No.10859, Fri 23 Aug 2013, Textrous

Keep 'em coming, Textrous !

ACROSS

8 Write home before rough tide (6) INDITE (IN TIDE*)

9 Sailor’s observer captured at a remote place (8) SEAFARER (SEER around AFAR)

10 Set off to cycle around platform (8) PEDESTAL (PEDAL around SET*)

11 Find fault with extremely elegant rug (6) CARPET (CARP EleganT)

12 Twist to turn around in speed (6) ROTATE (TO< in RATE)

13 Retiring cadet, autistic partly, offered a position (8) SITUATED (T<)

14 A glass substitute for every gender having power (7) PERSPEX (PER+ SEX having P)

16 Study nice characters assembling in small church (7) SCIENCE (NICE* in S Church of England)

20 Grapple with a popular word game (8) SCRABBLE (2)

23 Discuss grant (6) CONFER (2)

25 Change direction around north-eastern front (6) VENEER (VEER around NE)
          Yesterday we had Rishi, today we have Veer

26 Again make intense efforts to hold back (8) RESTRAIN (RE STRAIN)

27 Desire head’s image (8) LIKENESS (LIKE NESS)

28 Recover without drug, as a matter of fact (6) REALLY (RALLY without=outside Ecstacy)

DOWN 

1 Beast to canter after tiny creature with energy (8) ANTELOPE (ANT E LOPE)

2 Picture in camera damaged in the absence of artist (6) CINEMA (IN CAMEra)*

3 The tea’s blended by English connoisseur (8) AESTHETE ((THE TEA'S)*E)

4 It’s no good to conserve (7) USELESS (2)

5 Reduction in duty time…chop chop (3,3) TAX CUT (T AX=chop CUT=chop)

          Chop used in two different senses

6 Union’s hurt by one in fury (8) MARRIAGE (MAR+1 in RAGE)

7 Bridge opponents to surrender and withdraw (6) SECEDE (S E CEDE)

15 The basis of altitude measurements (3-5) SEA LEVEL (GK)

17 Bird guaranteed to be brash (8) COCKSURE (COCK SURE)

18 Female wearing cold, short fabric (8) CHENILLE (HEN in C ILLE) Anno not clear ) ('EN in CHILLEd) See comments

19 Cure is to change one’s habit (7) REDRESS (2)

21 Conservative and extraordinarily inert dunce (6) CRETIN (C INERT*)

22 Food brought up hesitation — fast food (6) BURGER (GRUB< ER)

24 Regular girl seen near lake (6) NORMAL (NORMA L)

No.10827, Wednesday 17 Jul 13, Textrous

This is easily one of the best cryptic crosswords I've solved in recent times - THC or otherwise. Easy on the eye surfaces, unambiguous cryptic readings, not a single extra letter or word in any clue - it is precisely what any solver would want and any serious setter should be aiming for. Kudos to Textrous.

ACROSS
8 Stove brewing tea to be consumed by the woman (6) HEATER (TEA* inside HER)
9 Researcher, a scoundrel, mutated mice (8) ACADEMIC (A + CAD + MICE*)
10 Game seen in vulgar dance party (8) BASEBALL (BASE + BALL)
11 Wind tears around a lake (6) SPIRAL (RIPS<= + A + L)
12 Aquatic bird, // a fleet-footed one (6) DARTER (DD)

13 Narrow street’s turning near it (8) STRAITEN (ST + NEAR IT*)
14 Labour neglected by friendly farmhand (7) PEASANT (PlEASANT)
16 Drunk cares to include teetotaller’s broadcast (7) SCATTER (CARES* outside TT)
20 Give up a net bag to be restitched with a string (8) ABNEGATE (A NET BAG* + E)
23 British athlete’s armguard (6) BRACER (B + RACER)

25 Making it easier for covering with asphalt (6) PAVING (DD)
26 Luxurious to use up one penny to captivate learner (8) SPLENDID (SPEND + 1 D outside L)
27 Fine lace tied in a knot (8) DELICATE (LACE TIED)*
28 Stream allowed to rush at first (6) RUNLET (RUN + LET)

DOWN
1 Come between monkeys climbing up with speed (8) SEPARATE (APES<= + RATE)
2 Small woody growth at the end of dirt road (6) STREET (S + TREE + T)
3 Hearing a series’ rehearsal (5,3) TRIAL, RUN (TRIAL + RUN)
4 Weight added to stabilise gangster during explosion (7) BALLAST (AL inside BLAST)
5 King and a queen imprisoned one’s old ruler (6) KAISER (K + A ER outside I'S)

6 It’s fine, perhaps, to have man become a gender equality champion (8) FEMINIST (IT'S FINE* outside M)
7 Cooked leg is a food meant for cattle (6) SILAGE (LEG IS A)*
15 Peculiar mushrooms are raised, provided I get many (8) SPECIFIC (CEPS<= + IF + I + C)
17 Last men? (8) COBBLERS (CD)
18 Look at mark made by royal cosmetic (8) EYELINER (EYE + LINE + R)
19 I exited the gangways after engineer’s complaint (7) MEASLES (ME + AiSLES)
21 Sailor’s hat (6) BOATER (DD)

22 Fleece // one living in the neighbourhood of Pakistan (6) AFGHAN (DD)
24 Top edge falls off gaping roof (6) AWNING (yAWNING)

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No 10798, Thursday 13 Jun 13, Textrous

Good outing from Textrous. Tried Chaturvasi's formatting style, too much of effort involved.

ACROSS
8	CAREER	Nurse takes English course (6)
		{CAR{E}ER}
9	CHARADES	After endless babble, criminal dares blatant deceptions (8)
		{CHAt}{DARES}*
10	DETECTOR	Sensor to prohibit top executive getting in (8)
		DETECTOR {DETE{CTO}R}
11	CARPEL	Part of flower originally recognised in place abroad (6)
		CARPEL {CA{R}PEL}*
12	LASSIE	Young girl’s fabrication about dope (6)
		{L{ASS}IE}
13	SORCERER	Wizard angrier about church rector (8)
		{SOR{CE}{R}ER}
14	DECEASE	Passing the last month free from worry (7)
		{DEC}{EASE}
16	FLUSTER	Upset fellow with pathetic result (7)
		{F}{RESULT}*
20	SCRAMBLE	Move quickly, secure regularly, then move slowly (8)
		{SeCuRe}{AMBLE}
23	RADIUS	Spoke goodbyes, leaving England after the end of October (6)
		{R}{ADIeUS}
25	ARRIVE	Come to a group of clear rivers (6)
		ARRIVE [T]
26	RHEOSTAT	Toaster redesigned to allow a bit of heat and variable resistance (8)
		{TOASTER+H}*
27	RESTLESS	Left tresses loose outside, tossing and turning (8)
		{REST{L}ESS}*
28	STAVES	Prevents rescues taking time (6)
		{S{T}AVES}
DOWN
1	LACERATE	Cut and tear off delicate fabric at the beginning (8)
		{LACE}{TEAR}*
2	RECESS	Temporary withdrawal from work bay (6)
		RECESS Anno pending [DD] - See comments
3	TROTTERS	Scoundrels chasing the first of the brisk walkers (8)
		{The}{ROTTERS}
4	ACTRESS	Casters might arrange for her (7)
		ACTRESS*
5	LANCER	Cavalryman left with deadly disease, decapitated (6)
		{L}{cANCER}
6	HAIRLESS	Shaven horse’s out of breath (8)
		{H}{AIRLESS}
7	RENEGE	Cop out of gene mutation (6)
		{RE}{GENE}*
15	EMACIATE	I reached over and had nourishment to become lean (8)
		{EMAC}{I}<={ATE}
17	LARGESSE	Gift from the capital of Singapore, I’m told (8)
		LARGESSE (~large S)
18	EDUCATED	Taught bridge players to conceal gold coin with many (8)
		{E{DUCAT}E}{D}
19	REFRESH	Enliven an umpire, he’s disoriented after run (7)
		{REF}{R}{HE'S}*
21	CURFEW	Ceaselessly treat some to a ban on movement (6)
		{CURe}{FEW}
22	BEEPER	Paging device’s alarm call ignored by apiarist (6)
		BEEkeePER How is KEE an alarm call? (Addendum - BeekEEPER - See comments)
24	DISBAR	To expel one from the legal profession is bad, not exactly right (6)
		{D}{IS}{BAd}{R} First D from? (Addendum - {IS+BAD}*{R} - See comments)
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No.10768, Thursday 9 May 13, Textrous

The usual bag of enjoyable cryptricks from Textrous even if there are an inordinately high number of anagrams.

ACROSS
1 Old chair reassembled in a club (7) ARCHAIC (CHAIR* inside A C)
5 Properly made tie-ups have nothing in a sorry state (7) PITEOUS (TIE-UPS* outside O)
9 Bring together a group of nuns with no time and energy (7) CONVENE (CONVENt + E)
10 Dab with dots and spots finally before drink (7) STIPPLE (S + TIPPLE)
11 Dry firmament has a hint of rain (5) SARKY (SKY outside A R)
12 Ten photos snapped at once (2-3-4) ON-THE-SPOT (TEN PHOTOS)*
13 Princess captivated by nameless foreign Casanovas (6,3) LADIES, MEN (DI inside NAMELESS*) Extra S in anagram fodder?
15 Overlook abridged copy (5) FORGE (FORGEt)
16 Scholars returned sappers’ weapon (5) SABRE (BAS<= + RE)
18 Musicians able to make come-back in street (5,4) STEEL, BAND (ABLE<= inside ST END?)

21 Harmless crush on cousin consumed you in the end (9) INNOCUOUS (ON COUSIN* outside U)
24 Fancy English used in short theatrical piece (5) DREAM (E inside DRAMa)
25 Come before difficult red tape (7) PREDATE (RED TAPE)*
26 Old criminal I met in person (3-4) ONE-TIME (I MET* inside ONE)
27 Native American vessel caught in torrential rain (7) RUSSIAN (USS inside RAIN*)
28 Gives up on // places without any water (7) DESERTS (DD)

DOWN
1 Charge and bill us in California (7) ACCUSAL (AC + US inside CAL)
2 Collected little money on date (7) CENTRED (CENT + RE + D)
3 Gas neatly sprayed around church before start of service (9) ACETYLENE (NEATLY* outside CE + E) Did Textrous mean end of service?
4 Firm about communist belief (5) CREDO (CO outside RED)
5 Perhaps brought over by angsty teens (4,5) PAST, TENSE (PAST + TEENS*)
6 Boring ceremony followed the conclusion of feast (5) TRITE (RITE after T)
7 Theoretically ahead of article (2,5) ON, PAPER (ON + PAPER)
8 Cover a dish, eat healthy bites (7) SHEATHE (T)
14 Badly manage one’s exotic grove in Minnesota (9) MISGOVERN (1'S + GROVE* inside MN)
15 Plump groom’s formal suit (4,5) FULL, DRESS (FULL + DRESS)
16 Lose one’s balance through a piece of footwear (7) SLIPPER (SLIP + PER)
17 Crazy king involved in foolish mistakes (7) BONKERS (K inside BONERS)
19 An innkeeper takes out hot egg for a studio (7) ATELIER (A + hoTELIER)
20 Say disrespectful things about men’s extraordinary lack of intelligence (7) DIMNESS (DISS outside MEN*)
22 Fur on a beast (5) COATI (COAT + I)

23 A weapon brought up many fights (5) SWORD (D + ROWS)<=

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No 10740, Saturday 06 Apr 13, Textrous

 Entertaining and delightful, with impeccable surfaces.

ACROSS

8   Breakfast food said to be arranged in sequence (6) CEREAL(~serial)

9   Articulate boy takes English in study (8) REASONED {REA{SON}{E}D}

10 Left informer to capture one’s photograph (8) PORTRAIT {PORT}{RA{1}T}

11 Syndicate’s vehicle allowed to return (6) CARTEL {CAR}{TEL<=}

12 Is concerned about getting a bit of sun stroke (6) CARESS {CARE{S}S}

13 Charm in girl’s way of writing letters (8) SPELLING {SPELL}{IN}{G}

14 Of noses, say, noses treated by rhinoplasty at the edges (7) SENSORY {NOSES*}{RhinoplastY}

16 Deleting wrongful user after a period of time (7) ERASURE {ERA}{USER*}

20 Guess motorway makes an about-turn in landed property (8) ESTIMATE {EST{IM<=}ATE}

23 Tool not in good condition, extremely loose (6) SICKLE {SICK}{LoosE}

25 I’m about to get into group indulging in amusement (6) GAMING {GA{M'I<=}NG}

26 Earning ire, possibly when interrupting a light meal (8) SALARIED {SALA{IRE*}D}

27 Cut pears, ate bananas (8) SEPARATE*

28 Built a piano in a small building (6) SHAPED {SH{A}{P}ED}

DOWN

1   Do up oven, eat stew with a bit of rhubarb (8) RENOVATE {R}{OVEN+EAT*} My COD

2   Kindly man left before the onset of evening (6) GENTLE {GENT}{L}{E}

3   Fresh lens care soap? (8) CLEANSER*

4   Object to an expert quiz (7) PROTEST {PRO}{TEST}

5   Ungainly, huge AC repaired (6) GAUCHE*

6   Plain refusal to have recipe included in stuffing (2-6) NO-FRILLS {NO}-{F{R}ILLS}

7   Belittle a college official arresting an engineer (6) DEMEAN {DE{ME}AN}

15 Sword … admitting it pierced a mark on the skin (8) SCIMITAR {SC{I'M}{IT}AR}

17 Agitated the others to a smaller extent (8) RESTLESS {REST}{LESS}

18 Not worried about a cruel person going over to besiege England (8) RELIEVED {RE}{LI{E}VED<=}

19 Acrylic experts funnily have no time to include a drop of paint (7) PERSPEX {EXPERtS+P}*

21 Smooth southern port (6) SHAVEN {S}{HAVEN}

22 Fleece an Asian (6) AFGHAN [DD]

24 Find fault with a long bone (6) CARPAL {CARP}{A}{L}

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No 10711, Monday 4 Mar 13, Textrous

Nice one from Textrous. Got my goat in 16d and24d

ACROSS

6 Principal’s resume redrafted with small change (7) SUPREME (RESUME + Penny/pence/paisa)

7 A parent and sons come together (5) AMASS (A MA S S)

9 When bored, you might carry out this new method from the east (4) YAWN (N WAY<)

10 Pole feels wild encounter overturned morale (4-6) SELF ESTEEM (S FEELS* MEET<)

11 Decide against surprising Celeste after date (8) DESELECT (D + CELESTE*)

13 Artist reluctant to accept student in haste (6) RASHLY (RA SH(L)Y)

15 European firm acquired by a good man (4) SCOT (CO inside ST)

17 Bonded servant left in rescue (5) SLAVE (L inside SAVE)

18 Air in Latin and in Hindi, first class (4) AERO Anno not clear AURA see comments

19 Hastings’ // crowded area? (6) WARREN (2 Warren Hastings & a rabbit warren, which is a crowded area, what with them multiplying like ....... rabbits, what else! )

20 Model an outlandish male suit (8) SIMULATE (MALE SUIT)*

23 Woman has gold vessel for every devotee (10) WORSHIPPER (W OR SHIP PER)

26 Pole’s nuts (4) MAST 2 (when nuts fall on the ground)

27 Fear low grade mark in the beginning (5) SCARE (SCAR E)

28 Staff’s PC locations switched, it appears (7) SPECTRE (SCEPTRE, a staff with P and C switched)

DOWN

1 Love to write landlord a communication of protest (4,6) OPEN LETTER (O PEN LETTER)

2 One who rents excellent liner in general (6) LESSEE (L(E SS)EE)

3 Closely chase // a contemptible person (4) HEEL 2

4 Airy vehicle initially exported at no cost (8) CAREFREE (CAR E FREE)

5 Mediterranean country curtailed an alcohol beverage (4) MALTa, Single or double for you? Single or double for you? The first question was in respect of the malt and the second in respect of the peg. If you heard it or read it twice, I don't think I should give you one

6 A sudden outpouring, a quarrel, ending in divorce (5) SPATE (SPAT E)

8 One lists out characters in order (7) SPELLER CD, since he calls out the characters in a word in the right order, except when he is wrong

12 Captures revolutionary skill on an afterthought (5) TRAPS (ART< PS)

14 Deadlock involving Bishop’s partner (10) STABLEMATE (STALEMATE outside B)

16 Firm is packaging meat of pig and antelope (7) CHAMOIS (C(HAM)O IS)

17 Guard lets in criminal without rent, essentially (8) SENTINEL (LETS IN+rENt)*

21 Bit of tellurium or selenium (6) MORSEL T

22 Start to soak in an art gallery’s flavour (5) TASTE (S inside TATE)

24 Animal’s time in decline (4) S(T)AG

25 Offer to act (4) POSE 2

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No 10683, Wednesday 30 Jan 13, Textrous

ACROSS

8   Spot a toast stuffed with vegetable (6) POTATO [T]

9   Small speed limit is key (5,3) SPACE BAR {S}{PACE} {BAR}

10 Engineer pleased about tower’s primary foundation (8) PEDESTAL {PEDES{T}AL*}

11 Violent riots preceded England’s assault (6) SORTIE {RIOTS*}{E}

12 Catches a fellow returning tie (6) FASTEN {F}{A}{STEN} <=

13 Certain to conceal tangled case’s end (8) SURCEASE {SUR{CASE*}E}

14 Resin said to be in accordance with specifications (7) PERSPEX {PER}{SPEX}(~specs)

16 A perfume’s chief constituent (7) ESSENCE [DD]

20 Hear me play record at first, these things don’t last long (8) EPHEMERA {EP}{HEAR+ME}*

23 Seal a hiding place on time (6) CACHET {CACHE}{T}

25 Want to be fashionable in reputation (6) FAMINE {FAM{IN}E}

26 Emotional to see India’s top bishop in pain (8) STIRRING {ST{I}{RR}ING}

27 Signal live reel broadcast (8) REVEILLE*

28 Smart introduction to complex mechanical device (6) CLEVER {C}{LEVER}

DOWN

1   Put up with fantastic lore in a museum (8) TOLERATE {T{LORE*}ATE}

2   Warning about an animal specialist concealing blood group (6) CAVEAT {C}{A}{VE{A}T}

3   Resume study, excellent chapter’s coming up (8) CONTINUE {CON}TINUE (Addendum - {CON}({TINU}{E}<=) - See comments)

4   Futile to reduce consumption (7) USELESS {USE}{LESS}

5   Saw criminal captured by that woman’s rope (6) HAWSER {H{SAW*}ER}

6   Pardon rip-off admitted by an administrative officer (8) REPRIEVE {RE{RIP*}EVE}

7   Is concerned about one’s dental condition (6) CARIES {CAR{1}ES}

15 Small study about mutant mice type (8) SPECIMEN {S}{P{MICE*}EN}

17 Short cuts devised to capture top general (8) SUCCINCT {SUC{C-IN-C}T*}

18 One wanting to be purified is inclined to enter church, right? (8) CLEANSER {C{LEANS}E}{R} Is the definition correct?

19 Catch Amsterdam’s hidden creature (7) HAMSTER [T]

21 Reached the top sickly and pale (6) PEAKED [DD]

22 Girl left in American city with regularity (6) EVENLY {EVE}{N{L}Y}

24 Full speed pursuit (6) CAREER [DD]

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Birthday Special, Thursday 17 Jan 13, Kishore

Moving up the ladder, the Research & Analysis Wing of THCC, discovers the following coincidences:

Year:     2012, followed by 2013
Month:   December, followed by January
Date:      16th, followed by 17th
Decade:  6th, followed by 7th

After the sweet 60th birthday special  for Colonel Deepak Gopinath on 16th December 2012, we are pleased to present the 70th birthday special in honour of THC's resident expert CV.

Given the apt 17 x 17 size of the crossword each person can submit 4 answers. Please add annotations along with your answers

Across Lite version:

No.10653, Tuesday 25 Dec 12, Textrous

Christmas wishes to everyone

Textrous is in great touch with this puzzle as is his wont.

ACROSS
6 Is able to see you score (7) CANTATA (CAN + TATA)
7 Run away from girl hugging a date (5) EVADE (EVE outside A D)
9 To wander around an orchard’s no good (4) ROVE (gROVE)
10 Clay pit is fashioned with low-grade skill (10) SPECIALITY (CLAY PIT IS E)*
11 Brilliant erotic novel people didn't finish at first (8) METEORIC (EROTIC* after MEn)
13 American model in couch taken into custody (6) BUSTED (US + T inside BED)

15 Notes England make slow progress (4) WADE (WAD + E)
17 Small story, not novel (5) STALE (S + TALE)
18 Smoke vent, by the sound of it (4) REEK (~WREAK)
19 Pen word oddly to describe custom (6) WRITER (WoRd outside RITE)
20 Our biggest star’s turning point? (8) SOLSTICE (CD)
23 Contrived one to fill in for a phony (10) FICTITIOUS (FACTITIOUS with I for A)
26 Cheat // sheets, 500 of them (4) REAM (DD)
27 Brief letter, senseless in part (5) TERSE (T)
28 Mean to have a drink without starters (7) AVERAGE (A + beVERAGE)

DOWN
1 Former worker, excellent and extraordinarily decent (10) ANTECEDENT (ANT + E + DECENT*)
2 King and queen go after spirits around lunchtime (6) KAISER (KAS + ER outside 1)
3 Innocent to lose heart somewhere in the church (4) NAVE (NAiVE)

4 Sapper obligated by law to be trustworthy (8) RELIABLE (RE + LIABLE)
5 Labour act hauled up bank (4) WALL (L + LAW)<=
6 Fine to be fitted into revolutionary car part (5) CHOKE (OK inside CHE)
8 New term described by river’s farthest point (7) EXTREME (TERM* inside EXE)
12 Stylish // group of people (5) CLASS (DD)
14 Hot tar complaint? (4,6) SORE, THROAT (HOT TAR)*
16 Suffer terrible fit, right to be taken in emergency transportation (7) AIRLIFT (AIL + FIT* outside R)
17 Agents showed up around hotel for a drink (8) SPRITZER (REPS<= outside RITZ)

21 Pay attention to directions on catalogue (6) LISTEN (EN on LIST)
22 Conservative to knock down a fad (5) CRAZE (C + RAZE)
24 Ripped off shops endlessly (4) TORE (sTOREs)
25 Form of casual avocation making a comeback (4) OVAL (T<=)

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No 10622, Monday 19 Nov 12, Textrous

Unable to access Wiki to provide links. Another excellent CW from Textrous which took me down to the wire.

ACROSS

8   Shock about England’s call for help (6) APPEAL {APP{E}AL}

9   Professor, a lowly man, abused mice (8) ACADEMIC {A}{CAD}{MICE*}

10 Nice bed arranged on time for groom (8) BENEDICT {BENEDIC*}{T}

11 April’s turbulent wind (6) SPIRAL*

12 Destitute fellow wearing a cap (6) BEREFT {BERE{F}T}

13 Type of alcoholic by-product (8) CONGENER [DD]

14 Fellow not happy about top of raised roof (7) MANSARD {MAN}{SA{R}D}

16 Wandering around hospital for a place to rest your butts? (7) ASHTRAY {AS{H}TRAY}

20 A desperate plea to secure excellent fireproof material (8) ASBESTOS {A}{S{BEST}OS}

23 Knight castled by fast-bowler, a trendsetter in cricket (6) PACKER {PAC{K}ER}

25 Agitation about a low-grade parody (6) SATIRE {SAT}{1}{RE} Not sure if anno is correct (Addendum - {S{A}TIR}{E} - See comments)

26 Concerned with farming a place in U.P. getting erratic rain (8) AGRARIAN {AGRA}{RAIN*}

27 Foolishly dare to breach party ally (8) FEDERATE {FE{DARE*}TE}

28 Devious about engineer taking money for rank (6) SEEMLY {S{EE}{M}LY} (Addendum - {S{ME}{L}LY} - See comments)

DOWN

1   They don’t have long to stitch a border in record time (8) EPHEMERA {EP}{HEM}{ERA}

2   Key to use up no power (6) DELETE DEpLETE

3   Many amble idly around small, secluded place (8) CLOISTER {C}{LOI{S}TER}

4   Pick at model in spoof (7) MATTOCK {M{AT}{T}OCK}

5   One giving up quarter for a church official (6) PARSON P(-e+a)ARSON

6   Obstruction not admitting an architectural structure (8) PEDIMENT imPEDIMENT

7   Face decline in contest (6) VISAGE {VI{SAG}E}

15 Sample mushrooms raised near explosive mine (8) SPECIMEN {SPEC<=}{MINE*}

17 Check the newspapers after drink (8) SUPPRESS {SUP}{PRESS}

18 Willing to allow scholar to turn up at first (8) AMENABLE {AM<=}{ENABLE}

19 Runner paces excitedly, with ease, we hear (7) ESCAPEE {PACES*}{EE}

21 Main base? (6) SEABED [CD]

22 Saw drunk partner run away (6) TREPAN PARTNEr*

24 Escort’s naughty undergarment (6) CORSET*

SOLUTION GRID

No 10593, Saturday 13 Oct 12, Textrous

Textrous has stuffed us with drinks and eatables today. Needed to Google some of them though.

ACROSS

1   - Swallow one’s cocktail (7) - MARTINI {MARTIN}{I}

5   - Gentleman rejected a German dish (7) - RISOTTO {RIS<-}{OTTO}

9   - Bread apt to be broken during tea (7) - CHAPATI {CHA{APT*}I}

10 - Pass a chance to eat royal variety of butter (7) - COLBERT {COL}{BE{R}T}

11 - The same party allowed one person who doesn’t drink (5) - DITTO {D{1}{TT}O}

12 - Gone out with a king to stuff first-rate confection (5,4) - GENOA CAKE {GONE*}{A C{A}{K}E}

13 - Mother and boy describe recipe to go with English jam (9) - MARMALADE {MA{R}MA}{LAD}{E}

15 - Short feather covering a bird (5) - QUAIL {QU{A}ILl}

16 - Done with a flour preparation (5) - PASTA {PAST}{A}

18 - Made smooth toast served without starter (9) - BURNISHED B{fURNISHED} Toast and B? (Addendum - {BURN}{dISHED} - See comments)

21 - Island cocktail (9) - MANHATTAN [DD]

24 - Spot a low grade wagon on the way back (5) - TRACE {TRAC<-}{E}

25 - It’s bliss taking vehicle through blustery rain (7) - NIRVANA {NIR{VAN}A*}

26 - Cut profit to back game (3-4) - TEN-PINS {TEN}-{PINS}<-

27 - Have a view about Alabama being multi-hued (7) - OPALINE {OP{AL}INE}

28 - Move cautiously right after doctor’s equipment (7) - DREDGER {DR}{EDGE}{R}

DOWN

1   - Lady going round many a tarred road (7) - MACADAM {MA{C}{A}DAM}

2   - Oven roll had around midday (7) - ROASTER {RO{dAy}STER}

3   - Man to air a composition for ladylove (9) - INAMORATA*

4   - Top stuff from a confectioner? (5) - ICING [CD]

5   - Circuitous car route needs new storyteller (9) - RACONTEUR {CAR+ROUTE+N}*

6   - Dance while repeatedly turning around student (5) - SALSA {SA<-}{L}{SA<-}

7   - Heart-broken without a long, sugary Turkish savoury (7) - TREHALA  {TREH{A}{L}A *}

8   - Reserve a motel to have a healthy breakfast (7) - OATMEAL {OATME{A}L*}

14 - Judge a regressive female supporter expressing anger about model (9) - ARBITRATE {ARB<-}{I{T}RATE}

15 - Release a fruit bearing tree around dry area (9) - QUITTANCE {QUI{TT}{A}NCE}

16 - Religious chaps against seasoning (7) - PIMENTO {PI}{MEN}{TO}

17 - Crooned a song about an iced drink (7) - SANGRIA {SANG}{RIA<-}

19 - Making warm lunch coated with our asafoetida (7) - HEATING {H{EAT}ING}

20 - Group of cadres serving the cabinet (7) - DRESSER [T]

22 - Computers 101 follow introductions to all basic algorithms (5) - ABACI {A}{B}{A}{CI}

23 - Provided a musical score of repute (5) - NOTED [DD]

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