Sunday 15 December 2019

Special, Sunday 15 Dec 2019, Buttershot


Three answers per commenter till 6 PM (Annotations compulsory)
Please submit your three answers in one comment.


ACROSS
1   Poorest revolutionary to get a trial (8)
5   Say spikes meat pieces (6)
9   Dramatic light on artist's lines (8)
10 Appreciates valleys around Utah (6)
11 Damage royal's brands (8)
12 Ward's cost (6)
14 Stage found in park (10)
18 Describing the old drifting across Italy (10)
22 Run in your birthday suit (6)
23 Collect dope and sign out of some motel (8)
24 Stunned by web in our times (6)
25 Axe trees for fuel (8)
26 Recalled London district's dug up (6)
27 Presages development of christian rite (8)

DOWN
1   Post article (6)
2   Resent improper records (6)
3   Consent to curl hair on it (6)
4   Trying to lug some gale damaged wire outside (10)
6   Guerilla cuts/shoots guides (8)
7   Water's odd ring around one fish tank (8)
8   Delays Soviet Union's outlays (8)
13 Nag mystics about exercises (10)
15 Are dupes used to convince ? (8)
16 Perhaps Instagram a fish tackle (8)
17 Point at the end of agreement in South Africa to track foriegn nationals (8)
19 Cross out River's grant (6)
20 Shape alumnus' hunger (6)
21 Social worker to take on underworld fags (6)

Across Lite version can be accessed at BUTTERSHOT 2

Enjoy.

53 comments:

  1. 2d ENTERS RESENT*
    8d SU SPENDS
    13d GYMNASTICS*

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  2. 15D..persuade.are dupes anagram

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  3. Cold solved the above. Shall complete the puzzle in the evening.
    Clues are very good.

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  4. 12A..Charge.. ward= charge=cost. However, ward's..unable to anno

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  5. 23AC ASS+EMBLE[-m]
    4DN STR[UGGL*]ING
    21DN BEE DIS

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  6. 15d.....are+dupes = PERSUADE
    13D......nag+mystics = GYMNASTICS
    25A....FIRE.....trees for fuel
    2d....ENTERS.....anagram of resent

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  7. 24A..Bowled..web old( our times)

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  8. 22A..Eureka..apologies , unable to anno

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  9. 10A VALES around U for Utah giving VALUES
    22A STREAK direct clue
    24A AMAZED (AD for our times around MAZE for web)

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  10. 3D PERMIT {PERM}{IT}
    14A PLAYGROUND stage/park (DD)

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  11. 16dn approach
    app (instagram) roach (fish)

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  12. Replies
    1. Correction to anno. It is LITE RA RY. Lite for light

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  13. 25A- Firewood- Fuel- (Fire)(Wood)

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  14. Good engaging CW with crisp clues. Hope it will be the start of a good run. Thank you.

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  15. Refreshingly unusual clues. Welcome Buttershot.
    Though I like the wordplay in BEEDIS, is it a word in the dictionary ?

    Why poor appearances today?

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    1. Beedi/bidi/beedie is very much there in Chambers. Smoke it!

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    2. Yuk. I used to smoke cigarettea but cant stand the horrible stench of bidis . Bad memories of its stink in compartments in trains of those days when we were compelled to travel in non ac coaches .

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  16. I notice that no one had monitored closely today's comments ! 17 down remains unanswered!

    I have still problem in opening Acrosslite despite clicking on the appropriate icon to download . I have managed to do so, with great perseverance.

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  17. Paddy or Raju you can close for the remaining clues.
    Across:5,18,22,26.
    Down:6,19

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  18. 5a steaks ~stakes
    18 ex pla(I)ning
    26 EC hoed
    6d tea(che)rs
    19d de(let)e

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  19. Across:
    5 STEAKS ~stakes
    18 EX PLA[I]NING
    26 ECHOED couldn't find satisfactory anno!
    Down:
    6 TEA[CHE]RS
    19 DE[LET]E anno not fitting to me.

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    1. 17dn JA PAN ESE
      Point=ESE; Track=PAN;
      Agreement[yes]in South Africa = JA

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    2. Hoe as v: use a hoe to dig (earth) or thin out or dig up (plants).

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    3. East central, London postal district. Frequently used here!!!

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    4. EC is London district(code for London Metropolitan)

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    5. 19d why? River's to be read as River has.

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    6. I saw in Chambers EC as East Central. But was lazy enough to link it to London!
      Thanks Prasad!

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  20. Thanks for finishing off KKR and Prasad.

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  21. I myself was waiting for those who had not taken their quota.
    Prasad hadn't.

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  22. Thanks buttershot for the teasing pangram. But the qu of which ram got shot is still to be answered.

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  23. Thanks for the special Buttershot

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