Gridman finishes this round with a nice one. The long ones are beautifully handled. ACROSS
1 Fight and quarrel over a small bird (7) SPARROW (SPAR ROW) I do not have enough time on my hands to go and photograph one at the Bangalore airport, because in Bangalore that is the only place one can hope to see one.
5 Comfort from very thin fabric (6) SOLACE (SO LACE) A quantum of it can Bond us
9 You got up reportedly for currencies (5) EUROS (~YOU ROSE)
10 Part perfect for someone worth imitating (4,5) ROLE MODEL
11
Plant daggers in the French environs (7)
LOBELIA (
OBELI, plural of obelix or daggers drawn
as used in footnotes (†), in LA)12 Well, son, having been bashed up, is showing signs of injury (7) SWOLLEN (WELL SON)* Reminded me of the other MSD - Air Marshal Malcom 'Mally' Shirley Dundas Wollen, VC, who also headed HAL
13 Routine vehicle? (5) CYCLE 2 Suresh's routine crossword solving vehicle
14 Bisect- one that may produce 'ha! (3,2,4) CUT IN HALF (cutting HALF in half would produce HA)
16 Time of year when people are in a sweat (3,6) HOT SEASON (CD) In Chennai, they call this winter. Summer, as you all know, is the hottest season.
19 Ill -bred fellow's disorderly lurch (5) CHURL (LURCH)*
21 Such a library book is not in the stacks (4-3) LENT OUT (CD) This is what it is right now, after Easter
23 Castle I build at a stretch (7) ELASTIC (CASTLE I)*
25 Cut through small insects (5) SLICE (S LICE)
26 You and I, with new desire, for Chinese literary language (3-3) WEN YEN (WE N YEN) Hu knows when Yen will appreciate
27 Pedlars or potters? (7) TINKERS 2
DOWN
1 Detective woman's initial reconnoitre on secure dwelling, we hear (8,6) SHERLOCK HOLMES (SHE R LOCK ~homes) Quite elementary
2 Cobra that is executing a kind of dance (7) AEROBIC (COBRA I.E.)*
3 Determine to find an answer again (7) RESOLVE ( RE SOLVE)
4 These work up frenzy to break peace with an enemy (3-6) WAR DANCES (CD)
5 The sort of staff who do some pitching (5) SALES (CD) from Sales pitch
6 Eccentric fellow features a politician in satire (7) LAMPOON (A MP in LOON)
7
Mark I called haltingly (7)
CEDILLA (I CALLED)*
My Goan friend Colaco is usually addressed as 'Colaco' instead of 'Colasso' or 'Colazo' by many non Goans as the cedilla (which should have been present on the second c) is not commonly printed in the English usage of the name8 In which players visualise men's moves on the board (9,5)
BLINDFOLD CHESS (CD)
I wonder what would happen if this was merged with chess boxing. Blindfold chess boxing ? A sure-fire recipe to impress heavily upon the umpire.
15 Last one in examination is least tough (9) TENDEREST (ENDER in TEST)
17 Five pairs, clever enough, are solidly based (7) TENABLE (TEN (5 pairs) ABLE)
18 Money CO dispensed in frugality (7) ECONOMY (MONEY CO)*
19 A Danish man in study producing a song (7) CHANSON (HANS in CON) Hans(=swan in many Indian languages) is a name in North India too
20 One in France skirting one of a pair to unravel (7) UNTWINE (TWIN in UNE)
22
Coach artist wallowing in money (5)
TRAIN (RA in TIN)
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