Solution to 8D 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.
Open for anyone to answer, if not solved by 1 PM.
ACROSS
1 Troubled Monroe consuming drugs again (4,4) ONCE MORE {MONROE}* over {C}{E}
5 One gets cold with swiftness, going round frozen polar region (3,3) ICE CAP {1}{C}{PACE<=}
10 Ex-convict following judge outside department - it's a sign of danger (3,4) RED FLAG {LAG}<=>{RE{D}F}
13 Blunt chat with intern carelessly ignoring patient at centre (9) TRENCHANT {CHAT+iNTERN}*
14 Fellow performed at clubs in casinos around American city (3,9) SAN FRANCISCO {F}{RAN}{C} in {CASINOS}*
18 Deceive with subtlety, finding right position to receive football perhaps (7,5) CONTACT SPORT {CON}{TACT}{SPO{R}T}
21 Singer in dance party getting a little addled on grass in retreat (9) BALLADEER {BALL}{Ad...d}{REED<=}
23 Language in revolutionary play, ironic (5) ORIYA [T<=]
24 Operatic solo featuring American tenor in European country (7) AUSTRIA {A{US}{T}RIA}
27 No one fishing around stream for fish (8) GRAYLING {anG{RAY}LING}
DOWN
1 Move forward! Prince killed female monster (6) OGRESS prOGRESS
3 Excessively emotional behaviour of silly old male having drink (9) MELODRAMA {O+MALE}* over {DRAM}
4 How edges might fly to slips immediately (5,3,3,3) RIGHT OFF THE BAT [DD]
6 Church conducting very revolutionary catholic function (5) COSEC {C{SO<=}E}{C}
7 Crack cocaine and dope consumed by revolutionary endlessly (8) CREVASSE {C} and {ASS} in {EVER<=}
8 Medicine saves lives, reversing condition (8) P?S?T?O? (Addendum - POSITION {PO{IS<=}TION} - See comments)
9 Frantically all ran up - furore in departure lounge! (7,7) FUNERAL PARLOUR*
15 Interest in Sicily tour sadly lessened by onset of lockdown (9) CURIOSITY {SICIlY+TOUR}*
16 Son at British pub grabbed by rogue, one holding a bladed weapon (8) SCABBARD {S}{CA{B}{BAR}D}
17 Reviews fantastic essay about sodium by student (8) ANALYSES {ESSAY}* over {NA}{L}
19 One seen on beach manoeuvring minibike naked (6) BIKINI mINIBIKe*
20 Worthless person in bed, slyly ensnaring a good girl (3,3) BAD EGG {B{A}DE*}{G}{G}
22 Collar rascal stealing rich tapestry (5) ARRAS [T]
Reference List
Drugs = C,E, Cold = c, Department = D, Hotel = H, Fellow = F, Clubs = C, Right = R, Tenor = T, Prince = PR, Number = N, Old = O, Church = CE, Catholic = C, Son = S, British = B, Student = L, Good = G, Girl = G
I was doubtful about drugs=C.
ReplyDeleteAny clarification?
7d!
DeleteBut how? I only know E.
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DeletePrasad, Paddy is asking about using C,E for drugs in 1AC, I think
DeleteYes. To my knowledge this is the irst time I hear C for drugs.
DeleteGot it. C for Cocaine.
DeleteHi. Drug can be C, E, H.
DeleteH?!
DeleteHeroin
DeleteHeroin
DeleteThank you. I feel drugged- with choices- C.H.E!
DeleteWith Ketamine you can remember tjem as HECK!
DeleteGood mnemonic!
DeleteStarted late, but I was filling right off the bat- across or down did not matter@
ReplyDeleteNone to beat Dr.X for injection- I mean of humour in building clues. What a Departure lounge!!
ReplyDeleteSuper clue! Vey beautiful puzzle. Thank You, Dr. X
DeleteYou are most welcome :)
DeleteYes one of the synonyms
ReplyDeleteGemini. please check up dictionary whenever you have a doubt about meanings. It is one of the things I learned from Gridman.
ReplyDeleteThough I managed 5o complete the whole puzzle, could not annotate CREVASSE and GRAYLING. The blog came to the rescue. Excellent puzzle from Dr. X. 9D was clue of the day IMHO.
ReplyDeleteThanks!
Delete@Sriku
Delete👏👏👏
If not already, should be promoted (by your admission)
Brought in line/ brought shape
ReplyDelete8.d
ReplyDeleteMedicine.....potion
Lives....is
Reversing...si
Saves si...poSItion
Condition...position
Well solved Doc!
DeleteDr Bhanu Murthy you are hereby promoted to the list of regulars
DeleteYes, that was a very good solve.
DeleteWelcome to the club Doctor!
DeleteThe going gets tough now. 🙂
Excellent solve. Congratulations for the Promotion and welcome to Regular Club.
DeleteCrevasse- 2 nice points. Dope coming imm after cocaine, one never thinks about fool/ as....Also I was wondering endlessly what. Took a long time to get ever.
ReplyDeleteYep.. excellent clueing for this specific case. One really had to think differently out of the box. Dope for ass when cocaine was just a few words before was out of this planet
DeleteNeedn't learn only from dictionary. Try speaking bluntly/trenchantly with wife once, you will never forget it! :)
ReplyDeleteLine as in contour, outline, shape.
ReplyDeleteThe line of the hills against the sky.
The dress fitting the line of the model's body.
7D
ReplyDeleteHow Revolutionary endlessly becomes ever? I don't catch.
Endlessly : ever. Revolutionary is reversal indicator here.
DeleteI was talking about the essay way out!
ReplyDeleteThankyou col.gopinath and ramesh kosaraju.i am a plastic surgeon by profession. I was interested in crosswords since a long time but couldn't get time.now iam relaxing a bit,and took up my passion of doing crosswords and reading books.of all the newspaper crosswords the hindu crossword is the best.
ReplyDeletewell said. THC has unique style. glad to read your message. Finally Doctor Promoted by solving a Doctor's Puzzle.
DeleteSomething we are all agreed upon!
ReplyDeleteAs always great grid Doc! Glad to finish it though parsing of CREVASSE was last to fall.
ReplyDeleteLoved FUNERAL PARLOUR, CONTACT SPORT, SAN FRANCISCO.
No clues/ words involving wife, husband etc. Had to make do with Bikini!
Thank u.