ACROSS
1 One regarded with contempt in back of Swiss taxi (4) SCAB {
4 Clergyman, one in important church (8) MINISTER {MIN{1}STER}
10 Slow turtle can, surprisingly (9) RELUCTANT*
11 Article on daily crime (5) THEFT {THE}{FT}
12 Lose one's grip and experience a setback? (4,7) COME UNSTUCK [DD]
14 I had contracted to appear in competition easy to see (7) EVIDENT {EV{I'D}ENT}
16 Makes certain criticisms once leader's gone (7) ENSURES
18 Very small weapon brought outside in temper (7) SWEETEN {S{WEE}TEN}
19 King in card game brother cut (7) SOLOMON {SOLO}{MON
20 Novel associated with Rip Van Winkle? (3,3,5) THE BIG SLEEP [CD]
24 Concede a European king needs to be ousted (5) AGREE {A}{GREE
25 I approach home resolutely (2,7) IN EARNEST {I}{N EAR}{NEST}
26 Star of Oh, Mr Porter! attending passion play (3,5) HAY FEVER {HAY} {FEVER}
27 Band from the south has re-formed (4) SASH {S}{HAS*}
DOWN
2 Harlequin's sweetheart's flowers (10) COLUMBINES [DD]
5 'elpful tips about more discourteous gatecrashers (9) INTRUDERS {
6 Talks to realists for a change, as people have different opinions (2,5,3,5) IT TAKES ALL SORTS*
7 Row right after cup game (4) TIER {TIE}{R}
8 Merit a percentage (4) RATE {DD}
9 Male donkey's load (4) MASS {M}{ASS}
10 Disease caused by insects? Not originally (7) RICKETS
13 Musicians strum, first to last enthralling boy (10) TRUMPETERS {(-s)TRUM{PETER}(+s)S}
15 Taste before gathering in fruit (9) TANGERINE {TANG}{ER{IN}E}
21 Piece of news I came across after revolution (4) ITEM {I}{MET<=}
22 Birch in centre of willowy wood (4) LASH {
23 Ancient city, partly destroyed (4) TROY [T]
Looks like a lot of people tripped in round 5 of IXL. The top 6 marks that is 100 to 95 have gone to those who were not in the top 10 in fact the person who top scored is entering the leaderboard for the first time.
ReplyDeleteThe setter seems to have foxed many !
DeleteAnnouncement proves it's not the setter but the calculator :-)
DeleteAgreed !
DeleteRound 5 crossword was comparatively easy. So a difference of a minute or two even might have made quite a difference. I completed earlier than the other four rounds, but find a lot many much ahead!! We get it, but how quickly we get it has come into play....
ReplyDeleteCGB,
DeleteYou got all correct ? Please check the solutions and confirm.
Yes, all correct in round 5.
DeleteI have a typo and got more score than you. Any mistake in scores ? Or they changed way of scoring ?
DeleteAt last all correct in 5th Round! :-)
DeleteOT
ReplyDeleteNice article on page 13 (Open page) of TH today, 'These unwritten but REAL RULES FOR THE ROAD' by Anita NS
Good one! :P It is on page 11 in the Hyd edition.
DeleteHere's the link to that article Those unwritten but...
DeleteThanks for the link... Lol, she couldn't have gotten it more right. We experience these moments almost like every day.
DeleteUpdate on IXL overall leaderboard page
ReplyDelete"The Leaderboard for Round 5, which was declared on Saturday, has been withheld due to technical discrepancies."
This message is not on the Round5 leaderbard, though I suspect that too might change ...
DeleteThat remark now appears on the Round5 leaderboard too
Delete5 now up, overall still pending
DeleteOverall up too
DeleteI too was wondering something is amiss or the standards had suddenly sky rocketed..I submitted all correct entries in under 20 minutes and my score was 77..which threw me right out of Top 10..I was amazed that 22 contestants had sub 18 mins scores...
ReplyDeleteNew leaderboard for round 5 has again been posted ...Wonder if that is the correct one! am now at 86..better than before..but not as good as I expected :(
Brains and fingers working at lightning speed, maybe!?
DeleteWhether The crossies of IXL are available for non-registered general public? If not the latest, whether older one related to 13 are available freely now or are they copyrighted?
ReplyDeleteYou have to register to see the CW. IXL-13 CW's cannot be seen now
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