No 10435, Thursday 12 Apr 12, Textrous

ACROSS

8   - Applied manure, having excavated around north half of garden (6) - DUNGED {DU{N}G}ED Anno for ED not clear (Addendum - {DU{N}G}{EDen} - See comments)

9   - Wedding vow by the French to test devotion (8) - IDOLATRY {I DO}{LA}{TRY}

10 - A step daughter described neckline as progressive (8) - ADVANCED {A}{D{V}ANCE}{D}

11 - Arouse interest with tea and a game of cards (6) - PIQUET {PIQUE}{T}

12 - Sound home care (6) - INTACT {IN}{TACT}

13 - First-aid rendered ceaselessly, fifty taken in emergency transportation (8) - AIRLIFTS {FIRST-AId+L}*

14 - Criminal can die, having consumed unknown poison (7) - CYANIDE {C{Y}ANIDE*}

16 - Guide half a dozen through winding roads (7) - ADVISOR {AD{VI}SOR*}

20 - An element of Tse-tung's revolutionary term in Hunan (8) - TUNGSTEN {TSE-TUNG*}{N}

23 - Ramble from baby deciphered with hesitation (6) - YABBER {BABY*}{ER}

25 - Twist originally rehearsed in European country (6) - SPRAIN {SP{R}AIN}

26 - Egregious insult by journalist not mentioned (8) - UNLISTED {INSULT*}{ED}

27 - He would enter cryptic clues for the record (8) - SCHEDULE {SC{HE'D}ULE*}

28 - Remove a bishop after the appropriate time (6) - ABLATE {A}{B}{LATE}

DOWN

1   - Duly send orders all at once (8) - SUDDENLY*

2   - Creature spotted in Antiguan airspace (6) - IGUANA [T]

3   - Cultured English couple pocketed old coin, penny (8) - EDUCATED {E{DUCAT}E}{D}

4   - Animal act? (7) - WILDCAT {WILD}{ACT*}

5   - One frolics quietly in European city close to Caesar (6) - ROMPER {ROM{P}E}{R}

6   - Drink left out liquid air cocktail (8) - DAIQUIRI [lIQUID+AIR}*

7   - Minister's annoyance about Rhode Island (6) - PRIEST {P{RI}EST}

15 - Moved on gear 0 to a region under curfew (2-2,4) - NO-GO AREA {ON+GEAR+O}*{A}

17 - Sarcastic about meagre wash with chemicals (3-5) - DRY-CLEAN {DRY}-{CLEAN}

18 - Difficult to repeat Cox and Box, for instance (8) - OPERETTA*

19 - Accustomed to having Jack hurt (7) - INJURED {IN{J}URED}

21 - Reveal peacekeeper caught in neighbouring country (6) - UNPACK {UN}{PA{C}K}

22 - Some hit on guests, one just drools (6) - TONGUE [T]

24 - Vehicle let out an uproar (6) - BUSTLE {BUS}{LET*}

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