Three answers per commenter (with annotations) till 6 PM.
All your answers to be preferably provided in one comment.
ACROSS
1 Old bird in tavern creates a stink (American?) (3,4)
2 Are gorillas able to make hors d'oeuvres? (7)
9 Dance hugged by a Swiss ambassador (5)
10 Talkshow group gives bad review to English records (9)
11 Out patient colonists will admit 200 dwellers (9)
12 Topic - hedge in a note (5)
13 Intended to get one to me in the interim (8)
15 Tabloid editor carried on (5)
17 Taunt topless women in the family (5)
19 They toil, ultimately wearing overshoes (8)
22 Drainage system for tailor? (5)
23 Lover intoxicated in this? What a comic ursine? (9)
24 Adrenal anti-inflammatory release (9)
25 Genuflect in pews--) suitor's device? (5)
26 Chrisie's forte'- with nothing changed for error in my tale (7)
27 Hordes start to riot inside the itsy-bitsy piece (7)
DOWN
1 American waiter - lad follows a carriage (6)
2 Check out innocent's speech - threats hovers over the head (9,6)
3 Impassive head of college bears a torn pad (7)
4 Sorry, gutless people get involved in a landlord's job (9)
5 Average person's figures (5)
6 Recklessly put on alert-- journo's nightmare (2,5)
7 'Cattle class' flier - or geese snapping? (9,6)
8 Noses out to shell American reserves (8)
14 Near falling buyer in NSE who isn't excited? (9)
16 Pepper Crown composed music (8)
18 Artists go up to eat fish (7)
20 Wrecker splitter (7)
21 Do these beauties sound sweet? (6)
23 To start with, wet, slimy, makes you sick! (5)
Across Lite version can be accessed at RAJU U 4
Enjoy.
13 A Intended to get one to me in the interim (8) MEANT I ME
ReplyDelete22 A Drainage system for tailor? (5)SEWER
22A (DD)
Delete13A: (MEANT)(I)(ME)
ReplyDelete15A:(RAG)(ED)
16D: CAPSICUM; (CAP)(MUSIC)*
Making up for 13A
Delete18D:(SAR<)(DINE)
DOWN
ReplyDelete1 American waiter - lad follows a carriage (6)BUS BOY
2(corrected 5) A Are gorillas able to make hors d'oeuvres? (7) (CAN)(APES)
ReplyDelete1A Old bird in tavern creates a stink (American?) (3,4) BA(D ODO)R
ReplyDelete2D Check out innocent's speech - threats hovers over the head (9,6) DAMOCLES'S SWORDS
ReplyDelete(DAM)(O)(CLEAN S)(WORDS)
DeleteIt should be Damoclean swords.
Delete9A SAMBA [T]
ReplyDelete17A AUNTS {tAUNT}[S}?
3D {DEA{PAD}*N}
Typo : 3D DEA{DPA}*N
Delete3D DE(ADP)*AN
ReplyDeleteThanks, Jayaseelan. Yours looks better than mine. :)
Delete...well balanced on either side!
Delete:)
Delete7D PASSENGER PEGION*
ReplyDeletePASSENGER PIGEON* (typo corrected)
Deleteooops! thanks
Delete6D- No later- (On alert)*
ReplyDeleteDef.- Journo's nightmare
24a CORTISONE (E)
ReplyDelete26a MY/ST(=E)[-o]RY
4d RE(P..E)NTING
11A {O(CC)(U?)P}{ANTS} couldn't get how 'U' came in.
ReplyDeleteIf it was 200 posh (or) 200 high class (or) 200 urban, then we would get CC/U
Delete12 A THEME [ T(HEM-hedge) E-note ] def : Topic
ReplyDeleteStill on board:
ReplyDeleteAcross: 10, 19, 23, 25, 27
Down: 5, 8, 14, 20, 21, 23
Lovely Puzzle.The two long ones were really good..so were the others..
ReplyDeleteTalkshow group = PAN(E)(LISTS)
ReplyDelete19 A G RUBBERS
ReplyDelete23 D W OOZY
25 A KNEEL DD
19A G RUBBERS
ReplyDelete23A {W{OLVER*}INE}
27A TH{R}ONGS
Compensating
ReplyDelete20D BREAKER (DD)
8 D. S(US)PENDS
ReplyDelete5D - {C}{ONES}
ReplyDelete21D - BELLES (~bells)
14D - E{BULL}IENT Can't get the annotation
I am also curiously waiting for the anno of 'Ebullient'- I had to fill it in, but does not fit in meaning. It is the antonym of one who isn't excited! Can we expect a clarification from Raju later tonight? He sticks to U.S. timings even when he is here.
ReplyDeleteHi ! Hope ye-all enjoyed. I should think so, as no brickbats were thrown my way !! If there are no bouquets , I'm still at peace, for I'm a stithapragna, you see ! Thanks Vasant. I try to compile but do not enjoy doing it. I was merely filling the gap for the COl's appeal. Thanks Col for your forbearance. I enjoy cooked food on my table, you see
ReplyDeleteNear falling buyer in NSE who isn't excited? (9) EBULLIENT. Sorry, there was a typo- it should have read FAILING and not falling !
E+ BULL + I.E- N'T - Bull for one who buys in the stock exchange- National Stock Exchange
Raju it's still not clear.
DeleteHow is near failing = E, from where do I.E and N'T come from?
..and the def.?
DeleteDoes "isn't " become "ient"?
DeleteF would be failing. So E is nearly flunked. Def is excited. IENT I have not followed
DeleteMaybe the clue should be 'that is'nt' instead of who isn't
DeleteInteresting xword. Found the clues a bit unusual ! Thanks Raju Umamaheshwar
ReplyDelete8 D. S(US)PENDS
ReplyDeleteWere there any clues left to be completed ? I'm asking this because 8d has been entered at 2044 hrs?
ReplyDeleteThat is a repetition of the clue solved earlier. But we are expecting furthe clarification reg. 14D.
ReplyDeleteE+ BULL + I.E- N'T - Bull for one who buys in the stock exchange- National Stock Exchange .
ReplyDeleteGoing back to yesterday's 14 down: I had meant isn't as int . On Thursday, I had put together this crossie in a hurry to reach the Col on time for the Sunday Special. That's how the clue ' no later ' got germinated ! As ye-all know, annotation is not my forte' nor is splitting hair , so long the answer falls in place. I'm still learning the grammar of cryptic crossies and do find the latest techniques of deletions and additions and alternate letter- building as specialised by Afterdark and others and marvel at their patience in building up such clues. I'm more used to a ready-to-use food on the table and by and by will try to stir up some good stuff, garnishing and all. I am not a foodie and believe in the dictum: Neeyat bharna and not peth bharna ! If the taste is good, presentation can take a second place for me !! Sorry folks, may be a few typos also got ye-all climbing the wall !!