Solution to 1A 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
7 Little one brought back to bring down a collection of records (8) ?A?A?A?E (Addendum + DATABASE {TAD<=}{ABASE} - See comments)
9 Nietzsche managed to conceal the outline (6) SCHEMA [T]
10 Did wrong by destroying real title in front of Democrat (3-7) ILL-TREATED {REAL+TITLE}*{D}
11 Agile captains of sailors plying risky yachts (4) SPRY Acrostic
12 Grant’s undergarment (4) VEST [DD]
13 Cynical vicars lacking leadership strangely suppress the wordless approval’s reversal (8) SARDONIC {vICARS}* over {NOD<=}
16 Surviving spouse gets dentist’s directive to bottle a cry of pain (7) WIDOWER {WID{OW}ER}
18 Went weak in the knees from a chase inside the caves in retreat (7) SWOONED {S{WOO}NED<=}
20 Roll back and let loose to adjust to a new home (8) RESETTLE {RESET}{LET*}
21 Last letter in the small test replaced by the chief provost for a joke (4) QUIP QUI(-z+p}P
23 Bow elicited by a number in recital (4) FORE (~four)
24 Place to place a dining plate is up for discussion (2,3,5) ON THE TABLE [DD]
25 Object to the full measure after loss of note (6) ENTITY ENTIreTY
26 Possibly solitary supporter of the kings (8) ROYALIST*
DOWN
1 Pays a visit to get some stock market options (5) CALLS [DD]
2 Heating response messed up reproduction without fertilization (15) PARTHENOGENESIS*
3 Irritable model entering the location from the south captured inside the Philippines (7) PETTISH {P{SI{T}TE<=}H}
4 Injured sailor gets taken out and put to work (4) USED abUSED
5 Surprisingly chilly apology is, in a way, related to the science of life processes (15) PHYSIOLOGICALLY*
6 Add exaggerated details to the doctor run out after spotting a duck flying around (9) EMBROIDER {E{MB}{RO}IDER}
8 Signal victory for the student to prevent a disaster (5) AVERT A(-l+v)VERT
14 Quarrel with a Greek character on the radio (3) ROW (~rho)
15 Stiff description of an animal’s internals? (9) HIDEBOUND [DD]
17 Cook’s invitation in the Greek character’s first letter gets pulled up (3) EAT E(+a)AT(-a)
19 Credential review before aid withdrawal’s a stand that could be taken by a politician (7) LECTERN CREdENTiaL* [CA]
21 Raise doubt about half of a Canadian state being on top of a rift valley’s borders (5) QUERY {QUEbec}{Ri...eY}
22 Trudge through melting snow inside the Oslo shack (5) SLOSH [T]
24 Write up refusal above the axes with a gemstone (4) ONYX{NO<=}{YX}
Reference List
Democrat = D, Note = RE, Model = T, Sailor = AB, Doctor = MB, Run out = RO, Victory = V, Student = L, Axes = X,Y
1A little = tad, brought back = dat, to bring down = abase, dat+abase = database = collection of records.
ReplyDeleteEnjoyed solving the grid. Easy, solved all but hidebound. My favourites today are many in number but my cod is EMBROIDER. Thank you Neyartha for an interesting morning
ReplyDeleteTypical Neyartha puzzle- interesting,giving us a good workout to start the day. And of course a few new words. Long ones very nicely done. Had to use the google to solve a few.
ReplyDeleteDo we miss a theme or I have missed it? I can spot a few Biology terms,but not enough to call a theme.
As you said the long ones have been nicely clues. But both happen to be anagrams. But hidebound seems to be so easy after I saw the blog but eluded me.
Delete@ Paddy: I see a few words related to data like Database, Row, Query, Table( from On The Table), Calls.
DeleteMaybe Schema also?
DeleteI was struggling with Rostrum in stead of lectern for a while.
ReplyDelete19 down. Why only a politician? Could be anyone giving an address.
ReplyDeleteI missed FORE. Got the rest. Cod - EMBROIDER, WIDOWER, SWOONED.
ReplyDeleteThanx