ACROSS
1 Check opening for caretaker (7) STOPGAP {STOP}{GAP}
5 Groom leader of Hispanic American group (7) HUSBAND {H}{US}{BAND}
9 Deposit for gatehouse (5) LODGE [DD]
10 Right one developing small firearms (9) REVOLVERS {R}{EVOLVER}{S}
11 Simultaneously, however (2,3,4,4) AT THE SAME TIME [DD]
13 Sound coming from car with disc on (5) AUDIO {AUDI}{O}
14 In doubt, new curate about new home (9) UNCERTAIN {U{N}CERTA*}{IN}
16 Delivery securing wicket before end of league game (9) BAGATELLE {BA{GATE}LL}{E} Remember playing this game as a kid
20 Eventually seeing rather remarkable rare lot (6,2,5) SOONER OR LATER {SOONER} {OR LATER}*
23 Noticing novel written by Oscar under an assumed name (9) INCOGNITO {NOTICING*}{O}
24 Racket revealed by informer, one inside (5) NOISE {NO{1}SE}
25 Reflect it's good to pay attention (7) GLISTEN {G}{LISTEN}
26 Former player, demanding type (7) EXACTOR {EX}{ACTOR}
DOWN
1 QC in second class (4) SILK {S}{ILK}
2 Spinster's game (3,4) OLD MAID [DD]
3 What a soldier may have on in fine film (9) GREATCOAT {GREAT}{COAT}
5 Brand new item from carpenter shouldn't be defective? (4,1,5,5) HAVE A SCREW LOOSE [C&DD]
6 Work out volume in one (5) SOLVE {SOL{V}E}
7 A married girl in the USA (7) AMERICA {A}{M}{ERICA}
8 Having good taste, Cinders poured out gin cocktail (10) DISCERNING {CINDERS*}{GIN*}
12 Hearing, sadly, about graduate's lengthy scolding (10) EARBASHING {EAR{BA'S}HING}
15 Land of Hope and Glory's fourth air aunt and I performed (9) RURITANIA {
17 Dumplings and odd-looking conch collected by soldier (7) GNOCCHI {G{CONCH*}I}
21 Freighter's crew? (5) EIGHT [T]
22 Raise back (4) REAR [DD]
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ReplyDeleteGreat to see Ruritania - the land of Hope!!
ReplyDeleteOne of our own setters pops up at 23A.
ReplyDeleteOmnipresent!
DeleteBagatelle? Yes, I remember this game from my boyhood days. Usually sold in fairs. I can't recall any big, decent, wooden varieties but rather small, cheap plastic ones.
ReplyDeleteAnyway, my question is: what was this game known as in our country and our languages? Does anyone recall the term 'bagatelle' in relation to this game?
I had a wooden one when I was young
DeleteI too had a wooden one (though old) at home when I was a school kid. I was told the name is 'bagetelle board'. I did not know any other name for it.
ReplyDeleteWelcome to our own 'Incognito' in the puzzle.
Great to see DJ after a long time!
Without going by rules and going only by meaning, i solved 12 D as LAMBASTING.
ReplyDeleteI had a plywood one with nails and marbles. Before
ReplyDeleteI learnt of its real name, we used to call it goli-carrom. As DG might know, one of my favourites is bagatelle no.25 ;-)
Great to have 3 Incognito puzzles in a row!
ReplyDeleteMissed today's as Orkut has gobbled up the entire Down clues !! No fun in a coi- inte !!!
ReplyDeleteKishore or DGor CV; can you post a picture of the Bagatelle game? Does this word also not mean a lot of rubbish? what's the connection between the game and nonsense?
Yesterday's regular Crossie:Missed today's as Orkut has gobbled up the entire Down clues !! No fun in a coi- inte !!!
ReplyDeleteKishore or DGor CV; can you post a picture of the Bagatelle game? Does this word also not mean a lot of rubbish? what's the connection between the game and nonsense?