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IXL 2021 ONSTAGE FINAL No 1
By Dr. X
Across
1 | Tall, thin person in black turning to run away after stealing article (8) |
5 | Aware about exaggerated piece of inside information (3, 3) |
10 | Endless commotion over sexy Indian garment (5) |
11 | Supreme excitement, devouring pastries in retreat (5-4) |
12 | Resentment brewing in Maoist, ending in tragedy (9) |
13 | Criminal killing old fellow in anger (5) |
14 | Strip club on street (6) |
15 | Expose old boy, one involved in murder (7) |
18 | Reasonable liquor mostly in pub (7) |
20 | Surviving onset of Covid-19 with revolutionary effort to stay secure (6) |
22 | Stab with a broad African knife (5) |
24 | Cold, greedy Republican lost - that's huge (9) |
25 | Celibate daydreaming about sex, turned on finally (9) |
26 | Couple of fun items (5) |
27 | Boisterous girl close to gigolo in modest topless joint (6) |
28 | Leading industrialist enters raves carrying cocaine clandestinely (2, 6) |
Down
1 | Baron's daughter abducted by revolting man in confusion (6) |
2 | Painful growing old, about to fall over backwards (9) |
3 | Cops welcoming ‘Ache Din’ so excitedly - it may be a curse in disguise (8, 7) |
4 | Give the go-ahead to hire fine model turning up in red (7) |
6 | Irrelevant, like actors failing audition might be? (3, 2, 3, 7) |
7 | Groom in Thailand rushed to embrace bride heartily (5) |
8 | Avoids serpent wriggling across front of villa (8) |
9 | Frilly layer around grand diamond-shaped pattern (6) |
16 | Debonair revolutionary holding large cartridge belt (9) |
17 | Husband after small drink turning mournful and clumsy (8) |
19 | Insects biting hard close to shin cause eruption on skin (6) |
20 | Commander wants one to secure special hauling device (7) |
21 | Factor in Afghanistan’s foremost faction seizing power (6) |
23 | Obnoxious line of hereditary rulers crossing limits of decency (5) |
Enjoy.
12A ANIMOSITY (IN MAOIST)*+Y
ReplyDelete8D PREVENTS V(-illa) inside SERPENT*
9D ARGYLE LAYER* around G
7d: TRAIN {T}{RA{..I..}N}
ReplyDelete8D: PREVENTS {SERPENTS*} around{V...}
21A: ASPECT {A}{S{P}ECT}
6D- Out of the Picture- DD
ReplyDelete8D- Prevents- Avoids- (SERPENT V)*
16D- Bandolier- (Debonair L)*- Cartridge belt
As col would say 8d and 16d not total anagram.
DeleteYou can also say that! Agreed.
DeleteSaw Vasant's solution for 8D and thought so immediately.
16D- L inside (Debonair)*
Replacement for 8d:
ReplyDelete15a: EXHIBIT {EX}{H{B}{I}IT} - EXPOSE
22a. PANGA
ReplyDeleteStab = PANG
with A
broad African knife = PANGA
26A UNITE= couple
f(un ite)ms =>T
Thanks col for sharing this.
ReplyDeleteOn the easier side from DOC.
Nice one to solve on leisure Sunday.
10a : DHOTI. (D(HOT)In)
ReplyDelete17a : LOGICAL (LO(GIn)CAL)
26a : UNITE (Telescopic)
Sorry! Not 17a but 18a for LOGICAL
DeleteIn place of 26a
ReplyDelete14a : DIVEST (DIVE)(ST) Club=Dive
Dive from Club?
DeleteSleazy bar/pub/club
DeleteYes,just checked it from Free dic. for 'Dive" (Nightclub)
DeleteIt is 18a not 17a.
ReplyDeleteSince corrected! Thank you AJ
Delete23d NASTY: obnoxious
ReplyDeleteDynasty - dy
3d POISONED CHALICE: curse in disguise
Cops: police
Police ache din so *
23D- Good one. I did not get the removal part.(crossing)
ReplyDeleteGetting police from cops- does it make it an indirect anagram or it is part of wordplay?
POLICE is not part of anagram
DeletePart of word play. Police are welcoming 'ache din so'* (PO(ISONED CHA)*LICE)
Delete1A BEANPOLE; tall thin person, B AN in EPOLE <<
ReplyDelete25A ABSTINENT; celibate; IT<< + oN in ABSENT
28A IN SECRET; clandestinely; {I...t} {N SE{C}RET*}
1a - BEANPOLE - B + (elope)《= containing AN
ReplyDelete1d - BEDLAM B + (male) 《= containind d
10a DHOTI D(hot)i(n)
ReplyDelete5A HOT TIP H(OTT)IP
ReplyDelete2D AGONISING AG(O NIS<-)ING
17D SLAPDASH S LAP DAS<- H
17D SLAPDASH -S(mall) LAP (Drink) DAS (SAD<--) H(usband)
ReplyDelete24 A - CAPACIOUS - C(old) APACIOUS - RAPACIOUS (Greedy) without R
27 A - HOYDEN - O (close to gigolo) in (S)HY (modest topless) with DEN (Joint)
Compensating for 17D..
Delete13A FENCE - Criminal - Killing OF in OFFENCE (Anger)
11 a FIRST RATE: supreme
ReplyDeleteExcitement: fire
Pastries: tarts
In retreat, strat
FI R( ST RAT)E
11a is my third one
ReplyDelete5a - HOT TIP - h(ott)ip
ReplyDelete4d - LEFTIST (turning up in red)
ReplyDeleteLE(f(sit)=《)T
That was replacement
ReplyDeleteLast three left
ReplyDelete20A, 19D, 20D
20a - COPING C + go=《 WITH PIN
ReplyDeleteREPLACEMENT
I always thought CW competiotions will be v v tough. Far beyond my capacity.
ReplyDeleteGlad that i could finish today. & annotate all.
Thanx to Dr.X & ofcourse the blog.
It's the time pressure. Masters would have finished this under 15min. I still get into solvers block 20-25min and waste about 5-10min in getting back the flow.
DeleteI fully agree.
DeleteBut just being able to solve with full comprehension is a GIANT LEAP for me.
It was on stage one. So you had to solve all clues cold.
Delete20d - CAPSTAN - captain - i + s
ReplyDelete19d - LICHEN Lic(h)e + n
ReplyDelete3 per commentator!
DeleteAlmost everything is a replacement. Since all my answers already done.
DeleteColonel - do post my rangoli when u find time. Thanx
ReplyDelete19d. LICHEN ..Lic(h)e(n) h from hard
ReplyDeleteN from shi(n)
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DeleteThat completes it.
ReplyDeleteThank you Col. & Dr.X. It is always a pleasure to do a special sitting at home without any time constraint and knowing all the crossings.
unable to participate sunday grid. instead I have compensated by solving Incognito grid completely.
Delete9a - was my favorite
Leaving a group of musicians on Indian galley initially - (A)(BAND)(ON)(IN)(G)