No 2669, Sunday 15 Jan 12

ACROSS
1   - Criminal raced across a shopping precinct (6) - ARCADE {ARC{A}DE*}
4   - Diplomatic in court in case of potential fault (7) - TACTFUL {TA{CT}FUL*}
9   - In favour of appointment, in theory (11) - PROPOSITION {PRO}{POSITION}
10 - What could be held by mourner? (3) - URN [T&lit]
11 - Take flight from secluded place (7) - RETREAT [DD]
12 - Daughter led astray by former airline? Nonsense (7) - TWADDLE {TWA}{D}{DLE*}
13 - Fluid we rub on baby in Bedfordshire mansion (6,5) - WOBURN ABBEY*
15 - For example, George Peppard's lead heading Tarantino's cast (6,5) - PATRON SAINT {P}{ATRON SAINT*}
19 - English deserter, through drink, makes a mistake (7) - ERRATUM {E}{R{RAT}UM}
21 - Mean to declare silver at the end of cruise (7) - AVERAGE {AVER}{AG}{E}
22 - Sounds like bent grass (3) - RYE (~wry)
23 - Row after promise made to include league's leader in baseball championship (5,6) - WORLD SERIES {WOR{L}D} {SERIES}
24 - County containing power plant (7) - SPURREY {S{P}URREY}

25 - Small son, delicate (6) - SLIGHT {S}{LIGHT}
DOWN
1   - A steeple to rise to a great height (6) - ASPIRE {A}{SPIRE}
2   - Native American's dog torn apart by wild cat (7) - CHOCTAW {CHO{CTA*}W}
3   - Various nobodies needing time to make a useful contribution (2,4,3) - DO ONE'S BIT {DO ONES BI*}{T}
4   - Drayman's T-shirt, shockingly novel (8,6) - TRISTRAM SHANDY*
5   - Dance in study with Georgia (5) - CONGA {CON}{GA}
6   - Factory set up by railway (7) - FOUNDRY {FOUND}{RY}
7   - Bird left in snare (6) - LINNET {L}{IN}{NET}

8   - Waving my cross - it's free from religious order (7,2,5) - SISTERS OF MERCY*
14 - Groom's partner, quite possibly in prison (9) - BRIDEWELL {BRIDE}{WELL}
15 - Social climber's rave-up disbanded around noon (7) - PARVENU {PARVE{N}U*}
16 - Doing business with a duke in Hertfordshire town (7) - TRADING {TR{A}{D}ING}
17 - Remains in Chermside, Brisbane (6) - DEBRIS [T]
18 - Bidet's cracked in flat (6) - BEDSIT*
20 - Rear of tractor, perhaps (5) - TOWER [CD]

No 10361, Saturday 14 Jan 12, Sankalak

ACROSS

1   - Support three feet of a bit of garden (8) - BACKYARD {BACK}{YARD}

5   - Creature, naughty one from Berlin, say? Not half (6) - BADGER {BAD}{GERman}

10 - Tailless monkey beginning to relish performing on a part of the stage (5) - APRON {APe}{R}{ON}

11 - Scientist of the soil, bigot reformed (9) - BIOLOGIST*

12 - Earmark a board — it is for reading matter (9) - BOOKSHELF {BOOK}{SHELF}

13 - Prefix for a man as well as gold, in retrospect (5) - ANDRO {AND}{RO<-}

14 - Carefree soldier died, died unknown (5) - GIDDY {GI}{D}{D}{Y}

16 - Chickens placed right inside cooking vessels (8) - BROILERS {B{R}OILERS}

18 - Heartless and cruel, a CID sits awkwardly (8) - SADISTIC*

20 - Requirements of bridge partners escorting English editor (5) - NEEDS {N{E}{ED}S}

24 - Follow heartless Ellen, girl! (5) - ENSUE {ElleN}{SUE}

25 - Part of theatre favours label, oriental (9) - BACKSTAGE {BACKS}{TAG}{E}

27 - Plenitude seen in a bad nuance perhaps (9) - ABUNDANCE*

28 - Seconds leave dictator in storehouse (5) - DEPOT DEsPOT

29 - Germ found in them Bryophyllums (6) - EMBRYO [T]

30 - A card seen struggling to go up once more (8) - REASCEND*

DOWN

1   - Can a British comedian get a cushion? (4,3) - BEAN BAG {BEAN} {BAG}

2   - Passengers, enough to fill the vehicle (7) - CARLOAD [CD]

3   - Pulls exercised by Americans (5) - YANKS [DD]

4   - Deadly disease means a reverse for advocates — that is sure to start with (6) - RABIES {RAB<-}{IE}{S}

6   - Worship with fuss over allotment (9) - ADORATION {ADO}{RATION}

7   - In the kitchen it is a grand conundrum (7) - GRIDDLE {G}{RIDDLE}

8   - Allowances for deserters concealing charge (7) - RATIONS {RAT{ION}S}

9   - Flames seen on Guy Fawkes Day (7) - BONFIRE [GK]

15 - Today tomorrow (9) - YESTERDAY [CD]

17 - Break up a sleuth's group (7) - DISBAND {DI'S}{BAND}

18 - Leak caused by a rising void, a bit enigmatic, in bishop's responsibility (7) - SEEPAGE {SE{E}{PAG<-}E}

19 - I'd burst out to cause an upset (7) - DISTURB*

21 - A role model once more than adequate (7) - EXAMPLE {EX}{AMPLE}

22 - Smelt a bit of money held by society editor (7) - SCENTED {S}{CENT}{ED}

23 - A plan to mesh with church characters somehow (6) - SCHEME {MESH+CE}*

26 - Teams challenge decisions to drop icon (5) - SIDES DEciSIonS*

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