Welcome to yet another new setter HalliBilly. Bouquets and Brickbats welcome.
Three answers per commenter as usual till 6 PM (Annotations compulsory)
Please provide all your answers in one comment.
ACROSS
1 Work was stalled as the sun had set on the crooked misty dunes (7)
7 Ali had no quarrel with former political organisation (4,4)
10 Crazily rants with hesitation about earth-dwellers (7)
11 How was he healthy without exercise or outdoor sports? Well… He improvised! (2,6)
12 Wander aimlessly to find creature (5)
15 In complete agreement? Spot on! (7)
16 Tried this on every clue and yet you asked for more of the same (9)
17 A portion finally served by backward, headless god (6)
20 Take in common element and cry over rigid nature (10)
21 The English competed rigorously after having set their heart on Australia’s trophy (6)
22 In short, it’s where man travels across time to befriend aliens (3,2)
23 ‘Woody’ instrument? (8)
24 Been there, done that? Quite the opposite! (5)
25 A gravy with no terminal velocity might end up being jelly-like (4)
26 Travel across London or be someone who lives inside a shell (6)
27 ‘Ache din’ might happen next to a large plantation (8)
DOWN
2 How the pain was actually removed - it needed a healing friend (15)
3 Continuously hammer cycle without leniency (5)
4 Detectors couldn’t catch Anne behind the mountain (4)
5 The entire family prefers variety over communism (7)
6 One went into the loft to find an ancient region (6)
8 Negative energies may be found here (7)
9 “It’s time to move on!”, according to Kramer (5,2)
13 The rat-killer was on a strict diet that involved no cider (11)
14 Substantial climb (5,5)
17 The colouring book has been decaying, so we hear (6)
18 Anyone looking to rise up the ranks must tee off with vital members of society (8)
19 See how they throw in the major league? They deliver in reverse! (8)
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Enjoy.
13d RODENTICIDE
ReplyDelete5D KIND RED
Forgot to put an * at the end of 13d soluntion
Delete25A AGAR (A GRAVY - V Y {TERMINAL V ELOCIT Y})8*
ReplyDelete3D- Mercy- T- Leniency
ReplyDelete'HamMER CYcle'
1A STYMIED {MISTY DUNES(-sun)}*
ReplyDelete3D MERCY T
10A TERRANS {RANTS+ER}*
I am encountering an Asymmetrical 15x15 grid for the first time.
ReplyDeleteIs it a 'No no' or a rarity?
DeleteGrid is made symmetrical because it gives maximum number of checkers and hence minimum unches. This grid has quite a few unches(unchecked lights).
DeleteHence 180 degree symmetry is preferred.
Making up for 3d
ReplyDelete2d THERAPEUTIC ALLY
27ac hacienda (ache din a)*
ReplyDelete6D- Attic A- Ancient region
ReplyDelete15 across: EXACTLY- means SPOT ON or in complete agreement
ReplyDelete16A: REORDERED (DD)
ReplyDelete15A: EXACTLY (DD)
14D: LARGE SCALE(CD)
TX.i gave it as steep scale
DeleteREPLACEMENT FOR 15A
ReplyDelete22A: SCI FI (CD) {SHORT FOR SCIENCE FICTION)
12 across; STRAY=wander anagram SATYR- creature
ReplyDelete24 across; ALIBI= Opposite of having been NOT there.
ReplyDeletea very peculiar clue. where do we classify this as ? HALLIBILLY has [ussyfooted in many unusual clues !
17 AC..DAINTY..a tiny d(og)
ReplyDelete17D..dyeing..???please help me in anno.
ReplyDeleteDecaying= Dying
DeleteSo we hear is the homonym indicator, making it 'dyeing'
Colouring is also dyeing. So its a DD.
But why that 'book'?
Delete??
Delete20A..in.variable..??is common element= variable?
ReplyDelete23A CLARINET (Simple Definition)
ReplyDelete21A LEVITATE {TEE VITAL}*
ReplyDelete18D ENVIED {EN}{VIED}
It should be 18D & 21A.
ReplyDeleteJust a small change!
Oops! Thanks Paddy. :)
Delete8D : ORBITAL (Negatively charged Electron's area around an atom)
ReplyDeleteVasant,
ReplyDeleteI got your point- asymmetry leads to more unches and Gridman had made this point many times.
7A - VIET CONG [DD] Muhammed Ali quote
ReplyDelete11A - AD LIBBED
17A - DOLLOP {(-a)POLLO}{(-serve)D}<=
20A - STRINGENCY {INGEST+N+CRY}* (Indirect anagram)
26A - OYSTER [DD] Refers to Oyster Cards used in London
4D - ETNA {ANTENNAE-ANNE}*
9D - GIDDY UP [DD]
19D - OVERHAND Reversal of HANDOVER
Thanks Col. for wrapping this up. Couldn't get Viet Cong and Giddy-up
Delete+1
DeleteAlso, overhand.
Thanks for the special HalliBilly. Please go through my email regarding grid construction for future crosswords
ReplyDeleteHello all,
ReplyDeleteSorry I was travelling from the last few days and couldn't check this.
Thanks Col. Gopinath for the opportunity. I'll make sure to incorporate this feedback next time. Thanks all for taking the time to solve these clues. Hope you had fun
Cheers