No 10591, Thursday 11 Oct 12, Mover

Nice one from Mover had to google a lot for 25A especially as it was a E and I have never heard of the word.

ACROSS

1   - War protester broke one kneecap (8) - PEACENIK {1+KNEECAP}*

5   - Reptile spotted in Antiguan army barracks (6) - IGUANA [T]

10 - Quoted and seen, we hear (5) - CITED (~sighted)

11 - Listener’s companion, perhaps, is a keen observer (9) - SPECTATOR [CD]

12 - I see actor staggering with abstruse material (9) - ESOTERICA*

13 - Rabbit male with lots of bunnies? (5) - HAREM {HARE}{M}

14 - Fight has Bob backing the Spanish (6) - HASSLE {HAS}{S}{EL<-}

15 - Lets it stand on a cowboy hat (7) - STETSON {STETS}{ON}

18 - Is this a simple ballroom dance? (3,4) - ONE STEP [CD]

20 - Toast comforts (6) - CHEERS [DD]

22 - Make amends around lunch time? (5) - ATONE {AT}{ONE}

24 - Agitated bee lit out secret dungeon (9) - OUBLIETTE*

25 - Describing an eternally futile rolling exercise (9) - SISYPHEAN [E]

26 - Finger advice on how to start preparing a flower-bed (5) - DIGIT {DIG}{IT}

27 - A good Scotch companion for an expensive occasion (6) - SPLASH [DD]

28 - Flag banner headline (8) - STREAMER [DD]

DOWN

1   - Vessel providing plenty of dough (6) - PACKET [DD]

2   - A lab store can provide an astronomical instrument (9) - ASTROLABE*

3   - Trie, trie, presumably without success (7,8) - ENDLESS ATTEMPTS {ENDLESS TRIEs}

4   - Breathe in high tower (7) - INSPIRE {IN}{SPIRE}

6   - Reproach to a queue jumper or to one making a tempting proposition (3,4,6,2) - GET THEE BEHIND ME [DD]

7   - First of ancient Latin traditions and rituals in a place of sacrifice (5) - ALTAR {A}{L}{T}{A}{R}

8   - Flower exchanged notes in bitterness (8) - ACRIMONY {A(-g+c)CRIMONY)

9   - Scared silly by trees (6) - CEDARS*

16 - Stone follows many layers to reveal trick (9) - STRATAGEM {STRATA}{GEM}

17 - Girls pursue doctor; sticky result! (8) - MOLASSES {MO}{LASSES}

19 - Pretty flower obtained from a singular cricket player (6) - PROTEA PROTEAs

20 - Hack one web console (7) - CABINET {CAB}{I}{NET}

21 - Trojan bully (6) - HECTOR [DD]

23 - Headless rodent left by a blackbird (5) - OUSEL {mOUSE}{L}

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