Solution to 24D 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 Blowing top, criticises old cars (5) BUSES aBUSES
8 PA system’s first electronic call conveying right flight information (9) SECRETARY {Sy...m}{E}{C{R}{ETA}RY}
10 Having at first deviously confused you, earlier clue’s first half is unclear (6) CLOUDY {De...y} in {YOU}*<=>{CLue}
11 Speak with caddy regularly to find groove back in time for third round at Augusta, say? (8) SATURDAY {S{cA{RUT<=}dDy}AY}
12 Statesman Gore shifty about very fundamentally wrong backtracking (8) GOVERNOR {GO{V}ER*}{wRONg<=}
13 Flower flowed (4) ROSE [DD]
15 Rises and falls like echoes in between non-regular stereo woofers — hollow (7) SEESAWS {AS<=} in {StErEo}{Wo...rS}
17 Covering event briefly, working in a newspaper company (7) BATHING {B{A}{TH}INGe} Not sure of anno
22 At the Centre, stingy decision-makers providing cuts (8) INJURIES {stINgy}{JURIES}
25 Large unlimited menu cooked finally, just in case (8) ARGUMENT {lARGe}{MENU*}{jusT}
26 Hid dame’s rocks with luck in the end (6) MASKED {DAMES+lucK}*
27 Fought again to overcome key enemy, besieged by two sides, altogether crushed by leaderless squad (9) QUARRELED {R{R{En...y}L}E} in {sQUAD}
28 Date of Xi’s return? (5) NINTH {IX<=}
DOWN
1 Beast of burden bolstered by rest near river, building heavy machinery (9) BULLDOZER {BULL}{DOZE}{R}
2 Judge exhausted, unwilling to meet returning expats (8) REFUGEES {REF}{Un...nG}{SEE<=}
3 Locked up cobbler (7) DESSERT<=
5 Data-gathering seminar finally begins (6) STARTS {STA{s...aR}TS}
6 Experimental process undertaken in the dock? (5) TRIAL [DD]
9 Carol heard a man (4) HYMN (~him)
14 Absorbs companies (9) INTERESTS [DD]
16 Detached about king, she finally lost power (8) WEAKENED {WEA{K}{shE}NED}
18 Dish shattered in pointless bitter struggle (8) HARDSHIP {sHAR{DISH*}P}
19 Releasing Spring, Bruce to tour the heart of Texas with one sweet little number? (7) SIXTEEN {springS{1}{teXas}TEEN}
21 19’s mathematical relationship with 4? (6) SQUARE [CD]
23 Bound to be lively (4) JUMP [DD]
24 Grumpy lady’s audition skipping ending of play (5) ?R?U? (Addendum - TROUT TRyOUT - See comments)
Reference List
Electronic = E, Right = R, Very = V, Again = RE, River = R, Time = T, King = K
Looks like a much changed (for the better) Wrdplougher. If I still found it a little difficult the fault is on me. Thank you.
ReplyDeleteThough I filled in Asia,it took me a long time to convince myself and find the anno. Not sure till I saw the blog.
DeleteThank you Col. for the link to Augusta Masters. Otherwise I would not have known about Saturday being the 3rd day.
ReplyDelete8A i did it as {Sy...m}{E}{C{R}{ETA}RY}
ReplyDeleteLooks better
DeleteSame as Col.(typo not bracketing! R)
DeleteI did not dare my guru
DeleteTypo corrected
DeleteGood solve.
ReplyDeletePhew!!!! After 2+ hours i got all & parsed all. I think i should congratulate myself. 😊
ReplyDeleteWordplougher or rather I have come a lo......ng way
Well said!
DeleteHelp plz how did
Delete20 Excavators starting to assess large piece of land (4) turned to ASIA
Excavators = ASI (Archaeological Survey of India)
Delete28ac - can it also be SIXTH ? Xis return can be six. No? First i wrote sixth. Then changed it to ninth.
ReplyDeleteIn 17ac BATHING - news paper company refers to The Hindu - TH?
ReplyDeleteThat is the easiest way to anno!!! Binge is a social event.
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