No 9530, Tuesday, 12 May 09, Nita Jaggi

Reasonably okay today though the clue setting leaves a lot to be desired in many places
ACROSS
8 - Cut through the digits hopefully (7,7) - CROSSED FINGERS [CD]
9 - Nowadays, one in Goa has to play the music slowly (6) - {AD}AG{I}O*
10 - Young boy and the French are away to distribute generously (5,3) - {LAD}{LE} OUT
11 - Supporter of the upper class leaving mankind to the Vedic priests (8) - {BRA}H(-u)MANS
13 - Money paid to turn in the scriptures put down (6) - {O{U}T}{LAY}
14 - Paper art works on advertisements displayed (6) - {P}OPU{P}S
16 - Comes in with difficulty inside the large nest (6) - ENT{ER}S
19 - Brides to dispose the scrap material (6) - DEBRIS*
21 - Fail to notice a brief examination on the contrary (8) - {OVER}{LOOK}
23 - So a loser disposes the containers (8) - AEROSOLS*
24 - Keep intact the symbol when almost all is taken by the French (6) - {EMB{+AL(-l)}(-le)M}
26 - Alphabets in Roman numerals (7,7) - CAPITAL LETTERS [CD]
DOWN
1 - Dip a cord in the twisted candy (4,4) - ACID DROP*
2 - Head of the group follows the numbers taken up for a call (4) - SON<-{G}
3 - Leading English supporter comes on after a card game (6) - {E}{S}{C}{O}B{A} B comes after A
4 - Too much of hero-worship (7) - IDOLISM [CD]
5 - Confined to the wrong diet not kept up (4,4) - TIED* DOWN
6 - Very much, a huge instance of buying (1,5,4) - A GREAT DEAL [CD]
7 - You are in the vehicle to get a shock (6) - TRA{U}M{A}
12 - Keyed up, an offspring in charge is faster than sound (10) - {HYPER}{SON}{IC}
15 - Fathers start to talk and speak of the country life (8) - {PAS}{T}ORAL
17 - Less pots are arranged in a clean manner (8) - SPOTLESS*
18 - Cool Sen is pushed on the cabinet (7) - CONSOLE* Is pushed?
20 - I say, the hood has glasses (6) - {EYE}{CAP}
22 - Select the characters by voting (6) - ELECTS*
25 - Odd bar set with the drink (4) - {B}{R}{E}{W}