ACROSS
1 Questionably ribald art in wedding gown attachment (6,5) BRIDAL TRAIN*
9 Not fully verifying what may happen at hotel (5-2) CHECK-IN CHECKINg
10 Tanning places also changed with air refreshed (7) SOLARIA {ALSO*}{AIR*}
11 A main release of soul (5) ANIMA {A}{MAIN}*
12 Hot spot — one without front gets disapproval (9) INGLENOOK {sINGLE}{NO OK}
13 Lost 1000 from fortune I had — it's clear! (5) LUCID {LUCk}{I'D}
15 Get up like those worm-catching birds (4,5) RISE EARLY [CD]
18 A likely response to "Oh, my darling" in congenial surroundings (3,2,4) YES MY LOVE [CD]
21 Male, girl, male, lady ... (5) MADAM {M}{ADA}{M}
22 Gives up — declines to hold the investigators back (9) ABDICATES {AB{CID<=}ATES}
24 In a manner of speaking, blackguard pushed away boy (5) ROGUEbROGUE
26 The man's musical instrument I snatched away from certain US resident (7) HISPANO {HIS}{PiANO}
27 OT prophet beginning to mutter in the manner of Greek character (7) MALACHI {Mu...r}{ALA}{CHI}
28 Kid in street thieves' group at disturbed Golan (6,5) STRING ALONG {ST}{RING} {GOLAN}*
DOWN
1 Support, every, every marginal place of shady transactions (4,5) BACK ALLEY {BACK} {ALL}{EverY}
2 Nice about one tribe (5) ICENI {NICE}*{1}
3 A week taken to retire heartless lady — ineptly (9) AWKWARDLY {A}{WK}{DRAW<=}{LadY}
4 Moroccan port having a stronger flavour (7) TANGIER [DD]
5 Gives as portents (7) ASSIGNS {AS}{SIGNS}
6 New French girl's name (5) NELLE {N}{ELLE}
7 Our journalist follows wing that's protected (8) ARMOURED {OUR}{ED}<=>{ARM}
8 Thin meat cut fellow discarded (4) LANKfLANK
14 Where he'd sacks to stuff money received (4,4) CASH DESK*
16 Dare males to change novel woman character (9) ESMERALDA*
17 Banging not hard but incessantly — to the end — talking (9) YAMMERING (-h+y)YAMMERING
19 Express profusely with sections switched in torrent (7) OUTPOUR POUR<=>OUT ?
20 Direction to staff of US town (7) EASTMAN {EAST}{MAN}
22 A revolutionary to feel bad (4) ACHE {A}{CHE}
23 Was sarcastic partly, holding back being oafish (5) CRASS [T<=]
25 Lizard, say, turning and about to destroy briefly (5) GECKO {EG<=}{C}{KO}
GRID
1 Questionably ribald art in wedding gown attachment (6,5) BRIDAL TRAIN*
10 Tanning places also changed with air refreshed (7) SOLARIA {ALSO*}{AIR*}
12 Hot spot — one without front gets disapproval (9) INGLENOOK {
15 Get up like those worm-catching birds (4,5) RISE EARLY [CD]
18 A likely response to "Oh, my darling" in congenial surroundings (3,2,4) YES MY LOVE [CD]
21 Male, girl, male, lady ... (5) MADAM {M}{ADA}{M}
22 Gives up — declines to hold the investigators back (9) ABDICATES {AB{CID<=}ATES}
24 In a manner of speaking, blackguard pushed away boy (5) ROGUE
26 The man's musical instrument I snatched away from certain US resident (7) HISPANO {HIS}{P
27 OT prophet beginning to mutter in the manner of Greek character (7) MALACHI {M
28 Kid in street thieves' group at disturbed Golan (6,5) STRING ALONG {ST}{RING} {GOLAN}*
DOWN
1 Support, every, every marginal place of shady transactions (4,5) BACK ALLEY {BACK} {ALL}{E
2 Nice about one tribe (5) ICENI {NICE}*{1}
3 A week taken to retire heartless lady — ineptly (9) AWKWARDLY {A}{WK}{DRAW<=}{L
4 Moroccan port having a stronger flavour (7) TANGIER [DD]
5 Gives as portents (7) ASSIGNS {AS}{SIGNS}
6 New French girl's name (5) NELLE {N}{ELLE}
7 Our journalist follows wing that's protected (8) ARMOURED {OUR}{ED}<=>{ARM}
8 Thin meat cut fellow discarded (4) LANK
14 Where he'd sacks to stuff money received (4,4) CASH DESK*
16 Dare males to change novel woman character (9) ESMERALDA*
17 Banging not hard but incessantly — to the end — talking (9) YAMMERING (-h+y)YAMMERING
19 Express profusely with sections switched in torrent (7) OUTPOUR POUR<=>OUT ?
20 Direction to staff of US town (7) EASTMAN {EAST}{MAN}
22 A revolutionary to feel bad (4) ACHE {A}{CHE}
23 Was sarcastic partly, holding back being oafish (5) CRASS [T<=]
25 Lizard, say, turning and about to destroy briefly (5) GECKO {EG<=}{C}{KO}
GRID
7D- 'fellows' had me confused. Is it a typo? I mean should it be fellow's?
ReplyDeleteit is "follows" as printed
DeleteOnline V too.
DeleteHad some problems in SE corner since I am a little weak in names of characters.
ReplyDeleteLiked the way fresh air is woven into solaria and of course madam too.
ReplyDelete19d +1
ReplyDeleteI took it as 'Express profusely' as pour out.
ReplyDeleteSections switched makes it outpour.
+1
DeleteExpress profusely by itself can also be 'outpour'
Deleteeg., An outpour of sympathy
Dict. meaning of outpour is flow out rapidly or torrent.
ReplyDeleteEsmeralda from The Hunchback of Notre Dam.. What a classic.. I first heard the story in class 8th..our drawing teacher told the story in two periods illustrating the famous cathedral, Quasimodo and Esmeralda. Later on I read the Victor Hugo classic.
ReplyDeleteThanks Gridman for reviving golden memories.