1 - Wound soldiers surrounding German's room (6) – T{RAUM}A
4 - Usher in very dirty bar (5,3) – {BLACK} {ROD} Never heard of this earlier
9 - Go round (run round) gallery (6) – {R}{O}{TATE}
10 - A titled woman crossing border in novel (4,4) – {A}{DAM {BED}E}
12 - Touring in the more historic Welsh county (9) – MERIONETH* Had to Google this
13 - Stuff round end of profiterole? (5) – CR{E}AM
14 - One may be used to break rocks in prison, around side by hospital (12) – SL{EDGE}{H}AMMER
18 - Adventuress lends from all, unwisely (4,8) – MOLL FLANDERS*
21 - A member, separated (5) – {A}{PART}
22 - Clear river containing single rodent (9) – EX{ONE}{RAT}E
24 - English poet, Arnold, drunk at public house (8) – {RANDOL*}{PH}
25 - Empty container into large tank (6) – VA{CAN}T
26 - Sluggish beast, before noon, followed by worker (8) – {STAG}{N}{ANT}
27 - Break in bay (6) – RECESS [DD]
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1 - Dessert - is it a rum concoction? (8) – TIRAMISU* Google result
2 - Lawyer to sailors caught in a further capsizal (8) – {A}{T{TO}{RN}EY<-} )
3 - Saw German chap stalking maiden (5) – {M}{OTTO}
5 - Mistress from Holland may, struggling with it (4,8) – LADY HAMILTON*
6 - Tell all to turn up ahead of fair (4,5) – {COME} {CLEAN}
7 - Mention about Ecstasy in jacket (6) – RE{E}FER
8 - Lovely and vague (6) – DREAMY [DD]
11 - Film a whole planet exploding (6,6) – LETHAL WEAPON*
15 - Good landlord won't fancy an empty place (5,4) – {G}{HOST} {TOWN*}
16 - Jude Law, a rep in part, bringing one to this US state (8) – DELAWARE [T]
17 - Fireproof material, like finest used by sailor (8) – {AS}{BEST}{OS}
19 - Sign male's ignored in reference book (6) – T(-he’s)AURUS
20 - Iran, an amazing land for children? (6) – NARNIA*
23 - To remove all trace of epoch's close to impossible (5) – {ERAS}{E}
GRID
Have had this preconceived notion that the Sunday Hindu crossword is always tough. With some determination, managed to complete about 75% today. Some breakthrough ! Yet, can never resist the temptation of having a peek into this blog at 8-30 am sharp.
ReplyDelete2 down : Heard the word 'capsizal' as the noun form of 'capsize' for the first time. Oxford and Cambridge online dictionaries don't feature this word. Collins could be one of the few that have legitimized it. Looks like a recent entry - a pale and 'me-too' sort of imitation of 'refusal', 'referral' and others.
Many a time, I have come across 'disbursal' in print instead of 'disbursement'. Apparently, it was created on the lines of the similar-sounding 'dispersal'.
Richard
10A How does 'bed' equate with 'border'? The only clue which had me stumped
ReplyDeleteRichard, Unless you are an expert on literature and movies many clues in Sunday CW need googling.
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