Special, Sunday 06 Mar 2022, Saral

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The Sunday Crossword No 3192, Sunday 06 Mar 2022

ACROSS

1   Secret kind of trick (10) CONFIDENCE [DD]

6   Sumptuous drunkard (4) LUSH [DD]

9   Chap, one drying and cutting fingernails etc (10) MANICURING {MAN}{1}{CURING}

10 Six women accepting European opinion (4) VIEW {VI}{E}{W}

11 Coldest moment, shivering, waited for end ... (4,2,6) DEAD OF WINTER*

15 ... amen! Bus turned up – source of joy (7) SUNBEAM*

16 Beasts, river creatures with webbed feet (7) ROTTERS {R}{OTTERS}

17 A little wheeler-dealer tediously given a warning (7) ALERTED [T]

19 Zimbabwean, Angolan, Malawian, Botswanan included among neighbours, primarily? (7) ZAMBIAN Acrostic &lit

20 Top hard-liner, radical who wrote The Birthday Party? (6,6) HAROLD PINTER*

23 Hitherto, one hairy beast (4) YETI {YET}{1}

24 Calm son acquired new skills going around (10) RESTRAINED {RE{S}TRAINED}

25 Perhaps Man Utd expressed exasperation audibly (4) SIDE (~sighed)

26 Has another think about Spooner’s women who see future (10) REASSESSES (seeresses to reassesses)

DOWN

1   Alpha male, old and cold, sent upstairs for deep sleep (4) COMA {A}{M}{O}{C}<=

2   What’s reverse of acceptable, feasible? (2-2) NO-NO<=

3   In crèche, not half furious, getting up gradually (11) INCREMENTAL {IN}{CREche}{MENTAL}

4   Cockney’s flung those things in Wessex? (7) EARLDOM (~'url dem)

5   What fir cone might become! (7) CONIFER* Semi&lit

7   Stratospheric – or uncertain? (2,2,3,3) UP IN THE AIR [DD]

8   Expression of pain in difficult Post novel (7,3) HOWARDS END {H{OW}ARD}{SEND}

12 I meet parent that’s agitated, passionate (11) INTEMPERATE*

13 Yeah, Cassia massaged a soul singer (5,5) ISAAC HAYES*

14 In France, an old sin’s admitted, sold short (10) UNDERRATED {UN}{D{ERR}ATED}

18 Exhaust in deep-felt dancing, skipping foxtrot (7) DEPLETE {DEEP+fELT}*

19 It’s getting hard to support Eastern religion's highest states (7) ZENITHS {IT{H}S}<=>{ZEN}

21 Everyman regularly finding oneness in hostelries (4) INNS {I}{oNeNeSs}

22 Some modest verses (4) ODES [T]

Reference List

Women = W, European = E, River = R, Son = S, Alpha = A, Male = M, Old = O, Cold = C, An in French = UN, Foxtrot = F, Hard = H

The Hindu Cryptic on Sunday #73, Sunday 06 Mar 2022, Dreamer

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No 13496, Saturday 05 Mar 2022, Karaoke

Solution to 25D has been deliberately left unsolved and is to be answered only by a non-regular / novice commenter, with proper annotation. Those who have answered earlier in the week, please give others a chance.

ACROSS

1   0-9 students hate to score (6-5) SINGLE-DIGIT [DD]

9   Implicate doctor in emergency room operation incident lapse primarily (7) EMBROIL {E{MB}R}{Op...n}{In...t}{La..e}

10 The body part that can turn either way (7) ROTATOR <=> [C&DD]

11 Bank rate eclipsed distress recovery sign (5) LIBRA {LI{BR}A<=}

12 Offer to look back into risky venture (9) VOLUNTEER {V{LO<=}UNTEER*}

13 Reviewing puzzle without answer? Write differently (5) RESET TEaSER<=

15 Variety of rebates on food (5,4) ROAST BEEF*

18 They decide the winners by draw in split second (3-6) TIE-BREAKS {TIE}{BREAK}{S}

21 Side dish served up in party in air regularly (5) RAITA {pArTy+In+AiR}<=

22 180°! (5,4) VOLTE FACE [CD]

24 Unhappy man leaves mortal to become ascetic (5) SADHU {SAD}{HUman}

26 Duettos composed in shelter (7) TESTUDO*

27 Oddly stupid children end it all (7) SUICIDE {StUpId+ChIlDrEn}

28 Lodger staying up with girl friends essentially in disguise (6,5) PAYING GUEST {STAYING+UP+G+friEnds}*

DOWN

1   Have doubts about returning sailor with all birds leaving skuas heartily (5,1,3) SMELL A RAT {TAR}{ALL}{EMuS}<=

2   Celebrity almost grabs honour (5) NABOB {NABs}{OBe}

3   Floater at sea sheltered very good nurse (4,5) LOOK AFTER {LO{OK}AFTER*}

4   Daughter given sedative finally on the organ to give birth (7) DELIVER {D}{s...vE}{LIVER}

5   African native, good or bad associate? (7) GORILLA {G}{OR}{ILL}{A}

6   Giant stretch, I hear (5) TITAN (~tighten)

7   Alien broadcast endless secrets of one and all other people? (2,6) ETCETERI {ET}{SECRETs*}{1}

8   You say this when freezing bishop comes with many rooks (4) BRRR {B}{RRR}

14 Unwanted switch of poles gets grape variety (8) SEEDLESS (-n+s)SEEDLESS

16 Dreadful night to admit impulsive defeat (9) THRASHING {TH{RASH}ING*}

17 Windy apartment gets upper-class lease housing central banks (9) FLATULENT {FLAT}{U}{LE{baNks}T}

19 Incorporate small particle in some detailed analysis (7) ANATOMY {AN{ATOM}Y}

20 Some say — no, let it stand over headgear (7) STETSON {Say}<=>{NO{STET}<=

22 Reject franchise cycling backwards (4) VETO (-v}OTE(+v)V<=

23 Supply drug to queen in person at first (5) EQUIP {E}{QU}{In}{Pe...n}

25 Liquefy bomb, diffuse valency basically (2-3) D?-I?E (Addendum - DE-ICE DEvICE - See comments)

Reference List

Emergency Room = ER, Look = LO, Answer = A, Second = S, Girl = G, Daughter = D, Good = G, Associate = A, Alien = ET, Bishop = B, Rook = R, Upper-class = U, Drug = E, Queen = QU, Valence = V