ACROSS
1 - Part of the UK was invaded by the French (5) - {WA{LE}S}
4 - Purchase, on the phone before work, a derivative (2-7) - (~buy){BY}-{PRODUCT}
9 - Thorough? Off-target twice, apparently (3-3-3) - OUT-AND-OUT
10 - Treacherous type losing wife's support (5) -wEASEL
11 - Fragment Marlene forced out of wealthy landowner, perhaps (9-6) - GENTLEMAN FARMER*
12 - Storming start (5) - ONSET [DD]
14 - Tennis player, contemptible on passenger ship? (9) - {BASE}{LINER}
16 - Hope film director's put in new oratorio (4,2,3) - {ROA{D} TO RIO*}
18 - Hare off across middle of neutral ground (5) - {EAR{T}H*}
19 - Work for a pianist after the day job? (9,6) - MOONLIGHT SONATA [CD]
21 - Expresses mild disapproval in front of one Bantu tribe member (5) - {TUTS}{I}
22 - Lourdes so relaxing being free from smell (9) - ODOURLESS*
23 - Tiny fish in good bowl, item used by cook (6,3) - {FRY}{IN}{G} {PAN}
24 - Floral feature has tulip's head in centre of ring (5) - {PE{T}AL}
DOWN
1 - Offender harassed dog owner on end of pier (9) - {WRONGDOE*}{R}
2 - Tell principal of Loughborough College (3,2) - {L}{ET ON}
3 - Sleeveless shirt - team's leader is after one (7) - {SINGLE}{T}
4 - Literary people blog Rob Roy, sum up novel (10,5) - BLOOMSBURY GROUP*
5 - Act firmly to gain momentum (3,4,4,4) - PUT ONES FOOT DOWN [DD]
6 - More than a couple of pounds altogether (7) - {OVER}{A}{LL}
7 - Constellation seen from Mars in our galaxy? (4,5) - URSA MINOR*
8 - Row about lodge's first doorkeeper (5) - {TI{L}ER}
13 - Able to endure stormy weather was theory, unfortunately (9) - SEAWORTHY*
15 - Tries during proper practice session (9) - REHEARSAL[DD] (Addendum - {RE{HEARS}AL} - See comments)
17 - Incredible bar in European capital (7) - {TALL}{INN}
18 - Ecstasy obtained by tearaway, as a boost to self-esteem? (3,4) - {E}{GO T}{RIP}
19 - Second suitable upturned design (5) - {MO}{TIF<-}
20 - Boy losing book causes alarm (5) - ALbERT
1 - Part of the UK was invaded by the French (5) - {WA{LE}S}
9 - Thorough? Off-target twice, apparently (3-3-3) - OUT-AND-OUT
10 - Treacherous type losing wife's support (5) -
11 - Fragment Marlene forced out of wealthy landowner, perhaps (9-6) - GENTLEMAN FARMER*
12 - Storming start (5) - ONSET [DD]
14 - Tennis player, contemptible on passenger ship? (9) - {BASE}{LINER}
16 - Hope film director's put in new oratorio (4,2,3) - {ROA{D} TO RIO*}
18 - Hare off across middle of neutral ground (5) - {EAR{T}H*}
19 - Work for a pianist after the day job? (9,6) - MOONLIGHT SONATA [CD]
21 - Expresses mild disapproval in front of one Bantu tribe member (5) - {TUTS}{I}
23 - Tiny fish in good bowl, item used by cook (6,3) - {FRY}{IN}{G} {PAN}
24 - Floral feature has tulip's head in centre of ring (5) - {PE{T}AL}
DOWN
1 - Offender harassed dog owner on end of pier (9) - {WRONGDOE*}{R}
2 - Tell principal of Loughborough College (3,2) - {L}{ET ON}
3 - Sleeveless shirt - team's leader is after one (7) - {SINGLE}{T}
4 - Literary people blog Rob Roy, sum up novel (10,5) - BLOOMSBURY GROUP*
5 - Act firmly to gain momentum (3,4,4,4) - PUT ONES FOOT DOWN [DD]
6 - More than a couple of pounds altogether (7) - {OVER}{A}{LL}
7 - Constellation seen from Mars in our galaxy? (4,5) - URSA MINOR*
8 - Row about lodge's first doorkeeper (5) - {TI{L}ER}
13 - Able to endure stormy weather was theory, unfortunately (9) - SEAWORTHY*
15 - Tries during proper practice session (9) - REHEARSAL
17 - Incredible bar in European capital (7) - {TALL}{INN}
18 - Ecstasy obtained by tearaway, as a boost to self-esteem? (3,4) - {E}{GO T}{RIP}
19 - Second suitable upturned design (5) - {MO}{TIF<-}
20 - Boy losing book causes alarm (5) - AL
TUTSI reminded me of the wars in Rwanda between them and Hutus leading to large scale massacres.
ReplyDeleteProblem with such a good puzzle is that you have a hard time picking a COD. Mine is 19A for the smooth surface.
ReplyDeleteMy COD 6D again for it's credible surface
ReplyDeleteMy COD is 19A. Was very pleased with myself as I was dashing through this crossword - then the realisation dawned that I had done it a few weeks ago in the UK's Sunday Observer. Nothing like déjà vu to make you feel clever!
ReplyDeleteDon't think 15 down is DD. I think "tries" gives you hears ( as in a judge hearing a case) and "proper" gives you real. Hence re-hears-al
ReplyDelete'think RE{HEARS}AL is a more appropriate anno for 15D, as was mentioned in the Orkut community...
ReplyDeleteAs for COD on the basis of surface reading, none was particularly better than 1A :) ..
Thanks David
ReplyDeleteAwesome Sunday CW. First time I've finished the entire Sunday edition. I liked 1A too. Also really liked BY-PRODUCT and TALLINN. I second Bhavan's thoughts... many good clues make it hard to pick a CoD.
ReplyDeleteI guess if I HAD to pick, I'd go with BY-PRODUCT. :)
Deepak,
ReplyDeleteThe correct spelling is "Tyler" not "Tiler"
I know because I am a Freemason...
Let us wait for Answers next Sunday
Regards/Param
Pammechchu,
ReplyDeleteAs per the wordplay it is TILER {Row = TIER, lodge's first = L, so 'row about lodge's first' = {TI{L}ER}) the Online free dictionary to which I have provided the link also spells it as TILER so also my Oxford Dictionary
For the word in the sense of 'doorkeeper', Chambers gives the spelling 'tiler'. Tyler, a spelling variant, is also given.
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