No 2593, Sunday 11 Jul 10

Today is a tough one and just two DD's only.
Off to the International JAWA/YEZDI/CZ Day meet, will be back in the afternoon, shall post snaps tomorrow
ACROSS
1 - Basil, alas, poorly having eaten 500 tropical seeds (10) – {SABA{D}ILLAS*}
6 - Broadcast about introduction of cigar lighter (4) – {S{C}OW}
10 - Non-religious clause upset rector, initially (7) – {SECULA*}{R}
11 - Longin' for a painkiller (7) – ASPIRIN’g
12/14 - Believe me, you need to get everything right concerning Italian (4,2,7,5,2) – {MAKE NO MISTAKE} {ABOUT} {IT}
16 - Relative earning bucks (7) – GRANNIE*
17 - Second course in preparation? Sugar's required (7) – {S}{UCROSE*}
18 - Most serious heading off for mountain (7) - sEVEREST

19 - Small terrier - daughter and I mind one barking at end of street (6,7) – {D}{AND}{I}{EDINMON*}{T} Had to google this one, never heard of this breed before.

23 - Typical of girl kept in a long time (7) – {A{VERA}GE}
24 - Working with sailor, I round lake (7) – {ON}{TAR}{I}{O}

25 - Characteristic memo (4) – NOTE [DD]
26 - PA a chap uses in resort (10) – {A}{MAN}{UENSIS} New word for me. Nice definition.
DOWN
1 - Leader of such a quiet band (4) – {S}{A}{SH}
2 - As all involved agree, vulgar Conservative in Tenby's out of order (2,6,7) – {BY {COMMON} {CON}SENT*}
3 - Boy, Kelvin, makes a mechanical creature (5) – {DALE}{K}

4 - Not Gretel's new pair of glasses (9) – LORGNETTE*

5 - Apprehension in Territorial Army (5) – ALARM [T]
7 - I scare truculent suspect with rebukes (7,8) – CURTAIN LECTURES* Never heard this term before.
8 - Fabric shrink? Up until now, both ends of Terylene (10) – {WINCE}{YET}{TE}
9 - Rat from a river in Italy, say (8) – {A}{PO}{STATE}
13 - Stirred up, one in prison caused a commotion (6,4) – {RAISED} {CA{I}N}
15 - Very hot local drinking drop of retsina (8) – {T{R}OPICAL}
16 - Novice with new musical instrument (9) – {GREEN}{HORN}

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20 - Switch off short play about the East (5) – {DR{E}AMa}
21 - Mistaken about oddball (5) – {OUT}{RE}
22 - Person in charge in stud (4) – BOSS [DD]

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