ACROSS
1 Young girl wearing a denim (6) MAIDEN*
5 Keep mum's photograph (5,2) CLOSE UP [DD]
9 Creatively very unoriginal work (4,4,6) EARN YOUR LIVING*
11 Have flipping fine overturned no matter what (4,2) EVEN IF {EV'<=}{EN IF<=}
12 Resistance for new start up business (8) COMMERCE COMME(-n+r)RCE
13 Go chasing trendy pop group (5) INDIE {IN}{DIE}
14 Try again about attending draw (9) REATTEMPT {RE}{AT}{TEMPT}
16 A winged god's speed in air during flight (9) AEROSPACE {A}{EROS}{PACE}
18 Arsenal is trying to assemble sought-after individuals (1-4) A-LIST [T]
20 Go into details of experiment briefly with professor (6,2) EXPAND ON {EXP}{AN
22 Judge, any other biblical character (6) JETHRO {J}{OTHER*}
24 Prays clue gets commendation? (6,2,6) SPEECH OF PRAISE (~ prays)
25 Rising northern climb (7) NASCENT {N}{ASCENT}
26 Keep so fresh with black teas (6) PEKOES*
DOWN
2 Tight and neat over (2,2,3) AT AN END*
3 All-pervading in essence surrounding squalor (9) DINGINESS [T]
4 Frequently disappearing into town by midday (4) NOON
5 C-consumed salt (9) CARBONATE {CARBON}{ATE}
6 Cricket match umpire shortened to a third caused widespread disgust (5) ODIUM {ODI}{UM
7 Quip about horse going over gorge (7) EPIGRAM {E{PIG}RAM<=}
8 Painting, to me is different in colour (12) PIGMENTATION*
10 Tender small change in Tokyo's food shop (12) DELICATESSEN {DELICATE}{S}{SEN}
14 Conclude choppy tour on sea (6,3) REASON OUT*
15 Characteristic of traffic sign (9) TRADEMARK {TRADE}{MARK}
17 Running repairs for some swords (7) RAPIERS*
19 Popular aversion to accept society quickly (2,5) IN HASTE {IN} {HA{S}TE}
21 Well suited position for a recess (5) NICHE [DD]
23 Each article post office processed at first (1,3) A POP {A} {PO}{P
Long after finishing the puzzle..read & reread the clues..savouring with delight the setter's word plays..some striking geatures
ReplyDelete9A : an adverbial anind
23A: "Any" as anind
5d would be many solvers' Cod..a la..half sisters clue the other day..
Correction: read striking features
Delete15D Buzzer puzzle!
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DeleteA doubt about 10 D- how do we get 'sen' from yen?
ReplyDeletePaddy see the link over 'change in Tokyo'
DeleteI looked in but not clear. I will now go through in detail.
DeleteNot clear to me too.
DeleteGot it. Sen (smaller denomination) = 1/100 of Yen. Paddy please see opposite the picture of coins given in the link by Col Sir.
DeleteThank you MB. Well spotted and correctly explained.Thank you Col.
DeleteA trademark puzzle from Buzzer, no doubt! Filled in DIRTINESS for 3dn and got stuck on 9ac. Anyway it was a satisfactory solve. Thank you Buzzer.
ReplyDeleteI failed to notice the container indicator 'surrounding' in 3Dn and that led me to my downfall. ;-(
ReplyDeleteHow to keep off this DARK man?
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