ACROSS
1 Awfully spare: chaps refuse to be seen here (10) SCRAPHEAPS*
6 Ring friend, wanting gemstone (4) OPAL {O}{PAL}
10 Vietnamese money's sound as a bell (4) DONG [DD]
12 Daredevil aunt drove us crazy (11) ADVENTUROUS*
16 Some giant iguanas somewhere in W. Indies (7) ANTIGUA [T]
20 One proving there's honour among thieves? (6,5) ROBBER BARON [C&DD]
23 Old tenor given note? On reflection, one that sings higher (4) ALTO {O}{T}{LA}<=
24 Unwise, raging lad is ... devil (3-7) ILL-ADVISED*
25 Drugs, they say for freedom from discomfort (4) EASE (~ e's)
26 Dunces Society intended to skip a test (10) ASSESSMENT {ASSES}{S}{MEaNT}
DOWN
1 Audibly rise, being angry (4) SORE (~soar)
2 Premier, a Republican, going up slope (4) RAMP {PM}{A}{R}<=
3 Early parts of play: rôles include Victor, Amanda; they encounter – lucklessly, in vacation – Elyot, Sibyl! (7,5) PRIVATE LIVES Acrostic &lit
8 Support Scotswoman to run: first minister? (10) LEGISLATOR {LEG}{ISLA}{TO}{Run}
11 Blunt implements brandished, I subvert Kent (6,6) BUTTER KNIVES*
13 Everyman, say: somebody conforming to convention (at first) (6,4) PROPER NAME {NAME}<=>{PROPER} Semi&lit
14 After a time, acts of praise for properties (10) ATTRIBUTES {A}{T}{TRIBUTES}
18 Hi-tech devices, they're often dangled over cots (7) MOBILES [DD]
19 Raw mayonnaise dressing (7) TARTARE [DD]
21 Is the French land entirely surrounded by water? (4) ISLE {IS}{LE}
22 Correct deadlifts at regular intervals (4) EDIT dEaDlIfTs
Reference List
Old = O, Tenor = T, Note = LA, Society = S, Premier = PM, Republican = R, Quiet = P, Time = T, The in French = LE
Special at 10:30 by Ghaza
ReplyDeleteInteresting to learn about the play "PRIVATE LIVES". I am unable to recall correctly, but perhaps one or two Indian romantic films may have been based on a similar premise...perhaps I will find them in the SCRAPHEAPS of my memory.
ReplyDeleteP.S. How is ROBBER BARON a [DD] clue?