No 11910, Saturday 21 Jan 2017, Buzzer

ACROSS

1. In the existing circumstances what's rest? (2,2,2) AS IT IS {A SIT IS}

5. It gives encouragement when training after training has walk beginning to falter (3,4) PEP TALK {PE}{P T}{wALK}

9. Perhaps fresh-new adieu heading out of Essen (3,11) AUF WIEDERSEHEN {FRESH+NEW+ADIEU+Essen}* &lit

11. Close call, extremely on edge (6) CLINCH {CalL}{INCH}

12. Happy about umpire out in the middle (8) CAREFREE {CA}{RE FeREE}

13. Cold water in half formed clouds (5) CIRRI {C}{IRRIgate}

14. Swell time no good to return to initial position (9) BOOMERANG {BOOM}{ERA}{N}{G}

16. He tears up, crying a river (9) EUPHRATES {HE+TEARS+UP}*

18. Exhaust a bore filling drum (5) TABOR (T)

20. Master's degree woman professor is in love with (6,2) MASHED ON {MA}{SHE}{D ON}

22. Pierce is one man portraying spy essentially (6) IMPALE {I}{M{sPy}ALE}

24. Dead are so // cool (3,2,4,5) OUT OF THIS WORLD (DD)

25. Arabic ways, right to left in a magazine (7) ARSENAL {AR}{LANES<=}

26. Sort of engine on elevated railway conks out (6) DIESEL {DIES}{EL}

DOWN

2. Dish one's dipping into is more fresh (7) SAUCIER {SAUC{I}ER}

3. Former official, a judge seen round private clubs (4,5) TOWN CRIER {T{OWN} {C}RIER}

4. Say-so showing constant bias (4) SKEW {~SEW} around {K}

5. Hunters before throwing darts gathered round (9) PREDATORS {PRE}{DARTS*} around {O}

6. Cement mixture (5) PASTE (DD)

7. Spiritual leader is cautious entering support group for drunks (7) ACHARYA {A{CHARY}A}

8. More helpful drawing-in information for a children's class (12) KINDERGARTEN {KINDER}{G{ART}EN}

10. Going around Med/Corsica over a float (3-5,4) ICE-CREAM SODA {MED+CORSCIA}* around {A}

14. Engagement that is trouble for both later (9) BETROTHAL {BOTH+LATER}*

15. Unprepared for one-time casual worker having nothing on (9) EXTEMPORE {EX}{TEMP}{O}{RE}

17. Envelope set aside, containing old money (7) PESETAS (T)

19. One needs to get a feel for this language (7) BRAILLE (CD)

21. Charming selfie, one off-limits (5) ELFIN {sELFIe}{oNe}

23. Old and every so often unsteady (4) USED {UnStEaDy}

Reference list

Training=PE, Training=PT, About=Ca, Cold=C, Time=Era, No=N, Good=G, Master's degree=MA, Woman=She, Professor=Don, One=I, Man=Male, Arabic=Ar, Elevated railway=EL
Clubs=C, Constant=K, Round=O, Support group for drunks=AA (Alcoholic Anonymous), Drawing=Art, Information=Gen, One-time=Ex, Casual worker=Temp, Nothing=O, On=Re

Color/Font Scheme

Definition, Solution, Component letters, Embedded links, Anagram Indicator, C/C indicator, Reversal Indicator, Hidden word Indicator, Letter Pick indicator, Deletion Indicator, Homophone Indicator, Movement Indicator, Positional Indicator, Substitution, Indicator, Link/Connector, Extraneous

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