Solution to 13D 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
7 Perform / sing with boy — one that can play a supporting role? (8) DOORJAMB {DO}{OR}{JAM}{B}
9 Regretted about home being destroyed (6) RUINED {RU{IN}ED}
10 Tool that counts for auditor (4) ADZE (~adds)
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12 Sweet line caught in couple’s song (6) DULCET {DU{L{C}ET}
14 Queen having clothes for evening (8) EQUATING {E{QU}ATING}
15 High costs in Europe for diamond, say (8,5) PRECIOUS STONE*
18 Magnetism of mother taking daily lives ahead (8) CHARISMA {MA}<=>{CHAR}{IS}
20 Cricket, perhaps from popular camp (6) INSECT {IN}{SECT}
21 Royal ceremony sans technology returns after pandemic (10) CORONATION {NO IT}<= <=>{CORONA}
22 Duty of the French army finally protecting Vatican City (4) LEVY {LE}{armY} over {V}
23 Cheat runs away reportedly (6) FLEECE (~flees)
24 What fishermen want maybe all that you have! (3,5) NET WORTH [DD]
DOWN
1 Old soft page would become paper, in future (4,4) WOOD PULP {O+P+P+WOULD}*
2 Origins of unusually rare green emerald egg (4) URGE Acrostic
4 Post dated disengagements? (5-3) BREAK-UPS [CD]
5 Assumed criminal outfit is smuggling Indian cocaine (10) FICTITITOUS {OUTFIT+IS}* over {I}{C}
6 Interested to know about player batting (4,2) KEEN ON {KE{E}N}{ON}
8 Our patient’s poor standing (3,10) BAD REPUTATION {OUR+PATIENT}* [RA]
13 Reverend’s sad expression replicated with perfect tune (5-5) C?E?R-?O?E? (Addendum - CLEAR- TONED (~ tear cloned to clear-toned) - See comments)
16 Establishes stylish gallery on board (8) INSTATES {IN}{S{TATE}S}
17 Unearth former accountant’s tax notice at the bottom (8) EXCAVATE {EX}{CA}{VAT}{thE}
19 Which person told dad, around 50 to fuss? (6) HOOPLA (~who){HOO}{P{L}A}
20 One bottling can say reflects light (6) IGNITE {1}and {E{TIN}G}>=
22 Lift device or steal (4) LOOT<=
Reference List
/ = OR, Boy = B, Line = L, Caught = C, Queen = QU, Daily = CHAR, Popular = IN, The in French = LE, Old = O, Soft = P, Page = P, Indian = I, Cocaine = C, Player = E, Batting = ON, 50 = L
Had a good engaging hour of early morning- gaps,of course,filled in by Col.
ReplyDelete15A- High as anagrind? First time to my knowledge.
I was nowhere near getting 'Equating'. Thinking in terms of evening clothes as def. Aha moment of the day.
High has been used earlier
DeleteHigh was used by Gridman
DeleteYes, its a valid anagram indicator in the sense of "drunk"
DeleteThank you Col. Tipsy?
ReplyDeleteYes
DeleteTipsy in the morning Deepak?
Delete13Dn Clear Toned meaning perfect tune as spoonerism of tear (sad expression) and cloned (replicated)
ReplyDeleteMeaning 'with perfect tune'
ReplyDeleteGood one. Rev.and the setter should feel happy.
DeleteWell solved CPC - that too a Spooner clue - which is hard for many solvers..:)
Delete21-A was a superb clue and happy to say that I did solve it whereas 3-D prompted me to scratch my pate to no ends, literally making me the 'baldest'!!
ReplyDeleteAfter accessing this blog, saw the solutions to a cpuple of my unsuccessful attempts for the day and in this context, I am keen to know how 20-D has been reckoned as IGNITE.
Col. Saab or any other member may kindly enlighten me please...
Reread as
DeleteSay bottling can, reflects.
Pls see LVs explanation below.
I call it prose order- like we do to poems to understand them better.
DeleteThanks to all of you for stirring up my inert thoughts!!
DeleteIMO 20Dn is excellently clued.
ReplyDeleteThanks DNM Rao
DeleteHope this is clear -
ReplyDeleteOne- I , Can- TIN, bottling - container indicator,say - EG, reflects- reversal indicator for TIN & EG - I G NIT E, def- light
Thanks Lakshmi. That's perfect:)
DeleteCGB,
ReplyDeleteUrge is very well portrayed!!
Urge(nt)!
Delete:-)
DeleteWay "to go", CGB Sir!!
DeleteHa ha KKR garu. CGB sir's cartoons are Eggcellent
DeleteHarder exercise today. Enjoyed all the same.
ReplyDeleteThanks Nagendra Prasad. Glad you enjoyed it even though it was a bit harder.
DeleteI answered 8D as Ill reputation ( I guess confused with ill repute) and then kept thinking of an 8 letter word ending in bi for 7A :-(
ReplyDeleteWrong entries get me stuck up as well - usually when I get stuck at some clues / crossings, it's a sign that there is a wrong answer. Since there are not too many words that end with I and fit the pattern, you could have resolved it eventually though it would have slowed you down.
DeleteBut there was a Boy and a One in the clue so couldn't let go of the bi 😁
DeleteThank u Hypatia. I got all but foolishly wrote NET COSTS for NET WORTH.
ReplyDeleteI was so proud of getting CLEAR TONED & LAPPETS.
But there. Once again missed a Hypatia Centum. 🙁
Great Gowei - just one wrong answer is not too bad. Well done on cracking the Spooner clue and Lappet which was a new word for many solvers. Missed you for the first grid. Hope you managed to complete that too.
DeleteTo be honest - i have yet to do it. I had a presentation on Saturday & became too late. May be tomorrow. 😊
DeleteI meant Gowri - Sorry for the typo.
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