No 10671A, Wednesday 16 Jan 13, Gridman

Last one for the 60s from GM as good as ever.

ACROSS

1   What one might do in leisure - be a couch potato? (5,1,1) WATCH TV [CD]

5   Charts a way to make your collar stiff (6) STARCH*

9   One mother backing boys’ hollow bits of poetry (5)  IAMBS {I}{AM<=}{BoyS}

10 They are put on canvas in topsail buffeting (3,6) OIL PAINTS*

11 Siren of mythology with wreath of welcome (7) LORELEI {LORE}{LEI}

12 Man accepts vessel - one kettle (7) TIMPANI {TIM}{PAN}{1}

13 Cold dish son gets to a youth (5) SALAD {S}{A}{LAD}

14 Bachelor to call inappropriately for girl’s hood (9) BALACLAVA {BA}{CALL*}{AVA}

16 Not doing well at all in a notorious street (2,1,3,3) IN A BAD WAY {IN A}{BAD} {WAY}

19 Hindu chant gains approbation in U.S. city (5) OMAHA {OM}{AHA}

21 Shook Jack’s cat and dog’s head (7) JOUNCED {J}{OUNCE}{D}

23 With recipe, Olivia prepared Italian dish (7) RAVIOLI {R}{OLIVIA*}

24 Match official takes long time about conclusion in public votes (9) REFERENDA {REF{ER{END}A}

25 Prize for a prison division (5) AWARD {A}{WARD}

26 Noisy roar about ship (6) BRASSY {BRA{SS}Y}

27 It doesn’t look good! (7) EYESORE [CD]

DOWN

1   Medical problem makes Phil and Shaw confused in court panel (8,6) WHIPLASH INJURY {PHIL+SHAW}* {IN}{JURY}

2   Initially taking lumber off cart (7) TUMBREL {T}{LUMBER*}

3   Lazy sleuth on arrival of head of detectives got busy (7) HUSTLED {SLEUTH*}{D}

4   T.N. Krishnan, for one, wields it masterfully (6-3) VIOLIN-BOW [GK]

5   Not one character for this kind of personality (5) SPLIT [CD]

6   Being weak, a name is changed by one startup company (7) ANAEMIC {A}{NAME*}{1}{C}

7   Preserve industrialist’s composition (7) CANTATA {CAN}{TATA}

8   In the best of condition – to use dn.? (2,3,2,1,6) AS FIT AS A FIDDLE [CD] Is 4 missing?

15 Hen about to take (without thanks) a bakery product that is stacked (5,4) LAYER CAKE {LAYER} {CA}{taKE}

17 Well may one spring from this underground bed (7) AQUIFER [CD]

18 A blemish one’s found in worm (7) ASCARIS {A}{SCAR}{1'S}

19 Damaged boat I’ve to prevent (7) OBVIATE*

20 Fruit in a case for a party (7) AVOCADO {A}{VOC}{A}{DO}

22 Insignificant description of a sort of couple (5) DINKY [DD]

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