ACROSS
1 Tad disturbed about model suffering in a relationship (8) ATTACHED {AT{T}{ACHE}D*}
11 Vehicle around gala serving up excellent buffet (9) CAFETERIA {CA{FETE}R}{A1<=}
14 Brainless group returns in party after scoring ecstasy (6) STUPID {S{PUT<=}IDe}
22 Wealthy husband leaves to acquire the Spanish artefact (5) RELIC {R{EL}ICh}
24 Doddering initially after drink on island, boyfriend gets stoned (9) LAPIDATED {Do...g}<=>{LAP} and {I} over {DATE}
25 Esteemed head of nurses enthralled by a cute doc perhaps (9) ACCOUNTED {Nu...s} in {A+CUTE+DOC}*
27 Dropping a tea tray nervously in convention (6) TREATY {TEA+TRaY}*
28 Planned move pinning pawn back, thus ending in checkmate (8) PROPOSED {PRO{P}{SO<=}{c...tE}D}
DOWN
1 Student abandons plan to take course showing lack of interest (6) APATHY {lA{PATH}Y}
2 Son left immobile after drinking a rum cocktail — it's upsetting (9) TRAUMATIC {sT{A+RUM}*ATIC}
3 It's an offence by cheat to seduce essentially woozy female on date (8,2,5) CONTEMPT OF COURT {CON}{TEMPT}{woOzy}{F}{COURT}
4 Consuming cocaine, went out animated (7) EXCITED {EX{C}ITED}
7 Losing head, yelled and had a row? (5) OARED {rOARED}
8 Where food might be served easily (2,1,5) ON A PLATE [DD]
9 Hurt by bad result (6) OFFEND {OFF}{END}
16 Views boil situated over patient's back (9) ATTITUDES {SITUATED}* over {p...nT}
17 Covers at ground? It's cloudy (8) OVERCAST*
20 Blame alcoholic drink, losing head quicker (7) RAPIDER {RAP}{cIDER}
21 Learner lost, confused about number in part of a sum (6) ADDEND {ADDlE{N}D}
Reference List
Model = T, Soldier = GI, To express contempt = BOO, Hot = H, Popular = IN, Gala = FETE, Article = AN, Ecstasy = E, Husband = H, The in Spanish = EL, Drink = LAP, Island = I, Boyfriend = DATE, Bicycle = RIDE, Good = G, Pawn = P
Student = L, Plan = LAY, Course = PATH, Son = S, Cheat = CON, Seduce = TEMPT, Female = F, Date = COURT, Cocaine = C, Bad = OFF, Result = END, Rent = LET, Learner = L, Confused = ADDLED, Number = N, Bar = LOCK
Colour/Font Scheme
Definition, Solution, Component letters, Embedded links, Theme word, Reference list word, Anagram Indicator, C/C indicator, Reversal Indicator, Hidden word Indicator, Letter Pick indicator, Deletion Indicator, Homophone Indicator, Movement Indicator, Positional Indicator, Substitution Indicator, Opposite indicator, Link/Connector, Extraneous
Did Dr. X's puzzles back to back after missing solving 3 days in a row. Loved Contempt of Court and Get one's dander up among some wonderful clues.
ReplyDeleteDoc.never disappoints. Yes,contempt of court was indeed great.
ReplyDeleteGet one's dander up was new to me,but being an anagram helped and with crossings.
WE had topless beach yesterday also.
Stoned- means only one thing in a Dr.X puzzle and so it held me up here for a while.
Had a good time on an unusually cool morning here in Chennai.
Tough going for me today. The two long solutions did help of course. Dr X raises the bar ever so in each grid.
ReplyDeleteMany excellent clues today. Took me much more than an hour to finish. Tribute to dr X whose surfaces and word play are as deft and smooth as the lobs, dops and ground strokes of Nadal. Reminded I have attempted to recall this as follows :
ReplyDeleteFrench open 4th round was TRAUMATIC with the opponent running NADAL hard. The champ on a RIDGE played his best shots harder and RAPIDER to win. It does GET ONES DANDER UP especially playing in pain defying a HAMMERTOE injury. But he is so ATTACHED to this tournament and has the right ATTITUDES too.
His arch rival Djoko probably under stress after nearly encountering CONTEMPT OF COURT at Australia could not stop him. The champ meanwhile easily ACCOUNTED for the remaining players.
In OVERCAST conditions NADAL strode to VICTORY in the French open yet AGAIN. An ADDEND to his multiple grand slams. The final was easy and it seemed as though the trophy was handed over to him ON A PLATE.
It EXCITED fans all over from IGBOHO to as DISTANT as YELETS who rOARED in delight seeing the PRO POSED holding the cup.
Nadal not STUPID to OFFEND his leg further is not going to risk playing with injury for sometime. He will probably next be seen relaxing in a CAFETERIA at RIALTO taking the remaining season off.
Great tail piece Ramesh SS.
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DeleteGreat one Ramesh! A toast fit enough for the champ. Yes,that QF which should have been the final,turned out be a damp squib. Djokovis was not even a pale shadow of his better days- did contempt of court at Australia (nicely put by you) have anything to with it? Should I say the toast should be given to you for an interesting recall.
ReplyDeleteToday's grid was moderate and completely solved. Esp. LOCKE & names of new cities are new to me. Thanks to goolgle too. Throughly enjoyed. Have a gr8 weekend.
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