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9. Boil yoghurt partially covered with grease (4) OILY (T)
10. Antibiotic, not fully digested, after time's lost at the start (2,6) AB INITIO {ANTIOBIOtIc*}
11. Conversation returns to the auditor's note in front of an item subject to steeping (3,3) TEA BAG {~TE }{GAB<=}
12. Young man concealing the cut in a small British cottage (5) BOTHY {BO{THe}Y}
13. Knight leaves the Yank's building to dig after internal turmoil in a place of worship (9) SYNAGOGUE {YANkS*}{GO(-u)G(+U)E} Thanks Col. for the anno
14. Arrest the conservative trapped in a cloudburst with the Oriental (7) OCCLUDE {CLOUD*} around {C}+{E}
17. Environmental conditions making an apprentice get rid of the wife's jacket material (7) LEATHER {(-w+L)EATHER}
20. Holy cigar smoked in a state governed by a small exclusive class (9) OLIGARCHY {HOLY+CIGAR*}
22. Connected with Oscar to get entertained by a wind instrument from the east (5) ABOUT {TUBA<=} around {O}
25. Leaders of the European states considered under Donald's outreach get some African currency (6) ESCUDO (Acrostic)
26. Value embedded in a Christmas song on the merry-go-round (8) CAROUSEL {CARO{USE}L}
27. Cow generating consistent profit? (4) CASH (CD)
28. Freed from bacteria and made infertile (10) STERILISED (DD)
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2. Flag a teenager for hiding a gemstone (5) AGATE (T)
3. Heavy load carried by a northbound tropical Asian bird from, say, start to finish (7) ANTONYM {MYNA<=} around {TON}
4. Strain in a process to box up a pastry (8) FILTRATE {FIL{TART<=}E}
5. Hot one is best handled immediately (6) POTATO (CD)
6. Confident request sent to the top could deliver delight (8) PLEASURE {PLEA}{SURE}
8. Crystalline alcohol prepared by dissolving thorium in lemon juice (7) MENTHOL {LEMON*} around {TH}
15. Acts to pull up son after a mine product's reported in the shredded cabbage (8) COLESLAW{~COAL}{S}{LAW<=} {~COAL}{(+S)LAW(-s)} See comments
16. Room used freely by a rodent (8) DORMOUSE {ROOM+USED*}
18. Absolution at sea after son leaves to get a Mediterranean dish (7) TABOULI {ABsoLUTIOn*}
19. Airplane pre-boarding requirement making one trade places with an Asian bird (7) CHICKEN {CH(-e+I)CK(-i+E)N}
21. Cowboy Oscar replaced by the Oriental lacking social polish (6) GAUCHE {GAUCH(-o+E)
23. Crooked nun excitedly welcoming the first woman ... (6) UNEVEN {NUN*} around {EVE}
24. ... getting benefit from a plant product (5) FRUIT (DD)
Reference List
Time=T, Note=Te, Knight=K, Conservative=C, Oriental=E, Apprentice=L (Learner), Wife=W, Oscar=O
Graduate=MA, A follower=B, Thorium=Th, Son=S, One=I, Asian=E, The first woman=Eve
Colour/Font Scheme
Across
7. Rewrote DIG's manual for a cooked mixed salad (10) SALMAGUNDI {DIGS+MANUAL*}9. Boil yoghurt partially covered with grease (4) OILY (T)
10. Antibiotic, not fully digested, after time's lost at the start (2,6) AB INITIO {ANTIOBIO
11. Conversation returns to the auditor's note in front of an item subject to steeping (3,3) TEA BAG {~TE }{GAB<=}
12. Young man concealing the cut in a small British cottage (5) BOTHY {BO{TH
13. Knight leaves the Yank's building to dig after internal turmoil in a place of worship (9) SYNAGOGUE {YAN
14. Arrest the conservative trapped in a cloudburst with the Oriental (7) OCCLUDE {CLOUD*} around {C}+{E}
17. Environmental conditions making an apprentice get rid of the wife's jacket material (7) LEATHER {(-w+L)EATHER}
20. Holy cigar smoked in a state governed by a small exclusive class (9) OLIGARCHY {HOLY+CIGAR*}
22. Connected with Oscar to get entertained by a wind instrument from the east (5) ABOUT {TUBA<=} around {O}
25. Leaders of the European states considered under Donald's outreach get some African currency (6) ESCUDO (Acrostic)
26. Value embedded in a Christmas song on the merry-go-round (8) CAROUSEL {CARO{USE}L}
27. Cow generating consistent profit? (4) CASH (CD)
28. Freed from bacteria and made infertile (10) STERILISED (DD)
Down
1. Graduate upset by a follower getting immersed in an abridged book on a hollow reed (6) BAMBOO {B{MA<=}{B}OO2. Flag a teenager for hiding a gemstone (5) AGATE (T)
3. Heavy load carried by a northbound tropical Asian bird from, say, start to finish (7) ANTONYM {MYNA<=} around {TON}
4. Strain in a process to box up a pastry (8) FILTRATE {FIL{TART<=}E}
5. Hot one is best handled immediately (6) POTATO (CD)
6. Confident request sent to the top could deliver delight (8) PLEASURE {PLEA}{SURE}
8. Crystalline alcohol prepared by dissolving thorium in lemon juice (7) MENTHOL {LEMON*} around {TH}
15. Acts to pull up son after a mine product's reported in the shredded cabbage (8) COLESLAW
16. Room used freely by a rodent (8) DORMOUSE {ROOM+USED*}
18. Absolution at sea after son leaves to get a Mediterranean dish (7) TABOULI {ABs
19. Airplane pre-boarding requirement making one trade places with an Asian bird (7) CHICKEN {CH(-e+I)CK(-i+E)N}
21. Cowboy Oscar replaced by the Oriental lacking social polish (6) GAUCHE {GAUCH(-o+E)
23. Crooked nun excitedly welcoming the first woman ... (6) UNEVEN {NUN*} around {EVE}
24. ... getting benefit from a plant product (5) FRUIT (DD)
Reference List
Time=T, Note=Te, Knight=K, Conservative=C, Oriental=E, Apprentice=L (Learner), Wife=W, Oscar=O
Graduate=MA, A follower=B, Thorium=Th, Son=S, One=I, Asian=E, The first woman=Eve
Colour/Font Scheme
Definition, Solution, Component letters, Embedded links, Theme word, Anagram Indicator, C/C indicator, Reversal Indicator, Hidden word Indicator, Letter Pick indicator, Deletion Indicator, Homophone Indicator, Movement Indicator, Positional Indicator, Substitution, Indicator, Link/Connector, Extraneous
13a to dig:gouge, internal turmoil: gogue
ReplyDelete+1; however it has turned out to be an indirect anagram
DeleteNot so. See the annotation in the main post
DeleteKPS internal:gut/centre:U, turmoil:displaced.
DeleteThanks Col & Sree
DeletePrasad:Even Neyartha wouldnt have thought of this equation:-)
Delete15d there is no reversal. Only S gets to first place from last, IMU.
ReplyDeleteThanks. Fixed
DeleteDid the puzzle in the wee hours of the morning. Had to google for the two salads in 7A & 18D.
ReplyDelete3D- Antonym= start to finish? Can't understand.
ReplyDeleteStart and finish are antonyms. Unique way of defining!
DeleteStart is antonym of finish. Def by example.
DeleteOthers would have clued this as :Say start and finish
DeleteThat would lead to Antonyms, right?
DeleteThank you Vasant & Prasad. Yes, a unique def.
Delete3D- Why from, say? Say was enough is it not?
ReplyDeleteRamesh calls it a connector in his blog and it looks so- more for the surface reading.
DeleteIXL Round 3. Solutions are up.
ReplyDeleteAll correct. No typos:-)
I told you I had one typo in 13AC..I had three Ps instead of two!
DeleteOne error. 24A RACE TRACKS instead of MAKE TRACKS! :-(
DeleteMB it took me more than 10 minutes to fix Make tracks which means flee or run.The pun on impressively was obvious.
Delete5d had doubt o or a till the results. but alls well now.
DeleteCongratulations to Ramki!Awesome hat trick!
ReplyDelete+1
Delete+1. Keep it up, Ramki !
DeleteKeep it up Ramki. All the very Best.
ReplyDelete24A was wrong for me and a couple of others too.
Vasant,
ReplyDeleteFor all correct, score is low- so much of reduction based on time alone?
Yes. Which shows there are some serious super solvers out there
DeleteTrue, the line gets thinner between all-correct and with-one-mistake when the all-correct solver takes extra time to complete!
DeleteThanks everyone and congratulations to the fellow leaderboard toppers!
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