Across
1 While searching, three of the users oddly leave secretly (2,3,1,1) ON THE Q T {ON THE QuesT}
5 Royal’s reported reproductions (6) PRINCE {~PRINTS}
9 Schedule to hear a question of sex (6) AGENDA {~A GENDER}
10 Italian pastry No. 1 clan cooked (7) CANNOLI {NO+I+CLAN*}
5 Royal’s reported reproductions (6) PRINCE {~PRINTS}
9 Schedule to hear a question of sex (6) AGENDA {~A GENDER}
10 Italian pastry No. 1 clan cooked (7) CANNOLI {NO+I+CLAN*}
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12 What a buttonholed listener might do... (3,3,3) CUT AND RUN (CD)
13 Two young boys make a small vessel (5) PHIAL {PHI}{AL}
14 Expel some dubious title-holders (4) OUST (T)
15 With this sign, your travel will become slower (5,5) SPEED LIMIT (CD)
17 Best parts // that are mountaineers’ target (4,6) HIGH POINTS (DD)
19 The garment with which a woman may put on airs? (4) SARI {AIRS*} &lit?
22 Feel sad with doctor having a terrible run (5) MOURN {MO}{RUN*}
23 Willing to change, father and lawyer return to board (9) ADAPTABLE {{PA}{DA}<=}{TABLE}
24 It doesn’t look good! (7) EYESORE (CD)
25 Painting held back by university scholar causes agony (6) TRAUMA {ART<=}{U}{MA}
26 Using devious ways, wily Yanks capture head of evildoers (6) SNEAKY {YANKS*} around {E
27 Wise, quiet, like Gray’s forefathers. going by the books (7) PRUDENT {P}{RUDE}{NT}
Down
2 Renders ineffective revolutionary seen holding gun (7) NEGATES {SEEN<=} around {GAT}
3 Contacting no leader for perfecting (6) HONING {pHONING}
4 Fold fold fold fold (13) QUADRUPLICATE (CD)
6 Can opener produce sound draw? (4-4) RING-PULL {RING}{PULL}
7 Nota bene: — starts giving abbreviation for a silver-white element (7) NIOBIUM (Nb is symbol for Niobium)
8 Record I obtained: about fifty troubled sites for mouthpieces (12) EPIGLOTTISES {EP}{I}{G{L}OT}{SITES*}
10 Concrete and smart contract for leading first-violin player (7,6) CONCERT MASTER {CONCRETE+SMART*}
11 Specially created rooms for sound reflections (4,8) ECHO CHAMBERS (CD)
16 Apparently start reading book describing the activity of the archaeologists (4,4) OPEN WORK {OPEN}{WORK}
18 Fellow in this place not starting to eat rare cheese (7) GRUYERE {G{R}UY}{hERE}
3 Contacting no leader for perfecting (6) HONING {
4 Fold fold fold fold (13) QUADRUPLICATE (CD)
6 Can opener produce sound draw? (4-4) RING-PULL {RING}{PULL}
7 Nota bene: — starts giving abbreviation for a silver-white element (7) NIOBIUM (Nb is symbol for Niobium)
8 Record I obtained: about fifty troubled sites for mouthpieces (12) EPIGLOTTISES {EP}{I}{G{L}OT}{SITES*}
10 Concrete and smart contract for leading first-violin player (7,6) CONCERT MASTER {CONCRETE+SMART*}
11 Specially created rooms for sound reflections (4,8) ECHO CHAMBERS (CD)
16 Apparently start reading book describing the activity of the archaeologists (4,4) OPEN WORK {OPEN}{WORK}
18 Fellow in this place not starting to eat rare cheese (7) GRUYERE {G{R}UY}{
20 Protein — all but mine never-ending! (7) ALBUMIN {AL
21 Beach where redhead’s seated in market booth (6) STRAND {ST{R
Reference List
1=I, Doctor=MO, Father=Pa, Lawyer=DA, University=U, Scholar=MA (Master of Arts), Quiet=P, The books=NT (New Testament)
Record=EP, Fifty=L, Rare=R
Record=EP, Fifty=L, Rare=R
Colour/Font Scheme
Definition, Solution, Component letters, Embedded links, Theme word, Anagram Indicator, C/C indicator, Reversal Indicator, Hidden word Indicator, Letter Pick indicator, Deletion Indicator, Homophone Indicator, Movement Indicator, Positional Indicator, Substitution, Indicator, Opposite indicator, Link/Connector, Extraneous
1A should be ON THE Q(UIE)T?
ReplyDeleteSearch is quest. Though imu, the first three letters of USEr are deleted in odd manner.
DeleteOddly confirms Ramesh's parsing.
DeleteThen "three of" is redundant!
DeleteBut searching?
ReplyDelete19a Put on as anind, semi&lit?
ReplyDelete12A- Why listener?
ReplyDelete27A- Not able to follow Gray's forefathers leading to Rude.
ReplyDeleteThomas Gray has written in his 'Elegy written in a Country Churchyard'
Delete'The rude forefathers of the hamlet sleep'
Follow the link. Rude forefathers of gray in hamlet
DeleteBad of me. It is one of my favorite poems.
DeleteTo make amends,I read the poem once more including the 'Noble rude forefathers'.
DeleteThank you Gridman.
Liked the nicely formed protein.
ReplyDeleteAn engaging crossword puzzle, not very easy, nor difficult but some clues made me stop and think a while.
ReplyDeleteThe best are 27a, 4d and 7d.
It is not just oddly,but 'Oddly leave'. So it has to be from users.
ReplyDeleteVery enjoyable Crossword!
ReplyDeleteI took 4d as a nicely hidden charade:Fold, fold, fold, fold=Fourfold=quadruplicate.
Given the clue number I thght just Fold would have sufficied.
DeleteGood idea! Didn't occur to me! But solvers could do with some counting!
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