Sunday 10 January 2021

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


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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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    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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    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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