Very much a puzzle of 2 halves for me, specifically a pretty easy top half and a much, much harder bottom half. Nevertheless, fantastic clues as always from Dac, 24A being my pick of the bunch.
| Across | |
|---|---|
| 1 | DABBLE – B and B in DALE |
| 4 | CHIP SHOP – C(onstant) + S(on) in HIP-HOP |
| 9 | FILING – 1 in FLING |
| 10 | CLARINET – IN in CLARET |
| 12 | AGORA – Double def. AGORA is a marketplace and an Israeli unit of currency |
| 13 | PROUSTIAN – (IN A STUPOUR)* |
| 14 | CHAPTERHOUSE – CHAP + (OTHER) * + USE |
| 18 | ORTHODONTIST – (DIRT ON TOOTH’S)* |
| 21 | HEATHENRY – HEAT on HENRY |
| 23 | ARGAN – N AGRA rev. |
| 24 | CAFE NOIR – O (love) + 1 in (FRANCE)* – A lovely &lit. |
| 25 | GODIVA – GO DIVA! |
| 26 | SALLYING – ALLY in SING |
| 27 | BEETLE – Double def. |
| Down | |
| 1 | DEFIANCE – DE + FIANCE |
| 2 | BALMORAL – (ROAM)* in BALL |
| 3 | LANCASTER – A ST. in LANCER |
| 5 | HELLO GOODBYE – Cryptic def. |
| 6 | PARIS – RI (leaders of Revolution In) in PAS |
| 7 | HANG IN – Hidden in cHANGINg |
| 8 | PATENT – PA + TENT |
| 11 | APPREHENSION – Double def. |
| 15 | SINGAPORE – GAP (Gulf) + OR(egon) + E on SIN |
| 16 | JINGOIST – I.N.G in JOIST |
| 17 | STONE AGE – ONE in STAGE |
| 19 | WHACKS – Double def. |
| 20 | EARFUL – [-f]EARFUL |
| 22 | HONEY – H(usband) + ONE + Y(en) |
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