Solution to 17D 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 Horrible rogues troubling maiden on base (8) GRUESOME {ROGUES*}{M}{E}
5 Model beginning to seduce prince in party (6) SCULPT {Se...e}{CUL{P}T}
11 Call accountant to check account, getting Jaguar's latest sports vehicle (6,3) RACING CAR {R{AC}ING}{CA}{j...aR}
12 & 24 Be alternatively occupied, as busy seafood chef might say? (4,5,4,2,3) HAVE OTHER FISH TO FRY [DD]
13 Check paperwork finally and sign again (5) REINK {REIN}{p...rK}
14 Removes one's clothes in voyage aboard ship (6) STRIPS {S{TRIP}S}
15 Please speak about fine model making a comeback (7) SATISFY {SAY} over {F}{SIT}<=
20 Suave rogue stealing lady's treasures (6) VALUES {VA{L}UES*}
25 Badly infected patient at centre is weak (9) DEFICIENT {INFECTED+patIent}*
26 Love to look at mountain nymph (5) OREAD {O}{READ}
27 Loves to host extremely important figures (6) DIGITS {DIG{Im...nT}S}
28 Spiders scurrying around bottom of table and chairs (8) PRESIDES {PR{t..lE}SIDES*}
DOWN
1 Good shirt, various sizes (6) GIRTHS {G}{SHIRT*}
2 Intoxicated nut in dive is unwelcome (9) UNINVITED*
3 Experiment with mutated virus at centre, scaring the docs (12,3) SCHRODINGERS CAT {viRus+SCARING+THE+DOCS}*
4 Tramps litter endlessly over bridge (7) MARCHES {M{ARCH}ESs}
6 Saluting actor on set for good job (15) CONGRATULATIONS* Semi&lit
9 Startles starlet at premiere with endless kiss (6) SCARES {St...t}{CARESs}
16 Fellow chasing woman on ground in English city (9) SHEFFIELD {F}<=>{SHE} and {FIELD}
17 Top seed knocked out! Noise in a ground increased (8) ?B?U?D?D (Addendum - ABOUNDED {A}{B{sOUND)ED} - See comments)
19 Hurt by endless rubbish about cuddling female (6) SUFFER {REFUSe<=} over {F}
20 Six chapatis sent up for guest (7) VISITOR {VI}{ROTIS<=}
23 Haze over swamp hampers force chasing fugitive finally (5) BEFOG {BOG} over {F}<=>{f...vE}
Reference List
Maiden = M, Base = E, Prince = P, Account = AC, Ship = SS, Fine = F, Government = G, Lady = L, New = N, Good = G, Fellow = F, Female = F, Force F
Blessed cat held me up from completing an engrossing CW.
ReplyDeleteThank you Doc.
Repeating a comment I posted yesterday
ReplyDeleteI was driving back from Coimbatore to Bangalore today when I was pleasantly surprised when Mr Janak walked up to me at Sai Sangeet restaurant on the highway near Dharmapuri, where we had stopped for lunch, and introduced himself as a follower of this blog. Nice of him to have come over and introduced himself. He stays at Vellore and though he follows the blog he has never commented here. Hope he does so now onwards.
Good to hear. Wish he joins us soon.
Deletesurpraise meet always an exciting experience.
DeleteI have posted this in yesterday's comments as well. For information here please:
DeleteI was really elated to have met you at Sai Sangeet yesterday Sir. I am still learning the cryptic crossword as I find some of the clues really tough to crack. Hence I have not commented here. But I go through the solutions at the end of the day after trying out myself and enjoy the comments as well. Hello to every one here. I am a Chartered Accountant practicing in Vellore for the last 30 years.
Mr Janak. warm welcome to this Blog.
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DeleteHi Janak,
DeleteThanks for responding. The best way to improve in cryptic crossword is the way you are attempting it.
17D ABOUNDED- INCREASED(DEF) sOUND noise with S (top of Seed) OUND in A BED (ground)
ReplyDeleteSorry with S knocked out from sound
ReplyDeleteExcellent solve.. though I got the answer could not explain the parsing.
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