Satyen Nabar's Sun Spl analysed

Monday, 4 March 2024

No 14113, Monday 04 Mar 2024, Arden

Solution to 27A 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   Return to theatre - you can't wear your dress like that (4,2,5) BACK TO FRONT {BACK}{TO}{FRONT}
7   Prompt to save 50% in the end (3) CUE {CUrb}{thE} (Addndum - resCUE - See comments)
9   In any working clothes models look fashionable (5) NATTY {NA{TT}Y*}
10 After two, allows some bands (9) BRACELETS {BRACE}{LETS}
11 A live coverage of the inauguration for one in Australia (9) ABORIGINE {A}{B{ORIGIN}E}
12 Top accommodation for leaders, an early registration is essential (5) AERIE Acrostic
13 Real time changes in lawless state (7) EMIRATE {REAl+TIME}*
15 With friends backing, it's a hit... (4) SLAP<=
18 ...famous singer keen to make a comeback (4) DIVA<=
20 Fancy entranceway goes awry, it's a mess (7) CANTEEN ENTrANCEway*
23 Rule on charity (5) REALM {RE}{ALM}
24 The man heads off taking his newly married wife, an islander (9) HEBRIDEAN {tHE}{BRIDE}{mAN}
26 Fancy thing, sport for retirement (9) NIGHTWEAR {THING*}{WEAR}
27 Loves work, there's some delay (5) D?T?S (Addendum - DOTES {DO}{SET<=} - See comments)
28 Long for some money (3) YEN [DD]
29 Top down, down in the dumps (11) CRESTFALLEN {CREST}{FALLEN}

DOWN
1   Covered those born, dead and age in between (8) BANDAGED {B}{AND}{AGE}{D}
2   Universal festival, not hard to hold outside (8) CATHOLIC {CAT{HOLI}Ch}
3   Organs involved in a noteworthy mission (5) THYMI {T] 
4   Too excited, brief version not in line (7) FEBRILE {BRIEF*}{LinE}
5   Beasts of burden working by changing gears (7) ONAGERS {ON}{GEARS*}
6   On the other hand, a profit follows later (4,5) THEN AGAIN {A}{GAIN}<=>{THEN}
7   Lament about her virginity (6) CHERRY {C{HER}RY}
8   Close to June, a flower festival (6) EASTER {junE}{ASTER}
14 Given a world leader with atomic bomb (9) AXIOMATIC {A}{XI}{ATOMIC*}
16 Pleased about Tory leader's inclusive stand... (8) PEDESTAL {PEDES{Tory}AL*}
17 ...together with son in marriage (2,6) IN UNISON {IN}{UNI{S}ON}
19 Articles about permit for a sportsperson (7) ATHLETE {A}{TH{LET}E}
20 Special act to cover naked performance (7) CABARET {CA{BARE}T*}
21 By hoarding money it gives you a high (6) BRANDY {B{RAND}Y}
22 Indian road in the border (6) MARGIN {MARG}{IN}
25 Some are paid nicely to go upcountry (5) INDIA [T<=]

Reference List
Model = T, Law = L, On = RE, Born = B, Dead = D, Hard = H, Son = S

15 comments:

  1. Its an anagram indicator (for atomic)

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  2. Had problems in top left corner- my own making.
    Bandaged neatly clued.

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  3. In 19D,
    Articles are a, the
    Permit is let
    Of late setters are using “about” for container indicator, which was earlier used as “reversal indicator”
    Sathia

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  4. 27a DOTES; loves; DO SET<=; work = do; set back = delay

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  5. Good one. I was struggling to fit in dates- of course, could not.

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  6. Replies
    1. Its bordering indirect where fodder and instruction set need to be found. Container is one thing.
      This is whole RA clue with synonym.
      Not a fan.

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