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IXL 2023 PRELIM 2
By Fraz
Across
| 1 | Bluish-grey front of wall in prison cell (6) |
| 4 | Call covers every other arctic route that's faster (5,3) |
| 10 | Hold up progress one week inside booth (9) |
| 11 | Simple, timeless Latin on back of piano (5) |
| 12 | Strike marginally improved fleet (5) |
| 13 | Likes orbiting lab with very little weight (2,5,2) |
| 14 | God, I'm thinking, doesn't forbid confections (12) |
| 19 | Country, in comparison, backed removals (12) |
| 22 | Prize winners remain in no rosters (9) |
| 24 | Japanese city absurdly makes a decision that excludes medicines (5) |
| 25 | Trap pious fellow in front of guardhouse (5) |
| 26 | A small trench going around crazy old animal (9) |
| 27 | Definitely kept at the back, in behind textile worker's material (8) |
| 28 | Literary castaway changed course (6) |
Down
| 1 | Father returned one store's meat (8) |
| 2 | Lies with bunnies, e.g. (8) |
| 3 | Fix me up on purpose (5) |
| 5 | Puts a stop to bears holding lieutenant (5) |
| 6 | Asset for a comedian adjusting a tripwire (6,3) |
| 7 | Vocalises possibility for anyone to hear (6) |
| 8 | Pavilion containing an occupant (6) |
| 9 | Collected around a quarry head in Mexico? (7,1) |
| 15 | Dusk's dimness originally hid a large escape (4-5) |
| 16 | Threaten to keep senior up late, ultimately sad and alone (8) |
| 17 | Caught prophet's wickerwork boats (8) |
| 18 | Vegetable case's broken part (8) |
| 20 | Just purchased proper rendition of nudes (6) |
| 21 | Accommodate rising self-importance surrounding the Italian bishop (6) |
| 23 | Traumatize female boa (5) |
| 24 | Rodeo's ending with rider missing one command (5) |
Enjoy.
1ac - PEWTER - bluish grey
ReplyDeletepe(w)ter
Peter - prison cell
W - front of wall
3dn - EMEND - fix
Deleteem - me up
end - purpose.
12ac - RAPID - fleet
Deleterap - hit
id - marginally improved.
28a CRUSOE
ReplyDelete(course)*
def: literary castaway (robinson crusoe)
2d WHOPPERS
Deletelies = whoppers
bunnies = whoppers bunny tails
(DD)
10a STONEWALL
Deleteone week = onew
booth = stall
st(onew)all
def: hold up progress
5D: HALTS {HA{LT}S}
ReplyDelete8D: TENANT {TEN(AN)T}
11A: PLAIN {P..}{LA(-T)IN}
Replacement for 11a
ReplyDelete4a: SHORT CUT {SHO{aRcTiC}UT}
6d: RAPIER WIT = anagram of "a tripwire"
ReplyDelete1d: PASTRAMI = PA {STRAM}{I} <
DeletePA = father
I = one
MARTS = store's
14ac: MARSHMALLOWS
DeleteMARS = God
HM = I'm thinking (like ..hmm)
ALLOWS = doesn't forbid
26a ARMADILLO = Animal
ReplyDeleteRILL = Small trench
MAD = crazy
O= old
A+R(MAD)ILL+0
Going round = contain. Ind.
1 7d. CORACLES = Wickerwork boats
ReplyDeleteC= caught +
ORACLES = Prophets
26A- Armadillo- A R(MAD)ILL O- Animal
ReplyDeleteA small trench= A Rill
Crazy= Mad
Old= D
Typo- Old=O
Delete14a. MARSHMALLOWS = Confection
ReplyDeleteMARS = God
H'M = I'm thinking
ALLOWS = Doesn't forbid
2D- Whoopies- W Hoppies- Lies
ReplyDeleteWith=W
Hoppies= Bunnies/ Rabbits
Typo- Whoppies
Delete??? Relook
DeleteWhoppers- W hoppers
Delete9d c (a)(pit)al M
ReplyDeleteM in Mexico
19a eliminations
Nation in simile<=
15d Half light: dusks dimness
H(id)
A
l
Flight:escape
21D Accommodate(defn) - OBLIGE
ReplyDeleterising(reversal) self-importance(EGO) surrounding the Italian(IL, the) bishop(B)
O(B)(IL)GE<<
24a OSAKA: Japanese city
ReplyDeleteMakes a decision - medicines : AKASO
Absurdly: reverse indication?
It is AKSAO. Absurdly is anind
DeleteO from?
DeleteIt is in the fodder "makes a decision - medicines"
DeleteMy Third-
ReplyDelete1D- Pastrami- Meat- PA (STRAM=<)I
Father= Pa
Returned One Store's= (Mart's)I=<
Done above
Delete16d LONESOME: sad and alone
ReplyDeleteLoom: threaten
To keep: inclusion
Senior you: Sen up: NES
Late ultimately: e
LO ( NES)OM E
22A: prize winners= nobelists
ReplyDeleteNo rosters is no lists
Remain is be
In container ind
Hence, no+be+lists
Sathia
22a NOBELISTS: prize winners
ReplyDeleteNo (be: remain) lists( rosters)
Replacement for 14a
ReplyDelete22a NOBELISTS = Prize winners
BE = Remain in NO + LISTS = Rosters
NO(BE)LISTS
In = contain. Ind.
25a, trap = sting
ReplyDeletePious = st for saint
In = in
Front of guardhouse = g
Replacement for 22a
ReplyDelete16d LONESOME = Sad and alone
LOOMS = Threatens
SEN = senior, Up = NES
E= Ultimately latE
LO+NES+OMS+E
Sorry typo LO+NES+OM+E
ReplyDeleteIts LOOM = Threaten, not as above. Sorry !
ReplyDeleteThis comment has been removed by the author.
ReplyDelete18d, vegetable = Escarole
ReplyDeletePart = role
{(Case)*} {role}
broken = anind
ReplyDelete13a, likes = IS Sweet ON
ReplyDeleteOrbiting lab = ISS, International space station
Little = wee
Weight = ton
[ ISS WEE TON]
27A Definitely - YES
ReplyDeletekepT at the back - T
in(containment) behind - DUFF
textile worker's material(defn) - DYESTUFF
D(YES)(T)UFF
Anything left for latecomers?
ReplyDelete19 ac eliminations -removals.
ReplyDeletecomparison-simile.country-nation
elimi(nation)s<
18D is still not done
ReplyDeleteDone @12:34
DeleteDn 7 & 20 remain
ReplyDeleteArmadillo came in both ??
ReplyDeleteSorry. That has also been done. Better luck next time!!
ReplyDelete7D: vocalises= chants= possibility for anyone to hear (DD)
ReplyDeleteSathia
I think 20DN remains MB
ReplyDeleteThanks KKR and Rao Pilla.
DeleteSolved 20d but was not able to account properly for U in un(U)sed! Hence let it go!
Only 20d left
ReplyDeleteSathia
Hoping these are not done
ReplyDelete5d HALTS (HA(LT)S)
7d CHANTS HP Chance
9d CAPITAL M (C(A PIT)LM)
5d bears: has, lieutenant: , Def : puts a stop
Delete7d possibility: chance, any one to hear HP ind, Def : Vocalises
9d A quarry head : A PIT around/in collected : CALM and capital letter M(exico)
Def : Letter M
Lieutenant: LT
Delete9d Typo anno : (C(A PIT)ALM)
Delete7 dn chants- vocalises chants/chance -possibility
ReplyDelete20d UNUSED = Just purchased
ReplyDeleteU = Proper, in the sense of upper class
NUSED = Anagram of Nudes
Rendition = Anind.
20D I thought U was from Universal, proper for all ages.
DeleteSounds right too
ReplyDelete