Found it tough going today.
ACROSS
1 Thin clothes ending in storeroom? Correct (6) REMEDY {RE{
4 Rose, when cold, finished (8) ASCENDED {AS}{C}{ENDED}
9 Star for example going around in group (5) GENUS {GE}{NUS}<=
10 Journalists breaking achievement down (9) DEPRESSED {DE{PRESS}ED}
11 Dull king with desire to occupy large land area (10) LACKLUSTRE {L}{AC{K}{LUST}RE}
12 Reportedly gather in this place (4) HERE (~hear)
14 A kind, sad heart with quiet yen to give treatment for bad behaviour (8,7) AVERSION THERAPY {A}{VERSION} {HEART*}{P}{Y}
16 Strange new depth of later orchestral piece (5,3,3,4) PETER AND THE WOLF*
18 Resistance extinguished in defeat (4) ROUT {R}{OUT}
19 Choice mattress on ground (10) ASSORTMENT*
22 Rubbish about one area not available for singer (5,4) DIANA ROSS {D{1}{A}{NA} ROSS}
23 First part covered by paint roller (5) INTRO [T]
24 Spotted having kiss in vehicle (8) SPECKLED {S{PECK}LED}
25 Expose politician finally amid hesitation before appeal (6) UNMASK {U{
DOWN
1 Emblems of royalty relating to festive occasion involving island (7) REGALIA {RE}{GAL{I}A}
2 Feverish fellow in charge (5) MANIC {MAN}{IC}
3 Look certain to support record supplying revelation (10) DISCLOSURE {DISC}{LO}{SURE}
5 Great saint, one worked out, is believing irrationally (13) SUPERSTITIOUS {SUPER}{ST}{I}{OUT+IS}*
6 Happening to omit last level (4) EVEN EVEN
7 Criminal dictator endlessly holding venture up (9) DESPERADO {DESP{ERAD<=}O
8 Frail and thirsty, consuming rum with enjoyment initially (7) DODDERY{D{ODD}{E
10 Passes over rent for shop selling bargains (8,5) DISCOUNT STORE {DISCOUNT S}{TORE}
13 One on foot scattered seed in part (10) PEDESTRIAN*
15 Followers in tune or otherwise with era (9) ENTOURAGE {TUNE+OR}*{AGE}
16 Cuts restricting commercial processions (7) PARADES {PAR{AD}ES}
17 Alien surrounded by crowd in joint (7) FETLOCK {F{ET}LOCK}
20 Former partner beginning to torment artist more (5) EXTRA {EX}{T
21 Standing and revolting (4) RANK [DD]
GRID
Enjoyed solving and got Sunday samosas.
ReplyDeleteSpecial at 10:30 by new setter Cryptic XI
ReplyDeleteYes, tough going and missed a few.
ReplyDeleteDIANA ROSS stole my samosas! Was not aware that 'N' and 'A' are abbreviated form of 'not' and 'available'!
ReplyDeleteNA - Not available
DeleteMB, you must have seen this term when indenting for items and you get a reply that 'Item is NA'
Thank you, Sir.
DeleteI imagined this to be DRAMA ROWS but wasn't convinced. Took time to crack the correct aolution.
ReplyDeleteExcept for a couple which needed google/dictionary confirmation I found this quite straightforward. Having Punukulu instead of samosas
ReplyDeleteMy grandson at Hyd likes punukulu
Deletesimple and nice sunday brunch :) New setter sounds nice Colonel :)
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