THC-crossword thread-6; 4 ans PP till 4 pm IST

[pavalamani pragasam]

ACROSS
1 Attack daily, say, from the rear (6)CHARGE
4 Mammal having little power or balance (8)PORPOISE
9 Hope for high praise (6)ASPIRE
10 A Parisian doesn’t like to poach? (8)ASPIRATE
11 Person’s expression of mild annoyance (3,2,1,3)SON OF A GUN
13 Free, toilets at end of esplanade (5) LOOSE
14 When goat follows horse, perhaps (7,3,4) CHINESE NEW YEAR
17 Things in here are bound to be borrowed (7,7) LENDING LIBRARY
21 Vessel from China or Taiwan (5) AORTA
22 Batting team dismissed, comprehensively (6,3)INSIDE OUT
24 Water, alas, made impure (5,3)ADAMS ALE
25 Certainly not name of listener (2,4)NO FEAR
26 Open University about to make a proposal (8)OVERTURE
27 A new member returned, a woman (6)ANGELA

DOWN
1 Outstanding performer, in form, to play (5,3)CLASS ACT
2 Almost done in, lying beneath a tree (5)ASPEN
3 Animal’s mistake crossing one river (7)GIRAFFE
5 Actor, Sellers, won Oscar? Unlikely (5,6)ORSON WELLES
6 Quiet passageway leading to yard in Scottish town (7)PAISLEY
7 Maria, not a fickle lover (9) INAMORATA
8 Sounds like I allowed for a small opening (6)EYELET
12 Bandleader in valley around noon to meet factory owner (5,6)GLENN MILLER
15 Drunkard at home with it, a beer, possibly (9) INEBRIATE
16 Panic this year in resort (8) HYSTERIA
18 Absolutely boring group (4,3)DEAD SET
19 Retire for the night in base, lying on soft feathers (3,4)BED DOWN
20 Tried hotel in the past, after seeing small advertisement (3,1,2)HAD A GO
23 Corpulent old boy represented at the centre (5) OBESE

Good!