No 10296, Monday 31 Oct 11, Cryptonyte

ACROSS

8   - Endure response to dyspepsia perhaps (7,8) - STOMACH REACTION {STOMACH} {REACTION}

10 - Pharmacy gives note in a box (7) - CHEMIST {CHE{MI}ST}

11 - Company man's silent about travel to and from work (7) - COMMUTE {C}{M}{MUTE}

12 - A small piece of land in the middle of a sea? Sounds like one in between a sea of people (4) - ISLE (~aisle)

13 - I include a detail about a Greek mathematician (9) - EUCLIDIAN*

15 - Unsullied hermit caught out, embraced second of Apsaras (7) - ASEPTIC {AS(-c)E(+p)PTIC}

17 - Overdose of direct messages for doctor is something unusual (7) - ODDMENT {OD}{DM}{ENT} 

19 - A part of the meiosis process — name, explanation initially seen in degree (9) - DIPLONEMA {DIPLO{N}E}MA}

21 - Great boxer followed by one to the Hawaiian chief (3,1) - ALI'I {ALI}{I}

24 - Most of the time America's superior to a friendly nation (7) - USUALLY {US}{U}{ALLY}

25 - Point — right one taken lying down (7) - DORMANT {DO{R}{MAN}T}

26 - Hurriedly lift dried banana roti perhaps (6,4,5) - INDIAN FLAT BREAD*

DOWN

1   - Intimidate someone with readings of autopsy characteristics (5) - PSYCH [T]

2   - Memory devices given to son to grasp knowledge (6) - (Addendum - TOKENS - {TO}{KEN}{S} - Left out by mistake)

3   - Pole was cut by headless weapon says evidence (8) - MANIFEST {MA{kNIFE}ST}

4,22 - O right, frames cheat eye unfairly in a painting (3,9,2,6) - THE TREACHERY OF IMAGES*

5  - Small group has one prawn dish (6) - SCAMPI {S}{CAMP}{I}

6   - Carving from tree on old city in the east (8) - FIGURINE {FIG}{UR}{IN}{E}

7   - In merchant navy without God's protection (9) - INDEMNITY {IN}DEMNITY Anno pending (Addendum - {IN}{DE{MN}ITY} - See comments}

9   - Different type of pay-load science reference books (14) - ENCYCLOPAEDIAS*

14 - Gave money to European Union to fit educational method (9) - PAIDEUTIC {PAID}{EU}{TIC} Couldn't connect 'TIC' and 'FIT' (See comments for connection)

16 - Clarifies that previous husband beats (8) - EXPOUNDS {EX}{POUNDS}

18 - Could one tirade be this with energy? Possibly (8) - DIATRIBE Anno pending. Something amiss here

20 - One may do crude work (6) - OILMAN [CD]

22 - See 4 

23 - Extremely strong chap unknown to hit the books (5) - STUDY {STUD}{Y}

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No 2658, Sunday 30 Oct 11

ACROSS
1   - One from a special service brigade to order start of onslaught (8) - COMMANDO {COMMAND}{O}
5   - A good man in coal mine is now too old (4,2) - PAST IT {P{A}{ST} IT}
10 - Incidental remark from a subordinate (5) - ASIDE {A}{SIDE}
11 - Sleep in Happy Valley (9) - DREAMLAND [CD]
12 - Excellent penalty, with both sides in disarray? (4,3,5) - FINE AND DANDY {FINE} {AND} {Disa{AND}rraY}
15 - Diadem found in Haiti, a rarity (5) - TIARA [T]
16 - US writer who ran the comic (9) - HAWTHORNE*
18 - An overwhelming influx in a new church in a dell (9) - AVALANCHE {A}{VAL{A}{N}{CH}E}
19 - Tight-fisted type causing endless hardship (5) - MISER MISERy
20 - New record cover's for an old ballad (12) - GREENSLEEVES {GREEN}{SLEEVES}
24 - Two articles about lawlessness in a region of Ukraine (3,6) - THE CRIMEA {THE} {CRIME}{A}

25 - Oxygen needed by very great Greek character (5) - OMEGA {O}{MEGA}
26 - Foremost of players, say, in a golf club (6) - PUTTER {P}{UTTER}
27 - Sutures for small and very small people (8) - STITCHES {S}{TITCHES}
DOWN
1   - Cleaner has appeal, no end (4) - CHAR CHARm
2   - Help to support married servant (4) - MAID {M}{AID}
3   - Stories about male and female bringing collectible items from the US (9) - AMERICANA {A{M}{ERICA}NA}
4   - Steer clear of the post to evade one's duties (5,3,6) - DODGE THE COLUMN {DODGE} {THE} {COLUMN}
6   - Tooled up, a revolutionary crossing top of mountain (5) - ARMED {A}{R{M}ED}
7   - This car ran off the rails - in this? (5,5) - TRAIN CRASH* &lit
8   - Toys by tree dad's repackaged (5,5) - TEDDY BEARS*
9   - Make no progress dispelling new ghetto fears (3,7,4) - GET NOWHERE FAST*
13 - Tidy at university - honestly (8,2) - STRAIGHT UP {STRAIGHT} {UP}
14 - Busy magnate bringing in staff for administration (10) - MANAGEMENT {MANAGE{MEN}T*}
17 - Resolve, after much discussion, throwing event abroad (6,3) - HAMMER OUT {HAMMER} {OUT}
21 - Hospital worker inside comes running over (5) - NURSE [T<-]
22 - Lot, husband of biblical character (4) - SETH [CD] (Addendum - {SET}{H} - See comments)
23 - Voice of inferior quality? Sounds like it (4) - BASS (~baas)

No 10295, Saturday 29 Oct 11, Arden

ACROSS

1   - Reverend Bishop is back at school for Celtic language (6) - BRETON {BR<-}{ETON}

4   - The worker follows the witches by agreement (8) - COVENANT {COVEN}{ANT}

9   - Hungarian army moving to protect a girl (6) - MAGYAR {M{A}{G}YAR*}

10 - Torus gets money, VAT is returned (8) - DOUGHNUT {DOUGH}{NUT<-}

12 - Complete altering? (8) - INTEGRAL*

13 - A tiny amount of time left in ownership (6) - TITTLE {TIT{T}LE}

15 - Play time – Flew back before most of the thing was modified (7,5) - TWELFTH NIGHT {T}{WELF<}{THe} {NIGHT*}

18 - Late to arrive at the destination, perhaps but accurate nevertheless (4,2,6) - DEAD ON TARGET {DEAD} {ON TARGET}

21 - Way tax is added to bill (6) - ACCESS {AC}{CESS}

22 - How Nathaniel got in play will remain still (8) - STAGNATE {STAG{NAT}E}

24 - Old Greek finds rising vegetable prices (8) - SOCRATES {SOC<-}{RATES}

25 - Old man can have a coat (6) - PATINA {PA}{TIN}{A}

26 - Escort got to have a drink with the ex-Argentine leader (8) - CHAPERON {CHA}{PERON}

27 - Connery's got a church meeting (6) - SEANCE {SEAN}{CE}

DOWN

1   - Meet a loafer on a horse (4,4) - BUMP INTO {BUM}{P INTO}

2   - Number? The engine has no number, needs repair (8) - EIGHTEEN {THE+ENGInE}*

3   - A colourless part of South Africa (6,4,5) - ORANGE FREE STATE {ORANGE FREE} {STATE}

5   - The instrument used in the Anglo-Boer war (4) - OBOE [T]

6   - “Hang! legalise gun reform”, is what the Brits speak (7,8) - ENGLISH LANGUAGE*

7   - Akin to a wealthy man losing a million (6) - AGNATE mAGNATE

8   - You can tie-in at the gate there (6) - TETHER [T]

11 - Fight back and hole-up? It could be tough (7) - RAWHIDE {RAW<-}{HIDE}

14 - What is left to burn the fuel? (7) - LIGNITE {L}{IGNITE}

16 - Farming when Indian city gets abnormal rain (8) - AGRARIAN {AGRA}{RIAN*}

17 - Cheap travel depends on how old the animal is (8) - STEERAGE {STEER}{AGE}

19 - Casper could be very very far indeed (6) - PARSEC*

20 - Article about spies — It is throny and it is growing (6) - ACACIA {A}{CA}{CIA}

23 - There is some exclamation after screen ban (4) - VETO {VET}{O}

GRID

No 10294, Friday 28 Oct 11, Arden

Back to business as usual with Arden.
ACROSS

1   - Men have to help her (6) - MAIDEN {M{AID}EN}

5   - Fish below river current — unmentionable, perhaps (8) - CAMISOLE {CAM}{I}{SOLE}

9   - Plant that would cancel my replacement (8) - CYCLAMEN*

10 - In the end, there is never ending scarcity (6) - DEARTH {DEA{R}TH}

11 - They could be cast because people have one (10) - ASPERSIONS {AS}{PERS{I}ONS}

12 - The jar is more recent but has no name (4) - EWER nEWER

13 - Could he aspire to become a self-righteous person? (8) - PHARISEE*

16 - It is either a buy or exchange with these tribesmen (6) - YORUBA*

17 - Was it some accident that Artemis happened to be Greek? (6) - MISHAP [T]

19 - They covered people's heads as the wire went up through the swine (8) - PERIWIGS {P{ERIW<-}IGS}

21 - Inside Africa is another land mass coming up (4) - ASIA [T<-]

22 - Catch some European cosmetic (4,6) - NAIL POLISH {NAIL} {POLISH}

25 - To many, it is stray alarm (6) - TOCSIN {TO}{C}{SIN}

26 - Said to sleep on cashier bag (8) - KNAPSACK (~nap){KNAP}{SACK}

27 - Determined, He will shortly find some grass (4-4) - HELL BENT {HE'LL} {BENT}

28 - It could be breaking news and others are back on the way (6) - LATEST {LA TE<-}{ST}

DOWN

2   - A ship gets by the gulf (5) - ABYSS {A}{BY}{SS}

3   - Develop organisation, drop work and do research (5) - DELVE DEVELop*

4   - Avenger gets two points as one gets into trouble (7) - NEMESIS {N}{E}{MES{I}S}

5   - Overlook a solid figure without dress (7) - CONDONE {CON{DON}E}

6   - Propriety puts fashion before pen (7) - MODESTY {MODE}{STY}

7   - Extremely thin fellow will sound cocky after second treatment (9) - SCARECROW {S}{CARE}{CROW}

8   - When big turtle moves, one cannot keep the place clean (9) - LITTERBUG*

SEE THIS CARTOON

14 - With call on the way, one may yet some fresh ice (9) - HAILSTONE {HAIL}{ST}{ONE}

15 - During practise, treated her as real (9) - REHEARSAL*

18 - Write article on church showing remorse (7) - PENANCE {PEN}{AN}{CE}

19 - Young stag would needle the alien (7) - PRICKET {PRICK}{ET}

20 - An artist gets another to help with a creation (7) - RAPHAEL {RA+HELP+A}*

23 - Composer said to have some inclination (5) - LISZT (~list)

24 - Footwear makes a huge hit (5) - SOCKS [DD]

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