Move over Holmes, Bond's here.
ACROSS
1 16's speciality: primarily Stolichnaya, Perrier, finally Tanquerary gin. Stir. (6) SPYING {S
4 An abundance of what the Iron Lady was made of? (6) GALORE {GAL}{ORE} Not sure of anno
9 Man's nose, magpie's mouth (4) BEAK [DD]
10 Cash and coin for 16's boss's 13 (10) MONEYPENNY {MONEY}{PENNY}
11 Forest enchanting but has a terrible smell (6) STENCH [T]
12 STD setup rubbish (8) CLAPTRAP {CLAP}{TRAP}
13 Private lair even unknown to PA (9) SECRETARY {SECRET}{
15 16 baddie reportedly a Chinese cult figure (4) JAWS (~joss)
16 Contract Fleming's secret agent (4) BOND [DD]
17 Cow-worshipper's psyche lean (9)
21 Unusually cool vans? They might explode! (8) VOLCANOS*
22 Cheap whisky for night flight (6) REDEYE [DD]
24 Strange denominations set out in our time (4,6) ANNO DOMINI DeNOMINA
25 Self-promotion for honey liquor? (4) MEAD {ME}{AD}
26 Japanese theatre society president abandoned drama finally and had a snack (6)
27 Committed nurse wore large dress (6) DIRNDL {DI{RN}D}{L}
DOWN
1 16 nemesis that might come back to haunt him? (7) SPECTRE [DD]
3 Extremely naughty congresswoman got the man spent finally - could be 16 girl (7) NYMPHET
5 In spite of everything, finds a new method to describe happy ending (6) ANYWAY {A}{N}{
6 Anybody can join shambolic English platoon: Labour leader (4,2,3) OPEN TO ALL {OPEN TO AL*}{L
7 Groups of nine men on mead beheaded on Sabbath (7) ENNEADS {
8 Non-archaic, it's possibly ahead of its time! (13) ANACHRONISTIC*
14 Chance upon Arun out of sorts and cantankerous (3,6) RUN ACROSS {RUN A*}{CROSS}
16 16 player's brother's father's mother? (7) BROSNAN {BROS}{NAN}
18 Aston Martin interior stocked with 16's tipple (7) MARTINI [T]
19 16 outing featuring flaky manoeuvre in the outskirts of Senegal (7) SKYFALL {S
20 Novelist downing final quarter, becomes besotted (2,4) IN LOVE NOVELI
23 Villain Dr. No apprehended operative, ultimately upended (5) DEMON {D{E
GRID
Extremely naughty congresswoman got the man spent finally - could be 16 girl (7) NYMPHET {Na...tY}MPHET Anno pending
ReplyDeleteI think the anno is a simple charade, except that the word 'congresswoman' has momentarily put a spoke in the wheel.
NY MP HE T
That's all!
For MP the setter uses 'congresswoman' because the person she is set to catch is a 'he'.
How she got the man 'spent' (tired) I can't tell.
Thanks CV
Delete17A - I had it as Anima + List
ReplyDeleteThanks Shrikanth
DeleteI want to ask that KYE columnist a sort of question his readers ask him frequently.
ReplyDeleteHow do you pronounce 'dirndl'?
As per Freedictionary, it's pronounced the way it has been written (dir-n-dl)
Delete4A - I think is a CD . an iron lady made of girl ore
ReplyDeleteFor a Skulldugger puzzle, I should say I bonded well
ReplyDelete26A NO S HEaD
ReplyDeleteNO is Japanese theatre
DeleteIsn't Japanese theater society NOH ??
DeleteApparently both are accepted
DeleteWRT 4a
ReplyDeleteWhere the fellow and the girl are made of iron? (9)
Jus' kidding!
Not if he was spent finally :)
DeleteIs it still called that or has the name changed?
Delete23 Villain Dr. No apprehended operative, ultimately upended (5) DEMON {D{Ev...o}M}{ON
ReplyDeleteI think the wordplay is not in the order to get the anno. Reversal could be for the whole fodder or for N(E)O. How does E land up inside D..M?
Is 4A a ref. to Bond girl Pussy Galore?
ReplyDeletePussy is also a slang for car.
ReplyDeleteBond characters come with wickedly saucy names. Another is Plenty O’Toole.
Delete(From the Internet after some research.)
Amongst other synonyms !! Psst !! Censor Board will get another word for proscription !!
DeleteNice one. 13a is a themeword too, imo
ReplyDeletenice Skulldugger...great way to bond :)
ReplyDeleteSamosas after dinner for me today. Persistence pays.
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