Special, Sunday 13 Jan 13, Phantom

Todays special by Phantom

INSTRUCTIONS

1.   Three answers per person.
2.   Annotations to be provided.

ACROSS

1  Quitter-hack returning to worry, is employed by newspaper (9)

6   Funny hats worn by commanding officer, major in camp (5)

9   Anticipated return of queen guarded by men in buff (7)

10 Contrary meaning of article about unfinished book covering advent of New Year (7)

11 The man in tavern sent back to AA (5)

12 Learner, say in trouble forgetting one of the 'R's has to study again (9)

13 Can short sailor first get involved in face changing process? (8)

14 Maharishi's medicinal herb? (4)

17 Initially Salarjung Museum, say retrieved priceless possessions (4)

18 Drillmaster leaves it unfinished to leave without team (8)

21 Small built stand-in police officer, returned judicious court summons (9)

22 Wield influence on specialist forgetting playing the piano (5)

24 Excellent staff wearing right clothing (7)

25 Swimmer's life's in turmoil swallowing water, in middle of receding seas (7)

26 To walk in one word is colloquially within the law (5)

27 Incidental information in view about eatery (9)

DOWN

1   Put on ice upcoming meeting of whistleblower and reporter (5)

2   Keep that man's enemy in a state of existence temporarily (3,3,4,5)

3   Half cut rope with short beam stopping performances of tumblers (8)

4   Overlooking top police officer; phone's silent (8)

5   All agreed to fission process for an atom (2,1,3)

6   Captain is off without setter for a snooze (6)

7   Stashing ill-gotten wealth, concealing Euro, Yen and Pound in China (5,10)

8   Appropriate comment includes a maiden's favourite (9)

13 Judicial matters in periodical on unusual trial as an article's missed (9)

15 Vehicle rank where small car's on road in group (8)

16 Glorious sunset here always features celestial spectacle (8)

19 Secret court's not popular to include fifth decree finally (6)

20 Collaborates at University as Amartya comes up with the article (6)

23 Take care not to have unknown in agreement (5)

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Special, Sunday 23 Dec 12, Phantom

INSTRUCTIONS

1.  3 answers per commenter in the comments section.

2.  Annotations to be provided. 

ACROSS

1   Habit to proceed with directions (4)

3   Double trouble in dreading Queen (4,6)

9   Lethargy in absence of love leads to sleep in primates (7)

11 Report how mouse managed to return first with slice of Edam (7)

12 It camouflages with desert’s ship say, taking an age to cross hillock (9)  

13 Dressing for impertinent person? (5)

14 Nine's contribution to nomenclature in vital fluid (6,6)

18 Ostentatious attire drove singers crazy (12)

21 Principle to quote about including honour first (5)

22 Is love for Muslim governor, caught by westbound Naxalite, turning one into a rebel? (9)

24 See, uncertainty returns to overawed Eli in company of siren (7) 

25 'The whole works' as a comedy by Nagesh and Baliah, initially (7)

26 Capital equipment required to process European herb (5,5)

27 Slight stutter (4)

DOWN

1   Sell over vehicle meant for carrying irons (4,4)

2   Hopeful of lifting embargo on English during decline (8)

4   Guarantee no right to succeed (5)

5   Mobile fare provided here? (6,3)

6   Negligent as I slip-up about being sensible losing energy at first to uplift work (13)

7   Prepare saddle to ride horseback (4-2)

8   Hesitation over breaking free from joint (6)

10 Doubtlessly unique perhaps as fifth company comes up with accessory (13)

15 Emergency evacuation exercise when lifer breaks out taking physician, almost sick hostage (4,5)

16 Setter initially overwhelmed by greeting, hauled up during call from Municipal H.O building (4,4)

17 Culture, medium for promotion of Indian musical compositions? (4,4)

19 Uproar when engineer goes crazy over hugging first love (6)

20 River Styx's mythical boatman with broken anchor (6)

23 Girl's admitted in Jesus and Mary college (5)

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Special, Sunday 02 Dec 12, Phantom

Enjoy our new setter Phantoms offering in todays Sunday special. The grid is irregular though.

INSTRUCTIONS

1.  3 answers per commenter in the comments section.

2.  Annotations to be provided. 
3.  Critique welcome.

ACROSS

1   Rum pirate provided with for starters (8)

6   Arrange for camera movement covering lake (4)

10 Walks heavily due to gradient in back street (6)

11 Crook doing time in prison to exercise limbs (7)

13 Rivals appeal considered during contest at end of series (9)

14 Gruelling to pick out fish in making porridge (5)

15 Blowing lid off reality exposes girl (4)

16 Stupidity of alumnus to employ model earlier with cape (10)

19 Struck and given the boot, preparing to retire? (3,3,4)

21 Requests time off from assignments (4)

24 ... says, and one does what's told, or he's out, in children's game (5)

25 Initiator of formal charge throws a fit, if plan goes awry (9)

26 Plague eradicated? It still carries malarial symptoms (4)

27 Remodel public transport system, internally for bridge players first (10)

28 Precise in performing complex actions (5)

29 The Spanish on one foot returned round a street, misdirected (3,5)

DOWN

2   Barrier protecting soldier and his Doberman (7)

3   Concerning girl who is at fault (6)

4   Lab equipment to determine presence of Uranium and Boron in position, being upset (4,5)

5   Goes hungry when the English are not invited to banquets (5)

7   Allow workers at vacant cafe consume leafy fare (7)

8   Extremely sceptical ideologues, believing in nothingness, convey ‘This is nil’ (9)

9   Dialect of Bollywood baddie (6)

12 Press forward including half of us with energy and attitude (6,6)

17 French prisoner revolts losing heart for handcuff set free (9)

18 Friend according to some backstabbed us in the sixties (5)

20 Hollow drum captivating out of step rumba and stringed instrument (7)

22 Saint's anger about right to lead religion, fuelled by inciter (7)

23 Chaotic situations at start of show, supporter turns up on you and me (6)

25 Pearl loses hearing to raised anger and lands in jeopardy (5)

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