ACROSS
6 A girl takes man to country (7) AMERICA {A}{M}{ERICA}
7 6 hearts individual pulls out is deciphered by seers (7) CAMERAS {AMERiCA}*{S} Where does 'S' come from? Hearts as AInd?
9 Stir-fry made, sold outside railway — that's never seen before (5) FIRST {STIR+Fry}*
10 Neither graduate managed to sleep (9) HIBERNATE {NEITHER+BA}*
11 No getting in between police officer and comrade — will get snubbed (7) IGNORED {IG}{NO}{RED}
13 Left in war? This becomes an option (6) FLIGHT {F{L}IGHT} Semi&lit
15 Car, at midnight, departed supernaturally to roam around junction without human intervention (13) AUTOMATICALLY {AUTO}{MAg{T}ICALLY}
19 The in-fighting is caused primarily by racial matters (6) ETHNIC {THE+IN}*{Ca...d}
20 Moving closer to drunkard from behind to protect minor (7) TOWARDS {TO{WARD}S<=}
23 Important to have sex appeal and at heart, being very simple (9) PRIMITIVE {PRIM{IT}{beIng}{V}E}
24 On it, atma can be taken to South Korean capital (5)R?D?O (Addendum - RADIO (atma = soul ~ seoul) - See comments)
26 Princess's act is reportedly absent (7) DISTANT {DI}{STANT}(~ stint ?) Anno pending
27 Warning to move right to the end of extremely erotic scene (7) THEATRE {TH(-r)EAT(+r)R}{Er...c}
DOWN
1 Body parts said to be adjacent (4) NEAR (~ knee ear)
2 West Indian tern migrates around Christmas (6) WINTER {WI}{TERN*}
3 The duke entered vehicle beside a large church (9) CATHEDRAL {CA{THE}{D}R}{A}{L}
4 Dark area gets the Spanish lights primarily for protection (8) UMBRELLA {UMBR{EL}{Li...s}A}
5 Same as trigonal (10) TRIANGULAR [E]
6 A beautiful female is in a relationship (6) AFFAIR {A}{F{F}AIR}
7 Accountants to buy big cars (4) CABS {CA{B}S}
8 Ship loads little model chocolates (6) SWEETS {S{WEE}{T}S}
12 Most arrogant leader gets ousted by knight whose antics are second to none (10) NAUGHTIEST (-h+n)NAUGHTIEST
14 Breaking into soldiers’ toilets to empty out contents of medicines (9) OINTMENTS {INTO*}{MEN}{To...tS}
16 Master is eccentric (8) ORIGINAL [DD]
17 Negotiated complicated Private Equity deal (6) LEAPED {PE+DEAL}*
18 A woman picked up gold on dry land (6) ASHORE {A}{SH{OR}E}
21 Informed study on intelligence agency gets pulled up (6) WARNED {DEN}{RAW}<=
22 Cant run? (4) TILT [DD]
25 Starts designing one turquoise salwar with speckles (4) DOTS Acrostic
GRID
6 A girl takes man to country (7) AMERICA {A}{M}{ERICA}
7 6 hearts individual pulls out is deciphered by seers (7) CAMERAS {AMER
9 Stir-fry made, sold outside railway — that's never seen before (5) FIRST {STIR+F
10 Neither graduate managed to sleep (9) HIBERNATE {NEITHER+BA}*
11 No getting in between police officer and comrade — will get snubbed (7) IGNORED {IG}{NO}{RED}
13 Left in war? This becomes an option (6) FLIGHT {F{L}IGHT} Semi&lit
15 Car, at midnight, departed supernaturally to roam around junction without human intervention (13) AUTOMATICALLY {AUTO}{MA
19 The in-fighting is caused primarily by racial matters (6) ETHNIC {THE+IN}*{C
20 Moving closer to drunkard from behind to protect minor (7) TOWARDS {TO{WARD}S<=}
23 Important to have sex appeal and at heart, being very simple (9) PRIMITIVE {PRIM{IT}{
24 On it, atma can be taken to South Korean capital (5)
26 Princess's act is reportedly absent (7) DISTANT {DI}{STANT}(~ stint ?) Anno pending
27 Warning to move right to the end of extremely erotic scene (7) THEATRE {TH(-r)EAT(+r)R}{E
DOWN
1 Body parts said to be adjacent (4) NEAR (~ knee ear)
2 West Indian tern migrates around Christmas (6) WINTER {WI}{TERN*}
3 The duke entered vehicle beside a large church (9) CATHEDRAL {CA{THE}{D}R}{A}{L}
4 Dark area gets the Spanish lights primarily for protection (8) UMBRELLA {UMBR{EL}{L
5 Same as trigonal (10) TRIANGULAR [E]
6 A beautiful female is in a relationship (6) AFFAIR {A}{F{F}AIR}
7 Accountants to buy big cars (4) CABS {CA{B}S}
8 Ship loads little model chocolates (6) SWEETS {S{WEE}{T}S}
12 Most arrogant leader gets ousted by knight whose antics are second to none (10) NAUGHTIEST (-h+n)NAUGHTIEST
14 Breaking into soldiers’ toilets to empty out contents of medicines (9) OINTMENTS {INTO*}{MEN}{T
16 Master is eccentric (8) ORIGINAL [DD]
17 Negotiated complicated Private Equity deal (6) LEAPED {PE+DEAL}*
18 A woman picked up gold on dry land (6) ASHORE {A}{SH{OR}E}
21 Informed study on intelligence agency gets pulled up (6) WARNED {DEN}{RAW}<=
22 Cant run? (4) TILT [DD]
25 Starts designing one turquoise salwar with speckles (4) DOTS Acrostic
GRID
26AC ACT=stunt reportedly in DI stant
ReplyDeleteSTUNT and STANT are not homophones
DeleteAmerican way of pronouncing
Deletehttps://dictionary.cambridge.org/pronunciation/english/stunt
Might have relied on Wordweb dict. It says distant as distunt
DeleteDI'S TAUNT, as some say.
Delete26A) anno: {DI+STUNT~}; act=STUNT
ReplyDelete7A) anind is deciphered; S from last letter of hearts; presume last letter indicator is missing
ReplyDeleteHearts as in suit(match/change) is anind. Is deciphered 's. My understanding.
Delete24AC Guessed it to be radio with the available letters.
ReplyDeleteBut I thought the answer should be S[E]OUL. Atma is there to support the idea. Someone should enlighten me.
+1
DeleteGuess compiler had SEOUL in mind for the solution but it is not fitting the grid
Delete'On the radio' is the homophone indicator. Hence on the radio, (~soul) takes to 'seoul'
DeleteFantastic Venkatesan. I am delighted to be enlightened
DeleteGood one Venkatesan.
DeleteNice one!
DeleteThree claps to Venkatesan!
DeleteAdd three more from me.
ReplyDelete