Saturday 24 September 2022

No 13669, Saturday 24 Sep 2022, Avtaar

ACROSS


1   Free, like the character of Dasaratha in the Ramayana, maybe? (6) PAROLE {PA ROLE}
4   Headdress irked star, eh? (5,3) STRAW HAT {STAR}*{WHAT}
9   Training in stylish, small two-wheelers (6)  MOPEDS {MO{PE}D}{S}
10 Riot-control device exploded - Bang! Out near London's East End (5,3) BATON GUN {BANG+OUT}*{l...oN}
11 Online travel portal? (7,7) RAILWAY STATION [CD]
13 "Lake of the Boundless Valley" - fantastic hit on the way up (4-6) HALF-VOLLEY {L+OF+tHe+VALLEY}*
14 Fine, fermented drink made from cashew or coconut (4) FENI*
16 Champion wins maiden crown (4) ACME {AC{M}E}
18 Amidst breaks, cycling coach bonds (10) RESTRAINTS {REST{(-t)RAIN(+t)T}S}
21 Lock assemblies that are ready-to-use? (7,7) TURNKEY SYSTEMS [C&DD]
23 Barred point in pass (8) EXCEPTED {EXCE{PT}ED}
24 Hiding love, mother's starting to torment revolutionary (6) MAOIST {MA}{0}{IS}{To...t}
25 Fine head of solicitors, through slogging and legwork, finally became adviser to the Queen (4,4) TOOK SILK {TO{OK}{So...s}IL}{l...rK}
26 Even characters in Boeing gladly ceded land that was divided in the 1940s (6) BENGAL {BoEiNg+GlAdLy}

DOWN


1   "Apple in Post Office" by Avtaar (4) POME {PO}{ME}
2   For the audience, Nadal is a great artist (7) RAPHAEL (~rafael) 
3   Girlfriend flirted overtly skipping right behind young man (4-4) LADY-LOVE {OVErtLY}*<=>{LAD}
5   Playing tennis? Try attacking lobs, to start with, for a short while (11) TRANSIENTLY {TENNIS+TRY+At...g+Lobs}*
6   Decapod alien groups having no feet (6) APODAL [T]
7   Fellow admitting Azed's original crossword is torment (7) HAGRIDE {H{Azed}{GRID}E}
8   The hotel lost Mrs Reagan and Mrs Sinatra's possessions (9) TENANCIES {ThE}{NANCIES}
12 Path across river with fountain outside Vatican seems good but is not adequate (3,4,4) ALL VERY WELL {ALL{V}E{R}Y}{WELL}
13 Almost fully breathe out and take pulse (9) HEARTBEAT {BREATHe}*{EAT}
15 Louisiana and Tennessee dons - like Corleone, perhaps? (4,4) LAST NAME {L}{AS}{T}{NAME} (Addendum - {LA}{S{TN}AME} - See comments)
17 Land is turned out in dry wind, south of Missouri (7) MOROCCO {siROCCO}<=>{MO}
19 Freezing Emergency Room avoided by Count (7) NUMBING NUMBerING
20 Pesky, mischievous son chats online (6) SKYPES {PESKY}*{S}
22 ... and others turned up dead (2,2) ET AL LATE<=

Reference List


Eh = WHAT, Training = PE, Stylish = MOD, Small = S, Lake = L, Champion = ACE, Maiden = M, Breaks = REDSTS, Coach = TRAIN, Point = PT, Pass = EXCEED, Love =0, Mother's = MA'S, Fine = OK, Slogging = TOIL
Post Office = PO< Avtaar = ME, Right = RT, Young man = LAD, Fellow = HE, Crossword = GRID, Hotel = H, Path = ALLEY, River = R, Fountain = WELL, Vatican = V, Take = EAT, Louisiana = LA. Teneessee = TN, Like = SAME, Missouri = MO, Emergency Room = ER, Count = NUMBERING, Son = S, Dead = LATE

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14 comments:

  1. Tough and challenging to me ( of course, has become too predictable reaction from me)-)

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  2. I think 15d needs expansion for novices.

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  3. Nice one from Avtaar. Liked the cluing for LAST-NAME, HEARTBEAT, LADY-LOVE. Take silk Pome, were new to me.

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  4. 15D anno is LA (Louisiana) TN (Tennessee) inside SAME meaning like {LA}{S{TN}AME}

    Needs correction in the original post

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  5. Liked Railway line.
    Why is it that when on line is mentioned we jump immediately to the web?

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  6. Good that some ace solvers have enjoyed the cracking.But most clues are esoteric and quite challenging bouncers

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    1. Sorry to hear that Gemini. After seeing the solutions, do you still feel they could not have been solved ?

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  7. The reference list is pretty long.

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