Lorraine: Good morning to you all.
Lovely puzzle this week, I enjoyed it immensly. First in was 1dn of course and last in was 19dn.
Big thank you to Everyman as always.
| Across | |||
| 1. | Telephone back about one garden ornamental (5) | ||
| LILAC | (CALL<) around I | ||
| 4. | Female journalist cries then tries relaxing (3,6) | ||
| SOB SISTER | SOBS+(TRIES*) | ||
| 9. | Judges 50% of recipe books (9) | ||
| RECORDERS | REC(ipe)+ORDERS | ||
| 10. | Collect a million as head of state (5) | ||
| AMASS | A+M+AS+S(tate) | ||
| 11. | Sullen after a king shows eagerness (6) | ||
| ARDOUR | A+R+DOUR | ||
| 12. | Difference of opinion in mathematical operation (8) | ||
| DIVISION | dd | ||
| 14. | US actor touring provinces for magazine (3,9) | ||
| NEW STATESMAN | [paul]NEWMAN around STATES | ||
| 17. | I’m mixed up with her, pop star, having a pleasurable way of life (8,4) | ||
| PRIMROSE PATH | (I,M + HER, POP STAR)* | ||
| 20. | Inspector, formerly a collier (8) | ||
| EXAMINER | EX+A+MINER | ||
| 21. | Boil egg, mostly runny, and serve (6) | ||
| OBLIGE | (BOIL EG(g))* | ||
| 23. | Pancake left in container next to one (5) | ||
| BLINI | (L in BIN)+I | ||
| 24. | Honest one struggling to win (2,3,4) | ||
| ON THE NOSE | (HONEST ONE)* | ||
| 25. | Reptile swimming at Lake Gloria (9) | ||
| ALLIGATOR | (AT L GLORIA)* | ||
| 26. | Shout for nurse (5) | ||
| TREAT | dd | ||
| Down | |||
| 1. | Stories about wet weather in a region of France (8) | ||
| LORRAINE | LORE around RAIN | ||
| 2. | Security measure in prison makes rugby player depressed (8) | ||
| LOCKDOWN | LOCK+DOWN | ||
| 3. | Formula One driver’s fitness regime? (7,8) | ||
| CIRCUIT TRAINING | cd | ||
| 4. | Stage favourites put up (4) | ||
| STEP | (PETS)< | ||
| 5. | Top dog? Famous footballer at home who’s tricky (4,2,4) | ||
| BEST IN SHOW | [george]BEST+IN+(WHO’S*) | ||
| 6. | I protest about an item, an awful item (9,6) | ||
| INANIMATE OBJECT | I+(AN ITEM AN*)+OBJECT | ||
| 7. | Unfortunate soldier in overturned buggy (6) | ||
| TRAGIC | GI in (CART<) | ||
| 8. | Royal Engineers, posted, feel aggrieved (6) | ||
| RESENT | RE+SENT | ||
| 13. | Put a stop to charge, shortly, abroad (7,3) | ||
| STAMPED OUT | STAMPED(e)+OUT | ||
| 15. | Voice of Italian, one behind counter (8) | ||
| BARITONE | BAR+(IT+ONE) | ||
| 16. | Clear off with Dolcelatte and vermouth? (6,2) | ||
| CHEESE IT | CHEESE+IT | ||
| 18. | Outbreak of rabies in part of Europe (6) | ||
| SERBIA | (RABIES)* | ||
| 19. | Politically extreme? No Conservative spoke (6) | ||
| RADIAL | RADI(c)AL | ||
| 22. | Famous entertainer bare? Bottom can’t be seen (4) | ||
| STAR | STAR(k) | ||
| … | |||
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