Enjoyable puzzle in the style one associates with Quixote. Trickiest part was SW quadrant and also 19D which was a new word to me but a very accessible puzzle overall. Solving time, 17 mins.
* = anagram
ACROSS
1 STOPCOCK O PC in STOCK
5 DELIghts
10 GILLIAN ILL in GIAN(t)
11 ARSENAL Take last 5 letters from ‘arrives’ and reverse LANES
12 IN TELL I GENTS I A
13 WHO( that) R L right and left
15 MARDI GRAS (drama rigs)*
16 SLOW MARCH low mar in sch
18 LATER I from retail (reversed)
20 OPPOSITE NUMBER (bit me on purpose)*
22 TREMOLO (room tel)*
24 IGNORED GI (reversed) NO RED
25 SEE D
26 BETRAYER a in try all put in beer
DOWN
1 SIGH(t)
2 OR LAND O
3 C LIME
4 CONGLOMERATION (Leo morning coat)*
6 ESSENTIAL (eases l tin)*
7 IONISER I I in (snore)*
8 LARGER-THAN-LIFE (Gran if all there)*
9 CLEANSER (lens care)*
13 WASHOUTS shout in was
14 LIMESTONE me in (on islet)*
17 ORPHEUS p in (hero)* US
19 THE (l)URGY Was pleased to (eventually) work out this new word to me from the wordplay
21 MINER “minor”
22 ODER “odour”
Well, nobody’s got much to say today …
I’m not sure there is a lot to say, actually: fine puzzle in the usual style which for me was a gentle introduction to the Indy week. Needed to search for THEURGY, but otherwise straighforwardly enjoyable. Liked INTELLIGENTSIA in particular.
Well what is there to say? People like Quixote and Dac don’t usually elicit many posts because they’re so good. Never anything to grumble about.
Very true Wil, Q’s i appearance today was a tad harder for me, THEURGY was a newish one on me but gettable with the crossing letters.
Ta NMS and Don.