ACROSS
7 Little by little oxygen forced inside chest (6) LOWBOY {LOW}{B{O}Y}
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8 Exclusive rights to custom location for grave (6) SOLEMN {SOLE}{c...oM}{l...oN}
10 Abrupt in parts when coming to the end (8) CURTAINS {CURT}{A{IN}S}
11 More elegant for a uniform fix (6) NEUTER NE(-a+u)UTER
12 Paper trial (5) ESSAY [DD]
14 Playboy founder releasing new films, sex turning more substantial (7) HEFTIER {HEFn{IT<=}ER}
15 Police caught crook leaving small stunt for challenging affair (5,3,2,5) TOUGH NUT TO CRACK {CAUGHT+CROOK+sTUNT}* Police is anagram indicator?
18 Domestic national well out of borders, remains at large here (7) CHARNEL {CHAR}{N}{wELl}
19 Might and right surrounding ordinary civic official (5) MAYOR {MAY}{O}{R}
20 Informed about pair liberated from jail (6) SPRUNG {S{PR}UNG}
21 Dandy on the whole? That's right (4,4) ALLS WELL {ALL}{SWELL}
23 Small setback in position play (6) LEEWAY {L{WEE<=}AY}
24 Account of soldier in retreat, heart-rending (6) REPORT TROoPER<=
DOWN
1 Intimate lines in a mixed duet on love (6,2) ALLUDE TO {LL} in {A+DUET}*{O}
2 Pulls up a bookworm (4) SWOT <=
3 Day providing modest gains for index (6) CODIFY {CO{D}{IF}Y}
4 Seesaw for a daughter, not unusual (2,3,3) TO AND FRO {FOR+A+D+NOT}*
5 Oddly cruel play beginning to irritate fans (10) PECULIARLY {CRUEL+PLAY+I}*
6 Draw needing boundary, no aspiration to try (6) ENDEAR {END}{hEAR}
9 Criminal rich at least savvy? (2,4,5) IS THAT CLEAR*
13 Giant wheels bound to go round with special endorsements (10) SIGNATURES {S{GIANT*}URE}{S}
16 Established norm again discounted by one in mass, one in a billion (8) NANOGRAM {NORM+AGAiN}*
17 Allowed in entertainment performance but essentially barred in bands (8) CIRCLETS {CIRCu{LET}S}
18 A dock raised under copper furnace (6) CUPOLA {CU}{A+LOP<=}
19 Must calm partners (6) MILDEW {MILD}{EW}
22 Court finally approved deal for one (4) WOOD {WOO}{a...eD}
GRID
7 Little by little oxygen forced inside chest (6) LOWBOY {LOW}{B{O}Y}
10 Abrupt in parts when coming to the end (8) CURTAINS {CURT}{A{IN}S}
11 More elegant for a uniform fix (6) NEUTER NE(-a+u)UTER
12 Paper trial (5) ESSAY [DD]
14 Playboy founder releasing new films, sex turning more substantial (7) HEFTIER {HEF
15 Police caught crook leaving small stunt for challenging affair (5,3,2,5) TOUGH NUT TO CRACK {CAUGHT+CROOK+
18 Domestic national well out of borders, remains at large here (7) CHARNEL {CHAR}{N}{
19 Might and right surrounding ordinary civic official (5) MAYOR {MAY}{O}{R}
20 Informed about pair liberated from jail (6) SPRUNG {S{PR}UNG}
21 Dandy on the whole? That's right (4,4) ALLS WELL {ALL}{SWELL}
23 Small setback in position play (6) LEEWAY {L{WEE<=}AY}
24 Account of soldier in retreat, heart-rending (6) REPORT TRO
DOWN
1 Intimate lines in a mixed duet on love (6,2) ALLUDE TO {LL} in {A+DUET}*{O}
2 Pulls up a bookworm (4) SWOT <=
3 Day providing modest gains for index (6) CODIFY {CO{D}{IF}Y}
4 Seesaw for a daughter, not unusual (2,3,3) TO AND FRO {FOR+A+D+NOT}*
5 Oddly cruel play beginning to irritate fans (10) PECULIARLY {CRUEL+PLAY+I}*
6 Draw needing boundary, no aspiration to try (6) ENDEAR {END}{
9 Criminal rich at least savvy? (2,4,5) IS THAT CLEAR*
13 Giant wheels bound to go round with special endorsements (10) SIGNATURES {S{GIANT*}URE}{S}
16 Established norm again discounted by one in mass, one in a billion (8) NANOGRAM {NORM+AGA
17 Allowed in entertainment performance but essentially barred in bands (8) CIRCLETS {CIRC
18 A dock raised under copper furnace (6) CUPOLA {CU}{A+LOP<=}
19 Must calm partners (6) MILDEW {MILD}{EW}
22 Court finally approved deal for one (4) WOOD {WOO}{
GRID
Wonderful clues!
ReplyDeleteWhile it took long time to crack many clues, 15AC appeared as an easy nut to crack!
I think police is anagrind [means to check, regulate, control]
Rao sir...some times it is difficult to crack the nuts as we seen the clues.......I too was trying with police
Delete16DN anagram* is missing?
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DeleteDeepak sir....excellent clue by xchequer today ...18D....a technical word of equipment....CUPOLA. for 15A, I was trying the anagram with police itself.
ReplyDeleteLoved the puzzle.. had to do in parts.
ReplyDeleteA stressful solve. However, one could fill in a few blanks easily .
ReplyDeleteMILDEW is wonderful wordplay ! MUST as in musty ! MILD+ partners = E& W.
One has heard about TALLBOY, but LOWBOY is well illustrated bu=y the picture which I have seen but never knew as LOWBOY! why not MID(get) BOY ? What next MIDBOY ?