Solution to 21D 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
1 Change over time, on the inside, become a believer (6) VOTARY {V{O}{T}ARY}
4 Move faster with extremely nonlinear manoeuvres (8) TRANSFER {FASTER+No...aR}*
10 Celebrated having extremely rare, this unending success! (4,5) SURE THING {SU{RarE}{THIs}NG}
11 Frank word with them could result in love match (5) VOCAL LOVemAtCh* [CA]
12 Although a Zionist at heart, one fights 'infidels' (5) GHAZI [T]
13 Take new, prettier models (9) INTERPRET*
14 Riddle is — “Base never rejects ‘fringe’ elements” (5) SIEVE {'S}{E}{nEVEr} (Correction - {IS}*{nEVEr} - See comments)
15 America’s retracting statements over time, creates doubts (8) SUSPECTS {US<=}{SPEC{T}S}
18 Being in the business of grabbing power, needed basic skill with words (8) SPELLING {S{P}ELLING}
22 Top social rank of someone like John (9) APOSTOLIC {TOP+SOCIAL}*
24 Love — an unknown and infinite thought, something like water or sand (5) OXIDE {O}{X}{IDEa}
26 Drink goes in! Starts to talk gibberish (9) JARGONISE {GOES+IN}* [RA] (Addendum - {JAR}{GOES+IN}* - See comments)
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DOWN
1 Veil’s dropping occasionally, time to see face (6) VISAGE {VeIlS}{AGE}
2 Traded natural oil, raced to make good profit (4,1,4,6) TURN A NICE DOLLAR Anagram fodder has an extra A and is an N short
3 Grieve endlessly inside after turning up for rescue operation (9) RETRIEVAL {gRIEVe} in {LATER<=}
5 Just Mr. Spooner’s battle order (8) RIGHTFUL (~fight rule to rightful)
6 Certainly not seen in online version (5) NEVER [T]
7 Programmed training of camera (eye) of computer, basically comprehending essence of countenance (4,11) FACE RECOGNITION [CD]
8 Describes endless calm surrounding dead (7) RELATES {RE{LATE}St}
16 Quiet town in Hawaii, long off north, extremely seemly for kind of communication study (9) PHILOLOGY {P}{HILO}{LOnG}{s...lY}
20 ...means a ___ (5) SCORE (underSCORE) Defintion by example. See comments
21 Stick etc. used around husbands (6) ?E?E?T (Addendum - CEMENT {CE{MEN}T*} - See comments)
23 Slight effect, right away (4) T?E?K Enu should be 5?
Reference List
Over = O, Time = T, New = N, Base = E, Power = P, Energy = E, Love = 0, Unknown = X, Drink = JAR, Quiet = P, North = N, Small = S, Jail = CAN
21 D
ReplyDeleteSolved, let others try .
14A- typo. Ithas to be I in stead of E.
ReplyDeleteBut I can't understand how do we get I.
I is part of 'Is',but base clearly indicates selectipn of S.
Delete'Is' to become 'Si'?
My mistake, I suppose base is an Anagram indicator
DeleteGood CW. Some surfaces could have better/ more interesting.
ReplyDelete23d is over sight. The clue is for weak.
ReplyDeleteHow can that be an oversight?
DeleteNot sure how it can be an oversight but I think Sree_sree is right
DeleteSlight effect, right away (4) is WEAK
WREAK (effect) -R
Not oversight, over sight.
Delete23 D
DeleteAnswer should be TWEAK as per clue and enu 5
How do you get tweak "as per clue"!
DeleteSee the clue : T? E? K and Enu is 5
DeleteSo the answer may be TWEAK,
My opinion
That's Ok. But how does the clue lead there.!
DeleteAnno is not very clear
DeleteVidwan has forgotten to account for the T
Delete20d imu ref to clue number. 20 is a score.
ReplyDeleteThen what is the underscore for
DeleteTook as fill in the blank.
Delete26a if it's RA what's drink doing, pls.
ReplyDeleteJust checked. Jar is a glass of beer for the British, so it's a Charade and not RA
DeleteAnind!
DeleteStart/starts is a valid anagrind.
DeleteI could not find it in the Chamber's dictionary tbat I have(print edition)
DeleteBut that is 2007 edition. Maybe thdy would have included later.
21D - (CE(MEN)T*)
ReplyDeleteHusbands - Men ; etc* used around 'men'
cement ; def- stick. i.e adhesive material
Good one Prasanna.
DeleteStick is the def.
infinitely = endlessly
ReplyDeleteExcellent crossword from Vidwan true to his pseudonym.
ReplyDeletemostly challenging puzzles. Took long time for 2D . later found that one extra letters a, need a letter' n'. could not find the deletion indicators. 14d, unable to get exact def. but solved via dic. overall, enjoyed solving your grid.
ReplyDeleteEsp. 20d...numerical font found in italic. took bit long time. under score length is quiet long than usual. unable to correlate w.r.to font & deletion indicator.
Good clues
ReplyDelete