No.11105, Saturday 07 Jun 14, Arden

Another completely entertaining puzzle from Arden. Liked too many to list here. Some great anagrams and surfaces. Unusually there were 5 hidden clues, but all handled well.

ACROSS
1 Somehow feed a stubborn mule (5,2,6) BEAST OF BURDEN [FEED A STUBBORN]*
10 Recoil from electrical apparatus getting shock (5) APPAL [T<=]
11 For example, way to save money plant (9) EGLANTINE [EG + LANE outside TIN]

12 See periodic interest in America and North American state (9) LOUISIANA [LO + I & I inside USA + NA]
13 Cut through a small fruit (5) SPEAR [S + PEAR]
14 Burn and make around a million (7) CREMATE [CREATE outside M]
16 Rebel’s call for attention gets nervous reaction (7) HERETIC [HERE + TIC]
18 Sadly, weekend with an  individual in Anchorage (7) ALASKAN [ALAS + K + AN]
20 It can’t be nothing (3-4) NON-ZERO [CD]
22 Big man got in and got it anyway (5) TITAN [T]
24 Key to second room (9) BACKSPACE [BACK + SPACE]
26 Rest, perhaps as in the past (9) ERSTWHILE [REST* + WHILE]
27 Novel items hiding the best (5) ELITE [T]
28 A strange thing — can you tolerate such philandering? (3-5,5) ONE-NIGHT STAND [ONE + THING* + STAND]

DOWN
2 Partner will follow direction and adopt (7) ESPOUSE [E + SPOUSE]
3 Persuasion to develop Salt lakes (5,4) SALES TALK [SALT LAKES]*
4 Time for doctor to come up, it’s the end (5) OMEGA [AGE + MO] <=
5 Stop a child playing inside canopy (9) BALDACHIN [BAN outside A CHILD]
6 Expressing annoyance about new rails (5) RANTS [RATS outside N]

7 Well known organisation, nine times is not there (7) EMINENT [NINE TiMEs]
8 He sings “Can’t clear up my mess” (4,9) PAUL MCCARTNEY [CANT CLEAR UP MY]*
9 Mention to have met actor unhappy with an instrument (13) REFRACTOMETER [REFER outside MET ACTOR*]
15 Good to be brought up in Paris, evergreen and uplifting (9) ENNOBLING [BONNE <= + LING]
17 Entrances made to be reborn (9) RENASCENT [ENTRANCES]*
19 One managed to sit up inside with worker (7) ARTISAN [A + RAN outside SIT<=]
21 Misery of broken toenail? Just the opposite (7) ELATION [TOENAIL]*
23 Presently it may be fashionable, but hopeless otherwise (2-3) NO-WIN [NOW + IN]
25 Uncle attempts to hold the wedge (5) CLEAT [T]