007 is back
ACROSS
1 Straightened the thing over and departed (6) TIDIED {IT<=}{DIED}
4 Prick blisters with needles (8) BRISTLES*
10 Edit a resume to fully meet the bar (7,2) MEASURE UP {A+RESUME}* [RA]
11 Some nice cut missing point? Not at all (5) NEVER {N
12 Cheats birds (5) ROOKS [DD]
13 John perhaps sensed some unfinished business (5,4) LOOSE ENDS {LOO}{SENSED*}
14 Jack's former bank (3,4) OLD SALT {OLD} {SALT}
16 Reportedly colours and breaks down (4) DIES (~dyes)
19 Attach a security (4) BOND [DD]
21 Always in favour of woman's right (7) FOREVER {FOR}{EVE}{R}
24 Age matches sanity (9) DAYLIGHTS {DAY}{LIGHTS}
25 Wears green stones (5) JADES [DD]
26 Eliminating a crossing (5) AXING {A}{X'ING}
27 One blast near a poor city (9) ISLAMABAD {1}{SLAM}{A}{BAD}
28 Bacon's points indicate one little way (8) ESSAYIST {E}{S}{SAY}{1}{ST}
29 Advance a court's conclusion (6) ASCEND {A}{SC}{END}
DOWN
1 Little boy to argue about alternative future (8) TOMORROW {TOM}{OR}{ROW}
2 Ice suit (8) DIAMONDS [DD]
3 Perhaps horse matches you for a length (5) EQUUS EQU(-al+u)US
5 Last word and line if this does not open the parachute (7) RIPCORD {RIP}{CORD} Semi&lit
6 Poet's boy to trap topless noble (9) SONNETEER {SON}{NET}{
7 Four cut fish for bread (6) LIVING {L{IV}ING}
8 Draw attention to second lock (6) STRESS {S}{TRESS}
9 Fanatic's final letter to each group (6) ZEALOT {Z}{EA}{LOT}
15 Lovingly, two rings are slipped into ravishing lady (9) ADORINGLY {O}{RING} in {LADY}*
17 Possible to duck in Nevada bleeds (8) EVADABLE [T]
18 Agitated by America blocking natural delta (8) CRUSADED {CR{USA}DE}{D}
20 Raised canvas held flowers (7) DAHLIAS {SAIL}{HAD}<=
22 I would have energy to imagine (6) IDEATE {I'D}{EAT}{E}
23 Scarily edit out a criminal's words (6) LYRICS SC
25 King muddles about Spain (5) JAMES {JAM{E}S}
GRID
Sunnet is enigmatic today. Liked the way of cluing. Enjoyed well. Thanks
ReplyDeleteBond is back. So is our 'pangram'mer.
ReplyDeleteNice one. Enjoyed. Thank you Sunnet.
Nice grid, thanks Sunnet! Didn't get the theme till I saw the blog.
ReplyDelete18D: Agitated by America blocking natural delta (8) CRUSADED {CR{USA}DE}{D}
Didn't get the anno. I thought natural = CRUDE, in which case U in USA is doing double duty? Or if America = A, then can't account for the extra letters.
Typical error made by setters. Sunnet has overlooked the fact that U appears in crude as well as in USA.
DeleteI too have missed it while annotating
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You seem to be right Ramki.
DeleteWe will have to go to South Africa in stead of America!
DeleteMaybe SA was meant to be (South) America
DeleteThat is the way I annotated it
DeleteThat was an oversight on my part. I did not factor the U coming from crude as well as USA. My apologies to all the solvers
DeleteA quick solve...enjoyed the Bonding!
ReplyDeleteUnfinished business in toilet-how Elvis begins to die in smalls (5,4) is a clue in today's Guardian!
ReplyDeleteSolution grid with themed words uploaded in yesterdays special
ReplyDeleteWitness- theme word?
ReplyDeleteAshoka, Chakra, Elect to be included.
ReplyDeleteIndia, too!
ReplyDeleteThanks Dinner. What a change from yesterday. I found my cow's call
ReplyDeleteIn 10A where does P come from?
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