ACROSS
1 - Friend, old countertenor, comes from a city in California (4,4) - PALO ALTO {PAL}{O} {ALTO}
5 - Unpretentious representative inhabiting isle abroad (6) - SIMPLE {SI{MP}LE*}
9 - Late drink may make bad thing better (8) - NIGHTCAP {NIGHT*}{CAP}
10 - Dog, good thing to have following onset of burglaries (6) - BASSET {B}{ASSET}
12 - A second artist brought back bouquet (5) - AROMA {AR}{OM}{A}<-
13 - Go on, smile, having broken down newly-coined word (9) - NEOLOGISM*
14 - At which one may have been punished if stealing mail (8,4) - WHIPPING POST {WHIPPING} {POST}
18 - George Hepplewhite's PM? (7-5) - CABINET-MAKER [DD]
21 - Discourage fellow cleaner (9) - DETERGENT {DETER}{GENT}
23 - Bottle-neck? (5) - NERVE [CD]
24 - Sexy Italian breaking heart? Just the reverse (6) - EROTIC {EROTI}C}<-
25 - Seek a tip cooking what's often served with chips? (5,3) - STEAK PIE*
26 - Sailor needing to achieve objective (6) - TARGET {TAR}{GET}
27 - Mother may go after this clergyman (8) - REVEREND(-mother)
DOWN
1 - Colonialist entertaining scholar and author (6) - PENMAN {PEN{MA}N}
2 - Large body of soldiers, say, described by hero (6) - LEGION {L{EG}ION}
3 - Almost lost Asian ruler in Russian city (9) - ASTRAKHAN {ASTRAy}{KHAN}
4 - Boring person studies children's writer (12) - TRAINSPOTTER {TRAINS}{POTTER}
6 - Leaders of industry deny accident harmed our state (5) - IDAHO {I}{D}{A}{H}{O}
7 - Greek god mysteriously poisoned (8) - POSEIDON*
8 - One male brought in possessions for valuation (8) - ESTIMATE {EST{I}{M}ATE}
11 - Tossed confetti at us in opera (4,3,5) - COSI FAN TUTTE*
15 - Novelist suppressing joke - it's fruity (9) - GREENGAGE {GREEN{GAG}E}
16 - Rigorous appraisal of a trial involving police branch (4,4) - ACID TEST {A}{CID} {TEST}
17 - A racket, rising commotion in slaughterhouse (8) - ABATTOIR {A}{BAT}{TOIR<-}
19 - Complain about onset of pig flu (6) - GRIPPE {GRI{P}PE}
20 - Motto on one side of court (6) - LEGEND [DD]
22 - Put up beams in the auditorium (5) - RAISE(~rays)
1 - Friend, old countertenor, comes from a city in California (4,4) - PALO ALTO {PAL}{O} {ALTO}
5 - Unpretentious representative inhabiting isle abroad (6) - SIMPLE {SI{MP}LE*}
9 - Late drink may make bad thing better (8) - NIGHTCAP {NIGHT*}{CAP}
10 - Dog, good thing to have following onset of burglaries (6) - BASSET {B}{ASSET}
12 - A second artist brought back bouquet (5) - AROMA {AR}{OM}{A}<-
13 - Go on, smile, having broken down newly-coined word (9) - NEOLOGISM*
14 - At which one may have been punished if stealing mail (8,4) - WHIPPING POST {WHIPPING} {POST}
18 - George Hepplewhite's PM? (7-5) - CABINET-MAKER [DD]
21 - Discourage fellow cleaner (9) - DETERGENT {DETER}{GENT}
23 - Bottle-neck? (5) - NERVE [CD]
24 - Sexy Italian breaking heart? Just the reverse (6) - EROTIC {EROTI}C}<-
25 - Seek a tip cooking what's often served with chips? (5,3) - STEAK PIE*
27 - Mother may go after this clergyman (8) - REVEREND(-mother)
DOWN
1 - Colonialist entertaining scholar and author (6) - PENMAN {PEN{MA}N}
2 - Large body of soldiers, say, described by hero (6) - LEGION {L{EG}ION}
3 - Almost lost Asian ruler in Russian city (9) - ASTRAKHAN {ASTRA
4 - Boring person studies children's writer (12) - TRAINSPOTTER {TRAINS}{POTTER}
6 - Leaders of industry deny accident harmed our state (5) - IDAHO {I}{D}{A}{H}{O}
7 - Greek god mysteriously poisoned (8) - POSEIDON*
8 - One male brought in possessions for valuation (8) - ESTIMATE {EST{I}{M}ATE}
11 - Tossed confetti at us in opera (4,3,5) - COSI FAN TUTTE*
15 - Novelist suppressing joke - it's fruity (9) - GREENGAGE {GREEN{GAG}E}
17 - A racket, rising commotion in slaughterhouse (8) - ABATTOIR {A}{BAT}{TOIR<-}
19 - Complain about onset of pig flu (6) - GRIPPE {GRI{P}PE}
20 - Motto on one side of court (6) - LEGEND [DD]
22 - Put up beams in the auditorium (5) - RAISE(~rays)
Had to use the fan full blast to get Cosi fan tutte
ReplyDeleteYep, some research required to solve the opera, though fairly obvious that it was an anagram. Had to look up George Hepplewhite as well -- and then remembered having seen or coming across this somewhere earlier. Nice one overall
ReplyDeletebtw, what is connection between Nerve and neck? It fits with bottle (used in the sense of courage), but neck?
ReplyDeletepl disregard earlier comment. I take it neck might mean impudence, which then fits
ReplyDeleteIs there any way one can do the crossword on Sundays on line??
ReplyDeleteCol: How come there is no grid shown today?
If there was one, can I create a print out of the clues and the grid?