Answer and anno for 25A left for a rookie commenter till 10 AM.
ACROSS
1 Dollar was put back on tool (7) BUCKSAW {BUCK}{WAS<=}
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5 Expert politician getting a bit of temerity without delay (6) PROMPT {PRO}{MP}{Te...y}
9 Intimidate daughter and another relative (5) DAUNT {D}{AUNT}
10 Explain why former head skirted insurers (9) EXPLICATE {EX}{P{LIC}ATE}
11 Decline to vary pitch? (7) INFLECT [DD]
12 Was managing greeting fifty with one foreign language (7) SWAHILI {WAS*}{HI}{L}{1}
13 Clothe bear without resistance (5) ENDUE ENDUrE
14 Launched popular appeal by one perked-up date (9) INITIATED {IN}{IT}{1}{DATE*}
16 Raja in total chaos gives stern lecture (7-2) TALKING-TO {TAL{KING}TO*}
19 A question of choice hag pronounced (5) WHICH (~witch)
21 Non-acceptance of redrafting of FA rules (7) REFUSAL*
23 Pete hit out: there emerges an abusive word (7) EPITHET*
24 Former heads of organisation favour fomenting in-fighting craftily in order by post (2,7) EX OFFICIO {EX} {Or...n}{Fa...r}{Fo...g}{In...g}{Cr...y}{In}{Or..r}
25 Transport 1000 harvest stalks (5)H?U?M (Addendum - HAULM {HAUL}{M} - See comments)
26 A couple of females join a man in a brawl (6) AFFRAY {A}{FF}{RAY}
27 Tank tops? (7) TURRETS [E]
DOWN
1 Their recitals would no doubt make kids doze off (7,7) BEDTIME STORIES [CD]
2 Pleased friend endlessly — fellow was given nourishment (7) CHUFFED {CHUm}{F}{FED}
3 "Son of the engineer...Told you!" (2,5) SO THERE {S/o}{THE}{RE}
4 Fighting others left in building section (9) WRESTLING {W{REST}{L}ING}
5 Voices plumber's concerns (5) PIPES [DD]
6 Old one in exotic marg, acquiring one Japanese art (7) ORIGAMI {O}{R{1}GAM*}{1}
7 A key player in an orchestra (7) PIANIST [CD]
8 Not catching up with where the news reader is hidden, perhaps (6,3,5) BEHIND THE TIMES [C&DD]
15 No outride fixed and made smooth (6,3) IRONED OUT*
17 Promote cancelled Sriharikota event (4-3) LIFT-OFF {LIFT}{OFF}
18 Afros stylish to a degree (2,2,3) IN SO FAR {IN}{AFROS}*
19 Little bit to that woman — to which point? (7) WHITHER {WHIT}{HER}
20 Heinous arrangement by company's own staff (2-5) IN-HOUSE*
22 Fortunate to have short, tricky clue — extremely kinky — solved (5) LUCKY {CLUe}*{KinkY}
GRID
1 Dollar was put back on tool (7) BUCKSAW {BUCK}{WAS<=}
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5 Expert politician getting a bit of temerity without delay (6) PROMPT {PRO}{MP}{T
9 Intimidate daughter and another relative (5) DAUNT {D}{AUNT}
10 Explain why former head skirted insurers (9) EXPLICATE {EX}{P{LIC}ATE}
11 Decline to vary pitch? (7) INFLECT [DD]
12 Was managing greeting fifty with one foreign language (7) SWAHILI {WAS*}{HI}{L}{1}
13 Clothe bear without resistance (5) ENDUE ENDU
14 Launched popular appeal by one perked-up date (9) INITIATED {IN}{IT}{1}{DATE*}
16 Raja in total chaos gives stern lecture (7-2) TALKING-TO {TAL{KING}TO*}
19 A question of choice hag pronounced (5) WHICH (~witch)
21 Non-acceptance of redrafting of FA rules (7) REFUSAL*
23 Pete hit out: there emerges an abusive word (7) EPITHET*
24 Former heads of organisation favour fomenting in-fighting craftily in order by post (2,7) EX OFFICIO {EX} {O
25 Transport 1000 harvest stalks (5)
26 A couple of females join a man in a brawl (6) AFFRAY {A}{FF}{RAY}
27 Tank tops? (7) TURRETS [E]
DOWN
1 Their recitals would no doubt make kids doze off (7,7) BEDTIME STORIES [CD]
2 Pleased friend endlessly — fellow was given nourishment (7) CHUFFED {CHU
3 "Son of the engineer...Told you!" (2,5) SO THERE {S/o}{THE}{RE}
4 Fighting others left in building section (9) WRESTLING {W{REST}{L}ING}
5 Voices plumber's concerns (5) PIPES [DD]
6 Old one in exotic marg, acquiring one Japanese art (7) ORIGAMI {O}{R{1}GAM*}{1}
7 A key player in an orchestra (7) PIANIST [CD]
8 Not catching up with where the news reader is hidden, perhaps (6,3,5) BEHIND THE TIMES [C&DD]
15 No outride fixed and made smooth (6,3) IRONED OUT*
17 Promote cancelled Sriharikota event (4-3) LIFT-OFF {LIFT}{OFF}
18 Afros stylish to a degree (2,2,3) IN SO FAR {IN}{AFROS}*
19 Little bit to that woman — to which point? (7) WHITHER {WHIT}{HER}
20 Heinous arrangement by company's own staff (2-5) IN-HOUSE*
22 Fortunate to have short, tricky clue — extremely kinky — solved (5) LUCKY {CLU
GRID
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ReplyDelete+1
Delete+1. Thank you Gridman- you gave me enough and more time for my morning constitutional.
Delete25A
ReplyDeleteHAULM= Stalk
Haul = transport
M= 1000
?
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DeleteThats right Suresh!M=1000 in Roman numerals
DeleteDoubt was haul - transport
DeleteHaul is to pull. Haul/ haulage is commonly used for transport.
DeleteActing like MB, 1DN relook please!
ReplyDeleteJust a typo.
DeleteCorrected
DeleteGridman reminds I am a student. Can someone decrypt 18d pls.
ReplyDeleteStylish=fashionable=polished
DeleteOn double duty
Stylish on double duty?
ReplyDelete22 DN IMO, the clue still works without tricky. Am I right?
ReplyDeleteTricky is the Anagram indicator
DeleteYes
Delete22D Tricky rearranging clu-(e) luc(ky)
DeleteI take solved as anagrind. Otherwise, it will be extraneous, I think.
DeleteBut for reading solved is better.
I think 'short' should follow ' clue'. Short tricky clue conveys that 'tricky' is cut short.
Delete22DN I also think so.
DeleteIn stylish. Afros : so far
ReplyDeleteThe bouncer and the dancer - Part 13.
ReplyDelete11.45 p.m.
The PIANIST was attempting a Bach.
Two persons were checking their PIPES to usher in the New Year.
SS began TALKING TO the audience.
"WHITHER are you all bound? IN SO FAR as I am concerned you are BEHIND THE TIMES. With the LIFT OFF of the curtain, you are all going to see this girl (gently pats the cheek of the SWAHILI girl standing near him) dance with a snake in the altogether"
(to WHICH there were very few who clapped)
The situation was IRONED OUT by Uncle Sam the EX-OFFICIO owner of Shangri-La
with his PROMPT action. He whisked away the girl and the mystic with the help of the bouncer.
What happened next?
Good going.
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Delete22 dn short tricky means jumble clue without e luc+KinkY
ReplyDeleteAm I right?
Yea mam..the discussion was one of the anagram indicators(tricky and Solved) was superfluous.
DeleteExcellent surfaces- eg. 16 & 21 A and 8D.
ReplyDelete24A is an unusually long clue in a Gridman puzzle.
24A:Probably because 7 letters were clued for acrostic
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