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IXL 2022 PRELIM 2
By Buzzer
Across
| 1 | Doctor Who's a gem in TV entertainment (4,4) |
| 5 | Springs securing high-class magnifying glasses (6) |
| 10 | Be sulky after throwing shade (3-4) |
| 11 | Opposing a step to limit vacuous news (7) |
| 12 | Self account outlining South Africa's patriarch (5) |
| 13 | Teeming mysterious drops - unknown liquids (9) |
| 14 | Au pair wanting one good point of reference (4,8) |
| 18 | A presser to carry out character assassination? (9,3) |
| 21 | Pitch in Indore not essentially best in ground (2,4,3) |
| 23 | Asinine is not fitting (5) |
| 24 | Return of short-tailed gnu, antelope seen around most of Britain (7) |
| 25 | Large yew, a shame covered in rubbish (7) |
| 26 | Couple said to be steady so far (2,4) |
| 27 | Alternate options company exercises making instrument for listeners (8) |
Down
| 1 | Gallium? Dirty fuel for heating (3,3) |
| 2 | Time to acknowledge workers' plea for help (6) |
| 3 | A social wrong we objectively found to be indecent (9) |
| 4 | Certainly not every bad mood unchecked ends in difficulty (4,2,4,4) |
| 6 | Books containing usual abstract drawings (2,3) |
| 7 | Body part attached to hammer, incus in the middle ears surprisingly (8) |
| 8 | Running over part of flowerbed is a Tesla in reverse (3,5) |
| 9 | Average person's sentiment hear, free time? (3,2,3,6) |
| 15 | Upturn seen around feeds craving for attention (9) |
| 16 | Old garden plot that is not yielding (8) |
| 17 | Disaster in fact good for a change (3,2,3) |
| 19 | Tried to run away from difficult past (3,1,2) |
| 20 | Casual shirt man wore ultimately for a laugh (3-3) |
| 22 | Praise from strict lecturer for college (5) |
Enjoy.
1a: GAME SHOW {WHO'S+A+GEM}*
ReplyDelete8d: SET ASIDE {T<--)
3D: SALACIOUS {SOCIAL*}{US}
1A- Game Show- (Who's a gem)*- TV entertainment
ReplyDelete23A- Inane- (Asinine- is)
20D- Tee Hee- Tee He e- Laugh. Casual shirt- Tee
Welcome Buzzer! Nice to see you after a long time.
ReplyDelete+1. 25ac gives a hint
DeleteReplacement for 1A-
ReplyDelete10A- Sky Blue- (BE Sulky)*- Shade
11a AGAINST: opposing
ReplyDeleteA(a) GAIT( step)
NS (vacuous NewS)
A GAI (NS)T: gait limits ns
Please c my rangoli in the other post today. Thanx
ReplyDelete2D MAYDAY (May Day = Workers day, Distress call)
ReplyDelete24A = ((GNU-U)< + ELAND)* = ENGLAND
19D = HAD A GO (=Tried)
19D Difficult (HARD) past(AGO) - HARD AGO - R(un) away - HAD A GO
DeleteThanks SS !
DeletePlease let the original commenter correct their wrong answers
Delete12 ac ISAAC: patriarch
ReplyDeleteI: self SA: South Africa AC: account
I(SA)AC: self account outlines South Africa
9d MAN 8N THE STREET = Average person
ReplyDeleteAnagram of sentiment hear + t for time
4d Over my dead body
ReplyDeleteDefinition: certainly not
{Every bad mood}* + dy (ends of difficulty)
9d: Man in the street
Definition: Average person
{Sentiment hear}* + t (time)
12A : Isaac
Definition: patriarch
Self: I, Account: Ac, South Africa: SA
I (SA) AC
@Gemini- Your solve for 7D- Tympanum- needs a relook. Does not go with crossings.
ReplyDeleteInner ear?
Delete@Gemini - Hammer may also mean Criticise, Put down....
Delete27a OTOSCOPE = Instrument
ReplyDeleteOtOsCOPE
OTOS= Alternates of OpTiOnS
CO. = Company
PE = exercuses
Replacement for 12A
ReplyDelete1D: Gas oil
Definition: fuel for heating
Ga (gallium) + soil (dirty)
Replacement for 9d:
13A: Moistures
Definition: Liquids
{Mysterious - y} *
25a EYEWASH = Rubbish
ReplyDeleteLargEYEWASHame
Covered containment indicator
You cannot take a compensation for a wrong amswer
ReplyDeleteAcross - 5, 14, 18, 21, 26
ReplyDeleteDown - 7, 15, 16, 22
7d PANCREAS; body part; PAN inCus EARS*
ReplyDelete26A TO DATE; (~two =couple); be steady = DATe
5A LOUPES; magnifying glasses; LO(U)PES
both hammer and pan means criticize
ReplyDelete14ac GOLD STANDARD: good point of reference
ReplyDeleteAu pair-i( wanting 1) : au par
Au: gold
Par: standard
Replacement for 2D
ReplyDelete15D ((SEEN)*+DINES)* = NEEDINESS
Ac- 18, 21
ReplyDeleteDn- 16, 22
16 obedient.o bed(garden plot) i.e nt
ReplyDelete22 Exalt. exa(-c+l)t
21 ac. do ones bit-pitch in.
in(do)re n(o)t+best in*
21A is my COD. Every word is so apt and just fits snugly in position.
ReplyDeleteUse of 'Ground' as anagrind and its suitability to go with pitch make it a superb clue! This is the kind of surface reading that stands out. A place for every word and every word in its place,if I may borrow that expression.
21ac. Backspace Key !!!!!!
ReplyDeleteSo anyone giving anno!
DeleteIt's a CD. An excellent one especially the pun "character assassination"!
Delete+1. What an assassinaion!
Delete+2
DeleteI am shocked as I realised this answer
ReplyDeleteVery good solve of another excelent clue.
ReplyDeleteShows how much we miss Buzzer.
ReplyDelete+1
DeletePopular demand for Buzzer- if he is too busy to set regularly for TH, he can at least contribute occasionally to Sunday Specials.
ReplyDeleteAs Vasant has said it above, it is a CD. Character could be a person or a letter of the alphabet. One uses the Backspace key to delete/ assassinate characters.
ReplyDeleteIt's a CD. Backspace key can remove a letter/ character assassination.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful grid.
ReplyDeleteWhat an aha moment - getting both 18ac & 21ac.
Thank u Buzzer