No 2605, Sunday 10 Oct 10

Enroute to Coimbatore, will be there till the 13th.
All the Ten's today on 10 Oct 10 or 10/10/10 or 10-10-10

ACROSS

1   - Enjoys duck in this manner (4,2) – {LIKE S}{O}

4   - Season well (6) – SPRING [DD]

8   - Ancient city, part in ruins, around the East (5) – {P{E}TRA*}

9   - Vegetable popular in Frenchman's inn (9) -  {AUBERG{IN}E}

11 - Male detective, not one to dress elaborately? (15) – PLAINCLOTHESMAN [CD]

12 - Stonework showing girl holding boy (7) – {MA{SON}RY}

13 - Guy, one adrift on river, is less experienced (7) – {YOUNGE*}{R}

15 - Extremely dingy and unpleasant house (7) – {DingY}{NASTY}

17 - Musical instruction unfortunately at an end (7) – ANDANTE*

19 - Ultimately broadcast trash to listener (2,3,4,6) – IN THE LAST RESORT*

22 - Great Dane barking in open-air restaurant (3,6) – TEA GARDEN*

23 - Modelled wearing silk (5) – {SAT}{IN}

24 - Fugitive drops an article leaving airstrip (6) - RUNaWAY

25 - Bang bell cast in iron (6) – {F{RING}E}

DOWN

1   - Eagerly enjoy drink at university (3,2) – {LAP} {UP}

2   - Playing tricks on a frontiersman (3,6) – KIT CARSON*

3   - Quiet girl on river (7) – {SH}{ANN}{ON}

5   - Upstart knight in drunken rave-up (7) – {PARVE{N}U*}

6   - Expression used by kid I omitted (5) – IDIOM [T]

7   - Guernsey, possibly about right for this shark (4,5) – {GREY NU{R}SE*}

9/10 - I am trendy, yet lamentably awkward? Nonsense (3,2,3,3,5,6) – ALL MY EYE AND BETTY MARTIN* First time I am hearing this phrase.

12 - Time wind swirls - end of December, height of season? (9) – {MIDWINTE*}{R}

14 - Explosive piece by Open golf champion (9) – {GUN}{COTTON} We call it GC Slabs in the Sappers.

16 - Composer from Athens met an admirer (7) – SMETANA [T]

18 - Sideboard, one employed backstage (7) – DRESSER [DD]

20 - Painting brought over in coach (5) – {TRA<-}{IN}

21 - Nerve-racking time seen out (5) – {T}{ENSE*}

GRID