Solution to 22A has been deliberately left unsolved and is to be answered 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 Stretches promises (6) SPELLS [DD]
4 Oddly planned gifts for scholar (6) PANDIT {PlAnNeD+gIfTs}
9 Killer whale leads in openly ruthless calculated assaults (4) ORCA Acrostic
10 Household item massaging the cop's leg (7,3) CLOTHES PEG*
11 Dehradun is only conducting concert (6) UNISON [T]
12 Busy forever? (8) TIMELESS [DD]
13 Spooner's blank call to conservative party group (5,4) RIGHT WING (~white ring to right wing)
15 Chant of discontented holy man (4) HYMN {HolY+MaN}
16 Dumpling in two seconds (4) MOMO {MO}{MO}
21 Lighter female hit by boyfriend (8) FLAMBEAU {F}{LAM}{BEAU}
22 Watch dad curbing online bully (6) P?T?O?
24 Little kid recalled actor behind royal palace (10) BUCKHINGAM {CUB<=}{HAM}<=>{KING}
26 Cool staff tackling an attack (6) INROAD {IN}{RO{A}D}
27 Indian legislation protecting politician's influence (6) IMPACT {I}{MP}{ACT}
DOWN
1 Playing ragas in musical instrument (7) SARANGI*
3 Fortune gained returning to city (7) LUCKNOW {LUCK}{WON<=}
5 In mixed metaphor mostly covering page (2,4) AT HOME {METApHOr}*
6 Departed, bored by cycling games shown (9) DISPLAYED {DI{(+s)SPLAY(-s)}ED}
7 Betrayal in the conclusion of Grant's "About a boy" (7) TREASON {g..nT}{RE}{A}{SON}
8 Preoccupied tonight..uh? (4,2,7) LOST IN THOUGHT {TONIGHT+UH}* [RA]
14 Me? Am ok, actively nurtured by that woman - the one in charge of the house (9) HOMEMAKER {ME+AM+OK}* in {HER}
18 What the younger brother did in "Deewar"? Stayed silent! (4,3) KEPT MUM [DD]
19 Eschew rough Tarantino films made (7) WROUGHT [T]
20 Ambassador runs in a scary condition (6) HERNIA {HE}{R}{IN+A}*
23 Maestro ably performing in Mysore with this set of drums (5) TABLA {TABLA+MYSORE}*={MAESTRO+ABLY} [CA]
Reference List
Second = MO, Female = F, Cool = IN, Indian = I, Miss = MS, American = A, Page = P, About = RE, Runs = R
Loved 18D. How nicely the famous Bollywood dialogue 'mere pass maa hai is used'!!
ReplyDeleteMany of our younger generation may not know the famous dialogue between the two brothers in Deewar movie. Yes. This is well clued by Hypatia(Soumya) and also an excellent CW given by her.
DeleteSathia
Yes, I second that
ReplyDelete23d. Where is the indicator for removing Mysore?
ReplyDeleteIt is,a composite,anagram as shown. No removal.
DeleteI am sorry . Unable to understand 😞
Delete(Maestro+ ably)performing (anind) = in Mysore + with this (extended def)
Delete22a PATROL=watch
ReplyDeletedad=PA+
online bully=TROLL, curbing (
-l)=TROL
I was content to meet " Disconte
ReplyDeletented holy man"!!!
Was over in a jiffy. I was stretched for 1ac. I am a fan of Hypatia's spoonerisms and reverse Anagrams. Kudos.
ReplyDeleteI especially enjoyed the Indian words (Malgudi, sarangi) and the play on the line from Deewar. An excellent puzzle. Thanks, Hypatia.
ReplyDeleteSo musically & also on a line from a Bollywood movie of you're echoed in the backdrop of a story penned by RK Narayan, Mme.Hypatia wants all of us to bid adieu to Father Time of 2025 and hail the New Year - 2026.
ReplyDeleteAll said-n-done, 'Take Care-n-Stay Safe' Cheers!!!