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AJJI 6
By Ajji
Across
| 1 | Cook onion cube and a lemon together, but very rarely. (4,2,1,4,4) |
| 9 | Removes the weeds without hesitation and goes to the stars. (6) |
| 10 | The left-over from the starry burst. (8) |
| 11 | Weightless in overflowing waters for illumination of the area. (11) |
| 14 | Attributes as gestures. (7) |
| 15 | Authentic engine rebuilt around university. (7) |
| 17 | Disinfect slopes in church. (7) |
| 18 | The old annoying women here make a bid, die suddenly. (7) |
| 20 | Funny merit oracle displays putting out a device to measure quantity of heat. (11) |
| 24 | Firm he’s in has nothing for sticking together. (8) |
| 25 | The headless tycoon is one related through the male line. (6) |
| 26 | Take the entire deck to dominate. (4,3,3,5) |
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| 2 | Unnecessarily annoys Sri Lankan unknown. (10) |
| 3 | English firm is reasonable, being concerned with living beings and their relationship with physical surroundings. (10) |
| 4 | The young birds are born with less energy, with strings attached, not right but left. (9) |
| 5 | Pester about silver and herb. (6) |
| 6 | The group from North Indian state leave one depressed. (5) |
| 7 | The method is in contemporary style but neither right, nor new. (4) |
| 8 | This kitchen device is available in the heart of Slovenia. (4) |
| 12 | The messy quarantine with date replacing time, leads to four-year periods. (10) |
| 13 | Keen to bury the wild horse. (10) |
| 16 | Remove the high priest at the tower of the mosque, not right with a swap at the end, (9) |
| 19 | Son begins working online for a verse. (6) |
| 21 | A team scores a half century along the central line. (5) |
| 22 | The body of still water loses nothing and gains nothing at the end for the game on horseback. (4) |
| 23 | Very first, last to sell. (4) |
Enjoy.
1A ONCE IN A BLUE MOON onion cube lemon*
ReplyDelete7d MODErn
8d OVEN (T)
15A: GENUINE {ENGINE*} around {U}
ReplyDelete20A: cALORIMETER {MERIT+ORACLE|*
8D: OVEN (T)
1A- Once in a blue moon- Very rarely
ReplyDelete(Onion cube a lemon)*
5D- Bor(AG)E- Shrub
8D- Oven- Kitchen device- sl OVEN ia
I thought I was posting first- once in a blue moon!!
ReplyDelete26A HOLD ALL THE CARDS DD
ReplyDelete22D POLO PO(-o)L(+O)
23D VEND V(-ery)+END
11A: FLOOD(LIGHT)S light weightless in floods overflowing water def: illumination
ReplyDelete15A: GEN(U)INE U university in engine* drf: authentic
17A: C(LEANS)E leans slopes in CE church. Def: disinfect
Replacement of 15A duplicate
Delete7D: MODE (-rn) def: the method
Contemporary modern - r right - n new
Replacement for 8D:
ReplyDelete12D: QUADRENNIA {QUARATINE-T+D}*
15a: PLEASE READ AS
ReplyDeleteGENUINE {ENGINE*} around {U}
15a (ENGINE + U)* = GENUINE
ReplyDelete12d (quarantine -t +d)* = QUADRENNIA
20a (merit oracle)* = CALORIMETER
6D is not correct. Check the crossings.
ReplyDelete3dn ecological. (e) (Co) (logical)
ReplyDelete14ac assigns. (as) (signs)
2dn needlessly (needles) (sl) (y)
3d ECOLOGICAL (E CO LOGICAL)
ReplyDelete13d INTERESTED (INTER)(STEED*)
16d ELIMINATE (ELI)(MINARET - R and move T up)
13d indirect?
DeleteYes, horse = steed.
Delete@Gemini: BIMARU is a group of 4 states. Clue mentions only one state
ReplyDeleteHow does umbra fit in with the definition?
21D: AXIAL - along the central line
ReplyDeleteTeam - xi
Half century - l
{A}{XI}{A}{L}
24A: COHESION - sticking together
Firm - co
Co he's i(o)n
20A: CALORIMETER - Device to measure quantity of heat
{merit oracle -a}*
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ReplyDeleteRelook
ReplyDeleteThis comment has been removed by the author.
ReplyDelete3 replacements
ReplyDelete22d P(rofit)+O+L(oss)+o =POLO
21d = A+(XI)+A+L = AXIAL
2d = NEEDLES+SL+Y = NEEDLESSLY
For correct annotation of 22d,
Deletepl see Vasanth's at 10.38
Replacement for 20A
ReplyDelete25A - AGNATE - related thru male line
Tycoon - magnate
Headless tycoon - agnate
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ReplyDeleteSaw that also 21d and 2d were taken :-(
ReplyDeleteTrying a replacement for 6d
UP(North Indian state) + SET(group)
=UPSET
Not exactly! Relook
DeleteReplacement for 3dn
ReplyDelete4d NESTLINGS (NEe)(STRINGS -R +L)
Lovely grid AJ! Thanks for Sunday treat!! 😊
ReplyDeleteThank you MB.
ReplyDelete9A, 10A and 18A remain to be solved.
ReplyDelete9 a heroes. H(er)oes.Hoes-remove weeds.
ReplyDelete18 a Biddies-T.
Only 10A remains
ReplyDeletePlural vs singural!
Delete@sree_sree: The clue is annoying womEn only.
DeleteThank you AJ for the nice and gentle enjoyable Sunday fare. Let it not be once in a blue moon!!
ReplyDeleteThanks Paddy. Within two days of publication of one grid, I send another. But there is a queue, may be from much better cruciverbalists.
DeleteNo question of better/ worse. Col. should be following some order and would like to give opportunity to all setters. Glad to hear you keep sending.
DeleteWhat Paddy, what I said in fun has been made a serious comment by your detailed explanation as though I didn't know it. I didn't even have charge on my phone. I borrowed from my niece who just stepped in and explained. As a punishment for this, you should send a grid within 3 days. I stop now. Phone charge is low again.
DeleteMe?! Send a grid within 3 days?
DeleteI have been having an unfinished grid for,God knows how long? (from before CW competition days) In fact,when I see all you grids,mine looks simple and elementary.
Anyway,as long as we keep getting Sunday specials it hardly matters.
Don't tell me! I have solved two grids set by you way back in June/July 2020. Col. has asked for CW's at 4:58. Why don't you finish yours and send? You were the one who advised me to try setting. Now it is my turn to ask you to set.
Delete10A: RESIDUES: left over
ReplyDelete(Sidereus: starry)*, burst being anagram indicator.
That brings us to the end of the exercise.
ReplyDeleteI thank all the solvers and commenters for the participation.
I am sorry for the indirects that may have creeped in. Forgive my oversight. I will be wiser.
I thank the Colonel for accommodating my grid in the blog.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the special AJ. The CW's are put in a queue as and when I receive them. No partiality. This one got delayed most probably due to the long break for IXL during which period I suspend the specials.
ReplyDeleteSir, I didn't mean any bias. In fact, there is no delay this time. It was earlier than expected.simply for fun I wrote that comment. The intention was to say that other grids are better than mine. I didn't expect my words to carry this meaning. Sorry, sorry,sorry.
ReplyDeleteNo need to be sorry. I was just clarifying the procedure I follow.
DeleteTo Col: Sir, Please read the above comment as from AJ. As there is no charge, I have borrowed her phone
ReplyDeleteAJ
After Lots of effort Solved 100% Thanks Col and Ajji
ReplyDeleteThe comments at13:25 and 13:36 are from me A.J
ReplyDeleteAJ - sorry to join late. Lovely grid. Finished in 15 mins. Thanx.
ReplyDeleteHopefully a tale piece tomorrow. 😊
Thank you Gowri
ReplyDeleteThose interested please send in your CW's for the specials as I have only one left in the queue
ReplyDelete