An X-less pangram
ACROSS
1 Instant justice provided, borders on foolhardy (5) JIFFY {J}{IF}{Fo...rY}
4 Embargo on plastic to backfire (9) BOOMERANG*
9 I court cracking romantic partner say (7) DICTATE {D{I}{CT}ATE}
10 Dead extraterrestrial drops from the sky alight (7) DETRAIN {D}{ET}{RAIN}
11 Certain term entailing burying (9) INTERMENT [T]
12 Spell F.A.Z.E for the audience (5) PHASE (~faze)
13 Be lippy having to follow master plan (3,3) MAP OUT {MA}{POUT}
15 Wear and tear light on fabric ultimately (8) CLOTHING {f...iC}{LIGHT+ON}*
18 Harsh satire indeed not seen often (8) STRIDENT {SaTiRe+InDeEd+NoT}
19 One way to deliver and mostly rear children (6) BREECH {BREEd}{CH}
22 Pretentious person expected special wheels (5) PSEUD {DUE}{SP}<=
24 Professional job without staff (9) POSTWOMAN {POST}{WO}{MAN}
26 A question and answer about atmosphere in fish tanks (7) AQUARIA {A}{QU}{A}{AIR<=}
27 Selfie accidentally captured leader of the sinister people? (7) LEFTIES {LEF{The}IES*}
28 Nothing necessary to work out answer right? (4-5) OKEY-DOKEY {O}{KEY}{DO}{KEY}
29 Relationship that is essential to preserve (3-2) TIE-IN {T{IE}IN}
DOWN
1 He who betrayed over a million in the name of religion (7) JUDAISM {JUDA{1}S}{M}
2 Truth about English side (5) FACET {FAC{E}T}
3 You're darn convoluted all the time ... (4-5) YEAR-ROUND*
4 ... Buzzer. Have a bit of normal level? (2,4) BE EVEN {BEE}{'VE}{N}
5 Sort of font, non-black, in bold pen over half of file (3,5) OLD STYLE {bOLD}{STY}{fiLE}
6 Take in each place going north (3,2) EAT UP {EA}{PUT<=}
7 Yoga positions thought to be detailed incidentally (2,2,5) AS AN ASIDE {ASANAS}{IDEa}
8 Strong drink has English herb (7) GINSENG {GIN'S}{ENG}
14 As such, adorable hound (9) PERSECUTE {PER SE}{CUTE}
16 Spoiling for what thing to get mad about (5,1,3) THROW A FIT {FOR+WHAT}*{IT}
17 Spa trips included in a special gift bag (8) KNAPSACK {KN{SPA*}ACK}
18 Very captivating opus conducted by female singer (7) SOPRANO {S{OP}{RAN}O}
20 Hard with a child to be practical (5,2) HANDS ON {H}{AND}{SON}
21 Girl, she lay abandoned (6) ASHLEY*
23 Yes in Russia Bolshevik is challenged (5) DARED {DA}{RED}
25 May's pronouncement leads to this by the earful? (5) MAIZE (~mays)
Reference List
Justice = J, Court = CT, Dead = D, Master = MA, Children = CH, Special = SP, Without = WO, Question = QU, Answer = A, A = 1, Million = M, Normal = N, Each = EA, Thing = IT, Very = SO, Hard = H
4 Embargo on plastic to backfire (9) BOOMERANG*
9 I court cracking romantic partner say (7) DICTATE {D{I}{CT}ATE}
10 Dead extraterrestrial drops from the sky alight (7) DETRAIN {D}{ET}{RAIN}
11 Certain term entailing burying (9) INTERMENT [T]
12 Spell F.A.Z.E for the audience (5) PHASE (~faze)
13 Be lippy having to follow master plan (3,3) MAP OUT {MA}{POUT}
15 Wear and tear light on fabric ultimately (8) CLOTHING {
18 Harsh satire indeed not seen often (8) STRIDENT {S
19 One way to deliver and mostly rear children (6) BREECH {BREE
22 Pretentious person expected special wheels (5) PSEUD {DUE}{SP}<=
24 Professional job without staff (9) POSTWOMAN {POST}{WO}{MAN}
26 A question and answer about atmosphere in fish tanks (7) AQUARIA {A}{QU}{A}{AIR<=}
27 Selfie accidentally captured leader of the sinister people? (7) LEFTIES {LEF{T
28 Nothing necessary to work out answer right? (4-5) OKEY-DOKEY {O}{KEY}{DO}{KEY}
29 Relationship that is essential to preserve (3-2) TIE-IN {T{IE}IN}
DOWN
1 He who betrayed over a million in the name of religion (7) JUDAISM {JUDA{1}S}{M}
2 Truth about English side (5) FACET {FAC{E}T}
3 You're darn convoluted all the time ... (4-5) YEAR-ROUND*
4 ... Buzzer. Have a bit of normal level? (2,4) BE EVEN {BEE}{'VE}{N}
5 Sort of font, non-black, in bold pen over half of file (3,5) OLD STYLE {bOLD}{STY}{
6 Take in each place going north (3,2) EAT UP {EA}{PUT<=}
7 Yoga positions thought to be detailed incidentally (2,2,5) AS AN ASIDE {ASANAS}{IDE
8 Strong drink has English herb (7) GINSENG {GIN'S}{ENG}
14 As such, adorable hound (9) PERSECUTE {PER SE}{CUTE}
16 Spoiling for what thing to get mad about (5,1,3) THROW A FIT {FOR+WHAT}*{IT}
17 Spa trips included in a special gift bag (8) KNAPSACK {KN{SPA*}ACK}
18 Very captivating opus conducted by female singer (7) SOPRANO {S{OP}{RAN}O}
20 Hard with a child to be practical (5,2) HANDS ON {H}{AND}{SON}
21 Girl, she lay abandoned (6) ASHLEY*
23 Yes in Russia Bolshevik is challenged (5) DARED {DA}{RED}
25 May's pronouncement leads to this by the earful? (5) MAIZE (~mays)
Reference List
Justice = J, Court = CT, Dead = D, Master = MA, Children = CH, Special = SP, Without = WO, Question = QU, Answer = A, A = 1, Million = M, Normal = N, Each = EA, Thing = IT, Very = SO, Hard = H
GRID
I liked it very much. But the missing of long telescopic clues is a small disappointment
ReplyDeleteBuzzer - Trade mark?
Delete+1: every clue is a different gem in this necklace grid. Looked daunting at first but when I started stringing, the result is pretty to wear !
ReplyDeleteWhere are the regular habitues ? Off to The Capital ?
As usual a Buzzer special. Loved every one of them. Pity that he appears once a month.
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DeleteNotice something? Bhavan's homophones clues are always direct. Faze-Phase;May's-Maize.
ReplyDeleteMany would have clued 25d as Prime Minister's pronouncement leads to this by earful(5)
DeleteLiked 18A- the loooong alt. letter pick. It compensates,to a large extent, for the absence of the usual long T.
ReplyDelete14A was cute!
Excellent grid.
ReplyDelete11A (& lit) , 18 and 14D my picks. Keep buzzing