Solution to 20D 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 One seen on beach with girl, holding hands nervously (8) SUNSHADE {SU{HANDS*}E}
5 Protective covering for shoe is finest, receiving excellent reviews (6) TOECAP {TO{ACE<=}P}
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13 Most foolish, at any rate (9) LEASTWISE {LEAST WISE}
14 Violent argument shall mostly lead to murder (12) MANSLAUGHTER {ARGUMENT+SHALl}* Semi&lit
18 Want smart clothes as well as traditional (4-8) LONG-STANDING {LONG}{ST{AND}ING}
21 Wise admen working for TV, papers, etc (4,5) NEWS MEDIA*
23 Blue heron in river (5) RHONE*
24 Talk in coach at terminus (7) CHATTER [T]
25 Move closer to woo stunner? All right (7) GOODISH {GO}{woO}{DISH}
26 Relaxed in lake beside ancient houses, extremely large (6) LOLLED {L}{OL{LargE}D}
27 Most cocky and audacious star entertains (8) BRASHEST {B{RASH}EST}
DOWN
1 Start to speak coldly in Italian region (6) SICILY {Sp..k}{ICILY}
2 Want case of larvae for bait (6) NEEDLE {NEED}{La..aE}
3 Intoxicated girl consuming cocaine of superior quality (4-5) HIGH CLASS {HIGH}{C}{LASS}
4 Sad and troubled about rule applied unfairly (6,8) DOUBLE STANDARD*
6 Round crater contains carbon in the work cited briefly (2,3) OP CIT {O}{P{C}IT}
7 Lies and scams involving head of state, it's pathetic (8) CONSISTS {CON{St..e}{ITS*}S}
8 Left abruptly to tackle mistake in arrangement of flower-beds (8) PARTERRE {PART{ERR}Ed} Had to cheat on this one
16 Disinterested husband dumped! I can chill out (8) CLINICAL {I+CAN+ChILL}*
17 Small presently? Bit of bodybuilding gets everything to grow rapidly (8) SNOWBALL {S}{NOW}{Bo...g}{ALL}
19 Unable to play Yahtzee because of this? Impossible (2,4) NO DICE [DD]
20 Filmed again in house during vacation (6) ?E?H?T (Addendum - RESHOT {RES{HO}T} - See comments)
22 Captivated by some trendy rhythm (5) METRE [T]
Reference List
Girl = G, Lake = L, Cocaine = C, About = C, Spitit = KA, Husband = H, Small = S, House = HO
15d typo in anno.
ReplyDeleteYes, it should be soo (soon largely) instead of soon
ReplyDeleteLacunar, Op Cit, Parterre, Ginormous (vaguely remember) and Yahtzee were all new.
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DeleteAlso some rare/obscure substitutions like Lunar, ka and ho.
Looks like a trial version IXL final round not the reg fun version of DrX.
DeleteDid this (past midnight and so didnt notice the setter) under assumption of AD being the setter.
Didnt realise until i saw post by Doc in FB.
11A Could not get the connection between LUNAR and OF SILVER
ReplyDeleteHi Mr Acharya. Silver was called 'luna' by the ancient alchemists, who believed that silver was associated with the Moon. Hence elements and compounds 'of silver' were 'lunar'.
DeleteSame in ancient Tamil literature also.
DeletePl.refer Col.'s link
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ReplyDeleteHow do we get the word?
Deletevacation is rest and we get H from house. I am still wondering about O.
ReplyDeleteRes(ho)t
Unless, we get 'ho' fro house, but how?
Ho is listed as an abbreviation for house in Collins dictionary.
Deletehttps://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/ho
20Dn RESHOT - {RE{HO}ST}
ReplyDeletetiny err in annotation. may be typo.
DeleteYes. Thank you.
Delete20D – {RES{HO}T}
ReplyDeleteDef.- Filmed again
Vacation – Leisure time away from work devoted to Rest
House – HO
Ingredients are clear. What about the wordplay?
ReplyDeleteFilmed again[(defn) - RES(HO)T]
'in' house[(HO)] 'during' vacation[(Rest)].
What are the roles of in and during?
IN (i dont like it but setters have) link word.
DeleteDuring is container.
Yes. Initially I was trying to fit 'in house' as HO. I got it later.
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