Solution to 11D 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 Crop of a kind we raise (6) CASHEW {CASH}{WE<=}&lit
9 Tailoring units get ultimate fabric to make cloaks (6) TUNICS {TUNI{f...iC}S}
10 Arden’s after money, all detailed on tape (8) CASETTE {CASh}{sETTEr} Arden is beheaded as well!! (Correction - {CASh}{SETTEr} See comments)
12 People assemble here before a trip (5,3) OPIUM DEN [CD]
13 Head of police cross with someone who sells duplicates (6) PIRATE {Po...e}{IRATE}
15 Randy felon is dividing prize money, it's a very small amount (12) CONCUPISCENT {CON}{CUP}{IS}{CENT}
18 Invested after a magazine became traditional (4-8) TIME-HONOURED {HONOURED}<=>{TIME}
21 A woman in America, for us in India (6) ABROAD {A}{BROAD} [C&DD]
22 I’m on it, following a setter within a time frame (3,5) AGE LIMIT {IM}{IT}<=>{A}{GEL}
24 Venerated marriage vow — left side shaky (8) IDOLISED {I DO}{L}{SIDE*}
25 Beer only after a bite (6) STINGO {O}<=>{STING}
26 One called into shade to give an earful (8) HARANGUE {H{A}{RANG}UE}
27 Instruments used only in batteries (6) CELLOS {CELL{O}S}
DOWN
1 In other constituencies, insets have no effect (3,2,3) CUT NO ICE COnstITUENCies*
2 Feeling about maiden, same feeling (8) SENTIENT SENTImENT
3 After open text messaging you are sent out of the church (15) EXCOMMUNICATION {tEXt}{COMMUNICATION}
5 When calm hearts get cured (4) HEAL {wHEn}{cALm}
6 Who’s Putin to be allowed to come in the way? It’s a dangerous game... (7,8) RUSSIAN ROULETTE {RUSSIAN}{ROU{LET}TE}
7 ... a bit like promoting a strongman (6) SATRAP {PART}{AS}<=
8 Our predecessors put me in a cage... (6) APEMEN {A}{PE{ME}N}
11 ... slated to be free, yea (7) ?E?I?E? (Addendum - DERIDED {DE{RID}ED - See comments}
14 Wrong categorisation, linking Titania with this Dickensian character (7) SCROOGE CatEGORiSatiOn* [CA]
16 Deplorable to get caught at boundary, covers are off for last match (8) CRIMINAL {C}{RIM}{fINALs}
17 Upsurge is on novel books (8) EDITIONS {TIDE<=}{IS+ON}*
19 Basically cut in and cut out, looks tacky (6) GARISH {GA{tRIm}SH}
20 Our support for gun and protection (6) ARMOUR {OUR}<=>{ARM}
23 Proper use of annexed land (4) PERU [T]
Reference List
Left = L, Only = O, Maiden = M, Caught = C
10 no, he is not!
ReplyDeleteOops I got the spelling wrong
Delete+1. His head is safe. Cassette has 2 S's. enu is 8 and not 7.
ReplyDeleteJust 'detailing' Prasad's cryptic msg.
10 a must be cassette
ReplyDeleteCase(-h) setter(-r) The enu is 8 not 7
Sorry typo cash, not case
DeleteI can't make head or tail of all this confusion
DeleteYour head is safe any way- as also your clue! So,there's nothing to worry about.
DeleteMy mistake in annotation, since corrected and remarks struck off
Delete11D. {DE{RID}ED} ... YEA = in DEED
ReplyDeleteGood one indeed!
Delete+1
DeleteMohun you are promoted to regulars. You are no longer a novice/non-regular henceforth
DeleteCol. has Monday morning blues!
ReplyDeleteHe is already on Aug. 21 (Byline) beheading Arden!
No paddy. That's the year!!!
DeleteIt shows month and year.
No date?
ReplyDeleteYes, Just checked up. He has not been putting the date there- only at the top. My bad.
ReplyDelete17D Super clue, fit for despatches!
ReplyDeleteAwful puzzle.Whst has befallen Arden? Till yesterday he.was alright.
ReplyDelete1A I dont understand how CASH figures.in the solution
Kind of a crop- Cash crop. Quite a common usage.
DeleteDear Mr. Sundaram, first thing in the morning I get beheaded, and now you ask "what has
Deletebefallen Arden?". So, technically you can infer Arden has lost his head. Looks like I
got off the bed the wrong side today. Jokes apart, I would suggest you spend a little
more time thinking about the clues and you'll definitely get there. Before calling to
question the sanity of the setter, I would suggest you look at yourself in the mirror
and ask "where am I going wrong?". It is known to help sometimes, or at least it will
help you spell your name in the right order. Have a good day!
I'm comparatively new to crosswords. Kindly tell me the right way of solving them? I want to make crosswords an important part of my life. I don't want them to "cut no ice" as Arden would perhaps say.
ReplyDeleteThank you :)
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DeleteI can't thank you enough Sir :)
DeleteYou can get everything connected with CW's and how to solve them at crosswordunclued.com. Of course our blog is there fr the day's edition.
ReplyDelete21a technical doubt.
ReplyDeleteCan we read the clue def as "US(A) in India" is abroad.
You are right
DeleteIs not healed the past tense of cured?
ReplyDeleteThe definition is get cured: present tense
ReplyDeleteHeal means cure as well as get cured.