Sunday, 8 March 2020

Special, Sunday 08 Mar 2020, Saral


Three answers per commenter as usual (Annotations compulsory)
Please submit all your answers in one comment.


ACROSS
8    Read and chant, not planned (6)
9    Support around one name confused vassal (8)
10 Horrible!  Miscreant kicked out small worker, it's an offence (5)
11 Waste deliveries, finish after pressure (9)
12 Child leaves room giving  warning signal (5)
14 Charm crazy fans, act including one second heroine (9)
16 Great ego, a desire perhaps to leave a dispute unresolved (5,2,8)
18 Graphic matches I can initially play (9)
20 Gadget from MIG flying around zoo almost crashed (5)
21 Ask Borges about finches (9)
22 This posture was analysed within (5)
25 So about to score a double century, westbound setter on party (8)
26 Still many howl inside (6)
 
DOWN
1   Just strong breeze (4)
2   First man on cot with English novel by Eliot (4,4)
3   Setter climbs up with Australia's Second bird (3)
4   Changed living knack, idea is still active (5,3,7)
5   Try that man, an artist with box (4,1,4)
6   At first war ends, arranges pact over nuclear missile, say (6)
7   Headmaster can be average ? (10)
13 Old lady with girl in charge has skill for witchcraft (5,5)
15 Ban e-cigarettes, maybe it's essential for a plan (9)
17 Refuses to comment about profits ! On the contrary (8)
19 For beginners English and Science (basic Chemistry) is like learning A,B,C…(4,2)
23 Arrange one new gas for ad light (4)
24 Advantage to have wagon (3)

Across Lite version can be accessed at SARAL 10

Enjoy.

42 comments:

  1. 24d VAN (T)
    15D STRATEGIC (CIGARETTES-E)*
    4D ALIVE AND KICKING*

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  2. 8a RANDOM; not planned;{R}{AND}{OM}

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  3. 26A: ANYHOW (T)
    22A: ASANA (T)
    17A: SCHEMATIC (MATCHES+I+C..)*

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  4. 16A AGREE TO DISAGREE (great ego a desire)*

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  5. 10ac
    CRIME: offence
    Miscreant kicked out s(small) and
    ant(worker) gives micre anagram of crime

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  6. In 10ac horrible is anagram indicator

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  7. 7d MAINSTREAM; average; {MAIN}{MASTER*}

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  8. 2Dn ADAM BEDE - {ADAM}{BED}{E±

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  9. 1dn
    FAIR : just
    F (strong) AIR(breeze)

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  10. 18A SCHEMATIC. Anagram of (MATCHESIC) C from can initially Def: graphic

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  11. 11ac
    Deliveries: overs
    Pressure: p
    Finish: end
    OVERSPEND: waste

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  12. 11 a. OVERSPEND= waste. delivereries= OVERS+ P+END

    10 a. CRIME- offence- Miscreant, delete ant + anagram

    5 down. HEAR A CASE= try. HE + a RA an artist +case= box

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  13. 9AC L[I]EG+EMAN*
    14AC FASC[I]NAT+E E from second letter of heroine
    25AC O[CC A<]S<+I+ ON

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  14. My 3rd
    14Ac FASCINATE - {FANS+ACT+I+E}*

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  15. You cannot exceed your quota giving this as an excuse in the future

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  16. In place of 14Ac
    5Dn HEAR A CASE - {HE}{AR}{A}{CASE}

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  17. Yet to be solved

    Across - 12, 20

    Down - 6, 13, 19

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  18. 9a LIEGEMAN {L(IEG}{NAME*}
    12a AMBER {CHAMBER - CH}
    25a OCCASION {S(A CC<<)O<}{I}{ON}

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  19. 12a Amber (chamber-ch)
    7d Mainstream (Main)(master*)
    13d Magic trick (ma)(g)(ic) (trick)

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  20. 20A: GIZMO Angaram of MIG + ZO (zoo almost) def. Gadget

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  21. For 12a
    6d Weapon (Acrostic)

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  22. 13D: MA (old lady) GIC (girl in charge) TRICK (skill) Def:witchcraft

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  23. 19D: EAS (beginning of English and science) Y (? Unsure if basic chemistry) AS (like)

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  24. If only....
    The special had been published really at 8.30!!!!

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  25. Thank you Saral. Had a good time solving,though I missed the fun of participation.

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  26. Replies
    1. Thanks sir for publishing it on a special day 🙏

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  27. Correct anno for 23D- Neon- {One N(ew)}*- gas for ad light

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  28. Guessed it's a ladies crossword today. Thanks for the women's day special.

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  29. Greetings to LV and other members of this family!!!
    LV, you have kept all the members with your crossie today! Thanks

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  30. Lovely Puzzle LV. Loved the two long ones: Alive and Kicking and Agree to disagree. Thanks for including Adam Bede, a personal favourite ( as all George Elliot Novels are: Mill on the Floss, Silas Marner, Middle March, Felix Holt et al).
    Happy Women's Day!

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