No 10035, Monday 27 Dec 10, Gridman

ACROSS
1   - Brightness of artist, Bob, embracing one (8) - {RA}{D{I}ANCE}
5   - National, one following you old fellows (6) - {YE}{MEN}{I}
10 - Eminent composer gets learner and maiden out of confused state (7) - MAElSTROm
11 - Be calm, I fixed the apparatus (7) - ALEMBIC*

12 - Montaigne maybe confused, but left not a riddle (6) - ENIGMAnot*
13 - Inhabitants of the novel New Forest (8) - CHILDREN [CD] Thanks to Google
15 - Mark of the French leaving plan (4) - deSIGN
16 - What's on the board when the innings ends (5,5) - FINAL SCORE [CD]
18 - Yet it's the busy tongues that produce what may be fodder for a columnist (4,6) - IDLE GOSSIP [CD]

SEE THIS CARTOON

20 - You — to whom what's on the beach is grand! (4) - THOUsand
23 - Brown's essence covering tip of noodle is most piquant (8) - {TAN}{GI{E}ST}
24 - Saw parent breaking down (6) - TREPAN*

26 - Entertainment of Karnataka artist all right to end of performance (7) - {KA}{RA}{OK}{E}
27 - Rice for mother in Indian slum (7) - {BAS{MA}TI}

28 - The kind of food for one who does not want to put on (3-3) - NON-FAT [CD]
29 - Support for pose adopted by America's leading lover (8) - {ESPO*}{USA}{L}
DOWN
1   - Bottom the Spanish son thrusts against family, one of little stature (15) - {RUMP}{EL}{S}{TILTS}{KIN}
2   - When intake is controlled (7) - DIETING [CD]
3   - Troublesome maths — a problem that leaves one breathless (6) - ASTHMA*
4   - Boast about bank (4) - {C}{ROW}
6   - I told girls it assists sight (8) - (~i){EYE}{G}{LASS}
7   - Halt! Proceed after amber changes! (7) - {EMBAR*}{GO}
8   - Emerge clean in question, though it's of little importance (15) - INCONSEQUENTIAL*
9   - Win ‘sabash' for designing bathroom fixture (9) - WASHBASIN*
14 - No journey can be afoot without one taking it (5,4) - FIRST STEP [CD]
17 - A nearly stern, firm, law proclaimed endlessly by old Roman general (8) - {A}{GRIm}{CO}{LAw}
19 - What hit films enjoy on screens (4,3) - LONG RUN [CD]
21 - Groups of seven informed team leader on publicity materials (7) - {HEP}{T}{ADS}
22 - Forces cleaned out wall painting (6) - FRESCO*
25 - I begin to brush one's bird (4) - {I}{B}{I'S} Shown below is the Scarlet Ibis from Trinidad and Tobago

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