No 14325, Friday 08 Nov 2024, Arden

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ACROSS

1   Patterns initially found in moist condition all around (6) MOTIFS {MOTI{Fo..d}S*}

4   It can include a variety of things - raspberry with hard core (8) CATCHALL{CATC{H}ALL}

9   Paternal kinsman's name etched in stone (6) AGNATE {AG{N}ATE}

10 Intimidate friend wearing rejected dress (8) BALLYRAG {ALLY} in {GARB<=}

12 Steps to acquire middle eastern dagger (8) STILETTO {STILE}{easTern}{TO}

13 Give a small clue (6) ASSIGN {A}{S}{SIGN}

15 Praise remarkable life, mention later (12) FELICITATION {LIFE*}{CITATION}

18 Vital service providing minimum amount required to start a project (8,4) CRITICAL MASS {CRITICAL}{MASS}

21 Novelist under pressure - remove (6) PROUST {PR}{OUST}

22 Adaptable nature allows me to be able to work with numbers (8) NUMERATE {NU{ME}RATE*}

24 Milk supplier invites Henry and me home for some food (4,4) CHOW MEIN {C{H}OW}{ME}{IN}

25 Carol embracing Diana displaying partisanship (6) SIDING {SI{DI}NG}

26 Students do look very impressive (5,3) CLASS ACT {CLASS}{ACT}

27 Empties everything, eats this and defecates (6) EGESTS {Ev...nG}{EatS}{ThiS}

DOWN

1   I prepared a feast, you could find it in the kitchen (4,4) MEAT SAFE {ME}{A+FAST}*

2   Leaders never get involved in plan that is substantial (8) TANGIBLE {TA{Ne..r}{Get}{In...d}BLE}

3   As if Mrs. Thatcher appointed Santa (6,9) FATHER CHRISTMAS*

5   Firm sacked worker, he was the first (4) ADAM ADAMant

6   Cramming in parts, in other words ignoring (4,11) COLD SHOULDERING {COLD}{SHOULDERING}

7   A riot engineered by involving rowdies essentially, clever! (6) ADROIT {A+RIOT}* over {rowDies}

8   Entering borders in advance - that's a great story (6) LEGEND {L{En...nG}END}

11 Time to go in, bust the law (7) STATUTE {STATU{T}E}

14 Proud? Gather inside, eat (5-2) STUCK-UP {S{TUCK}UP}

16 Frequent flyers' pen, sign underneath (8) CANARIES {CAN}{ARIES}

17 Sprinkling of holy water presages reformation (8) ASPERGES*

19 Herb for cold, one comes up to support intellectual property (6) IPECAC {C}{ACE}<= <=>{IP}

20 Leave in boat - running capital? (6) BOGOTA {BO{GO}TA*}

23 Find half the record (4) DISC DISCover

Reference List

Hard = H, Name = N, Small = S, Pressure = PR, Henry = H, C = COLD, Time = T, Cold = C, Intellectual property = IP