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ACROSS
1 Devil-like beast (6) IMPALA {IMP}{A'LA}
5 One who chronicles old coin series (8) ANNALIST {ANNA}{LIST}
9 Stadium with fashionable address (8) LORDSHIP {LORDS}{HIP}
10 Insist on guests eating Chinese, perhaps? (6) TONGUE [T]
11 One could get advanced on this score, maybe? (6,6) CREDIT BUREAU [CD]
13 Paint lady from Zagreb right away (4) COAT CrOAT
14 Sweet woman finally dumps a dreamer (8) AROMATIC {A}{ROMAnTIC}
17 Avtaar ran away from Bahrain and Dubai travelling to this capital (3,5) ABU DHABI {BAHrain+DUBAI}*
18 Lose game having rallied for long periods of time (4) AGES [T<=]
20 He painted chemical gel on building after crossing chimney’s top (12) MICHELANGELO{CHEMICAL+GEL}* over {Ch...y}* (Addendum - {cHEMICAL+GEL+ON}* - See comments)
23 Marry again? Indeed! (6) REALLY {RE ALLY}
24 Swimmers from Spooner’s water body... a regular feature on breakfast menus (8) OATMEALS (~moat eels to oat meals)
25 Like a man taking staff to a well-known embankment? (5,3) ASWAN DAM {AS}{A}{M} over {WAND}
26 It is not possible to prove a murder with this menial (6) NOBODY {NO BODY}
DOWN
2 Controversial introductions to men of outstanding talent (4) MOOT Acrostic
3 Retired sailor gave orders after steward’s second goes missing (9) ABDICATED {AB}{DICtATED}
4 Missing currency at the opening, teller becomes whiter (6) ASHIERcASHIER
5 What Bond needs to put in to get the top job, say? (11,4) APPLICATION FORM {APPLICATION FOR M} &lit
6 Corner has to be designed for a computer (8) NOTEBOOK {NO{TO+BE}*OK}
7 Fantastic... essentially grand... blue moon-like (5) LUNAR {gRANd+bLUe}*
8 Engineer drives around country that one often sees submerged (5,5) SCUBA DIVER {S{CUBA}DIVER*}
12 British man, departing from metropolis, made masala movies (10) POTBOILERS {B+mETROPOLIS}*
15 “Depressed bowel movement” featured in a sticker (2,1,3,3) AT A LOW EBB {BOWEL}* in {A}{TAB}
16 Woman everyone ogled at is fierce (per Shakespeare) (4,4) WALL EYED {W}{ALL}{EYED}
19 Battered boy’s taken in (6) BEATEN {B}{EATEN}
21 Indian sweet woman and man exchanged for a game on board (5) HALMA HAL(-w+m)MA
22 Small caps mostly plummeted (4) SLID {S}{LIDs}
1 Devil-like beast (6) IMPALA {IMP}{A'LA}
9 Stadium with fashionable address (8) LORDSHIP {LORDS}{HIP}
10 Insist on guests eating Chinese, perhaps? (6) TONGUE [T]
11 One could get advanced on this score, maybe? (6,6) CREDIT BUREAU [CD]
13 Paint lady from Zagreb right away (4) COAT C
14 Sweet woman finally dumps a dreamer (8) AROMATIC {A}{ROMA
17 Avtaar ran away from Bahrain and Dubai travelling to this capital (3,5) ABU DHABI {BAH
18 Lose game having rallied for long periods of time (4) AGES [T<=]
20 He painted chemical gel on building after crossing chimney’s top (12) MICHELANGELO
23 Marry again? Indeed! (6) REALLY {RE ALLY}
24 Swimmers from Spooner’s water body... a regular feature on breakfast menus (8) OATMEALS (~moat eels to oat meals)
25 Like a man taking staff to a well-known embankment? (5,3) ASWAN DAM {AS}{A}{M} over {WAND}
DOWN
2 Controversial introductions to men of outstanding talent (4) MOOT Acrostic
3 Retired sailor gave orders after steward’s second goes missing (9) ABDICATED {AB}{DIC
4 Missing currency at the opening, teller becomes whiter (6) ASHIER
5 What Bond needs to put in to get the top job, say? (11,4) APPLICATION FORM {APPLICATION FOR M} &lit
6 Corner has to be designed for a computer (8) NOTEBOOK {NO{TO+BE}*OK}
7 Fantastic... essentially grand... blue moon-like (5) LUNAR {
8 Engineer drives around country that one often sees submerged (5,5) SCUBA DIVER {S{CUBA}DIVER*}
12 British man, departing from metropolis, made masala movies (10) POTBOILERS {B+
15 “Depressed bowel movement” featured in a sticker (2,1,3,3) AT A LOW EBB {BOWEL}* in {A}{TAB}
16 Woman everyone ogled at is fierce (per Shakespeare) (4,4) WALL EYED {W}{ALL}{EYED}
19 Battered boy’s taken in (6) BEATEN {B}{EATEN}
21 Indian sweet woman and man exchanged for a game on board (5) HALMA HAL(-w+m)MA
Reference List
Right = R, Avtaar = I, Man = M, Sailor = AB, British = B, Woman = W, Boy = B, Small = S
Right = R, Avtaar = I, Man = M, Sailor = AB, British = B, Woman = W, Boy = B, Small = S
1Ac IMPALA - {Imp}}a la}
ReplyDelete4Dn ASHIER - (-C)ashier
1A IMPALA = an animal (imp = devil + A LA = like)
ReplyDelete2D MOOT = controversial ( First letters of Men Of Outstanding Talent)
17A ABU DHABI = capital ( Bahrain - i ran &Dubai anagram)
12D POTBOILERS = masala movies (metropolis-m +b) anagram
22D SLID = plummeted (Small + LID(s))
20A MICHELANGELO = artist ( chemical gel_ Chimney top ) anagram
ReplyDelete{As replacement for 1A}
16D: Woman (W)+everyone (ALL)+ogled(EYED)= WALL EYED= staring fierce
ReplyDelete18A: AGES ... Telescopic clue (indicator...having ) in Lose game meaning long periods of time
ReplyDeleteIndicator is not just 'having'.
DeleteIndicator for containment is having and reversal is rallied
Delete2D: MOOT= controversial.
ReplyDeleteIntroductions - leaving first letter of each word following....(M)en (O)f (O)utstanding (T)alent
25Ac ASWAN DAM - As+wand+a+m(an)
ReplyDelete5 a Annalist-Anna-0ld coin Series-list.Chronicler.
ReplyDelete10 a Tongue-Chinese-InsisT OnGUE sts.
6 Notebook-To be Anag-Nook-corner.N(oteb)ook.
8 d Scuba diver.Anag of divers.Country-cuba S(cuba)diver.
23Ac REALLY - Re+Ally (indeed)
ReplyDelete5D: APPLICATION FORM (DD)
ReplyDeleteDd?
DeleteSee my comment below
Delete1A. Devil-imp, like-ala...Impala
ReplyDelete18A Lose game ....<---T Ages
5D: CD
ReplyDeleteIt's not a CD also. Look again
Delete4 d Ashier-Pale.Cashier-c.
ReplyDeleteMy 5th
ReplyDelete14Ac AROMATIC - A+roma(-n)tic -
9Ac LORDSHIP (Lords=stadium, hip=fashionable, defn =address)
ReplyDelete13Ac COAT (Croat= lady from Zagreb, minus R, defn= paint)
23Ac REALLY (Re=again, Ally= marry, defn= indeed!)
24 Ac OATMEALS (spoonerism of Moat eels, swimmers from waterbody, defn = feature on breakfast menu
My 5th
ReplyDelete26Ac NOBODY ( not possible to prive a murder when there is NO BODY, DEFN = MENIAL)
19D B(OY) Eaten taken in BEATEN
ReplyDelete3D ABDICATED Sailor(AB) gave orders(DICTATED) after steward's second goes missing (-T) Def:retired
ReplyDelete3D (Sailor = AB) + DICTATED - T = ABDICATED (Retired)
ReplyDelete8D (DRIVES + CUBA)* = SCUBA DIVER
15D {(A Sticker = A TAB) + BOWEL}* = AT A LOW EBB
11A CREDIT BUREAU (CD?)
21D Halwa
ReplyDeleteI think it's HALMA (HALWA - W +M)
DeleteYeah i agree
DeleteHALMA is right
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ReplyDeleteWhat is the annotation?
DeletePlease note answers without annotation will be deleted
Delete7D bLUe moon like gRANd
DeleteLUNAR
Suchiba that becomes LURAN?
DeleteMoon is also lunar that is how i actually came up with this one.
DeleteThe annotation is Anagram of LU+RAN or {(-b)LU(-e)+(-g)RAN(-d)}*
DeleteOnly annotations for 5 and 7 down to be given by someone who is yet to give their solutions
ReplyDelete15 d at a low ebb.-depressed .sticker-tab.at a (low eb)b.bowel-anag.
ReplyDelete10A What is the definition?
ReplyDeleteChinese perhaps, is the def. It is a tongue or language.
DeleteIn surface, Chinese perhaps is food.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the hint. I think language is more appropriate than food, tho'both lead to the answer.
Delete6D NOTEBOOK; computer {NOOK + TO BE}*
ReplyDelete7D LUNAR; moon-like; {gRANd + bLUe}*
6D is not a complete anagram. Recheck
DeleteYesterday the DOLE clue was a middle pickup clue and not as stated as
ReplyDeleteby Raju, I think
Not a new type of cluing too. We had midterm, this Monday. KKR had I, had convo on it. Fairly regular usage of essentially picking.
DeleteWhat I mean to say there is no need to indicate dropping the sides.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the comments. In LUNAR -;it is an anagram with clear instructions (essentially) to pick middle letters and anagram them. All letters of the anagram fodder are present.
ReplyDelete5D is a punny CD . Bond’s boss is M - so, if he wants her job , he has to submit an APPLICATION FOR M
ReplyDeleteMy favourite....the penny drop moment when I got the parsing.
DeleteLovely puzzle.. Beautiful clues all around.
Thanks all for the solves. 🙏
ReplyDelete20a ((-c)hemical gel on)*
ReplyDelete6d we had same structure on 19th by Kriskross. Charged to customer but no editor yet?
ReplyDeleteBond- M was great- I did not get it. Nice one Avatar.
ReplyDeleteNice grid Avatar! 5D was my COD. Liked 26A, 4D a lot as well
ReplyDelete