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1 Start to secure line frantically, return to save new climber (7,6)
8 Daughter sent back substandard flag (5)
9 What happens when you're having fun in liaison, ensnaring married female with fibs (4,5)
11 Plainly enthralled by marijuana, stylish lady enters pool (5-5)
12 Write yarn about catching mythical creature (4)
14 Mental disability in males after a transient ischaemic attack (7)
16 Cockney thief's remarkable feat, stealing each jewel finally (3,4)
17 Trendy type embracing husband briefly (2,5)
19 Rescue Liberal arrested by brute (7)
21 One beginning to butcher old mountain goat (4)
22 How people at a funeral might be making a profit (2,3,5)
25 Be proud in enclosure after winning bronze medal at centre (5,4)
26 Polish male crushed by English goal (5)
27 Memorable times, say, dancing after wine with character on date (3-6,4)
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2 Connoisseur at opening tucking into exquisite frozen dessert (4-3)
3 Character helping to smuggle Ecstasy, say (10)
4 Praise leader of elected group, returning after winning vote (5)
5 Thinks about developing antiserum (9)
6 Unpleasant smell at home repulsed fellows (4)
7 Be taken aback by extremely elderly European's malevolent glare (4,3)
8 Immoral acts of perverted padre on six tapes (11)
10 Obstinate lass finally kissed after quarrel (5-6)
13 One's living in fear, having trouble with ultimately nasty Mob (5,5)
15 Case of abhorrent lodger throttling Dutch escort (9)
18 Discover hole around bottom of pipe resulting in leak (7)
20 Lady came out, dropping learner in school (7)
23 Handle a little hitch day before hosting fifty (5)
24 I perform with Latin superstar (4)
26A, Emend=Polish(def.)
ReplyDeleteMale=m, crushed is indicator, English=E, goal is end
Male Crushed means E (english) must come before M(men)
so, E+m+end=Emend
In Journalism, emend is to correct, edit or improve a write-up. It is polish- to improve something.
14 A, Amentia=mental disability(def.)
ReplyDeleteMales=men, after A(A precedes), at T(transient)+I(ischaemic)+a(attack)
So, A+men+T+I+A
Clue: Acros
Amentia is a severe intellectual disability.
22A, In the black= making a profit(def.)
ReplyDeleteThe word in the blank is essentially a financial term/usage that came from the practice of writing profilts in black.
It also means funeral, mourning (dress) whicb is commonky known.
DD
8A, Droop=flag(definition)
ReplyDeleteDaughter=dr, poo=substandard
sent back is reversal indicator, so(<poo=oop)
Finally, Dr+oop=droop
21A, Mountain Goat=ibex(definition)
One=I, beginning=b, ex=old
butcher is indicator
I+b+ex=Ibex
5D - RUMINATES - Thinks about; {ANTISERUM} anagrid - developing
ReplyDelete20D - ACADEMY - School; {LADY CAME-L} anagrid - out
Delete24D - IDOL - Superstar; I+DO+L; perform = Do
Delete7D - EVIL EYE - Malevolent glare;: Be - LIVE<=, ElderlY(extremes of); (E)uropean
Delete12 ac YETI- mythical creature
ReplyDelete(Wr)ite+y(am)
8 Dn DEPRAVATION- immoral acts
Padre+on+vi+ta(pes)
8d is incorrect
Delete27ac red-letter days
ReplyDeleteRed(wine) letter(character) d(ate) (say) *
20dn academy (lady came-l) *
19ac salvage (sava(l) ge)
17ac in short in(trendy) (s(h)ort) sort(type) h(husband)
24dn idol I do(perform) l(atin)