ACROSS
1 - Second drink in isolated spot (9) - {BACK}{WATER}
6 - Glimpse object of especial interest (5) - SIGHT [CD]
9 - Taking photographs of spectators where marksmen practise (8,7) - {SHOOTING} {GALLERY}
10 - Land shortage ignored by duke (5) -dEARTH
11 - Maintenance allowance Olympian squandered (8) - PALIMONY*
13 - Literary character, jumping bail, put in prison (7) - {CA{LIBA*}N}
15 - Likely to remain fine in South, possibly after about one (3,4) - {S}{ET FA(I)R*}
16 - After last of nightmares, refuse to sleep (7) - {S}{LUMBER}
17 - Pal carrying revolutionary weapon (7) - {MA{CHE}TE}
18 - Cop loses out in a disgusting place (8) - CESSPOOL*
20 - Itinerant US actor making a comeback (5) - NOMAD <-
23 - Fruit British head dropped into perfect drink (9,6) - {B}{UTTER}{NUT} {SQUASH}
24 - Helped let learner driver out (5) - lEASED
25 - As good as gold? Not us (7-2) - RUNNERS-UP [CD]
DOWN
1 - A nervous wreck in box, on trial (6,4) - {BASKET} {CASE}
2 - Group of singers sing endlessly about love (5) - {CH{O}IRp}
3 - Perform a baptism to celebrate a birth (3,3,5,4) - WET THE BABY'S HEAD [DD]
4 - Can one holding drill start to repair a kitchen utensil? (3,6) - {TIN} {O{PE}NE}{R}
5 - Royal feast cut short (5) - REGALe
6 - I'm unfortunately turned over by trick, a computer fraud (6,9) - {SALA)(M'I<-} {TECHNIQUE}
7 - New measuring device, reportedly for fruit (9) - {GREEN}{GAGE}(~gauge)
8 - Film and play opening in Soho (4) - {TOY}{S}
12 - Amity shown by female diner relaxed on liner (10) - {F}{RIEND*}{SHIP}
14 - Rule at sea confused eminent poets (9) - LAUREATES*
15 - Dope easy to name (9) - {SIMPLE}{TO}{N} My COD
19 - Proprietor in state of depression having day off (5) -dOWNER
21 - Upset mason grumbles (5) - MOANS*
22 - Efficient porter grabbing first of bags (4) - {A{B}LE}
1 - Second drink in isolated spot (9) - {BACK}{WATER}
9 - Taking photographs of spectators where marksmen practise (8,7) - {SHOOTING} {GALLERY}
10 - Land shortage ignored by duke (5) -
11 - Maintenance allowance Olympian squandered (8) - PALIMONY*
15 - Likely to remain fine in South, possibly after about one (3,4) - {S}{ET FA(I)R*}
16 - After last of nightmares, refuse to sleep (7) - {S}{LUMBER}
17 - Pal carrying revolutionary weapon (7) - {MA{CHE}TE}
18 - Cop loses out in a disgusting place (8) - CESSPOOL*
20 - Itinerant US actor making a comeback (5) - NOMAD <-
23 - Fruit British head dropped into perfect drink (9,6) - {B}{UTTER}{NUT} {SQUASH}
25 - As good as gold? Not us (7-2) - RUNNERS-UP [CD]
DOWN
1 - A nervous wreck in box, on trial (6,4) - {BASKET} {CASE}
2 - Group of singers sing endlessly about love (5) - {CH{O}IR
3 - Perform a baptism to celebrate a birth (3,3,5,4) - WET THE BABY'S HEAD [DD]
4 - Can one holding drill start to repair a kitchen utensil? (3,6) - {TIN} {O{PE}NE}{R}
5 - Royal feast cut short (5) - REGAL
6 - I'm unfortunately turned over by trick, a computer fraud (6,9) - {SALA)(M'I<-} {TECHNIQUE}
7 - New measuring device, reportedly for fruit (9) - {GREEN}{GAGE}(~gauge)
12 - Amity shown by female diner relaxed on liner (10) - {F}{RIEND*}{SHIP}
14 - Rule at sea confused eminent poets (9) - LAUREATES*
15 - Dope easy to name (9) - {SIMPLE}{TO}{N} My COD
19 - Proprietor in state of depression having day off (5) -
21 - Upset mason grumbles (5) - MOANS*
22 - Efficient porter grabbing first of bags (4) - {A{B}LE}
6 I'm unfortunately turned over by trick, a computer fraud (6,9) - {SALA}{M'I} {TECHNIQUE}
ReplyDeleteReversal indicator <- for turned over is to be added.
{(SALA)(M'I)<-} {TECHNIQUE}
Thanks SV
ReplyDelete13 - Literary character, jumping bail, put in prison (7) - {CA{LIBA*}N}
ReplyDeleteCan also be {C{ALIB*}AN}
The first time I heard of the Taliban, I remembered this character from The Tempest
BASKET CASE reminded of schooldays, where we had learnt our first pejorative BLOODY BASKET !
Please explain 23 A.
ReplyDeleteReversal indicator for ALAS is missing in 6d :)
Ajeesh, the reversal indicator 'turned over' is for the "I'm alas" as
ReplyDeleteHence, using extra brackets, the anno is:
{(SALA)(M'I)}<- {TECHNIQUE}
Ajeesh @ 10:32
ReplyDelete23 - Fruit = Definition = {B}{UTTER}{NUT} {SQUASH}
British = B
head = NUT
dropped into = Insertion indicator
perfect = UTTER
drink = SQUASH
Thanks Col.
ReplyDeleteKishore,
Oops. I meant about that bracket only :)