ACROSS
8 In Bath, it was said, England & UK are breaking up (6) EUREKA {E+UK+ARE}*
9 Someone on a talent show, concerned with fresh delivery (8) NEONATAL [T]
10 Emperor emptied complete treasury before rule (8) DOMINEER {DO}{MINE}{E
11 Celebrity sketch (6) FIGURE [DD]
12 Follow journalist pursuing audiophile, apparently well read (3-5) DOG-EARED {DOG}{EAR}{ED}
13 Make a slip with assignment (6) ERRAND {ERR}{AND}
14 Extremely slow if it's most crowded (7) DENSEST [DD]
17 Unfortunately, obtrude on stronghold (7) REDOUBT*
20 Long American tower (6) ASPIRE {A}{SPIRE}
22 Consolidated around 50 plus small private shares, for one (8) UNLISTED {UN{L}I{S}TED}
25 Cool red diamond cut in interwoven pattern (6)
26 Demerits for crazy sounds from Spooner's dog (3,5) BAD MARKS (-m+b)BAD (-b+m)MARKS
27 Bats once, runs short of second base to abandon (8) RENOUNCE {ONCE+RUN
28 Something pleasant heard from someone satisfied (6) EYEFUL (~ i full)
DOWN
1 Regret about atmospheric layer covering group of countries (8) EUROZONE {RUE<=}{OZONE}
2 Prefer I were in retirement home to make fresh connections (6) REWIRE [T<=]
3 Run from employment (6) CAREER [DD]
4 To meddle with MP in assembly is imprudent (7) INTRUDE I
5 Study before getting bored by father's colleague (8) CONFRERE {CON}{FR}{ERE}
6 Romper with large pocket for baby? (8) KANGAROO [CD]
7 Say Hastings, picked up novel about a priest (6) WARREN {NEW<=} over {A}{RR}
15 Link post in Twitter – it's secured fast and quickly released (4-4) SLIP-KNOT*
16 Second wife, on getting close, doesn't start cursing (8) SWEARING {S}{W}{
18 Launch baker (5,3) BREAK OUT {BAKER}* [RA]
19 Model's married one you can hardly catch – an acrobat! (7) TUMBLER (-m+t)TUMBLER
21 Small queen guarding bee's nest getting bit (6) SHIVER {S}{HIVE}{R}
23 Steps taken by the upwardly mobile? (6) LADDER [CD]
24 Groomed players to eat when drunk (6) SHAVEN {S{HAVE}N}
Reference List
England = E, Journalist = ED, American = A, 50 = L, Small = S, Red = R, Diamond = D, Second = S, Base = E, Father = FR, Priest = RR, Wife = W, Model = T, Married = M, Queen = R(Regina), Players = S,N
GRID
25a cool:wicked
ReplyDeleteRed:r
sree_sree is anno wheedler.
DeleteOK, if WICKED becomes WICKER, D goes and R enters. Is that process indicated well enough here?
Wicked+R. Diamond cut -d
DeleteSree Sree's annotation is as intended.
DeleteOut of the Box grid in every way ! Thanks, Hypatia. I loved the construction of 9 across. So is 23 down. Very crisp. Looking forward to tomorrow’s grid.
ReplyDeleteI liked 12AC
DeleteThanks Rajuji, KKR Garu and Paddy. Glad you enjoyed the grid.
DeleteDidn’t get 24 and 25. Would interwoven pattern not be wickerwork ? Well balanced as usual. Excellent grid
ReplyDeleteThanks Avtaar. As you can see #2. Definition in Chambers - Wicker can be used to refer to Wickerwork / interwoven pattern.
Delete27A anno may be b as e, so E get added to the end of (runs once - s)*. B from bats.
ReplyDeleteBats is anind and e from base (logarithmic base)
DeleteAnagram components shown by Col.
Thanks for clarifying Paddy. Bats in the sense of "Crazy" is indeed the anagrind.
Delete12A anno not clear. Dog is meant to stand for fellow? And audiophile for ear?
ReplyDeleteDog is to follow.
DeleteIt is follow not fellow
ReplyDeleteDid the puzzle early in the morning. Some lovely and all variety of clues and a ncely constructed grid. Thank you Hypatia.
ReplyDeleteThanks Vasant. Glad you enjoyed it :)
DeleteDo clarify 7 DOWN. Why does RR abbreviate priest? How did "NEW" serve to be the base word?
ReplyDeleteThanks.