Solution to 6D 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 Cross back through Germany after vacation (6) GRUMPY {Ger{RUMP}anY}
9 Weight reversed the Indian way (4) MARG<=
10 Select lawyer Mason's girl, per Spooner (6,4) CHERRY PICK (~perry chick to cherry pick)
11 Bathed her in seductive clothes (6) RINSED [T]
12 Animal doctor returns trap to old timers (8) VETERANS {VET}{SNARE<=}
13 Enchanting ghazal's extremely passionate (9) GLAMOROUS {Gh..aL}{AMOROUS}
15 Regularly view note in passage (4) VENT {ViEw+NoTe}
16 Leads for those adopting innocent little dog (4) TAIL Acrostic
17 So end up using retired setter's handle (9) PSEUDONYM {SO+END+UP}*{MY<=}
21 Ustad performs receiving smooth shawls (8) DUPATTAS {DU{PAT}TAS*}
22 Keep stealing mother's make-up (6) FORMAT {FOR{MA}T}
24 Bring green, almost drug free drink (6-4) GINGER-BEER {BRING+GREEn+E}*
25 Without power cut in bridges (4) SANS SpANS
26 Moderate humour (6) TEMPER [DD]
27 Spotted deer's stomach dips when pressed (6) ESPIED {dEEr+DIPS}*
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3 Lancer's men chasing irrational scoundrel (7) PICADOR {OR}<=>{PI}{CAD}
5 Expose to air and water, alternately taking charge (6) AERATE {wAtEr}{rate}
6 Unusually pure woman saved by very brave man (9) S?P?R?E?O ()
14 One's beaten guy bored by free entertainment mostly (9) MRIDANGAM {M{RID}AN}{GAMe}
18 Opens up global organization following domain names (7) UNFURLS {UN}{F}{URLS}
19 Sighed, getting close to family taken home (7) YEARNED {f...lY}{EARNED}
20 Staff controlling resistance fast (6) STARVE {STA{R}VE}
Reference List
Keep = FORT, Drug = E, Power = P, Hard = H, Men = OR, Irrational = PI, Old = O, Following = F, Resistance = R
6A SUPERHERO - brave man; {PURE}*, woman {HER}, very {SO}
ReplyDeleteYou have given the parts correctly but not stated how to assemble them.
ReplyDeleteQuestion on 21A: How is Smooth = Pat? Or am i getting the parsing wrong?
ReplyDeleteFree dic. gives easy, ready, smooth as synonyms for Pat.
DeleteUsage- 'Pat came the reply' came to mind.
Thanks Paddy.. while I accept it.. find it hard to be completely comfortable with this explanation. In daily spoken English Pat = Smooth is too much of a stretch IMHO.
DeletePat is what you can use instead stretch in your reply.
DeletePat adjective
simple and somewhat glib or unconvincing.
"there are no pat answers to these questions"
There are no smooth answers....
By the way, enjoyed today's puzzle. Thanks Hypatia!
ReplyDeleteSuperb grid from Hypatia. Enjoyed solving.
ReplyDeleteFrom elsewhere
ReplyDeleteIn just seconds, Blackpool rock always blackens kids' teeth useless sticky sweets! (7)
LOLLIES
Deletedef: sticky sweets
"in just seconds" means take the second letter of each word.