Guardian Cryptic 26350 with Picture Quiz

(Please post comments on ONLY the picture quiz hereinbelow.  To post comments on the crossword puzzle, please click here.)   A devilishly difficult one, thanks to Pasquale.  Had to use electronic aids, including the cheat button for one.  Definitions are underlined in the clues.

Across

1    Pageant held for knight (7)

GALAHAD : GALA(a pageant;a festive occasion) + HAD(held;possessed).

Defn: One of King Arthur’s.

5    Church ointment is carried in plate, briefly (7)

CHRISOM : IS contained in(carried in) “chrome”(to plate with chromium, usually by electroplating) minus its last letter(…, briefly).

9    Time wasted by appalled one hiding under cover (9)

DISGUISED : “t”(abbrev. for “time”) de0(wasted by) “disgusted”(appalled;sickened) containing(… hiding) I(Roman numeral for “one”).

10    Regenerated fellows listened to guiding spirit (5)

NUMEN : Homophone of(… listened to) “new men”(regenerated fellows).

Defn: A guiding principle, force, or spirit.

11    Spinner of web in wood approaches a forgotten shelter (3,7-3)

TIM BERNERS-LEE : TIMBER(wood) + “nears”(approaches) minus(… forgotten) “a”.

Defn: Cryptic, the inventor of the World Wide Web.

13    What gets to stick when one’s terribly hot in it? (8)

CLOTHING : CLING(to stick to) containing(… in it) anagram of(terribly) HOT. A WIWD (wordplay intertwined with definition) clue.

You could be hot in it and it clings to you …or vice versa:

 

15    Centre Right is showing excess of ambition, maybe (6)

HUBRIS : HUB(the centre of a network) + R(abbrev. for “right”) + IS.

Defn: A literary term for, in Greek tragedy, an excess of ambition, pride, etc. leading to the transgressor’s ruin.

17    Sweet, sweet stuff unwrapped? Not eating that! (6)

NOUGAT : “sugar”(sweet stuff) minus its 1st and last letters(unwrapped) contained in(… eating that) NOT.

19    Wife with repeated hesitation, an unsettled type (8)

WANDERER : W(abbrev. for “wife”) + AND(with;plus) + 2 x(repeated) ER(an expression of hesitation).

22    Procedure for making arch is evident in these pieces of furniture? (7,6)

ROCKING CHAIRS : A reverse clue: Anagram of(ROCKING) CHAIRS = Procedure for making “arch is”.

25    Arab finishing with camels gets car (5)

SAUDI : The last letter of(finishing with) “camels ” plus(gets) AUDI(the German car marque).

26    Fresh fruit deli provided for festival (3,2-4)

EID UL-FITR : Anagram of(Fresh) FRUIT DELI.

Defn: … that ends the fast of Ramadan. As with other Romanised non-English words, there are a variety of spellings.

27    Stupid types fail ultimately – as shown in school records (7)

SCHLEPS : The last letter of(… ultimately) “fail ” contained in(as shown in) [ SCH(abbrev. for “sch”) + EPS(the former 45 rpm extended play music records) ].

28    Gentleman of healthy appearance said to get too much (7)

SURFEIT : Homophone of(… said) [ “Sir”(form of polite address for a gentleman) + “fit”(of a healthy appearance) ].

Down

1    Top place needs stuff bought – nothing to be missing (4)

GODS : “goods”(stuff that’s been bought) minus(… to be missing) “o”(the letter representing 0;nothing).

Defn: Cryptic. The upper gallery seating area in a theatre, nearest the ceiling and furthest from the stage.

2    The French emperor for three months in the country (7)

LESOTHO : LES(French for “the”) + OTHO(Roman Emperor who ruled for three months).

3    Transport a thousand bits and pieces left after harvesting (5)

HAULM : HAUL(to transport) + M(Roman numeral for a thousand).

Defn: Collectively, the stems and stalks of grass, grain, etc.

4    Sees records being broken by English sailors (8)

DISCERNS : DISCS(circular plates containing audio-visual recorded material) containing(being broken by) [ E(abbrev. for “English”) + RN(abbrev. for the Royal Navy) ].

5    Rhythmic jazz fan outside sleazy club (6)

CADENT : CAT(slang for a jazz music fan) containing(outside) DEN(a club where one might get sleazy entertainment).

Defn: Having cadence or rhythm.

6    Manage a delivery trip in a car (9)

RUNAROUND : RUN(to manage, say, an organisation) + A + ROUND(a regular delivery trip of papers, milk, etc.).

Defn: Aka a runabout.

7    Sister’s eaten enough – picky type wanting a bit of everything? (7)

SAMPLER : SR(abbrev. for a sister in a religious order) containing(eaten) AMPLE(enough,or more than enough) .

Defn: One who takes a sample of this, that, and the other, and another and …

8    Mentor is so unconventional as educator (10)

MONTESSORI : Anagram of(… unconventional) MENTOR IS SO.

Answer: Maria, Italian educator who evolved a method, named after her, of teaching children.

12    Professionals in film industry, who could make actress sin (10)

SCENARISTS : Anagram of(could make) ACTRESS SIN.

Defn: … who write screen plays, or storylines.

14    Festival founder in area of land once getting communications expert (9)

HEAVISIDE :  This is the answer using the cheat button, but I have no clue what it is or how to explain it.  I can only come up with Oliver Heaviside, physicist who was an expert in electromagnetism propagation (communications?).

16    They get charged, put in cells (8)

CATHODES : Cryptic defn: The electrically charged terminal in a primary cell or battery, or an electrolytic cell.

18    A local Conservative youngster with no yen to be like an oik (7)

UNCOUTH : ‘UN(“a”;one, in local patois or dialect) + C(abbrev. for “Conservative” in politics) + “youth”(a youngster) minus(with no) “y”(abbrev. for the Japanese currency, yen).

20    Hurt again? Get time out (7)

RESPITE : RE-(the prefix indicating again;one more time) + SPITE(to hurt;to offend).

21    Monster to advance ignoring initial publicity (6)

OGRESS : “progress”(to advance) minus its 1st two letters(ignoring initial) “pr”(abbrev. for “public relations”;publicity).

23    I would look to expend minimal energy (5)

IDLER : I’D(contraction of “I would”) + “leer”(to look sneeringly, suggestively, or obliquely) minus the 1st letter of(minimal) “energy “. Another WIWD clue.

24    Incompetent person‘s endless chatter (4)

PRAT : “prate”(to chatter, idly and, well, endlessly) minus its last letter(… chatter) .

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The following pictures have unidentified links to the puzzle.

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For the answers:  pic1 please click here and here, pic2 here, pic3 here, pic4 here, and pic6 here.