ACROSS
1 Criminal famously left out of protection (6) ASYLUM
5 Wove around model endless leathery fabric (7) TISSUED {SIT<=}{SUED
9 Sorry boy in a group, Red Cross? (1,3,4,6) I BEG YOUR PARDON*
11 Brief affair lady ends in a calm manner (6) EVENLY {EVEN
12 Cable TV reaching an Indian village (8) TELEGRAM {TELE}{GRAM}
13 Leader to be deposed absolutely Home Secretary promises (5) OATHS
14 German army to win empty deserted settlement (5,4) GHOST TOWN {G}{HOST} TO}{W
16 Counter velocity to walk up and down area beyond moon's orbit (4,5) DEEP SPACE {DEEP S<=}{PACE}
18 Instant profit for French painter (5) MONET {MO}{NET}
20 Uncommon clairvoyance perceivable every now and then (8) ESPECIAL {ESP}{
22 At home with American edition books to go over (4,2) USED TO {US}{ED} {OT<=}
24 Important cause kicked up a fuss (5,2,1,6) STORM IN A TEACUP* &lit
25 Winding? No, short letter (7) NOTELET
26 Hospital department put in place year full of supply (6) PLENTY {PL}{ENT}{Y}
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2 National issue (7) SUBJECT [DD]
3 Juvenile gal is essentially carrying sanctions (9) LEGALISES [T]
4. Catcall setter? It pains (4) MEOW {ME}{OW}
5 See mother rocking triplet (9) THREESOME*
6 Uniform wearing guard is charming (5) SUAVE {S{U}AVE}
7 Endure piece of work in open (7) UNDERGO {ERG} in {UNDO}
8 Face value of a religious sect (12) DENOMINATION [DD]
10 You support a child (6,6) SECOND PERSON {SECOND} {PER}{SON}
14 Conflict in western state gets tense (2,7) GO AGAINST {GO A}{GAINS}{T}
15 Hard in Emirates splitting jointly owned property (9) TIMESHARE* {H} in {EMIRATES}*
17 Heroic act from old guide I noticed close to the end (7) EXPLOIT {EX}{P(-i)LO(+i)IT}
19 Set to bound surely (2,5) NO DOUBT*
21 Periodically claim/tell one can go without food or drink for long periods (5) CAMEL {C
23 Dance unit, favourites to advance (4) STEP <=
GRID
13 Leader to be deposed absolutely Home Secretary promises (5) OATHS
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Absolutely: TO A T
Thanks Sandhya
Delete25AC NO LETTE*r
ReplyDeleteThanks KKR
DeleteOne of those grids where u can really put ur hand on the buzzer pronto after the question comes up :) Thanks Buzzer..
ReplyDelete3 DN Legalises(T)
ReplyDeleteTypo corrected
DeleteTypical Buzzer- to the point.
ReplyDeleteLoved 9A & second person (!)
Absolutely loved the puzzle..
ReplyDeleteDid the puzzle very early in the morning but was too busy in work to come to the blog early
Such crisp cluing! With beautiful surface stories...started with MEOW & LOI was NOTELET
Came across this topical limerick in FB
ReplyDeleteJanaabs are in a bind
If they admit, they are maligned
If they lie
They surgically die
Welcome to the New War of the Mind
Nice and interesting.Thank you.
DeleteSurgical strike is term that is being revived now and immensely suits the context.
Yes, it is good. I am sure several such others will appear soonest.
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