Sunday, 25 August 2013

Special, Sunday 25 Aug 2013, Afterdark


Three answers per commenter with annotations.

ACROSS
1   Been confused, but intonation that followed gave the blessing (11)
9   Killer strangulates fit leader (7)
10 Spinning magnetic poles to emit signals about the contest (7)
11 Report on slips is wrong (5)
12 Altar pieces uses rare red roses in modification (9)
13 Priest to bar return of two (5)
15 Extensive areas lead to slaughters (9)
18 Disagreements due to girl’s dreams? (9)
21 Symbolically indifferent clothing? (5)
22 Argument around deposits in anticipation (9)
24 Stranger she courted was all air (5)
26 African in pentagonal building lets pet out (7)
27 Hideout in Indian base supplements (7)
28 Key US commie funnily is a cartoon character (6,5)

DOWN  
1   Tree supported all around, yet failed (9)
2   Writer went back to American state instead of another country (5)
3   Do acerbic men escape this condition? (9)
4   Bulls eye! 100% right inside (7)
5   They don’t change as a non-entity (2,5)
6   Wanderer is not crazy (5)
7   Sen, as we hear, is more certain to be the one who reprimands (8)
8   All points bulletin (4)
14 Black lady faces ire after a drink (8)
16 Battered team dreams of losing direction in the capital (9)
17 Southern university girl hidden in the tall grass (5,4)
19 Member in charge is a natural (7)
20 Install the statue I built (7)
22 Safe armour hides panic (4)
23 Trade maiden in TN city (5)
25 Unsighted gets out, converts religion (5) 



To attempt the crossword on a separate page follow the link AFTERDARK7

Enjoy.

15 comments:

  1. 20D : Install the statue I built (7) SITUATE (STATUE I)*

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  2. 1 Been confused, but intonation that followed gave the blessing (11) (BENE)* DICTION

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  3. 23.D.SALEM. TRADE=SALE, M=MAIDEN

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  4. Hi All, sorry for the inconvenience. This CW has been repeated by error. Colonel is not at home. Hence unable to rectify the same.

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  5. 16D : Battered team dreams of losing direction in the capital (9) (AMSTERDAM) (TEAM DReAMS)*

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  6. Okay. We will wait for the New Crossword to be uploaded.

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  7. Whoever has Java installed in the machine , can use this link.

    http://icrossword.com/share/?id=B7D7_ADB7.puz

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  8. Please standby .. The new crossword is being uploaded in a while. Thanks

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  9. @ Afterdark Can we put the answers for those clues here?

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  10. Attempting the new crossword:

    4 Ac EDUCATED - [anag - deadcut]

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  11. 6 Dn CENTAURS [anag - etruscan]

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  12. Newer post has been put up folks. So please solve on that post.

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  13. Colonel has two Lieutenants now - Kishore and Bhavan. May be they can save the situation in his absence.

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