No 11084, Wednesday 14 May 2014, Afterdark

Looks like Aferdark has, just like Gridman, given up tea! 

ACROSS
1   Sailor drunk and ruddy (6) ABLUSH {AB}{LUSH}
4   Firm’s high officials finish off snakes (6) COBRAS {CO}{BRASs}
9   Say, Shakespeare’s armour piece! (4) BARD [DD]
10 Monkey which had egg soup cooked endlessly lacks liveliness (10) LANGUOROUS {LANGU{O}R}{SOUp*}
11 Copied a single in CD (6) CLONED {C{LONE}D}
12 Wife led here in confusion by charmer (8) WHEEDLER {W}{HEEDLER*}
13 Suspended Jordan due for reform (9) ADJOURNED*
15 She follows American guide (5) USHER {US}{HER}
16 Handheld song source for prayer (5) PSALM {P{S}ALM}
18 Emergence of crooked generalissimo off Lima (9) EGRESSION GENERaliSSImO*
22 Save lion injured in a republic (8) SLOVENIA*

23 Run away from English player’s cover drive finally (6) ESCAPE {E}{S}{CAP}{E}
25 Changed Indian pop singer’s pupils indeed (10) REMODELLED {REMO}{DE{LL}ED}
26 Camp’s head replaced by English guide (4) EASE (-b+e)EASE
27 Cummerbunds given as prize following series lead (6) SASHES {S}{ASHES}

                                                                                       Cartoon by Rishi
28 Cherished an affair by Bolshevik (6) ADORED {A}{DO}{RED}

DOWN
1   Used audiovisual and spread ideal (7) AVAILED {AV}{IDEAL*}
2   Overloaded learner before maverick dean (5) LADEN {L}{DEAN*}

3   Alloy having iodine is harder (7) SOLIDER {SOL{I}DER}
5   Works on old prince’s causes (6) OPUSES {O}{P}{USES}
6   Church screens warped predecessor for misplaced PC (9) REREDOSES pREDEcESSOR*
7   Sweden monarch nearly unknown for English press (7) SQUEEZE {S}{QUEEn}{Z}{E}
8   Aware of weekend global convergence (13) KNOWLEDGEABLE*
14 Insensible Open House one side (9) OBLIVIOUS {OB{L}{I}VIOUS}
17 All of you, perhaps! (7) SOLVERS [CD]
19 Refined English soldiers’performance lacks energy (7) EMENDED {E}{MEN}{DEeD}
20 No war on fake soap powder has been defied (7) OPPOSED {SOaP+POwDEr}*
21 Princess includes former spouse in expansion (6) ANNEXE {ANN{EX}E}
24 Applaud rebel on comeback again (5) CHEER {CHE}{ER<=}

No.11064, Monday 21 Apr 2014, Gridman

I know Gridman likes his coffee, but does that mean he has given up tea at the end of his over of 6 deliveries

ACROSS
1 Deserts a contingent on a bit of suspicion (8) ABANDONS (A BAND ON S)
5 A counter-productive tool? (6) ABACUS CD It is a productive tool on the counter
9 Dirty rush to hit beanbag in the middle (8) FLYBLOWN (FLY BLOW N)
10 Antiguan arboretum provides sanctuary for this creature (6) IGUANA (T)
12 Capital! Romantic hero loses nothing (4) ROME (ROMEo)
13 A bomb alien dropped is terrible (10) ABOMINABLE (A BOMB ALIEN)*
          A chance to re-post my abominable poem on the Yeti ! But I have already posted it a couple of times. 
15 South American leader holds monied one in Czech republic (6) CHAVEZ (HAVE in CZ) "Haves" (money one) as contrasted from "Have-nots"
17 Lost daughter found in Andean nation (5) PERDU (D in PERU)
20 Blight in the last month? Yes (5) DECAY (DEC AY)
          Remembered the old movie Blithe Spirit, where the spirit is probably a blight on the blighter from Blighty
21 Sh! With these milk containers, one is horrified (6) UDDERS (shUDDERS)
          Remembered the old comedy serial "Some udders do have them" (~Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em)
24 Getting rid of a boy for spilling oils and asafoetida (10) ABOLISHING (A B OILS* HING)
27 Wrestling with second after American backs (4) SUMO (US< MO)

29 Pamper old king welcoming Indian television channel (6) CODDLE (COLE outside DD)
30 Once, engineer, with two journalists, outstripped (8) EXCEEDED (EX CE EDx2)
31 Indian leader’s son, with maid, follows unhappy perversion (6) SADISM (I S M follows SAD)
          In normal times, I'd have said this sounds like the philosophy of a regional Indian political party. But these are not normal times, for the code of Model conduct applies.
32 One van, specially fitted, approaches Mumbai suburb in advance (8) INVASION (I VAN* SION)
          Is the Crimea advance/invasion a crime?  Probably depends on the point of view!

DOWN
1 A female’s company? Say yes! (6) AFFIRM (A F FIRM)
           "I do" say yes to a female's company!
2 The depths of sailor’s unknown text message (6) ABYSMS (AB Y SMS)
3 Carnegie in depression? (4) DALE 2
4 Old Indian governor finds a woman in retrograde block (5) NAWAB (A W in BAN<)
           I am sure he is winning friends and influencing people, wherever he is
6 Started to entreat with an international organisation (5) BEGUN (BEG UN)
           A slight change in the last letter would have given the foregoing Nawab his begum!
7 Has trouble moving up in mad scramble (8) CLAMBERS (SCRAMBLE)*
           A scrambled scramble!
8 Evolves favourably resulting in phases? (6,2) SHAPES UP (SHAPES* UP)
11 Astonished by network in these times (6) AMAZED (MAZE in A.D.)
14 Reported plan to bring milk product (4) WHEY (~WAY)
           L'il Miss Muffet's aliment
16 Man’s expression of disgust in vehicle (6) VAUGHN (UGH in VAN)
17 Occupy a space in prince’s boat (4) PARK (P ARK)
18 Goes ahead and makes a loan (8) ADVANCES 2
19 Given one’s due with account that’s woven (8) ACCORDED (AC CORDED)
22 Italian town square almost free (6) QUADRI (QUAD RId)
23 Girl crosses road in country (6) JORDAN (JOAN crosses RD)
25 Does nothing but sidle with son from one end to the other (5) IDLES ((-S)IDLE(+S))
26 U.S. President put an end to working (5) NIXON (NIX ON)
           The guy who made watergate famous well before our coalgate
28 Big game shot (4) MEGA (GAME*)

PS - For those who have logged in after 8:40, there is an article by the Reader's Editor of The HINDU which has been posted in the blog today at 8:30 and can be viewed in the post below this.

No 11053, Tuesday 08 Apr 2014, Afterdark

'CROSS
1   Silly removing son to put Penny on the spot (6) PIMPLE (-s+p)PIMPLE
4   Works of one kinky spouse (6) OPUSES*
9   Fix monsieur’s demise (4) MEND {M}{END}
10 Priority in file to exclude nothing but include point (10) PRECESSION PR(-o+e)ECESSION
11 Joiner provides crumpled cover for rookie (6) VELCRO {VE{L}CRO*}
12 Worn out deity returned with pink note before (3-5) DOG-TIRED {DOG<=}-{TI}{RED}

13 Security booth built by stern ox (6,3) SENTRY BOX*
15 Mellow: self-pity cured on elf’s exit (5) TIPSY Self-PITY*
16 Honour engineers for being overweight (5) OBESE {OBE}{SE} I see only one engineer in the clue.
18 Ignoring felon’s boss is no good firstly (9) CONDONING {CON}{DON}{I}{N}{G}
22 Ill disposed ire behind misused bribe ends in disorder (8) BERIBERI {BRIBE}*{IRE}*
23 Club’s move is cunning (6) CLEVER {C}{LEVER}
25 My melodist composed boldly (10) IMMODESTLY*
26 Hideous fruit, by the sound of it (4) UGLY (~ugli)
27 Steel grey building let out for hot spring (6) GEYSER {SteEl GREY}*

28 Corrected boss’s foolish diet (6) EDITED {ED}{DIET*}

DOWN
1   Introduce President’s rewritten decree (7) PRECEDE {P}{DECREE*}
2   Detectives with them returned to Doctor (5) MEDIC {ME'}{DIC}<=
3   Polyester dressing without drug for chronic infection (7) LEPROSY POLYESteR* How bout deletion of 'T'?
5   Promise quiet step (6) PLEDGE {P}{LEDGE}
6   Doubt on Corps’ pious sin undone (9) SUSPICION {C+PIOUS+SIN}*
7   Ducks duck out of two-wheelers (7) SCOTERS SCOoTERS

8   People studying trees refix oldest son’s grid removing bend (13) DENDROLOGIST {OLDEST+SONs+GRID}*
14 Evidence provided in crusty surroundings of one doctor’s opponent (9) TESTIMONY {TEST{1}{MO}{N}Y} 'N' for opponent ? OK 'N' is the Bridge opponent.
17 Mysteriously submerge skipperless vessel (4,3) BEER MUG sUBMERGE*
19 Deceived firm unknown indeed (7) DECOYED {DE{CO}{Y}ED}
20 Prodded miss then escorted (7) NEEDLED {NEED}{LED}
21 Remove envoy who smuggled molten silver out (6) DELETE DELEgaTE
24 Eject new troupe giving out nothing (5) ERUPT TRoUPE*