The Sunday Crossword No 3074, Sunday 17 Nov 19

ACROSS
1   Dullest dullard overwhelmed by exam (8) THICKEST {T{HICK}EST}
5   Fish by river, finding one gliding on surface (6) SKATER {SKATE}{R}
10 Entertaining literature: primarily, a deep source? (5) MILNE {MI{Li...e}NE} &lit
11 Hints end in sight amid unions' disruption (9) INNUENDOS {INNU{END}OS*}
12 Giving a name to mouse-pony hybrid (9) EPONYMOUS*
13 Year on island, topless resort (5) YALTA {Y}{mALTA}
14 In conclusion, Guinness sells these! (6) STOUTS {g...eS}{TOUTS} &lit

15 Impartial head of Ireland ignored in new EU test (7) NEUTRAL {N}{EU}{TRiAL}
18 Consume fruitcake with a bit of salad (4,3) PINE NUT {PINE}{NUT} Chilgoza in India

20 Stingy; losing pound will get you grief (6) MISERY MISERlY
22 Half of theological colleges regressive in Languedoc city (5) NIMES SEMINaries<=
24 Having branches cut back to make room for using the net (3-6) NON-LINEAR {RAN}<= over {ON-LINE}
25 Arid broadcast from our station (5,4) RADIO FOUR {ARID*}{F}{OUR}
26 Primarily, text orthodox rabbi always honours? (5) TORAH Acrostic &lit
27 Father Christmas, catching cold, retreats (6) SANCTA {SAN{C}TA}
28 Drinks Australian ingested, displaying signs of overindulgence (8) PAUNCHES {P{A}UNCHES}

DOWN
1   Soften, harden (6) TEMPER [DD]
2   Telling off about part of Bible having been ripped off (3-6) ILL-GOTTEN {TELLING}* over {OT}
3   'Back off: yes? No?': Europe to UK, confused (4,4,4,3) KEEP YOUR NOSE OUT*
4   Impudence. Boy on Sabbath's clothing: comfy shoes (4-3) SLIP-ONS {S{LIP}ON}{S}
6   Observe horny suitor fumbling: 'Cool it!' (4,4,5,2) KEEP YOUR SHIRT ON {KEEP}{HORNY+SUITOR}*
7   Every so often, third yawl finds a kind of large wave (5) TIDAL {ThIrD}{yAwL}
8   Naughty, vandalising cars with mate (8) RASCALLY {CARS*}{ALLY}
9   Workers' groups' stewards initially rising to show agreement (6) UNISON UNI(+s)SON(-s)
16 Energy lost from dodgy rear heater's element (4,5) RARE EARTH {ReAR+HEATER}*
17 'Happy, Sir?' (Man, unfortunately, is furious) (2,2,4) UP IN ARMS {UP}{SIR+MAN}*
19 Second-rate chump has to return prize (3-3) TIN-POT {NIT<=}{POT}
20 Endless acrimony with development for island (7) MINORCA ACRIMONy*
21 Hindu creator's not a creator of music (6) BRAHMS BRAHMaS
23 Following agreement, I'm reversing position (3-2) MID-ON {NOD}{IM}<=

Reference List
River = R, Year = Y, New = N, Pound = L, From = F, Cold = C, Australian =Boy = SON, Sabbath = S, Energy = E

Special, Sunday 14 Apr 2019, K Koteswar Rao

Three answers as usual till 6 PM. (Annotations compulsory)
Please provide all your answers in one comment.

ACROSS
8   Fruit slaughter but not about right! (6)
9   Withstood war of devolution? No, no! (8)
10 Cool talcum powder line of business (8)
11 Sudden power of politician surrounded by corruption (6)
12 Promotion in daily spread (6)
13 16DN is at sea and fit for navigation (8)
15 Family name goes up due to motion (7)
17 End-to-end Walt Disney creation (7)
20 American state American shade American act (8)
22 We sit to-do nothing knowing (4,2)
23 Password that works like magic oil! (6)
25 Encountered a pro reportedly in figure of speech (8)
26 Broad-based Tom is a heavy drinker, burning out coal (8)
27 Setter put forward with half of them in the same book (6)

DOWN
1   Take away someone by force to China. (8)
2   Drug zone or otherwise the very beginning? (6,4)
3   A secretive person’s head sacrificed for unknown surgical instrument (6)
4   Sacred remains for spiritual protection? (4,3)
5   Clean sweep. It’s one thing at a time (8)
6   See you later in Chicago frequently (4)
7   This partner may not see eye to eye (3,3)
14 Germ-free insect decapitated on time in long story (10)
16 She is a young woman reportedly, American (8)
18 Fool and scoundrel without heart of sum and substance (8)
19 Mantra in reach is more than necessary (3,4)
21 Old and new? Yes. Disconnected! (3-3)
22 Badly hit in success, not over (6)
24 Long private seal of authority without limits (4)

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Enjoy.

The Sunday Crossword No 3043, Sunday 14 Apr 2019

ACROSS
1   'Don't get so excited'? I'm astonished and illuminated! (4,2) COOL IT {COO}{LIT}
4   Break-fast time? (6) EASTER [CD]
9   DCI endlessly wedded to poetical writing: Morse is a good example (4) CODE {dCi}{ODE}
10 Insufficient funds to obtain biscuits (10) SHORTBREAD {SHORT}{BREAD}

11 Disrespectfully, the Queen's on the side of a road leading to a windswept village (6) LIZARD {LIZ}{A}{RD}
12 Miracle cure: get practically starkers, caked in dirt (5,3) SNAKE OIL {S{NAKEd}OIL}
13 Spicy snacks go with Italian lager (9) PEPPERONI {PEP}{PERONI} A snack?
15 Goitre has no appeal: it's a queasy sight (4) GORE GOitRE
16 Scammers, pests and menaces, primarily (4) SPAM Acrostic &lit
17 I'd like to sleep easy after a massage (3,6) YES PLEASE*
21 French can add butter to both sides of 'pain' (8) BASTILLE {BAST{ILL}E}
22 'Vigorously resist habits' - one who has them (6) SISTER*
24 With time to spare, foolishly romanticise a far-off place (10) MICRONESIA ROMANtICISE*
25 White lie, mostly tall story ultimately (4) LILY {LIe}{talL}{s..rY}
26 The aged are welcomed into German band (6) GARTER {G{ART}ER}
27 Rail is missing from banister (6) BANTER BANisTER

DOWN
1   Sweet treat, cold, with superior casing (4-3) CHOC-ICE {CHO{C}ICE}
2   Toothsome Ganymede, essentially Greek character (5) OMEGA [T]
3   One of us overheard where vitamin C can be found (7) INSIDER (~in cider)
5   19 martial arts are on the rise? Not entirely (6) ASTRAL [T<=]
6   Company, they say, with problem, so it's said: Freeman Hardy Willis, say (9) THREESOME {THREE}{SOME}(~ sum) Isn't is Two's company and Three's a crowd?
7   Twig taken from trees all Gipsies regularly ignored (7) REALISE {tReEs+AlL+gIpSiEs}
8   Rhyme, but not reason? (8,5) NONSENSE VERSE [CD]
14 One who you hope leaves their coat in your home (9) PLASTERER [CD]
16 Embarrassing when ghastly performer appears in chorus (7) SHAMING {S{HAM}ING}
18 Sauce added principally into Italian food? (7) PASSATA {PAS{Sa..e}{Ad..d}TA} Sauce on double duty
19 Sell, rat out: characteristic of The Sun, etc (7) STELLAR*
20 Quietly pounce and land in water (6) PLUNGE {P}{LUNGE}
23 At the outset, straining posterior muscle produces an amusing noise (5) SPLAT {St...g}{Po...r}{LAT}

GRID