569 Dac

A very good puzzle from Dac today, though I’m struggling to unravel 10d. Explanations welcomed as always. Got it now…

COD 16d – ‘Dad’s on the mend, having eaten most of breakfast portion? (8)’. I can’t find a Fifteensquared blog for this, so here goes:

Across

1 HOW’S YOUR FATHER – Cryptic Def.
8 GNARLED – (L+danger)*
9 E YE SPOT
11 R ON DO
12 kNIGHT MARE
13 SET OFF
14 SOR(BONN)E
17 FL(AUNT)ED
19 POM-POM
22 ANTEATERS – Cryptic Def.
24 A S PEN
25 Hidden in WelSH ALLOTment
26 I(CE BOA)T – CE for Chemical Engineer
27 ST(E(WART)G)RANGER – Never heard of him… http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stewart_Granger

Down

1 HIGH-RISE FLATS – (is + a fresh light)*
2 WHATNOT – (that now)*
3 YELLOW FINe
4 fUND ONE
5 F(EEL-G)OOD – Glee, reversed
6 THE FT
7 EXPLAIN – Sounds like EX PLANE.
10 THE TERMINATOR – THEaTER MINATORy from ‘Minatory – Expressing or conveying a threat’.
15 BUONA SERA – (on a bus are)*
16 B(EGg)ETTER
18 A T(TRAC)T – Cart reversed, TT Races.
20 P(OP-S)ONG – Very well hidden def.
21 AS KING – http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_Luther_King,_Jr
23 A L LOW

Edited to add:

A bit of nifty googling has finally uncovered the old Fifteensquared log, should you wish to compare and contrast:

http://fifteensquared.net/2007/10/24/independent-6559-by-dac/