The Sunday Crossword No 2961, Sunday 17 Sep 2017

Again on the tougher side today. Actually went down for breakfast after seeing 18A and completed this after breakfast :-) When I solved it some weeks ago.

ACROSS
1   Minstrel with instrument entertaining king, old and gloomy (10) TROUBADOUR {T{R}{O}UBA}{DOUR}
6   Perch for member of male voice choir (4) BASS [DD]
10 Beams, having last bit of summer pudding (7) RAFTERS {s...eR}{AFTERS}
11 Fantastic day, none getting fed up (7) ANNOYED*
12 Checks acts designed to get publicity (6) STUNTS [DD]
13 Work concerning small car (8) RUNABOUT {RUN}{ABOUT}

15 Theologian, until converted by article, right behind revolutionary force (6,6) MARTIN LUTHER {RAM<=}{UNTIL*}{THE}{R}

18 Diamonds in big scene get tossed in dish (4,8) EGGS BENEDICT {D} in {BIG+SCENE+GET}* WOW, this looks Yummy. I'm off for my breakfast

21 Enter without permission, using pressure when breaking lock (8) TRESPASS {TRES{P}{AS}S}
22 Area in good order around university hall (6) ATRIUM {A}{TRI{U}M}
24 Criticise expert with a remedy (7) PANACEA {PAN}{ACE}{A}
25 Opening home with key, not against letting one in (7) INITIAL {IN}{vIT{1}AL}
26 Brute with book out to make a point (4) EAST bEAST
27 Live with desires for possessions (10) BELONGINGS {BE}{LONGINGS}

DOWN
1   Wearing fresh rose in season (8) TIRESOME {TI{ROSE*}ME}
2   Unprepared, not operating with screen (3,5) OFF GUARD {OFF} {GUARD}
3   Pause, having broadcast bare facts with rapidity (9,5) BREATHING SPACE {BARE*}{THINGS}{PACE}
4   Deer receiving small quantity of medicine (4) DOSE {DO{S}E}
5   In difficulty? Meet guru, unusually enthralling old man (2,1,3,4) UP A GUM TREE {PA} in {MEET+GURU}*
7   Hospital in no way working carelessly (6) ANYHOW {H} in {NO+WAY}*
8   Calm lawyer on time in spot (6) SEDATE {SE{DA}{T}E}
9   Call after battle for sign of promise to unite (10,4) ENGAGEMENT RING {ENGAGEMENT} {RING}
14 Fail to keep quiet in underground chamber, making narrow escape (5,5) CLOSE SHAVE {C{LOSE} {SH}AVE}
16 Inspector with dream department (8) DIVISION {DI}{VISION}
17 Stubborn type, endlessly engaged in legal actions, raised motivation (8) STIMULUS {MULe} in {SUITS}<=
19 Fastener's main element (6) STAPLE [DD]
20 Misbehave and catch up in game (6) TENNIS {SIN}{NET}<=
23 Floor covering useful in our houses (4) LINO [T]

GRID

No 2808, Sunday 14 Sep 2014

Walk in the park today. Only 8D took some time to fall.

ACROSS
1   Face endless people giving a torrent of abuse (8) DIATRIBE {DIAl}{TRIBE}
5   Incendiary liquid buddy used in Vietnam (6) NAPALM {NA{PAL}AM} &lit
9   Coin kept popping up (2,6) IN POCKET*
10 Moderate, English politician during short period of office (6) TEMPER {T{E}{MP}{ERm}
11 Artist brought in can teach (5) TRAIN {T{RA}IN}
12 Italian poet holding passage back for socialite (9) DEBUTANTE {D{EBUT<=}ANTE}
14 Kept mistress, monied maiden originally (12) DEMIMONDAINE*
18 Had meal with group, filling entire pub (8,4) WATERING HOLE {W{ATE}{RING} HOLE}
21 Hospital doctor pressing substance right into bottom (9) REGISTRAR {RE{GIST}{R}AR}
23 How Alfie ends is unimaginitive (5) INANE {IN AN E}
24 At home and abroad, to some extent (2,1,3) IN A WAY {IN} {A WAY}
25 County players in blue (8) DOWNCAST {DOWN}{CAST}
26 Understand article in revolutionary newspaper (6) GATHER {GA{THE}R<=}
27 A depression involving her advocate (8) ADHERENT {A}{D{HER}ENT}

DOWN
1   Fine titbit (6) DAINTY [DD]
2   Drawing power of a quiet ringing of bells (6) APPEAL {A}{P}{PEAL}
3   Foreign count, rare storyteller (9) RACONTEUR*
4   Sole wage earner in new diner/bar? Unlikely (11) BREADWINNER*
6   Operative, a well-bred fellow (5) AGENT {A}{GENT}
7   It contains supplementary material that may have to be removed (8) APPENDIX [DD]
8   Butterfly in car (8) MERCEDES [DD]
13 British, further gangster in fraternity (11) BROTHERHOOD {BR}{OTHER}{HOOD}
15 Playing field's ending marriage (9) DALLIANCE {fielD}{ALLIANCE}
16 Getting hot under sun, moving in large numbers (8) SWARMING {S}{WARMING}
17 Motionless deer seen by worker after noon (8) STAGNANT {STAG}{N}{ANT}
19 Locality around a monarch's official residence (6) PALACE {P{A}LACE}
20 Get going and defeat Italian (4,2) BEAT IT {BEAT} {IT}
22 Pity some Irish-Americans (5) SHAME [T]