ACROSS
1 - Awful smell coming from small freshwater fish (6) - STENCH {S}{TENCH}
4 - Charm, a cross, last in market (6) - AMULET {A}{MULE}{T}
8 - Prepared to study unknown quantity (5) - READY {READ}{Y}
9 - Material wealth (9) - SUBSTANCE [DD]
11 - Scout, first to salute English dramatist (7) - SPOTTER {S}{POTTER}
12 - Daughter coming in to mend broken piece (7) - ODDMENT {OD{D}MENT*}
13 - Notice what's given to departing soldiers? (8,6) - MARCHING ORDERS [CD]
16 - Come onto the stage in theatre in revised Osborne play (3,11) - THE ENTERTAINER {THE {ENTER}TAINER*}
20 - Soldier, in consequence, left umbrella (7) - PARASOL {PARA}{SO}{L}
22 - Figure old scam must take in mark (7) - OCTAGON {O}{C{TAG}ON}
23 - Frozen, enter resort to make a political address (6,3) - NUMBER TEN {NUMB}{ER TEN*}
24 - Rouse oneself and dress (3,2) - GET UP [DD]
25 - Hard to acquire right container for animals to drink out of (6) - TROUGH {T{R}OUGH}
26 - Little boy, after short time, becomes difficult (6) - TRICKY {T}{RICKY}
DOWN
1 - Head of state rests uneasily showing strain (6) - STRESS {S}{RESTS*}
2 - Develop complex (9) - ELABORATE [DD]
3 - Mysterious tomb, one discovered by leader of Crusades (7) - CRYPTIC {CRYPT}{1}{C}
5 - Bullfighter in form at a do recently (7) - MATADOR [T]
6 - Knight having no chance to find weapon (5) - LANCE LANCElot
7 - Paper in stand is English (8) - TREATISE {TREAT}{IS}{E}
9 - Make fit for use low sort of accommodation (7,4) - SERVICE FLAT {SERVICE} {FLAT}
10 - Preferred feathers delivered from London? (7,4) - BROUGHT DOWN {BROUGHT} {DOWN}
14 - Forceful eastern regent implicated in charge (9) - ENERGETIC {E}{REGENT*}{IC}
15 - Be quick, or set point's lost (4,2,2) - STEP ON IT*
17 - Gathers in information over savings (4,3) - NEST EGG {NE{ST EG}G}<=
18 - A whole number teeing off close to marker (7) - INTEGER {TEEING*}{R}
19 - Smart spook snatching short sleep (6) - SNAPPY {S{NAP}PY}
21 - Ladies' man finding note in changing room (5) - ROMEO {ROM{E}O*}
1 - Awful smell coming from small freshwater fish (6) - STENCH {S}{TENCH}
4 - Charm, a cross, last in market (6) - AMULET {A}{MULE}{T}
8 - Prepared to study unknown quantity (5) - READY {READ}{Y}
9 - Material wealth (9) - SUBSTANCE [DD]
11 - Scout, first to salute English dramatist (7) - SPOTTER {S}{POTTER}
12 - Daughter coming in to mend broken piece (7) - ODDMENT {OD{D}MENT*}
13 - Notice what's given to departing soldiers? (8,6) - MARCHING ORDERS [CD]
16 - Come onto the stage in theatre in revised Osborne play (3,11) - THE ENTERTAINER {THE {ENTER}TAINER*}
20 - Soldier, in consequence, left umbrella (7) - PARASOL {PARA}{SO}{L}
22 - Figure old scam must take in mark (7) - OCTAGON {O}{C{TAG}ON}
23 - Frozen, enter resort to make a political address (6,3) - NUMBER TEN {NUMB}{ER TEN*}
24 - Rouse oneself and dress (3,2) - GET UP [DD]
25 - Hard to acquire right container for animals to drink out of (6) - TROUGH {T{R}OUGH}
26 - Little boy, after short time, becomes difficult (6) - TRICKY {T}{RICKY}
DOWN
1 - Head of state rests uneasily showing strain (6) - STRESS {S}{RESTS*}
2 - Develop complex (9) - ELABORATE [DD]
3 - Mysterious tomb, one discovered by leader of Crusades (7) - CRYPTIC {CRYPT}{1}{C}
5 - Bullfighter in form at a do recently (7) - MATADOR [T]
6 - Knight having no chance to find weapon (5) - LANCE LANCE
7 - Paper in stand is English (8) - TREATISE {TREAT}{IS}{E}
9 - Make fit for use low sort of accommodation (7,4) - SERVICE FLAT {SERVICE} {FLAT}
10 - Preferred feathers delivered from London? (7,4) - BROUGHT DOWN {BROUGHT} {DOWN}
14 - Forceful eastern regent implicated in charge (9) - ENERGETIC {E}{REGENT*}{IC}
15 - Be quick, or set point's lost (4,2,2) - STEP ON IT*
17 - Gathers in information over savings (4,3) - NEST EGG {NE{ST EG}G}<=
18 - A whole number teeing off close to marker (7) - INTEGER {TEEING*}{R}
19 - Smart spook snatching short sleep (6) - SNAPPY {S{NAP}PY}
21 - Ladies' man finding note in changing room (5) - ROMEO {ROM{E}O*}
ReplyDeleteHi all
Could not get a limited few in the southwestern corner for want of time.
CRYPTIC shows up in cryptic crossword today. SUBSTANCE and ELABORATE had crisp clues.
Liked STENCH, AMULET (clever use of 'cross' for mule), READY, ODDMENT, MARCHING ORDERS (nice one), OCTAGON, TROUGH, TRICKY, STRESS, MATADOR, TREATISE, ENERGETIC, INTEGER, SNAPPY, ROMEO and others.
Sad that I may have to miss Mission 1030 today because of a function. All the best, friends. Will join in the afternoon.
NUMBER TEN (a cigarette brand of olden times!) was nice. Wondering how I missed it. I was looking for something similar to the Gettysburg Address.
DeleteNice Sunday fare as usual. Liked Amulet the best
ReplyDeleteDon't forget the Special at 10:30 AM
ReplyDeleteIs there any particular format for submitting a crossword for Sunday special?
DeleteJust sent me the grid as an image jpg or png and the clues in word format
DeleteIt appeared a bit too easy for a Sunday CW
ReplyDeleteCol.
ReplyDeleteCan you explain anno for 10D? I am not able to make out.
Preferred = Brought ( As in Police preferred charges against the entire top management )
DeleteFeathers = Down
Defn = delivered from London
As a lad I have seen my father smoke Number Ten cigarettes. Other brands that he smoked were: Player's and Scissors. Maybe Star, not too sure.
ReplyDeletePassing Show was another brand
DeleteIs the full name of the brand-Virginia ten?
ReplyDeleteIf I am not mistaken, it was known as Number Ten by itself.
DeleteI am a fierce anti-smoking campaigner. But could not help remembering some common brands of those days like Berkeley, Bears and others. In the 1960s (I think) COOL, a cigarette with menthol arrived in the market. It was very popular with youngsters.
Now that you mention, yes, I have seen packets of Berkeley too at home.
DeleteI am not a smoker nor do I advocate smoking. I am only recalling memories.
The fact that my father smoked at home did not make me a smoker; will's strong.
But -
If I had been a smoker I would have smoked unabashedly. What I don't like is householders after a meal taking a stroll outside to smoke. Is it a sign of respect to the elders at home? Or not to spoil children? Don't they know why this man is going out?
Chicanery, I hate.
I agree, many people do it. They do not want to leave a stink on their own furniture and upholstery but they do not mind ruining other people's health by smoking in public.
DeleteMore of childhood memories: We used to collect the aluminium foils from cigarette packets. Our favourite hobby was to put lime ( in a bottle and shove these foils inside. Helium gas, I guess, would be generated, which we blew balloons with. Then flew them, tied to long strands, in the sky and have fun.
DeleteOh, those were the days.
By lime I meant chuNNam - calcium oxide.
DeleteGood that you clarified. I was getting confused thinking of lemon.
DeleteCol,
ReplyDeleteWould 13A qualify as a DD with "Notice" (as in pink slip) being a definition ?
I quite agree!
DeleteI had not read your message beyond 13A but when I scrolled up and read the clue, I too had the very phrase 'the pink slip' in my mind.
A lot of smoke today, where's the fire?
ReplyDeleteSunday CW getting to be easier than the weekday daily!