ACROSS
1 Discharged revolver confiscated by port is mine (6) QUARRY {QUA{Re...eR}Y}
4 Pretty female cut square designs on plates (8) ETCHINGS {fETCHING}{S}
9 Will US employers conceal rough handling? (3-3) ILL-USE [T]
10 Lies sure to get punished by a judge (8) PERJURES {SURE}*<=>{PER}{J}
11 Camera in printer missing a plastic accessory (7,2,5) PARTNER IN CRIME {CAMERa+IN+PRINTER}*
13 Office buddies played cello with a visitor, taking time off (10) COLLEAGUES {CELLO*}{A}{GUESt}
14 Retired lawyer accepts case of Guyanese senior (4) AGED {DA<=} over {Gu...sE}
16 Goat doing somersault in our hatchery (4) TAHR [T<=]
21 Wily coalition stunt is legitimate (14) CONSTITUTIONAL*
23 Individual briefly spied accepting tips from convicted robber in films (2-6) ON-SCREEN {ONe}{S{Co...d}{Ro...r}EEN}
24 Retro paintings featuring old Indian king's band of three horses (6) TROIKA {ART<=} over {O}{I}{K}
25 Extremely tasty, round idlis, fermented for fullness (8) SOLIDITY {t..tY+O+IDLIS}*
DOWN
1 Pound substance that is chewed (4) QUID [DD] [MD]
2 Long live Club Al-Hilal! (3,4) ALL HAIL*
3 Badges with ribbons in rolled gold placed back-to-back (8) ROSETTES {OR<=}{SET}{SET<=}
5 "Just deserts" - article about uprising in two parts (3,5,3) THE BITER BIT {THE}{BIT}{RE<=}{BIT}
6 Sailor on the trail of his missing son in Shanghai (6) HIJACK {JACK}<=>{HIs}
7 Function elevated by Carol's personal care (7) NURSING {RUN<=}{SING}
8 Charge in court by director to control waste is stayed (9) SUSPENDED {SU{SPEND}E}{D}
12 Shoot criminal the morning after his out-of-turn request is primarily rejected (11) ENGRAFTMENT {ThE+MorNiNG+AFTER}*
13 100 Croats illegally entering America took the direct route to the other side (3,6) CUT ACROSS {C}{U{CROATS*}S}
15 Family backs saving money with bank for the future (8) TOMORROW {RO{M}OT<=}{{ROW}
17 First Monday gift - Scotch and select drinks (7) HANDSEL [T]
19 More porous and sandy earth in abandoned lake beside river probed by Avtaar (7) LOAMIER {LOAM}{I}}{lakE}{R} Not sure of Anno (Addendum - LEAKIER {L{E}AKE}*{R} over {I} - See comments)
20 Gathered mounting trash in empty stable with bottom of board (6) STORED {Sta{ROT<=}blE}{b..rD}
22 Divine visit experienced by Jamal, primarily (4) HADJ {HAD}{Ja..l}
Reference List
Female = F, Square = S, Judge = J, Time = T, Zone = Z, Lake = L, Indian = I, King = K, Gold = OR, About = RE, Son = S, Director = D, 100 = C, Money = M, Earth = E, River = R
19d l(e)ak(i)er earth:e
ReplyDeleteOnline version doesnt have "and sandy"
Delete20DN accepts STARED only
DeleteYes. Online version was edited . It is LEAKIER
DeleteThanks KKR. Informed editor to correct 20D. It is STORED
DeleteWhat is the role of 'abandoned'
DeleteDoctor, it is since corrected in the online version as LEAKIER and abandoned fits in now.
DeleteHi. The parsing is supposed to be L(E)AK(I)E R
DeleteSo, LAKE appears as it is. Why 'abandoned'?
Agreed Doctor.
DeleteI had missed that and gone for LAKE*(I)IE)R
Delete'and sandy' was there when I copy pasted the clues
DeleteIt was there in the online version too
Delete1D. Can also be a Triple Definition. Quid has 3 definitions in the BRB. Pound , stuff that is chewed and That which a thing is i.e. substance
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