Thursday 17 October 2024

No 14307, Thursday 17 Oct 2024, Pixie Dust

Solution to 14A 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
1   Funny, these rulings about 'A & Y' accent (7,7) ESTUARY ENGLISH {THESE+RULINGS}* over {A} and {Y}
10 Life partner made a threat essentially (5) DEATH [T]
11 Boy! Frail independent worker without right to be masterly (9) BRILLIANT {B}{ILL}{I}{ANT} over {R}
12 Church at odds over new sleeve badge (7) CHEVRON {CH}{OVER*}{N}
13 Investigate old parking traditions (7) EXPLORE {EX}{P}{LORE}
14 Is this master in Lucknow spreading his bias? (5) S?H?B (Addendum SAHIB (SAHIB+IS=HIS BIAS [CA] )
16 How a mount is seen as eccentric? (3,3,3) ODD MAN OUT {A+MOUNT}* [RA]
19 Reverend's instructions to pull apart head of one who interprets visually (3,6) LIP READER (~rip leader to lip reader)
20 Be out, soaking in bit of sunshine (5) EXIST {EXI{Su...e}T}
22 Perhaps South Africa's firm attempt to control Ugandan and Nigerian leaders (7) COUNTRY {CO}{TRY} over {Ug...n}{Ni...n}
25 Revolutionary member carries tipsy aide to get drink (7) MADEIRA {ARM<=} over {AIDE}*
27 Can I blurt out something that makes surfaces smooth? (9) LUBRICANT*
28 Guru was confused, I'm confused! (5) SWAMI {WAS*}{IM*}
29 Let loose thus, large hospital rodent's beheaded in knacker's yard (14) SLAUGHTERHOUSE {THUS+LARGE+H}{mOUSE}

DOWN
2   Say, Millennium Falcon's special star shakes hips (9) SPACESHIP {SP}{ACE}{SHIP*}
3   Lead drug dealer ignores policewoman at first (5) USHER pUSHER
4   Steal trendy scarf for outlaw (5,4) ROBIN HOOD {ROB}{IN}{HOOD}
5   Throw out timeless fabric (5) EXILE tEXtILE
 Lapdog let out in metal coat (4-5) GOLD PLATE*
7   So, gamine carries elevated mental concept of someone idolized (5) IMAGO [T<=]
8   Criminal hates going around to reach elevated electric chair? (3,4) HOT SEAT {H{TO<=}SEAT*} Reversal indicator missing? What's the role of reach? See comments
9   Media Acts use limitless laws (6) EDICTS {mEDIa}{aCTs}{uSe}
15 British Rani's basically worrying about Henry panting (9) BREATHING {B}{Rani}{EAT{H}ING}
17 Hilarious, true ad about butt's thick membrane (4,5) DURA MATER {TRUE+AD}* over {RAM}
18 Pioneers of leading Irish drink overwhelmed by tests (9) ORIGINALS {OR{Ir..h}{GIN}ALS}
19 Look! Torn laces in spots (7) LOCALES {LO}{LACES*}
21 Distressing time's something to be smoked over (6) TRAGIC {T}{CIGAR<=}
23 Darkest part of a shadow initially (understandably) makes beasts run away (5) UMBRA Acrostic
24 Fungus from unknown partner (5) YEAST {Y}{EAST}
26 Dance institution's so neglected (5) DISCO DISCOvery

Reference List
Boy = B, Independent = I, Worker = ANT, Parking = P, Firm = CO, Hospital = H, Special = SP, Time = T, British = B, Henry = H, Look = LO, Unknown = Y, Partner = EAST (In Bridge game)

14 comments:

  1. 14A SAHIB - master in lucknow; , {BIAS{H}}*

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  2. Rather reach means 'rise to'-which indicates reversal of to.

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  3. I seem to have missed the indicator in my final edit..I have messaged the editor to change the clue online

    Criminal hates going around to elevated electric chair? (3,4)

    Sorry about the error

    Reg

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  4. Good puzzle.. Did not know "Dura mater".. Question. For 26D How is Institution = Discovery?

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  5. In 4d, should we not use "outlaw, say" ?Because the answer is an example of an outlaw.
    I was looking for a synonym or idiom of "outlaw".

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