Sunday 17 January 2021

The Sunday Crossword No 3133, Sunday 17 Jan 2021


ACROSS
1   Spooner's to ensnare Star Trek character that's kind of chicken (10) SPATCHCOCK (~catch spock)
6   English thorns; hoary symbols, primarily? (4) ETHS Acrostic Semi&lit
9   A Tellytubby and Everyman executed Scotsman's dog (10) POMERANIAN {PO}{ME}{RAN}{IAN}
10 Pleasing to the eye? Just (4) FAIR [DD]
12 Drink and fruit put before dog that's eaten nothing (6,5) ORANGE PEKOE {ORANGE}{PEK{0}E}
15 European Commission regularly ignored Uganda – or another country (7) ECUADOR {EC}{UgAnDa}{OR}
16 Secrecy as periosteal thrombus suppressed (7) STEALTH [T]
17 Renovated Chevrolet, 'less English version': that's a laugh (7) CHORTLE {CHevROLET}*
19 Cover loosely with cream; finally, splatter some whiskey (7) BESTREW {BEST}{s...eR}{somE}{W}
20 Random call-in at home with no time for gloom (11) MELANCHOLIA {CALL+IN+At+HOME}*
23 Recant sin in front of audience (4) LIVE<=
24 Presidential hopeful mostly confused Smith with instructions (10) ALGORITHMS {AL GORe}{SMITH*}
25 Mahabarata contains OT king (4) AHAB [T]
26 Elected Pence and Republican; 'nasty woman' finished? Not yet (2,8) IN PROGRESS {IN}{P}{R}{OGRESS}

DOWN
1   They're simple drains (4) SAPS [DD]
2   Came, scrambling, to peak (4) ACME*
3   Chemical analysis of cat DNA. Boring? Exciting! (6,6) CARBON DATING*
4   Tiny amount of money: gold rush's beginning to make you cross (7) CENTAUR {CENT}{AU}{Rush}
5   Hang about first base and second for transfers (7) CHANGES {HANG}<=>{C} and {E}{S}
7   Sky Sports broadcast talk - or a poem (2,1,7) TO A SKYLARK {SKY} in {TALK+OR+A}*
8   Under rock, dog left a bird (7,3) SCREECH OWL {SCREE}{CHOW}{L}
11 Slovakia, not Germany in search for partners for Olympic sport (12) SPEEDSKATING {SPEED (-d+sk)SKATING}
13 Dish that's cheap, crude: a kind of toast (5,5) PEACH MELBA {CHEAP}*{MELBA}
14 Country a guy's touring with viola (10) YUGOSLAVIA {A+GUYS+VIOLA}*
18 Rank scent, obscene and frightful, essentially. Musk, perhaps (7) ECHELON {scEnt}{obsCene}{f..gHt..l}{ELON}
19 Labour in disarray ... entertaining loud PM (7) BALFOUR {BAL{F}OUR*}
21 Loudly scare off an animal: a mule, perhaps (4) SHOE (~shoo)
22 Employs punsters on regular basis (4) USES pUnStErS

Reference List
English version = EV, Time = T, Pence = P, Republican = R, About = C, Base = E, Second = S, Left = L, Slovakia = SK, Germany = D, Loud = F

14 comments:

  1. Seeking Blessings from CV Sir on his Birthday

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  2. Special at 10:30 will be the second CW used at the preliminary round of the IXL-20 final

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  3. Wish you many happy returns of the day CV sir

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  4. Many more Happy Returns of the Day & Many Many interesting CW's and comments from you Sir.
    We are blessed to share your insights and experiences as a CW setter and journalist.

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  5. A doubt about 5D- Changes- C&E from?

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  6. Thanks to everyone greeting me on my BD. It is very kind of you. My best wishes to you all.

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  7. Many happy returns of the day CV.

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  8. 3d- In strictly technical terms ' analysis ' and ' dating ' are quite different
    21d - What is the purpose of ' animal a mule perhaps'?

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  9. 3d - In purely technical terminology, 'analysis' and ' dating 'are quite different
    21 What is the purpose of ' an animal a mule' perhaps '?

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