On the tougher side from Arden today. Learnt some new words and meanings in 12A and 15A. Stumped in the NE again today.
ACROSS
1 Grab some chicken…. (6) CLUTCH [DD]
4 …and put a bird on eggplant (8) LARKSPUR Anno pending
9 Iron maiden caught playing at short distance (6) MICRON {IRON+M+C}*
10 Arrived with joey at
north
country (8)
CAMEROON {CAME}{ROO}{N}
12
A guide to take one forcibly over a country (8)
DRAGOMAN {DRAG}{OMAN}
13 Extra police to guide the members in an organisation (6) BYELAW ?
15 Characters love state
with too many abbreviations (8,4)
ALPHABET SOUP {ALPHABET S}{O}{UP}
18 Count bars —
it would make you conform to norms (4,8)
PEER PRESSURE {PEER} {PRESSURE}
21 Package on vehicle not coming back (6) CARTON {CAR}{TON<=}
22
Old trader put
maid in an accommodation (8)
INDIAMAN*
24 Put down in the book (8) REGISTER [DD]
25 Look…without victory you will have nothing to eat (6) STARVE {STAR{V}E}
26
Dumdum in the
news (8)
BULLETIN {BULLET}{IN}
27 Please finish and give attention (6) ENDEAR {END}{EAR}
DOWN
1 Invitation as back up help for new actor (8) COMEDIAN {COME}{DIA<=}{N}
2 As he is related mostly to snakes, one lets go (8) UNCLASPS {UNCLe}{ASPS}
3
Dessert is
cold —
some use hot cola as substitute (9,6)
CHOCOLATE MOUSSE {C}{SOME+USE+HOT+COLA}*
5 Open just a tad for an ex-minister to be elevated (4) AJAR {A}{JAR <=} Raj and ex-minister?
7 The dog died in the channel port (6) POODLE {POO{D}LE}
8 Bird said to have fame (6) RENOWN (~wren}{REN}{OWN}
11
Wine produced by outfit (7)
MADEIRA {MADE}{IRA}
14
As an aristocrat she had reserves holding
chemical weapon (7)
TSARINA {T{SARIN}A}
16 Oddly bomber came in a wave for dive (8) SUBMERGE {SU{BoMbEr}RGE}
17
Rudolph perhaps will keep control over growing grass (8)
REINDEER {REIN}{DEER<=}
19
Second vehicle,
a black
beetle (6)
SCARAB {S}{CAR}{A}{B}
20 Frequently it is acceptable for a girl to be spartan (6) FRUGAL {FR}{U}{GAL}
23 Part of a religious school (4)
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