ACROSS
1 Summaries concerning upper limits (6) RECAPS {RE}{CAPS}
4 One who waits with racket after second half of game's abandoned, right? (6) GARCON {CON}<=>{GAme}{R}
9 Energy shown by 19th most popular players? (5) STEAM {S}{TEAM}
11 One who's reckoned to be a bit of a trial? (6,7) EXPERT WITNESS [C&DD]
13 Somewhat macho, the admiral's a daredevil (7) HOTHEAD [T]
14 Clobber some that are found on Twitter (7) THREADS [DD]
20 Lunatic ran a mad ship, as warships seen in English Channel (7,6) SPANISH ARMADA*
23 Looks furtively, as snub-nosed little dogs are heard (5) PEEKS (~pekes)
24 Athenian recalled in surviving treatises on topics like Ethics, primarily? (9) ARISTOTLE Acrostic &lit
25 A small duck at ship's rear (6) ASTERN {A}{S}TERN}
26 Inventor getting refusal, standpoint rejected (6) EDISON {NO}{SIDE}<=
DOWN
1 Box up hip-hop performances (4) RAPS<=
2 Capacity for happiness (7) CONTENT [DD]
3 Advertorial describing a pipe? (4,5) PUFF PIECE [C&DD]
4 Awfully good dinner ... what ... what will the sticky bits left on the plates do? (2,4,3,5) GO DOWN THE DRAIN*
5 15 seen regularly in 'ornets' nests (5) RESET {oRnEtS+nEsTs}
6 Love seeing swan against meerkat at regular intervals in series of contests (4,3) OPEN ERA {O}{PEN}{mEeRkAt}
7 Bucketed down – and Spooner's cried in anguish (6,4,4) POURED WITH RAIN (~ roared with pain to poured with rain)
10 Hurting, Everyman's upset, seeking damages involving entrance to shop (8) MISUSING {I'M<=}{SU{Shop}ING}
12 Quiet parrot, given drink, makes progress (6,2) SHAPES UP {SH}{APE}{SUP}
15 Mobilised Desert Rat got back to work (9) RESTARTED*
17 Trained oarsmen, they'll complain (7) MOANERS*
19 Employing a little Chilean to service outbuildings (4-3) LEAN-TOS [T]
21 Offspring matter (5) ISSUE [DD]
22 Eager to wail (4) KEEN [DD]
Reference List
Concerning = RE, Right = R, 19th letter = S, Small = S, Swan = PEN, Quiet = SH
Typo in 12D- Just ape instead of apes.
ReplyDeleteChallenging round 2 of IXL. Submitted in 31-32 minutes with fingers crossed. BTW, per my system clock, the puzzle has been getting released by 10:59AM...for those who need the extra minute.
ReplyDeleteI received this message on the IXL website...it looks like my ranking has also dropped 2 spots in the leaderboard since yesterday.
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Dear participants,
We deeply regret any inconvenience caused and wish to inform you of a necessary adjustment to the leaderboard for Round One.
Our team identified a technical error in the scoring process that affected the accuracy of the results.
To maintain fairness and integrity in the competition, we have diligently reviewed and revised the scores. We want to ensure that every participant receives the credit they rightfully deserve.
Please bear with us as we work to rectify this situation promptly. We appreciate your patience and understanding. The revised leaderboard will be made available shortly, and we will notify you as soon as it is uploaded.
Sincerely
Team IXL
Very vague? Technical!!
DeleteOther than Doc's clarification?
Thanks for your inputs here. I too noticed drop in rank
DeleteCol, technical error, assuming systemic error that affects all should have come out in trail round!
DeleteIf its somehow affected only few people, how is it technical needs some info!
'Technical' does not necessarily mean related to system/ computer. (eg) Technically not correct to use a hyphenated word without hyphen.
DeleteI don't think they need to go into so much detail as to what exactly the technical error is!
DeleteTo use one, when there are 2 methods available, is also technically incorrect.
ReplyDeleteSorry to butt in. But if multiple methods are valid and available, to use one is perfectly and technically correct.
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