No 10329, Thursday 08 Dec 11, Sankalak

ACROSS

1   - A bad olive, rotten, is worth skipping (9) - AVOIDABLE*

5   - Prosecutor with setback in engagements (5) - DATES {DA}{TES<-}

8   - No responsibility and no tax! (4-4) - DUTY-FREE [DD]

9   - Indian missile, large, of stars (6) - ASTRAL {ASTRA}{L}

11 - Carrying excess weight, see old boy struggling (5) - OBESE {SEE+OB}*

12 - Energy given out by a girl limited by a fixed allowance (9) - RADIATION {RA{DIA}TION}

13 - Preserved in brine, maybe (6) - SALTED [E]

14 - The atmosphere when Indian Navy became worried (8) - AMBIENCE {IN+BECAME}*

16 - Sulphur being liquefied in a process in metallurgy (8) - SMELTING {S}{MELTING}

18 - Romantic interlude in a fine expo (6) - AFFAIR {A}{F}{FAIR}

22 - The kind of pressure that water can exert (9) - HYDRAULIC [CD]

23 - Somewhat compact pieces of wood for footwear (5) - CLOGS {C}{LOGS}

24 - Insect found in or near wigwams (6) - EARWIG [T]

25 - Ridicule beautiful lady protecting ITT (8) - BELITTLE {BEL{ITT}LE}

26 - Detective trailed by pet creature, ownerless one (2-3) - PI-DOG {PI}-{DOG}

27 - Feminist crowd throws out worm, working to kill germs (9) - DISINFECT {FEmINIST+CrowD}*

DOWN

1   - Difficult is a way, American, to contain beginnings of organised unrest (7) - ARDUOUS {A}{RD}{U{O}{U}S}

2   - Food that a male goat trashed without a bit of grace (7) - OATMEAL {MALE+gOAT}*

3   - Making a distinction in defining a fitter another way (15) - DIFFERENTIATING*

4   - Sleep-laden, like the eyes of a bard's king in the outskirts of Bungay (6) - BLEARY {Bun{LEAR}gaY}

5   - Sadist is upset over group showing unhappiness (15) - DISSATISFACTION {SADIST+IS}*{FACTION}

6   - Heavy weight surrounds space body, upset and in a twisted state (7) - TORSION {T{ORSI<-}ON}

7   - The golden alternative to silver speech (7) - SILENCE [CD]

10 - Accumulation of fluid that made start of exercise difficult (5) - EDEMA {MADE+E}*

15 - Point of view that one may manipulate — non-starter (5) - ANGLE wANGLE

16 - Computers set up, including fresh help for a procedure requiring great effort (7) - SCHLEPP  {SC{HLEP*}P<-}

17 - In the end, union leader, socialist, suffered (7) - ENDURED {END}{U}{RED}

19 - Simon — or Judas, could be (7) - APOSTLE [CD]

20 - Have a high opinion of some theatre spectacles (7) - RESPECT [T]

21 - Fasteners used by sailors on board ship (6) - SCREWS {S{CREW}S}

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