The Sunday Crossword, Sunday 21 Aug 2016

ACROSS
1   Account by copper indecent in precision (8) ACCURACY {AC}{CU}{RACY}
5   Fragment ending in fire grate (6) SCRAPE {SCRAP}{firE}
9   Strange trio used to be stranger (8) OUTSIDER*
10 Cross some lengthy bridges (6) HYBRID [T]
12 Lawyer beginning to examine new disc and film (5,9) BRIEF ENCOUNTER {BRIEF} {Ex...e}{N}{COUNTER}
14 Minister's place in corruption probed by a newspaper (8) VICARAGE {A}{RAG} in {VICE}
15 Rigid back (5) STERN [DD]
17 Exhausted, nothing left, diva finally retired (3,2) ALL IN {NI L}{L}{divA} <= <=
18 Deal arranged by assistant in state capital (8) ADELAIDE {DEAL*}{AIDE}
19 Objection about her chat they nastily make up (4,3,7) BURY THE HATCHET {BUT} around {HER+CHAT+THEY}*
22 Reduce block and write (6) DAMPEN {DAM}{PEN}
24 Ominous sign's last one received by nun (8) SINISTER {SI{sigN}{1}STER}
25 Discover sock (6) STRIKE [DD]
26 Criminal seen and stopped by river, caught (8) ENSNARED {SEEN+AND}* over {R}

DOWN
1   Particle in amoeba to monitor (4) ATOM [T]
2   Larva from crate wriggling over post (11) CATERPILLAR {CRATE*}{PILLAR}
3   Create trouble and upset expert in dried fruit (5,4) RAISE CAIN {ACE<=} in {RAISIN}
4   Basket filled by me with stuff including a dessert (5,7) CREME CARAMEL {CRE{ME} {C{A}RAM}EL}

6   Rodent, shy, heads for protection underground (5) COYPU {COY}{Pr...n}{Un...d}

7   Broadcast just devoid of force (3) AIR fAIR
8  Continuing call to support aim, universal (8) ENDURING {END}{U}{RING}
11 Movement involving church developed real increase in speed (12) ACCELERATION {AC{CE}{REAL*}TION}
13 Time with dog around noon for leader of fashion (11) TRENDSETTER {T}{RE{N}D SETTER}
15 Upright icon hasn't changed (9) STANCHION*
16 Island's obstacle ahead of poor sailor (8) BARBADOS {BAR}{BAD}{OS}
20 Adjust temperature, lacking energy (5) TWEAK {T}{WEAK}
21 Dry area cleared (4) ARID {A}{RID}
23 Ruin force, overthrown (3) MAR <=

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No 11782, Saturday 20 Aug 2016, Gridman

Gridman is after girls today

 ACROSS

1 Girl's move over one year in arrogance (8) AUDACITY {AUD}{AC{I}T}{Y}

6 Joint work needed in part (4) KNEE (T)

9 Girl provided money at last to revive (6) VIVIFY {VIV}{IF}{Y}

10 Girl, training with journalist, coped with change (7) ADAPTED {ADA}{PT}{ED}

13 Cosies up to girl's figure (9) ISOSCELES {COSIES*}{LES}

14 Girl in the beginnings of stupid relationship to break off (5) SEVER {Stupid}{EVE}{Relationship}

15 Good girl's spirited (4) GAME {G}{AME}

16 A girl in position for help (10) ASSISTANCE {A}{S{SIS}TANCE}

19 Fast route, say, has style (10) EXPRESSWAY {EXPRESS}{WAY}

21 Girl's key unvaried (4) SAME {SAM}{E}

24 Oats provided by street girl (5) AVENA {AV}{ENA}

25 Wages hammered in key AP pact (3-6) PAY-PACKET {KEY AP PACT*}

26 Girl's row more energetic (7) GUSTIER {GUS}{TIER}

27 Be off, girl, with Aunty heartily (6) AVAUNT {AVA}{aUNTy}

28 How some things come and go? (4) EASY (CD)

29 Girl and daughter tore off the sides of netted fabric (8) SUEDETTE {SUE}{D}{nETTEd}

DOWN

2 Regular schoolchildren wear it (7) UNIFORM (DD)

3 A calm hearing for each (6) APIECE {A}{~PEACE}

4 One deputy rudely stills writers of pastoral poems (9) IDYLLISTS {I}{DY}{STILLS*}

5 Pays attention to not hard but extremely easy periods (5) YEARS {(-h+{easY})EARS}

7 Odd? (3,4) NOT EVEN (CD)

8 Don steers men to rewrite statements of support (12) ENDORSEMENTS {DON STEERS MEN*}

11 These things we own as groups (6) ASSETS {AS}{SETS}

12 With Inspector-General, shake leg; with Accountant-General, do the same — altogether move rapidly (6-6) WIGGLE-WAGGLE {W}{IG}{LEG*}-{W}{AG}{LEG*}

17 Lawyers want to win __ __ __, no matter what (2,3,4) IN ANY CASE (FIB&D)

18 National shoots plane over island (6) NEPALI {PLANE*}{I}

20 Delights from soft rental agreements (7) PLEASES {P}{LEASES}

22 Bolt, when he has a doubt, won't __ __ __, will he? (3,1,3) ASK A NUT Not sure how to classify this

23 Harm mother over a long period (6)  DAMAGE {DAM}{AGE}

25 Livens up, getting side benefits (5) PERKS (DD)

Reference list

One=I, Year=Y, Provided=If, Training=PT, Journalist=Ed, Good=G, Key=E, Street=Av, Daughter=D
Deputy=Dy, Hard=H, With=W, Inspector-General=IG, Accountant-General=AG, Island=I, Soft=P (Piano)

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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