No 11547, Tuesday 10 Nov 2015, Arden

Finding it difficult to tackle Arden of late.

ACROSS
1   Fresh vote — a signal for proper pedestrian safety (5,5,4) GREEN CROSS CODE {GREEN} {CROSS} {CODE}
10 Carrions feed not on a lake (5) OFFAL {OFF}{A}{L}
11 Half baked, half hearted babble while facing drought (9) BRAINLESS {babBle}{RAINLESS}
12 Land around American city (7) SEATTLE {SE{A}TTLE}
13 A way to enter stage with a bit more refinement (7) TASTIER {T{A}{ST}IER}
14 Ball and socket joint partly comes down (5) LANDS [T]
16 Doctor in a rush, went back (9) RETREATED {RE{TREAT}ED}
19 Lands more tailor fish (3,6) RED SALMON*

20 Solicitor's caught river fish (5) TROUT {T{R}OUT}

22 On Easter, curiously, chaplain's not in (7) PASCHAL CHAPLAinS*
25 In a group, may be men like endless sex... (2,5) EN MASSE {EN M*}{AS}{SEx}
27 ... on time, 11 implications (9) OVERTONES {OVER}{T}{ONES}
28 Flood starts swirling overhead (5) SPATE {Sw...g}{PATE}
29 Sweet subject in front entrance (7,7) TURKISH DELIGHT {TURKISH} {DELIGHT}

DOWN
2   Held back as soldier ate and had some water (9) REFRAINED {RE}{F{RAIN}ED}
3   Success story involves many who are upwardly mobile (5) ECLAT {E{C}LAT}<=
4   Communication as a vehicle of support and thrust (9) CABLEGRAM {CAB}{LEG}{RAM}
5   Abstract painting's Oscar role (2,3) OP ART {O}{P ART}

6   Growing old makes sense for a change (9) SENESCENT {SENSE*}{CENT}
7   Order to essentially cut reference marks (5) OBELI {OBE}{sLIt}

8   Verbal agreement finally guaranteed (7) ENSURED {EN{SURE}D}
9   Diplomat stopped meeting halfway (6) CONSUL CONSULtation
15 Well, get it hard boiled and have it (9) SPAGHETTI {SPA}{H+GET+IT}* Semi&lit
17 State where river and church get new name (9) TENNESSEE {TE{N}{N}ES}{SEE}
18 With volunteers I chose a correct person to head Government (9) TAOISEACH {TA}{I+CHOSE+A}*
19 Harmony with music and booze (7) RAPPORT {RAP}{PORT}
21 Match shade at different levels (6) TIERED {TIE}{RED}
23 Beastly guide (5) STEER [DD]
24 Meal brought in as usual — unchanged around 1 p.m. (5) LUNCH [T]
26 From a sailor emerges a herdsman (5) MASAI [T]

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