Sunday 3 December 2017

The Sunday Crossword No 2972, Sunday 03 Dec 2017


ACROSS
1   Cringe in Washington in connection with predicament (3,3,6) BOW AND SCRAPE {BO{W A}ND} {SCRAPE}
9   Take place in company going around with scoundrel (5) OCCUR {CO<=}{CUR}
10 Garage designed to accommodate tank in compound (9) AGGRAVATE {AGGRA{VAT}E*}
11 Weak revolution ending in trouble to a smaller extent (9) SPINELESS {SPIN}{t...lE}{LESS}
12 Avid solver omitting every other letter in passage (5) AISLE {AvId+SoLvEr}
13 Average temperature indicated (5) MEANT {MEAN}{T}
15 Crime covered up by attendant in minister's place (9) PARSONAGE {P{ARSON}AGE}
16 Freeze street in part of film about city (9) LEICESTER {LE{ICE}{ST}ER<=}
17 Shine in field among leaders of great movement (5) GLEAM {Gr..t}{LEA}{Mo...t}
19 Suppose visitors must be short of time (5) GUESS GUEStS
20 Long distance from the rig, lay wrecked (5-4) LIGHT-YEAR*
23 Scent in tune with surrounding country (9) FRAGRANCE {F{RAG}RANCE}
24 Danger in place full of revolutionary anger (5) PERIL  {P{IRE<=}L}
25 Bug? It's caught by poor player, we cry (6-6) CREEPY-CRAWLY* {C}{PLAYER+WE+CRY}*

DOWN
1   Mature crowd upset about defeat (7) BLOSSOM {B{LOSS}OM<=}
2   Song from enchantress, heartless with language, holding men up (7,7) WICHITA LINEMAN {WItCH}{ITA LI{MEN<=}AN}

3   Audacity never out of order (5) NERVE*
4   Post put at risk (5) STAKE [DD]
5   Keeper of records about substance, endlessly scarce (9) REGISTRAR {RE}{GIST}{RARe}
6   Pretend to co-operate in drama with arm initially extended (4,5) PLAY ALONG {PLAY} {Arm}{LONG}
7   Be surprised by arena, I see, excited before fight (5,2,7) RAISE AN EYEBROW {BY+ARENA+I+SEE}*{ROW}
8   Part of treatise renegade composed (6) SERENE [T]
14 Audit's conclusion stern about certain person in charge of funds (9) TREASURER {a..iT}{REA{SURE}R}
15 Bad temper shown by alien in rising up with weapon (9) PETULANCE {P{ET}U<=}{LANCE}
16 Trademark? Very loud exit (3,3) LOG OFF {LOG O}{FF}
18 Doctor with demonstration in ethical style (7) MORALLY {MO}{RALLY}
21 E.g. key unusually handy with technology? (5) GEEKY*
22 Become thinner in band on run (5) TAPER {TAPE}{R}

10 comments:

  1. Special today is by our new setter Mystique.

    The special will be posted at 12 Noon to coincide with our S&B Meet at Chennai, where the participants will solve it on paper.

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  2. That's great.
    Will Mystique be present there?
    With thanks to weather gods,
    CV

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    1. Mystique will be present in spirit only :-)

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    2. I wish the SPIRIT-YOU-ALL meeting a happy and memorable event!

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  3. Today's Sunday Puzzle Easy does it

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  4. Train is running late by 45 mins. Hope to reach Chennai Central by 11:45

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  5. Weather is clear. You may make up time.

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  6. Disappointing news. Woke up this morning with a fever. So, I had to cancel my trip at the last moment. Have a nice time at the meet

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  7. Reached Central station. Now to look for an auto

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