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AJJI 22
By Ajji
Across
| 1 | The old Russian ruler is an unknown sitting in a vehicle (4) |
| 4 | The group, incomplete, adds a model to occupy a building illegally (5) |
| 7 | Praise young boy going around university (4) |
| 9 | Victory good to take you in the air (4) |
| 10 | Bigwig with hesitation seeing a snake (5) |
| 11 | Coleridge’s first poem is a cipher (4) |
| 12 | The kitchen in ship has every one surrounded by half the hot spring (6) |
| 13 | Genuine hills for land agents (8) |
| 14 | Dozes in a confusion and coats with a protective oxide (8) |
| 16 | Weightless after a land (6) |
| 17 | Outline of small vessel (6) |
| 19 | The nocturnal bird goes round Pondicherry say, with support to defeat in a noisy quarrel (8) |
| 21 | A fellow at the hospital ward has complaint within despite being well-off (8) |
| 22 | Utter confusion when blamed strangely (6) |
| 23 | It’s a joke that the aircraft goes around sky first (4) |
| 24 | Pointer, one end breaking at ten (5) |
| 25 | Expert nurses husband for long (4) |
| 26 | Move aimlessly losing right to remain in one place (4) |
| 27 | Jeers at dress top down (5) |
| 28 | Spin the model vase (4) |
Down
| 2 | Excitedly freezing cake fit to demonstrate that people remember interrupted tasks better than completed tasks (15) |
| 3 | Amused girl in grass (7) |
| 4 | State around centres of gravity showing practical knowledge (5) |
| 5 | Judges doubtful at start, afterthought arresting anger (7) |
| 6 | The shrew is a silver worker following a fixed period of time (9) |
| 7 | French carry empty, mostly thin narrow necked vases (7) |
| 8 | Innerwear carries article in two places revealing indisposition (15) |
| 15 | Messy heroism, new within following unknown use of true fact to mislead ignorant public (9) |
| 18 | Author narrated ignoring daughter, a story, not right (7) |
| 19 | Mixed-up company dicta of group of eight (7) |
| 20 | Shout about an incomplete call. Brilliant? (7) |
| 22 | Spars for containers (5) |
Enjoy.
1ac czar c(z) ar
ReplyDelete7 ac laud la(u) d
13ac realtors
real(genuine) tors(hills)
22D. Spars= Boxes= containers. It's a DD
ReplyDelete2d ZEIGARNIK EFFECT
ReplyDelete(freezing cake fit)*
def: remember interrupted task better than completed.
This should be (9,6). not (15)
17a SKETCH
Delete(s)(ketch)
def: outline
21a AFFLUENT
Delete(a)(f = fellow)(flu = complaint) (ent = ward)
def: being well off
yes also 8D - 5,3,7?
Delete2d It was an oversight. Sorry.
Delete8d Apology for 8d as well
Delete9A: WIN(G)
ReplyDelete14A: ANODIZES dozes in a*
15D: ZOHNERISM Z + heroism+n* z unknown n new
17A. Sketch= outline
ReplyDeleteS= small
Ketch= vessel
My Second
25A. Ache= long
ReplyDeleteAce= expert
H= Husband
Nurses ( cares) is the wrap indicator
6D. Substitute for 17A
ReplyDelete6D
Termagant= the shrew
Term= fixed period of time
Ag= silver
Ant= worker
Following fixed term means, term+ ag+ ant
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ReplyDelete7d clue should be "The french carry...." .
ReplyDelete"The" is missing
6D: the shrew= termagant
ReplyDelete(Term)(ag)(ant)
10A: snake= viper
(VIP)(er)
Sathia
22A: utter confusion= bedlam
ReplyDelete(Blamed)*
Sathia
In lieu of 6D,
ReplyDelete11A: cipher = code
(C)(ode)
Sathia
4 ac squat group -squad.-d +t
ReplyDelete3 dn regaled re(gal)ed.
4a SQUAT; occupy illegally; SQUAd T
ReplyDelete19A OUTBRAWL; defeat in a noisy quarrel; O(UT)(BRA)WL
Delete27a MOCKS, jeers; dress = SMOCK . (-s)MOCK(+s)S
Deletesubstitute for 4a
Delete4d; SAVVY; practical knowledge; SA(V)(V)Y; V= centre of gravity; plural "centres" to indicate to use it twice.
7 d lecythi- narrow neck vase
ReplyDeletele c(arr)y thi-n
Very nice CW given by AJ. Enjoyed solving it👍🏻
ReplyDeleteSathia
Thank you Sathia
Delete16a ALIGHT = Land
ReplyDeleteLIGHT = Weightless, after A
3d REGALED = Amused
REED = Grass
GAL = Girl
In =. Contain. Ind.
27a MOCKS = Jeers
(-S)MOCKS = Dress
Top down= Deletion ind
23a : JEST = Joke
ReplyDeleteAircraft JET goes around (sS)ky first
JE(S)T
26a : STAY (STRAY - R)
Defn : Remain in one place
28a : TURN (T)(URN)
Model : T, vase : URN
Defn : Spin
24a, pointer = index
ReplyDeleteOne = I
End breaking =:nde*
At ten = X
19d, group of eight = octadic
ReplyDeleteCompany = co
Dicta = dicta*
(Oc)(tadic)*
Company to co is not unique or even std abbreviation. Its one of many like a synonym.
DeleteNot advisable.
5d, judges = umpires
ReplyDeleteDoubtful = um
After thought = ps
Anger = ire
[(Um) [ p (ire) s]
12A G{ALL}EY(-ser)
ReplyDelete8D UNDER {THE} WEA{THE}R
20D RA{DIA(-l)}NT
Nice sunday fare and thanks.
ReplyDeleteStill nees to focus on cuttingvdown unnecessary articles like 4a, model is T and its not "a" Model.
Thanks everyone who set aside some time to post solutions or comment.
ReplyDeleteThanks to the Colonel for accommodating my grid as Sunday special.
Thanks for the special AJ
ReplyDeleteGood crossword AJ ji. Enjoyed solving.
ReplyDeleteThank you AJ for a good CW though I could not solve it 'Live'!!
ReplyDeleteEnjoyed the code.
Some surfaces could be made more meaningful and enjoyable (though cryptically correct)
18D {TOL(-d)}{STO(-r)Y}
ReplyDeleteInspite of the errors in enu - a nice cw. Clearly clued.
ReplyDeleteI loved it.
Thanx AJ.