Answer and annotation for 19D left for a rookie commenter till 10 AM.
ACROSS
1 US government agency protecting investors backing revolutionary coils in a disgusting and corrupt place (8) CESSPOOL {SEC<=}{LOOPS<=}
5 Cooking aid for a dressmaker (6) BASTER [DD]
9 Tapestry covering the no-good queen's orchestrators (9) ARRANGERS {ARRA{NG}{ER}S}
11 Mark for insertion of a promised reward to the auditor (5) CARET (~carrot)
14 Run out with a parade decoration to the ship (7) STEAMER STrEAMER
15 Lee sent creep out for something achievable using, say, Skype? (12) TELEPRESENCE*
17 Pointless to burn acetone and granite mixture after Edward leaves to get an antiknock measure (6,6) OCTANE RATING {ACETONe}* {GRANITe}*
20 One put on it might be heavily criticised (7) GRIDDLE [CD]
22 Spark off anger about the spin after the name comes up (7) INSPIRE {IRE} around {(+n)NSPI(-n)}
23 Letters from Laskhmi, a minor, in an American city (5) MIAMI [T]
24 Aircraft component in a pallet gets disassembled (9) TAILPLANE*
26 Pressure situation that might result in a whistling food-preparation aid? (6) COOKER [CD]
27 Worried Edward's behind the article on the holy book (8) AGITATED {A}{GITA}{TED}
DOWN
1 No answer to Pascal's transformation of the fasteners (6) CLASPS PASCaLS*
2 Cynical actors sheltered by Rhode Island in an enclosed space (9) SARCASTIC {SA{R{CAST}I}C}
3 Cooking aid found with the speaker's velvet-like fabric (3) PAN (~panne)
4 Have a disproportionately large percentage of pre-teen rovers at sea (13) OVERREPRESENT*
6 Military forces capture a revolutionary bottling gas for people extremely hostile to each other (11) ARCHENEMIES {AR{CHE}{NE}MIES} What's the role of 'bottling'?
7 Play a stringed instrument as the leaders of the Huns reveal undated manuscripts (5) THRUM Acrostic
8 Delay in wages after wife goes out for a short time (6) RETARD RE(-w+t)TARD
10 Arranging the gymnast's tie is tricky (13) SYSTEMATISING*
13 Dutch province attracting first-class bridge players with a type of sauce (11) HOLLANDAISE {HOLLAND}{A1}{SE}
16 Aware of the article under the broken sign kept inside a small bed (9) COGNISANT {CO{SIGN*}{AN}T}
18 Flag a microbe revealing something related to asexual reproduction (6) AGAMIC [T]
19 Bet compounded by the departure of a couple of Orientals (6)?E?E?D (Addendum - DEPEND DEePENeD - See comments))
21 Depiction of energy transforming into an egg shows the last stage of an insect's metamorphosis (5) IMAGO IMAG(-e+o)O
25 Crown lifted to reveal a vessel (3) POT<=
GRID
1 US government agency protecting investors backing revolutionary coils in a disgusting and corrupt place (8) CESSPOOL {SEC<=}{LOOPS<=}
5 Cooking aid for a dressmaker (6) BASTER [DD]
9 Tapestry covering the no-good queen's orchestrators (9) ARRANGERS {ARRA{NG}{ER}S}
11 Mark for insertion of a promised reward to the auditor (5) CARET (~carrot)
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12 Cooking aid for the trespassing hunter's fish (7) POACHER [DD]14 Run out with a parade decoration to the ship (7) STEAMER ST
15 Lee sent creep out for something achievable using, say, Skype? (12) TELEPRESENCE*
17 Pointless to burn acetone and granite mixture after Edward leaves to get an antiknock measure (6,6) OCTANE RATING {ACETON
20 One put on it might be heavily criticised (7) GRIDDLE [CD]
22 Spark off anger about the spin after the name comes up (7) INSPIRE {IRE} around {(+n)NSPI(-n)}
23 Letters from Laskhmi, a minor, in an American city (5) MIAMI [T]
24 Aircraft component in a pallet gets disassembled (9) TAILPLANE*
26 Pressure situation that might result in a whistling food-preparation aid? (6) COOKER [CD]
27 Worried Edward's behind the article on the holy book (8) AGITATED {A}{GITA}{TED}
DOWN
1 No answer to Pascal's transformation of the fasteners (6) CLASPS PASC
2 Cynical actors sheltered by Rhode Island in an enclosed space (9) SARCASTIC {SA{R{CAST}I}C}
3 Cooking aid found with the speaker's velvet-like fabric (3) PAN (~panne)
4 Have a disproportionately large percentage of pre-teen rovers at sea (13) OVERREPRESENT*
6 Military forces capture a revolutionary bottling gas for people extremely hostile to each other (11) ARCHENEMIES {AR{CHE}{NE}MIES} What's the role of 'bottling'?
7 Play a stringed instrument as the leaders of the Huns reveal undated manuscripts (5) THRUM Acrostic
8 Delay in wages after wife goes out for a short time (6) RETARD RE(-w+t)TARD
10 Arranging the gymnast's tie is tricky (13) SYSTEMATISING*
13 Dutch province attracting first-class bridge players with a type of sauce (11) HOLLANDAISE {HOLLAND}{A1}{SE}
16 Aware of the article under the broken sign kept inside a small bed (9) COGNISANT {CO{SIGN*}{AN}T}
18 Flag a microbe revealing something related to asexual reproduction (6) AGAMIC [T]
19 Bet compounded by the departure of a couple of Orientals (6)
21 Depiction of energy transforming into an egg shows the last stage of an insect's metamorphosis (5) IMAGO IMAG(-e+o)O
25 Crown lifted to reveal a vessel (3) POT<=
GRID
Compounded = deepened, deleting E E ( couple of Orientals ) = DEPEND = Bet
ReplyDeleteNice solving.
DeleteWell done, Chandrasekhar!
DeleteThank you Sirs
DeleteNice puzzle. Typical Neyartha fare.
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DeleteNeyartha has cooked a nice neiyappam today ! Most of the across clues relate to cooking.
ReplyDeleteLiked TELEPRESENCE. Shouldn't ARCHENEMIES be two words-4,7 ? Or is it an hyphenated word with the hyphen dropped? or is it a modern portmanteau word like FRENEMIES ?
Why keeps others away from today's delectable recipe?
https://www.quickanddirtytips.com/education/grammar/archenemy-versus-arch-enemy
DeleteYes, cookery ( or neyyappam as you call it!) is his theme today,as highlighted by Col.
DeleteThank you Prasad for the interesting link. Seems to be a thorough research. Also made a note of the website for future ref.
DeleteMost enjoyable Rajuisms!😀😀
DeleteWhat keeps and not why keeps above. sorry for the typo !
ReplyDelete23 A Should I use this spelling for my name ? 😀
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DeleteIs Aadhaar pe? ;) Hubby will end up with twisted tongue ;)
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DeletePl.let me know how to get at Ac 5.
ReplyDeleteHow to get at Ac 5 answer
ReplyDeleteIt's a Double definition. Baster means cooking aid as well as dressmaker. Look it up in a dictionary
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