Some interesting clues today otherwise reasonably easy for a Sunday THC except 9D. (Addendum - anno for 23D added with thanks to Chaturvasi)
ACROSS
1 - Recently stolen items, things of outstanding interest (3,5) - HOT STUFF [CD]
5 - Turning point in cold river, the Thames at Oxford (6) - {C}{R}{ISIS}
10 - Furious, corsair losing face (5) - (-p)IRATE
11 - Ruling passion of old boy at meeting (9) - {OB}{SESSION}
12 - Keeps that man's heroin and cannabis (7) - {HAS}{HIS}{H} Nice clue
13 - Pop has injection after 12 (7) - {POT}{SHOT}
14 - Loaded with gold, both row boat out (5,1,3,2,3) - WORTH A BOB OR TWO*
17 - To add to distress of platoon, hygiene is badly affected (4,2,3,5) - PILE ON THE AGONY*
21 - Capital Jack provided, got by force? (7) - {CARD}{IF}{F}
23 - Almost prevent Dr No seizing one young child (7) - BAMBINO ( {BA(-n)}{MB}{I}{NO} )
24 - River rose unexpectedly, forming a lake (9) - RESERVOIR*
25 - Left A-Z on one round Italian region (5) - {L}{AZ}{I}{O}
26 - Mother meeting grandmother tomorrow (6) - {MA}{NANA} (With grumpy Mr Manna one is expected tomorrow) is my clue for this :-)
27 - Hungry? Tureen is prepared (8) - ESURIENT*
DOWN
1 - Stature of hard rowing crew (6) - {H}{EIGHT}
2 - Contemptible person with small weapon, a jacko'-lantern? (9) - {TOAD}{S}{TOOL}
3 - Poet's new titles describing love (1,1,5) - T S ELI{O}T*
4 - All over the farm, food, too contaminated (4,4,2,4) - FROM HEAD TO FOOT* From head to toe is more popular I think
6 - A German schoolmaster served up an Italian dish (7) - {RIS}{OTTO}<-
7 - Smart wife is employed by southern hospital (5) - {S}{W}{IS}{H}
8 - Support a coercive measure (8) - SANCTION [CD]
9 - Boss put career in jeopardy, accepting ring as bribe (1,3,2,8) - A SOP TO CERBERUS* I had to do a google search to get this one even though it was only an anagram
15 - Money girl needed for an old car (3,6) - TIN LIZZIE [CD]
16 - Range of toasted crumpets (8) - SPECTRUM*
18 - Greek character, moronic criminal (7) - OMICRON* Nice clue
19 - Good writer of thrillers is better (7) - {G}{AMBLER}
20 - Closed trunk as well (2,4) - TO {BOOT} Anno for To eludes me
22 - Sticky substance found in hare's innards (5) RESIN [T]
9d: Of course I had A SOP TO ... for long; then I worked out the anag, not by my usual method of simply staring at the anag fodder but by paper work. "Cerberus" I knew from my reading of lit. but the idiom itself was new to me. By the way, the c is pronounced k.
ReplyDelete20d: Solved it quickly but like you I haven't got the hang of the parsing yet. Of course, boot is trunk but 'closed'?
ReplyDelete18d: In THC 7345 (Apr 23, 2002) the clue was Greek letter starts with a Hindu chant (7)
ReplyDelete(not taking into account a large part of the word!)
From head to foot
ReplyDeleteFrom top to toe
From stem to stern (PGW)
paadhadhikesam?
jack-o'-lantern, I think, is something like will-o'the-wisp.
ReplyDeleteI don't see how toadstool comes in.
Got it from wordplay but we need to check.
Thank god we won't have Manna for a few weeks, but I couldn't resist making a Clue using him when I saw MANANA as the answer for 26D
ReplyDeleteJack'o lantern is a type of Mushroom see the link I have provided
ReplyDeleteCol, thanks for your note above re the Manna clue.
ReplyDeleteFor those coming in later, I deleted a post wherein I said that after Neyartha (2), it is Sankalak (6), NJ (10) and then Gridman (6).
Almost prevent Dr No seizing one young child (7) - BAMBINO
ReplyDeleteBA(-n), M.B. (doctor)
seizing one - BAMB(I)NO
15d: Is jalopy too an old car?
ReplyDeleteNana by Emile Zola was a famous novel.
ReplyDeleteYes Jalopy is an old car, Tin Lizzie is the other name for a Model T Ford, see the link.
ReplyDelete27d: In THC 7731 (Jul 22, 2003) the clue was
ReplyDeleteRapacious user I net cleverly (8)
I must say your reservoir of clues is fantastic if you could dig out something from almost 6 years back
ReplyDeleteWe say PTO for please turn over
ReplyDelete"turn over" in another context may be "closed". So 'closed' = TO?
As the Col's link informs us Cerberus is a three-headed dog.
ReplyDeleteIf you want to see images of this fearsome animal, visit
http://images.google.co.in/images?hl=en&q=cerebrus&btnG=Search+Images&gbv=2&aq=f&oq=
Jalopy:
ReplyDeleteC.Vasi/Col.
I just remembered an old movie: Those daring young men in their jaunty jalopies.
Perhaps you may be able to recall now.
hi
ReplyDeletehttp://halfthenews.blogspot.com/2009/04/cruciverbalists-jeeves.html
Hi Col,
ReplyDelete21 - Capital Jack provided, got by force? (7) - {CARD}{IF}{F}
Anno please
14 - Loaded with gold, both row boat out (5,1,3,2,3) - WORTH A BOB OR TWO*
The anag does not work out? Is it to do with Gold or Loaded?
Col,
ReplyDeleteAnno for this too:
13 - Pop has injection after 12 (7) - {POT}{SHOT}
After 12 means after 12 Across? So, it fits.
Hi Raghunath
ReplyDeleteThe anno for Cardiff has been shown, however shall repeat
Jack = CARD
provided = IF
Force = F
Thanks Col. You have left out this query of mine:
ReplyDelete14 - Loaded with gold, both row boat out (5,1,3,2,3) - WORTH A BOB OR TWO*
14 - Loaded with gold, both row boat out (5,1,3,2,3) - WORTH A BOB OR TWO*
ReplyDeleteThe anag does not work out? Is it to do with Gold or Loaded?