Sunday 17 January 2021

Special, Sunday 17 Jan 2021, IXL-2020 Prelim No 2


Three answers per commenter till 6 PM (Annotations compulsory) 
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52 comments:

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  2. 22dn apron (a(pro)n)
    1ac lethargy (le(thar)g) (y)
    16dn apparent a(p(p)arent)

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  3. 11A: OCARINA(T)
    1DD: LARIAT {TRIAL+A}*
    9D: COUNTERBALANCE {BUT+ON+CLEARANCE}*

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  4. 11 A OCARINA (T)9 Def-instrument)
    18 A PRUSSIAN BLUE (P uti N , his country-RUSSIA, Feeling sad-BLUE, def- may be a shade)
    25 A NOODLES ( Noon-N, lots & lots of it-OODLES, def- Something to eat )

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  5. 23 a heath - moor.Edward heath
    24 a enthral.Netherlands-send.entrance.
    1 d Lariat-a in trial*

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  6. 6d A GATE
    13A D AND E LION
    15D TOUCH DOWN (TOUCH - BIT; DOWN - SAD)

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  7. 14a -Menage a trois - anagram of game and señorita
    24a - enthral (remove send from Netherlands)
    11a ocarina - from n(o car in a)merica

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  8. compensating for 1d.
    29 d chas(t)e.
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  9. 5a CADGED: begged
    Top dog: D nabbed and jailed: CAGED
    CA(D)GED

    16d
    APPARENT: as you can see
    A father perhaps: A PARENT
    Keeps : containment indicator
    : P quiet
    A(P)PARENT

    1d LARIAT: rope
    Criminal trial: (trial)* larit
    First accused: a
    LARI(A)T

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  10. 1ac - LETHARGY (inertia) - Walk - leg across Thar (desert) + y (end of day)
    1dn - LARIAT (rope) - anagram of trial with a(ccused) inside
    24ac - ENTHRAL (entrance) - anagram of Netherlands - send.

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  11. Substitute for 1d
    10 a REGALIA: Cigar
    Top quality :AI
    Beer: LAGER
    Top quality beer in return REGAL IA

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  12. Substituting
    10ac -REGALIA (cigar) returning AI(top quality)LAGER(beer)

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  13. Thanks col for posting this. Liked many clues but 21a stands out. Couldn't have got 5a.( in time in the competition).

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  14. Substitute for 16d
    7d: GRIDIRON : metal grate( great homophone)
    G(good) RID(free) IRON(press)

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  15. 27AC WET-NURSE*
    3DN ALL+OT<+TEES
    4DN GUARDIAN ANGELS - daily=guardian; investors=angels

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  16. 8d DEARNESS I don't understand the anno.

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  17. OK I got it just now - R is from 'recipe' and the take is away. Too clever.

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  18. 12A ATILT; inclined {A}{LIT}<={T}
    2D TIGRIS; river; {TIGeR}{IS}
    19D PALLOR; looking sickly; P{ALL}ORtal

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    1. substitute for 2d
      17D MUSCATEL; wine; {MUSCAT}{hELp}

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  19. 12a- Atilt- A(TIL=<)T- Inclined
    2D- Tigris- River- TIGER IS-E
    Not doing the 3rd

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  20. Last three
    Across - 21, 26
    Down - 7

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  21. 21A: A R(CHANGE)L: port
    26A: T(A)(L)ENT: Old money

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  22. I still can's understand 8D- recipe part

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  23. Unfortunately at the finals of IXL-20, these CW's did not get solved competetively as only 6 out of the 30 finalists landed up so the preliminary CWs were given to them just for practice as all 6 were in any case going on to the stage. Finally we had 7 on the stage as the 7th landed up just before the on stage round started so he was added

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    1. Tough times for everyone. The fact that there was a final and participants were there speaks volume of the organisers and participants will and enthusiasm.

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    2. I could solve only 3 puzzles . very interesting puzzles and too tricky. Thanks for the post and IXL highlights. very interesting.

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    3. And it doesn't take anything away from the eventual champion. He would have won with full strength as ha had done the previous four times.

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  24. Corona virus kept most of us away from this grand event.

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  25. In 12 how do we get TIL? By? reversing what word that means 'high'?

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  26. Has 21 been solved? I have the answer but anno eludes me..

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    1. Midway: between Right and Left. Solved by Vasant

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    2. ...and shift= change. So A R(CHANGE)L

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