Welcome to our new setter Pulsar. Bouquets and brickbats welcome.
Three answers per commenter till 6 PM (Annotations compulsory)
Please submit all your answers in one comment.
Across
Down
Enjoy.
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NOW, SIR, A WAR IS WON!
By Pulsar
Across
| 1 | Beg or steal... maybe it makes sense both ways? (6,2,3) |
| 7 | It hurts every second to be a king (3) |
| 9 | Brick structure protects a pile of firewood (5) |
| 10 | Theological trial on Civil Disobedience? Leaders in a frenzy! (9) |
| 11 | Maker of team-mate's houses (4) |
| 12 | Disregards insult about nobleman (9) |
| 15 | Bind, mix & level sand without litter and debris, for starters (7) |
| 16 | Fanatical deed left Erica addled by mistake (7) |
| 18 | Fictional Mexican feline that looks the same from either sides? (4,3) |
| 20 | Navy Officers push people behind the ship (7) |
| 21 | Potentially copied pen-name? Not a peep? Shows mastery! (9) |
| 23 | Needle used by king to trap artist from behind (4) |
| 26 | Filmlike civic engine forged, but four was missing?! (9) |
| 27 | Georgia gets into SAS to create adventures (5) |
| 28 | Father had a daughter restrained (3) |
| 29 | Died before the unstable sea receded quietly, at first (11) |
Down
| 1 | She saw Mother Mary's apparition while brewing batter in Eden (10) |
| 2 | Stone sounds used to create a genre of songs? (4,5) |
| 3 | Expel sources of taxations we inherited (4) |
| 4 | A sports phrase about zeal? (2-5) |
| 5 | Are arched chairs oddly lacking in this vehicle? (7) |
| 6 | French man, say, can burn pistol Inspector Ace carried (10) |
| 7 | Theory of stuffing an explosive evenly with Ecstasy (5) |
| 8 | Communicate uprising in a bulletin (4) |
| 13 | Recovering cup containing engraving in which one replaced the base (8,2) |
| 14 | Platoons banned from engineering this type of protein around noon (5-5) |
| 17 | Base gains aimless contests (9) |
| 19 | Cadet Rita broke a knee audibly (7) |
| 20 | Celibacy after losing a dilapidated two-wheeler? (7) |
| 22 | Had to do new adjustments (5) |
| 24 | A policeman is sour (4) |
| 25 | Sees new being (4) |
Enjoy.
1dn - BERNADETTE
ReplyDelete(batter + eden)*
1ac - BORROW OR ROB
DeletePhrase is a palindrome.
3dn - OUST - expel
DeleteO(us)t
Sources of taxations - o t
We - us
Inherited - containment indicator
Oh! Fun!!
DeleteAll answers are palindromes.
Once u get that - quite easy to solve.
Thanx Pulsar!
Most answers*
DeleteYes, thank you!
Delete19d TRAINEE
ReplyDelete(rita)* nee (~knee audibly)
def: cadet
20d BICYCLE
Delete(celibacy - a)*
def: two-wheeler
21a DOMINANCE
Delete(copied pen name - peep)*
def: mastery
27a: SAGAS {SA{GA}S}
ReplyDelete29A: PREDECEASED {P}{SEA+RECEDED}*
5D: RACECAR (aRe ArChEd ChAiRs
Palindromatic title!!
ReplyDeleteYes, nice catch!
Delete15A: ENSLAVE levelsand - ld*
ReplyDelete16A RADICAL Erica addled - deed *
29A: PREDECEASED P + sea receded *
1a BORROW OR ROB; Beg or steal; The answer reads the same from left to right and right to left.
ReplyDeleteMany solution words are Palindromes!
ReplyDelete7A- Tut- King- iT hUrTs- Alt.words
5D- Race car- aRe ArChEd ChAiRs...Alt.letters- Vehicle
My 3rd-
ReplyDelete8D- Tell- Communicate- buLLETin<=
2D: genre of songs= rock music
ReplyDeleteStone is rock
Sounds are music
11A: maker = mama (T)
From TeAM-MAte
Sathia
Amma - not mama. Typo?
DeleteYes. Typing error.
DeleteSathia
14 d plant based .platoon banned-noon*
ReplyDelete28 a dad -t
22d owned-do new*
4D: a sports phrase about zeal? = on drive ( lit)
ReplyDeleteSathia
A classic, to say the least.
ReplyDeleteIt certainly cannot be a debut. Extremely difficult to get so many palindromes and clue them nicely. Hats off!!!
Yes. Very good attempt by a new setter and also starting with a theme. Good going👍🏻
DeleteSathia
Thank you! I have created couple of grids before, just for solving with friends.
DeleteGood start here. Keep it up.
Delete+1
Delete+1
Delete+1. Great effort! Wishing u many more!
Delete+2 Great debut puzzle! 👋👋
DeleteThanks, everyone!
DeletePulsar is a star- no doubt! War on words has been won!
ReplyDeleteThank you!
Delete18a TACO CAT [PAL]
ReplyDeleteReplacement for 5D-
ReplyDelete10A- Doctrinal- Theological
(Trial on CD)*
CD from leaders in Civil Disobedience
26a CINE GENIC - film like
ReplyDelete{civic engine - iv}*
Will list all the palindromes once all solutions are in.
ReplyDelete9a RICKS - pile of firewood [T]
ReplyDeleteBy any chance you own a Bajaj Pulsar?
ReplyDeleteHaha no
Delete17d CAMPAIGNS
ReplyDeleteCAMP+ GAINS*
Base : CAMP
Gsins* : AIGNS
Anind : Aimless
Defn : Contests
Typo : Gains* : IGNS
Delete16a, fanatical = radical*
ReplyDelete(Erica + addled) - deed
20a, Navy officers = boatmen
People = men
Ship = boat
7d, theory = tenet
Explosive = TNT
[T (E) N (E) T]
stuffed evenly with E, ecstacy
Enjoyed today's CW. Thanks Pulsar.
ReplyDeleteThank you!
DeleteWhat clues are left?
ReplyDelete12a, 6d, left: both lovely clues
ReplyDeleteAlso 23a
ReplyDeleteAlso 13d, another great clue
ReplyDeletePalindromes-
ReplyDeleteAc.- 1,7, 11, 18, 27 & 28
Dn.- 5,7 & 25
13D CATCHING UP
ReplyDeleteCUP around ETCHING with E replaced by A, def = recovering
BTW, Malayalam is a palindrome.
ReplyDeleteHaha could not find a good fit for it
Delete23A BARB
ReplyDeleteBB around RA<<, def = needle
I guess the reference is to BB King the American artist? Could not anno it otherwise! If so it has to be King IMO
Yes it was a reference to BB King. My bad, thanks for pointing it out!
DeleteIn lieu of 16a, solved at 1044
ReplyDelete13d, recovering = catching up
Engraving = etching, in which one (a) replaced by bade (e) = atching
[C (ATCHING) UP]
containing = cont ind
6D: replacing 26A solved - GUN I A in BURN = BURGUNDIAN
ReplyDeleteexcellent debut! Keep 'em coming Pulsar.
ReplyDeleteThank you!
DeleteIn lieu ofc13d at 1245
ReplyDelete6d, French man, say = Burgundian
Inspector = = D I
Ace =A
Pistol = gun
Carried = cont. Ind
{ BUR (GUN) (DI) (A) N}
6d BURGUNDIAN = French man
ReplyDeleteAnagram of BURN + GUN (for pistol) + D I A(for (Detective)Inspector Ace)
Carried = Insertion ind.
How do u get d in 6dn?
ReplyDelete@pulsar
Inspector = Detective Inspector, DI
DeleteDetective
DeleteOh! It has been left out.
DeleteThat is why HR has shown it in brackets.
Deletehttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crossword_abbreviations - From here I got Inspector = DI
DeleteDetective Inspector would have been better. for abbreviations, we go more by Chambers CW dictionary than wiki. Simple logic is all inspectors don't have to be detective inspectors. It is specialised.
DeleteI see. Okay, noted.
DeleteIn lieu of 6d solved at 1249
ReplyDelete12a, disregards = discounts
Nobleman = count
Insult = Diss
[ dis(count)s]
6D becomes indirect anagram (which is a strict no no) Since we have to replace pistol with gun.
ReplyDeleteThere is no indirect anagram here. As solved above, it is a container clue of GUN + DI + A inside BURN
DeleteThere is no gun in the clue, Ramki.
DeleteInspector for DI- is it ok?
DeleteUse GUN for pistol and DI for inspector
Delete13d. CATCHING UP = Recovering
ReplyDeleteCUP containing ATCHING
ETCHING = Engraving becomes ATCHING when A (one) replaces E (base)
Very nice debut crossword with interesting theme! Thanks Col and Pulsar.
ReplyDeleteThank you!
Delete26a CINEGENIC; filmlike; (CIVIC ENGINE - IV)*
ReplyDeleteWorld's first palindrome: "Madam, I'm Adam"
ReplyDeleteand the woman replied: "Eve"
Famous palindromic sentences:
Delete1. Able was I, ere I saw Elba
2. Evil did I dwel, lewd I did live
3. A man, a plan, a canal, Panama
Thanks for the special Pulsar
ReplyDeleteThanks for publishing it Colonel!
DeleteThanks everyone for solving the grid. Let me know if any clues need improvement. Also, for those who didn't spot it, there are palindromes in the surfaces as well!
ReplyDeleteDeed, peep, civic, sees
DeleteVery clever 👏
Pulsar, good to see a grid with many palindromes. This is certainly a difficult task. Well done.
DeleteThank you! Also, level, SAS and noon :)
DeleteFrom elsewhere
ReplyDeleteWe'd have recalled hiding this limb in reed (6)
Could the emu be 10 in lieu of 6. Then it becomes
ReplyDeleteDefinition = we'd have recalled
Solution = {Re (member)ed}
Limb = member
Hiding = container ind
Typo: read 'enu' in lieu of emu
ReplyDeleteThe answer is MEMBER - limb
ReplyDeleteRA.
Member + reed - remembered.
Member inside reed
ReplyDeleteCongratulations on your debut Pulsar!!
ReplyDelete