Welcome to our new setter AJJI. Bouquets and Brickbats welcome.
Please submit all your answers in one comment.
(COMMENTS ENTERED WITH LESS THAN TWO ANSWERS/ANNOTATIONS WILL BE DELTED WITHOUT NOTICE, UNLESS THE COMMENTER SPECIFIES THAT IT IS A COMPENSATION FOR A REPEAT)
AJJI 1
By Ajji
Across
| 7 | Minor actor and tramp not right at Zambia’s pageants (13) |
| 8 | Mean stupidly to prod somehow – make reference to celebrities (4-4) |
| 9 | Nobleman’s expected to receive king (4) |
| 10 | Bun twit dropped in laundry equipment (4-3) |
| 12 | Put down, South Indian leaves warehouse (5) |
| 14 | Upright before court (5) |
| 16 | Impertinent, confused teen leaves stamp (7) |
| 19 | Entertaining film director about first city (4) |
| 20 | Frightening false case traps listeners with Mantra (8) |
| 22 | This instruction won’t do for a sit-down plan (8,5) |
Down
| 1 | Setter meets team with a flower (4) |
| 2 | Compel the specialist doctor not to start (4,2) |
| 3 | To exceed an expected cost, fit the Remote Radio Unit in a cooking facility (7) |
| 4 | A E: open-mouthed in astonishment (5) |
| 5 | Working journalist gets half nervous (2,4) |
| 6 | Underrate the country, not east but west, having nothing chaotic (4,4) |
| 11 | Circumspect about tirade in certificate (8) |
| 13 | The ban is therefore around a business degree (7) |
| 15 | Cringey one finally leaves disturbed and sobbing (6) |
| 17 | Others have an alternative for holiday retreat (6) |
| 18 | Join a female in a problem (5) |
| 21 | Firstly, many employees expect kindness if they have to be submissive (4) |
Enjoy.
6A: DU(K)E
ReplyDelete10A: TWIN TUB...from BUN TWIT*
15D: CRYING...CRING(-e)Y*
pl read 6A as 9A
DeleteHa ha ha....I too answered three like you and deleted it
DeleteI thought I was going to be first,but way down. But no repeats!
DeleteSorry overshot the limit of two for today by oversight.
Delete18D A F FIX
ReplyDelete21D M E E K (ACROSTIC)
5d: ON EDGE {ON}{ED}{GE(-TS)}
ReplyDelete14A: ERECT {ERE}{CT}
20: FEARSOME {F(-als){EARS}{OM}E}
Sorry for posting three instead of two. Did not read today's rule.
Delete5dn on edge. on ed ge(ts)
ReplyDelete17dn resort res(or)t
22ac standing order (DD)
1D- Ixia- flower I(XI)A
ReplyDelete4D-Agape- Astonishment- A(GAP)E
8A- Name drop
Mean stupidly- Name. Prod somehow- Drop
Def.- Ref. to celebrities
Making up for 22A
ReplyDelete7A EXTRAVAGANZAS EXTRA+ VAG(-r)AN(-t)+ZA'S
Very Enjoyable debut puzzle!
ReplyDeleteThank you vasant for your positive response
Delete12ac depot (deposit-si)
ReplyDeleteAlmost all answered three! :-)))
ReplyDeleteWe take the rules for granted and in a hurry to post.
DeleteEasy but interesting. A good debut. 11D is very good- well constructed.
ReplyDeleteThank you Mr. Padmanabhan for your encouraging words.
DeleteIs the setter Madam AJ?
ReplyDeletelikely.
DeleteI too did not notice the '2 per head'rule. Apologies.
ReplyDeleteMe too. Also just noticed it as a 13x13.I will delete my answers exceeding the limits
DeleteToo late,I think.
ReplyDeleteI deleted and to atone for the mistake, I shall answer only one :-)
Delete18d- AFFIX- {A{F}FIX}
ReplyDelete3a- OVERRUN- {RRU + OVEN}*
Correction on 3a.
Delete{OVE{RRU}N}
2Dn URGE ON - {sURGE}{ON}
ReplyDeleteGood debut. Suitable for busy people like me
ReplyDeleteThank you Aneesh
Delete16ac : IMPRINT (IMPERTINENT - TEEN)*
ReplyDelete19ac : RACY (RA(C-ity)Y)
Nice debut. Smooth flowing Crossy!
ReplyDeleteMy COD is 20 Ac. Good surface reading.
ReplyDeleteThank you Mr.MB for your encouraging words.
DeleteAll down clues left to be solved :
ReplyDelete6, 11, 13.
11 d war(rant)y.
ReplyDelete13 d e(mba)rgo.
6D - MARK DOWN - DENMARK (Country) - minus E , with W, O (nothing) jumbled
ReplyDeleteGood solve!
DeleteIn future kindly read the instructions before posting.
ReplyDeleteThanks to Ajji for the special. Hope to see more in future
Sure Col.
DeleteThat was for all and not only to you Paddy
DeleteAll clues have been answered. I thank the colonel for hosting my grid in the blog.
ReplyDeleteI am grateful to CV sir who guided me, vetted my grid and edited wherever needed.
I thank all the solvers for showing interest in solving this puzzle, be it by a newbie setter, be it very simple.
This exercise of setting a puzzle is equally interesting ( if not more interesting) than solving one. It has opened up a new opportunity to me, to keep my brain engaged during whatever remains of my stay on this planet. Thank you.
Thank you Dr AJ. Could you please mail me your address and contact details for my database which I maintain in confidence of all those who set Crosswords for the Sunday Specials. My mail ID is available in the page titled'Contact details' on the top of this blog
DeleteHope to see more CW's from you for the specials
DeleteI will send my contact details and address shortly. Thank you.
Deletemay you live long and set more puzzles. Enjoyed solving. Glad you have started setting and finding it enjoyable. Thank you.
ReplyDeleteI got 'Mark down'but could not parse it properly. Done well by Sritri.
Mark down is and indirect anagram in a way
DeleteCountry for Denmark?
DeleteThere is something else in today's CW which is yet to be solved
ReplyDeleteI could see SETTER ENTERS? Is that a part of it?
ReplyDeleteYou have found two words in the NINA. You must find two more and rearrange.
DeleteWow! Debut grid with Nina!!
ReplyDeleteI could see Tx (thanks?) GM- for his help & guidance?
ReplyDeleteNot able to go any further.
A NEW SETTER ENTERS
ReplyDeleteThank you for finding all the words in the NINA. A slight change in arrangement will lead to what was originally meant.
DeleteA SETTER ENTERS NEW
DeleteENTERS A NEW SETTER
ReplyDeleteVery nice. Welcome to the setters' club AJ.
ReplyDeleteThank you sir
ReplyDelete