Three answers per commenter as usual till 6 PM (Annotations compulsory).
Please provide all your answers in one comment.
ACROSS
4 Even the greatest ultimately involved in speculation (6)
6 One group within found divided (8)
9 Take away outlet behind Modern Centre (6)
10 Couple of nitwits, edges away, baits maniac gunman (8)
11 Rip in ill-fitting corset on the side showed fat (11)
15 Seduced by Edward getting nearly bare (7)
17 Nuisance receiving rubbish object (7)
18 Most colourless one from the subcontinent got diamond stolen by the Arab (11)
22 Ian for one, has bed sore marks initially in hospital (8)
23 Oft-repeated words in human tragedies (6)
24 Totally engrossed, son caught in playing Abbey Road without a last bit of worry (8)
25 Avoiding extremes of heat in polluted Delhi, I left to get cured (6)
DOWN
1 Group of novel cricketers on the rise (6)
2 No! Large slippers isn't worn with suits! (10)
3 Al Gore is unfortunately found in women's quarters (8)
4 At the first signs of absolute bedlam, upstanding detective had to step down (8)
5 Dream locations on retirement? (8)
7 Say, losing side gets small commission (4)
8 Depression in daughter losing weight fast (4)
12 Tsunami devastated Latvia and 2/3 of Sweden (5,5)
13 Harry later crosses Tim heading North with payment (8)
14 Basic colours (8)
16 Go after a pest ruining a decorative rug (8)
19 Ideas of one devising games (6)
20 Borders of Saudi Arabia formed here? (4)
21 Boat's first officer's introduction on board to the captain (4)
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21 B O SS
ReplyDelete21d it is
ReplyDelete19D I MAGES*
ReplyDelete16D T (A PEST) RY
ReplyDeleteRam, in future please try and provide all your answers in one comment
DeleteOk Sir
Delete23A- Mantra-T
ReplyDeleteDef.- Oft repeated words
24A- Absorbed- totally engrossed
ReplyDelete{(abbey-ay)s(road)} or (BBE S ROAD)*
i think the clue might be better with an "and" to indicate a&y
DeleteCol.
ReplyDeleteRam & me are in the same boat- trying to put in our answers before they are taken away by other entries. In any case we make sure we don't put in more than 3. Request permission.
1D A B DIC< ATE
ReplyDelete11A CHOLESTEROL HOLE inside CORSET*+L
17A P(ROT)EST
Read 4D instead of 1D
DeleteMy bad. Thanks Col.
DeleteMy 3rd and last-
ReplyDelete20D- Asia- SaudI ArabiA- (SIAA)*,formed is Anind. 'Here' is the def.
def,something more!
Delete12dn tidal waves (latvia+swed)*
ReplyDelete23ac mantra (T)
25ac healed (EA+DELH)*
9 A-Delete Modern centre -DE Out LET
ReplyDeleteIncorrect
DeletePl. check up.
Delete1dn circle (reverse T)
ReplyDelete18A Most colourless one from the subcontinent got diamond stolen by the Arab (11)
ReplyDeletePalestinian gives Arab as definition
Palest is Most colourless
Indian is one from the subcontinent
Remove D (got diamond stolen)
13D Harry later crosses Tim heading North with payment (8)
Remittal meaning payment
Annagram(Harry) Later crossing Tim reversed(heading North)
22A Ian for one, has bed sore marks initially in hospital (8)
Scotsman is Ian for one
Cot is bed
S M is Sore Marks Initially
Put all these in San (hospital)
14D STANDARD {DD}
ReplyDelete19D IMAGES {I}{GAMES*}
14d colour/flag/standard as noun is singular. Colours as noun is plural. Am I missing something.
DeleteI too felt so.
DeleteSee the link:
https://www.thefreedictionary.com/colours
chambers.co.uk has it under "plural noun" while standard/flag is "singular noun.
Delete3D- SERAGLIO Al Gore is - scrambled
ReplyDeleteImages have been taken away,MB.
ReplyDeleteThanks Paddy. Since replaced!
Delete4A Even the greatest ultimately involved in speculation (6) AL BE(I)T (last letter of ALI is inside BET)
ReplyDelete2D No! Large slipper isn't worn with suits! (10) PINSTRIPES (slipper isn’t – L anagram...note that “slippers” should read “slipper”)
7D Say, losing side gets small commission (4) TASK (L-to-S in TALK)
Wow Fraser! Great solving!
DeleteAll 3 Anno eluded me
Delete9A DEDUCT Centre of modern is DE; outlet is DUCT
ReplyDelete7D- task- is nice.
ReplyDeleteThank you:)
Deletethanks Amrita and Col for a nice sunday.
ReplyDeleteThank you for solving!
Delete6AC B[I SECT]ED
ReplyDelete5DN BEDROOMS CD
15DN T[EMPT[-y]ED
Thank you KKR for 15D. I was struggling, having taken ED for Edward. Ted makes seducing simple!
ReplyDeleteThanks Paddy!
DeleteI thought you all left it because it is easier
Thank you Amritha & Col.
ReplyDeleteThank you!
DeleteThanks for a nice grid Amrita!
ReplyDeletethank you, Ramki!
Delete22A SCOTSMAN {S{COT}{S-ore}{M-arks}AN}
ReplyDeleteIn place of 19D, my third
8D DENT {D}{(-L)lENT} Weight = Pound = L
Fast = Lent. Def : Depression.
scotsman has been taken long ago.
DeleteOops! Didn't notice it!
DeleteTypo Anno : {D}{(-L)ENT}
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ReplyDeleteLovely grid. Enjoyed solving it. Thanks Amrita.
ReplyDeleteYet to be solved. Last one.
ReplyDelete10A : Couple of nitwits, edges away, baits maniac gunman (8)
I take the liberty since it is the last one-
ReplyDeleteAssassin
Couple of nitwits- ass ass
'edges away maniac' leads to 'ni' & I suppose baits is the anind or reversal indicator.
Ass ass in
i took baits=feints and def as "maniac gunman"
DeleteCouple of nitwits= ASS ASS, Edges away from ba(I)ts ma(N)ic =IN
DeleteThanks Amrita.
DeleteBut there seems to be a typo in the original clue. It was MANIAC. So, we were into kite flying on annotation.
? seINes
ReplyDeleteSEINES are fishing nets which hang vertically in the water with floats at the top and weights at the bottom edge, the ends being drawn together to encircle the fish (= baits)
That's a fantastic anno, NR. Let us wait for AM to clarify.
DeleteCol.,
ReplyDeleteSetter's solution & anno?
Surprisingly, I find full stop mark in the clues in today's Everyman grid. Did anyone notice this? I am not sure if I saw such thing in earlier weeks.
ReplyDeleteIt is a new setter who seems to be drawing a lot of flak. I also found the standard of clues to be much lower than the regular Everyman.
Deletehttps://www.facebook.com/groups/172141099634385/permalink/1141660736015745/
I tried today's Everyman and could solve in a jiffy, an unprecedented thing for me. Yes the full stop was quite distracting
DeleteI am yet to see it. I think the compiler who was setting until recently passed away and so we now have a new setter. But When it is a prize puzzle that is live, how can it be discussed in FB? Did the comments refrain from giving answers but spoke in general terms?
DeleteI have plenty of questions also, as you will see when it comes out in the blog on Sunday 31 Mar
DeleteI have done it now. The full stop at the end of each clue did not bother me. The Times used to publish clues this way. THC, which followed the venerable UK newspaper, followed the practice for some years. Later setters started using punctuation mark as part of clue and so the period annoys present-day solvers.
DeleteThe easiness of the puzzles doesn't matter. But the style does. I will upload my review when the puzzle appears here.
Chaturvasi sir, the comments did not disclose any of the answers - they were generally about the quality of the clues. IMHO I found a couple of the clues to be even incorrect wrt wordplay.
DeletePlease see my Comment here
Deletehttp://www.fifteensquared.net/2019/01/27/everyman-3771/
Thanks for the special Amrita
ReplyDeleteThank you , Col for publishing the grid
DeleteMessage from Col. says that he has not received annos from Amrita and so he is himself not clear about it.
ReplyDeleteAmrita has given her intended anno above
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