Sorry, I was away for a few days, couldnt get pencil to the crossie. I am back again, and with a bang... here goes...



Across

1 Ordinary position lacking distinction (11) COMMONPLACE [Direct Clue]

9 Young boy holding crushed paper clothes (7) APPAREL [Anag of PAPER and AL crushed is the Anag indicator]

10 Communist in favour of the first monument in Delhi (3,4) RED FORT [Direct Clue]

11 Sound, to a TV repairman (5) AUDIO [Direct Clue]

12 Hell! Dick I punched up turns out to be innocent (9) CHILDLIKE [Anag. of HELL DICK]

13 Credit is tied up, we're told (5) TRUST [CVasi : Homophone of 'trussed', meaning 'tied up']

15 Excitement caused by Bengali throwing Tamil leader out of Howrah, for example (9) SENSATION [Bengali is SEN Howrah is a STATION, to throw out Tamil leader is remove T from STATION]

18 Dwelling on the tenure of head of state not beginning (9) RESIDENCY [PRESIDENCY is tenure of head of state, and not beginning is to remove P to get RESIDENCY, a dwelling]

21 Emotion shown by warden losing his head (5) ANGER [A Warden aka RANGER losing head (R) to give the emotion ANGER]

22 When it sounds, it spells danger (5,4) ALARM BELL [Direct Clue]

24 Not being truthful about assuming a reclining position (5) LYING [Double Definition]

26 Red vehicle belonging to me (7) CARMINE [Double Definition CVasi : Actually, it's word after word; car mine]

27 Child told to get up at crack of dawn (7) SUNRISE [Double Definition CVasi : Homophone cum word after word; Homophone of son (child) is sun; this comes before rise (get up)]

28 Our teachers suspected to be disloyal (11) TREACHEROUS [Anag of OUR TEACHERS]

Down

1 One making novel or playful appearance with many others (9) CHARACTER [Direct Clue]

2 Work in sea transport (5) MOPED [OPeration is work MED is the Sea?? CVasi : Med is short for Mediterranean]

3 Having limbs adopted for swimming, Deo far too nimble (3-6) OAR-FOOTED [Anag of DEO FAR TOO]

4 Friend champions the cause of stately mansions (7) PALACES [PAL + ACES]

5 Rag Rani planned to bring before the court (7) ARRAIGN [Anag of RAG RANI]

6 It is all over a point in the revised deed (5) ENDED [Anag of NEED + North (a point)]

7 Remarking on a mixture of gin and tonic (8) NOTICING [Anag of GIN + TONIC]

8 Small yet bothersome complaint (4) STYE [Anag of Small + YET]

14 Part of building for high living (8) UPSTAIRS [Direct Clue]

16 How one views cursorily (2,1,6) AT A GLANCE [Direct Clue]

17 Renters go away: little to feel sorry (2,7) NO REGRETS [Anag of RENTERS GO]

19 Julius, former President of Tanzania (7) NYERERE [Direct Clue]

20 Hundred question Loy bringing up umbilical vesicle (4,3) YOLK SAC [Anag of C(Hundred) + LOY + ASK(Question)]

22 Cars go round bend (4) ARCS [Anag of CARS]

23 Doctor and I, by the way, are slightly wet (5) MOIST [CVasi : doctor - MO (Medical officer) I st (street, way)]

25 I enter the man's name (5) INIGO [IN I GO i guess, not too sure CVasi : I enter = In I go + man's name. Some years ago I met someone (a Christian) here in Madras by this name.]