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ACROSS
7 Disorderly lad out of an orderly set being hard to please (6) ORNERY {aN+ORdERlY}*
8 State companies that operate ships for an ocean voyage (6) CRUISE (~crews)
10 Lucknow heartlessly looted, criminal gets rich (4-2-2) WELL-TO-DO {Lu...oW+LOOTED}*
11 Note grade and speciality (6) METIER {ME}{TIER}
12 Clear or meaningless? (5) EMPTY [DD]
14 Overdue debts raise a risk, occasionally breaking banks (7) ARREARS {A}{Ri{REAR}Sk}
15 Weird odd occurrences of the non-ordinary, so staggering (7,6-2) STRANGE GOINGS ON{NON+SO+STAGGERING}* (Addendum {NoN+Or...y+SO+STAGGERING}* &lit - See comments)
18 Concession withdrawn in trade or profession (7) DEPOSAL {DE{SOP<=}AL}
19 Post it here to convey tribute (5) TITHE [T]
20 Literally meaning one born before, teacher meaning one coming after? (6) SENSEI {SENSE}{1}
21 Universal safeguard for temperature on Earth's surface (8) COSMETIC {COSM{E}{T}IC}
23 What's laid-back career internally can be an offering of Nirvana among others (6) GRUNGE {G{RUN}GE<=}
24 Clues frantically entered by setter in a race (6) SLUICE {SLU{I}CE*}
DOWN
1 Chapter in this book contains nothing logical (8) COHERENT {C}{O}{HERE}{NT}
2 A love for Indigo (4) ANIL {A}{NIL}
3 Monastery earlier unknown (6) PRIORY {PRIOR}{Y}
4 Father avoiding Tirupati on vacation, mother anxious to see a triad of Hindu gods (8) TRIMURTI {TIRUpaTI+Mo..eR}*
5 Current local time being an impediment in a state (10) DISTRAUGHT {D{IST}RAUGHT}
6 Catch in revolutionary group's doctrines (6) TENETS {TE{NET}S<=}
9 Coax leaving fans, stop having a wavering effect (3,8) VOX ANGELICA*
13 Appear insensible, having piano and chamberpots in lunatic asylum (4,6) PLAY POSSUM {P}{LAY{POS}SUM*}
16 Young birds leave fish in vessel (8) GOSLINGS {GO}{S{LING}S}
17 Gag in a ship (3-5) ONE-LINER {ONE}{LINER}
18 Clear channel, drive with ease (6) DREDGE {DR}{EDGE}
19 American warship displaying bottle in just the right part of fight (6) TUSSLE {botT{USS}LE}
22 Departure of Christ in connection with Resurrection (4) EXIT {TI{X}E}<=
7 Disorderly lad out of an orderly set being hard to please (6) ORNERY {
8 State companies that operate ships for an ocean voyage (6) CRUISE (~crews)
10 Lucknow heartlessly looted, criminal gets rich (4-2-2) WELL-TO-DO {L
11 Note grade and speciality (6) METIER {ME}{TIER}
12 Clear or meaningless? (5) EMPTY [DD]
14 Overdue debts raise a risk, occasionally breaking banks (7) ARREARS {A}{R
15 Weird odd occurrences of the non-ordinary, so staggering (7,6-2) STRANGE GOINGS ON
18 Concession withdrawn in trade or profession (7) DEPOSAL {DE{SOP<=}AL}
19 Post it here to convey tribute (5) TITHE [T]
20 Literally meaning one born before, teacher meaning one coming after? (6) SENSEI {SENSE}{1}
21 Universal safeguard for temperature on Earth's surface (8) COSMETIC {COSM{E}{T}IC}
23 What's laid-back career internally can be an offering of Nirvana among others (6) GRUNGE {G{RUN}GE<=}
24 Clues frantically entered by setter in a race (6) SLUICE {SLU{I}CE*}
DOWN
1 Chapter in this book contains nothing logical (8) COHERENT {C}{O}{HERE}{NT}
2 A love for Indigo (4) ANIL {A}{NIL}
3 Monastery earlier unknown (6) PRIORY {PRIOR}{Y}
4 Father avoiding Tirupati on vacation, mother anxious to see a triad of Hindu gods (8) TRIMURTI {TIRU
5 Current local time being an impediment in a state (10) DISTRAUGHT {D{IST}RAUGHT}
6 Catch in revolutionary group's doctrines (6) TENETS {TE{NET}S<=}
9 Coax leaving fans, stop having a wavering effect (3,8) VOX ANGELICA*
13 Appear insensible, having piano and chamberpots in lunatic asylum (4,6) PLAY POSSUM {P}{LAY{POS}SUM*}
16 Young birds leave fish in vessel (8) GOSLINGS {GO}{S{LING}S}
17 Gag in a ship (3-5) ONE-LINER {ONE}{LINER}
18 Clear channel, drive with ease (6) DREDGE {DR}{EDGE}
19 American warship displaying bottle in just the right part of fight (6) TUSSLE {
22 Departure of Christ in connection with Resurrection (4) EXIT {TI{X}E}<=
19A. PosT IT HEre to convey TRIBUTE. TITHE. T
ReplyDelete2D. A love for INDIGO. ANIL. {A}{nil}
19D. American warship displaying bottle in just the right part of FIGHT. TUSSLE. {botT{uss}LE}
6 dn tenets net (catch) in (set)*
ReplyDelete2dn anil a+nil (love)
10ac well to do l(uckno)w+(looted)*
Anno for 6D is NET in SET<=
DeleteA lot of clues to love. Will pick 23a and 17d particularly.
ReplyDelete+1 for a lot of clues to love. Favourites are 18D and 20A.
DeleteToo Tough for me atleast
ReplyDelete12ac Empty
ReplyDeleteNo point in giving the answer without the annotation
Delete7 Ac ornery
ReplyDeletePlease provide the annotation
Delete3d priory prior and y for earlier and unknown
ReplyDelete17D ONE LINER (GAG) ONE-A; LINER-SHIP
ReplyDelete24A SLUICE (RACE) Anagram of clues and I (setter)
ReplyDelete7A ORNERY(HARD TO PLEASE) anagram of an orderly with lad out
ReplyDelete4-DOWN - 4. Father avoiding Tirupati on vacation, mother anxious to see a triad of Hindu gods (8) Father=PA.avoiding PA in TiruxxMxxti.......tirumurti.
ReplyDeleteToday's clue i find quite tough....so waiting for the expert opinion.
Please note enumeration is (8). Your answer has 9 letters. Also re-check your answer.
DeleteThanks xChequer. Loved the CW today. Brilliant clues with good choice of anagram, C/C and reversal indicators.
ReplyDeleteMy CoDs are 8A, 14A, 15A, 23A,4D,13D,22D
15A) Defn: Weird odd occurrences
ReplyDeleteSoln: STRANGE GOINGS ON
Anno: {NON+SO+STAGGERING}*
Anagram indicator: non-ordinary; guess “non” is on double duty
ordinary as casual/poor is the anind.
DeleteThanks Sree; got it
DeleteActually meant as a kind of &lit, with 'weird' acting as anag ind in cryptic reading, selecting odd letters of NON and O for ordinary. Bit strange having to ignore the O and add it back, but couldn't find another way to make it work
DeleteThanks xChequer for the clarification.
DeleteCan you also clarify 22A please?
@KPS: There's no 22A, and 22D was solved and annotated. You had something else in mind?
DeleteSorry meant 20A) SENSEI
DeleteRe 20A, 'Literally ….,teacher' is def. SENSE(meaning) + I (one) wordplay. Think the main blog has it broken down
DeleteThanks for clarification; we were debating whether it is a DD
DeleteWell strictly speaking a DD should have 2 different definitions, not same definition repeated twice. The phrase before teacher is like a qualification saying 'what kind of teacher'
Delete1d: coherent {c(=chapter)}{o(=nothing)}{here(=in this)}{nt(=book)} = logical
ReplyDelete16Dn : Young birds leave fish in vessel (8) GOSLINGS {GO}{S(LING)S}
ReplyDelete13D: PLAY POSSUM
ReplyDeleteP+ POS(Chamber pots) inside ASYLUM*
10A - Lucknow heartlessly = LW + Looted combines as anagram for "well to do" = rich
ReplyDelete9D Vox Angelica
ReplyDeleteAnagram CoaxLeaving
5D Distraught
IST inside Draught
21A Cosmetic
T on E inside Cosmic
14A - {A}{R(-i){REAR}S(-k)}
ReplyDelete18D DREDGE
ReplyDeleteDR(Drive)+ EDGE( Es are the edge of EasE)
ease as in mastery is edge (synonym)
Delete11A : Note grade and speciality (6)METIER {ME}{TIER}
ReplyDelete8A) Defn: ocean voyage
ReplyDeleteSoln: CRUISE
Anno: CREWS~
companies that operate ships = CREWS
Homophone indicator = STATE
Karthikeyan this your second one. Please note for future
DeleteCol. thought you had allowed 1 more @11.25. Hence I, MB and Karthikeyan posted 1 more.
DeleteI saw a message inviting second one from the regulars;
DeleteThat's how Vasant, MB and me responded.
But the second call message has vanished now. Quite strange.
DeleteThere never was a second call, I had only asked other regulars to post their quota of one each.
DeleteAnyway please note for the future
Noted Col.
DeleteWe misunderstood.
+2
Delete4D TRIMURTI {TIRU(-pa)TI+M(-othe)R}*
ReplyDelete16d: goslings - (go=leave)+{s(ling=fish)s}
ReplyDelete8a: cruise(cd)
6D is not a CD. See anno above
Delete23AC G[RUN]GE
ReplyDeleteCareer=RUN
What is laid=EGG; back is GGE
Nice solve KKR.
Delete+1
Delete20A { Literally meaning } "one born before," " teacher " meaning = SENSE I=one {coming after?} soln=SENSEI (DD)
ReplyDeleteProbably, it needed further clarification:
DeleteSENSEI = TEACHER in Martial arts; where Sen=PREVIOUS; Sei= BIRTH
[in Japanese]
Internet shows SENSEI in Chinese means 'one born before'.
DeleteMay be 'elder'. Crossings helped.
Thanks KRK. Struggling so far to get this anno.
DeleteONE BORN BEFORE is the honorific of a martial arts teacher. not DD imu
DeleteOh! Thanks. I thought two meanings of same word is Double Definition.
DeleteSENSEI Col could clarify the classification.
I thought the same way as MKR.
DeleteOne born before (honorific) as one definition and
teacher meaning one coming after as the second definition.
12a: empty(dd)
ReplyDelete20a: senaei(=teacher) - (sense=meaning)(i)
22d def:departure: E(X)IT <=
ReplyDeleteChrist: X
connection :TIE
Wow!
DeleteWow from me too! Lovely clue and great solve!
Delete18ac deposal
ReplyDeletePos (sop) in deal
Annotation is {DE{SOP<=}AL}
DeleteDear Doc: I am ahead of ye-all with SPEED and ECSTASY and I am NOT a SCHIZOPHRENIC WITH TWO MINDS. Enjoyed the TRIP ! I am only a crossword fanatic ! Thanks for a good grid
ReplyDelete