No 10426, Monday 02 Apr 12, Scintillator

As usual I've been 'checkmated' by Scintillator.
ACROSS

1   - In six years, this is Shahrukh's first appearance (6) - VISAGE {VI}{S}{AGE}

4   - A special pro, holding a very ‘ grand ' position formerly (8) - KASPAROV  [CD] (Addendum - {K}{A}{S}{P{A}RO}V} - See comments)

9   - Frenchmen digging into French Open soil that is sticky (6) - CLAMMY {CLA{MM}Y}

10 - Salivating doctor loves fish (8) - DROOLING {DR}{OO}{LING}

12 - Don't be nervous about, that is, being dutiful (8) - OBEDIENT {OBED{IE}NT*}

13 - Where one finds Buzzer when preoccupied (6) - BONNET [CD]

15 - Prepared to roll cheese (4) - EDAM<-

16 - Many regaled at a bash (1,5,4) - A GREAT DEAL*

19 - Kinky sex intent is, in part, missing (10) - INEXISTENT {SEX+INTENT+Is}*

20 - Majestic image in the computer? (4) - EPIC {E}{PIC}

23 - Calm priest's left sour (6) - P?G?E? (Addendum - PLACID {P}{L}{ACID} - See coMments)

25 - Distressed, having heard a burst around vessel (8) - HARASSED {HARA{SS}ED*}

27 - Where to steal when in need? (2,1,5) - AT A PINCH {AT A} {PINCH}

28 - Ambit of party chief (6) - DOMAIN {DO}{MAIN}

29 - Finishing day with penguin dances (6,2) - ENDING UP {EN{D}ING UP*}

30 - Keep producing hundred Tesla coils (6) - CASTLE {C}{TESLA*}

DOWN

1   - What's about a nucleus of dicot ovule? (7) - VACOULE [GK] (Addendum - VACUOLE {A+C+OVULE}*

2   - Tired partner: you can't make any advances now (9) - STALEMATE {STALE}{MATE}

3   - Doctor: “Walk around, move!” (6) - GAMBIT {GA{MB}IT}

5   - Look up anagram for ‘city' (4) - AGRA [T]

6   - Sports corruption involving 50 administrators (8) - PROVOSTS {PRO{VO}STS*}

7   - Where ignorant members sit on the throne (5) - REIGN [T]

8   - Not very sensitive? Relax and turn up late (7) - VEGETAL {VEG}{ETAL<-} Anno for VEG not clear (See comments)

11 - Nobles of dark times, say (7) - KNIGHTS(~nights)

14 - Excellent physicist and from hearsay, excellent person (7) - AEONIAN ? Anno pending (Addendum - FEYNMAN (~fineman) - See comments)

17 - By the way, snap at Sen sneakily (2,7) - EN PASSANT*

18 - So the Italian ace's an islander (8) - MILESIAN ? M{IL}ES{I}{AN} (Addendum - SICILIAN - {SIC}{IL}{I}{AN} - See comments)

19 - A new piece created when weapons are put down (2,5) - IN PEACE {A+N+PIECE}*

21 - Hostile Deccan Sultanate's final fall (7) - CADENCE {DECCAN*}{E}

22 - Food cultivated over Assam (6) - SAMOSA {O+ASSAM}*

24 - Champion presents a granny diamonds (5) - GRAND {GRAN}{D} (Addendum - ANAND {A}{NAN}{D} - See comments)

26 - Piecrust may assume this colour (4) - ECRU [T]

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No 2680, Sunday 01 Apr 12

ACROSS
1   - Escape for holiday abroad (5,3) - BREAK OUT {BREAK} {OUT}
5   - Stretch of lake twists to the west (6) - SPRAWL {SPRAW}{L}<-
9   - Lottery could cause son to shed tears (5) - SWEEP {S}{WEEP}
10 - Support worker accused (9) - DEFENDANT {DEFEND}{ANT}
12 - Hospital doctor injecting substance right into bottom (9) - REGISTRAR {RE{GIST}{R}AR}
13 - Total, say (5) - UTTER [DD]
14 - Considered striking after spring, so planned carefully (4-7-3) - WELL-THOUGHT-OUT {WELL}-{THOUGHT}-{OUT}
18 - Need MOT? GT somehow not right, please understand (4,3,2,5) - DON'T GET ME WRONG {NEED+MOT+GT}* {WRONG}
20 - Fighter plane hit? One's lost power (5) - MIGHT {MIG}{HiT}
22 - Diver with net revealing explosive device (5,4) - BOOBY TRAP {BOOBY} {TRAP}
24 - Thug's hairy pet (9) - ROUGHNECK {ROUGH}{NECK}
25 - Actress in part of Dumas heroine (5) - ASHER [T]
26 - Former name of Ottawa, according to name on tug (6) - BYTOWN {BY}{TOW}{N}
27 - Girl's back at school to get a laxative (5,3) - SENNA POD {SENNA<-} {POD}

DOWN
1   - Writer eating only half of stew in restaurant (6) - BISTRO {BI{STew}RO}
2   - Star anise, say, always growing (9) - EVERGREEN {EVER}{GREEN}
3   - Reportedly drops off a novel (5) - KIPPS (~kips)
4   - Drunk carried out secretly (5,3,5) - UNDER THE TABLE [DD]
6   - Clerical worker in dock, drug dealer (9) - PENPUSHER {PEN}{PUSHER}
7   - A bit to one side (5) - APART {A}{PART}
8   - Able to read and write Latin? Say again (8) - LITERATE {L}{ITERATE}
11 - Chinese restaurant speciality? Chef brought in fourteen I fancy! (7,6) - FORTUNE COOKIE {FORTUNE {COOK}(I)E*}
15 - Fine sight, a kaleidoscopic display (5,4) - LIGHT SHOW [CD]
16 - Title of new wine shop across river (9) - OWNERSHIP {OWNE{R}SHIP*}
17 - Film barmaids working (5,3) - ADAM'S RIB*
19 - Thin daughter did without (6) - SPARED {SPARE}{D}
21 - Drawn, relative after onset of gout (5) - GAUNT {G}{AUNT}
23 - Long story about Egypt's leader (5) - YEARN {Y{E}ARN}