No 9534, Saturday, 16 May 09, Gridman

Hopefully by this evening we should know who is going to govern our country for the next 5 years
ACROSS
1 - Be adequate — what a pelican might do when hungry (4,3,4) - FILL THE BILL [CD]
9 - A blow from the ocean — sabre-rattling with no difficulty, it’s said (3,6) - {SEA BR}EEZE (~easy) (Correction - ~ease)
10 - Cut through many for army chaplain (5) - PA{D}RE
11 - Perplexed set lost among abstainers (2,3) - A{T SE*}A
12 - Drink the man hit, among 50, thoroughly (2,3,4) - {TO T}{HE} HI{L}T
13 - One doctor to use no second fill (5) - {I}{MB}{U(-s)E}
15 - Emerges again to harvest fruits (9) - {REAP}{PEARS}
18 - Book satellite with revised notes (9) - MOON{STONE*}
21 - Thought a large number to be second-hand (5) - {M}{USED}
22 - Rolls, for one thing (9) - LIMOUSINE [CD]
24 - Sage was driven away by the spies (5) - SWA*{MI}
26 - One of two keys — one found in the kennel (5) - {C}OR{G}{I}
27 - Same — Circe calls for frozen desserts (9) - ICECREAMS *
28 - Poor thing in storm is a bird (11) NIGHT*{IN}{GALE}
DOWN
1 - Government’s economic policy befuddles Miss Calif. (9) - FISCALISM*
2 - Inclines, slight and small (5) - {LEAN}{S}
3 - Intimidates rowdy Stan there (9) - THREATENS*
4 - Choose an alternative German ruler (7) - ELECT{OR}
5 - Near it, I tend to be doing very little (7) - INERTIA*
6 - Circuits have direction to go downhill (5) - {LOOP}{S}
7 - Fleet commanders or flighty creatures (8) - ADMIRALS [DD]
8 - Grand entry may partly make an impression (4) - DENT [T]
14 - Mistakes that are burgeoning? (8) - BLOOMERS [DD]
16 - Strengthens one’s muscles and draws info with one young boy (5,4) - PUMPS {I}{RON}
17 - It doesn’t concern in the main (4,5) - SIDE ISSUE [CD]
19 - Supposing Head of Operations is languishing… (7) - {O}{PINING}
20 - First principle of one’s most favourable environment (7) - ELEMENT [CD]
22 - Secure company that’s lost Head of Finances (4) (-f)LOCK
23 - Society meeting (5) - UNION [CD]
25 - A Hindu posture on a NASA deal (5) - ASANA*