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ACROSS
8 We drove the nanny mad occasionally (155,3,3,4) EVERY NOW AND THEN* Incorrect enu
9 ILO and OPEC's output (5,3) CRUDE OIL {ILO}* [RA]
10 Stale like some cold hate (3-3) OLD-HAT [T]
11 Stray behind devil's army, time for enrichment! (11) IMPROVEMENT {ROVE}<=>{IMP} and {MEN}{T}
16 Be patient! This cannot be an instruction to a male stripper! (4,4,5,2) KEEP YOUR SHIRT ON [DD]
18 John's work at emergency room, fill up time! (5,6) WATER CLOSET {W}{AT}{ER}{CLOSE}{T}
21 Coil space - time for mass (6) VOLUTE VOLU(+t-m)TE
23 Despot's gold going to cold traitor (8) AUTOCRAT {AU}{TO}{C}{RAT}
25 Model has cake mixed with harmful medicine, calms down (155,1,5,4) TAKES A CHILL PILL {T}{HAS+CAKE}*{ILL}{PILL} Incorrect Enu's were most frustrating.
DOWN
1 I've orders, perhaps for repeals (9) OVERRIDES*
2 Stepped back, right inside circle (4) TROD {DO{R}T}<=
3 Completely on to it! Drunk! (2,4) IN TOTO*
4 Alpha wolf is partly missing in action? (4) AWOL [T]
5 One often turns cold and hot for data transfer systems (8) INFOTECH {1}{OFTEN*}{C}{H}
6 Spot investigation! No conclusion! (4) STUD STUDy
7 Untamed, tortuous fear of first love! (5) FERAL {FEAR}*}{Love}
12 Father with fruit (5) PAPAW {PAPA}{W}
14 Ooh! These words can be smoother! (5) TERMS SMooThER* [CA]
15 Foreign Office flat-out played foul (9) FOOTFAULT {FO}{FLAT+OUT}*
17 At length, they covered Western Australia in transit (2,3,3) ON THE WAY {ON}{THE{WA}Y}
19 Extremely enjoyable time at the French base (6) LITTLE {LIT}{T}{LE}
20 Power of sun? No sun for this cold region! (5) POLAR {P}{sOLAR}
22 Some manure, also used as animal feed (4) UREA [T] Semi&lit
23 Hurt during stomach exercises (4) ACHE [T]
24 Manage company with empty purse (4) COPE {CO}{PursE}
Reference List
Time = T, Work = W, Emergency room = ER, Mass = M, Cold = C, Model = T, Right = R, Hot = H, With = W, Queen = ER, Runs = R, The in French = LE, Power = P, Sun = S
8a occasionally - every now and then from anagram of we drove the nanny, 1d overrides- repeals I've orders anagram ,3d completely - in toto from on to it,4d Missing in action - awol from alphAWOLf
ReplyDelete23a autocrat despot from gold- Au TO C from cold and RAT is traitor
ReplyDelete4D. AWOL - acronym for absent without leave (missing in action)
ReplyDelete23D. ACHE (hurt) - telescopic - stomACH Exercise
24D. COPE - CO (company) with PE (empty purse without contents viz URS)
22D. UREA - telescopic (manURE Also) used as supplement to animal food
ReplyDelete13D. ERROR - ER (queen) R (runs) OR (gold)
ReplyDeleteNote to setters: queen would only be R since the King is CR!
DeleteER should now be qualified as old queen!
DeleteOnce a queen, always queen!!
DeleteNa.
Delete16a keep your shirt on- be patient
ReplyDeleteCan not be an instruction to a male stripper (DD)
20d polar- cold region
Power- P
Of sun - solar
No sun - delete s
P (s) olar
7 d Feral- untamed
DeleteTortuous- anagrind
(Fear)* - fera
First love- l
10 a old hat - stale
DeleteC(old) (hat)e
Some - containment indicator
12 d papaw - fruit
DeleteFather - papa
With - w
Online version lists the ENU of both 8A and 25A as 15, one word. 8A is solved by Brajesh@7:26; would think the ENU in print version is correct.
ReplyDeleteEven the print version has (15) for both 8A and 25A
Delete25A Takes a chill pill Model T HAS CAKE mixed with harmful ILLmedicine PILL..
ReplyDeleteGood solve!
Delete18A Water Closet, Johns, workW AT emergency room ER, Fill up CLOSE , Time T
ReplyDelete17D on the way
ReplyDeleteIn transit
At length ON
THEY covers We.. Aus..
9a crude oil
DeleteCD
9A is not a CD
Delete5D Infotech - One(I) OFTEN turns C(old) and H(ot)
ReplyDelete2D Trod - R(ight) inside circle (DOT)
14D - Terms (these words) - anagram of Smoother after removing 'Ooh'
2D: Your annotation would lead to either DROT or DORT
Delete14D Clue type is CA (Composite Anagram)
Delete(Ooh terms)* ,= smoother
Definition is (simply) words i think
Deleteprobably, these words.
Delete15 D Foul , anagram of Foriegn office FO FLAT OUT played FOOTFAULT
ReplyDelete21A Coil Space VOLUME, Time for Mass, VOLU-M+TE is VOLUTE
ReplyDelete11A Stray ROVE, behind Devils IMP Army MEN, Time T, for Enrichment is IMPROVEMENT
ReplyDelete6D Spot, investigation STUDY with no conclusion STUD
ReplyDeleteHi VeeJayeN, I see we are from the same Corps. Have we met. Please do mail me.
DeleteSent you an introductory mail
DeleteSent u an intro mail
DeleteI admire the solving capabilities of non-regulars/newbies to this forum. They are as good as regular's and I am happy to see their enthusiastic participation. Way to go👍🏻
ReplyDeleteSathia
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DeleteI still remember my times as a newbie ( we did not have any orevikeges back then!!) not so very long ago.
DeleteAlso,please don't forget they are newbies only to the blog. They may not be newbies to cryptic solving.
Delete19D LITTLE; base; LIT T LE; lit=extremely enjoyable
ReplyDeleteWhen 16A has (4,4,5,2) as enu how is enu for 8 and 25 - (15). What is the logic?
ReplyDeleteThe enu is [5.1.5.4] as amended in the online version
DeleteIt is a mistake
ReplyDeleteAll answers are in. I will update the blog now as I am going out.
ReplyDeleteI admire the novices solving even with the wrong enu.
ReplyDeleteFor me it was a real struggle to get 9a. 25a I got becos of pill.
My fav today
IMPROVEMENT, WATER CLOSET, AUTOCRAT.
Thanx Vidwan!
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ReplyDeleteReally sorry about the two enumeration errors in the 15 lettered words.
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