Lockdown Day 8 of 14 Stay Safe
Solution to 26D has been deliberately left unsolved and is to be answered only by a non-regular / novice commenter, with proper annotation. Those who have answered earlier in the week, please give others a chance.
ACROSS
1 Unboundedly delighted by margins of election result (6) HAPPEN {HAPPy}{El...oN}
4 Audiotape from band breaking social order (8) CASSETTE {CAS{SET}TE}
10 Small instrument basically emitting resonance of a higher frequency (7) SHARPER {S}{HARP}{Em...g}{Re...e}
11 Health professionals caught in spot, with first signs of oxygen running short (7) DOCTORS {DO{C}T}{Ox...n}{Ru...g}{Sh..t}
12 Playing clarion before break of dawn is hard (8) IRONCLAD {CLARION*}{Dawn}
13 Woman nearly frames betrayer (6) WEASEL {W}{EASELs}
15 Saw a youngster at heart, on vacation! (4) AWAY [T]
17 Increasing pressure troubled IPL, seemingly? No? Yes! (9) IMPELLING {IPL+seEMINGLy}*
20 Extraordinarily, all men I described returning in a thousand years, many times over! (9) MILLENNIA {ALL+MEN+I}* over {IN<=}
21 Reef taken for a ride endlessly (4) ISLE mISLEd
24 Indigenous experiment gets around a spot of bother (6) TRIBAL {TRI{Bo...r}AL}
25 Where you might see a plate and a pitcher containing batter? (8) BASEBALL [CD]
29 More cheerful way to get the flame going (7) LIGHTER [DD]
30 Wait by husband’s manor, keeping child at heart! (8) HESITATE {H}{ES{chIld}TATE}
31 Dreaded a freed criminal (6) FEARED*
DOWN
1 Head of healthcare rebuilt a spoilt infirmary (8) HOSPITAL {He...e}{A+SPOILT}*
2 Philosopher’s squad ignores rejection upon rejection (5) PLATO PLATOon
3 Look forward to money getting invested into business leader’s model (6) EXPECT {EX{P}EC}{T}
5 An informed deputy enabling leaders? (4) AIDE Acrostic &lit
6 Cunningly erects laboratory’s fences under the hood (8) SECRETLY {ERECTS}*{La...rY}
7 Large number of people (not sadhus) let loose! (9) THOUSANDS*
8 Finally gone — a clever, entertaining setter, undoubtedly! (6) EASILY {gonE}{A}{S{I}LY}
9 Catastrophic matter put before specialist for remedy (9) TREATMENT {MATTER}*{ENT}
14 Dubiously claimed, “On eating some bananas ultimately disease can be cured!” (9) MEDICABLE {MEDICA{Ba...s}L*}{d...sE}
16 Lies a bit about one’s competencies (9) ABILITIES {LIES+A+BIT}* over {1}
18 Satisfying when farmer gets money (8) PLEASANT {P{L}EASANT}
19 Ordered a retreat from field even with men to spare? (8) DECLARED [CD]
22 Raid prematurely ended husband’s transfer (6) ATTACH {ATTACk}{H}
23 After explosive gale, recalled European competition! (6) LEAGUE {GALE*}{EU<=}
26 Think twice when axing leader for change (5) A?T?R (Addendum - ALTER fALTER - See comments)
27 Achievement staying in safe atmosphere! (4) FEAT [T]
Reference List
Small = S, Womwn = W, Husband = H, Money = P, Model = T, Money = L
26D- alter meaning change; (f)alter- axing leader in ‘think twice’
ReplyDeleteTHOUSANDS were waiting in their homes
ReplyDeleteEXPECTING a call from the HOSPITAL to come and get admitted for TREATMENT.
The DOCTORS looked AGITATED. They FEARED something had HAPPENED.
IMPELLING reason to look into the computers and the recorded CASSETTE...
As the saying goes, when the cat is AWAY the mouse will play.
What happened next?
Good going. Keep making them up.
ReplyDeleteIPL is on or off,this spinner is always welcome.
ReplyDeleteWell said!!!
DeleteNice grid . 11A, 25A,1D, 8D were nice
ReplyDeleteEnjoyable but has its tough side viz Across 11,12 and 2D
ReplyDelete8D- 'entertaining'as a containment indicator is so apt and goes well with the wordplay. Liked it a lot. I assumed it to have a ref.to Gridman.
ReplyDelete19DN I think it is DD
ReplyDeleteOrdered/ a retreat from field even with men to spare [as in cricket]
Yes.'with men to spare' is a direct ref.to declaration of an innings. Good one there.
ReplyDelete2dn - why rejection upon rejection? Platoon - no. Kindly explain.
ReplyDeleteI got all except BASEBALL. That was clever & i missed it. I put BAKEWARE & it was clashing with DECLARE. 😊
Thank u Spinner.
Rejection is NO. "Upon Rejection" is a reversal indicator to make it ON.
DeleteThanks for the wonderful comments. 8D in memory of Gridman, as pointed out by Paddy.
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