Tough one today. I'm stumped all over and in a hurry to go out. You'll can fill in the blanks.
ACROSS
ACROSS
7 - Metropolitan boarder? (6) - BISHOP [DD]
8 - ___ or a gripe affecting children ... (8) - PROGERIA*
9 - … in the words of German psychiatrist (8) - (Addendum - ASPERGER - {AS}{PER}{GER} - See comments)
10 - Criminal steals ornamental works (6) - TASSEL*
11 - Crowds throng special English director (8) -(Addendum - SCORSESE {SCORSE*}{S}{E} - See comments)
12 - I start to develop into an expert (6) - ARTIST*
13, 17Dn. - Or mad as a teenager in curious mental sickness (11,7) - ANTEROGRADE AMNESIA*
18 - For example, Lord Shiva at CERN — a deserted sculpture (6) - (Addendum - DANCER - {CERN+A+D}* - See comments}
20 - Generous help is offered to reporter's union (8) - HANDSOME Anno pending (Addendum - {HAND}{SOME}(~sum) - See comments)
22 - A detective in charge of LSD? (6) - ACIDIC {A}{CID}{IC}
23 - Jesus, for the people of Rio (8) - REDEEMER [CD]
24 - Vagrant soul returns to lie in bed, but not quite (8) - HOMELESS ? (Addendum - ROOFLESS {ROO{FLES<-}St} - See comments)
25 - Genie bottle (6) - SPIRIT [DD]
DOWN
1 - Break down underworld group (7) - DISBAND {DIS}{BAND} (Addendum - DISSECT - {DIS}{SECT} - See comments)
2 - Farm woman regularly keeps course (5,3) - (Addendum - SHEEP RUN - {SHE}{kEeP} {RUN} - See comments)
3 - Culmination of Andhra? O My! (6) - APOGEE {AP}{O GEE}
4 - Fundamental shock for a water supplier (4,4) - ROOT HAIR {ROOT} {HAIR}
5 - A room attached to dirty bidets (6) - BEDSIT*
6 - Skirt diplomacy (7) - FINESSE [CD]
8 - Gates manufactured echo receptors (5-8) - (Addendum - PORTE COCHERES* - See comments)
14 - Sincere husband polishes ornaments (8) - ENRICHES {SINCERE+H}*
15 - Difficulty having daily sex when ill (8) - DYSLEXIA*
16 - Have food when crushed? (3,4) - EAT CHOW [CD] (Addendum - EAT CROW [CD] - See comments)
17 - See 13 Ac.
19 - Kid's provided Year's Digest (6) -(Addendum - CODIFY {COD}{IF}{Y} - See comments)
21 - Stripping twice at annual Indian custom exposes raw one (6) - NUDIST {NU}{DI}{ST}
20 - Generous help is offered to reporter's union (8) - HANDSOME Anno pending
ReplyDelete{HAND}{SOME(~sum)}
16 - Have food when crushed? (3,4) - EAT CHOW [CD]
ReplyDeleteEAT CROW (To be forced to accept a humiliating defeat...Freedict)
2 - Farm woman regularly keeps course (5,3) - {SHE}{EP(kEePs)} {RUN}
ReplyDeleteDefinition: farm for raising sheep
18 - For example, Lord Shiva at CERN - a deserted sculpture (6) - DANCER {CERN} + {a} + {d} Nataraja anyone?
ReplyDelete8D- porte cocheres
ReplyDelete9 A - … in the words of German psychiatrist (8) {AS PER}{GER}
ReplyDeleteCouldn't find any psychiatrist, but there is pediatrician - Hans Asperger - after whom Asperger syndrome is named.
11 - Crowds throng special English director (8) {SCORSE*}{S}{E}
1D - Break down underworld group (7) - DISBAND {DIS}{BAND}
{DIS}{SECT} fits
19D is COD IF Y
ReplyDeleteI do not know what 24A is
Asperger's syndrome is named after Hans Asperger, a German psychiatrist.
ReplyDeleteSee
http://www.autisable.com/734695343/the-social-network-mark-zuckerberg-has-aspergers/
24A would be ROOFLESS Anno not sure
ReplyDeleteActually thought that Asperger ws a pediatrician according to Wiki
ReplyDelete24 Anno {ROO{FLES<-}S(-T)}
ReplyDeleteSuresh
ReplyDeleteI had ROOFLESS but the anno beat me. Congrats on unravelling it.
With so many diseases, I almost deceased. Boy, was it tough!
ReplyDeleteLast solution in at 10:30 AM only! Must be some sort of record for a non NJ/Manna CW
ReplyDeleteI am still away from my desktop will update the main post when I get back
I am guilty of starting at 10, since I left home early and got back only at 10. Further, some Gooogley was required after a long time.
ReplyDelete24A must be {REST}{LESS}. Put in EAT CHEW? and CADETS? for others.
ReplyDelete21D Anno was brilliant, Deepak
ReplyDeleteDiseases might be lurking in the grid but solvers should note that there might be a method in madness. Try to connect diseases with themes of Hindi films, Taare zamin par, for one. I am not a keen watcher of Hindi films nowadays and what I know is only from reviews that I might read. So I am leaving it to my learned friends.
ReplyDeleteYes Cv the other one is Paa
ReplyDeleteAnd anterograde amnesia features in Ghajini.
ReplyDelete... a method in madness
ReplyDeleteAs today's ET cartoon says:
Other people have a method in their madness, but he has a madness in his methods.
Scintillator really had me tied up in knots today. It's been a long time since I have left a CW with so many blanks
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