A nice and quick solve for me on this one, which then gave me some time to go back over it and marvel at just how good a setter Dac is. Wonderful stuff as ever.
| Across | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | STIR UP – (SIR PUT)* | |
| 5 | QUAGMIRE – AGM in QUIRE | |
| 9 | ENGAGEMENT – Double def. | |
| 10 | TENT – TE[-rm] + NT (New Testamant) | |
| 11 | MADISON AVENUE – IS in MAD ON A VENUE | |
| 12 | BURNET – URN in BET | |
| 14 | FUSILER – IS rev. + LIE in FUR | |
| 16 | SHEEPISH – “She” + PISH! | |
| 18 | SAMOSA – S.A (sex appeal) + MO + S.A (again!) | |
| 20 | CAREERS ADVICE – (RECEIVES A CARD)* | |
| 22 | RULE – Double def. | |
| 23 | TOURNAMENT – (MEANT TO RUN)* | |
| 24 | PLUTARCH – L(atin) in PUT (place) + ARCH (clever) | |
| 25 | SENTRY – SENT + RY | |
| Down | ||
| 2 | TYNEMOUTH – (MONEY) in TUT on H(eroin) | |
| 3 | REARDON – REAR + DON | |
| 4 | PRESS – Double def. | |
| 5 | QUEEN OF THE SOUTH – OFT HE in QUEEN + SOUTH | |
| 6 | ACTIVISTS – ACT 1 (first part of play) + VIST[-a] + S(everal) | |
| 7 | MATINAL – (IN MALTA)* | |
| 8 | RANGE – RAN + E.G rev. | |
| 13 | TRIMESTER – M in TRIESTE + (Septembe)R | |
| 15 | EASTERNER – STERNE in EAR | |
| 17 | EARNEST – “Ernest” | |
| 19 | MAILMEN – M(ake) + AILMEN[-t] | |
| 20 | CRUEL – RUE in CL. | |
| 21 | DINGS – Hidden in wedDING Service | |
Yes, this was excellent. I too found it very much on the easier side.
I never time these, but this might just have been a record 🙂 Couldn’t fault it though, of course.