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ACROSS
1 Agitated trainer detains one physician ahead for being dogmatic (11)
9 Coax IXL 2015 to entertain the man led away (7)
10 Come on! Pick up public transport to the end of Broadway! (3,4)
11 One who would love to have a gander? (5)
12 See Hindu goddess in suitable embrace with Eastern double (4-5)
13 Bond in no-win situation (3)
14 Let in - or let on? (5)
16 Great! That woman's beginning to overtake glory hunter (9)
19 Staying power needed to finish university course having a little naivety (9)
22 Playwright turns ashen (5)
23 Pester old horse (3)
24 Family at English city in massacre (9)
26 Got on with female, a Communist (5)
28 Rubbish container in French rail station (7)
29 New Indian transforms as Desh ki Beti (7)
30 Extra emcees represent atypical example (7,4)
DOWN
1 Belittle depressed class? Dead wrong! Not right! (9)
2 Commanding Officer has reportedly perused set of beliefs (5)
3 Such a day is important -- there's cardinal correspondence (3-6)
4 Want the French sewing-kit items (7)
5 Cliquey set's pouring out (2-5)
6 Run in the next race (5)
7 Trade's concern (8)
8 Latter sections of only rare instrument (4)
15 Ordinary setter's one possessed by 2 madly (8)
17 Call receiver for comprehensive barrier (4,5)
18 Excessive activity across road (9)
20 Eastern circus most available (7)
21 Improve opponents' fortune limitlessly (7)
24 Bothers from computer glitches (4)
25 Physician to take off cover (5)
27 Indian dish for one in Indian chariot (5)
Across Lite version can be accessed at IXL-2015 Prelim 2
Enjoy.
OR 27 Indian dish for one in Indian chariot (5)RA I TA
ReplyDelete30 Extra emcees represent atypical example (7,4)EXTREME CASE*
ReplyDelete1A : DOCTRINAIRE {DOC}(TR{I}NAIRE*}
ReplyDelete2D : CREDO {C{RED}O} READ ~ RED
3D : RED-LETTER
RED-LETTER [DD]
Delete23 Pester old horse (3)NAG (DD)
ReplyDelete11across: GOOSE- to taka a gander- to take a look
ReplyDelete14across: ADMIT-to own up or to get in
15 down : MEDIOCRE - CREDO ( 2 down) inside Me- aetter
The simplest ever !! finished the whole grid in less than 20 minutes with breakfast going in, with the left hand !!
ReplyDeleteGood luck, ye-all !!
hey.. this prelims is much easier ! :) how come i wonder .. is this the second prelims or first?
ReplyDelete9a - W (he) e (led)* = Wheedle
12a - Lo o (kali) k e = Lookalike
16a - Super Her o
9a - W (he) e (led)* 'WE' for pl?
DeleteWe for IXL 2015 ! :)
DeleteThanks! Was half guessing it but was not sure!
Delete24A- Bloodbath
ReplyDeletemassacre- Def.
Family- Blood
English city- Bath
10A- Get Busy
Pick up- Get
Public transport- Bus
End of Broadway- Y
8D- Lyre (T)
Must be the first prelim. Looks like a walk in the park. Over sooner than one can enjoy & savour.
ReplyDeleteBut the heading says 'Prelim 2'. Prelim 1 will be easier?
ReplyDeleteBoth the CWs were given together and were to be solved in 1 Hour
ReplyDeleteThose of us who have logged in today have completed. Leftovers due to poor participation. Maybe you may relax by allowing 1/2 more person now or later.
ReplyDelete1 hour is quite liberal if the other one is on par with this, esp. for the top rankers. Was there a tie for some places?
19A - ENDURANCE {END}{U}{RA{N(-aivety)}CE}
ReplyDelete22A - NASHE*
26A - {F}{A}{RED}
13 TIE DD
ReplyDelete28 (N+Indian)* NANDINI
7 BUSINESS DD
Sorry That is 13A 29 A and 7D
DeletePlenty of leftovers
ReplyDeleteAcross - 28
Down - 1, 4, 5, 6, 17, 18, 20, 21, 24, 25
28 across: gar(bag)e
ReplyDelete1 down: downgrade*
4 down: need les
5d IN GROUP*
ReplyDelete6D EXTRA(T)
17D RING FENCE
Last 5 leftovers-
ReplyDeleteDown- 18,20,21,24,25.
20d Eastern circus most available (7) NEAREST*
ReplyDelete24d Bothers from computer glitches (4) BUGS [2]
25 Physician to take off cover (5) (DR)(APE)
ReplyDelete18Dn : Excessive activity across road (9) OVERDRIVE {Across=OVER+DRIVE=road} Def: Excessive activity
ReplyDelete21Dn : Improve opponents' fortune limitlessly (7) ENHANCE {EN}(-C){HANCE}
Opponent players in a game of Bridge(in this case)i.e EN + Fortune=Chance..minus'C'= HANCE.
Definition : Improve.
Very tame game today !! Not many participants?
ReplyDeleteVery tame game? I don't understand why or in what way.
DeleteThe deadline was 6-30 and before that I think all except two were taken.
These by 9 solvers, each taking the full quota of three each.
I think only two (less than a person's quota) remained unsolved after the deadline and these were also solved by a solver, entering for the second time but again as per regulation.
If you mean that you solved it in 20 mins and this puz should have been gobbled up in ten minutes by a rush of solvers - that we cannot always expect. All said and done, crossword solving is an individual game or a two-person game between the setter and the solver. Not a group activity.
A finalist who could not come to the finals told me today that he wanted to take a printout and time his attempt. There might be many such and this may be the reason.
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