Solution to 23A 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 solve, if not solved by 1 PM.
ACROSS
1 Two months in the last quarter? Concentrate! (6) DECOCT {DEC}{OCT}
4 Opportunities to head into ship (6) SCAPES {S{CAPE}S}
10 The vile Yemeni, casting malicious look (4,3) EVIL EYE [T]
11 Trained agent putting love behind with rose! (7) TUTORED {T(-o)UT(+o)O}{RED}
12 Ballot for appointment of a military chief? (7,8) GENERAL ELECTION [C&DD]
13 Ordinary, innocuous spice, most ordered! (13) INCONSPICUOUS {INNOCUOUS+SPICe}*
14 You cannot keep sitting on this instruction! (8,5) STANDING ORDER [CD]
21 Played by all fat fans too! It is not a real competition! (7,8) FANTASY FOOTBALL*
22 Give up control over half of Gallic nation (7) REFRAIN {RE{FRAnce}IN}
23 Clues about a forgotten legend of dribble (7) S?I?T?E (Addendum - SPITTLE {TIPS<=}{TaLE} - See comments)
25 See southern parts blast (6) DESCRY {DE{S}CRY}
DOWN
1 Basically to delve, remove earth, dig ground, excavate (6) DREDGE Acrostic &lit
2 Life energy's almost gone anyway, by opening of navel and roll of hair on nape of neck (7) CHIGNON {CHI}{GONe*}{Na..l}
5 Some delicate chunks of resin (7) CATECHU [T]
6 Rest inside Alexander's adversary's territory (7) PURLIEU {PUR{LIE}U}
7 Editor going in without chairs (6) SEDANS {S{ED}ANS}
8 Making fresh arrangement by correcting, taking time out for girl (13) RECLASSIFYING REC(-t+lass)LASSFYING
9 Hero's last manoeuvres involved King's decoy (8-5) STALKING-HORSE {HEROS+LAST}* over {KING}
15 Unfelt, universal, kind of musical (7) TUNEFUL {UNFELT+U}*
16 A raga in flowing river (7) NIAGARA*
17 Rope from Spooner's loo (7) RATLINE (latrine to ratline)
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19 Disreputable girlfriend or Church? That's some weight! (6) GFORCE {GF}{OR}{CE} Why disreputable? Enu should be (1-5)
20 Inactive agent has cover (6) SLEEPY {S{LEE}PY}
Reference List
Ship = SS, Southern = S, Time = T, Universal = U, Girlfriend = GF, Church = CE, Cover = LEE
Several good clues today- particularly the long ones and the CA.
ReplyDeleteVidwan is much lenient today, compared to yesterday. 12A is my favourite today. Simple with fun element.
ReplyDeleteEnjoyable grid from Vidwan. My COD is 23a.
ReplyDeleteTougher yesterday. Today's was comparatively easier.
ReplyDeleteTrue
Delete23A:spittle-clues=tips,about (spit), legend=tale,a forgotten(tle).spittle=dribble.
ReplyDeleteWaiting for 1 pm!! Good one.
ReplyDelete19a how is acceleration equal to weight!!
ReplyDeleteacceleration is due to G force which leads to weight. Without G force things are weightless- floating as we see in space.
DeleteG force by itself is not acceleration.
Def of g-force is acceleration!
DeleteThe g-force or gravitational force equivalent is a mass-specific force (force per unit mass), expressed in units of standard gravity (symbol g or g0,
Weight is gravity.
Cause and effect are not synonyms!
Tolerant= elastic?
ReplyDeleteTolerant= pliable= elastic (not rigid)
DeletePURLIEU - a new word for me.
ReplyDeleteSeveral nice clues.
RECLASSIFYING, SLEEPY, CHIGNON, DECOCT.
Thanx Vidwan!