No 14347, Wednesday 04 Dec 2024, Saral

Solution to 7D 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

7   Arab gentleman drunk with this stylish barman (7) ELEGANT [CA] {ELEGANT+BARMAN}*={ARAB GENTLEMAN}

8   Preparing soy with bits of tuna, eel, roe for seafood (6) OYSTER {SOY}*{Tuna}{Eel}{Roe}

9   Shake and stumble missing hard whiskey earlier (6) WOBBLE {hOBBLE}{<=>{W}

10 Control from meditation perhaps without ego (8) DOMINATE MEDitATION* Ego/It?

11 Workers leave before end of shift in branch (10) DEPARTMENT {MEN}<=>{DEPART} and {s..fT}

13 Alert secret agent nabbing leader of rioters (4) SPRY {SP{Ri...s}Y}

14 Real term used often (4) TRUE {TeRm+UsEd}

16 Heard a groan in inlet (5) CREEK (~creak)

18 Starts to purchase one roro ticket in harbour (4) PORT Acrostic

19 Flightless birds found in the museum (4) EMUS [T]

21 New suitor's ad is ultimately terrible (10) DISASTROUS {SUITORS+AD}*{iS}

23 Channel finally covering European game (8) LACROSSE {c...eL}{ACROSS}{E}

25 Every now and then groups stalked stock taker (6) RUSTLE {gRoUpS+sTaLkEd} Answer should be Rustler

26 Permanent shelter for horses (6) STABLE [DD]

27 Conspicuous way to restrain a legal right (7) SALIENT {S{A}{LIEN}T}

DOWN

1   Mixing a veg with brie for waffle (8) VERBIAGE {A+VEG+BRIE}*

2   Grand master with international club, hugging ace kid (8) MAJESTIC {MA}{I}{C} over {JEST} (Correction - {M}{I}{C} over {A}{JEST} - See comments)

3   Dust around knob (4) STUD*

4   Presentation of mostly standard model (6) FORMAT {FORMAl}{T}

5   Like an article on originally, simple yoga postures (6) ASANAS {AS}{AN}{A}{Si...e}

6   Curt reel created for academic (8) LECTURER*

7   Gradually destroy bar in eastern Spain (5) E?O?E (Addendum - ERODE {E}{ROD}{E} - See comments)

12 We're ordering small pitchers (5) EWERS {WERE}*{S}

15 Hangovers of disheartened men with tears sadly gulping last drop of gin (8) REMNANTS {MeN+TEARS}* over {giN}

17 Falcons, beautiful, rising up circling half of street (8) KESTRELS {SLEEK<=} over {STReet}

18 Indian lady with daughter following agent from south collapsed (8) PERISHED {I}{SHE}{D}<=>{REP<=}

20 Writer cries out holding book (6) SCRIBE {SCRI{B}E*}

21 Exclude some Hindi spelling (6) DISPEL [T]

22 Dark underpass near lodge is terrifying for starters (5) UNLIT Acrostic

24 Deftness in arranging saree right away (4) EASE SArEE*

Reference List

Hard = H, Whiskey = W, European = E, Master  = M, Ace = A, International = I, Club = C, Model = T, Eastern = E, Spain = E, Small = S, Indian = I, Daughter = D, Book = B, Right = R