No 14342, Thursday 28 Nov 2024, Hypatia

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}

4   Exercise as per calendar - at first, it's an extended stretch! (6) PARSEC {AS+PER+Ca...r}*

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}* 

DOWN

1   Reptile or fish biting hard is also large, originally (7) GHARIAL {G{H}AR}{Is}{Also}{La..e}

2   Cleans out dropping partridge's first eggs (5) URGES pURGES

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 ()

7   Removed old shell above extremely upright tree (7) COCONUT {COCoON}{Up...hT}

8   Sets my body's control apparatus (7,6) NERVOUS SYSTEM {SETS+MY}* [RA]

14 One's beaten guy bored by free entertainment mostly (9) MRIDANGAM {M{RID}AN}{GAMe}

16 Detour is temporarily stalling traveller (7) TOURIST [T]

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}

23 Sunak rather ineffectively subdued high inflation, per sources (5) RISHI Acrostic

Reference List

Keep = FORT, Drug = E, Power = P, Hard = H, Men = OR, Irrational = PI, Old = O, Following = F, Resistance = R