No 9538, Thursday, 21 May 09, Gridman

Some entertaining clues from Gridman for the final CW of this round and if my counting is right it's going to be a week of Manna (sic) from the heavens from tommorow.

ACROSS

 1 - Made obeisance? The lowly fellow! It’s bending to the newspaper boss! (8) - {CUR}{TSI*}{ED}
 5 - Computes — sounds reasonable (4,2) - ADDS UP [CD]
10 - Echoes in Esperanto with no-no twists (7) - REPEATS*(-no)
11 - Dairy product you don’t finish — good Ruth’s made (7) - YO(-u){G}{HURT*}
12 - Greater storehouse with no copper but with grand (6) - LAR(-d+g)GER
13 - Afflicted with sprain as Sten falls all over (8) - ST{RICK}EN
15 - Impudence when among the saints (4) - S{AS}S
16 - Passengers accept Hari’s distribution of equitable portions (4,6) - F{AIR SH*}ARES
18 - What you might pay after a medical prescription is made (7,3) - DOCTORS FEE
20 - News gleaned from the main forum (4) - INFO [T]
23 - Hidden with one Pole rioter, unfortunately (8) - I{N}TERIOR*
24 - Graduate and sailor on rock (6) - BA{SALT}
26 - Setter having anagram’s source in Latin translation is a foreigner (7) - {I}TALI{A}N*
27 - Nothing to hold down one on a point of view (7) - {O}{PIN}{I}{ON}
28 - Heads of General Assembly ran and puffed (6) - {G}{A}SPED
29 - The sort of deal you can’t expect from a crooked businessman (8) - STRAIGHT [CD]

DOWN

 1 - Neither a motorist nor a golfer can afford to do this (8,7) - CARELESS DRIVING [CD]
 2 - Gives an account of explosive noises? (7) - REPORTS [DD]
 3 - Looked intently at pre-eminent journalist (6) - STAR{ED}
 4 - Comfort art supporter who has no learner (4) - EASE(-l)
 6 - Follow tussle in film (8) - DOG{FIGHT}
 7 - One who will be out of the way and who won’t do one’s duty (7) - SKULKER [DD]
 8 - How one might make a blunder — what one might do with a stirrup (3,4,4,2,2) - PUT ONES FOOT IN IT [DD]
 9 - Where the secretive person sleeps? Not exactly! (6,3) - OYSTER BED
14 - What one might do with a plate for more collections (4,5) - PASS ROUND [CD]
17 - Compelling firm to receive orders without invoice at last (8) - {CO}ERCIVE*(e)
19 - Axe — axe the girl (7) - CUT{LASS}
21 - Approaching the last of men with ornament that’s lost its centrepiece (7) - (-me){N}EAR(-r)ING
22 - Animal crushed brown paper (6) - MANILA*
25 - Advertise a job (4) - POST [DD]