Guardian Quiptic 879 Hectence

A nice and neat and easy enough Quiptic. Thanks to Hectence. Definitions are underlined in the clues.

Across

9 Fashionable mink has one consumed with anger (9)

INFURIATE : IN(fashionable, as in “the in-crowd”) + FUR(a coat made from the fur of an animal, say, the mink) plus(has) I(Roman numeral for “one”) + ATE(consumed).

Defn: …, as a verb.

10 Lead a meeting about Barnet (5)

CHAIR : C(abbrev. for “circa”;about;approximately, in reference to dates, especially years) + HAIR(from rhyming slang “Barnet fair”).

11 Outside cooking food, Tommy for one has a great time (4,3)

GOOD FUN : Anagram of(cooking) FOOD contained in(Outside …) GUN(an example of which;for one, is the Thompson sub-machine gun, shortened to “Tommy gun”).

12 A Parisian in apartment on Seine’s left bank shows off (7)

FLAUNTS : UN(French or Parisian language for “a”) contained in(in) FLAT(a residential apartment) plus(on) the 1st letter of(…’s left bank, in an across clue) “Seine“.

13 Retired doctor’s a space geek (4)

NERD : Reversal of(Retired) [ DR(abbrev. for “doctor”) + EN(a unit of measurement of space in printing of text) ].

14 President has vocal slip welcoming Yemeni leader and causes chaos (5,5)

PLAYS HAVOC : Anagram of(… slip) [ P(abbrev. for “President”) + HAS VOCAL ] containing(welcoming) the 1st letter of(… leader) “Yemeni“.

16 Notice and see about small point capably (7)

ADEPTLY : AD(short for “advertisement”, a promotional notice) plus(and) ELY(the see or the place in which the cathedral under a bishop’s authority stands, in this instance, in Cambridgeshire, England) containing(about) PT(abbrev.;small for “point”).

17 Stand amid Scottish mountain ferns … (7)

BRACKEN : RACK(a stand, eg. for storing tools in a workshop) contained in(amid) BEN(a mountain, especially in Scottish place names).

19 … and search area for a place to shoot (5,5)

RIFLE RANGE : RIFLE(to search through in a hurry) + RANGE(an area covered by something).

22 Storyteller picked up old instrument (4)

LYRE : Homophone of(…. picked up) “liar”(a teller of untrue stories).

24 Tempted to cite negligence in death (7)

ENTICED : Anagram of(… negligence) CITE contained in(in) END(death, the final end). An unusual anagram indicator.

25 Part of Guatemala is experiencing disease (7)

MALAISE : Hidden in(Part of) “Guatemala is experiencing“.

26 Mysterious English couple conceal revolutionary passion (5)

EERIE : E,E(a couple of the abbrev. for “English”) containing(conceal) reversal of(revolutionary) IRE(anger, an example of a passion;a strong emotion).

27 Looking back wistfully at closing building (9)

NOSTALGIC : Anagram of(… building) AT CLOSING.

Down

1 Ivy gets state’s North American representative to turn up (8,7)

VIRGINIA CREEPER : VIRGINIA(a state in the USA) + CREE(one of the North American Indian tribes) + reversal of(… to turn up) REP(short for “representative”).

2 Definitely from St Andrews? (2,6)

OF COURSE : OF(from, as in “St Andrews is 50 km northeast of Edinburgh”) + COURSE(of 18 holes of golf, several of which St Andrews famously has).

3 Frequently supports credit for small farm … (5)

CROFT : OFT(literary form of “often”;frequently) placed below(supports, in a down clue) CR(abbrev. for “credit”, in accounting).

Defn: …, especially in Scotland.

4 … outbuildings and temporary pasture in part of Yorkshire (8)

BARNSLEY : BARNS(outbuildings of a farm) plus(and) LEY(land temporarily used for grazing for only a season or a limited number of years).

5 Have permit to go by plane, then lose it! (3,3)

LET FLY : LET(to give permission to) + FLY(to go by plane). I’ll have to ignore “have”, as “to let” is to “give”, not “have”, permission.

Defn: To lose one’s cool/temper.

6 Refuse place to get rid of stockpile (5,4)

SCRAP HEAP : SCRAP(to get rid of;to discard) + HEAP(a stockpile;a lot of the same thing that you set aside for use later).

Defn: A place to get rid of;pile your refuse.

7 Vehicle’s brought back with thanks from pilot (6)

SATNAV : Reversal of(…’s brought back) [ VAN(a vehicle) plus(with) TAS(plural of “ta”;informal term for “thank you”) ]. Is the reversal indicator slightly misplaced?

Answer: Short for a satellite navigation system, used for tracking one’s position, and hence used to pilot.

8 How to make pear juice for a media Q & A session? (5,10)

PRESS CONFERENCE : PRESS(how to make juice from a fruit) CONFERENCE(a variety of pears).

15 Patient carrier‘s challenge to the Queen (9)

STRETCHER : STRETCH(a challenge;a difficult and demanding task) plus(to) ER(abbrev. for “Elizabeth Regina”, the Queen).

17 One in two unions has great aims blurred over time (8)

BIGAMIST : BIG(great) + anagram of(… blurred) AIMS placed above(over, in a down clue) T(abbrev. for “time”, in physics).

Defn: …, marriage unions, that is.

18 They carry means of entry to important groups (3,5)

KEY RINGS : KEY(important;crucial) + RINGS(groups of people or things arranged in a circle, or groups of people with a shared purpose).

20 Days ahead for fellow taking Aussie truck round old city (6)

FUTURE : F(abbrev. for “fellow”) plus(taking) UTE(Australian term for a utility truck) containing(round) UR(the ancient Mesopotamian city).

21 Nowadays onset of diabetes in middle age is increasing (6)

ADDING : AD(abbrev. for “anno domini”, indicating time after the birth of Christ, ie. nowadays) + the 1st letter of(onset of) “diabetes” + IN + the middle letter of(middle) “age“.

23 Care about keeping student untroubled (5)

CLEAR : Anagram of(… about) CARE containing(keeping) L(from the L-plate, displayed by a student or learner driver).