ACROSS
8 Sign placed outside worker's shed (4-2) LEAN-TO {LE{AN-T}O}
9 Jockey is on tall horse (8) STALLION*
10 If so fed up with itch, shave off prickly facial hair (8) SIDEBURN
11 Utilise tactic of French to get ahead (6) DEPLOY {DE}{PLOY}
12 Superintendent’s somewhat mean (6) INTEND [T]
13 Men involved in hate crime (8) ENORMITY {EN{OR}MITY}
15 Very abnormal goitre leads to lightheadedness? (7) VERTIGO {V}{GOITRE}*
17 To sum up, overcoming difficulties is appreciated (7) ADMIRED {AD{MIRE}D}
20 Dior's creation in ring shaped metal framework (8) GRIDIRON {GRI{DIOR*}N*}
22 Fancy clich?s cover up something recurrent (6) CYCLIC [T]
23 A female and male’s affair is passionate (6) AFLAME {A}{F}{MALE*}
25 Tie and your pants got from this material (8) CORDUROY {CORD}{YOUR*}
26 Narcotic drip inserted to relax (8) SEDATIVE {SEDAT{IV}E}
27 Paper from Times publication (6) TISSUE {T}{ISSUE}
DOWN
1 Trust managed by church without priest? (8) RELIANCE {R{ELI}AN}{CE}
2 One performance overshadowing another is supreme (10) UNDEFEATED {UN}{DE{FEAT}ED}
3 Full barrel of wine in bar (6) ROTUND {RO{TUN}D}
4 A revolutionary students union’s uprising in BITS? (7) ASUNDER {A}{SUN<=}{DER<=}
5 House owner's eccentric, carrying genetic data around! (8) LANDLORD {L{AND}LORD}<=
6 Century gets round of cheer (4) CLAP {C}{LAP}
7 Give up without entering contest! (3,3) BOW OUT {BO{W O}UT}
14 Minor cause ruined fundamental part of meal (4,6) MAIN COURSE*
16 Drainage destroyed evergreen shrub (8) GARDENIA*
18 One breaking record after record, often rules at close of play (8) EPILOGUE {EP}{1}{LOG}{
19 Giggle at son's bloomers endlessly (7) SNICKER {S}{NICKER
21 Fellow’s upset about being sacked (6) RIFLED {RI{F}LED}
22 Clergyman's prompt to entertain sailor in retreat (6) CURATE {CU{RAT<=}E}
24 A long distance safari crossing borders (4) AFAR
10 If so fed up with itch, shave off prickly facial hair (8) SIDEBURN
ReplyDelete{IF SO FED - OFF}*{BURN}
Thanks Sandhya.. couldnt parse it :)
DeleteRe. 10a: As far as I can make it out, it seems to be (If So fED)* after 'shaving' off from it, with 'itch' giving us BURN. Not sure whether "up" is enough for anind.
ReplyDeleteENORMITY for crime is kosher - it shows up in the thesaurus.
Good one from The Phantom - thanks to him, and to DG!
Lovely enjoyable CW. Got into problem in NW corner since I did not burn the side.
ReplyDeleteMissed out on sedative also.
Loved vertigo & epilogue.
'tun' for a barrel of wine was new to me.
ReplyDeleteNice one from Phantom, thanks.. Sideburn, Landlord, bow out really good clueing.. missed out on Bow out tho :( had it down as cop out.
ReplyDeleteTough going in NW corner...Enjoyed the rest...UN for One in 2 Dn was new to me...Checked dic and learnt it's short 'un for one. Overall a nice CW. Thank you Phantom.
ReplyDelete+1 for NW Corner.
ReplyDeleteLovely puzzle...such crisp surface stories..with clear cryptic instructions...
ReplyDeleteCould solve at evening time after office hours....
Phantom's (x)words are ultimate...old jungle saying
Just noticed that 9/28 clues used 's :)
ReplyDeleteT for 'time' is symbolic. But can we have T for 'times' too?
ReplyDelete