Wednesday 14 July 2021

No 13299, Wednesday 14 Jul 2021, Skulldugger

Solution to 15A 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.

Paper says Vulcan but I think this is by Skulldugger!!

ACROSS
1   Slave girl acting very uppity (6) VASSAL {LASS}{A}{V}<=
4   Spooner’s allowed sharp projection for price of flying! (3,3) JET LAG (~ let jag)
9   Formerly fractionally ensconced (4) ONCE [T]
10 Meaning found here in city road development (10) DICTIONARY*
11 Regularly seen in first class assembly (6) PLENUM {PL{sEeN}UM}
12 Exposed dukes man in disguise (8) UNMASKED*
13 Corrupt chairmen essentially toyed with well-oiled system (9) MACHINERY {CHAIRMEN}*{toYed}
15 Hand over this at a fast clip in disheartening inaugural (4) ?I?T (Addendum - FIST FIrST - See comments)
16 Technique employed by the French traitor (4) MOLE {MO}{LE}
17 Hesitation twice expressed by mature two-timer (9) ADULTERER {ER}{ER}<=>{ADULT}
21 Every article by grad student a detested thing (8) ANATHEMA {AN}{A}{THE}{MA}
22 In jail, he ensures you don’t wander about (6) WARDEN* &lit
24 Mass erupts frenziedly to meet standards (4,6) PASS MUSTER*
25 Money lodged to release bundle of hay reportedly (4) BAIL (~bale)
26 Party person loses head at religious festival (6) EASTER fEASTER
27 Unforeseen developments as tornados destroyed hospital ward (6) TWISTS TWISTerS
DOWN
1   Plain article in luxurious residence (7) VANILLA {V{AN}ILLA}
2   A bit of yarn with exquisite finish wrapped up in membrane (5) SKEIN {SK{e...tE}IN}
3   Ill portent when bass dropped once in the middle section (7) ABDOMEN (-b)A(+b)BD OMEN
5   Gamine poses riddle (6) ENIGMA*
6   Small-minded municipality chiefs dismissed after drubbing in emphatic election result (9) LANDSLIDE {SmALLmINDED}*
7   Chap dresses body part with this (7) GARMENT {G{ARM}ENT} &lit
8   Teaching assistant quite scared to alter an affinity gained by experience (8,5)  ACQUIRED TASTE {TA+QUITE+SCARED}*
14 Bad odour from opening at sea? Hoist sail (9) HALITOSIS*
16 Frenchman on a French dog: “Not great, quite ordinary” (7) MUNDANE {M}{UN}{greatDANE}
18 Uncultured Republican ousting southern-most Liberal in unsportsmanlike act (7) LOWBROW LOWB(-l+r)ROW
19 Hennaed maidens periodically captured by the opposition (7) ENEMIES {hEnNaEd+MaIdEnS}
20 Bird (goose originally) the Spanish served up with lentil (6) LEGUME {EMU}{Go..e}{EL}<=
23 Puzzle inspired by macabre business (5) REBUS [T]

Reference List
Acting = A, Very = V, Technique = MO(Modus operandi), The in French = LE, Bass = B, Teaching assistant = TA, Frenchman = M, A in French = UN, Republican = R, Liberal = L, The in SPanish = EL


16 comments:

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    1. With an easier puzzle, by his standards

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  2. 15Ac FIST from Hand over Fist Idiom meaning at a fast clip disheartening First (inaugural) Fi(r)st

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    1. Awesome solve.. kudos.. I had it as Gift.. with gif from fast clip.. but couldn't account for the letter t at the end.. I reasoned hand over to be loosely equal to gift something.. but your solve was great

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  3. Print edition says it is a CW by Vulcan. I looked in carefully to see if it is a repeat of yesterday's CW. Fortunately the error is only in the name.

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  4. Online version shows setter as Skuldugger.
    Very nice grid. Started off slow but then the clues started falling in place quickly.
    Liked HALITOSIS, LOWBROW, SKEIN, MACHINERY and ENEMIES to name a few. TWISTS was the last to fall.

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    1. Yes,tornados (and hurricanes etc.) easily come to mind for us than twisters- more of a U.S.term.

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    2. Free dic.lists it as informal name for tornado in U.S.and Canada.

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  5. 21A a brilliant one (for grouping the articles in one go)!

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  6. I found it easy by skulldugger standards. Finished fully.
    My fav - ANATHEMA, ADULTERER, TWISTS, MUNDANE.
    Fun grid. Thanx

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