Special, Sunday 10 Feb 2019, 10th Anniversary Crossword Results and more

Thanks for the response to the 10th Anniversary Crossword Community Special Jumbo.

In all I received 26 solutions of which there were 21 all correct entries. Details as under

All correct

Dr Mukund Jagannathan

Prasad

Dr Satyen Nabar

Bhavan

Ramki

Vasant

Bhala

Sowmya

Rishi

KKR

Vinayak

Supriya

MB

Neelima

Mona

Raju

Nagendra Prasad

Lakshmi Prakash

VA George

Dr Krishnamoorthy

Srinidhi

With errors 
Ramani 
Sreenivasan S 
Venkatesan
Padmanabhan
Jacob Brahmakulam

31 clues attracted votes towards the top three clues. Dr Satyen Nabar's clues (54A&9D) got 10 votes followed by Bhavan's clues (62A&17D) with 8 votes and Bhala's clues (29A&5D)with 7 votes. 

The other setters whose clues got mentioned were Shrikanth (6 votes), Supriya (5 votes), Aakash (5 votes), Ashit Hegde (4 votes), Koteswara Rao (4 votes), Ramki (4 votes), Fraser (4 votes), Devanathan (3 votes), Srinidhi (2 votes), Jyotsna (2 votes), Ramesh (2 votes)

Clues by Mona, Self, Abhay, Kishore, Sudarsan, Lakshmi and Ashwini got one vote each.

Winner from the all correct entries randomly picked using the 'Rand feature' of excel is Bhalachandra Pasupathy Congratulations. Your prize is winging it's way to you.

The winner for the top clue is Dr Satyen Nabar for his clue "Spreading intolerance and extremes of bias! Not new for parties (12)" which garnered 6 votes. Congratulations. Your prize is also winging it's way to you.

The Crossword is reproduced below for your solving pleasure.

5 answers per commenter as usual till 6 PM (Annotations compulsory)

Please provide all your answers in one comment.

ACROSS
1   Sad miss by winger (8)
6   Vicious retort left by retired comic is second to none (10)
13 Never break bottle! (5)
14 Time to retire staff with debts at firm (9)
15 The next symphony Beethoven might have written? (5)
16 Lasting defeat I’d brought about among nubile cast (12)
18 Type of gun lacking energy's used around university to produce another type of gun (4)
19 Believe God lies within self (3)
21 Ice pan lifted in exceptional praise (5)
23 Woman asked for time husband left Church (5)
25 Many abandoned failure for bright young thing (3)
27 Setter, asked to assess, got angry (5)
29 Regrettably about to kiss cousin, practically dashed bawdy (9)
31 Initially the work over for a number (3)
32 Will 's asleep ? Not exactly! (6)
34 Mature libertine Pirandellian looking inward in retirement (5)
35 Empty garret accommodates first class carriage (4)
36 Wind cord around wide joint (4)
38 Paramount, say, wants set cleared out for advanced recording (5)
40 Almighty Bolt blows away amateur in trial (6)
41 Disgusting! Revolutionary habit without appeal (3)
42 Longshoreman and Jobs party again (9)
45 Dress material for pretty daughter (5)
46 Sure, they equalize scores in closing stages (3)
47 Store auditor's money (5)
49 Doctor Alan's way of speaking (5)
50 Members of playschool, obviously shy (3)
52 Look high and low for company doctor (4)
54 Spreading intolerance and extremes of bias! Not new for parties (12)
59 Pace maintained by a contemporary (5)
60 Clear about life after spending half of it being unaware (9)
61 Former religious head (5)
62 They illuminate V-8's casing evenly in grey line (4,6)
63 Bird that's half bacon (8)

DOWN
2   Brilliant learner surprisingly hired after he's dismissed by university (5)
3   Adam's wife is in the vehicle (3)
4   Start from the centre of peppermint roll (5)
5   Romeo and Juliet, not taking sides in feud, found flirting (3,4)
6   Very old conservative gangster is forthright (5)
7   Some witch-owned Chinese dog (4)
8   Actors act here in the beginning (5)
9   Invite nice nurse at busy hospital department (9,4,4)
10 Bones turned up in soybean lunch (5)
11 Birthday girl arrives, maybe by Sunday latest (11)
12 Video about recoiling gun (7)
17 Cost-friendly car to rent? Seemingly impossible (4-13)
20 Lounge for a haircut (4)
22 Exercise is permitted to recover and sharpen the dog and bone (9)
23 Perhaps question married couple on order (3)
24 Don't love heat generation (4)
26 Father overjoyed to emerge quickly (3-2)
28 Thorough fool takes one pair to America (9)
30 Sports equipment obtained by secretly asking (3)
33 Transfer of property in favour of poor recluse having nothing (11)
35 Awkward week had by the composer of “The Beggar’s Opera” (5)
37 Man’s worth isn’t innate (3)
39 Smart watch I can text from (4)
41 Silence follows bachelor's party (4)
43 Gaze at some grey egrets (3)
44 Female leaves vanity,finds purpose (7)
48 Leading man found in bed with cigar (7)
51 Returning alumnus receives honour? Sweet! (5)
53 Low Long Island radish (5)
55 Oriental Vase rolls to edge of roof (5)
56 Some seawater is eroding vertical pipe (5)
57 Old kind of biscuits kept in reserve (2,3)
58 Boring leaders babble like absurd humbugs (4)
61 Discharge patients under supervision for starters (3)

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The Sunday Crossword No 3034, Sunday 10 Feb 2019

ACROSS
1   Bone, article left with waterless earthy stuff (8) RIBALDRY {RIB}{A}{L}{DRY}
5   Spots king wearing glasses (6) SPECKS {SPEC{K}S}
9   Steal dossier mostly about hospital (5) FILCH {FILe}{C}{H}
10 Hut people demolished, being crazy (2,3,4)  UP THE POLE*
12 Raise opinion and reflect - the driver needs it (4-4,6) REAR-VIEW MIRROR {REAR}{VIEW}{MIRROR}
13 Clear, endlessly wicked impression (7) EVIDENT {EVIl}{DENT}
15 Passage, wide perhaps, beside court (7) EXTRACT {EXTRA}{CT}
17 Bird strikes back, joining quarrel (7) SPARROW {RAPS<=}{ROW}
19 Songs from soldiers for instance protecting border (7) ANTHEMS {ANT{HEM}S}
21 Plain and simple herb once prepared (14) COMPREHENSIBLE*
24 Flute that's loud and played a lot with glee (9) FLAGEOLET {F}{A+LOT+GLEE}*

25 Furious pace getting one in front (5) IRATE {1}{RATE}
26 Wandered from route around Middle East (6) ROAMED {ROA{ME}D}
27 Good treatment of our soil? Magnificent (8) GLORIOUS {G}{OUR+SOIL}*

DOWN
1   Progressives in past breaking resolution (9) REFORMERS {RE{FORMER}S}
2   Tree in tribal sanctuary (5) BALSA [T]

3   Very entertained by composer with energy in place in Normandy (2,5) LE HAVRE {LEHA{V}AR}{E}
4   Article during revolution offering a better hope? (8,5) ROULETTE WHEEL [CD]
6   Nonsense following support for clown (7) PIERROT {PIER}{ROT}
7   Sweet end of tale after crazy upset during conversation (9) CHOCOLATE {CH{LOCO<=}AT}{talE}
8   Check stalk (4) STEM [DD]
11 Unreliable medium chaps follow? Not I (13) TEMPERAMENTAL {TEMPERA}{MEN}{TAiL}
14 Beloved home before noon or at middle of day (9) INAMORATA {IN}{AM}{OR}{AT}{dAy}
16 Flat lacking refinement (9) TASTELESS [DD]
18 Full answer nearly given by alien leader of expedition (7) REPLETE {REPLy}{ET}{Ex...n}
20 More irritable group raised row (7) TESTIER {SET<=}{TIER}
22 Live drama involving a party (5) BEANO {BE}{A}{NO}
23 At a distance, some loaf around (4) AFAR [T]

GRID

No 12545, Saturday 09 Feb 2019, Gridman

Across

1. Estimate again: to be diverted are ships carrying drug (8) REASSESS {ARE*}{SS}{E}{SS}
5. Strange drink tossed back. As a result, there's uproar (6) RUMPUS {RUM}{SUP<=}
9. Men in lockup and I get to see old British author (7) CORELLI {C{OR}ELL}{I} Got this only due to the crossings
10. That woman's dress is said to be hairy (7) HIRSUTE {~ HER SUIT}
11. Flood's ended. Good! (9) OVERSWELL {OVER}{SWELL}
12. Daughter’s free to hesitate and postpone (5) DEFER {D}{FREE*}
13. Finishes objectives (4) ENDS (DD)
14. Guess girl after girl gets a liquor holder (4,5) SHOT GLASS {SHOT}{G}{LASS}
17. In favour of bee entrant having no second driving force (9) PROPELLER {PRO}{sPELLER}
19. Con makes rogue lose power (4) SCAM {SCAMp}
23. Was driven to old horse show (5) RODEO {RODE}{O}
24. Opening popular Russian course after one month (9) INAUGURAL {IN}{AUG}{URAL}
25. Time // for some smooth activity? (7) EVENING (D&CD)
26. Demolished theatre at that place (7) THEREAT {THEATRE*}
27. He gets nearer by foul means (6) EARNER {NEARER*}
28. People give a damn for suits (8) MENSWEAR {MEN}{SWEAR}

Down

1. Thought the ruined one reported to single daughter (8) RECKONED {~WRECK}{ONE}{D}
2. Fool's help to catch bird (7) AIRHEAD {AI{RHEA}D}
3. Diver's creation // requiring page-one display (6) SPLASH (DD)
4. Croon about long and cold range — it's macabre (5-8) SPINE CHILLING {S{PINE}-{C}{HILL}ING}
6. Figure out how gun and griddle both got broken at tip (8) UNRIDDLE {gUN}{gRIDDLE}
7. Principal officer to suffer endlessly with small footstools (7) POUFFES {PO}{sUFFEr}{S}
8. One range held by classier racer (6) SIERRA (T)
10. Bat –//  what one who began well achieved? (4,3,6) HALF THE BATTLE (Rebus&D)
15. A very quiet old place would be apt! (8) APPOSITE {A}{PP}{O}[SITE}
16. One who will imitate bird afterwards, we are told (8) EMULATOR {EMU}{~LATER}
18. Revolutionary rush back to see European grazer (3,4) RED DEER {RED}{REED<=}
20. Get back into the middle of procession (7) CORTEGE {COR{GET<=}E}
21. Get wind // that it's easy job (6) BREEZE (DD)
22. Way out, say, on the ship (6) EGRESS {EG}{RE}{SS}

Reference List

Ships=SSSS, Drug=E, Men=OR, Daughter=D, Girl=G, Second=S, Power=P, Old=O
Cold=C, Principal Officer=PO, Small=S, Very quiet=PP, Say=Eg, On=Re, Ship=SS

Colour/Font Scheme

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GRID

No 11989, Monday 24 Apr 2017, Gridman

ACROSS
1   Top assistance supplied in orbiting outposts (5,8) SPACE STATIONS*
8   Go in India without ultimately angelic light (4) HALO cHALO
9   Having understanding, clear up pet caught in a mess (10) PERCEPTUAL*
10 Spot a top source for starchy food (6) POTATO [T]
11 Poor inn I'd get redone (8) INDIGENT*
12 At unending tour, not one falling or wearing down (9) ATTRITION {AT}{TRIp}{NOT+1}*
14 Advance slowly in court house (4) INCH {IN}{CH}
15 Son leaves spot for a quick kiss (4) PECK sPECK
16 Six dial USA desperately for magnifying glass, say (6,3) VISUAL AID {VI}{DIAL+USA}*
20 Perhaps relating to the whole (8) INTEGRAL*
21 Fired up, the man put away diamonds (6) HEATED {HE}{ATE}{D}
23 Government official about to give away secret behind almirah (10) BUREAUCRAT {BUREAU}{C}{RAT}
24 Muslim leader captures hearts of Lima camp (4) IMAM {lIMa}{cAMp}
25 Songs sung in place for plants? Not exactly! (7,6) NURSERY RHYMES {NURSERY} {RHYMES} How do we classify this clue? [CD} - See comments

DOWN
1   A poster put out in Chennai, for example (7) SEAPORT*
2   8 get round to a Hawaii greeting (5) ALOHA {HALO}*{A}
3   Take advantage of extra — one in patch of land (7) EXPLOIT {EX}{PLO{1}T}
4   One fright in area will bring in these reservists (11,4) TERRITORIAL ARMY {TERRITOR{1}{AL ARM}Y}
5   Fashionable tear in shirt and front of underwear (6) TRENDY {T}{REND}{Y}
6   One month in the past ace cook stopped short of having many sides (9) OCTAGONAL {OCT}{AGO}{NALa}
7   Old comedian captures you finally with character that is firm (7) STAUNCH {STA{yoU}N}{CH}
13 Crook making noise about sages having stripped (9) RACKETEER {RACKET}{sEERs}
15 Publisher's bird (7) PENGUIN [DD]
17 World leaders' hard urge to disentangle (7) UNHITCH {UN}{H}{ITCH}
18 Pole's coverings, where I see paces going haywire (7) ICECAPS {I+C+PACES}*
19 Overly French-English combine admitted top drama group (6) TROUPE Anno pending (Addendum - {TRO{U}P}E} -See comments
22 Cut one old man's principle (5) AXIOM {AX}{1}{O}{M}

GRID

Special, Sunday 23 Apr 2017, K Koteswar Rao

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

ACROSS
1   Safe stadia for play? It smells foul! (10)
6   Sir Isaac Newton has a complaint visibly (4)
10 Pull down in a true fashion (7)
11 Snake moves around Rhode Island for a musical instrument (7)
12 Troubling hasty power cut? Be careful (5,4,4)
14 Lara walks out of international design (9)
16 Trainer makes parrot utter back what is told (5)
17 Discard end of trough sound lost midway for drain beginning (5)
19 Endless accord most possibly for the ruler of the world (9)
21 Lives through again! Déjà vu? (2-11)
24 Coming on air obituary news relates to capital (7)
25 Old man rides around centre of trike. It’s spicy (7)
26 Enliven wildly, nothing goes smooth (4)
27 Scientist Henry is prepared for laughing uncontrollably (2 8)

DOWN
1   Indian city leaves nothing in the market place (4)
2   Follow and conform the current opinions (4,4,3,4)
3   Knock down apartment number (7)
4   You gnash them when you complain angrily (5)
5   At a loss for words endlessly and located special delights (9)
7   Committee throws away to find a way of living (4,2,5,4)
8   Annoy with old when each had food (10)
9   Dirty tryout often generates fungus (3,3)
13 An act that prevents presence of Mohinder ancestry (10)
15 Penetration is inclusion by changing side and moving down (9)
18 A short jump by the animal. It’s a caterpillar (3,3)
20 One occupant hurriedly leaves article part behind the head (7) 
22 Expiate that is not necessary for one who is not in the country (5)
23 Set match randomly highlights the retrograde big ones (4)

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The Sunday Crossword No 2940, Sunday 23 Apr 2017

TH has resumed the numbering again. Didn't notice if it was there last week.

ACROSS
1   Gangster without assistance seizing crown (2,6) AL CAPONE {AL {CAP}ONE}

5   Direct debit cutting very large price (4) ODDS {O{DD}S}
10 Cheat turning to automatic machine (5) ROBOT {ROB}{TO<=}
11 Convey elevation in case (9) CARTRIDGE {CART}{RIDGE}
12 Writes about river safari, initially poor (9) PENNILESS {PEN{NILE}S}{Sa...i}
13 Popular point about English being awkward (5) INEPT {IN}{E}{PT}
14 Go for it, needing that leg-up, keen to work (4,3,6) TAKE THE PLUNGE*
17 Angry protests after damage outside new buildings (13) CONSTRUCTIONS {CO{N}ST}{RUCTIONS}
21 Some now energetic in retirement begin again (5) RENEW [T<=]
22 Distance after day covered by game bird (9) GOLDFINCH {GOL{D}F}{INCH}

24 Explain concern, not small, about public relations (9) INTERPRET {INTEREsT} around {PR}
25 Cross island with speed (5) IRATE {I}{RATE}
26 Chatters, getting power in voice back (4) YAPS {YA{P}S<=}
27 Left chosen ground, beginning to seek monster's abode? (4,4) LOCH NESS {L}{CHOSEN}*{Seek}

DOWN
1   Brisk sailor with routine, quietly absorbed (6) ABRUPT {AB}{RU{P}T}
2   Group in government showing it can be complicated (7) CABINET*
3   Role involving a prank, worry for actor (7,7) PATRICK STEWART {P{A}{TRICK} {STEW}ART}

4   Hour during pleasant recess (5) NICHE {NIC{H}E}
6   Failure with information about old resentment (7) DUDGEON {DUD}{GE{O}N}
7   Time put into search over half of area in plant (5,3) SWEET PEA {SWEE{T} P}{arEA}
8   Be successful mostly on court in view (8) PROSPECT {PROSPEr}{CT}
9   Official threat shaking strong belief (7,2,5) ARTICLE OF FAITH*
15 Violent behaviour almost embraced in test (8) THUGGERY {T{HUGGEd}RY}
16 Shortage having lasting effect on urban area (8) SCARCITY {SCAR}{CITY}
18 Constant drama, north and south, before summit (3-4) NON-STOP {NO}{N}-{S}{TOP}
19 Soldier perhaps in secure state capital (5,2) SANTA FE {S{ANT}A FE}
20 Layers in places drilled by man (6) SHEETS {S{HE}ETS}
23 Learner with excessive love for game (5) LOTTO {L}{OTT}{O}

GRID

No 11988, Saturday 22 Apr 2017, Gridman

ACROSS

7 Complaint resulting from picking up fruit repeatedly (8) BERIBERI {~BERRY BERRY}
8 Saw mister carelessly leaving drug for you (6) TRUISM {MIST(-e+U)R}*
10 Company popular in retaining right associate (6) COHORT {CO}{HO{R}T}
11 The French offender leaves one man teary (8) LACRIMAL {LA}{CRIMinAL} man=Chessman=Knight=N? See Comments
12 At event, daughter enters bitterly into feud (8) VENDETTA {AT+EVENT+D}*
13 It's put back in bathroom - new cosmetic liquid (6) LOTION {LO{IT<=}O}{N}
14 Small notable person - not old, a brown (7) SWARTHY {S}{W(-o+A}RTHY}
16 We, with good girl, twist and turn (7) WRIGGLE {WE+G+GIRL}*
19 Speed along to get a fastener (6) ZIPPER {ZIP}{PER}
21 Tree-dwelling boar wanders off... True! (8) ARBOREAL {BOAR*}{REAL}
23 Resignation from small newspaper's Misc. section (8) STOICISM {S}{TOI}{MISC*}
24 A limit? On the contrary, be plentiful (6) ABOUND {A}{BOUND}
25 Observe learner taking question in Part II (6) SEQUEL {SE{QU}E}{L}
26 Say we could have this in certain garments (8) NECKLINE (CD?) (DD) See comments

DOWN

1 Drink persons not confident enough on card play have with the French (3,4,7) WET ONE'S WHISTLE {WET ONES}{WHIST}{LE}
2 Princess' command causes confusion (8) DISORDER {DI'S}{ORDER}
3 "What do you do with the drum? Out!" (4,2) BEAT IT (DD)
4 Damsel I steered away from fool (7) MISLEAD {DAMSEL+I}*
5 Learner's caught up in label - 'Perfectionist' (8) STICKLER {STICK{L}ER}
6 Question is not fanciful (6) QUAINT {QU}{AIN'T}
9 Does a college-goer settle himself on it? (4,2,8) SEAT OF LEARNING (CD)
15 Rottweiler's bone falls into pit - awful! (8) HORRIBLE {HO{R}{RIB}LE}
17 Ugly sight presented by the thrashing of gay ogler (8) GARGOYLE {GAY+OGLER}*
18 Plant short Indian community put adjacent to small pit (7) JASMINE {JAt}{S}{MINE}
20 Settled lowly man, with help, at the top (4,2) PAID UP {P{AID} UP} {P}{AID}{UP} See comments
22 Arm brother on cattle station (6) BRANCH {B}{RANCH}

GRID

No 11987, Friday 21 Apr 2017, Gridman

ACROSS
7   At times it goes to the head of a politician in India (5,3) CLOTH CAP Anno pending [CD] See comments
8   Shoo MP away with grunts (6) OOMPHS*
10 Consumer goes around old city for moneylender (6) USURER {US{UR}ER}
11 Can be depended on lier turning to get fit (8) RELIABLE {LIER}*{ABLE}
12 Where one might be safe in a burning situation (4,4) FIRE AREA [CD]
13 Difference of opinion on publicity lacking guidance (6) ADRIFT {AD}{RIFT}
14 What a man does with a woman to get to know her (4,3) ASKS OUT [CD]
16 Fans make fuss about rupees (7) ADORERS {ADO}{RE}{RS}
19 Stopped and wrote out (4,2) DREW UP [DD]
21 Takes over and happens to have no right food (8) OCCUPIES {OCCUr}{PIES}
23 Guests worried about engineer's signs (8) GESTURES {GUESTS}* around {RE}
24 Endless stigma around success in island (6) TAHITI {sTA{HIT}In}
25 National for whom I get help back within two nights (6) INDIAN {I}{N}{AID<=}{N}
26 Cad in rush fixed part of shoe anew (8) REHEELED  {RE{HEEL}ED}

DOWN
1   Medical specialist left with no urges? (7,7) PLASTIC SURGEON {NO+URGES}*
2   Courses for some racetrack officials (8) STARTERS [DD]
3   Batsman who hits one-fifth of a century? (6) SCORER [DD]
4   Bushes cause anger in health resorts (7) SPIREAS {SP{IRE}AS}

5   Where measures of jet fuel are stored (8) ?O?L?A?D (Addendum - COALYARD [CD] - See comments)
6   Harm one man's mate (6) IMPAIR {1}{M}{PAIR}
9   The man will have hectic father role quite fast (4,3,7) HELL FOR LEATHER {HE'LL} {FATHER+ROLE}*
15 Greek character up with match dropping a piece of arbitration (8) UMPIRING {MU<=}{PaIRING}
17 Criminal record knocks man (foreigner) (3,5) RAP SHEET {RAP S}{HE}{ET}
18 Keep company with cheat - very right! (7) CONSORT {CON}{SO}{RT}
20 Where comedian's greeting man (6) WITHIN {WIT}{HI}{N} N for Man? See comments
22 Fielder's feat by youth is easily remembered (6) CATCHY {CATCH}{Y}

GRID

Special, Sunday 19 Feb 2017, Avtaar

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

ACROSS
1   Where one relaxes every now and then, slouching awkwardly (6,6)
8   Father,say, gets a pan for digging (7)
9   Piercing it is needed to write in Arabic, Farsi, Italian, Norwegian and Gaelic, primarily (7)
11 Alimony, perhaps, after distribution of income? (2-8)
12 Silver and gold turned over from the fields (4)
14 Cave in bush fully turned inside (8)
16 A female…  possibly on the radio programme ? (6)
17 Take all through evenly (3)
19 Took apart fancy drapes (6)
21 Emperor's new Plan outlined-  initially  takes 15 (8)
24 Little stag and goat, skinned and fried (4)
25 Change impression about Curie's attendant (10)
27 Some swine are strangled? Most touching! (7)
28 Silly  vow to catch one jerk (7)
29 Visionary politicians - Yankees, maybe? (13)

DOWN
1   Keep virtually all of delicate nuts (7)
2   Made better design of Villa de Etla, reducing length (10)
3   Reckless hit-and-run (8)
4   After dropping a point, union's showing appreciation (6)
5   One not qualified is not fine, to begin with (4)
6   Drinking rum/gin, bandit's continuing to make progress (5,2)
7   Recognition software at lobby about to be withdrawn (12)
10 Explosion of ageing comet caused by earth's attraction (11)
13 Shames stranded Geminis having no one at the helm (10)
15 One reset time (3)
18 Profitable period for stall (4,4)
20 Withdraw circular following outbreak of rubella and encephalitis (7)
22 Football team cannot reverse… holds up (7)
23 Ways to eat old fashioned, medium hot sandwiches with topping of salsa (6)
26 This chap's not a medium (4)

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The Sunday Crossword, Sunday 19 Feb 2017

ACROSS
1   Bishop managed church department (6) BRANCH {B}{RAN}{CH}
4   Taste article, soft and dainty (8) APPETITE {A}{P}{PETITE}
9   Share speech, omitting nothing (6) RATION oRATION
10 Prompt start of medication with iodine in present (8) REMINDER {RE{Me...n}{I}NDER}
12 Airman, quiet during praise for achievement (14) ACCOMPLISHMENT {AC}{COMPLI{SH}MENT}
14 Deliberate deception by minor communist (10) CONSIDERED {CON}{SIDE}{RED}
16 Passage without a key? (4) ISLE aISLE
18 Wrong weight in your answer, on reflection (4) AWRY {W} in {YR}{A}<=
19 Catch in complicated test we love (10) SWEETHEART {HEAR} in {TEST+WE}*
21 Banter about disturbance thus followed by anger in film (8,2,4) CHARIOTS OF FIRE {CHA{RIOT}{S O}F F}{IRE}

24 Appeal occurs during tea with mother (8) CHARISMA {CHAR}{IS}{MA}
25 Clubs with permission split (6) CLEAVE {C}{LEAVE}
26 Establish communication finally in alien language without force (8) ENTRENCH {E{c...oN}T}{fRENCH}
27 Notice opening time before Christmas (6) ADVENT {AD}{VENT}

DOWN
1   Official objection about a cure mixed with radium (10) BUREAUCRAT {BUT} around {A+CURE}*{RA}
2   Cheers up with mark of approval mostly for loft (5) ATTIC {TA<=}{TICk}
3   Peculiar whim once resulting in dish with noodles (4,4) CHOW MEIN*
5   Public statement with force concerning rent (5,7) PRESS RELEASE {PRESS} {RE}{LEASE}
6   Mystery unravelled in game (6) ENIGMA*
7   Popular ideas on changing nation (9) INDONESIA {IN}{IDEAS+ON}*

8   Make name following attention (4) EARN {EAR}{N}
11 Band foolish to welcome fad (9,3) FLEETWOOD MAC*
13 Hamlet? Singular part, enthralling time after time (10) SETTLEMENT {S}{E{TT}LEMENT}
15 Direction from another wayward saint (5-4) NORTH-EAST {ANOTHER}*{ST}
17 Mixed signals, initially, bad mood caused (8) SHUFFLED {Si...s}{HUFF}{LED}
20 Cook book put up (6) BRAISE {B}{RAISE}
22 Silly part of screen animation coming up (5) INANE [T<=]
23 Time to go north around cold area (4) ACRE {C} in {ERA<=}

GRID

No 11934, Saturday 18 Feb 2017, Gridman

ACROSS

5. Appear to be part of the drama (4,2,3,5) COME ON THE SCENE (DD)
9. Belief I can propagate will be doing good (10) BENEFICIAL {BELIEF+I+CAN}*
10. Stone from Khajuraho palace (4) OPAL (T)
11. Idle around in food shop (4) DELI {IDLE}*
12. A model admitting semi-human beings in flat (9) APARTMENT {A}{{PART}{MEN}}{T}
13. Absurd, scholar being kept out of a kind of vocabulary (7) IDIOTIC {IDIOmaTIC}
15. Spectacle by leaf insect (7) PAGEANT {PAGE}{ANT}
19. In midday exam first of chelas finds little opposition (2,7) NO CONTEST {NO {C}ON}{TEST}
22. Despicable bottom (4) BASE (DD)
24. Sometimes we may have to do this on dotted line (4) TEAR (E)
25. The brain — not a colourless thing as it suggests (4,6) GREY MATTER  (D&CD)
26. He may be stopped by the way by TV reporters (3,2,3,6) MAN IN THE STREET (E)

DOWN

1. Plot by small revolutionary setter (6) SCHEME {S}{CHE}{ME}
2. I am favourite one with energy to make a complaint (8) IMPETIGO {I'M}{PET}{I}{GO}
3. Shot French girl in the course of physical training (6) PELLET {P{ELLE}T}
4. Nun's fate is fixed — let go! (8) UNFASTEN {NUNS+FATE}*
6. Paper art by alternative police officer's friend in Paris (7) ORIGAMI {OR}{IG}{AMI}
7. Mantri balked at the emergence of a clan (6) TRIBAL (T) 'at the emergence' is a hidden word indicator?
8. Picked up French thing (5) CHOSE (DD)
14. It was worn by clownish member of a class (5,3) DUNCE CAP (E)

16. Try volunteers rising and disrupting Met exercise (7) ATTEMPT {TA<=}{MET*}{PT}
17. Bet term I hurled is to cause hard feelings (8) EMBITTER {BET+TERM+I}*
18. Strict always in group that's cut short (6) SEVERE {S{EVER}Et}
20. Kodava lost old dog (5) CORGI {COoRGI}

21. Deny information put up by tea group (6) NEGATE {GEN<=}{TEA*}
23. Works hard to eliminate wastes (6) SWEATS {WASTES*}

Reference list

Model=T, Scholar=MA
Small=S, Revolutionary=Che, Setter=Me, I am=I'M, Favourite=Pet, One=I, Energy=Go, French girl=Elle, Physical training=PT, Alternative=Or, Police officer=IG, Friend in Paris=Ami, Exercise=PT, Old=O, Information=Gen

Color/Font Scheme

Definition, Solution, Component letters, Embedded links, Anagram Indicator, C/C indicator, Reversal Indicator, Hidden word Indicator, Letter Pick indicator, Deletion Indicator, Homophone Indicator, Movement Indicator, Positional Indicator, Substitution, Indicator, Link/Connector, Extraneous

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The Sunday Crossword, Sunday 25 Dec 2016

MERRY CHRISTMAS

ACROSS
1   Scan some card involved in method of finding data (6,6) RANDOM ACCESS*
9   Compel prisoners to join procession (9) CONSTRAIN {CONS}{TRAIN}
10 Main artery, part of great road to the west (5) AORTA [T<=]
11 Secretary with variable income (3) PAY {PA}{Y}
12 A eulogy a man arranged for poet (4,7) MAYA ANGELOU*
13 Mediterranean port tests limits of trade (7) TRIESTE {TRIES}{TradE}
15 Before noon I moan, ordered to get cleaning fluid (7) AMMONIA {AM}{I+MOAN}*
17 Worked together in trouble, back with struggling side (7) LIAISED {AIL<=}{SIDE*}
19 Under half of energy used to fill tub (7) BENEATH {B{ENErgy}ATH}
20 Subversive motive in chart (11) TREASONABLE {T{REASON}ABLE}
22 Used to be necessary to know a subject (3) WAS [T]
23 Fine area, quiet one for ruminant (5) OKAPI {OK}{A}{P}{1}

24 Lecture from ruler occupying total broadcast (7-2) TALKING-TO {KING} in {TOTAL}*
25 Failing doctor with desire reflected in notes (7,5) FOLDING MONEY {FOLDING} {MO}{YEN<=}

DOWN
1   Summary concerning surrender (14) RECAPITULATION {RE}{CAPITULATION}
2   City with character portrayed in Oliver Twist (5) NANCY [DD]
3   Chooses to screen one film for hopeful people (9) OPTIMISTS {1}{MIST} in {OPTS}
4   Break down in twisting lane, say (7) ANALYSE*
5   Hypocrisy at heart of grand choral composition (7) CANTATA {CANT}{AT}{grAnd}
6   Good to follow inclination, having no time for jargon (5) SLANG {SLANt}{G}
7   Larks in a changing nation (3,5) SRI LANKA*

8   Understandable background for scientific study (7,7) NATURAL HISTORY {NATURAL} {HISTORY}
14 Year's aid distributed, presumably (1,4,3) I DARE SAY*
16 Chap raised alarm over minute quirk (9) MANNERISM {MAN}{SIREN<=}{M}
18 Old-fashioned hugs about to be given (7) DONATED {D{ON}ATED}
19 Little left, nothing new, in ancient place (7) BABYLON {BABY}{L}{O}{N}
21 County fielder endlessly on move (5) SLIGO {SLIp}{GO}
22 Vehicle secured with load of silver (5) WAGON {W{AG}ON}

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Special, Sunday 18 Dec 2016, Bruno

Three answers per commenter till 6 PM (Annotations compulsory)
Please provide all your answers in one comment

ACROSS
1   Over-the-top transport company (4)
3   Barhand’s making something new? (10)
9   One could be happy after school run (7)
10 Victor’s work: “Bee’s tail in rotten apple” (2-4)
11 Turncoat, released, caught, & tortured, escaped (6)
12 Refrain could be heard at the end, but can’t be seen (8)
15 Stolen, coded file given to Communist behind piano (8)
17 Let it be known that sick one’s dying for love (6)
19 Being bad? No (6)
21 Was SAS’s infantry providing asylum for killer? (8)
24 Rivalries of men affected one’s relationships (8)
25 Organise a joint design (6)
28 Dear aunt’s clothing sold off after a while (2,4)
29 Song to praise dead or perhaps dialogue to send off dead (7)
30 Mail spread after death (10)
31 One’s left base land (4)

DOWN
1   Relentless, insane, work pressure absorbed (11)
2   Right to take (5)
4   One fiddled as Reno burned (4)
5   Loves pine leaves (6)
6   Tablet of ambitious girl was stolen (7)
7   Difficult to pass river, essentially saved Royal (9)
8   News: Udta Punjab’s lead got high on drug (6)
13 Devil, good man, God, and alien turned up for show (11)
14 Price of iron’s starting to escalate (3)
16 They are usually buried under elms? (9)
18 Request coffin’s lid to be removed (3)
20 Become alert to American Company’s head-honcho recruiting fool (3,4)
22 A God to the Greeks – a chicken to the Spaniards (6)
23 Rescue beetroot – rain isn’t starting (6)
26 Magazine’s American benefactor (5)
27 It’s a country according to you on Facebook (4)

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No 11879, Friday 16 Dec 2016, xChequer

ACROSS
7   Shed in swamp (6) SLOUGH [DD]
8   Risk of cook poaching duck egg in order to get a thrill (3,5) FOR KICKS {CK} in {RISK+OF}* Anno for CK not clear (Addendum - {RISK+OF+CooK}* - See comments)
9   Corrupting element condemned extremely bold appeal (3,5) BAD APPLE {BolD+APPEAL}*
10 Lament transferred role (6) MANTLE*
11 Union members shutting shop in anger (5) WRATH {W}{RAT}{H} Anno pending - See comments
12 New plan is to retreat like a monkey (6) SIMIAN {N}{AIM}{IS} <=
14 Frozen to doorpost, teeth chattering (6,2,3,4) ROOTED TO THE SPOT*
17 Roughly handled a slipper covered with diamonds (6) MAULED {M{A}ULE}{D}
18 Tremor alarms ringing, meaning … (5) MORAL [T]
22 … counsel wife in bed (6) LAWYER {LA{W}YER}
23 Tend to get rash, with virtue occasionally falling prey to change (8) ERUPTIVE {VIRTUE+PrEy}*
24 Walker showing way with a wave (8) STROLLER {ST}{ROLLER}
25 Turn at bowling for skipper? (6) TRUANT*

DOWN
1   Essentially place no more contaminated? (5,4) CLEAN ROOM {pLACe+NO+MORE}* &lit
2   Sport perhaps, where dog collects article (6) MUTANT {MUT{AN}T}
3   Son having joint at school gets sent out (5) SHIPS {S}{HIP}{S}
4   Bottom pinched in grope, quite tacky (8) FRUMPISH {F{RUMP}ISH}
5   Proceeds in public wearing arms (8) WINNINGS {W{INN}INGS}
6   Section indisposed to control limit in bank facility (5) SKILL {S}{banK}{ILL}
8   Rocket seen, for alien, a signal (4,2,4,3) FLEA IN ONES EAR*
13 Small pastry dish, value not very high (3-2-4) VOL-AU-VENT*

15 British soldier climbing hill? Absolute nonsense (8) TOMMYROT {TOMMY}{TOR<=}
16 Peculiar part of amusing paradiddle perhaps (4,4) DRUM ROLL {RUM} in {DROLL}
19 Production in public place (6) OUTPUT {OUT}{PUT}
20 Used to be terrible, heartlessly delivering blow (5) WASTE {WAS}{Te...lE}
21 Relish having son in tow, over and over again (5) GUSTO {GU{S}T<=}{O}

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No 11800, Monday 12 Sep 2016, Vulcan

In case you'll see an incomplete blog it's because I've run out of time at Delhi Airport. Please complete the blog in the comments section. You'll may take one clue each

ACROSS
1   Kind of triangle that's basic (8) INTEGRAL*
5   Church member, old bishop, passed on (6) OBLATE {O}{B}{LATE}
10 Indecency of boys with nicest upbringing (9) OBSCENITY {BOYS+NICEST}*
11 Perhaps transistor or a diode's content (5) RADIO [T]
12 Federal agency traps scoundrel with bug (6) CICADA {CI{CAD}A}
13 Substitute to rotis — rice dish (7) RISOTTO*
14 Knowing about kitchen stove left in a careless manner (8) SLOVENLY {SL{OVEN}{L}Y}
15 Fine ingredient for starters, one found in food paste (6) TAHINI Anno pending (Addendum - {T{A}HIN}{In...s} - See comments)
18 Hospital yard in a poor neighbourhood (6) ASYLUM {A}{S{Y}LUM}
20 Craziest world leader invades this lawless place (4,4) WILD WEST {World} in {WILDEST}
22 Order man sees in a group (2,5) EN MASSE*
25 Constant noise (6) STATIC [DD]
27 Alarm initially goes off, it's a mistake (5) ERROR tERROR
28 Vendor key in shipping beer to Singapore and Ireland (9) SALESGIRL {S}{ALE}{SG}{IRL}
29 Arranged meeting with communist (6) TIERED {TIE}{RED}
30 Write a note about an American building (8) PENTAGON {PEN}{TAG}{ON}

DOWN
1   Representation of setter's deception (4) ICON {I}{CON}
2   Declaration of different items entering to New York (9) TESTIMONY {T{ITEMS*}{NY}
3   Pineapple and pomegranate syrup? Not at home (7) GRENADE GRENADinE
4   Friendly one in morning television perhaps (8) AMICABLE {AM}{1}{CABLE}
6   This person is basically the one behind counter (7) BARISTA {BAR}{IS}{The}{A} &lit
7   Automaker's time for inspection (5) AUDIT {AUDI}{T}
8   Monies transferred outside the firm traced initially with an expert (9) ECONOMIST {CO} in {MONIES}* {Tr...d}
9   Shade turned around eventually by colourist? (4) DYER {RE{bY}D}<=
14 Explanation found in New Testament (9) STATEMENT*
16 Recording the song I perform? (9) ITEMISING {ITEM}{I}{SING}
17 Mounting deficit during crash signalling end (8) DISSOLVE {LOSS<=} in {DIVE}
19 Indian state's drive towards improvement (7) UPSURGE {UP}{SURGE}
21 Absolutely sedated maybe (4,3) DEAD SET*
23 Unite during emergency (5) MERGE [T]
24 Simple joy when tax is waived (4) EASY EcstASY
26 Distinctive style of an African creature mostly (4) ELAN ELANd

The Sunday Crossword, Sunday 11 Sep 2016

ACROSS
1   Minutes consumed by change to the rear part of engine (8) CAMSHAFT {CA{M}SH}{AFT}
5   Father with problems making additions (6) FRILLS {FR}{ILLS}
9   Melancholy? Fantastic news lifts us (11) WISTFULNESS*
11 Number in catch returned (3) TEN <=
12 Note by doctor about fat (4) LARD {LA}{DR<=}
13 One in trouble is ordered to get garment for work (6,4) BOILER SUIT {1} in {TROUBLE+IS}*

15 Standard form filled with nonsense automatically (6-7) PARROT-FASHION {PAR}{ROT}-{FASHION}
18 Distinguish fat-free diet in broadcast (13) DIFFERENTIATE*
20 Poor clerk is bad one returning to sinful ways (10) BACKSLIDER*
21 Revolution bites back (4) SPIN <=
24 Bird in line following duck west (3) OWL {O}{W}{L}
25 An explanation about a vote concerning Germanic people (5-6) ANGLO-SAXONS {AN}{GLO-S{A}{X}{ON}S}
26 Device wrongly tagged (6) GADGET*
27 Wounded from time with resistance in revolt (8) STRICKEN {S{T}{R}ICKEN}

DOWN
1   Bully declines flowers (8) COWSLIPS {COW}{SLIPS}

2   Some caviare simply upset skinflint (5) MISER [T<=]
3   Temper hot before strike, not cold (4) HUFF {H}{cUFF}
4   Cutting down, accepting small payment, getting sympathy (6,7) FELLOW FEELING {FEL{LOW} {FEE}LING}
6   Bonds with tutor during periods of relaxation (10) RESTRAINTS {TRAIN} in {RESTS}
7   Heartless person, one disrupting settled area in country (9) LITHUANIA {LIT}{HUmA{I}N}{A}

8   Fool imprisoned by state for reason (6) SANITY {NIT} in {SAY}
10 Place in Cheshire magazine's story occupied by me (9,4) ELLESMERE PORT {ELLE'S}{ME}{RE PORT}
14 Seize facts I once distorted (10) CONFISCATE*
16 Upset about inspector and copper being mocked (9) RIDICULED {DI}{CU} in {RILED}
17 Poet in New York amid anxiety missing one (8) TENNYSON {NY} in {TENSiON} Remember trying to mug-up his 'Charge of the Light Brigade' in school.
19 Old online journal assuming new shape (6) OBLONG {O}{BLO{N}G}
22 Put down cheap wine (5) PLONK [DD]
23 Part of Indonesia vital to global industry (4) BALI [T]

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No 11503, Friday 18 Sep 2015, Anon

ACROSS
1   Melon for clan leaving Moroccan port city (6) CASABA CASABlancA

4   Tamil Nadu town began to dry,  was destroyed (6) ERODED {ERODE}{Dry}
9   Suspicious of hostilities by Yemen leader (4) WARY {WAR}{Ye..n}
10 Irritates heartless lady unnecessarily (10) NEEDLESSLY {NEEDLES}S{LadY} Anon has forgotten about the second S
11 Banker edges away from offshore revolt (6) SHROFF oFFSHORe*
12 Across clue partly targets praises (8) ACCLAIMS {AC}{CLue}{AIMS}
13 Show off round meshes around London gallery (9) OSTENTATE {O}{STEN<=}{TATE}
15 Choke heads of Supreme Court with old towel (5) SCRAG {SC}{RAG}
16 Worth of girl replacing lady is unclear (5) VAGUE VA(-l+g)GUE
18 Leader reports when returning from Vietnam (9) STATESMAN {STATES}{NAM<=}
22 Request for the most small particle (8) PETITION {PETITe}{ION}
23 Son leaves Russian region for European peninsula (6) IBERIA sIBERIA
25 Real fat pig cunning at blackjack (6,4) PIRATE FLAG {REAL+FAT+PIG}* I don't think this definition is correct See comments
26 Letters from Iranian queen… (4) RANI [T]
27 …at newly formed secret building (6) ERECTS*
28 Paste notice at this place (6) ADHERE {AD}{HERE}

DOWN
1   Pain withheld by firm’s instructors… (7) COACHES {CO{ACHE}'S}
2   …but authority utters nothing? (3-2) SAY-SO {SAY-S}{O}
3   Is new England leader in shape to gain? (7) BENEFIT {BE}{N}{E}{FIT}
5   Duplicates father removed are mementos (6) RELICS REpLICaS
6   Withdraws from two positions (9) DISTANCES {DI}{STANCES}
7   In a predicament, confused middleman loses disheartened Dalmatian (7) DILEMMA MIDdLEMAn*
8   Stitched giant lady vest dreadfully (13) DEVASTATINGLY*
14 Sheds light on surprisingly delicate head of union (9) ELUCIDATE {EL{Un..n}CIDATE*} Sheds or Shed?
17 Fish, beer for spouse (7) ALEWIFE {ALE}{WIFE}

19 Sorted three of the elderly (7) TRIAGED {TRI}{AGED}
20 Man leaving surroundings has tendency to withdraw (7) ALIENEE Anno pending (Addendum - ABIENCE AmBIENCE - See comments)
21 Is returning from the French borders of Nantucket speechless (6) SILENT {SI<=}{LE}{Na...eT}
24 Spooky Eastern American lake (5) EERIE {E}{ERIE}

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