Lorraine: Thank you Everyman, quite a breeze this week, nothing to taxing, perhaps having a week off helped and gave my poor brain a rest. I hope everyone else found this weeks as pleasant to solve as I did.
Legend to solution comments:
* = anagram.
< = word reversed.
| Across | |||
| 1. |
Indian officer, soldier and revolutionary (8) | ||
| COMANCHE | CO+MAN+CHE | ||
| 5. |
Hold up a picnic basket (6) | ||
| HAMPER | dd | ||
| 9. |
Professional wearing article, a protective garment (5) | ||
| APRON | AN around PRO | ||
| 10. |
A man from Ireland collecting standard US equipment (9) | ||
| APPARATUS | PAR in A PAT+US | ||
| 12. |
Lab cope with modifying drug for clinical trial (7) | ||
| PLACEBO | (LAB COPE)* | ||
| 13. |
One may be required after a game of rugby on ‘B’ deck (7) | ||
| RUBDOWN | RU+B+DOWN; &lit | ||
| 14. |
Just awful, residents’ diet (13) | ||
| DISINTERESTED | (RESIDENTS DIET)* | ||
| 16. |
More than one good man lacking polish seen in sharp suit (5,8) | ||
| ROUGH DIAMONDS | ROUGH+DIAMONDS | ||
| 21. |
One in cartel amended clause (7) | ||
| ARTICLE | I in (CARTEL)* | ||
| 23. |
Terry, perhaps, or Bill with long hair? (7) | ||
| ACTRESS | AC+TRESS Who is Terry I wonder? |
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| 24. |
Something that is incidental to neighbourhood children? (4,5) | ||
| SIDE ISSUE | SIDE+ISSUE | ||
| 25. |
Club record on circuit (5) | ||
| DISCO | DISC+O | ||
| 26. |
Damage in a harbour (6) | ||
| MARINA | MAR+IN+A | ||
| 27. |
Cabinetmaker subdued about that woman (8) | ||
| SHERATON | HER in SAT ON | ||
| Down | |||
| 1. |
Applauded Charlie, left well behind in race? (7) | ||
| CLAPPED | C+LAPPED | ||
| 2. |
Misguided rangers coming after me, a fish-eating duck (9) | ||
| MERGANSER | ME+(RANGERS)* | ||
| 3. |
Article used in navy, strong fabric (7) | ||
| NANKEEN | AN in (N KEEN) | ||
| 4. |
Madly in love? Completely (4,4,5) | ||
| HEAD OVER HEELS | dd | ||
| 6. |
Turn holding mug and a tumbler (7) | ||
| ACROBAT | ROB+A in ACT | ||
| 7. |
A top spinning round one in courtyard (5) | ||
| PATIO | I in (A TOP)* | ||
| 8. |
Feel bitter about unopened gift (6) | ||
| RESENT | (p)RESENT | ||
| 11. |
Take wine with girl in a South African city (4,9) | ||
| PORT ELIZABETH | PORT+ELIZABETH | ||
| 15. |
Intimate group after ultimate in food and service (6,3) | ||
| DINNER SET | INNER SET after D | ||
| 17. |
Affected charm in meeting from which Jack is excluded (7) | ||
| UNCTION | (j)UNCTION | ||
| 18. |
Bullfighter in Benidorm, at a do, relaxing (7) | ||
| MATADOR | hidden: benidorM AT A DO Relaxing | ||
| 19. |
Soldiers shortly to join poet (7) | ||
| SASSOON | SAS+SOON | ||
| 20. |
New manor’s an extortionate price? (6) | ||
| RANSOM | (MANORS)* | ||
| 22. |
Organised tour round duke’s house (5) | ||
| TUDOR | D in (TOUR)* | ||
Thanks for the blog Lorraine. Not difficult to fill in the squares but a couple of doubts remain.
I assume the Terry in 23ac is Ellen, based on past experience.
I believe 16ac is ROUGH DIAMONDS (pl). So DIAMONDS = “suit” but why is ROUGH = “sharp”?
Hi Colin,
I read it as, lacking polish is rough and sharp suit is diamond as it is the only suit with corners?
Hi Lorraine
I read it as Colin did: I think ‘lacking polish’ has to be part of the definition. I had doubts about rough = sharp, too, but then thought of speaking roughly / sharply. Chambers doesn’t give rough = sharp but does have harsh as a definition for each of them – which I know is not quite the same thing!
These days I do Everyman fairly quickly, and then get stuck over one or two clues. In this puzzle the word was NANKEEN. Never heard of it.
Nick: I corrected the typo to ROUGH DIAMONDS
It is ROUGH+DIAMONDS – remember the Guardian/Observer uses Collins dictionary as it’s bible for crosswords, and indeed under ‘rough’ in Collins it states ‘harsh or sharp’ as one definition.
FYI I don’t think Collins is the only allowed dictionary: Chambers is certainly one more that’s in favour, which means TAGHAIRM’s a goer.