Found it tough going today.
ACROSS1 - Record of things wanted is brought in whilst out (4,4) - WISH LIST {W{IS}H LIST*}
5 - Keep limited opener for Somerset at crease (6) - SCRIMP {S}{CRIMP}
10 - English resort, one on the Isle of Wight duke disregarded (3) - RYE RY
11 - See sign of support (11) - VINDICATION {V}{INDICATION}
12 - Substitute to change number at end of game (9) - ALTERNATE {ALTER}{N}{AT}{E}
13 - Boringly repetitive, for example, crossing Maine (5) - SAMEY {SA{ME}Y}
14 - Teach those troubled by wound to focus on what's important (3,2,3,5) - CUT TO THE CHASE {CUT} {TO THE CHASE*}
17 - Welsh hero surprisingly wore down foe, ultimately capturing valley (4,9) - OWEN GLENDOWE {OW(E)N {GLEN}DOWER*}
21 - Boy another left out (5) - KEVIN KE
23 - More than one publican doesn't tell the truth about ugly scene (9) - LICENSEES {LI{CENSE*}ES}
24 - Small backers chasing underworld gang (5,6) - HELLS ANGELS {HELL}{S} {ANGELS}
25 - Reportedly purchase extra (3) - (~buy)BYE
26 - Quiet lift gets approval (6) - PRAISE {P}{RAISE}
27 - Hungry? Tureen is specially prepared (8) - ESURIENT* New word for me
DOWN
1 - Capital used to be chilly and damp, upon reflection (6) - WARSAW {WAR}{SAW}<-
2 - Show places etc abroad (9) - SPECTACLE*
3 - Fast runner, potentially, always allowed to go round (7) - LEVERET {L{EVER}ET}
6 - Remarkably typical college girl in charge (7) - CLASSIC {C}{LASS}{IC}
7 - Expression used by one daughter on the Isle of Man (5) - IDIOM {I}{D}{IOM}
8 - Girl embarrassed producing old postage stamp (5,3) - PENNY RED {PENNY} {RED}
15 - Pleasant, a US actor ringing about European (9) - AGREEABLE {A}{G{RE}{E}ABLE}
16 - Atelier husband found in Notts town (8) - WORKSHOP {WORKS{H}OP}
18 - Book an old pop group (7) - GENESIS [DD]
19 - Bandy words in castle (7) - WINDSOR*
20 - Express agreement when told to go (6) - ASSENT {AS}{SENT}
22 - Very sick adult in holiday home (5) - VILLA {V}{ILL}{A}
ESURIENT was clued by Gridman as
ReplyDeleteRapacious user I net cleverly (8)
That was in THC 7731 pub. on July 22, 2003 when puzzles did not carry any byline.
Was clued as
ReplyDelete27 - Hungry? tureen is prepared (8)
in the THC on Sunday 26 Apr 09
Deepak
ReplyDeleteThat clue was in Everyman 3258 that was reproduced by TH on the date you mention.
So, in its appearance later, it is a case of a setter (Everyman in this case) reusing his clue after a gap of some years.
Everyman that reused the clue was numbered 3376 (THC today).
Internet with its search facilities makes life for setters difficult! And also shows how a man can be wasting his time.
Well, Everyman did not reproduce the same clue. Now I see that there is a slight modification in its later appearance.
ReplyDeleteIs Everyman one setter or a group of setters? I feel it is more than one.
ReplyDeleteTHC's Sunday Crossword is a syndicated crossword from The Guardian group set by Everyman and appears originally in the Observer. This cryptic crossword, the Everyman, is compiled by Allan Scott.
ReplyDeleteDeepak
ReplyDeleteI am not surprised that you should think that Everyman might be composed by more than one setter.
Though it is thought to be an entry-level crossword, it is not always easy: there are weeks in which it is tough (as UK solvers themselves admit).
However, it is set by the same person.
Col,
ReplyDeleteYou are partly right in your guess.
Allan Scott took over the compiling of Everyman CW for the Observer in 1994. For three decades till then, the task was shared jointly by Dorothy Taylor and Alec Robins. Dorothy passed away in 2009, at the age of 98. [Source: Crossword Who's Who at bestforpuzzles.com]
CV @08:46 refers to a THC by Gridman in 2003. You can try this at the Mint-Hol site.
ReplyDeleteIt was a nice feeling when I saw my name being bandied about in higher circles (hmm..) yesterday.
ReplyDeleteWhen we went on top of the Golconda fort in Hyderabad on Saturday, I immediately remembered Kishore in Bangalore and buzzed him.
Thankfully, when I said 'I am on Golconda', he did not mistake it for the bottled stuff. In typically Kishoresque style, he seems to have yahooed the news to THC bloggers from mountain-tops at once.
Leaving 'Hyd' 'n' seek on Monday.
Independence Day greetings to all compatriots.
For aficionados old Hindi movies -
ReplyDeleteShammi 'Yahoo' Kapoor passed away.
corr: aficionados of old Hindi movies
ReplyDeleteLived 7 years in Hyd, did not see Golconda
ReplyDeletePENNY RED AND OWEN GLENDOWER made me GO RED and GLOWER.!! Took some time figuring them out as these are new in my dictionary. All of my monday morning sat in my Atelier to the chagrin of wifey-dear, making a SPECTACLE of myself. Even a couple of SINGAPORE SLING shots didn't help any.Didyeall also know that MOTHER'S RUIN is another concoction of gin?
ReplyDeleteEven HELL'S ANGELS didn't come to my rescue.
Heard of WHAT THE DICKENS!! but not LIKE THE DICKENS.