ACROSS
1 - After a sumptuous meal, Lawrence finds a sofa (9) - BANQUETTE {BANQUET}{TE}
5 - Killer confines bishop in room on board ship (5) - CABIN {CA{B}IN}
8 - Opportunity on track in the record office (8) - CHANCERY {CHANCE}{RY}
9 - Pessimists, but “the __ are right nine times out of ten” (H.L. Mencken) (6) - CYNICS [GK]
11 - The French in Canada are fresh (5) - CLEAN {C{LE}AN}
12 - Uneasy because of stale ale, I suspect (3,2,4) - ILL AT EASE*
13 - Tempt with some excellent ice cream (6) - ENTICE [T]
14 - Rich leader of Amazon, loud, facile in speech (8) - AFFLUENT {A}{F}{FLUENT}
16 - Think about a very quiet pest (8) - APPROACH {A}{PP}{ROACH}
18 - Persecution by leaders in paranoid outfit, gorily relishing organised massacre (6) - POGROM {P}{O}{G}{R}{O}{M}
22 - Sister in trendy camp home is unwilling to give up (9) - INSISTENT {IN}{SIS}{TENT}
23 - Adjust the clock and gain energy in relaxation (5) - RESET {RES{E}T}
24 - Flowers in the eyes (6) - IRISES [DD]
25 - Takes in air and provides encouragement (8) - INSPIRES [DD]
26 - Visitors have no time for a hunch (5) - GUESS GUEStS
27 - It gives fire power in a metal shop (9) - ACETYLENE [CD]
DOWN
1 - A penny farthing, say (7) - BICYCLE [E]
2 - The closest home to accommodate listener (7) - NEAREST {N{EAR}EST}
3 - The state of the senseless? (15) - UNCONSCIOUSNESS [E]
4 - Change one penny for a vegetable (6) - TURNIP {TURN}{I}{P}
5 - Carport gal shyly spells out subject for scientific study (15) - CRYSTALLOGRAPHY*
6 - Army sub-division ordered to accept equipment (7) - BRIGADE {B{RIG}ADE}
7 - The ultimate in curiosity! (7) - NOSIEST [CD]
10 - Divided by a suggestion of corruption, quit (5) - CLEFT {C}{LEFT}
15 - Rocky debris, look, contains chromium (5) - SCREE {S{CR}EE}
16 - A call about one's getting up (7) - ARISING {A}{R{1'S}ING}
17 - A hobby from father's era (7) - PASTIME {PA'S}{TIME}
19 - Money in the bank — for a rainy day (7) -RESREVE RESERVE [CD]
20 - "Times” as interpreted by French artist (7) - MATISSE*
21 - What a batsman assumes at the crease (6) - STANCE [GK]
1 - After a sumptuous meal, Lawrence finds a sofa (9) - BANQUETTE {BANQUET}{TE}
8 - Opportunity on track in the record office (8) - CHANCERY {CHANCE}{RY}
9 - Pessimists, but “the __ are right nine times out of ten” (H.L. Mencken) (6) - CYNICS [GK]
11 - The French in Canada are fresh (5) - CLEAN {C{LE}AN}
12 - Uneasy because of stale ale, I suspect (3,2,4) - ILL AT EASE*
13 - Tempt with some excellent ice cream (6) - ENTICE [T]
14 - Rich leader of Amazon, loud, facile in speech (8) - AFFLUENT {A}{F}{FLUENT}
16 - Think about a very quiet pest (8) - APPROACH {A}{PP}{ROACH}
18 - Persecution by leaders in paranoid outfit, gorily relishing organised massacre (6) - POGROM {P}{O}{G}{R}{O}{M}
22 - Sister in trendy camp home is unwilling to give up (9) - INSISTENT {IN}{SIS}{TENT}
23 - Adjust the clock and gain energy in relaxation (5) - RESET {RES{E}T}
24 - Flowers in the eyes (6) - IRISES [DD]
25 - Takes in air and provides encouragement (8) - INSPIRES [DD]
26 - Visitors have no time for a hunch (5) - GUESS GUES
27 - It gives fire power in a metal shop (9) - ACETYLENE [CD]
1 - A penny farthing, say (7) - BICYCLE [E]
2 - The closest home to accommodate listener (7) - NEAREST {N{EAR}EST}
3 - The state of the senseless? (15) - UNCONSCIOUSNESS [E]
4 - Change one penny for a vegetable (6) - TURNIP {TURN}{I}{P}
6 - Army sub-division ordered to accept equipment (7) - BRIGADE {B{RIG}ADE}
7 - The ultimate in curiosity! (7) - NOSIEST [CD]
10 - Divided by a suggestion of corruption, quit (5) - CLEFT {C}{LEFT}
16 - A call about one's getting up (7) - ARISING {A}{R{1'S}ING}
17 - A hobby from father's era (7) - PASTIME {PA'S}{TIME}
19 - Money in the bank — for a rainy day (7) -
20 - "Times” as interpreted by French artist (7) - MATISSE*
21 - What a batsman assumes at the crease (6) - STANCE [GK]
Small typo in 19d, Deepak.
ReplyDeleteNice to see old loo with back design and inventor of the pile.
Second line should have had an enu (4,8)
ReplyDeleteNeeded Google's help to understand "penny farthing" as per the foll. link-
ReplyDeletehttp://www.google.co.in/search?q=penny+farthing&hl=en&prmd=imvnso&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ei=8RANT8rWIY2JrAfS_oHABA&sqi=2&ved=0CFAQsAQ&biw=13
Kishore,
ReplyDeleteI solved most of today's puzzle, but could not solve your two puzzles:
"nice to see old loo...."
"second line should....."
Padmanabhan,
ReplyDeleteSee picture after 10D
Nice to see old loo with back design and inventor of the pile (4,8) - {JOHN} {TRA<-}{VOLTA}
ReplyDeleteThe Colonel, as always, is perfectly correct.
ReplyDeleteThank you for the clarification and I seem to be a dullard in not recognising Travolta!! (spell check tells me that I should use 'z' instead of 's' for recognise!)
ReplyDelete