No 10335, Thursday 15 Dec 11, Gridman

Think-Think...
ACROSS

1   - One might twig to this creature (5,6) - STICK INSECT [CD]

9   - Enroll once again to study military intelligence's initial trends (7) - READMIT {READ}{MI}{T}

10 - Clue: one tip moved right (7) - POINTER {ONETIP*}{R}

11 - Commandeer newspapers (5) - PRESS [DD]

12 - Person of ideas (5,4) - THINK TANK [CD]

13 - Insurers' objective legal (5) - LICIT {LIC}{IT}

15 - Kitchen appliance marked his determination (9) - DISHMAKER* What kind of appliance is this?

18 - Help out animal with a short measure (4,1,4) - BEAR A HAND {BEAR} {A} {HAND}

21 - Person of courage bearing bird (5) - HERON {HERO}{N}

22 - It holds a sheaf together (5,4) - PAPER CLIP [CD]

24 - Odd bachelor dance (5) - RUMBA {RUM}{BA}

26 - Language master for a gothra in India (7) - MARATHI {MA}{RATHI}

27 - Bone, large, so almost allowed (7) - OSSICLE {OS}{SIC}{LEt}

28 - Ready for action: surgery with a novice (11) - OPERATIONAL {OPERATION}{A}{L}

DOWN

1   - Its members are barely visible (5,4) - STRIP CLUB [CD]

2   - That is about deserter who is angry (5) - IRATE {I{RAT}E}

3   - In Karnataka, trauma's dissipated by sex treatise (9) - KAMASUTRA {K{AMASUTR*}A}

4   - Wrote some music? (7) - NOTATED [E]

5   - Loads? No, on the contrary! (7) - EMPTIES [CD]

6   - Have something in your mind – flimsy cork tip (5) - THINK {THIN}{K}

7   - Invader with a bone and nail (8) - ATTACKER {A}{T}{TACKER}

8   - Journey from Montmartre keened (4) - TREK [T]

14 - Wine in hundred baskets (8) - CHAMPERS {C}{HAMPERS}

16 - Big master back greeting saint (9) - MAHARISHI {MAHA}{RIS<-}{HI}

17 - Scold Nepali rag to bits (4,1,4) - RING A PEAL* Never heard this expression before.

19 - A couple of learners on spell for ever (3-4) - ALL-TIME {A}{L}{L}-{TIME}

20 - Envoy doesn't complete certificate (7) - DIPLOMA DIPLOMAt

22 - Lion is soft to wife of Siva (4) - PUMA {P}{UMA}

23 - Beginning and end of speech trimmed for proportion (5) - RATIO oRATIOn

25 - Scholar's argument for U.S. city (5) - MACON {MA}{CON}

GRID

No 10334, Wednesday 14 Dec 11, Gridman

Gridman starts off this round with a Pangram.
ACROSS

1   - Brightness of artist, one in ballroom activity (8) - RADIANCE {RA}{D{I}ANCE}

5   - Nullify sign by changing sides (6) - CANCEL CANCE(-r+l)L

9   - How one puts in extra hours? (8) - OVERTIME [CD]

10 - 50-50 chance to secret service in a higher position (4-2) - TOSS-UP {TO}{SS}-{UP}

12 - Pitcher, more recent with cap lost (4) - EWER nEWER

13 - Carefully tend physio under a spell (10) - HYPNOTISED*

15 - Moist for a small measure in soil (6) - CLAMMY {CLA{MM}Y}

17 - More gloomy and ultimately morose in fog (5) - BLUER {BLU{E}R}

20 - Having a good physique, the Italian enters objection (5) - BUILT {BU{IL}T}

21 - Police officer goes over fine lives (6) - DWELLS {D{WELL}S}

24 - The charge for a traveller's extra burden (6,4) - EXCESS FARE [E]

27 - Was privy to fresh hearing (4) - KNEW(~new)

29 - Colour of voile spread on tabletop (6) - VIOLET {VOILE*}{T}

30 - Weapon supplier — our withdrawal makes no difference to him (8) - ARMOURER {ARM(OUR)ER}

31 - Jacket needed for sail reducer (6) - REEFER [DD]

32 - Praise for more inane youth (8) - FLATTERY {FLATTER}{Y}

SEE THIS CARTOON

DOWN

1   - Begin again with oner's disposition attracting beginners in physical education (6) - REOPEN {REO{PE}N*}

2   - Backward editor takes ultimately inquisitive writer to dig more (6) - DEEPEN {DE<-}{E}{PEN}

3   - Culturally pretentious pastor goes out of faction (4) - ARTY pARTY

4   - Snug male-female in company (5) - COMFY {CO{M}{F}Y}

6   - A daughter to choose to take a stray in (5) - ADOPT {A}{D}{OPT}

7   - Expels accountants and notorious touts (5,3) - CASTS OUT {CAS}{TS OUT*}

8   - A rapidly working stone-cutter (8) - LAPIDARY*

11 - Catalyst is last letter enemy scattered around (6) - ENZYME {EN{Z}YME*}

14 - Good instrument broken in pack (4) - GLUT {G}{LUTe}

16 - Ministry of Defence provided unknown quantity to repair (6) - MODIFY {MOD}{IF}{Y}

17 - Leave lightning-like? (4) - BOLT [DD]

18 - Old boy's domestic watchman (8) - OBSERVER {OB}{SERVER}

19 - Reveal girl's seal (8) - DISCLOSE {DI'S}{CLOSE}

22 - Treacherous manoeuvre of U-turn to end of avenue (6) - UNTRUE{UTURN*}{E}

23 - We're almost smothered by a small bunch of key characters (6) - QWERTY {Q{WERe}TY}

25 - Is back to woman with a riddle (5) - SIEVE {SI<-}{EVE}

26 - Head right to mountain country (5) - RURAL {R}{URAL}

28 - Shock beloved one in Scotland with empty list (4) - JOLT {JO}{LisT}

GRID