Satyen Nabar's Sun Spl analysed

Sunday, 18 November 2018

The Sunday Crossword No 3022, Sunday 18 Nov 2018


ACROSS
1   Family doctor, popular person who's most important (7) KINGPIN {KIN}{GP}{IN}
5   Own son breaking model steamship (7) POSSESS {PO{S}SE}{SS}
9   Pioneer prepared to accept very soft pizza topping (9) PEPPERONI {PE{PP}ERONI*}
10 Letter for example retained by old mother (5) OMEGA {O}{M{EG}A}
11 Service, apart from last quarter, all the same (4,2) EVEN SO EVENSOng
12 Start moving occasion with procedure to establish attendance (4,4) ROLL CALL {ROLL}{CALL}
14 One demanding power in wild talk for once receiving resistance (7,5) CONTROL FREAK {R} in {TALK+FOR+ONCE}*
17 Pompous person, with material beginning to expose scandal, keeping quiet (7,5) STUFFED SHIRT {STUFF}{Ex...e}{D{SH}IRT}
20 Substandard data about terrain omitting odd features? Right (8) INFERIOR {INF{tErRaIn}O}{R}
21 Man felt free from boundaries in place of worship (6) CHAPEL {CHAP}{fELt}
23 Once more in Narnia, gather round (5) AGAIN [T<=]
24 Profanity? Wise to restrain cold anger (9) SACRILEGE {SA{C}{RILE}GE}
25 Be revolutionary in speculation, losing nothing as a result of that (7) THEREBY {THEoR{BE<=}Y}
26 Break line between west and east in struggle (7) WRESTLE {W}{REST}{L}{E}

DOWN
1   Captain releasing small fish (6) KIPPER sKIPPER
2   Relative conclusions of Einstein accurate? What a relief (6) NEPHEW {e...eN}{a...tE}{PHEW}
3   Singular fraud upset arbiter in attendance for meeting with journalists (5,10) PRESS CONFERENCE {PRES{S}{CON}{REF<=}ENCE}
4   Retreat certainly not all right (4) NOOK {NO}{OK}
5   Playing solo, hippy capturing hearts with outlook (10) PHILOSOPHY {SOLO+HIPPY}* over {H}
6   Having many options impaired intensity, group of singers mostly admitted (6,3,6) SPOILT FOR CHOICE {SPOILT}{FOR{CHOIr}CE}
7   Ecstatic about electronic volume being raised (8) ELEVATED {EL{E}{V}ATED}
8   Note king in decline after start of scene in ballet (4,4) SWAN LAKE {Sc..e}{WAN{LA}{K}E}
13 Poor soul consumed by duty is working diligently (10) STUDIOUSLY {SOUL}* in {DUTY+IS}*
15 Candidate with dodgy past going round nation (8) ASPIRANT {ASP{IRAN}T*}
16 Franchise hurt, losing energy over time (8) SUFFRAGE {SUFFeR}{AGE}
18 Scoff after United lead, being optimistic (6) UPBEAT {U}{PB}{EAT}
19 Run away from church and cheat (6) FLEECE {FLEE}{CE}
22 Boat in sea initially north of Guernsey? (4) SCOW {Sea}{COW}

GRID

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