Solution to 25A 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.
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1 Thieving in riot continued, according to Spooner (5-8) LIGHT-FINGERED (~fight lingered)
8 England’s opener stifled by excellent attack (5) BESET {BES{En...d}T}
9 Colour of a lovebird, remarkable (5,4) OLIVE DRAB {A+LOVEBIRD}*
12 Protest by nameless fanatic (4) DEMO DEMOn
14 Teresa, foremost of nuns, extraordinarily dedicated (7) EARNEST {TERESA+Nuns}*
16 Charged one with rebellious wrongdoing on ecstasy in retro party (7) IONISED {1}{O{SIN<=}{E}D<=}
17 Where runner might be progressing as planned (2,5) ON TRACK [DD]
19 Dexterity shown by the French in spectacle (7) SLEIGHT {S{LE}IGHT}
21 President on edge, fussy (4) PRIM {P}{RIM}
22 Kind of bacterial disorder involving heart (10) CHARITABLE {C{H}ARITABLE*}
25 Pawn checks, leaving king in spot — a time for mate (9) D?P?I?A?E (Addendum - DUPLICATE {DUP{LICk}{A}{T}E} - See comments)
26 Dr. X softly excised tumour around one bone (5) ILIUM {I}{L{1}UMp}
27 What dissatisfied die caster might do to be new and different (5,3,5) BREAK THE MOULD [DD]
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2 Isolated fracture of ulna is a little rare (7) INSULAR {ULNA+IS}*{Rare}
3 Goes to bed with hasty husband — he’s desperate to have sex (4,3,3) HITS THE HAY {HASTY+H+HE}* over {IT}
4 Disregard incomplete recipe that’s used by baker (5) FLOUR {FLOUt}{R}
5 Artless actions of invitees, drunk around middle of day (9) NAIVETIES {N{dAy}IVETIES*}
6 Brief affair in flat (4) EVEN EVENt
7 People with strong desires heading off to become breadwinners (7) EARNERS lEARNERS (Addendum -yEARNERS - See comments)
8 Desire to snoop around after wife goes into vile, single guy’s flat (8,3) BACHELOR PAD {B{ACHE}{PROwL<=}AD}
10 Exotic bra model to essentially bolster circulation (11) BLOODSTREAM {BRA+MODEL+TO+bolSter}*
13 India’s top doctor involved in treating rotten skin condition (10) INTERTRIGO {In..a}{NTERT{RIG}O*}
15 Be encouraged by couple of catches at start of Test (4,5) TAKE HEART {TAKE}{HEAR}{Test}
18 Exotic dancer removing top for tourist (7) TRIPPER sTRIPPER
23 Old magistrate found in prefecture everyday (5) REEVE [T]
24 Reviewing object containing carbon as electrical insulator (4) MICA {A{C}IM<=}
Reference List
Name = N, Ecstasy = E, Party = DO, The in French = LE, President = P, King = K, Time = T, Heart = H, Softly = P, Sex = IT, Recipe = R, Wife = W, Carbon = C
7D yEARNERS?
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DeleteThanks Jacob. Since corrected
DeleteI too thought it is yearners for people with strong desires
Delete15D How do we get take hear from couple of catches? Can someone please explain? Thanks.
ReplyDeleteTake = Catch
DeleteHear = Catch
You catch when someone says something interesting. So Take/ Hear both mean catch.
ReplyDeleteIngenious way of putting it,to say the least.
Delete25ac - DUPILCATE (Mate - other half)
ReplyDeletePawn - dupe
Checks - cobtainment indicator
Spot - lic(k)
At - a time
DUP(LIC(K)AT)E
ReplyDeletewell solved Gowri
DeleteBrilliant Gowri. I couldn't figure out the anno at all
Delete"Those who have answered earlier in the week, please give others a chance."
DeleteI waited till 10.15. Answered only then.
ReplyDeleteYou still have to wait till it is left open to all
DeleteMoreover Gowri you are no longer to consider yourself as a Novice/non-regular from tomorrow onwards
ReplyDeleteCongratulations Gowri ma'am on the promotion! 👏
Delete(Col sounded it as a punishment though 😀)
I was going to type the same.
ReplyDeleteCol - Is that a punishment or something to be happy about?
😊😊😊
Something to be happy about
DeleteEither way I stand chastised. For everyone here knows - i am still very much a novice, with a lo....ng way to go. 😊
ReplyDeleteYou are being very humble!
DeleteCOl.'s first line says Non regular/ Novice. No doubt you are a regular. Many of us regulars here (of course me included) cannot deem ourselves experts by any yardstick.
DeleteIdea is to have wider participation. More the merrier!
Col. is just stating the obvious.
ReplyDeleteCongrats Gowri!
ReplyDeleteGowri!!! Congratulations for your promotion.
ReplyDeleteDoc - nice grid. INTERTRIGO - a new word for me. My fav - BACHELOR PAD & BLOODSTREAM.
ReplyDeleteThanx.