Sat Times-26,958

[hallgreen2]

9ac]Attack same point twice that's on chin.[6]
G?A???
6ac]God shows an interest? Not at first![4]
A???
18d]Whitish individual tours China and India.[7]
????I?E

[roslyn251254]

9a go at ee
6a (c)ares
18d opaline

[goodgoalie]

Goatee; Ares; Opaline

[roslyn251254]

pal = friend/china

[hallgreen2]

Thanks Mark.

[Xolotl]

I think you are right with 6A, “God shows an interest? Not at first!”, but I had Aten as the answer.

Ate being showing an interest, and,
N from Not at first.

Aten is an Egyptian god identified with Ra.

[goodgoalie]

Ate does not mean 'shows an interest'