Sunday 13 November 2022

The Sunday Crossword No 3228, Sunday 13 Nov 2022


ACROSS
1   Moral compass, contrary to biology etc. (10) CONSCIENCE {CON}{SCIENCE}
6   Knocks back ginger biscuit (4) SNAP<=
9   Belittling a pair of crotchets I intone (10) MINIMISING {MINIM}{I}{SING} 
10 German lad's behind, not taking sides (4) OTTO bOTTOm
11 Pub's risky investment opportunity: a cider press? (5,7) FRUIT MACHINE [CD]
15 Song and dance, regularly, with beautiful Greek (7) ARIADNE {ARIA}{DaNcE}
16 Primarily, she offers pitches ranging above normal operatics? (7) SOPRANO Acrostic &lit
17 Warrior in sad mural is never reaching the end (7) SAMURAI {SAd+MURAl+Is}
19 Public relations with a line that's been confected (7) PRALINE {PR}{A}{LINE}
20 High quail, oddly plucked, in the sauce: cordon bleu? (5,7) HAUTE CUISINE {qUaIl+IN+THE+SAUCE}*
23 Announced Oscar: Tango's kind of seedy (4) OATY (~ o t}
24 Only move us irrationally and with spite (10) VENOMOUSLY*
25 Sports team audibly sounded exhausted (4) SIDE (~sighed)
26 Thoreau so moved, taking in grand country (5,5) SOUTH KOREA {THOREAU+SO}* over {K}

DOWN
1   Tents being affected (4) CAMP [DD]
2   Notes describing Everyman: ultimately tolerable square (4) NINE {N}{I}{N}{t...lE}
3   Dare America regroup to find good fellowship? (11) CAMARADERIE*
4   Quietness after peeling off, soaked in bathroom (2,5) EN SUITE {qUITENESs}* 
5   Big screens showing a little porcine mascot (7) CINEMAS [T]
7   Critic and I regrettably offering caustic stuff (6,4) NITRIC ACID*
8   Nasty xenophobes with antiquated telecom facilities (5,5) PHONE BOXES*
12 When temperature rises, British navigator becomes a pirate (7,4) CAPTAIN HOOK {CAPTAIN (-c+h)HOOK}
13 Lies in synthetic coverings (10) FALSEHOODS {FALSE}{HOODS}
14 With ten-fold increase ignored, got off (10) DISMOUNTED DIS(-c+m)MOUNTED
18 Antenatal routine disrupted (2,5) IN UTERO*
19 Distribute and collapse (4,3) PASS OUT [DD]
21 Old Russian leader, somewhat drastic in retrospect (4) TSAR [T<=]
22 'Talkative' singer's not so big, we're told (4) MYNA (~minor)

Reference List
Oscar = O, Tango = T, Grand = K, Note = N, Temperature rise = C(cold) to H(hot) 

9 comments:

  1. 11a DD? Fruit slot machine is a type of gambling slot machine.

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  2. Seems everyman has been shifted to hindi cryptic sunday.

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  3. Replies
    1. Yes.
      Second consecutive week it has been published under sunday cryptic (online)

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  4. 14D. Didn't understand how c became m. Can someone please explain? Thanks.

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