Today is a real toughie, had to do a lot of cheating to get in by 8:30.
ACROSS
1 - That is to be presented by belted earl and duke in Edinburgh (4,6) - {AULD REEK*}{IE} [CD] Had to cheat on this
6 - Shot in chest, a bombardier (4) - STAB [T]
10 - Hold and study article cast in metal (7) - {CON}{T{A}IN}
11 - Female having the potential to succeed (7) - HEIRESS [CD]
12 - Attempt to get money out of don entertaining the crowd (3,3,7,2) - PUT THE SQUEEZE ON [CD] Had to cheat on this also (Addendum - {PUT {THE} {SQUEEZE} ON} - See comments)
13 - Bloomer over getting child in free (6) - ORCHID Anno pending (Addendum - {O}{R{CH}ID} - See comments}
15 - Jazz pianist making brilliant appearance, first to last (5) - (-s)HINE(+s)S
18 - Winning a crown (5) - {A}{HEAD}
19 - Motion initially to wife, inside playing music (6) -{MO}{TO}{W}{N} (Addendum - {M{O{TO}{W}N} - See comments)
22 - You'll need to get a round in before playing this dangerous game (7,8) - RUSSIAN ROULETTE [CD]
24 - Saying about young goat on deserted mountain (7) - {S{KID}{D}AW}
25 - In which one may eat meals daughter and I take home close to nine (7) - {D}{I}{NETT}{E}
26 - Competition's not finished yet (4) - EVENt
27 - Plants in garden Shay cultivated (10) - HYDRANGEAS*
DOWN
1 - Say yes to trust and agree to buy (6) - ACCEPT [MD]
2 - See lieutenant rounding English height in the distance (6) - {L{ENG}T}{H}
3 - Get in touch about a church (5) - {RE}{A}{CH}
4 - Writer in West Germany - he collapsed (6,9) - ERNEST HEMINGWAY*
5 - Lush, not dried out, and drinking up as we speak, it wouldn't surprise me (1,8,6) - {I SHOULDN'T {WON<-}DER*}
7/8/9/8 - A line that can't be bettered in entertainment's signature tune? (8,8,8,8) - THERE'S NO BUSINESS LIKE SHOW BUSINESS [CD] The enumeration is confusing.(See comments regarding enumeration)
14 - Embarrassed, old woman producing drink containing meths (3,5) - {RED} {BIDDY} Another result of cheating
16 - A pass splitting the French in game (8) - {L{A}{CROSS}E}
17 - Industrial region - seediest, possibly (8) - TEESSIDE*
20 - Astute running secures bronze (6) - STATUE*
21 - Holiday in a secluded spot (6) - RECESS [DD]
23 - Revolutionary line number brought over (5) - {LE{N}IN*}
ACROSS
1 - That is to be presented by belted earl and duke in Edinburgh (4,6) - {AULD REEK*}{IE} [CD] Had to cheat on this
6 - Shot in chest, a bombardier (4) - STAB [T]
10 - Hold and study article cast in metal (7) - {CON}{T{A}IN}
11 - Female having the potential to succeed (7) - HEIRESS [CD]
13 - Bloomer over getting child in free (6) - ORCHID Anno pending (Addendum - {O}{R{CH}ID} - See comments}
15 - Jazz pianist making brilliant appearance, first to last (5) - (-s)HINE(+s)S
18 - Winning a crown (5) - {A}{HEAD}
19 - Motion initially to wife, inside playing music (6) -
22 - You'll need to get a round in before playing this dangerous game (7,8) - RUSSIAN ROULETTE [CD]
25 - In which one may eat meals daughter and I take home close to nine (7) - {D}{I}{NETT}{E}
26 - Competition's not finished yet (4) - EVEN
27 - Plants in garden Shay cultivated (10) - HYDRANGEAS*
1 - Say yes to trust and agree to buy (6) - ACCEPT [MD]
2 - See lieutenant rounding English height in the distance (6) - {L{ENG}T}{H}
3 - Get in touch about a church (5) - {RE}{A}{CH}
4 - Writer in West Germany - he collapsed (6,9) - ERNEST HEMINGWAY*
5 - Lush, not dried out, and drinking up as we speak, it wouldn't surprise me (1,8,6) - {I SHOULDN'T {WON<-}DER*}
7/8/9/8 - A line that can't be bettered in entertainment's signature tune? (8,8,8,8) - THERE'S NO BUSINESS LIKE SHOW BUSINESS [CD] The enumeration is confusing.(See comments regarding enumeration)
14 - Embarrassed, old woman producing drink containing meths (3,5) - {RED} {BIDDY} Another result of cheating
16 - A pass splitting the French in game (8) - {L{A}{CROSS}E}
20 - Astute running secures bronze (6) - STATUE*
21 - Holiday in a secluded spot (6) - RECESS [DD]
23 - Revolutionary line number brought over (5) - {LE{N}IN*}
12 - Attempt to get money out of don entertaining the crowd (3,3,7,2) - PUT THE SQUEEZE ON [CD]
ReplyDeleteAnno:
don - PUT ON
entertaining - CC indicator
the THE
crowd SQUEEZE
Defn: attempt to get money out of - {PUT (THE) (SQUEEZE) ON}
13 - Bloomer over getting child in free (6) - ORCHID Anno pending
ReplyDeleteAnno:
orchid - O
getting - CC indicator
child CH
free RID
Defn: bloomer - {O}{R(CH)ID}
13 - Bloomer over getting child in free (6) - ORCHID Anno pending
ReplyDeleteO: over
RID: free
CH: child
{O}{R{CH}ID}
7/8/9/8 - A line that can't be bettered in entertainment's signature tune? (8,8,8,8) - THERE'S NO BUSINESS LIKE SHOW BUSINESS [CD] The enumeration is confusing.
ReplyDeleteBhavan's comment on THC: 7D enumeration is wrong. Before this puzzle was due to appear, Everyman had posted a correction in one of the online forums.(6,2,8,4,4,8)
Why that fora, premia, stadia etc., are obselete now-a-days and forums premiums stadiums have taken their place?
ReplyDeleteAll my pattern searches did not help today. First I got PARKS instead of HINES (equally possible). With the enu going wrong there was no way any kind of searches could get the answer to 7898. Only got in Business and gave up on the rest.
ReplyDelete19 - Motion initially to wife, inside playing music (6) - {MO}{TO}{W}{N}
ReplyDeleteI think the anno should be
{M}{O{TO}{W}N}
But not sure how ON comes:(
Ajeesh,
ReplyDeleteYour anno is correct 'ON' comes from 'playing'. eg "The music was on"
Thanks Col. Then the definition should be just music.
ReplyDeleteAjeesh,
ReplyDeleteRight again, I've since corrected the main post
Hah!!!
ReplyDeleteA real tough one and I enjoyed every bit of it.
RED BIDDY was a good one. I hope the Col also knows the meaning of Mother's Ruin, having been in the army.
1, 15 and 19 Across were very nasty to crack
17 down and 24Across were also needing a bit of research, being unknown elements.
Raju Umamaheswar