No.10650, Friday 21 Dec 12, Arden

Another entertaining puzzle to finish this run. Thanks Arden

ACROSS
1 One who gets it is often dumped (4,4,6) DEAR, JOHN, LETTER (CD)
10 Vessel seized somewhere in Somalia or Tanzania (5) AORTA (T)
11 Forwarded without a study, it is performed religiously (9) SACRAMENT (SENT outside A CRAM)
12 Unscrupulous fellow is withdrawn, rest go off (7) SHYSTER (SHY + REST*)
13 Some well known item in entertainment industry (7) EMINENT (T)
14 Endeavoured to change direction for a gang (5) TRIAD (TRIED with A for E)
16 He is off booze, but can get a six pack say, from coach right away (9) ABSTAINER (ABS + TrAINER)
19 Peter cover a church feature counting every step (9) PEDOMETER (PETER outside DOME)
20 With every other character Bernard only will sign on (5) ENROL (bErNaRd OnLy)
22 Changed into a casual shirt, being low key all around (7) MUTATED (MUTED outside A T)
25 Perhaps John takes part in a periodical game (7) MAHJONG (JOHN* inside MAG)

27 Control stand put up again (9) REINSTALL (REIN + STALL)
28 Not true without say, a feudal lord (5) LIEGE (LIE outside EG)
29 Hence Rotterdam because a game of chance (5-4, 5) THREE-CARD, MONTE (HENCE ROTTERDAM)*

DOWN
2 Idle Barry could be the first to wake up in the morning (5,4) EARLY, BIRD (IDLE BARRY)*
3 Some food like in rank (5) ROAST (AS inside ROT)
4 Daily following a river, watchful (9) OBSERVANT (SERVANT after OB)
5 Some comfortable place while having a chronic headache (5) NICHE (T)
6 Time to give orders, having no time to stamp out (9) ERADICATE (ERA + DICtATE)
7 Subject of article on setter (5) THEME (THE + ME)
8 It could turn any which way (7) ROTATOR (<=>)
9 Fish and French hound (6) BASSET (BASS + ET)

15 Leave office with most of what you own in a small cup (9) DEMITASSE (DEMIT + ASSEt)
17 Extremely sarcastic, went on and on all mixed up (9) SCRAMBLED (SarcastiC + RAMBLED)
18 Extremely thin missile in retreat (9) NARROWEST (ARROW inside NEST)
19 Clean up if not happy with the fish (7) POMFRET (MOP<= + FRET)

21 The lumberjack is half German going by earlier record (6) LOGGER (GER after LOG)
23 One makes efforts to get right in step (5) TRIER (R inside TIER)
24 Measure a say, measure for measure (5) DRAMA (DRAM + A)
26 Play, not Old Testament greeting (5) HELLO (otHELLO)

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No 10649, Thursday 20 Dec 12, Arden

Today is 20.12.2012.

ACROSS

1   An olive branch to take pain off Greece, perhaps (5,8) PEACE OFFERING*

10 A protein for work at home (5) ACTIN {ACT}{IN}

11 He makes life hard for soldiers amid the hills…. (9) TORMENTOR {TOR}{MEN}{TOR}

12 …… and ammunition to carry over the hilltop (9) CARTRIDGE {CART}{RIDGE}

13 Old records and old babus make old stories (5) EPICS {EP}{ICS}

14 Many can't follow this French musician (7) CELLIST {C}ELL{IST} Anno pending (Addendum {CE}{L}{LIST} - See comments)

16 It is all about guts (7) ENTERIC [CD]

18 The race was great, organised by the volunteers (7) REGATTA {GREAT*}{TA}

20 For a hunter it is mistake to be caught in a row (7) TERRIER {T{ERR}IER}

22 Some tests allowed indoor also (5) ORALS [T]

24 Oddly Sheila has plenty to copy and paste (9) SELLOTAPE {ShEiLa}{LOT}{APE} This is a Brand name of 'Cellotape'

26 To a disgusting degree a newspaper will exploit a man (2,7) AD NAUSEUM  {A}{D NA}{USE}{U}{M} (Addendum - AD NAUSEAM {A}{D NA}{USE}{A}{M} - See comments)

27 The fool allowing an old dictator to return (5) IDIOT {IDI}{OT<=}

28 Control accounts to get one back in office (13) REINSTATEMENT {REIN}{STATEMENT}

DOWN

2   Please alter high note somehow (7) ENTHRAL {ALTER+H+N}*

3   Actor isn’t playing tricks, it is the trickster (3,6) CON ARTIST*

4   Chose work to regularly attend later (5) OPTED {OP}{aTtEnD}

5   Come after making some stuffing (9) FORCEMEAT*

6   Turn up with an English official (5) REEVE {REEV<=}{E}

7   One is better dressed when one is involved in the talk (7) NATTIER {NATT{1}ER}

8   He is not commissioned to carry a weapon on the body (5,8) LANCE CORPORAL {LANCE} {CORPORAL}

9   Turbulence when angry dogs charge inside (13) CROSS CURRENTS {CROSS} {CUR{RENT}S}

15 Passing transport trains go in without hesitation (9) TRANSIENT {TRAINS*}{ENTer}

17 For most of the time in office, Doctor Morris deals with this modern scourge (9) TERRORISM {TERm}{MORRIS*}

19 She may be nearing old age (7) GRANNIE [CD] (Addendum - GRANNIE*&lit - See comments)

21 Perhaps, Claudia Cardinale had the oomph — once considered the greatest one (7) ITALIAN {IT}{ALI}{AN}

23 Reject starting price on the vessel (5) SPURN {SP}{URN}

25 Stop! I am in a drunken state (5) LIMIT {L{I'M}IT}

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