No 11039, Saturday 22 Mar 2014, Arden

ACROSS

1   In dispute with data she circulated about the feller (2,11) AT LOGGERHEADS {AT {LOGGER}HEADS*}

10 Peers at the ground (5) LORDS [DD]

11 Perhaps use drill on bearing, engineers used it before (5,4) SLIDE RULE {SLIDE RUL*}{E} Along  with the Log Tables this was my faithful companion in Engineering college

12 Many will affirm common sense is hollow (9) CAVERNOUS {C}{AVER}{NOUS}

13 It’s a fighter’s cry, my friend (5) AMIGO {A}{MIG}{O}

14 Happy to harangue about our country (not at home) (7) RADIANT {RA{inDIA}NT}

16 Accommodates as the globe is transformed (7) OBLIGES*

18 Discipline could start to move it, as they say (7) CHASTEN {C}{HASTEN}

20 Man of god loses interest in church (7) MINSTER MINiSTER

22 Sharpened hard and done away with (5) HONED {H}{DONE*}

24 He helps reform Satanists (9) ASSISTANT*

26 “Putting them in office” is fashionable saying (9) INSTATING {IN}{STATING}

27 Uncle Sam managed to hoard capital (5) AMMAN [T]

28 Grudgingly made Alfred healthy (4-9) HALF-HEARTEDLY*

DOWN

2   Did well then, partly to drive away (7) THRIVED {THen}{DRIVE*}

3   Watchful and orderly following a river (9) OBSERVANT {OB}{SERVANT}

4   Relish only when down wind (5) GUSTO {GUST}{O} Anno not clear

5   Not starting to analyze such bad weather (9) RAINSTORM bRAINSTORM

6   Measures before a medical procedure (5) ENEMA {EN}{EM}{A}

7   Party hiring for fire fighting (7) DOUSING {DO}{USING}

8   Current seating arrangement before departure (8,5) ELECTRIC CHAIR [CD]

9   Reprimanding sailor for chasing monster at sea (13) REMONSTRATING {MONSTER*}{RATING}

15 Wine promoting opera? Doubtful (9) TENTATIVE {TENT}{ATIVE<=}

17 Exotic places and scenery (9) LANDSCAPE* &lit

19 In this part of the world, men sadly suffer memory loss (7) AMNESIA {A{MEN*}SIA}

21 Impediment to melt away the butter inside (7) TRAMMEL {T{RAM}MEL*}

23 One from diamond harbour lacks height (5) DWARF {D}{WhARF} semi&lit

25 It’s sweet to see daily American resurgence (5) SUGAR {SU}{GAR}<=

No.11038, Friday 21 Mar 2014, Arden

Some = problem today, mainly with my salt ...

ACROSS
6 Material to channel energy in one direction (5) SERGE (ERG in SE)
7 Tumblers lift one during performances (8) ACROBATS (ROB(=lift, as in shoplift) A during ACTS)
10 The woman keeps quiet on the way as it’s extremely moist (7) DAMPEST (DAME keeps P STreet)
11 The rookie will practice with ease, it’s said (7) TRAINEE (TRAIN with EE(=Es=~ease)
12 It is played in Great Britain, as the Spanish and the French share a point (7) UKELELE (UK EL LE round E)
          Bertie Wilberforce Wooster plays it (at least he thinks he does). However, Hugh Laurie does play a mean piano when acting as Wooster in his "House"
13 A standard story mostly based on a book (7) EPITOME (EPIc TOME)
14 In love, there is way I see for such medicine (11) HOMEOPATHIC (HOME O PATH I C)
19 Writing without luck, gets sore (7) CHANCRE (CHANCE=luck is without, ie outside R=writing)
21 Get mail sorted out as there is a delay (4,3) TIME LAG (GET MAIL)*
23 Mother prepared sweet, she played her part (3,4) MAE WEST (MA SWEET*)
          Many a time a sailor goes overboard when he thinks of Mae West
25 Group finds shelter by the lake (7) COTERIE (COT ERIE)
26 He believes he made an impression over the girl (8) ADHERENT (A DENT around HER)
27 Was prone to lose tempo as things drew to a close (5) ENDED (tENDED)

DOWN
1 Catholic city has many a church and tomb (8) CROMLECH (C ROME has L CH)
2 River allowed in the quay, reportedly (6) DELETE (LET in DEE) (quay, pronounced as key leads us to the 'Delete' key on our keyboard)
3 Do soldiers follow a war game? (10) BATTLEDORE (BATTLE DO RE)
4 What do you call a kid who wants to play cricket right inside? (4) BRAT (BAT, R inside)
5 After a bite order beer (6) STINGO (STING O) Thanks to DG
6 & 16 dn. Salt kind of discoloured aim (6,8) SODIUM CHLORIDE (DISCOLOURED AIM)* Error in fodder - our salt seems adulterated  -See comments - 'aim' should have been 'him'

8 Carry his cross, being pessimistic (7) BEARISH (BEAR HIS*)
9 Otherwise very safe, avoids say, sickness (5) FEVER (VERY SAFE-SAY)*
13 Italian trade picked up — Rome, for example gives you flexibility (10) ELASTICITY ((IT. SALE) < CITY)
15 Playing team gets a revolutionary cutter (7) MACHETE (TEAM* around CHE)
16 See 6
17 The rascal’s quiet after the loot (5) SCAMP (SCAM P)
18 Is adult rapacity accepted? (6) AGREED (A GREED)
20 Plan to get old bunch of politicians (6) AGENDA (AGE NDA, one of our political alternatives)
22 People have had it over time to keep warm (6) MITTEN (MEN have IT T) &LIT
24 After a change of diet they are at par (4) TIED (DIET*)