ACROSS
1 Settle before paper's out, amount unknown (6) PREPAY {PAPER*}{Y}
4 Oddly, redfin caught in Venetian waterway lands up in Rome (8) CARDINAL {CA{R
9 It enables purchase at the lowest level (6) ANCHOR [CD]
10 A workover, say for a renegade (8) APOSTATE {A}{OP<=}{STATE}
12 A planet has to have constant source of methane (5,3) MARSH GAS {MARS}{H{G}AS}
13 Cling on to him in the middle (6) COHERE {CO{HE}RE}
15 Diner's fine over the cape (12) DELICATESSEN {DELICATE}{NESS<=}
18 Bet Hank will clean up the casino (5,3,4) BREAK THE BANK {BET+HANK}* [RA]
21 Idiots, second rate (6) ASSESS {ASSES}{S}
22 British capital picks a tory leader — it's a gamble (8) BACCARAT {B}{ACC{A}RA}{T
24 Approximate time to get fibre content (8) ROUGHAGE {ROUGH AGE}
25 Arab men stop you entering inside initially (6) YEMENI {YE}{MEN}{I
26 Jump into castle wharf when sea gets rougher (8) CHOPPIER {C}{HOP}{PIER}
27 Draw second boat (6) SKETCH {S}{KETCH}
DOWN
1 Sadly mop ground singing hymns (8) PSALMODY*
2 Red case, part is green (8) ESCAROLE {CASE*}{ROLE}
5 Starts again, lofty peaks evacuated in Europe (4) ALPS {A
6 Found Count posing danger to the king (10,5) DISCOVERED CHECK {DISCOVERED} {CHECK}
7 Tidy up, initially not to be consumed (6) NEATEN {N
8 No truth in the German song (6) LIEDER {LIE}{DER}
11 Dish — it's repeated quietly (7) MANTRAP {MANTRA}{P}
14 A silent river overruns, what's left here are coffin nails (7) ASHTRAY {A}{SH}{T{R}AY}
16 Tries art design, it's extremely sticky (8) TARRIEST*
17 Lampoon — it's funny Henry should get nervous (8) SKITTISH {SKIT}{ITS*}{H}
19 Nothing at all to it, crib about the material (6) FABRIC {FA}{CRIB*}
20 Mock up when they're outstanding in work (6) PSEUDO {O{DUES}P}<=
23 Fit, not very dim (4) AGUE
GRID
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Delete25a men in y.e.i, my understanding
ReplyDeleteYE is you
DeleteAgree. Entering I?
DeleteYou entering inside initially is YEI. {YE(MEN)I}
DeleteC/C indicator: stop
I read it as "stop YOU entering"
Deletewhat does 'stop' indicate ?
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DeleteIs Venetian extraneous in 4A)
ReplyDeleteQualifier making it easy to get canal from scores of waterways.
DeleteThanks Sree
Delete8D. Lieder (~leader) in German is songs, singular being lied.
ReplyDeleteLieder is not in German.
ReplyDelete'The German' is DER. No truth is Lie.
About Lieder refer to the link given by Col.
Paddy, Prasad is correct. He is not airing about anno.
DeleteLIEDER is plural of songs. The def. is in singular form.
There is a song (single) "lieder" by adil tawil, the German pop singer.
DeleteThe link also confirms what I say. Thank you, KRK.
DeleteAnyone tried this one? Any feedback.
ReplyDeletehttps://beebom.com/oneplus-crackables-challenging-cryptic-puzzles/
Not my cup of tea!
DeleteMy close relative [by name Krishna from IIT Madras] used to create such puzzles.
SREE SREE........SEEMS TO BE GOOD. BUT I HAVE TO TRY WITH MOBILE.....POOR NET WORK IN BORDERS......I AM NEAR TO WAGHA BORDER @ AMRITSAR
DeleteGreat. I am in Amritsar on 8th Oct. Wagha border on iternary.
Deleteoh.....you are most welcome any time if you re-visit here...
DeleteStruggled in SW corner before good old Fanny Adams showed the way. I could get to the puzzle only now. While the two long ones gave a good starting point, the whole puzzle was a delight to solve.
ReplyDeleteThank you Arden.
Thanks ARDEN for teaching me nothing at all today.
ReplyDeletein 25A , what does 'stop' indicate ?
ReplyDeleteIMU wrap
DeleteLet us say, YE joining [=entering] I. MEN interrupt[=stop]
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DeleteARDEN introducing new words to all. eg: PSALMODY , ESCAROLE . DELICATESSEN sounds very delicate, leading one to think that it sells only delicacies ! One finds lots of DELIs here in the US. DISCOVERED CHECK should be an eye 'opener 'for many chess players .
ReplyDeleteWhat;s the need for Dish in MANTRAP?
DISH: A good-looking or attractive person of either sex
DeleteMANTRAP: A woman who takes a mischievous pleasure in attracting and acquiring men
Thanks, KKR. I see the connection but then what type of clues these become ? I agree that a DISH is a feminist term for a good looking girl , thus commodifying the gender, MANTRAP is again, a patriarchal term not very complimentary to the gender--- terms that ME TOO activists may not approve ?
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