Sunday, 10 January 2021

Special, Sunday 10 Jan 2021, IXL-2020 Final No 2


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IXL 2020 Final 2

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Squares filled: 0/151
Exolve Print Notes Jotter Ⓒ IXL & THCC

Across
1What in gourmet cooking is delicious? (5-8)
8Run right into a toddler (4)
9With black money to live, man had flourished (10)
10A long way to go in one's return trip (6)
11Attach too much importance to bowlers' workload (8)
12Visionary Antifa's movement on street (9)
14Lack of seriousness, it is unnecessary imposition (4)
15Like this, sanction a weak and timid person (4)
16Sort of print work trademark - a cross covering three (3,6)
20How to engage unusual, mostly bright intellectual? (8)
21Good old item of jewellery follows piercing (6)
23The French revolution carried over subsequently (10)
24Code name for grass court (4)
25No doubt bugs remain round operating system (8,2,3)

Down
1Dark wine stain on counter unfortunately (7)
2An extremist far beyond the norm (5)
3Edges away from most plump men in marriage (7)
4Cast of old Star Wars so hesitant to speak (2,1,4,3,5)
5Provided tip about right (6)
6International news service critical in opposition to government (9)
7Kicking lethargy not hard to a large extent (7)
13Chopper trouble (9)
15Size one up to embrace eagerly (5,2)
17Picture showing face self-satisfied top to bottom, not cool (3,4)
18Popular at present and always? Not at all (2,2,3)
19Design fault to bag zipper ultimately subtle (6)
22Expensive car parts delivered (5)

Enjoy.

23 comments:

  1. 8a: TROT {T(R)OT}
    9A: BRANDISHED {B}{RAND}{IS}{HE'D}
    12A: FANTASIST {ANTIFAS+ST}*

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  2. 1a MOUTH WATERING (WHAT IN GOURMET)*
    2d ULTRA (DD)
    7d GREATLY; LEThARGY*

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  3. 17d MUG SHOT (-S MUG +S H0T)
    19D ARTFUL (FAULT)* OVER R
    23A HENCEFORTH*

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  4. 7 dn greatly. (lethargy-h)
    1ac mouth watering (what in gourmet)*
    18dn in no way (in) (now) (ay)

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  5. 24a LAWN :: Law n
    12a FANTASIST :: anag with st.
    4d AT A LOSS FOR WORDS :: anag

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  6. 6d INS URGENT
    11a OVERRATE DD
    20A HIGHBROW BRIGH(-t)* inside HOW

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  7. 25AC NEEDLES+ST[O S]AY
    3DN [-c]HUBBIES[-t]
    5DN EN[DUE]D

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  8. Replies
    1. COMPELLED to hear about it for eternity!

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    2. I find sree_sree's Comments often impenetrable. The above is one such. Do you comprehend it as you read it?
      BTW, this was the only clue I could hear during the live Zoom show, I solved it before the answer was given by any participant.

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  9. 14a LEV(-it)Y
    15A DOT MATRIX DO (T M) A(TRI)X
    1D MARSALA MAR ALAS<-

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  10. Many clues to like. Take 22d Neat meaningful surface, a homophone clue that doesn't cry out as such.

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  11. Ortho Paul
    10ac SAFARI...Afar in reverse IS
    21ac (G)(O)RING
    11ac OVERRATE DD

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  12. Yet to be solved
    Across - 15
    Down - 13, 15, 22

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  13. 15A SOOK SO OK Def: weak n timid person
    13D TOOTHACHE (CD) chopper for tooth
    15D SEIZE ON* Def: to embrace eagerly

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  14. Sorry. Just saw Vinay's. Here is the actual 22D: ROLLS (parts hp) n car

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  15. 22D- Rolls (Royce)-DD
    Happy I was able to get at least 1.

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    Replies
    1. Parts ,- Roles. It's a homophone. Not DD

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  16. I wish the setter once again comes to set for THC..such a beautiful puzzle

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  17. Of course we all know who he is

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