No 12095, Friday 25 Aug 2017, Gridman

HAPPY GANESH CHATHURTHI

ACROSS
1   Author possessing Central leader's work in printout (4,4) HARD COPY {Ce...l}{OP} in {HARDY}
5   Follow a daughter going into exhibition (6) SHADOW {SH}{A}{D}OW}
9   The first priest's restless — one who might give inside information (7) TIPSTER {The}{PRIEST*}
10 Taking care of man in department with wild flu (7) MINDFUL {M}{IN}{D}{FLU*}
11 One who is necessarily driven (9) PASSENGER [CD]
12 Right-hand page on court's order (5) RECTO {RE}{CT}{O}
13 Branches spring from this genealogical chart (4) TREE [CD]
14 Sundry recall of leader, causing amusement (9) DIVERSION {DIVERS}{NO1<=}
17 Entered, having had a terrible bash, seeking bathroom facility (9) WASHBASIN {BASH*} in {WAS IN}
19 A small measure of rounds (4) AMMO {A}{MM}{O}
23 Happen to be commanding officer's incomplete remedy (5) OCCUR {OC}{CURe}
24 Ignorant, without any illumination (2,3,4) IN THE DARK [C&DD]
25 America in a spot to keep going (7) SUSTAIN {S{US}TAIN}
26 No to working for 24 hours — only 12 (7) NOONDAY {NO}{ON}{DAY}
27 Constant sufferer to destroy try-out (6) MARTYR {MAR}{TRY*}
28 You and I will take food, reportedly of good stock (4-4) WELL-BRED {WE'LL}-{BRED}(~bread)

DOWN
1   Head office has model posts established in zones of conflict (3,5) HOT SPOTS {HO}{T} {POSTS}*
2   Tripos team does have a quick answer (7) RIPOSTE [T]
3   Peasant farmer caught with mammal (6) COTTER {C}{OTTER}
4   Digression by father in France coming to grips (no afterthought) with country (13) PEREGRINATION {PERE}{GRIps}{NATION}
6   Vandal gets locks of Diana, for one (8) HUNTRESS {HUN}{TRESS}
7   Actually, old author's unfinished work locked inside (2,5) DE FACTO {DEFOe} over {ACT}
8   Moving part in a film? (4-2) WALK-ON [DD]
10 This won't do for a person's life to be considered great (4,9) MERE EXISTENCE [CD]
15 Drugstore organises a march in the limits of Pondy (8) PHARMACY {A+MARCH}* in {Po...rY}
16 Bird seen to be crooked (8) COCKEYED {COCK}{EYED}
18 One who makes a charge — a small measure by customer (7) ACCUSER {A}{CC}{USER}
20 Gridman and Cockney woman ramble (7) MEANDER {ME}{AND}{'ER}
21 Briefly raise problem of a marsupial (6) POSSUM {POSe}{SUM}

22 Shrink back from dirty core — almost sick (6) RECOIL {CORE*}{ILl}

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