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CRUX 2
By Crux
Across
| 7 | No interest, still hosting party heartily, for a group of four musicians (7) |
| 8 | Leading in position, rank, eminence, merit, importance, excellence, rating (7) |
| 9 | First off, expertise to attract sweetheart's unknown, a damper? (7) |
| 10 | E-learning? No, first of all it's not great alternative, adopt eventually what is permanent (7) |
| 12 | "C" for Child's Play? (5,2,4) |
| 15 | Emphasize strongly, showing enthusiasm (4) |
| 16 | English river side finally put to use (5) |
| 18 | Fine bedcover material? (4) |
| 19 | Pamper Spooner's dog sitter (11) |
| 23 | Officially working daily (2,5) |
| 24 | Without earnings, sat irritated in the opposite direction (7) |
| 25 | Newt died (4,3) |
| 26 | I teach unconventional lessons primarily relating to moral principles (7) |
Down
| 1 | Flower contents of ornamental box put on edge (5) |
| 2 | Fish, an ugly creature (5) |
| 3 | Military officer and old detectives got direction for mass murder (8) |
| 4 | Fantasy TV Series featuring right actors removing clothes under artificial cave (6) |
| 5 | Staggering prices in time lose impact, ultimately become uncertain (9) |
| 6 | Commenting about putting together sandwich recipe (9) |
| 11 | Credit taken by sources for speeches (7) |
| 13 | Resigned from corrupt creed harbouring thug, for example (9) |
| 14 | Stalk of crops upturned after overthrowing last loyal supporters (9) |
| 17 | Spooner asks to design gallery, proceed with payment here (8) |
| 20 | That woman embraced by infant is an angel (6) |
| 21 | Telling very angry leader to leave (5) |
| 22 | Thesis essentially put into words (5) |
Enjoy.
20D: C(HER)UB
ReplyDelete3D: (GEN)(O)(CID)(E)
8a PREMIER: rating
ReplyDeleteAcrostic, first letters
26 ac ETHICAL: related to moral principles
(Iteach)*l(lessons primarily
3d GENOCIDE : mass murder
Gen( General, military officer)
O(old)
Cod( detectives)
E(direction)
8a: PREMIER (Acrostic)
ReplyDelete25a: WENT OFF {NEWT} RA*
19A: MOLLYCODDLE {COLLIE}{MODEL} (sPOONERISM}
12A PIECE OF CAKE ( C is Piece of Cake)
ReplyDelete5D IMPRECISE (-t)IM(PRECIS*)E
6D REMARKING RE MA(R)KING
replacement for 8A:
ReplyDelete15A: ZEST (T)
8A: PREMIER (first letters of Position...Rating)
ReplyDelete26A: ETHICAL (from I teach and L from lessons).
25a WENT OUT: died
ReplyDeleteReverse anagram for NEWT
1d Tulip TU Contents of eTUi(ornamental box) Lip(edge)
ReplyDelete7a Quartet QUiET, still no interest around Art pARTy heartily
9a Killjoy sKILL, expertise first off
Jo sweetheart
Y unknown
22 D ESSAY &LIT ( th ES is, put into words- SAY )
ReplyDelete21 D VIVID (- L + V IVID, Telling - def )
17 D TOLLGATE ( spoonerism of GOAL TATE . def- proceed with payment here)
Thanks for the sunday fare Crux. Liked 18a, 4d and 14d specially.
ReplyDeleteThanks.
DeleteYet to be solved
ReplyDeleteAcross - 10, 16, 18, 23
Down - 2, 4, 11, 13, 14
Also 24A
Delete22d. Thesis essentially put into words (5)
ReplyDeletethESis put=SAY ESSAY
16A : EXERT EXE RT
ReplyDelete18A : ON PAPER (On : Working)(Daily : Paper)
11D : SCREEDS (S(CR)EEDS)
18A : Definition : Officially
DeleteSorry typo : not 18A but 23A.
Delete16a refining!
DeleteNoted the correction for 'T' Prasad garu! Anno: EXE R T
Deletecdrgani1929
ReplyDelete8A PREMIER means leading, the first letters of words from position
3D GENOCIDE GEN-military off. OCID mrans old detectives
5D IMPRECISE anag. of PRICE and TME from TIME without I from impact
Very nice clues!
Thank you on behalf of Crux, glad you liked them :)
DeleteNice enjoyable grid Crux :)
ReplyDeleteThanks. Glad you liked it :)
DeleteLovely Sunday fare! Thanks Crux.
ReplyDeleteThanks a lot on behalf of Crux :)
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Delete24a. Without earnings, sat irritated in the opposite direction (7)
ReplyDeleteearnings=gain sat AGAINST
10A ETERNAL: [e-learning - I N G (acrostic) + T]*
ReplyDelete18A SAND: CD? (fine material that covers a bed, like river bed?)
13D RENOUNCED: creed* around NOUN (thug is an example of a noun)
Replacing 13D that was already done
Delete4D GROTTO: fantasy series is Game of thrones (GOT), around R (right) + TO (middle letters of actors)
You're right 18a is a CD. Bed like river bed, correct.
Delete24A- A GAIN ST- in the opposite direction
ReplyDeleteWithout earnings- Gain
Within
(SAT)*- AST
Is 16A- Exert or Erect.
ReplyDeleteMy take for Erect-
English- E
River side finally- RE
CT?
Erect is put to use
EXE is the English river, R (-pu)T.def use.
DeleteThat's what we had in mind.
English river Exe, Side - R (right side) - Put finally - t EXERT
DeleteSorry. English river seems to be EXE, but how do we get RT from side finally? Right side?
ReplyDeleteFinally put gives the T.
DeleteGood Sunday exercise. Thank you Crux.
ReplyDeleteThank you on behalf of Crux :)
DeleteDone and dusted. Thank you Col for publishing our grid. Thank you all for participating and commenting. Means a lot to us.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the special Debasmita and Atanu
ReplyDeleteOur pleasure. Thank you one again, for publishing our grid.
DeleteThough i am late without participating Sunday special won't be good. thanks to crux and col. sir.
ReplyDelete15d - zest ----> [T]
8a - PREMIER - Acrostic
22d - TH(ES)IS....essentially (es) , WORDS - SAY ----ESSAY
Thank you for participating:)
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