Solution to 18A 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.
HIJKLMNO Pronounced
ACROSS
1 Development environment that boss nearly destroyed to grasp a bit of programming (4,4) STOP BATH {THAT+BOSs}* over {Pr...g}
6 Surprise for woman expecting escort? (6) SHOWER [DD]
9 Setter going for a social media interaction with Victoria, perhaps (4) LAKE L(-i+a)AKE
10 Some elaborate trap to teach obscure grammatical term? (10) TETRAPTOTE [T]
11 Oh, let's go back for a campus gathering (6) HOSTEL {OH<=}{LETS<=}
12 Gang, in memoir, was regularly retreating for sport (8) SWIMMING {GaNg+In+MeMoIr+WaS}<=
13 Writer got sharply panned (10) STYLOGRAPH*
17 Collect fingerprint pattern after returning (4) POOL<=
18 Old bird circling cloud or a kind of delivery service? (4-2-4) D?O?-T?-D?O? (Addendum DOOR-TO-DOOR {D{OORT}ODO}{OR} - See comments)
20 Set out quinoa around five following chef's first dish (3,2,3) COQ AU VIN {QUINOA}* over {V} after{Chef}
24 Made dry Indian crispy chicken starters, gobbled up with daughter (10) DESICCATED {DESI}{Cr...y}{Ch...n}{ATE}{D}
26 Welcome husband's distress (4) HAIL {H}{AIL}
27 Disentangle gunk and snot after blowing noses (6) UNKNOT {gUNK+sNOT
28 Spooner's young boy, batter with poor judgement (3,5) BAD TASTE (tad baste to bad taste)
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2 Quite a fort! Wonderfully hosts a small party (3,3,3) TEA FOR TWO [T]
3 Fold coat, bottom to middle (5) PLEAT PL(+e)EAT(-e)
4 Essentially, can't I logically use this operation to convert, say, 1 to 10? (7) ANTILOG [T]
5 How to prune butts, becoming attractive (3) HOT {HOw}{To}
6 Unoriginal southern liberal (7) SLAVISH {S}{LAVISH}
7 Made improvements in newspaper column about model I.I.M.s, with editing (9) OPTIMISED {OP ED} over {T+IIMS}*
8 Scoffed at faceless men on ecstasy (5) EATEN {AT}{mEN}<=>{E}
12 Squabble over private resort area (3,4) SPA TOWN {SPAT}{OWN}
14 All muddled, old language includes old pronunciation of R as L (9) LALLATION {ALL}* {LATIN} over {O}
18 Voted crankily to accommodate company housing for pigeons (7) DOVECOT {DOVE{CO}T*}
19 Lacking advanced auxiliary supports, ramshackle hut collapsed noisily (7) THUDDED {aADDED}<=>{HUT*}
21 Main article chases CEO's replacement (5) OCEAN {AN}<=>{CEO}*
25 Save up for boat (3) TUB<=
Reference List
Son = S, Old bird = DODO, Cloud = OORT, Quiet = SH, Daughter = D, Husband = H, Southern = S, Model = T, Ecstasy = E, Old = O, Ordinary = O, University = U, Advanced = A
28a young:tad!
ReplyDeleteboy?
Delete14d typo! muddled anind lal* lati(o)n.
ReplyDeleteObscure terms-
ReplyDeleteTetraptote
Coq au vin
Schwa
Nowhere near getting them.
Still learning, but can we recall later? Hardly!
Yes
DeleteHIJKLMNO- I missing.
ReplyDeleteH to O- H2O- Water?
Yes. Given as Nina in the middle row.
DeleteBath, Shower, Swimming, Pool, Ocean, Tub
ReplyDeleteLake, Snow, Hail?
DeleteSpa? Water, water everywhere
ReplyDeleteSignificance of missing I?
ReplyDeleteTypo
DeleteElementary!!!
DeleteProblem is that it is not there in the print edition. Why?
The print edition never gives the Title of the crosswords
Delete18A. DOOR TO DOOR, Dodo is old bird +or+oort which is cloud
ReplyDeleteThanks. I got answer long but for right annotation.
ReplyDeleteHere is my way of solving:
Old(o) bird(d=dove), circling is container indicator. It is a reveral indicator too.
O+d<do+do( dodo, a bird)+or+cloud(oort)
Door-to-door= kind of delivery service (def)
Oort cloud is above kuiper belt. A theoretical giant shell.
My doubts:
Question mark- it could be a pun.
Incorrect
DeleteAddendum 18A:
ReplyDeleteDodo= extinct bird, and this word often used to say that a person is outdated, old -fashioned.
Door_to_door is also considered as an old- fashioned sales technique, method.
So, is the word 'circling' as an indicator telling that the clue is a DD? Or,
Is circling similar to cycling ( another indicator)?
Anyone may kindly explain-
Your answer is highly appreciated.