No 10648, Wednesday 19 Dec 12, Arden

Arden as delightful as ever.

ACROSS

9   Jimmy’s bird could be local (7) CROWBAR {CROW}{BAR}

10 Old, bald, eccentric (7) ODDBALL*

11 A service book is vocal about the noise (7) ORDINAL {OR{DIN}AL}

12 Straying without a piece of adornment (7) EARRING {E{A}RRING}

13 When deputed, banned Georgia’s inclusion (9) DELEGATED {DELE{GA}TED}

15 Said to have forwarded a clue (5) SCENT (~sent)

16 Accumulation is put back in the warehouse (7) DEPOSIT {DEPO{SI<=}T}

19 It is time up for Edward when given out (7) EMITTED {EMIT<=}{TED}

20 Regularly shown pair of navigation aids (5) SONAR {ShOwN pAiR}

21 To speak ill of a worker is harmful (9) MALIGNANT {MALIGN}{ANT}

25 Ruled that one has left work which is pointless (7) REIGNED REsIGNED

26 The rotter would vouch for the body (7) CADAVER {CAD}{AVER}

28 Airline carrying Palestinian group to a holiday destination (7) BAHAMAS {BA}{HAMAS}

29 May be a care he gets for a complaint (7) EARACHE*

DOWN

1   Treaty to get electricity on line (6) ACCORD {AC}{CORD}

2   Some verse about role model gets new dimension (6) RONDEL {RO{ND}EL*}

3   Black resurgence in the Nobel committee (4) EBON <=

4   Band gets a weapon with permit (6) ARMLET {ARM}{LET}

5   Blondie sorted out Cookie finally for being lazy (4-4) BONE-IDLE {BLONDIE+E}*

THAT's LIFE

6   Giving attention nowadays before putting on clothes (10) ADDRESSING {AD}{DRESSING}

7   It is clear the fellow provided is French (8) MANIFEST {MAN}{IF}{EST}

8   Caught Ray in bed all spoilt (8) BLIGHTED {B{LIGHT}ED}

14 Gourmet is more onstage, endlessly moving (10) GASTRONOME {MORE+ONSTAGe}*

16 Explain seed dispersal around a bed (8) DESCRIBE {DES{CRIB}E*}

17 Torch for helping out on time (8) PENLIGHT {HELPING*}{T}

18 Set it free around the middle being extremely coy (8) TIMIDEST {TI{MID}EST*}

22 Retainer provides some protection for the opener (6) LACKEY {LAC}{KEY}

23 Guidance when a contraption has no bearing within (6) ADVICE {A}{DeVICE}

24 It may be great to follow a team leader with an aim (6) TARGET {T}{GREAT*}

27 Run up with some of the trade (4) DART <=

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No.10647, Tuesday 18 Dec 12, Arden

Solid opener from Arden

ACROSS
1 A piece written off, a hit perhaps with a creed (7,2,5) ARTICLE, OF, FAITH (ARTICLE + OFF A HIT*)
10 Bill put up with bother (3,2) ACT, UP (ACT + UP)
11 One hundred one of a kind (9) SINGLETON (SINGLE + TON)
12 Sounded very happy about a point when appointed by invitation (2-5) CO-OPTED (COOED outside PT)
13 Instrument for a Greek character arranging a loan (7) PIANOLA (PI + A LOAN*)

14 Climber goes up a peg (5) LIANA (A + NAIL)<=

16 Asian served up wine at sea (9) TAIWANESE (WINE AT SEA)*
19 Vessel taking sides (9) STEAMSHIP (TEAMS inside SHIP)
20 Extremely tender, will finish in style (5) TREND (TendeR + END)
22 Refused when asked to come after work (7) OPPOSED (POSED after OP)
25 Wayward boy has to snitch (7) ERRATIC (ERIC outside RAT)
27 Moving one inch, it will be at risk (2,4,3) ON, THIN, ICE (ONE INCH IT)*
28 No money, but regular burden while getting approval (5) BROKE (OK inside BuRdEn)
29 Deception reduces reportedly with charades (5,9) FALSE, PRETENCES (~FALLS + PRETENCES)

DOWN
2 Explanation for keeping Charlie out of real action, surprisingly (9) RATIONALE (REAL AcTION)*
3 Could be a signal when the Russian leader’s name is circulated twice (5) INPUT (PUTIN => NPUTI => INPUT)
4 A shoe maker’s model will abandon final stand (4-5) LAST-DITCH (LAST + DITCH)
5 Confess perhaps now one is astride (3,2) OWN, UP (NOW* + UP)
6 Before winter a component will break down (4,5) FALL, APART (FALL + A + PART)
7 Presentation from the Latin troupe (5) INTRO (T)
8 It could be deadly curse below the layer (7) HENBANE (BANE below HEN)

9 The scoundrel shuttled between Chennai-Kolkata once (6) RASCAL (madRAS-CALcutta)
15 Member cities make a hash of the ceasefire (9) ARMISTICE (ARM + CITIES*)
17 Tool // put into use (9) IMPLEMENT (DD)
18 Conductor can pick as one travelled by bus (9) ELECTRODE (ELECT + RODE)
19 Programme cancelled by the exhibitionist (4-3) SHOW-OFF (SHOW + OFF)
21 A bull made to recede (6) DECREE (RECEDE)*
23 Partly flower power for reviving the dead (5) PETAL (P + LATE<=)
24 Carried out calcium extraction from silica gel, for example (5) DRIER (caRRIED)*
26 One born out of a bird (5) ROBIN (I BORN)*

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