Sunday, 23 May 2021

Special, Sunday 23 May 2021, Guns

Lockdown Day 25 of 40 Stay Safe

Welcome to our new setter GUNS (PS- He is over 90 years old). Bouquets welcome, No brickbats.

Three answers per commenter till 6 PM (Annotations compulsory) 
Please submit all your answers in one comment.  

(COMMENTS ENTERED WITH LESS THAN THREE ANSWERS/ANNOTATIONS WILL BE DELETED WITHOUT NOTICE, UNLESS THE COMMENTER SPECIFIES THAT IT IS A COMPENSATION FOR A REPEAT)


Enjoy.

61 comments:

  1. 26 down YACHT*
    21 down OUR TEAM (Mature+o)*

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  2. 10a: TARIFF (T)
    27A: ARRIVE {R(-I)VIERA}*
    7D: ANIMISTS (AIN'T+MISS}*

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  3. 9A RETRACTS DD
    12A ALL EGO RIC(-h)
    2D IS T ALL

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  4. 1 a Brit+tan+y-Brittany.
    5 a tomato.Acrostic.
    30 a imitator.lIMIT A TORrent

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  5. Enjoyable crossword! Smashing debut. The setter proves that age is just a number.

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  7. 17D STAR WARS RAT RAW << in SS
    27A TOO FLAT Also = too apartment = flat
    28A TEA CHEST ET<< SACHET*

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  8. Nice and easy for a start. Thanks

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  9. 23Ac OUST - (-j)OUST
    13Ac ENIAC - CAINE Reversed

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  10. My 3rd
    8Dn OFFICIAL - {OFF{ICI}AL}

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  11. 3d TWANG
    4d NOT FREE
    15d NILE RIVER

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    1. 3d twang is the ringing sound from a plucked string as well as a nasal tone
      4d not free is busy as well as available for a price only.

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  12. 5a. First of all, taste of magical attractive table offered fruit (6)
    acrosstic TOMATO
    10a. Duty levied on nec[tar if f]ound within (6) (t) TARRIF
    27a. To reach Riviera somehow losing myself (6) RIVIERA less i (myself)=rivera=arrive

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  13. 25a- Eary Y bird- def. 'Always on time'.
    23d- Editor- (To ride)*- Setters boss
    No time for 3rd. Will complete later.
    Thank you for a nice CW.

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  14. 29ac. SPEARS.. s(pear)s
    30ac. IMITATOR..Telescopic
    24ac. ROVER.. P(rover)b

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  15. Replacement for 24ac
    27ac. ARRIVE.. riviera* -i

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    1. Wow! Who is this person? Great and agile at that age...Best wishes

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    2. I know only one nonagenarian cruciverbalist..he is very enthusiastic and regularly posts in FB group IXL..perhaps, he is the same.

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  17. Nice and smooth grid. very enjoyable clues and grid entries too...hope to Guns firing more often. thanks for the entertainment

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  18. Very nice clues. Bravo! Roses for GUNS!

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  19. Thanks...but who is this so without"ov"?

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    1. ha ha...my name is Ramesh and am relatively new to Crossies amongst the pros here.

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  20. Yet to be solved
    Across - 16
    Down - 1, 6, 18, 22

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  21. 18D CONVERSE (DD)
    22D DIGEST (DD)
    6D ORAL EXAMS (CD)

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  22. substitute for 25a
    18D CONVERSE (DD)

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  23. substitute for 18d
    16A WEAK TEA meaning unimpressive

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  24. EARLY BIRD
    NOBLE MAN = EARL
    UNKNOWN =Y
    ROOOSTER = BIRD

    ALWAYS ONTIME = EARLY BIRD

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  25. ALSO = TOO
    APARTMENT = FLAT
    UNINTERESTING = TOO FLAT

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  26. 6D Not written = oral
    Test. = exams

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  27. 18D - CONVERSE (DD)
    22D - DIGEST

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  28. Thank you dear friends for your comments and encouragement - hope to be able to fire a few more rounds!

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  29. 22D editor anagram of to ride.

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  30. 1D Barman , stop (bar) attendant (man)

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  31. 1D left over for my third-
    Barman- Bar(stop) attendant(Man) who is behind the counter.
    We want these guns firing more frequently- most entertaining Guns!

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  32. TH Sunday cryptic now only to those who pay? I am unable to open- it goes only to the subscription page.

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  33. Very nice Sunday feast from Guns. Enjoyed solving.

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  34. 4D not free, busy (not available for price

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  35. 10a - Tariff ------>[T]
    26d - (-C)atchy - YATCH*
    27A - ARRIVE* - (-R)iviera
    sorry for late sitting. Glad to participate super senior Grid. Hearty welcome to Guns.

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    1. 27a- remove self '(i) - -I(Rviera) = ARRIVE

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  36. Thanks Col. Quite enjoyable it was!

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  37. 90+ !!! How inspiring. Nice puzzle.

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