Answer and annotaion of 1A left for a rookie commenter till 10 AM.
ACROSS
1 Not sure going past New Year’s Day, returned quickly (2,1,5)I? A ?I?F? (Addendum - IN A JIFFY {IFFY} after {JAN 1<=} - See comments)
5 Send back Chinese dish? Maybe later (3,3) NOT NOW <=
9 Caught a politician distributing gain for election propaganda (8) CAMPAIGN {C}{A}{MP}{GAIN*}
10 Choice in part replacing new vegetable (6) OPTION O(-n+pt)PTION
12 Flirt with district attorney from this morning to night (5) TODAY {TO{DA}Y}
13 Old flame on irons for shows (9) EXPRESSES {EX}{PRESSES}
14 End tare for container (6) CLOSET {CLOSE}{T}
16 Tourist with appeal wearing protective gear (7) VISITOR {VIS{IT}OR}
19 Colleague frames revolutionary leader — one that is first of a kind (7) PIONEER {P{No1<=}EER}
21 Cancel military attack (6) STRIKE [DD]
23 Formed decrees in a dwelling (9) RESIDENCE*
25 Stick with working club (5) BATON {BAT}{ON}
26 Resistance rises in a ship say in a foreign country (6) ABROAD AB(+r)OA(-r)D
27 Democrat is volatile, eager to argue (8) DISAGREE {D}{IS}{EAGER*}
28 Stop taking ecstasy and heroin for wellbeing (6) HEALTH {H{E}ALT}{H}
29 Son is spy, running around for work in a nutshell (8) SYNOPSIS*
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1 Encourage at home show on the radio (6) INCITE {IN}{CITE}(~cite)
2 A mild oral treatment for an animal (9) ARMADILLO*
3 Island count left out by country (5) ITALY {I}{TAlLY}
4 Fancy gift captivated humans — something imagined (7) FIGMENT {FIG{MEN}T*}
6 Poor press broadcast by tyrant (9) OPPRESSOR*
7 Captures marine moving down south (5) NAILS (-s)NAIL(+s)S
8 Ride on wave that turns with soft coat from top to bottom (8) WINDSURF {WINDS}{(-f)UR(+f)F}
11 Special people back petty thief (4) SPIV <=
15 Loyal saint quick to embrace engineering these days (9) STEADFAST {ST}{E}{AD}{FAST}
17 Alternate teak? (4,5) TAKE TURNS {TEAK}* [RA]
18 Near access (8) APPROACH [DD]
20 Cheat steals new ornament (4) RING {RI{N}G}
21 Special election commission provided unknown name (7) SPECIFY {SP}{EC}{IF}{Y}
22 A new hair product’s for guardians (6) ANGELS {A}{N}{GELS}
24 Dairy substitute held back by country (5) SYRIA [T]
25 For the most part, courageous at ocean — well done! (5) BRAVO {BRAVe}{O}
1 Not sure going past New Year’s Day, returned quickly (2,1,5)
5 Send back Chinese dish? Maybe later (3,3) NOT NOW <=
9 Caught a politician distributing gain for election propaganda (8) CAMPAIGN {C}{A}{MP}{GAIN*}
10 Choice in part replacing new vegetable (6) OPTION O(-n+pt)PTION
12 Flirt with district attorney from this morning to night (5) TODAY {TO{DA}Y}
13 Old flame on irons for shows (9) EXPRESSES {EX}{PRESSES}
14 End tare for container (6) CLOSET {CLOSE}{T}
16 Tourist with appeal wearing protective gear (7) VISITOR {VIS{IT}OR}
19 Colleague frames revolutionary leader — one that is first of a kind (7) PIONEER {P{No1<=}EER}
21 Cancel military attack (6) STRIKE [DD]
23 Formed decrees in a dwelling (9) RESIDENCE*
25 Stick with working club (5) BATON {BAT}{ON}
26 Resistance rises in a ship say in a foreign country (6) ABROAD AB(+r)OA(-r)D
27 Democrat is volatile, eager to argue (8) DISAGREE {D}{IS}{EAGER*}
28 Stop taking ecstasy and heroin for wellbeing (6) HEALTH {H{E}ALT}{H}
29 Son is spy, running around for work in a nutshell (8) SYNOPSIS*
DOWN
1 Encourage at home show on the radio (6) INCITE {IN}{CITE}(~cite)
2 A mild oral treatment for an animal (9) ARMADILLO*
6 Poor press broadcast by tyrant (9) OPPRESSOR*
7 Captures marine moving down south (5) NAILS (-s)NAIL(+s)S
8 Ride on wave that turns with soft coat from top to bottom (8) WINDSURF {WINDS}{(-f)UR(+f)F}
11 Special people back petty thief (4) SPIV <=
15 Loyal saint quick to embrace engineering these days (9) STEADFAST {ST}{E}{AD}{FAST}
17 Alternate teak? (4,5) TAKE TURNS {TEAK}* [RA]
18 Near access (8) APPROACH [DD]
20 Cheat steals new ornament (4) RING {RI{N}G}
21 Special election commission provided unknown name (7) SPECIFY {SP}{EC}{IF}{Y}
22 A new hair product’s for guardians (6) ANGELS {A}{N}{GELS}
24 Dairy substitute held back by country (5) SYRIA [T]
GRID
1A In a jiffy
ReplyDeleteNew years day = Jan 1 = JI, speeding = FF, Y from day
Delete10A today da in toy
ReplyDelete1D in cite at home cite as show
ReplyDelete1A not sure =if, new year's day = 1 jan returned = in a jifi. In a jiffy
ReplyDeleteIn a J =Jan1 backwards. Not sure = iffy in a jiffy
ReplyDeleteFirdaus, 25D!
Delete1ac in a jiffy
ReplyDeleteIFFY not sure
JAN 1st (new year day) returned
Good solve!
Delete19a: The synonyms for 'ion' are revolutionary, radical, extremist (power thesaurus). Can't we take 'ion' directly, instead of reversing 'No.1' and parse: P(ION)EER?
ReplyDeleteNope. You have to account for both 'revolutionary' and 'leader'
DeleteGreat clues again today, a real pleasure! Hats off to Lightning.
ReplyDeleteThe theft took place in ITALY TODAY,
ReplyDeleteWhilst the inmates had gone out to play.
Like LIGHTNING was the robber's STRIKE,
The jewel in the CLOSET - did he take away in his bike?
The lady stood biting her NAILS,
Whilst sharing with the cops all details.
The Security Advisor from his RESIDENCE ABROAD,
Sent the video to the police squad.
They viewed - no bell did RING
Nor any OPTION would it bring.
Finally they had to APPROACH a private dick,
Who helped them IN A JIFFY - double quick.
This guy was a PIONEER like Sherlock Holmes,
And his DNA had superior chromosomes!!
He straight took them to the loan shark,
BRAVO man. Bravo. What a spark!!
Wow! And in rhyme too
DeleteSalutes CGB Sir!
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