No 9659, Monday, 12 Oct 09, Gridman

ACROSS
 1 - Fellow to do nothing to stomach Mr. Do-All (8) - FAC{TO}{TUM} Not clear on the relation between FAC and Fellow (Addendum - {F}{ACT}{O}{TUM} - Thanks to Jotter, see comments below)
 6 - Man of substances? (4) - NARC [CD]
 9 - Walk with Sikkim’s leading cave-dweller (6) - {S}TROLL
10 - Is compatible with landowners, we hear (7) - SQUARES(~squires) Squires doesn't sound like Squares
13 - Odd man going round clubs collecting perfume, reportedly (9) - E{CCENT(~scent)}RIC (Correction to Anno E{C}{CENT(~scent)}RIC)
14 - One who goes to court? (5) - WOOER [CD]
15 - Always chop head off (4) - (-s)EVER
16 - Hinting at fashionable sex appeal corning back on union (10) - {IN}{TI<-}{MATING} HAH! nailed the IT sex Appeal connection this time
19 - Take your time for solving this! (4,4,2) - EASY DOES IT [E]
21 - Women recalling a number endlessly (4) - (-n)EVES<- )
24 - Excuse one after ball-out (5) - ALIB*{I}
25 - Copy doctor and learner in spiritualistic session (9) - SE{MB}{L}ANCE
26 - Excite one northern female with exotic meal (7) - {I}{N}{F}LAME*
27 - One who may give you fits (6) - TAILOR [CD]
28 - A leader of hobos ousted from ravine, without legal force (4) - NULL(-ah)
29 - Run smoothly with one cook in overt operation (4,4) - T{I}{CK} OVER*
DOWN
 2 - In case a game batters each… (7) - {A}{TT}ACHE*
 3 - Head of tribals is lustful and troublesome (6) - {T}HORNY
 4 - Variation in understanding? (9) - TOLERANCE [E]
 5 - The food of love to a Shakespearean (5) - MUSIC [E]
 7 - This kind of reasoning is from cause to effect (1,6) - A PRIORI [E] A new word for me and had to be googled
 8 - What a trader likes to hear ticking (4,8) - CASH REGISTER [CD]
11 - Dirty pun about cunning RAW to unfold (6) - UN{WRA*}P*
12 - Worsening of the French offspring (12) - {DE}{GENERATION}
17 - Scholar in barmy surroundings following style of the language (9) - IDIO{MA}TIC
18 - Journalist to conquer a woman (6) - {ED}{WIN}{A}
20 - Expert to second king being bad about unending fun (7) - {S}{K}{IL{FU(-n)}L}
22 - Windy month? (7) - VENTOSE [E] Anotehr new word for me had to Google search this
23 - Current on Nile controlled (2,4) - EL NINO*
25 - Small U.S. coin gives inkling (5) - {S}CENT

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No 2554, Sunday, 11 Oct 09

Tough one today, that's why I'm late. Had to google search some answers, especially the names of towns in the UK
ACROSS
1 - Looking a little worse for wear betrays drunk (4-6) - {SHOP S}{OILED}
6 - Intrepid person crossing lake (4) - BO{L}D
10 - Extremely upset – extremely upset suffering setback in competition (3,2) - CU{T} {U}P
11 - Daughter lost red torch in European port (9) - {D}ORDRECHT*
12 - Reformed island state (3,6) - {NEW} {JERSEY}
13 - The most violent part of state (Ethiopia) (5) - TEETH [T]
14 - A legend enthrals – possibly this fairy tale (6,3,6) - HANSEL AND GRETEL*
17 - Former PM attending dinner earl prepared in part of the UK (8,7) - {NORTH}ERN IRELAND*
20 - Long period of time close to Ramadan (5) - YEAR{N}
21 - Bob Hope film has old film comic in fits (3,6) - {O}{F{F LIM*}ITS
23 - To win one must employ honest manoeuvring (2,3,4) - ON {THE NOS*}E
24 - Item of jewellery one found amongst Scarlett’s property? (5) - T{I}ARA
25 - Girl in Fun in Acapulco (4) - NINA [T]
26 - Nervously attended the Parisian plant (4-6) - DEAD NETT*{LE}
DOWN
1 - Romantic revival back home? No, on holiday finally taken abroad (6,9) - SECOND HONEYMOON* Anno for SECOND eludes me (Addendum - BACK = SECOND, how stupid of me not to have seen that early on)
2 - Being pulled along over to start of waterway (2,3) - {ON TO}{W}
3 - Chief, first to size up British Army corps (7) - {S}{UP}{REME} REME is the Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers
4 - Dines out with couple at wits’ end (2,7) - IN DES*{PAIR}
5 - Forward almost blowing top (5) - (-n)EARLY
7 - Her co-star upset big band (9) - ORCHESTRA*
8 - What some beetles spread, this male deduces, sadly (5,3,7) - DUTCH ELM DISEASE*
9 - Banger and firecracker ultimately causing a hole in the ground (6) - {CRATE}{R}
15 - Mean boy in a Yorkshire town (9) - {NORM}{ANTON}
16 - Doctor providing answer in a Yorkshire town (9) - {DR}IFFIELD Anno pending (Addendum - {DR}{IF}{FIELD} - Thanks to Chaturvasi - See comments below)
18 - Watch woodsman (6) - HUNTER [DD]
19 - Letter in English, heartlessly short, put in stack (7) - {E}{PI{S(-hor)T}LE}
21 - Bracing air round region (5) - {O}{ZONE}
22 - Unsuitable home, small apartment (5) - {IN}{APT}

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