Across
1. Uncovered formula for synthetic gold leaf (6) ORMULO {5. Brass, though rejected, has value (8) TEMERITY {YET<=} around {MERIT}
9. Team of construction workers in Chicago called about a dog in trouble (4,4) ROAD GANG {RANG} around {A+DOG*}
10. Nothing was first refused (6) NILLED {NIL}{LED}
11. Square, say, two plus three hundred and eight, initially, and then add twenty (4,3,5) EVEN THE SCORE {EVEN}{T
13. Rose oil of the Turks and Omanis, originally (4) OTTO (Acrostic)
14. Veterans not starting to show affection (3,5) OLD HANDS {
17. Stay after lunchtime, say, chewing a bite of paan (8) POSTPONE {POST{P
18. Bank lingo (4) CANT (DD)
20. Imperial dictator poisoned Asuras with a drop of lime juice (6,6) JULIUS CAESAR {ASURAS+L
23. Concern about Fellow cutting a tree (6) AFFAIR {A}{F{{A}{F}<=}IR}
24. Back off, look to the left and drive around villa's rear (4,4) KEEP AWAY {PEEK<=}{
25. Reserve rickety UFO ride before starting for roller-coaster (8) FROIDEUR {UFO+RIDE*}{R
26. Transport van's boot is from a Pacific island (6) TONGAN {TONGA}{
Down
2. Coach distributes drink for revelry (4) RIOT3. Edmond freaks (3,3,3) ODD MEN OUT {EDMOND*} Reverse Anagram
4. Practices what takes place on 07/04? (6) USAGES {US}{AGES} July 4 is US's birthday
5. One who has perfect work-life balance? (9,6) TIGHTROPE WALKER (CD)
6. One always takes away from these exceptional restaurants – salami, ham, tiramisu, wine, mutton and chicken legs (8) MINUENDS {
7. Antique bar demolished in Germany, perhaps? (5) RELIC {RE
8. Explosive clothes – cool and wild – for Louis XI, say (3,7) THE PRUDENT {T{HE P}{RUDE}NT}
12. Reform of drop-outs is strongly defended (5,2,3) STOOD UP FOR {OF+DROP+OUTS*}
15. Get to know a tempestuous cine star (9) ASCERTAIN {A}{CINE+STAR*}
16. Husband's trick shot to start a game (8) CONSERVE {CON}{SERVE}
19. Condition, in short, to get into Australian team's first side (6) ASPECT {A
21. One Arab volunteer is killed, backing a resident of a Middle Eastern country (5) IRAQI {I}{QA
22. A perfectly turned out savoury in Barcelona (4) TAPA {A}{PAT}<=
Reference List
Colour/Font Scheme
Lunchtime=One, Fellow=F, Explosive=TNT, One=I, Volunteer=TA
Definition, Solution, Component letters, Embedded links, Theme word, Anagram Indicator, C/C indicator, Reversal Indicator, Hidden word Indicator, Letter Pick indicator, Deletion Indicator, Homophone Indicator, Movement Indicator, Positional Indicator, Substitution, Indicator, Link/Connector, Extraneous
GRID
2d chariot -cha
ReplyDelete+1
DeleteYes (-cha)RIOT is correct
Delete1a error? Ormolu?
ReplyDeleteOrmolu is correct. Synthetic is anagrind.
DeleteYes Uncovered is indicator for removing first and last letters of “FORMULA” and “FOR”. Synthetic is the anagrind and GOLD LEAF the definition . Anno needs correction
DeleteThis is a novel clue type where stripped word forms undergo anag op.
Delete6D is also of similar genre, Sir. Anagram of tail acrostic
DeleteTough challenge! But very enjoyable. It took a lot of time to get 1A,2d,22d and 6d.
ReplyDeleteLoved 4d,11A,17A.
Thanks Avtaar for the week end entertainment
Very tough one. Depending on crossing and very few workable wordplay for solving.
ReplyDeleteThe down ones took much longer than the across ones. I was unable to parse 6D, 7D, 21D and 22D, though getting the words wasn't that difficult due to crossing letters.
ReplyDeleteExcept for a few, the grid was a blank for me. Too tough.
ReplyDelete6D. MINUENDS - where do we get DS from?
ReplyDeleteFrom restaurant(S), an(D)
DeleteI think only D is missing.
ReplyDeleteD is from an(D)
DeleteBack in the internet world after spending a day at the North Rim of the Grand Canyon. Headed back to San Diego now after a hectic week
ReplyDeleteYou should write a travel blog.
DeleteWill do so in the THCC familes blog when I get back tonight
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