Solution to 2D has been deliberately left unsolved and is to be answered only by a non-regular / novice commenter, with proper annotation. Those who have answered earlier in the week, please give others a chance.
Open for anyone to answer, if not solved by 1 PM.
ACROSS
8 Body part from the elbow (4) HEEL [T]
9 One fighter's love for friend (5) AMIGO {A}{MIG}{O}
10 Alien captures President in portal leading outside (4) EXIT {E{XI}T}
11 One who demonstrates precipitation (6) SHOWER [DD]
12 Place of worship has a model format (8) TEMPLATE {TEMPL{A}{T}E}
13 Chinese pilot Mao, for example (8) CHAIRMAN {CH}{AIRMAN} Semi&lit
15 Employed couple in boat (2,4) AT WORK {A{TWO}RK}
17 Operating person's male issue hides itch (7) SURGEON {S{URGE}ON}
19 About other ranks following soldier's diet (7) REGIMEN {MEN}<=>{RE}{GI}
22 Boa with newt's head is illegally taken (6) STOLEN {STOLE}{Newt}
24 Inform, "Day is not far" (8) DISCLOSE {D}{IS}{CLOSE}
28 Type of shed not built behind pasture (4-2) LEAN-TO {NOT}*<=>{LEA}
30 Large plant in street (4) TREE [T]
31 Right, including one to take to the floor in protest (3-2) LIE-IN {LIE{1}N}
32 Test damaged box camera after cobra creeps out (4) EXAM {boX+cAMEra*
DOWN
1 Net stored by Holmes' housekeeper (4) MESH [T]
2 Playing the fool by changing direction in king's installation (8) ?L?W?I?G (Addendum - CLOWNING C(-r+l)LOWNING - See comments)
3 Spoil before male sheep gets beach grass (6) MARRAM {MAR}{RAM}
5 Moor team arranged for Dr Watson as related to Sherlock, perhaps (8) ROOMMATE*
6 Cry after cry, "Chicken" (6) YELLOW {YELL}{OW}
7 Fog from Michigan street (4) MIST {MI}{ST}
14 Hot female relative's hangout (5) HAUNT {H}{AUNT}
16 Mistakenly hears birds (5) RHEAS*
20 Lift lead is damaged! It is jinxed! (3-5) ILL-FATED*
21 Yes. Returned after soy sauce had a hint of dill in voyage (7) ODYSSEY {YES}<=>{SOY*} over {Dill}
29 Sports group's drink with a drop of milk (4) TEAM {TEA}{Milk}
Reference List
Fighter = MIG, Model = T, Chinese = CH, Soldier = RE and GI, Day = D, Gate = NOR, 51 = LI, Street = ST, Hot = H, Right = R
Imo, NOR absolutely is a gate and the clue is clean. Can't deny the vast potential for charades, ie:
ReplyDeleteTailless insect on gate bends leg (6)
I expect more of these in our future.
Vladimir sits below the ENORMOUS TREE.
ReplyDeleteHe LISTENS to his inner voice in the SILENT setting.
Soon the MIST is cleared!
"I need to set my OWN GOALS and not what my ROOMMATE sets for me!"
He gets up and leaves humming 'We all live in a YELLOW submarine, yellow submarine'.
What happened next?
2d clowning CROWNING -R+L
ReplyDelete👍
ReplyDeleteGood Solve
ReplyDelete@ Gemini,
ReplyDeleteDon't stop with just Dic. There are other tech words and you have google/ wikinet al.
Here is a link on Gate-
https://www.techtarget.com/whatis/definition/logic-gate-AND-OR-XOR-NOT-NAND-NOR-and-XNOR
19A About other ranks following soldier's diet (7) REGIMEN {MEN}<=>{RE}{GI}
ReplyDeleteRef. List 'Soldier = RE and GI'
I think the annotation provided and references are a little off.
About - RE
other ranks - MEN
soldier - GI
diet(def) - REGIMEN
{RE}{MEN}<=>{GI}
Clue with substitutions.
ReplyDeleteRE(About) MEN(other ranks) following GI(soldier)
's diet[is diet, the definition]
'is' is just a connecting word. Diet is the def.
DeleteOf course. Just showing all the words used.
Delete+1. RE(men<=>gi)
Delete15a AT WORK is my COD!
ReplyDeleteIncognito tougher than usual?
ReplyDeleteMy fav - AT WORK, ODYSSEY, YELLOW, REGIMEN
Thanx Kishore.