Last time I got Tees he set a triple pangram, not this time but I found this to be a stern test in places, rather tricky indeed…
Definitions underlined in clues, as ever I’m open to other interpretations or cleverer stuff I’ve missed.
Across
| 9 It goes with Linear A for translation among other things (5,4) | INTER ALIA | [IT LINEAR A]* |
| 10 Clergyman’s land bishop fenced with joy (5) | GLEBE | B(ishop) in GLEE, glebe house is probably better known as the local manse |
| 11 Resilient as only remaining institute in East Central (7) | ELASTIC | [LAST + I(nstitute)]* in E.C. |
| 12 Closer to breakdown because row is much worse (7 | NASTIER | End of (breakdow)N + AS (because) + TIER |
| 13 As Flammarion would speak of a saga among the stars (4) | DUNE | Flammarion was French, French for OF A is D’UNE |
| 14 Good riddance seen in after-effects of boozing with Scotsman from Royal House (10) | HANOVERIAN | No G(ood) in HAN(g)OVER + IAN |
| 15 This do leap? Might ultimately, after development (7) | TADPOLE | [DO LEAP + (migh)T]* &lit |
| 17 Where Greeks gave Persians beans and sausages? (7) | SALAMIS | Beans is archaic for give a hiding to, which the Greeks did to the Persians at SALAMIS. This took me some working out! |
| 19 American designer mentioned as Rude Man for example (4,6) | HILL FIGURE | Homonym of Hilfiger and this |
| 22 Exploding bags come from Kansas City (4) | ASCI | Hidden in kansAS CIty. Fungus spore cases |
| 23 Not one, nor the other of two, but three in for repair (7) | NEITHER | [THREE IN]* |
| 24 Notorious Welsh first to offer guarantee (7) | WARRANT | W(elsh) + ARRANT |
| 26 Be stopped as Sailor Eliot on travels (3,2) | LIE TO | [ELIOT]* |
| 27 Catch on handlebar maybe causes pain in love area (9) | HEARTACHE | HEAR + (mous)TACHE |
| Down | ||
| 1 How Amsterdam pawnbroker might speak rebuke? (4,1,5,5) | LIKE A DUTCH UNCLE | Cryptic definition Uncle is a pawnbroker |
| 2 Anxious chewing for Rinstead (8) | STRAINED | [RINSTEAD]* |
| 3 Run with ace taken from occultist’s deck (4) | TROT | No A in T(a)ROT |
| 4 Hair to split required a cutting off (8) | BLOCKADE | LOCK in BADE |
| 5 Brothel where nothing, in idle chat, is given up (6) | BAGNIO | 0 + IN + GAB all reversed |
| 6 Spurs nightmare a fragile defence? (8) | EGGSHELL | You see a clue scream football, you know it has nothing to with it. EGGS(spurs) + HELL |
| 7 Twins, say, overturned car (6) | GEMINI | God lord an easy one! E.G. Rev + MINI |
| 8 Setter likes band to play for fun (4,3,8) | BEER AND SKITTLES | [SETTER LIKES BAND]* Tees is a drummer in a band… |
| 16 Branch in High Street carrying bonnet with 25% reduction (8) | OFFSHOOT | OFF (high/smelly) + HOO(d) in ST |
| 17 Shirburnian’s head sore in that boater (5,3) | STRAW HAT | S(hirburnian) + RAW in THAT |
| 18 What Red Devils vs Quakers should be in short film by Lucifer (8) | MISMATCH | MIS(t) + MATCH (Lucifer) |
| 20 Inferior women that certain something makes redundant stand idly (6) | LOITER | IT ( it that certain something for W(omen) in LO(w)ER |
| 21 German orc-folk endlessly avoiding second union with British soldier (6) | GURKHA | G(erman) + UR(u)KHA(i) No U or final I . (See Lord of the Rings) |
| 25 Religious words just audible (4) | RITE | Was Tees being kind or bored. Homonym of RIGHT |
| Ugh PB that was tough! |
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