Monday 16 September 2024

No 14281, Monday 16 Sep 2024, Afterdark

Solution to 6A 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   Vehicle reverses on street at a circle, basically near a small powerhouse (10) SUBSTATION {BUS<=}{ST}{AT}{1}{O}{Near}
6   Girl at a US city takes a ship (4) ?A?S (Addendum - LASS {LA}{SS} - See comments)
10 Registration made with specialist for admission of rabbi and aged people without 500 (9) ENROLMENT {EN{R}{OLd MEN}T}
11 Mark found in Insta intermittently (5) STAIN [T]
12 With Delhi, Thane too served English dish (4-2-3-4) TOAD IN THE HOLE {DELHI+THANE+TOO}*
14 Grasped new gun after corps left (5) CLUNG {GUN}*<=>{C}{L} Corps/C?
15 Let off former lover, one using speed (9) EXONERATE {EX}{ONE}{RATE}
17 Thracian gladiator to wrestle with wild cat at America (9) SPARTACUS {SPAR}{CAT*}{US}
21 Bring the foot down slowly, tread on mat, prostrate in the front (5) STOMP Acrostic
22 Aunt roasting some lamb, gets burned leading to suffocation (13) STRANGULATION {AUNT+ROASTING+Lamb}*
24 A German had a gemstone (5) AGATE {A}{G}{ATE}
25 Smoking nicotine around hospital puts one precariously close to trouble (2,4,3) ON THIN ICE {NICOTINE}* over {H}
26 A piece of satin or same type of fabric (4) SILK {Sa..n}{ILK}
27 Persistent and aggressive sellers hound a specialist (10) RELENTLESS {REL{ENT}LESS*}

DOWN
1   Ice mixed with some cocaine? PT miss has doubt (10) SCEPTICISM {ICE+C+PT+MISS}*
2   Predatory man seen in pub, Dracula lacking love, is drunk (9) BARRACUDA {BAR}{DRACUlA}*
3   Powerful, legendary archer in Germany (7) TELLING {TELL}{IN}{G}
4   Article on a tree abridged at the stage (7) THEATRE {THE}{A}{TREe
5   One then got tails cut working constantly (2,3,2) ON THE GO {ONe}{THEn}{GOt}
7   Observant king replaced by another and nothing changes (5) AWARE AWA(-r+k}E
8   Chant for good after lapse (4) SING {G}<=>{SIN}
9   As an animal loses the first step on land... (6) ASHORE {AS}{HORsE}
13 ...unarmed Pole was confused and received a few directions (10) WEAPONLESS {POLE+WAS}*over {N}{E}{S}
16 Heartless. Hate police officer in England; original inhabitant (9) ABORIGINE {ABhOR}{IG}{IN}{E}
18 Lathe operator in a bad pitch (6) TURNER [DD]
19 Hint at criminal's message (7) CONNOTE {CON}{NOTE}
20 Travel stop, having tea, in conversation with the French (7) SHUTTLE {SHUT}{(~tea)T}{LE}
21 Triages conducted at island, perhaps (7) SEAGIRT*
22 A sluggish person uncovers cycling (5) SNAIL (+s)SNAIL(-s)
23 Service the crowd (4) MASS [DD]

Reference List
Street = ST, Ship = SS, Specialist = ENT, Rabbi = R, 500 = D, Corps = C, Left = L, German = G, Hospital = H, Cocaine = C, Love = L, Germany = G, King = K,R, Good = G, England = E, The in French = LE

8 comments:

  1. 6A Lass
    LA ..Los Angeles
    SSD. Ship

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  2. Girl...lass
    La .los Angeles
    Ss...ss

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  3. Replies
    1. +1
      Think we had a discussion long back here.
      Unless the changing letters are a crossing, its a no-ball.

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    2. Anno seems to indicate awake.

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    3. +1, the inclusion of "nothing changes" might have been for this reason.
      Can we call it &LIT?

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    4. King (K) in awake replaced by another (king)(R) makes it aware. Nothing changes (both mean observant).

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    5. 1. king replaced by another....but not mentioned as another king. No indicator in the clue..
      simillarly in 6a - US city LA is only abbr. of Los Angels. but in clue no indication given.

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