SLORMGORM kicks off the week…
Apologies for the lateness of this blog…
A very neat and satisfactory puzzle, as one expects from this setter, and with a clear theme! 9d made me chuckle.
Thanks SLORMGORM!
ACROSS
7. A shade of trumpery ultimately seen in US jail (4)
CYAN
[trumper]Y (ultimately) seen in CAN (US jail)
8. Doctor subtotals around lunchtime for Trump, perhaps (10)
ABSOLUTIST
(SUBTOTALS)* (*doctor) around I (lunchtime, 1 o'clock)
10. Like ‘most’ ballot boxes marine left by news chief (6)
SEALED
SEA (marine) + L (left) by ED (news chief)
11. The Spanish notice blunders in political event (8)
ELECTION
EL (the, Spanish) + (NOTICE)* (*blunders)
12. Breaking up can be brilliant (8)
SMASHING
13. Taking the mickey when Trump loses lead is comforting (6)
EASING
[t]EASING (taking the mickey, when T[rump] (lead) loses)
15. Protest familiar Republican getting into office (13)
DEMONSTRATION
DEMON (familiar) + (R (republican) getting into STATION (office))
18. Conflict with South coming to a Western capital (6)
WARSAW
WAR (conflict) with S (south) coming to A + W (western)
20. Fed up with vacuous Trump’s flipping work? No further comment! (4,4)
FULL STOP
FULL (fed up) with (T[rump]S (vacuous))< (<flipping) + OP (work)
22. She lost race? Bit of anxiety in capital of Georgia (8)
ATALANTA
A[nxiety] (bit of) in ATLANTA (capital of Georgia)
24. Former First Family makes you head to Antifa marches (6)
TRAMPS
TRUMPS (former First Family, makes U (you), A[ntifa] (head to))
25. Old fellow with weapon could cause World War Three? (10)
ARMAGEDDON
(AGED (old) + DON (fellow)) with ARM (weapon)
26. Foolish type in conservative group (4)
CLOT
C (conservative) + LOT (group)
DOWN
1. Software in my iPad here gets hacked (10)
HYPERMEDIA
(MY IPAD HERE)* (*gets hacked)
2. Mostly not certain about a southern male in US government (5,3)
UNCLE SAM
(UNCLEA[r] (not certain, mostly) about S (southern)) + M (male)
3. Old spiritual leader good with Harris incensed leaders (6)
GANDHI
G (good) + AND (with) + H[arris] I[ncensed] (leaders)
4. Mix or leave a juice (4,4)
ALOE VERA
5. In the end, riots will follow panic in American regions (6)
STATES
[riot]S (in the end) will follow STATE (panic)
6. A stink about Stone’s first court decree (4)
ASBO
(A + BO (stink)) about S[tone] (first)
9. In hearing, as is Donald Trump’s trickery? (7,2,4)
SLEIGHT OF HAND
"slight of hand" = SLEIGHT OF HAND (as is Donald Trump, "in hearing")
14. Idiot close to politician in race loves pressure (10)
NINCOMPOOP
[politicia]N (close to) + IN + COMP (race, as in competition) + OO (loves) + P (pressure)
16. Contrary Don, not Dem, got in? Ruddy upset, of course! (2,6)
NO WONDER
([d]ON (not D (Dem)))< (<contrary) + WON (got in) + (RED)< (ruddy, <upset)
17. Position taken by one close to falsification case (8)
INSTANCE
STANCE (position) taken by (I (one) + [falsificatio]N (close to))
19. Muslim leader left America, returning to meet Brown (6)
SULTAN
(L (left) + US (America))< (<returning) to meet TAN (brown)
21. Fast to welcome a Democrat (finally!) with hidden potential (6)
LATENT
LENT (fast) to welcome (A + [democra]T (finally))
23. A despicable type in the ascendant? I’m outta here! (2-2)
TA-RA
(A + RAT (despicable type))< (<in the ascendant)
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