No 10493, Tuesday 19 Jun 12, Sankalak

ACROSS

1   - Scales ready for use with what is left after all expenses (7,2,4) - BALANCE IN HAND {BALANCE} {IN HAND}

10 - Snoops caught or derailed by partner in financing (2,7) - CO SPONSOR {SNOOPS+C+OR}*

11 - In murky politics, dispensing with sop is legal (5) - LICIT poLITICs*

12 - Member of the clergy is shortly to follow Catholic leader (5) - CANON {C}{ANON}

13 - Fully preoccupied in including cheap energy in the objective (9) - ENGROSSED {EN{GROSS}{E}D}

14 - Small bugs concealed in flowing sap (6) - APHIDS {AP{HID}S*}

16 - Halt around eastern verandah (5) - STOEP {STO{E}P}

19 - Sailor took food — to reduce! (5) - ABATE {AB}{ATE}

20 - Make an appeal to Kiev on reform (6) - INVOKE*

25 - Listen, taking time and get the better of a throb (9) - HEARTBEAT {HEAR}{T}{BEAT}

26 - Things favoured by old President in extremes of laziness (5) - LIKES {Lazi{IKE}nesS}

27 - Bread particle in an empty crib — strange (5) - CRUMB {Cr{RUM}iB}

28 - Go in, with reserves at home, to amuse (9) - ENTERTAIN {ENTER}{TA}{IN}

29 - Reliable pacer hurt — impossible to find another like him (13) - IRREPLACEABLE*

DOWN

2   - Sailors at home with the wormwood flavoured drink (8) - ABSINTHE {ABS}{IN}{THE}

3   - Name fabulous flier going up with a fruit (5) - ACORN {A}{COR}{N}<-

4   - It is close to manic to request alien for a jewel case (6) - CASKET {C}{ASK}{ET}

5   - I deserve to have equipment to supply water (8) - IRRIGATE {I}{R{RIG}ATE}

6   - October celebration puts lone whale in jeopardy (9) - HALLOWEEN*

7   - Bridge partners with time to keep frozen stuff — nothing could be more pleasant (6) - NICEST {N{ICE}S}{T}

8   - Air India accountants return to plant (6) - ACACIA {AC}{AC}{IA}<-

9   - Detailed investigation of posh daughter in poor accommodation (5) - STUDY {ST{U}{D}Y}

15 - Socialite at a counter is open to question (9) - DEBATABLE {DEB}{A}{TABLE}

17 - Spilling ale around that place is unearthly (8) - ETHEREAL {E{THERE}AL*}

18 - Bird with a shadow, an unpleasant mix (8) - COCKTAIL {COCK}{TAIL} It's pleasant as far as I'm concerned?

21 - Relaxing, say, concealing a wrongdoing (6) - EASING EA{SIN}G Anitya style clue? (Addendum - {E{A}{SIN}G} - See comments)

22 - Beginning to write, poor writer gets a sharp blow (5) - WHACK {W}{HACK}

23 - Expensive car — too much indulgence affecting Rau (6) - JAGUAR {JAG}{RAU*}

24 - Motionless felines get back with appeal (6) - STATIC {STA{TI}C}<-

26 - Ex-cricketer accepts victory by young one (5) - LARVA {LAR{V}A}

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