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ACROSS
1 Cut to screen commercial in show (6) PARADE {PAR{AD}E}
4 Badmouth India before person from Nicobar, say (8) ISLANDER {SLANDER}<=>{I}
9 Free suggestion to follow Engineers' society (6) RESCUE {CUE}<=>{RE}{S}
10 Noise picked up evens out in Bose surround units? (8) BRACKETS{Bo{RACKET}Se}
11 I represent a competitive private business (4,10) FREE ENTERPRISE {I+REPRESENT}* [RA]
13 Setter heard news - it's adapted for Observer! (3-7) EYE-WITNESS {(~i)EYE}{ITS+NEWS}*
14 Say books for quadruple American awards (4) EGOT {EG}{OT}
16 Basically cool and friendly eatery! (4) CAFE Acrostic &lit
18 On the level where Scrabble tiles may be played? (5-5) ABOVE-BOARD [DD]
21 These awardees are able, resolute and mostly extraordinary (5,9) NOBEL LAUREATES {ABLE+RESOLUTE+ANd}*
23 Checked and showered loudly at home (6,2) REINED IN {(~rained)REINED}{IN}
24 Shown regularly fairly in all belonging to a daughter or son (6) FILIAL {FaIrLy+In+AlL}
25 Black and white pieces of game in box including directions (5,3) CHESS SET {CHES{SSE}T}
26 Design an episode to show upset state (6) PENANG [T<=]
DOWN
1 Leave power boat (4) PARK {P}{ARK}
2 Store jam without lid (7) RESERVE pRESERVE
3 What's recommended for going concerns? (8) DIURETIC [GK]
5 Software hacking even scares end-user (6-5) SCREEN-SAVER {EVEN+SCARES+e...eR}*
6 Admit suitable crowds around conservative church (6) ACCEPT {A{C}{CE}PT}
8 Valued troops caught in rush (9) RESPECTED {RE{SPECT}ED}
12 Kind braves in a struggle to keep running (11) NONABRASIVE {BRAVES+IN+A}* over {ON}
15 Important to stand-up in honest president's case (8) ABLATIVE {AB{VITAL<=}E}
17 Very hot bar girls oddly in charge (7) FEBRILE {FE{BaR+gIrLs}E}
22 Jack's decline (4) FLAG [DD]
Reference List
Commercial = AD, India = I, Engineers = RE(Royal Engineers), Society = S, Books = OT(Old Testament), Directions = S,S,E, Power = P, Conservative = C, Church = CE, Cent = C, Area = A
1a
ReplyDeleteShow=parade
Cut=pare, commercial=ad
(pare+ad)*=parade
It's not an anagram
Delete13a.
ReplyDeleteObserver=eye witness
Setter heard=I =eye
(eye +news it's)*=eye witness
16a
Deleteeatery=cafe
Basically is the indicator of the first letters.
Çool and friendly eatery
13A is not a total anagram
DeleteOn the level where scrabble tiles mat be played=above board (DD)
Delete4A - Islander ( person from nicobar island) - I(ndia) before slander(badmouth)
ReplyDelete5D - Screen Saver (software) - anagram of even scares + (use)r
24A - Filial (belonging to daughter or son) - FaIrLyInAlL
21A - Noble laureates (awardees) - anagram of able+resolute+an(d) mostly of ANd
13D - Eccentric (Odd) - anagram of Eric (Clapton) and 2Cent (CCent)
13D is not an anagram
Delete16a - cafe- acronym - cool, and friendly eatery
ReplyDelete1A PARADE - show; cut (PARE), commercial (AD)
ReplyDelete2D RESERVE - store; jam - p{RESERVE}
6D ACCEPT - admit; suitable {APT}, {C}onservative, church (CE}
7D DIETING - observing fast; grandmaster Liren {DING} qu{IET}ly
25A CHESS SET - black and white pieces of game; box {CHEST} directions {SSE}
instead of 1A
ReplyDelete11A FREE ENTERPRISE - a competitive private business; {I REPRESENT}
1D - {P}{ARK}
ReplyDelete3D - DIURETIC [CD]
10A - BRACKETS = {BOSE - o - e} around {RACKET} (noise)
20D - {FLEE}{TAXIS - a -x -i} (empty taxis)
19D -{A}[CRIME]*{A} (AA from areas)
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DeleteLikely to be deleted since it us without any anno
Delete18Ac ABOVE-BOARD - &Lit (or CD?)
ReplyDelete14A:egot= quadruple american awards,emmy,grammy,oscar,tony-say(eg),books(ot).
ReplyDelete8d : RESPECTED = Valued
ReplyDelete(RE)(SPE(CT)ED)
Troops : RE (Royal Engineers)
Caught : CT in Rush : SPEED
17 dn febrile-very hot.
ReplyDeletecharge-fee BaRgIrLs.
fe (bril)e
23a REINED IN = Checked
ReplyDeleteREINED = Showered (Rained)
IN = At home
Loudly = Homophone ind
15d ABLATVE; case (in grammar); A(VITAL<=)BE; honest president; Abraham Lincon (ABE)
ReplyDeletetypo: ABLATIVE
Delete22D-flag(DD)
ReplyDelete12 D NONABRASIVE - kind (def,,) (brave in a on)* on from running
ReplyDelete26a, state = Penang
ReplyDeleteDesiGN AN EPisode to show upset state, [<T]
9a RESCUE: Free
ReplyDeleteRES: engineers’ society
CUE: suggestion
( RES) ( CUE)
9A: free= rescue
ReplyDelete(Re)(s)(cue)
Sathia
9d typo!
ReplyDeleteI found it tough. Did not get ABLATIVE & FEBRILE inspite of crossings.
ReplyDeleteSome lovely word play.
My fav - ABOVE BOARD, EYE WITNESS, DIETING, FREE ENTERPRISE.
Thanx Sowmya!