Sunday 18 February 2018

Special, Sunday 18 Feb 2018, Fraz


Three answers per commenter as usual till 6 PM (Annotations compulsory)
Please provide all your answers in one comment.


ACROSS
1   Guy provided established list of passengers (8)
5   Alarm female before fitting (6)
9   Contender cuddles with a flower in Pakistan? (4,5)
11 Try to prevent chaps leaving laundry additives (5)
12 Something enticing about street sheen (6)
13 Juliet's relatives whimper, interrupting YouTube stars (8)
15 Rude remark about a movie’s last line (8)
16 Assertive company (4)
19 Rattle returned by a prince (4)
20 Trapped in network, staff showed displeasure (8)
23 Pining for Indian boxing venue (8)
24 Symbiotic lichen covers something stale (6)
27 Enlighten doctor I defy (5)
28 Delay banquets hosted by sailors (9)
29 Gives back gift of flowers found in yards (6)
30 Slicker Caine wrote to Spooner (8)

DOWN
1   Mother’s copying spice mix (6)
2   Approaches unknown listeners (5)
3   Secure place for lock (8)
4   Barring entrance to Sixth Avenue (4)
6   Metal sheep guarding Indian island (6)
7   Advocate for trail (3,6)
8   Dreary, awkward rise in volume (8)
10 Male rite changing, as it happens (4-4)
14 Red swallows in wind (8)
15 I simply admitted to becoming wrong (9)
17 Dickens character brought in dull, unpleasant work (8)
18 Onion ring found in Mumbai suburb (8)
21 Got old Greek looked at (6)
22 China ultimately went after twit (3,3)
25 Belief in sacred offering (5)
26 Cost a quarter (4)

Across Lite version can be accessed at FRAZ 5

Enjoy.

52 comments:

  1. 25d Belief in sacred offering (5) CREDO (T)

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  2. 10 Male rite changing, as it happens (4-4) REAL TIME*

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  3. 27A Enlighten doctor I defy (5)EDIFY*

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  4. 10d REAL TIME*
    (Am at a Tamil short story competition results announcement function)

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  5. 16 across: FIRM = Company=assertive

    1 across : MANIFEST-Guy-= MAN +provided= IF + est (ablished)

    1 across: LUSTRE - enticing _LUST+

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  6. sorry; Finger slip on publish !

    12 across: LUSTRE = enticing + LURE + ST (reet)= Sheen

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  7. 24AC CLICHE T
    3DN FOR TRESS
    8DN T[IRES*]OME

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  8. Replacement for 24a
    11a DETER[-gents]

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  9. 21dn GREYED gr(greek)+eyed(looked at)

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  10. DEIFY and SAVE were both done, so you can each take one more.

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  11. Still to be solved:

    Across: 9, 13, 15, 19, 20, 23, 28, 30
    Down: 14, 15, 17, 18, 22, 26

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  12. 23ac DESIRING desi(indian)ring(boxing venue)

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  13. 15A INSULATE INSUL{A}T +(-movi)E

    13A CAPULETS CA{PULE}TS

    9A SOAN RIVER SO{A}N + RIVER(flower). I hope this one is correct!

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    1. Half right, Doc. You may need to...er...strive harder!

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    2. Correction sorry...

      9A SWAT RIVER S{W+A}TRIVER

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    3. Thanks Fraz for the hint and for the wonderful crossword! :)

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    4. A few simple ones from Simpson and a few tricky ones Fraser and no losers if they strive harder ! No need to use erasers ! Good Sunday Brain Roast, Fraser thanks

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  14. 9A: SWAT RIVER (STRIVER (contender) around W-A)
    20A: GRIMACED (GRID around MACE)
    18D: SCALLION (CALL in SION)

    Nice grid, Fraz - thanks!

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  15. Compensating for 9A that was done by Satyen
    30A: RAINCOAT (def = slicker, spoonerism being Caine wrote)

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  16. I see we’re getting close to finishing. Thanks for the kind comments, everyone. I enjoyed creating this teaser for you all!

    Still to be solved:
    Across: 19, 28
    Down: 14, 15, 26

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  17. Entering late...
    17d: drudgery {dr(rudger)y) = unpleasant work
    23a: desiring {desi}{ring} = pining

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  18. It’s quite late here in Toronto. I’m going to head to bed, but I’ll check in the morning to see if the final 4 are solved. Thanks to the Colonel for hosting my puzzle, as always. And thanks to all the participants!

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  19. 28a: tardiness (tars) in (dines)*

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  20. 15a: injustice {i}{n(just)ice} = wrong
    Becoming= nice
    simply=nice

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  21. 19A: RAJ<+A
    15D: INJUSTICE I N(JUST)ICE
    28A: TARDINESS TAR(DINES)S

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  22. Making up for two repeats
    26D: ARE+A

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  23. Thanks Fraz for a wonderful puzzle!

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  24. 5a: Fright - f+right(fitting)
    16a: firm(dd)
    27a: edify - {I defy}*
    10d: real time - {male rite}*

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  25. Solved it late, missed all the fun. Had a few doubts- cleared by the blog.
    Thank you Fraz for a nice and at times intriguing puzzle.

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  26. Felat ashamed not knowing about Swat river in Pak.

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