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IXL 2022 PRELIM 1
By Fraz
Across
| 7 | I'm leaving sage and a bit of ginger (2,4) |
| 8 | Hold back nothing close to the pitch marking (4,4) |
| 9 | In stages, plan a desert's areas for strollers (10) |
| 10 | Black coffee ultimately good for Parisians (4) |
| 11 | Change citizenship, living finally in Dubai, e.g. (8) |
| 13 | High-class celebrity's car outside front of theatre in the last month (6) |
| 14 | Cardinal recalled dark side about profit (6) |
| 16 | Charm swimmer holding egret's wings (6) |
| 19 | Apple centre brought in senior game official (6) |
| 21 | Put down piece of ice on the wagon belonging to beautiful woman (8) |
| 23 | Feel sick after eating red seed covering (4) |
| 24 | Stop at one amid long stretch riding a horse (10) |
| 26 | 2.5% of one band rides onward (8) |
| 27 | A drug smuggler transports soft container of medicine in America (6) |
Down
| 1 | Guy coming from part of Europe and not returning calls (8) |
| 2 | Researcher's question linked to large bay (4) |
| 3 | Schedule a stop in Georgia (6) |
| 4 | Wobbly Sudanese ballerina (8) |
| 5 | Business contacts dredged stuff up after legal claim in court (6,4) |
| 6 | Rat doing well (6) |
| 8 | Wander and pick up device (6) |
| 12 | Vague statement came down amid renewal of energy (10) |
| 15 | Russian novelist opening up about press (8) |
| 17 | Christmas decoration lying around near the ground in a meaningless way (8) |
| 18 | A former U.S. president embraces student, visibly embarrassed (6) |
| 20 | Carefully study exterior to painter's work box (6) |
| 22 | Associated with death warrant by Shakespearean prince (6) |
| 25 | Tilts skewer upward (4) |
Enjoy.
4d DANSEUSE: ballerina
ReplyDelete(Sudanese)* wobbly indicates anagram
11A: EMIGRATE {EMI{..G}RATE|
ReplyDelete3d: AGENDA {A}{G{END}A}
25D: TIPS {SPIT<--}
9a ESPLANADE - areas for strollers [T]
ReplyDelete4d DANSUESE - ballerina
{Sudanese*}
relook 9a. Enu is10.
DeleteOops!
DeleteESPLANADES
25d TIPS - tilts
ReplyDelete{<=spit}
16ac fetish f(e(gre)t)ish
ReplyDelete3dn agenda (a) g(end)a g(eorgi)a
9ac Esplanade (T)
9ac I committed the same mistake
Delete16a- GREETS * anag of egrets
ReplyDelete23a - A(R)IL - sick-ail ; red-R
16A Incorrect
DeleteCharm is def.
Deleteswimmer - fish
holding e(gre)t wings
hence, F(ET)ISH
The answer is correct, but how is Apple = CORE? Centre is not the container indicator
ReplyDelete10A- Ebn- Black= CoffeE (ultimately) Bon= Good in French
ReplyDeleteEbon
13A-Ultimo= Last month- U L(T)IMO
High class=U
Ce;ebrity's car= Limo
In front of trheatre T
Replacement
ReplyDelete19a SCORER - game official
Apple centre = core
brought in - Container indicator
{s(core)r}
16A- Fetish= Charm
ReplyDeleteF(ET)ISH
ET= Egret's wings. Swimmer=Fish
6d INFORM: rat
ReplyDeleteDoing well : in form
Apple centre - core
ReplyDelete17D Christmas decor (HOLLY) around LOW (near the ground) - HOLLOWLY - meaninglessly
ReplyDelete22D LETHAL - Associated with death - Warrant - LET by Shakespearean prince HAL
26A FORTIETH - TIE (band) rides FORTH (onward) - 2.5% of one
Lots more to be solved
ReplyDeleteMy third
ReplyDelete18d ABLUSH: visibly embarrassed
A(a) ; BUSH: former US president
L: student
A B(L)USH
27a AMPULE = Container of medicine in America
ReplyDeleteA MULE =A drug smuggler, carrying P = soft
18d D. ABLUSH =Visibly embarrassed
ReplyDeleteA BUSH = A Former US President, embracing
L =Student
Yet to be solved
ReplyDeleteAcross - 7,8,14,21,24
Down - 1,5,12,15,20
Replacement
ReplyDelete5d CLIENT LIST - business contacts
legal claim - lien
{silt*} <=> {lien} in {ct}
Right answer - but it is a reversal of SILT (to give TLIS) and not anagram. "Dredging up" is the reversal indicator.
DeleteThanks champ. Got it
DeleteSo this is the correct anno perhaps
[{<=silt} <=> {lien}] in {ct}
A doubt though.
Dredging stuff - silt
So isn't only 'up' the reversal indicator?
12d GENERALITY
ReplyDeletecame down = alit (past tense of alight)
alit in (energy)*
def: vague statement
24a EQUITATION = Riding a horse
ReplyDelete(E(QUIT)(AT)(I)ON)
Eon=long stretch, stop=quit, at=at,
One=I
15d TURGENEV = Russian novelist
ReplyDeleteVENT = Opening, Up becomes TNEV
URGE = Press
TNEV about URGE = TURGENEV
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DeleteMy last two
ReplyDelete1d NORSEMAN = Guy from Europe
(NOR)(NAMES<) Not=Nor, Calls=Names
14a NINETY = Cardinal
NET in YIN<
Gain=Net, Yin= Dark side
1d Slight tweak - Nor is And not
DeleteThank you, Srikant 👍
DeleteFrom free dictionary....
Deleteyin′ and yang′
n.
(in Chinese philosophy and religion) two principles, one negative, dark, and feminine (yin), and one positive, bright, and masculine (yang), whose interaction influences the destinies of creatures and things.
In place of 24a done by Sathia
ReplyDelete7a SO LONG = I'm leaving
Sage = SOLON
A bit of ginger is first letter G
15D TURGENEV; Russian novelist. URGE in VENT<=
ReplyDeletegood solve Jacob......I got the answer. but tough to annotate. very tough round. for me will take light years to solve the entire grid. Thank you col.sir for the taste and complexity of prelim. round.
Delete20D CARTON; box: ART in CON
ReplyDeleteYou will solve them also in the coming weeks!
ReplyDelete8A - GOAL LINE
ReplyDeleteDefinition: Pitch marking
Hold back nothing = GO ALL IN
Close to the = End of 'the' = E
{GO ALL IN}{E}
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DeleteI think 8 ac still remains.
ReplyDeleteOk. Sree Lakshmi has solved it.
ReplyDelete