Solution to 20A 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
8 Kind surgeon operated and sealed her heart (8) GENEROUS {GEN{hEr}ROUS*}
9 Moulded by a priest inside shack (6) SHAPED {SH{A}{P}ED}
10 Part executed without intravenous drug (6) DIVIDE {D{IV}ID}{E}
11 Grey, bored by sex! A time to be on the edge! (8) AGITATED {AG{IT}{A}{T}ED}
12 Spooner's 24 hours hog farm for purebred (8) PEDIGREE (~day piggery to pedigree) Not sure of Anno
13 Monk going south for vinegar (6) ACETIC AsCETIC
14 Popular school lament about English lines, something that bugs the bugs (6,9) INSECT REPELLENT {IN}{SECT}{REP{E}{LL}ENT}
18 Rodent consuming second dessert (6) MOUSSE {MOU{S}SE}
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24 Liberal prison official wanting women for pantry (6) LARDER {L}{wARDER}
25 Festival! Leave out fellow who eats heartily! (6) EASTER fEASTER
26 Pet waste reused for flowering plant (8) SWEETPEA Error in Fodder with and extra T and an E short
DOWN
1 Small dog or cat tiptoes occasionally (6) PETITE {PET}{tIpToEs}
2 Iron men imbibing popular, stylish aspect of women (8) FEMININE {FE}{M{IN}{IN}E} How is the N from MEN deleted?
3 So pure hash is fake? (6) POSEUR*
4 Am in space scheme programmed for avoiding ground realities (6,9) ESCAPE MECHANISM*
5 Assess site redeveloped by friend (8) ESTIMATE {SITE*}{MATE}
6 Plunder run by headless barbarian (6) RAVAGE {R}{sAVAGE}
7 Green is mixed with red in the end to make a fresh sketch (8) REDESIGN {GREEN+IS+reD}*
15 About a new baby, one shifting to a South African province (8) NEONATAL {ONE*}{NATAL}
16 A sure try possibly for source of funds (8) TREASURY*
17 Intelligentsia's inflamed, leading to irate fights (8) LITERATI {LIT}{IRATE}* What's the role of 'leading to'?
19 New start with adult classes (6) STRATA {START}*{A}
21 Special live broadcast runs for runner-up's medal (6) SILVER {S}{LIVE*}{R}
22 Famous talks about fringe focusing on a particular subject (6) THEMED {T{HEM}ED}
Reference List
Priest = P, Drug = E, Sex = IT, Time = T, South = S, Popular = IN, English = E, Line = L, Second = S, Good = G, Fellow = F, Stylish = IN, Run = R, Adult = A, Special = S
A leading B is ok for AB but not sure about A leading to B
ReplyDelete17D-Would the clue be alright without 'to'? Just A leading B.
DeleteLiterato is the answer for 17down
DeleteIt is LITERATI as shown in the annotation. Intelligentsia and literati are both plural nouns and mean educated class.
Delete2D- Stylish could be E? Only then it falls in place.
ReplyDeleteNo sir. Check again
Delete20D - excellent word play.............no words to explain my aha moment.......
ReplyDelete20a - hesitate (anagram of 'that is' and e)
ReplyDeletePl. check. One e is not accounted among two e.
DeleteSathia
20D. Hesitate anagram of that is and ee. Extremely of elongate.
ReplyDelete20a – (HESITATE)*
ReplyDelete(that is + ee)*
EE – from (E)longat(E)
Def. - Pause
12ac - from day piggery - can one really get pedigree?
ReplyDeleteFar fetched?
Otherwise easy grid from Vidhwan - with a few mistakes.
My fav was ofcourse - REDESIGN.
The dreaded word in our profession!