No 10369, Wednesday 25 Jan 12, M Manna

ACROSS

1   - Good to hear of how to make light show (7) - GLISTEN {G}{LISTEN}

5   - Right to information maybe vital, but presently is of little importance (7) - TRIVIAL {R+I+VITAL}* Right to Information is actually RTI.

10 - Nuts to the District Attorney who discourages you (6) - DAUNTS {NUTS+DA}*

11 - Take care not to slip out with duplicates (8) - REPLICAS {CARE+SLIP}*

12 - Detectives on the river have to make up their minds (6) - DECIDE {DE{CID}E}

13 - Killing a lot of people on the ground (8) - MASSACRE {MASS}{ACRE}

14 - Write to refuse French flag (6) - PENNON {PEN}{NON}

15 - Performs with quarter cast (6) - ENACTS {EN}{CAST*}

18 - Moor with a girl (6) - BERTHA {BERTH}{A}

20 - Loathe employment department's exam (6) - DETEST {DE}{TEST}

23 - Managed to change gear and set out on road (8) - ARRANGED {GEAR+AND+R}*

25 - See, commanding officer expressed his displeasure (6) - VOICED {VIDE+CO}*

26 - Obscure coteries may be formed (8) - ESOTERIC*

27 - A smoker's jacket? (6) - REEFER [DD]

28 - Alas! Heard he can be from a USA State (7) - ALASKAN {ALAS}{KAN}(~can)

29 - Music of tin soldiers at the double (7) - CANTATA {CAN}{TA}{TA}

DOWN

2   - Listed by spare journalist (6) - LEANED {LEAN}{ED}

3   - Told to go within it showing feeling (9) - SENTIMENT {SENT}{I{MEN}T} MEN from ?

4   - Nearest resort in the orient (7) - EASTERN*

6   - Return ceremony to include RAF men (7) - RIPOSTE {RI{POS}TE}

7   - Behold Viola! There you are! (5) - VOILA*

8   - Accommodation made in city rail with promptness (8) - ALACRITY*

9   - Cards following a walk for voyagers taking the air (9,4) - PROMENADE DECK {PROMENADE} {DECK}

16 - Not taking much money when going around elsewhere (9) - ABSTINENT {ABS{TIN}ENT}

17 - Rips off in true vengeance (8) - REPRISAL {RE{RIPS*}AL}

19 - Country with unusual lager — first class to knock back! (7) - ALGERIA {LAGER*}{IA<-}

21 - Wild rant about short way to find somewhere to eat (7) - TAVERNA {T{AVE}RNA*}

22 - Concerned with foreign money being up-to-date (6) - RECENT {RE}{CENT}

24 - Short religious dramas (5) - AUTOS [E]

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