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ACROSS
1 Well, takes seconds to create trouble(6)
4 Yearns to get help for a medical complaint(8)
9 Song about ultimate love and beginning of love in the air(6)
10 Chasm created before fleece(8)
12 VIPs were all over the place for advance shows(8)
13 Outlook of a group that keeps quiet(6)
15 Perhaps organise team for a threesome(6,1,5)
18 Nothing under the closet - showing insincere affection(8,4)
21 Turns out taking drug causes disturbance(6)
22 Nickname for Charlie -"Go back only with women"(8)
24 Spray is not working - discard(8)
25 One sits quietly before God in a holy place(6)
26 Perhaps Robert's getting a tan(8)
27 French city where Poles take a bet(6)
DOWN
1 Spooner's bio-fuel, prominence is for a refrigerator(4,4)
2 Theatre people and their desire in their progenies(8)
3 No.1 quiz that prompts the answer wanted(7,8)
5 Some aspirants are from this country(4)
6 Abandon Asia - he is happy with national language(6,9)
7 Essays she set to rewrite(6)
8 Arrange seats, one comes in for some rest(6)
11 Trust the fancy brew, say(5,2)
14 Tense on ground? That's betrayal(7)
16 To millions and millions conservative rise is rubbish(8)
17 These are perhaps writers' assumed title(3,5)
19 State wordplay for an injection(6)
20 Compelled to include the final prayer at the shrine(6)
23 Tough to proceed(4)
12 ac PREVIEWS- Advance Shows
ReplyDelete(VIPS+WERE)*
5Dn IRAN- Country
aspIRANts
7Dn THESES-Essays
(She+Sets)*
8Dn SIESTA-Rest
(Seats+I)*
8D is not an anagram. Whenever you say anagram, Anind must be mentioned. There is none here.
Delete1D, Heat pump=Energy efficient device of refrigerator(def.)
ReplyDeleteSpooner's word is peat hump
peat hump is a sort of bio fuel. A mound that facilitates diverse vegetation to thrive.
4A, Diabetes= medical complaint(def.)
ReplyDeleteyearns= dies(in the sense of a strong desire or intense, painful longing)
abet=help
For is an indicator
so, [di(abet)es]
17D, Pen names= assumed names (def.)
ReplyDeleteMany writers use a pseudonym, assumed names for obvious reasons.
23D, Goon=tough, proceed(go on). DD
ReplyDeleteThe word goon means both tough and proceed.
25A, Ashram=holy place(def.)
ReplyDeleteone=A, sits quitely=sh, God=Ram
so, a+sh+ram=Ashram
A very loved clue.
8D - SIESTA - rest; {SEATS+I}; anagrid - Arrange; I(one)
ReplyDelete11D - SWEAR BY - Trust; {BREW SAY} anagrid - fancy
DeleteIn lieu of 8D already answered
Delete27A - CANNES - French City; Poles - N and S; bet or beat or CANE; putting it together becomes {CAN(N)E(S)}
Wrong. Pl. see @ dr hareendranath answer.
DeleteSathia
8D- Anind is only for (Seats)
DeleteToday' s puzzle is lovely and jolly - all clues are equally unequal but 18A, 26A, 3D, 11D and 20D are favs.
ReplyDeleteMany thanks Arden !
10A - CASHMERE - Fleece; {CHASM}* with ERE(before); created is the anagrid for chasm
ReplyDelete18a cupboard love = insincere affection. Cupboard = closet; love = nothing.
ReplyDelete19d Punjab = state. Pun = wordplay; injection = jab.
ReplyDelete2d = surgeons = theatre people. Desire = urge, in their progeny = sons.
ReplyDelete6D - BAHASA INDONESIA - National language of Indonesia; {ABANDON ASIA HE IS}* anagrid -happy
ReplyDelete13A - ASPECT - Outlook; A+S(P)ECT; group - SECT keeps P(quiet)
ReplyDelete6D - Bahasa Indonesia anagram of Abandon Asia he is
ReplyDelete26A - Browning - Brown from Robert Brown + getting a tan
ReplyDeleteRobert Browning, a great English poet and famous for his dramatic monologues..My last duchess is one example.
DeleteBrown is tan.
24A - Jettison = Discard ( Spray = Jet + is + not)
ReplyDeleteThis comment has been removed by the author.
ReplyDelete27a NANTES=French city
ReplyDeletepoles=NS, takes a bet =ANTE
N(ANTE)S
24a jettison- discard spray - jet is not anagram
ReplyDelete16d TOMMYROT=rubbish
ReplyDeleteTO+MM(millions)TORY<(conservative rise)
20d GROTTO=shrine
ReplyDeletecompelled =GOT,+ TO,to include final praye(R)
G(R)OTTO
21a UNREST=disturbance
ReplyDelete(turns)*=UNRST, taking drugE
UNR(E)ST
1a HASSLE=trouble
ReplyDeleteHALE=well, takes seconds=SS
HA(SS)LE
14d: treason = betrayal.
ReplyDeleteTense on ground-reason.
3d: leading question = answer wanted.
ReplyDeleteNo. 1 - leading
Quiz - question.
22a COGNOMEN. C Charlie. Go back is OG , nomen is only with women
ReplyDelete15A. Manage a trois. Anagram of organise team for a.
ReplyDeletePlease mention def.also along with wordplay.
Delete12.ac.Previews. 'VIPs were' -anagram
ReplyDelete13.ac.Aspect. ( outlook) . a + sect(group) + p ( keeps quiet). and rearranging the letters.
15.ac.Menage a trois. 'Organise a team' - anagram
19.dn. Punjab. Pun( wordplay) + Jab (injection)
11.dn.Swear by. 'brew say' -anagram