No 10634, Monday 03 Dec 12, Sankalak

ACROSS

1   The climber that could make violent emotion develop fully (7,6) PASSION FLOWER {PASSION} {FLOWER}

10 Historical account in a very bad French article (9) CHRONICLE{CHRONIC}{LE}

11 Growth hormone, in a sudden attack, leads to a struggle (5) FIGHT {FI{GH}T}

12 All set to scan, ending uncertainty (5) READY {READ}{Y}

13 The sweetener in one’s hand? (4,5) PALM SUGAR [CD]

14 Roman figures in Emergency Room for medicine (6) ELIXIR {E{L}{I}{X}{I}R}

16 Dubious coterie captures bachelor in American State (5) CABAL {CA{BA}L}

19 Affected by alcohol, he is yet supple (5) LITHE {LIT}{HE}

20 A measure of scholastic achievement (6) DEGREE [DD]

25 Maria is on a whirl about the old Hittite land (4,5) ASIA MINOR*

26 Excess (of water, say) causes a bit of loss in what we eat (5) FLOOD {F{L}OOD}

27 Picture in picture (5) INSET [E]

28 Tsunami in which the tail waved oddly (5,4) TIDAL WAVE*

29 Monochrome reproduction in which things are sharply defined (5,3,5) BLACK AND WHITE [DD]

DOWN

2   Sea that got master leaving mid-air act in a frenzy (8) ADRIATIC {mID+AIR+ACT}*

3   What a beach usually is (5) SANDY [CD]

4   Be busy with editing copy about copper (6) OCCUPY {OC{CU}PY*}

5   To release burden, be a sponger (8) FREELOAD {FREE}{LOAD}

6   Take bus to cafe surreptitiously to cause confusion (9) OBFUSCATE*

7   Employ English over a long time (6) ENGAGE {ENG}{AGE}

8   Worried, cares about carbon being deficient (6) SCARCE {S{C}ARCE*}

9   Begin to play the hero with a hint of toughness (5) START {STAR}{T}

15 Could the language of a nameless, manic idiot, confused, be colloquial and correct (9) IDIOMATIC {MAnIC+IDIOT}*

17 A cuppa, but not only in Shanghai (5,3) CHINA TEA [CD]

18 One of those that went with Jason (8) ARGONAUT [GK]

21 Currents in which a journalist ceases to exist (6) EDDIES {ED}{DIES}

22 Room in a taxi, one new (5) CABIN {CAB}{1}{N}

23 Girl with a large religious book (6) MISSAL {MISS}{A}{L}

24 Duke raged about being diminished in importance (6) GRADED {GRA{D}ED*}

26 Offensive language in a mehfil thoroughly disgusting (5) FILTH [T]

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