Wednesday 30 November 2022

No 13724, Wednesday 30 Nov 2022, Hypatia

Solution to 8D 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.

ACROSS
9   Almost succeed in relaxing old BCCI regulations (excluding one) (5,3,2,5) CLOSE BUT NO CIGAR {O+BCCI+REGULATiONS}*
10 Grates for pickles (7) SCRAPES [DD]
11 Attempt to adopt elderly Devdas, for one (7) TRAGEDY {TR{AGED}Y}
12 Erstwhile British PM's sick after assembly (9) CHURCHILL {ILL}<=>{CHURCH}
14 Recall I've read about organ (5) LIVER [T]
17 Legendary being secure like setters (7) PEGASUS {PEG}{AS}{US}
19 Spooner disqualified filthy place for champion (5,2) STAND BY (~ banned sty to stand by)
21 Back America and free country (5) SUDAN {US<=}{AND*}
23 Criminal in bar had drunk with liberal author (5,4) ROALD DAHL {RO{AL}D}{HAD*}{L}
25 Make enchilada without essentially flat spiny creature (7) ECHIDNA ENCHIlaDA*
27 Batter, reportedly first person behind model's husband! (7) EYELASH {(~i)EYE}{LAS(-t+h)H}
30 Less sensitive to go through cold and conservative lady's accountants, say (6,9) NUMBER CRUNCHERS {NUMBER}{C}{RUN}{C}{HERS}

DOWN
1   Winners run out of contests (4) ACES rACES
2   Gent keeping spectacles to fix (4) MOOR {M{OO}R}
3   Nags man softly blocking kisses (8) HENPECKS {HE}{N{P}ECKS}
4   Fresh milk used before finishing breakfast dish (6) MUESLI {MILk+USEd}*
5   Plants where spirits may reside? (8) INSTILLS {IN STILLS}
6   Son climbing above edges slowly to scribble (6) SCRAWL (+s)SCRAWL(-s)
7   Monster starts to open ghastly red eyes (4) OGRE Acrostic
8   Row in fine stream (4) ?R?Y (Addendum - FRAY  {F}{RAY} - See comments)
12 Heads of many monkeys (5) CAPES {C}{APES}
13 Pushed drug travelling around East (5) URGED {URG{E}D*}
15 Somewhat weak doves raising spirit (5) VODKA [T<=]
16 Currency including yen in den from South (5) RIYAL {RI{Y}AL<=}
18 Starting to shoot, crazy chap ran to village chieftain (8) SARPANCH {Sh..t}{CHAP+RAN}*
20 Public hearing (8) AUDIENCE [DD]
22 Agreed to take up study drinking rum (6) NODDED {N{ODD}ED<=}
24 Regularly deflect return serve at line (6) AVENUE {rEtUrN+sErVe+At}<=
25 Running between players for ages (4) EONS {E}{ON}{S}
26 Song that guy heard (4) HYMN (~him)
28 Fired fellow deleted sent message (4) AXED fAXED
29 Mass entertainer (4) HOST [DD]

Reference List
Old = O, Criminal = AL(Capone), Liberal = L, Model = T, Husband = H, Cold = C, Conservative = C, Run = R, Spectacles = OO, Softly = P, Son = S, Many = C, East = E, Yen = Y, Players = E,s(East and South in card game Bridge), Fellow = F 

20 comments:

  1. Fun grid.
    EYELASH gave a real aha moment!
    Also liked the 2 long across clues, INSTILLS, MUESLI, PEGASUS to name a few.
    Thanks Hypatia and Col.

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  2. Please restrict your answers to once a week, irrespective of whether your answer is right or wrong

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  3. Had a good time. Thank you Hypatia.
    Churchill and cigar go together!

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  4. EYELASH had me in a pickle,
    Strangely, TRAGEDY gave me a tickle!
    Almost there with CLOSE BUT NO CIGAR,
    But was comfortable with OGRE.
    No sweat with CHURCHILL!

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    1. A minor TRAGEDY

      I fear of SCRAPES or even a FRAY, If I URGED the AUDIENCE this way
      To solve the clue and annotate them too
      Before I can bat an EYELASH, the ACES respond in a flash
      And if It ain't perfect, not complete or rash
      The HOST dismisses "CLOSE, BUT NO CIGAR"

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  5. 27.a.batter...demolish
    Can it be models+i+h*

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  6. Teportedy first person indicates homoym- eye for I

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  7. 8D FRAY (row) F (fine) RAY (stream)

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  8. Excellent grid by Hypatia.. bit struggled with 9-AC, rest all done. TRAGEDY, SCRAPES,SUDAN & FRAY are my CoD.. Thanks and have a good day.

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    1. Thank you Prasanna Rao. Well done on solving it almost fully. Thanks for sharing about the clues you liked.

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  9. Lovely grid Hypatia. Got all including Spooner.
    My fav - TRAGEDY, PEGASUS.
    I loved the clues.
    Eyelash was another beauty.
    Thanx

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    1. Thank you Gowri. Good to know you enjoyed the solve. See you again next month.

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