No 9505, Monday, 13 Apr 09, Gridman

No Monday morning blues today, had an easy run today. A Happy New Year in advance to all visitors as tommorow is VISHU which is the new year for us Keralites
ACROSS
 1 - Bulletin gives points to the accountant, by the way (8) - {N}{E}{W}{S}{CA}{ST}
 5 - Without any change, a small relative grabs the object (2,2,2) - {A}S {IT} IS
 9 - Indian spies return last letter to operative in the East where fighting is on (3,4) - WAR<- {Z}ONE
10 - They are written regularly by journalists but not necessarily in support (7) - COLUMNS [DD]
11 - Inspiring ideal culled from E-mail (9) - ORIFLAMME*
12 - A novice has no mantra to retrieve money (5) - {MO}{O}{L}{A}<- 13 - Therefore one who plays a big part in children’s tales is back (4) - ERGO<- 14 - Fellow who has oodles of 12 (6,3) - MONIED MAN [CD]
17 - With which a chair is wobbly (5,4) - SHAKY LEGS [CD]
19 - Keep on complaining it’s unending case (4) - GRIP(-e)
23 - Insurgent spills beer on learner (5) - REBE*{L}
24 - Listens again to the young boy’s practice (9) - {REHEARS}{AL}
25 - Roused as former edict’s revised (7) - {EX}CITED*
26 - Knocking down Spanish article in escapade (7) - F{EL}LING
27 - Take one’s breath away (6) - STIFLE This one took my breath away for a while as I had SKELETON for 15D initially
28 - Eleven come out of a gate to create disturbance and so on (2,6) - E(-xi)T CETERA*
DOWN
 1 - Late arrival makes men cower nervously (8) - NEWCOMER*
 2 - Lookout for Indian spies going round in no good surroundings (7) - WAR<-{N{IN}G}
 3 - Murmur about learners putting an end to revelry in a composed manner (6) - COO{LL}{Y}
 4 - Overwhelmed by stream, lo, elder is washed away (13) - STEAMROLLERED*
 6 - Such a person has risen in life without anybody’s help (4-4) - SELF MADE [CD]
 7 - Boy last to grab nothing in U.S. city lottery (7) - {TOM}{B}{O}LA Another version of yesterday's Lotto or Housie
 8 - Walk ostentatiously, say, having possessed a second home (6) - S{ASH}AY How are the first letters of a second home indicated as ASH here?
10 - Gossiping about the revolutionary section one day altering fate (7,3,3) - {CHE}{WING} {TH}{E FAT*}
15 - Not fleshed out! (8) - SKELETAL [CD]
16 - Public defences for a game getting endless gain crookedly (8) - A{POLO}{GIA(-n)*}
18 - Couple of greetings swamp cab returning with small grill (7) - {HI}{BAC<-}{HI}
20 - Priest unwound, taking a drop of elixir, in a lull (7) - {RESPIT*}{E}
21 - Cases for lawyers’ documents? (6) - BRIEFS [DD]
22 - Old French leader’s rancour is pronounced (6) - GAULLE (~gall)