No 11576, Wednesday 16 Dec 2015, Arden

ACROSS
1   Work on land — not hard, but somewhat soft (6) DOCILE {DO}{ChILE}
4   Cook reunites those starving (8) ESURIENT*
10 See sick man always with a cigar (9) CHURCHILL {CHURCH}{ILL}

11 See 26 ac.
12 Goddess knowingly will start for war (7) ASTARTE Anno pending (Addendum - {A(-war+start)STARTE} - See comments)
13 Will wind hold back investigators? (7) CODICIL {CO{DIC<=}IL}
14 Cheat in movie land (5) EGYPT {GYP} in {ET}

15 Notice local protection for current lease (8) PAMPHLET {P{AMP}H}{LET}
18 She left key inside with woman astronomer (8) HERSCHEL {HER}{S{C}HE}{L}
20 High power time out for Mike (5) TIGHT (-m+t)TIGHT
23 Row over second language, by George! (7) SHINDIG {S}{HINDI}{G}
25 Throw one in a game (7) CANASTA {C{AN}AST}{A}
26 11 ac. and 2 dn. Perhaps Roman description of India? (5,5,7) THIRD WORLD COUNTRY [CD ? ]
27 Have to perish at sea to get title (9) OWNERSHIP {OWN}{PERISH*}
28 See and note the different set of fangs (8) EYETEETH {EYE}{TE}{THE*}
29 Production launched — he escaped barely (6) UNCLAD LAUNCheD*

DOWN
1   Fell without resistance — gone (8) DECEASED {DECrEASED}
2   See 26 ac.
3   Under law, one deserves cuts (9) LACERATES {L}{ACE}{RATES} L for Law ?
5   Smug person's grouse — losing interest for church (4-10) SELF-COMPLACENT {SELF}-{COMPLA(-i+ce)CENT}
6   Paddled — precipitation otherwise will increase (5) ROWED Anno pending (Correction {RO}{WED} <=)
7   Attention to long complaint (7) EARACHE {EAR}{ACHE}
8   Little drunk (6) TIDDLY [DD]
9   After sacrifice, the grand master of ceremony will die (4-2,3,5) GIVE-UP THE GHOST {GIVE-UP} {THE} {G}{HOST}
16 Advice to a batsman is a crime (3-3-3) HIT-AND-RUN [DD]
17 Short of cash, goes up collecting money (8) STRAPPED {STRAPED<=} around {P}
19 Building deficiencies, since not there in the structure (7) EDIFICE DEFICIEncies*
21 Girl covers part of London to find fuel (7) GASOHOL {GA{SOHO}L}
22 Fly groups in case of trouble (6) TSETSE {SET*}{SET*} (Addendum - {Trou{SETS}blE} - See comments)
24 Avoid work with digger regularly (5) DODGE {DO}{DiGgEr}

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