (7) - {COCK}PI(-lo)T
24 - One thousand fellas in a sultanate for a Government investigator (9) - O{M}{BUDS}MAN
25 - Online discussion site for sources of Urdu music (5) - FOR{U}{M}
26 - Author Dostoyevsky, for one (6) - FYODOR [CD]
27 - Desire to grab classified list of Russia’s first president (7) - YE{LTSI*}N
DOWN
1 - Saying nothing! Quiet, small operation on for closing business (8,2,4) - SHUTTING UP {SH}OP
2 - Most tense letter in Greek upon examination (7) - TAU{TEST}
3 - Old boys accommodating tardy monks (7) - OB{LATE}S
4 - One who goes to the pitch with 8 (6,3) - NUMBER TWO [CD]
5 - Suit for places where members gather (5) - CLUBS [2]
6 - I cried out: “Rely on this for visionary operations” (3,4) - EYE BANK [CD]
7 - Such a person would hate to take a flight (7) - AIRSICK [CD]
8 - Striker who faces the first ball in an innings (7,7) - OPENING BATSMAN [CD] Sachins 163 yesterday was awesome
15 - Need cynic resort to filth? (9) - INDECENCY*
17 - He has his ups and downs in his career (7) - LIFTBOY [CD]
18 - "Belief” — journalist transmitted message in the past (7) - CREED{ED}
19 - Showing sensitivity for the head of team’s work on flu management (7) - T{ACT}FUL*
20 - Gives an account of Rex leaving out ten harbours (7) - RE(-x)PORTS
22 - Mate bends to defer finally to a circus employee, perhaps (5) - TAME*{R}