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IXL 2020 Final 2
By IXL
Across
1 | What in gourmet cooking is delicious? (5-8) |
8 | Run right into a toddler (4) |
9 | With black money to live, man had flourished (10) |
10 | A long way to go in one's return trip (6) |
11 | Attach too much importance to bowlers' workload (8) |
12 | Visionary Antifa's movement on street (9) |
14 | Lack of seriousness, it is unnecessary imposition (4) |
15 | Like this, sanction a weak and timid person (4) |
16 | Sort of print work trademark - a cross covering three (3,6) |
20 | How to engage unusual, mostly bright intellectual? (8) |
21 | Good old item of jewellery follows piercing (6) |
23 | The French revolution carried over subsequently (10) |
24 | Code name for grass court (4) |
25 | No doubt bugs remain round operating system (8,2,3) |
Down
1 | Dark wine stain on counter unfortunately (7) |
2 | An extremist far beyond the norm (5) |
3 | Edges away from most plump men in marriage (7) |
4 | Cast of old Star Wars so hesitant to speak (2,1,4,3,5) |
5 | Provided tip about right (6) |
6 | International news service critical in opposition to government (9) |
7 | Kicking lethargy not hard to a large extent (7) |
13 | Chopper trouble (9) |
15 | Size one up to embrace eagerly (5,2) |
17 | Picture showing face self-satisfied top to bottom, not cool (3,4) |
18 | Popular at present and always? Not at all (2,2,3) |
19 | Design fault to bag zipper ultimately subtle (6) |
22 | Expensive car parts delivered (5) |
Enjoy.
8a: TROT {T(R)OT}
ReplyDelete9A: BRANDISHED {B}{RAND}{IS}{HE'D}
12A: FANTASIST {ANTIFAS+ST}*
12A:{ANTIFAS*}{ST}
Delete1a MOUTH WATERING (WHAT IN GOURMET)*
ReplyDelete2d ULTRA (DD)
7d GREATLY; LEThARGY*
17d MUG SHOT (-S MUG +S H0T)
ReplyDelete19D ARTFUL (FAULT)* OVER R
23A HENCEFORTH*
7 dn greatly. (lethargy-h)
ReplyDelete1ac mouth watering (what in gourmet)*
18dn in no way (in) (now) (ay)
24a LAWN :: Law n
ReplyDelete12a FANTASIST :: anag with st.
4d AT A LOSS FOR WORDS :: anag
6d INS URGENT
ReplyDelete11a OVERRATE DD
20A HIGHBROW BRIGH(-t)* inside HOW
25AC NEEDLES+ST[O S]AY
ReplyDelete3DN [-c]HUBBIES[-t]
5DN EN[DUE]D
Liked very much 13DN
ReplyDeleteCOMPELLED to hear about it for eternity!
DeleteI find sree_sree's Comments often impenetrable. The above is one such. Do you comprehend it as you read it?
DeleteBTW, this was the only clue I could hear during the live Zoom show, I solved it before the answer was given by any participant.
Ditto
Delete14a LEV(-it)Y
ReplyDelete15A DOT MATRIX DO (T M) A(TRI)X
1D MARSALA MAR ALAS<-
Many clues to like. Take 22d Neat meaningful surface, a homophone clue that doesn't cry out as such.
ReplyDeleteOrtho Paul
ReplyDelete10ac SAFARI...Afar in reverse IS
21ac (G)(O)RING
11ac OVERRATE DD
Yet to be solved
ReplyDeleteAcross - 15
Down - 13, 15, 22
22d: (size one)* - seize on
ReplyDelete15A SOOK SO OK Def: weak n timid person
ReplyDelete13D TOOTHACHE (CD) chopper for tooth
15D SEIZE ON* Def: to embrace eagerly
Sorry. Just saw Vinay's. Here is the actual 22D: ROLLS (parts hp) n car
ReplyDelete22D- Rolls (Royce)-DD
ReplyDeleteHappy I was able to get at least 1.
Parts ,- Roles. It's a homophone. Not DD
DeleteI wish the setter once again comes to set for THC..such a beautiful puzzle
ReplyDeleteOf course we all know who he is
ReplyDelete