The paper has 15D on the enumerations for 15D and 10D.
Solution to 23D has been deliberately left unsolved and is to be answered only by a non-regular / novice commenter, with proper annotation. Those who have answered earlier in the week, please give others a chance.
ACROSS
1 Where Usain Bolt might be competing over a brief period of time (2,3,5,3) IN THE SHORT RUN [DD]
8 Unilluminated section around entrance of lobby (5) UNLIT {UN{Lo..y}IT}
9 Noble hires Italian detectives for dealing with top-level assassination (9) REGICIDAL {REG{I}{CID}AL}
11 Fiendish nut fires associate for nothing, breaking contract (10) DEMONIACAL {DE{M(-a+o)ONIAC}AL}
12 Endlessly look at hunk (4) STUD STUDy
14 Buries scandalous notes about maiden and bachelor (7) ENTOMBS {ENTO{M}{B}S*}
16 Consuming marijuana, let loose and sing like a bird (7) TWEEDLE {T{WEED}LE*}
17 One who ill-treats is cheapskate going around America (7) MISUSER {MIS{US}ER}
19 One in the soup in swindle takes flight (7) CROUTON {C{ROUT}ON}
22 Move to secure permit for drinking (10) SWALLOWING {SW{ALLOW}ING}
25 Groom found bride avoiding union! Not acceptable (9) FORBIDDEN {FOuND+BRIDE}*
26 Start to identify spot to pick up bit of illicit dope (5) IDIOT {Id...y}{D{Il...t}OT}
27 Riotous party breaking up (4-9) SIDE-SPLITTING {SIDE}{SPLITTING}
DOWN
2 Million lost! Novice abandons tense variety of Texas Hold’em (2-5) NO-LIMIT {MILlION}*{T}
3 Employee having sex with young lady is unreliable (3-3-4) HIT-AND-MISS {H{IT}AND}{MISS}
4 Rat is struggling in narrow groove (5) STRIA*
5 Debauched sot with cigar, tottering around lunchtime (9) ORGIASTIC {SOT+CIGAR}* around {1}
7 University paper essentially taken out and revised (7) UPDATED {U}{paPer}{DATED}
8 Change founder made is incredible (9-2) UNDREAMED-OF*
10 Associate longs for bit of naughtiness in merry promotional event (11) LADIES NIGHT {L{A}{DIES}{Na...s}IGHT} Enu should be (6,5)
13 One advising on issues related to Congress? (10) SEXOLOGIST [CD]
15 Overwhelmed by drink, team meeting journalist made a blunder (9) SCREWED-UP {S{CREW}{ED}UP} Enu should be (7-2)
18 Old warrior in Asia perhaps, drinking spirit on retirement (7) SAMURAI {SA{RUM<=}AI*}
20 Insight lacking in education (7) TUITION inTUITION
23 Hawaiian veranda in passage, mostly excellent (5) L?N?I (Addendum - LANAI {LANe}{A1} - See comments)
Reference List
Italian = I, Associate = A, Maiden = M, Bachelor = B, Marijuana = WEED, Ecstasy = E, Union = U, Novice = L, Tense = T, Sex = IT, Lunchtime = 1, Son = S, University = U, Journalist = ED
23D. LANAI. {LAN e}{A1}
ReplyDeleteEnjoyable puzzle, though easy for the most part. 1a and 16a are my favourites. I solved 27a first which gave p at the end of 15d. It was clear that enu was messed up in 15d. I assumed the same for 10d also and hence had no trouble solving. Thank you Dr. X for a nice fare as usual.
ReplyDeleteMisled by wrong enu in print edition for both 10 & 15D,I struggled a lot.
DeleteThanks AJ🙏
DeleteI also was misled & really struggled around 15d & 10d. Even after getting SIDE SPLITTING. not fair.
DeleteIn the IA version, we are lucky. There are no enu problems.
ReplyDeleteHowever, TH is making doubly sure about Dr.X puzzle! The link appears twice!
Col., 9A def.to include 'dealing with' since solution word is an adj.
ReplyDeleteThanks, corrected
Delete2D- Is 'abandons' anagrind?
ReplyDeleteI took lost as anagrind and abandons as deletion indicator of novice(L)
DeleteLOST is the anagrind here
DeleteSo,we have to do the anagram first and then leave out L. I got confused there a bit.
DeleteLovely puzzle! Favourite was In the Short run.
ReplyDeleteYes,Bolt was really a fast one!
DeleteThanks Vasant🙏
DeleteSo this enus is a mistake. I thought Dr.X would have a dictionary reference giving these as one word.:))
ReplyDeleteI have emailed the TH crossword team to avoid these really unnecessary errors in the future. I can imagine the untold agony for a solver looking for a 11-letter word when it is in fact a 2-word answer. Frankly, it is beyond my understanding how these errors can be made!
ReplyDeleteWhat is "enu"?
ReplyDeleteEnumeration- no. of letters in the solution word,if it is a single or a 2/3..parts word.
ReplyDeleteeg.- 10D 'Ladies Night' is (6,5) whereas in the print edition it is given as 11.
Thank you
Delete15D was even more difficult for me because I entered 12A as star - stare endlessly :-(.
ReplyDeleteReceived an email from TH Crossword editorial that they apologise for the errors in the enumerations, that they have identified why these errors happened and will ensure that they don't happen again.
ReplyDelete9ac - regal around i(talian)+ cid. Why 1? as given in solution?
ReplyDeleteIt's an error, I will change it
DeleteIn 13d - what is the purpose of congress in the clue? One advising on issues is a SEXOLOGIST. Kindly explain.
ReplyDeleteAs in sexual congress
DeleteThanx. Had not heard of it.
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