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.
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1 Restores sugar substance on counter without support (6) ?E?E?S (Addendum RENEWS SW(EET)ENER<=)
5 Reserved yacht finally occupies place in the beach (3,5) SET ASIDE {SE{y..hT}ASIDE}
9 Identical fairy lands in a mess perhaps (8) SELFSAME {ELF} in {A+MESS}*
10 Current units confused native people (6) INUITS {I}{UNITS*}
11 Strangely cats and canine sleep in shows (10) SPECTACLES {CATS+C+SLEEP}*
12 I hear he repairs pier (4) DOCK (~doc)
14 Country occupied by senator’s sycophants (6) YESMEN {YE{S}MEN}
17 Exclude battered 10 from constitution’s fabric (6) COTTON COnstiTuTiON
19 Conservative core group accepts communist set of beliefs (5) CREDO {C}{RED}{grOup}
22 Swindler conceals primary records to falsify (4) COOK CrOOK
24 A stern yoga workout — nowhere to be found (4,6) GONE ASTRAY*
25 Expert in promotion of riot trouble (6) ADROIT {AD}{RIOT*}
26 Deserters enjoy medium level protections (8) RAMPARTS {RA{M}{PAR}TS}
27 Perhaps Bride’s superiors angrily left union initially (8) PRIORESS SuPERIORS* Semi&lit
28 Primarily some amount left after recovering your regular payment (6) SALARY Acrostic
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2 Old vacant property finally disposed without tax (6) EXEMPT {EX}{EMPTy}
3 Methodical to resolve 99 x 15 (9) EFFICIENT {IC} in {FIFTEEN}*
4 The main line worker employed to plug leakage (7) SEALANT {SEA}{L}{ANT}
5 Burglar left gold in shop, surprisingly real! (7) STEALER {STorE}{REAL*}
6 36-9? annoyingly dry (7) THIRSTY {THIRTY Six}*
7 Dirty criminal leaves fish (5) SQUID SQUalID
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15 Deficiency of autum! (9) SHORTFALL {SHORT FALL}
16 Helper takes animal to rodeo perhaps (2-6) DO-GOODER {DOG}{RODEO*}
18 Close-knit garment (7) NIGHTIE {NIGH}{TIE}
19 Blackguards have campaigned about unfounded stories (7) CANARDS {CA{RAN<=}DS}
20 Dutch scholar’s important date to review problems (7) ERASMUS {ERAS}{SUM<=} (Correction - {ERA}{SUMS<=} - See comments)
21 One giving spiritual guidance over orthodox religion fundamentally (6) PASTOR {PAST}{Or...x}{Re...n}
Reference List
Current = I, Canine = C, Senator = S, Conservative = C, Promotion = AD, Medium = M, Level = PAR, 99 = IC, Line = L, Criminal = AL(Capone), Autumn = FALL
I parsed 20d as ERA (SUMS<=)
ReplyDeleteYes sir, you are right.
Delete+1
DeleteFeels right - Problems in plural - SUMS
Delete+1. Must be typo by Col.
Delete1A Sweetener reversed - Reneteews - without tee(support) RENEWS
ReplyDelete27a thght def is just Perhaps Bride as in prioress is Christ's bride.
ReplyDeleteYou are right, Prasad
ReplyDeleteI too parsed it as era(date) (sums)<= review problems( sums, plural)
ReplyDeleteAlso 3d works as total anagram (x read as by 99by15.)!
ReplyDeleteThat becomes indirect
DeletePrasad, Col's anno is the intended one.
DeleteNot able to see anind for just fifteen
Deletex is into (?)
Delete2. to the middle or midst of so as to be surrounded by: into the water; into the bushes.
DeleteWhile searching I surprisingly found this-
Delete5. (Mathematics) maths used to indicate a dividend: three into six is two.
Don't go after Americans. They are crazy. The actual expression there is "goes into" which by their laziness became just into making the technical def irrelevant.
Deleteresolve is the anind. (IC+15)* or (IC into 15)* really doesn't make a diff. IC into (15)* isn't a possibility according to the wording. Does it?
DeleteFavs were SET ASIDE, COOK, SALARY, PASTOR, SEALANT to name a few. Is "c" a standard abbreviation for "canine" as in 11AC? Could not see it listed in the crossword dictionaries.
ReplyDeleteThanks Karaoke!
C for Canine(dentistry) is there in Chambers
DeleteThanks Ramki
DeleteThanks Col - got it.
DeleteWhy is it we think of a dog only when one says canine and not about the teeth?! Is it because the tooth got the name from a dog?
DeleteProbably from dogtooth, ha ha
DeleteNot probably. Exactly because dog tooth, that are used to hold the food and tear it like dog does.
DeleteNice and tough clues throughout, 1A RENEWS toughest of all!
ReplyDeletethanks cdrgani
Deletethanks Sathia
ReplyDeleteCluing 17A is possible only to the ilks of KKR!
ReplyDeleteThat one was tough but enjoyable. I did not get it though I had inuits easily.
DeleteThanks Paddy and Ramesh
Deleteoutstanding Grid by KKR Today. strugled with RAMPARTS, EFFICIENT & CANARDS. ESP. 36-9 was ultimate one. in fact I cracked with the help of hor. fillings. easily ot the ans. but long time taken to grab this anno. over all throughly enjoyed.
ReplyDeleteThanks Prasannarao
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