Decent Tuesday puzzle with some easy-reading (in a good way) surfaces from Jason.
A smooth solve. Simple and unstrained, I thought. Thanks, Jason.
| Across | ||
| 1 | SUPPLY AND DEMAND | Drink trade with damned new market force (6,3,6) |
| SUP (‘drink’) + PLY (‘trade’) + anagram (‘new’) of DAMNED. | ||
| 9 | TIPSTER | At wit’s end priest rouses one napping? (7) |
| T (end of ‘wiT’) + anagram (‘rouses’) of PRIEST. | ||
| 10 | CAST OFF | Who’s ejected from clubs like a Hooray Henry? (4,3) |
| C[lubs] + AS TOFF (‘like a Hooray Henry’), plus kinda jocular whole-clue definition. | ||
| 11 | NEED | Want a part of fine education (4) |
| Inclusion in ‘fiNE EDucation’. | ||
| 12 | CHEESECAKE | Eye candy is perhaps sweet (10) |
| Double definition. | ||
| 13 | GROWNUP | Adult Greek to come clean (7) |
| GR[eek] + OWN UP (‘come clean’) | ||
| 15 | SPECTRE | Respect changes an unpleasant image (7) |
| Anagram of RESPECT. | ||
| 17 | STIRRUP | Kindle retains retailer’s primary foothold (7) |
| STIR UP (as in foment or ‘kindle’) contains R (‘Retailer’s primary’ letter). | ||
| 19 | AUGMENT | A ground nutmeg’s swell (7) |
| A + anagram (‘ground’) of NUTMEG. | ||
| 20 | REAL ESTATE | For land and property etc redraft a letter with SAE (4,6) |
| Anagram (‘redraft’) of A LETTER and SAE. | ||
| 22 | WEEP | Little Penny’s blubber? (4) |
| WEE (‘little’) + P[enny]. | ||
| 25 | PRIMATE | Archbishop’s affectedly proper answer leads to Times’ editorial (7) |
| PRIM (‘affectedly proper’) + A[nswer] + T, E (‘leads’ of Times & Editorial). | ||
| 26 | ENAMOUR | Locks round our entrance (7) |
| MANE (hair, ‘locks’) reversed (’round’) + OUR. | ||
| 27 | BUILDING SOCIETY | Co-op financier doing this strengthens companionship (8,7) |
| Sort of cryptic/double def. | ||
| Down | ||
| 1 | SATIN | Stayed at home making glossy material (5) |
| SAT IN (‘stayed at home’). | ||
| 2 | PEPPERONI | Dot over “i” – what may be found in pizza and deli, say (9) |
| PEPPER (to ‘dot’) + ON (‘over’) + I | ||
| 3 | LATE | Delayed learner gets put away (4) |
| L[earner] + ATE (‘put away’). | ||
| 4 | AIRSHIP | Zeppelin, eg, broadcasts over joint (7) |
| AIRS (‘broadcasts’) above HIP (‘joint’). | ||
| 5 | DUCHESS | Noblewoman departs upper- class game (7) |
| D[eparts, on e.g. a timetable] + U[pper-class, as in Mitford] + CHESS (‘game’). | ||
| 6 | EASTER EGG | Segregate ingerdients for seasonl gift (6,3) |
| Nice anagram (‘ingredients’) of SEGREGATE. Coupla misprints in my version. | ||
| 7 | AROMA | A short Roman nose (5) |
| A + truncated (‘short’) ‘ROMAn’. ‘Nose’ as in the aroma of a wine (‘a good nose’). | ||
| 8 | DIFFERENT | Rare Fender, if electric, beginning to tempt (9) |
| Anagram (‘electric’) of FENDER IF + T (start of Tempt). | ||
| 13 | GASTRO-PUB | Carve up roast in good British eatery (6-3) |
| Anagram (‘carve’) of UP ROAST in G[ood] & B[ritish]. Nicely appropriate surface. | ||
| 14 | NURSEMAID | Tend to help maiden first – I do (9) |
| NURSE (‘tend’) + AID (‘help’) preceded by M[aiden] (over in cricket), with whole clue def. | ||
| 16 | THEREFORE | So free her to form a new group (9) |
| Anagram (‘form a new group’) of FREE HER TO. Neat. | ||
| 18 | PATTERN | Speak glibly then name model (7) |
| PATTER (‘speak glibly’, of e.g. a salesman or magician) + N[ame]. | ||
| 19 | ARTLESS | Frank? He leaves cold (7) |
| HE removed from heARTLESS (‘cold’). | ||
| 21 | ALIBI | Bail changed over one’s excuse (5) |
| Anagram of BAIL above 1. | ||
| 23 | PARTY | Quiet bohemian get-together (5) |
| P[iano] (‘quiet’) + ARTY (‘Bohemian’). | ||
| 24 | TALC | Tender loving care includes a body treatment (4) |
| TLC includes A. | ||
*anagram
Perfectly pitched for a Tuesday – well I thought so anyway
Thanks to Jason and Grant too
Thanks Jason and Grant
Not a complicated solve but with some lovely twists along the way. Had not seen the ‘eye candy’ definition of CHEESECAKE before and had to look up a ‘Hooray Henry’ to see how he was a TOFF.
Really liked the clues for the two long clues at the top (btw, the blog doesn’t call out the ‘with’ = AND) and the bottom of the grid. It’s the first time that I’ve seen GASTRO PUB separated into two words.
‘Zeppelin’ sent me off on a re-read of the article on the Hindenburg disaster – funny how a crossword will set one off in other directions !
Good entertaining crossword !
Pleasant crossword that was part of my (late) breakfast this morning.
Once more a clue where the typographer mixed things up (6d).
Nowadays, this happens every so often at the FT.
I found the anagram indicator in 16d (THEREFORE) a bit over the top.
Just like the definition in 2d (PEPPERONI).
Also a pity that NURSEMAID (14d) had maiden in the clue.
My main quibble, however, is about 10ac.
If “Who’s ejected” the definition (and it surely is) CAST OFF should be hyphenated!
But, indeed an enjoyable Tuesday puzzle.
Thanks to setter & blogger.