No 9873, Saturday 19 Jun 10, Nita Jaggi

Too many CD, DD and E types for my liking
ACROSS
1   - A detailed study (8) - RESEARCH [CD]
5   - Island mostly has the whisky (4) - MALTa
9   - Appropriate to run short of the gin cocktail (8) - BECOM{ING*} Anno pending
10 - A giant tropical grass (6) - BAMBOO [CD]
12 - Hold out till the end (4) - LAST [DD]
13 - Teenager is in trouble because of the French perfume (10) - {ADO}{LE}{SCENT}
15 - Duty to fix this kind of starch (9,5) - {OBEDIENCE} {PLANT}

17 - Hymn-tune introductory pieces (7,7) - CHORALE PRELUDE [E]
21 - Brain training in the spiritual way (10) - MEDITATION [CD]

22 - World's largest continent (4) - ASIA [E]
25 - Surround the girl caught in pain (6) - {TWIN{G}E}
26 - A document finally has a questionnaire for an editor to be certified (8) - {A}{T}{TEST}{ED}
27 - Direction of the rising sun (4) - EAST [E]
28 - Branch heads exchange three new male members (8) - {BR}{ETHRE*}{N}
DOWN
1   - Fighters again reside in the borders of Laos (6) - {RE}{BE}{L}{S}
2   - Dismisses the case briefly put up in Kansas (5) - {eSAC<-}{KS}
3   - Assamese leader abandons the lamas wandering for donations (4) - ALMSa*
4   - Preserve the birdcages regularly for dog like mammals (7) - {CAN}{I}{D}{A}{E}
6   - Prominent feature of an ancestor appeals to another adult outside (5,5) - {A{DAM}S APPLE*}

7   - Dental lab constructed in the flat region (9) - TABLELAND*
8   - Need no time for the Lilliputian (5) - SHORTage
11 - Anyhow clean out the new pickle (4) - ALECn* ?
14 - Beneficial factors (10) - ADVANTAGES [E]
16 - Lineage as a result of a small offshoot (9) - BLOODLINE Anno pending
18 - Consumes some wheat sticks (4) - EATS [T]
19 - Bird and duck appearing in list (7) - {RO{O}STER}

20 - Over to the fair lady (6) - MAIDEN [DD]
21 - Comrades cheer the teams (5) - MATES* How is cheer and anagram indicator?
23 - A stringed instrument (5) - SITAR [E]

24 - Fashion time (4) - BEAT [DD]

After a long gap someone has sent family photographs. Today we have GITA IYER and her family, a whole website full of them in fact. Follow the link against her name to go to her homepage and view the snaps.

GRID

No 9872, Friday 18 Jun 10, Nita Jaggi

We've been Shanghaied!
ACROSS
8   - Ambassador is over on stage not being caught in action (14) - {RE}{PRESENT}{AcTION} !?! Shouldn't this be Representative ?
9   - Want to first develop the land (6) - {D}{EARTH}
10 - Pill bottles may be obtained at this outlet (8) - PHARMACY [CD] 
11 - Play the guitar inside the ship in an old city (8) - {S{TAGIRU}S}
13 - Chew back odd ends of the swallowed stuff (6) - {GULP}{E}{D}<-
14 - Sweet language (6) - DANISH [DD]

16 - Checks with a consultant to develop hospitals finally (6) - {PROBE}{S}
19 - Southern territory of the Greek city (6) - {S}{PART}A How about the A ? Why not Old City here?
21 - Arty second home designed in the borders of Abidjan (8) - {B}{OHEM*}I{A}{N} Where did I come from?
23 - Sealed containers (8) - AIRTIGHT [CD]
24 - No bad habit of the learner (6) - {NO}{VICE}
26 - To glorify the President, note that the dean and apostle together are enigmatic (3,2,1,8) - {P}{UT} {ON A PEDESTAL*}What kind of note is UT ?
DOWN
1   - Pulled in an advertiser oddly out at six (8) - ARRESTEDvi*
2   - Encourage some leaders purposely (4) - SPUR [T]
3   - Nab the woman beneath (6) - {NET}{HER}
4   - Condemn the Democratic leader initially executing the foreign agents (7) - {DE}{SPISE*}
5   - An outsider is on the street, confines with hesitation (8) - {ST}RANG{ER} Confines and rang ? What's the connection here?
6   - Losing boxer mumbles but breaks down (10) - STUMBLEBUM* Should have been Losing compiler!
7   - Old boy climbs up for you to rinse out one fabric (6) - {BO<-}{U}{CLEan}

12 - Mostly give birth to one acceptable race (10) - {GENERATe}{I}{ON} Generation and Race !!
15 - City has constructed a new good hospital with an Indian leader (8) - {SHA*}{N}{G}{H}{A}{I}
17 - In silence go up again somehow to capture Henry in the city (8) - S?A?C?L?
18 - Countenanced wrongdoing (7) - ABETTED [CD]
20 - Bishop is a fussy American (6) - {PRIM}{US}
22 - Watch the predator (6) - HUNTER [DD]

25 - Write-in for the Vatican in the book in English (4) - {V}{OT}{E}

GRID