No 12369, Saturday 14 Jul 2018, Gridman

Across

1. Draw near a very soft insect (8) APPROACH {A}{PP}{ROACH}
5. Generates small tools (6) SPAWNS {S}{PAWNS}
9. Group is right out of share (7) FACTION {FrACTION}
10. Upstart with average, limited means (7) PARVENU {PAR}{VENUe}
11. They make many a stiff preservation (9)  EMBALMERS (CD)
12. Where an Eskimo goes into — a police officer's washroom (5) IGLOO {IG}{LOO}
13. Cook some lunch effortlessly (4)  CHEF (T)
14. Official making many an impression authoritatively (5,4) STAMP USER (CD?)
17. Give an exaggerated picture and receive trouble in public (9) OVERPAINT {OVER{PAIN}T}
19. Indian spinach’s over, here’s palm starch (4) SAGO {SAG}{O}
23. Exercise high and get impish (5) PESKY {PE}{SKY}
24. Accept an increase and go away (4,1,4) TAKE A HIKE {TAKE}{A}{HIKE}
25. 1 is gone for pronouncedly rough retort (7) OUTDOOR {OUT}{~DOH} 1 down=Alfresco {OUT}{~RUDE<=} See comments
26. As a result, multi-coloured production ignored lurid Left (7) OUTCOME {MUlTiCOlOurEd}*
27. Plucks idly — must somehow go through some time (6) THRUMS {MUST*} around {HR}
28. Small boy rides happily without Indian haulers (8) SKIDDERS {S}{KID}{RiDES*}

Down

1. A student, almost new, gets company in the cool air (8) ALFRESCO {A}{L}{FRESh}{CO}
2. Father's guy is forgiving (7) PACABLE {PA}{CABLE}
3. Love one in part of colourful flier (6) ORIOLE {O}{R{I}OLE}

4. Can mere contracts get leading member of orchestra? Yes, in a way (13) CONCERTMASTER {MERE+CONTRACTS*}
6. Open-minded, each village officer embraces one university student (8) PERVIOUS {PER}{V{I}{O}{U}{S}
7. We go over the man's 'invention' in bike trick (7) WHEELIE {W{HE}E}{LIE}
8. Puts out nothing to royal in trance (6) STUPOR {PUTS*}{O}{R}
10. Now it's hardly heard when mails arrive (8,5) POSTMAN'S KNOCK (CD)
15. Caterpillar? My marrow's hit (4,4) ARMY WORM {MY+MARROW*}

16. How fish is served by boy — with not all offered (8) BONELESS {B}{ONE LESS}
18. Guest gets rotis served after 6 (7) VISITOR {VI}{ROTIS*}
20. A girl model is fat (7) ADIPOSE {A}[DI}{POSE}
21. French author promotes son: "Begin to blossom!" (6) SPROUT {(+S)PROU(-s)T}
22. Tangled from being crazy about railway official (6) MATTED {MA{TTE}D}

Reference List
Very soft=PP, Small=S, Right=R, Average=Par, Police officer=IG, Over=O, Exercise=PE, Left=L, Indian=I
Student=L, Company=Co, Love=O, One=I, Each=Per, Village Officer=VO, University=U, Student=S, Man=He, Royal=R, Boy=B, 6=VI, Girl=Di, Railway official=TTE

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GRID

Bhargav's Talepiece

The bouncer and the dancer - Part 88​

​All the money made Clement a vain man!

PARVENU Clement soon became IMPERVIOUS to criticism.

When customers were not prepared to TAKE A HIKE he increased the charges arguing that there was no competition.​

Instead of serving Roasted Brussels SPROUT with Pecans  he had his CHEF prepare SAGO soup and it was served with a fancy name: SAI MAI LOU.

He set up an OUTDOOR BBQ which hardly had any takers.

Contract with the Landscape company was not renewed and the lawn and much of the crops was damaged by ARMY WORMS.

A WHEELIE with his frequent APPROACH into the dance area turned out to be PESKY to the VISITORS.

Meanwhile SS strengthened his own FACTION.

What happened next?