No 10447, Thursday 26 Apr 12, Gridman

ACROSS

1   - Source of extra pay in due course, apparently (8) - OVERTIME {OVER}{TIME}

5   - 100-0? Understood! (6) - CAUGHT {C}{AUGHT}

9   - Citizen's theme (7) - SUBJECT [DD]

10 - Soldier, therefore, began lifting the umbrella (7) - PARASOL {PARA}{SO}{L}

11 - A Tyson act to be thrown regardless of the effort involved (2,3,4) - AT ANY COST*

12 - Great support for village officer (5) - BRAVO {BRA}{VO} The supporter strikes again!
13 - Go flat with Deutsch song (4) - LIED {LIE}{D}

14 - About proto Mac produced for garbage disposal (9) - COMPACTOR {C}{PROTO+MAC*}

17 - Where in the mall you seek a bite (4,5) - FOOD COURT [CD]

19 - Bring down? Said to bring up! (4) - RAZE (~raise)

23 - Opposite of conclusion, in brief (5) - INTRO [CD]

24 - Got what was left (9) - INHERITED [E]

25 - Smell doctor has a way for heroics (7) - BOMBAST {BO}{MB}{A}{ST}

26 - Time to justify crime of betrayal (7) - TREASON {T}{REASON}

27 - First of debased males mistreated woman (6) - DAMSEL {D}{MALES*}

28 - Jumps around ultimately sneaky mole groups (3,5) - SPY RINGS {SP{Y} RINGS}

DOWN

1   - Old boy finds cleats strewn – a problem to be overcome (8) - OBSTACLE {OB}{CLEATS*}

2   - Half of them for duo to hug (7) - EMBRACE {thEM}{BRACE}

3   - Related to the old colour fabric (3-3) - TIE-DYE {TIE-D}{YE}

4   - Weatherman encountered Erode's top mapper of mountains (13) - METEOROLOGIST {MET}{E}{OROLOGIST}

6   - Exercise class for increased oxygen consumption (8) - AEROBICS [DD]

SEE THIS CARTOON

7   - Brutal force makes scapegoat leave state confused (7) - GESTAPO ScaPEGOAT*

8   - A couple of learners in tugboat service get fat (6) - TALLOW {T{A}{LL}OW}

10 - Ultimatum that should have turned one a silent sufferer (3,2,2,4,2) - PUT UP OR SHUT UP [CD]

15 - Propose publicity for a case four left (8) - ADVOCATE {AD}{VOCATivE}

16 - If you meet them on course, you're stuck (4,4) - DEAD ENDS [CD]

18 - Choose one mother – best possible (7) - OPTIMUM {OPT}{I}{MUM}

20 - A strain troubled the worker (7) - ARTISAN {A}{STRAIN*}

21 - Could bird be teased? (6) - RIBBED*

22 - Backlog of a king and nurse (6) - ARREAR {A}{R}{REAR}

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