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
1 Vehicle with princess chased by a vehicle! Stop — it could be fatal (7,6) CARDIAC ARREST {CAR}{DI}{A}{CAR}{REST}
14 Intoxicated hags in retro bar chatter in Scottish dialect (7) NASHGAB {HAGS}* in {BAN<=}
16 Receive subtle hint to hold back anger (7) INHERIT {INH{IRE<=}T*}
17 Stage of deterioration after consuming second alcoholic drink (7) ROSTRUM {RO{S}T}{RUM}
19 Allowed to include extravagant French dance (7) GAVOTTE {GAV{OTT}E}
21 Expresses pleasure well, I hear (4) OOHS (~ooze}
26 Giving the thumbs-up to relatives enthralled by knocking back spirit (5) OKING {O{KIN}G<=}
27 Cooked foie gras paste for ceremony marking a milestone (4,2,7) RITE OF PASSAGE*
DOWN
2 Promiscuous mates having sex in retreat every so often (2,5) AT TIMES {AT{IT<=}MES*}
3 Pistols shown by rebellious communist groups without hesitation (10) DERRINGERS {RED<=}{RING{ER}S}
5 Awful programme's irksome, not good (9) APPALLING {APP}{gALLING}
6 Lively gleam after entertaining century (4) RACY {RA{C}Y}
7 Colonist's dog biting criminal's butt (7) SETTLER {SETT{c...aL}ER}
8 Inappropriate racket conducted by guru is on reels (11) INCONGRUOUS {CON} in {GURU+IS+ON}*
10 What best man will do to monitor a dispute without getting involved in it? (4,3,4) HOLD THE RING [DD]
13 Heroic champion turned saviour protecting many (10) CHIVALROUS {CH}{IVA{L}ROUS*}
15 Using bubbly boys to entertain miserable female (2,5,2) BY MEANS OF {BY{MEAN}SO*}{F}
20 Blowing horn excessively can get annoying finally (7) TOOTING {TOO}{TIN}{a...nG}
23 Water wheel is working, rotated by breeze from the south (5) NORIA {NO<=}{AIR<=}
24 Bond girl, naughty, going topless (4) ?L?E (Addendum - GLUE {G}{bLUE} - See comments))
Reference List
Princess = DI, Caught = C, Child = CH, Commander = COM, Gangster = AL(Capone), Queen = Q, Second = S, Extravagant = OTT(Over the top), Large = L, English = E, Spirit = GO, Sex = IT, Hesitation = ER, Royal = R, Programme = APP, Century = C, Good = G, Racket = CON, Champion = CH, Many = L, Female = F, Special = S, Excessively = TOO, Girl = G
24d. GLUE.. G(b)LUE.. girl is G.. blue is naughty. Topless blue is lue.. means Bond
ReplyDeleteWell solved, Doctor!
DeleteThank you Doc.for the brainstorming session. Enjoyed it.
ReplyDeleteloved 1A for its depiction of the manner in which Diana was killed in a Paris(?) subway! beautiful
ReplyDeleteyes- with a doctor's touch!
DeleteThe OOHS stopped.
ReplyDeleteSo also the hooting and TOOTING.
The scene turned APALLING. Far from
being RACY.
On the ROSTRUM stood a helpless Bouncer. He could not HOLD THE RING.
Then there appeared a cop.
No COMMITTALS.
Vladimir, the SORE LOSER, was taken away.
What happened next?
Good CGB.
ReplyDeleteNoticed Col giving even synoyms in the ref list(for the sake of new gen starters, I guess). In our times of leeaning we were challenged to find out from dictionaroes.
ReplyDeleteTrue spirit of a teacher. 👏
You said it.... Indeed, the grid set by Dr. X is always pretty tricky in the sense countless words of global relevance that actually sound Greek to persons like me. For instance, in today's grid, HOPSCOTCH, CANNELLONI, DERRINGERS, GAVOTTE, NASHGAB and SCHERZI are some of such words.
DeleteOf course, in the process of attempting and finally accessing this blogsite to know where I had erred or was ignorant, I did learn the essence of such terms and new terms. Thank you dear Dr. Satyen Nabar despite the fact that personally I feel your crossword compilations are ideal for weekends like Saturdays and Sundays when one is somewhat free from regular tasks, be they at home or in the office.
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DeleteNice grid Doc. Finished. Didnt know BLUE is naughty.
ReplyDeleteThanx.