Sunday 15 January 2023

The Sunday Crossword No 3237, Sunday 15 Jan 2023

HAPPY PONGAL
ACROSS
1   Tiny shrill sound perhaps ... Young birds (not large) in trees (7,7) WEEPING WILLOWS {WEE}{PING}{WILL}{OWlS}
9   Everyman, note, tucked into very old booze (4) VINO {V}{I}{N}{O}
10 Hollywood big shots actively kept a chart (3,3,4) THE RAT PACK*
11 Somewhat damp, ref abandons building (6) PREFAB [T]
12 At last, interest and care shown adopting Pole (2,3,3) IN THE END {INT}{HEE{N}D}
13 Surely sad? Sad, surely (9) ASSUREDLY*
15 Primarily, Antony's spouse's pets, sadly! (4) ASPS Acrostic Semi&lit
16 Ultimately stuck to bath oil that's in make-up bag (4) KOHL Tail Acrostic
17 Mending and sorting washed socks? (9) REPAIRING {RE-PAIRING}
21 Word from above: disheartened Jewish scholar leaves (8) KOHLRABI {KOHL}{RAbBI}
22 In nobleman's house, outspoken style (6) MANNER (~manor)
24 Tenth hiker represented in sculpture (3,7) THE THINKER*
25 Ably and supply (4) WELL [DD]
26 In war, new soldiers displayed malaise (5-9) WORLD-WEARINESS*

DOWN
2   Dodgy régimes may produce these? (7) EMIGRES* &lit
3   Strength of spirit in demonstration (5) PROOF [DD]
4   Outstanding number at head of data collection (7) NOTABLE {NO}{TABLE}
5   Who'll shortly send you to sleep? (3,6,6) WEE WILLIE WINKIE [GK]

Wee Willie Winkie runs through the town,
Up stairs and down stairs in his night-gown,
Tapping at the window, crying at the lock,
Are the children in their bed, for it's past ten o'clock?

6   Nestled among azalea, N.T. officer's shed? (4-2) LEAN-TO [T]
7   Bully proposers horribly (9) OPPRESSOR*
8   Approves another helping (7) SECONDS [DD]
14 Cushion on horseback, cowboy's accessory (9) UPHOLSTER {UP}{HOLSTER}
16 Specialised skill? Get to work in the allotment immediately, says Spooner (4-3) KNOW-HOW (~ hoe now to know how)
18 One loves seeing Star Wars villain, helmet removed, capturing space station (7) ADMIRER {vAD{MIR}ER}
19 Post-Christmas débris is irritating (7) NEEDLES [DD]
20 Wide-ranging, strove to secure a run (6) VARIED {V{A}{R}IED}
23 Absence of plonk nearly certain to end in failure (2-3) NO-WIN {NO}{WINe}

Reference List
Large = L, Everyman = I, Note = N, Very = V, Old = O, Pole = N, Run = R, Plonk = WINE

5 comments:

  1. Special at 10:30 will be the first crossword used Onstage in the IXL 2022 finals

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  2. Since there will be no paper tomorrow the Second Onstage Crossword of IXL 22 will be published as a special at 7 AM

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  3. 3d IMO
    Strength:Pro (&cons)
    Of: of
    Def:spirit of demonstration

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    1. I think Col is right. Strength of spirit=proof spirit; proof=demonstration

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