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AJJI 16
By Ajji
Across
| 1 | Endorse idea born of rethinking (6,7) |
| 9 | Discard C – XIV (6,3) |
| 10 | Girl mostly at party to bungle (5) |
| 11 | Birds found in bigger nests (5) |
| 12 | Leftist landlord is special (3-6) |
| 13 | Leaders of Executive Committee shouted endlessly about the termination of secretion of sweat glands (7) |
| 15 | Endure most unusual endless pain (7) |
| 16 | Meddle around first record and become a recreational hiker (7) |
| 19 | Look back furtively, hesitate and start speaking for the caretakers of things (7) |
| 21 | Model in warmed environment paused in indecision (9) |
| 22 | Husband with Japanese unit of currency and a laughing mammal (5) |
| 23 | International peacemakers at home without love, bring about marriage (5) |
| 24 | Mostly this short road with rat excrement to start with has poor quality (5,4) |
| 25 | Lift last burden after the occurrence in silence, for ecstasy (7,6) |
Down
| 2 | Cover the popular tailless spirit with extreme care initially for selective breeding (7) |
| 3 | Promises to get breakfast cereals around Southend (5) |
| 4 | Merit the backing of journalist and wait at a restaurant (7) |
| 5 | Phosphorus oxides, young replacing old, give cylindrical boxes with separable lids (7) |
| 6 | Topmost anaesthetic unit (6,3) |
| 7 | Very big group with artist for food (7) |
| 8 | Press university to enter for the state (6,6) |
| 9 | Team journey around hour after hour making it almost last minute (8,4) |
| 14 | I’m with small changes around to back inadequacy (9) |
| 17 | Shed by outbreak of scabies (7) |
| 18 | Roars initially at three times the knocking sound on the door (3-1-3) |
| 19 | Sikh dad, upset at the ancient Jewish prayer (7) |
| 20 | Bring cheer with first woman almost getting in, to lift (7) |
| 22 | Dry hay messed up, losing right to find the water snake (5) |
Enjoy.
9A: EIGHTY SIX ..100-14=16, Also Discard
ReplyDelete22A: H(YEN)A
6D: NUMBER ONE..DD
6D: DD or CHARADE?
Delete13ac - ECCRINE
ReplyDeleteec + cri(n)e - d
16 A TRAMPER TAMPER = Meddle around R first record
ReplyDelete23 A UNION UN peacekeeper + O love in IN at home
17 D ABSCISE scabies*
23a International is extraneous!
Delete11ac - ERNES (t)
ReplyDelete7D: OSSETRA (OS)(SET)(RA)
ReplyDelete17d: ABSCISE (SCABIES)*
20d: ELEVATE (EL(EV(-E))ATE)
3d OATHS
ReplyDeletecereal = oats
south end = h
def: promises
3dn- OATHS - promises
ReplyDeleteoat(h)s
12A: Leftist = RED + landlord = LETTER = RED LETTER = special
ReplyDelete21A: SIT (model) inside HEATED (warmed environment) = HESITATED = paused in indecision
24A: THI (mostly "this") + RD (short "road") + RAT + E (start of "excrement") = THIRD RATE = poor quality
11 ac ernes (T)
ReplyDelete3 dn oaths
(oat(h) south end s)
15ac stomach stom(most) * ach(e)
Replacement for 17d:
ReplyDelete15a: STOMACH (MOST*)(ACH(-E))
5dn - PYXIDES
ReplyDeletep -o +y oxides - young replacing old
9 d eleventh hour. eleven -team.
ReplyDeletejourney -tour. eleven t (hh )our
21 ac hesitated he (sit)ated
Replacement for 15a
ReplyDelete9D: ELEVENTH HOUR (ELEVEN)(T(HH)OUR)
1 ac second opinion. endorse - second
ReplyDeleteidea -opinion.
11a - - ERNES - Birds found in biggER NESts - [T]
ReplyDelete9A - EIGHTY SIX
DeleteC - 100
XIV - 14
discard from C = 100-14 = 86 ( in words eighty six)
22d - HYDRA - D(-r)y hay* - water snake
Delete-r is wrong, -y is correct
Deletecompensating for 21 ac
ReplyDelete14 dn impotence. im p (ot<)ence.
pence small change to<
Nice grid by Ajji. worthy time spent. Have a nice Sunday. thanks for the special col.sir........
ReplyDeleteThanks Prasanna.
Deletesmooth flowing crossword AJ Mam,
ReplyDeleteenjoyed the four long clues.
Thank you Remy.
Delete8d there is no Jumble
ReplyDeleteEnjoyed relishing the Sunday fare! Thanks AJ 😊
ReplyDeleteThanks Sathia
ReplyDeleteThank you MB Sir.
ReplyDelete19ac, 2d and 18d remain.
ReplyDelete18D RAT-A-TAT
ReplyDeleteR (roars initially) + AT AT AT, def = knocking
2D EUGENIC
ReplyDeleteE-C (Extreme care initially) around U (popular) + GENI(-e) Tailless spirit,
def = selective breeding
Not sure if U works as "popular" - it usually is an abbr for "posh" or "acceptable to all"
Second opinion, eighty six, union, third rate, seventh Heaven, eleventh hour, number one and fourth estate
ReplyDeleteCould be members of mathematis themed crossie from a maths professor. Thanks AJji
Thanks KRM. Yes, I just wanted to have the phrases using numbers, all in one CW. No mathematics there, only numbers.
DeleteUnion ?
DeleteThanks Ramki for your comments. May be U does not work as popular, and I should not have used it in that sense. But I have seen it being used in CW as ' socially desirable' and may be I was guided ( misguided?) by that. Sorry!
ReplyDeleteToday's Sunday CW (TH)- 2D- 'Done' for socially acceptable!
DeleteIn the sense of OK/done.
DeleteUpper-class is the highest status socially. So it becomes socially desirable thing.
DeleteMy sincere thanks to all solvers and commenters. I thank the Colonel for posting my Crossword grid as Sunday special.
ReplyDeleteSorry AJ. Late in joining and yet to start. I am sure I will enjoy solving at leisure.
DeleteIt's okay paddy. Take your own time. If possible, give your comments.
DeleteFinished fast and enjoyed. A few doubts clarified here.
DeleteU - 'socially acceptable ' may refer to A/U certification in films. I wonder if that U is short for Universal- for all to see.
8d= State of Estate given away rather easily.
Cool crossie several numbers in it one second third fourth six seveth eighty eleventh etc....a number theme. Cool
ReplyDelete19 D, jewish prayer = kaddish
ReplyDelete[Sikh Dad]*
20D, to lift = Elevate
[EL(EV)ATE]
bring cheer = elate
Almost first woman, EVE = EV
25A, ecstasy = Seventh Heaven
[S(event)H Heave (n)]
Lift = heave
Last burden = n
Occurrence = event
Silence = sh
Why y is removed from hay
ReplyDeleteWhy y is removed from hay
ReplyDeleteThanks for the special AJ
ReplyDeleteI also thought so, but you have now clarified, it looks ok now
ReplyDeleteSolved completely only now. Nice crossie but 3 doubts.
ReplyDelete22dn. Without right is removal of R or right letter. How is this clarified?
2dn - U is for posh - upper? Or acceptable - universal. But U for popular?
8dn - Fourth Estate from u in For the state? Too direct & not elegant cluing. Kosher?
AJ/ Prasad - can u kindly clarify?
8d not elegant, agreed.
Delete2d Please see my reply to Ramki. ( No justification, only reply)
22d Obviously my mistake.
Thanks Gowri for your comments.
Thank u AJ for clarifying. 🙂
DeleteAJ - nice to c a themed, numbered cw. Several clues r very nice. 👍
ReplyDelete