Three answers per commenter till 6 PM (Annotations compulsorily to be given with answer)
Please provide all your answers in one comment.
ACROSS
6 Most surprisingly animal’s nose is also a mouth (5)
7 Ex-fire of London (1666)? (3,5)
10 Performed discreet play, missing school (7)
11 Queen visited Europe to find a friend of same calibre (7)
12 Belligerent route of corrupt America leads to total havoc (7)
13 Continue to park vehicle right over there (5,2)
14 When served without love, does espresso shot get taken back? (11)
19 Review of venture to control Europe - the Spanish will follow the measure (7)
21 Part of TV show, setter’s involved in, records poetry (7)
23 Pilots and air hosts/hostesses have raw rice, when flying (3-4)
25 Bird lovin’ man gets peacock’s head stuffed in (7)
26 Review of policeman’s atrocity, ultimately reversed tide (8)
27 Gin immediately brought around to last table (5)
DOWN
1 Eco-terrorist sabotaged IT to spring evil one (8)
2 1D’s utterance – part of Roman tradition? (6)
3 Obscure old cliché includes direction to strike when the iron is not hot? (4,6)
4 Trim top off shrub’s border (4)
5 Foul trade – recruiting ManU’s forward ahead of City’s back (6)
6 Clever animal’s dead (6)
8 Openings of marvelous building let moat regularly flow out (7)
9 Why men lose head over a meat-lover (5)
13 Supply battlements from Central Leeds… mostly bombs (10)
15 Local hospital department starts to take you on a hair-raising experience? (7)
16 It usually holds the key to a successful entry (8)
17 I work with the best (5)
18 Where one can see supernaturally? (6)
20 Box-office’s starting to shun Disney picture, perhaps (6)
22 Safe culture medium to swap first two DNAs (6)
24 Attack THCC blog patrons to embrace publicity (4)
Across Lite version can be accessed at BRUNO 15
Enjoy.
21A- Episode- part of TV show
ReplyDeleterecords- EP's
Setter I
Poetry- Ode
21ac episode I in Eps + ode
ReplyDelete4dn edge (h) edge
16A- Doorknob- Is it classified as easy or &lit?
ReplyDeleteCD I think
DeleteRight. Thank you.
Delete2D MANTRA [T]
ReplyDelete7A OLD FLAME CD
7A...Doubting if it is CD or DD!
DeleteDD
DeleteThe two definitions being
1. Ex
2. Fire of London
Thanks Vasant :)
Delete6A:STOMA (MOST)*+A
ReplyDelete10A:RECITED {DISCREET(-a)}*
2D:MANTRA T
Correction 10A:RECITED {DISCREET(-s)}*
Delete10A- Recited- (discreet-s)*
ReplyDeleteMine last one...
ReplyDelete13 Continue to park vehicle right over there (5,2)
CARRY ON {CAR}{R}{YON}
1d: shrewd {shrew}{d}
ReplyDeleteMaking up for Mantra recited by MB
ReplyDelete14A: REPOSSESSED {DOES ESPRESSO(-o)}*
9d: hyena {-(w)hy}{(-m)en}{a}
ReplyDelete23 ac air crew (raw rice)
ReplyDelete18 down: SEANCE- anagram of can see= supernatural
ReplyDelete1d: sorcerer {eco+stirrer(=terrorist)-it}*
ReplyDeleteI think it is ECO+TERRRORIST(-to it)(sabotaged it to)
DeleteAgreed. I failed to read it that way. Should I try one more?
DeleteYes, it is (ECOTERRORIST - ITTO)* Sabotaged is the anagrind and spring is the deletion indicator
Delete17 down: IDEAL - I + work= deal . Th best= Ideal
ReplyDelete11 ac equally
ReplyDeleteE urope
QU een
ALLY - friend
13 across; CARRY ON -vehicle=CAR+R+ YON= ober there . Continue = carry on
ReplyDelete13D CRENELATED {CENTRAL (-L)EED(-S)}*
ReplyDeletePlease check the anno
DeleteHigh Class Puzzle! Loved the stirring wp & clues. LOI & new word for me was 13D. Thanks Bruno.
ReplyDeleteAnd now off o solve the very challenging "A Familiar Moving Easter Story" in 1 Across.
Delete+1
DeleteSolved and submitted but without answering the first two questions
DeleteThank you Vasant and Koteswara...
Delete8D LOUVRES {MARVELOUS (-M)o(-A)t}*
ReplyDelete26AC COP Y EDIT<
ReplyDelete27AC NOOS< E
3DN COLD CHI[S]EL*
I think it is: crenellate {(central)+(lee (-ds)}*
DeleteYes
Delete16a: repossessed : {d(o̶)es + espresso}*
ReplyDelete26a: copyedit : cop + (a̶t̶r̶o̶c̶i̶t̶)y+(tide*)
1d: sorcerer – (eco-terrorist – it to)*
Had a good laugh at air crew taking raw rice! (23A)
ReplyDeleteLovely enjoyable CW- just completed. Thank you Bruno.
ReplyDeleteThank you Paddy.
Delete12A Belligerent route of corrupt America leads to total havoc (7) WARP + A + T.H.
ReplyDelete5D Foul trade – recruiting ManU’s forward ahead of City’s back (6) S(M)ELL + Y
15D Local hospital department starts to take you on a hair-raising experience? (7) PUB + ER + T.Y.
Nice puzzle! I really liked 7A
Thank you Fraser... Are you the same as the Globe and Mail XW Fraser?
DeleteYes he is
DeleteThe same..The Toronto wordsmith!
Delete25 across:Bird lovin’ man gets peacock’s head stuffed in
ReplyDeleteLIMPKIN lovin' is likin' insert M(Man) and P(peacock's head)
24 down: Attack THCC blog patrons to embrace publicity (4)
ReplyDeleteWADE THCC blog patrons are We put Ad(publicity) inside
20D) {CARTO(-O)N}; CARTON = box
ReplyDelete22D) {ME(-D)(+N)IUM}* = IMMUNE; first two DNAs are D & N
24D) {W(AD)E} ; WADE; THCC blog patrons = WE
20 down: Box-office’s starting to shun Disney picture, perhaps (6)
ReplyDeleteCARTON which is box
remove O (office's starting) from Cartoon( disney picture perhaps)
Srinidhi you have one more. Take the last one 19A
ReplyDelete19A) {[D(EC)IB<=](EL)}; DECIBEL a measure;
ReplyDeleteVenture = Bid; Control Europe = CE followed by the Spanish EL
19 across: Review of venture to control Europe - the Spanish will follow the measure
ReplyDeleteDecibel Bid is venture; reverse it(review) put EC, European Community inside Bid reversed and add El The Spanish
venture seems to be on double duty. EC (EEC) is a venture to control economic europe.
DeleteVenture ~ BID Europe is EC.
DeleteHow was the Fiat rally Col.? Had a good time?
ReplyDeleteGood fun
DeleteQuite a puzzle!Had difficulty in parsing many clues. Didn't get 13 down and 6 across.
ReplyDelete13 D Supply battlements ~ def CRENELLATE; CENTRALLEE(-ds)* ; anagrind~bombs; deletion indicator ~ mostly.
Delete6A: mouth ~ def STOMA; MOST*; anagrind surprisingly, A(-nimal) with nose as the letter selection indicator
Hope that helps.
Very engaging puzzle with many nice teasers. Thank you N+Bruno !
ReplyDeleteI think the puzzle is now wrapped up ?
Thank you Raju.
Deletedelete N+ . I am allergic to deletions !
ReplyDeleteThanks for the special Bruno
ReplyDeleteThank you Bruno & Col.
ReplyDeleteThank you for all the comments. Thank you Col too...
ReplyDelete