Saturday, 22 February 2025

No 14415, Saturday 22 Feb 2025, Afterdark

 ACROSS
7 Redo meshwork covering vaults (5) DOMES [T]
8 Officer's lady being heartless as usual (9) GENERALLY {GENERAL}{LadY}
10 Colas served around one gathering (6) SOCIAL {COLAS* around I}
11 Number mentioned by their disheartened youngster, perhaps (8) THIRTEEN {THeIR}{TEEN}
12 Royal daughter's frequent picnic features in media (8) PRINCESS {PR{pIcNiC}ESS}
13 Clash leads to sanctions on government (4) BANG {BAN}{G}
15 Holds bad clues over two days (7) CUDDLES {CLUES* over {DD}
17 Taking first week off and relaxing (7) RESTING {wRESTING}
20 Attracting attention by making a point across southern society (4) PSST {P{S}{S}T}
22 Unsociable/ but /engaged? (8) RESERVED [DD]
25 Thomas's pain initially to be relieved next day (8) TOMORROW {TOM}{sORROW}
26 Is taking month-time to deliver thoughts (6) IMAGES {I{M}{AGE}S}
27 Banter about good unknown ornaments (9) JEWELLERY {JE{WELL}ER}{Y}
28 Charges /for /clothing accessories (5) BELTS [DD]

DOWN
1 Bright and cool fur collected by indulger essentially (9) COLOURFUL {COOLFUR*}{indULger}
2 Quit and joined again? (8) RESIGNED {RE-SIGNED}
3 Doctor's depression is leading to talks (7) DENTIST {DENT}{IS}{Talks}
4 Likely to back soldiers or sure? (8) RELIABLE {LIABLE}<=>{RE}
5 Painting found in cheat's box (6) CARTON {C{ART}ON}
6 Navy/ is /fast (5) FLEET [DD]
9 Indication that culture is not even (4) CLUE {CuLtUrE}
14 Gains attention at school (9) INTERESTS {INTEREST}{S}
16 Bank backs ten new individuals completely (8) ENTIRELY {RELY}<=>{TEN*}{I}
18 Most of the royals had cow (8) THREATEN {THe}{R}{EATEN}
19 Artists'/ pants (7) DRAWERS [DD]
21 Kept sorted, arranged (6) STORED*
23 Earth has succeeded finding fuel (4) SOIL {S}{OIL}
24 Scratching the head, repents getting suits (5) TONES {aTONES}

REFERENCE LIST
One=I, Government=G, Day=D, Point=PT, Southern, Society, School, Succeeded=S, Month=M, Unknown=Y, Soldiers= RE, Royals=R.   

5 comments:

  1. Jewellery is too intricate (27A)!

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  2. 14D. Surely the plural of INTEREST in this sense (monetary gain) is also INTEREST (without an S in the end)?

    24D. Both ATONES from repents and TONES from suits is very indirect!

    Good crossword overall.

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  3. Very intersting and Grid & Extremly glad with the WP......Thank you Afterdark.

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  4. I agree about INTERESTS.
    But ATONES and TONES seem OK.
    My fav -
    RESIGNED, DRAWERS, JEWELLERY.
    Thanx AD!

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