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ACROSS
8 Man's style stays strangely close to inconspicuous IT guys in office (7,8) SYSTEMS ANALYSTS {MANS+STYLE+STAYS}*{i...uS}
9 Restrained by French queen's clamour (6,2) REINED IN {REINE}{DIN}
10 Small hole, setter leased reportedly (6) EYELET (~i let)
16 Rare circular tux used for say drama in school (15) EXTRACURRICULAR*
21 Man's title included 'pretentious one killed for his beliefs' (6) MARTYR {M{ARTY}R}
23 Dashing date, returning Officer of British Empire with a common Malayali name! (8) DEBONAIR {D} and {O}{B}{E}<=with {NAIR} See my comment in the comments section
25 Bury nail after leaving one rupee at location as domestic tax (8,7) INTERNAL REVENUE {INTER}{NAiL}{RE}{VENUE}
DOWN
1 Overenthusiastic words in online language (9) HYPERTEXT {HYPER}{TEXT}
2 Overcome by crack from the south (4) STUN<=
3 Small dirt for example, round blot (6) SMUDGE {S}{MUD}{EG<=}
4 Salt at north lake in mountains (4) TARN {TAR}{N}
5 Fluid risk underpinning a wet kind of sport (5,3) WATER SKI {RISK}*<=>{A+WET}* Semi&lit
6 Impish character in Qwerty Keyboard (4) TYKE [T]
7 Not about controlled ride (5) STEED STEEreD
12 Fashion for vacuous Genoese (5) FORGE {FOR}{Ge...sE}
13 Never changing spirit (5) NERVE*
14 Democrat should cut money (5) DOUGH {D}{OUGHt}
15 Inconsistent Religious Instructions for a broad (9) CAPACIOUS CAP(-ri+a)ACIOUS
17 Enrico misguidedly welcomed by 101 guides (8) CICERONI {ENRICO}* in {CI}
19 Natural like popular black revolutionary (6) INBRED {IN}{B}{RED}
20 Stalk hot relative (5) HAUNT {H}{AUNT}
22 Plant found in every street (4) TREE [T] Every is superfluous
23 Food shop, hour away from capital city (4) DELI DELhI
24 One's orchestrated live for Christmas (4) NOEL {ONE*}{L}
Reference List
Queen in Frenceh = REINE, Time = T, Editor = ED, Man's title = MR, Date = D, Rupee = RE, Small = S. Salt = TAR, North = N, About = RE, Democrat = D, Religious Instructions = RI, 101 = CI, Black = B, Hot = H, Hour = H, Live =L
16A - EXTRACURRICULAR - Drama at school from RARE CIRCULAR TUX; anagrid - used
ReplyDelete5D - WATER SKI - Kind of sport from RISK+A+WET; anagrid underpinning
6D - TYKE - Impish character
13D - NERVE - Spirit; from NEVER; anagrid -changing
Check this again please. CE is not 101.
Delete6D - no anno provided.
Delete6D - TYKE from querTY KEyboard
Delete17D - CICERONE - Guides from ENRICO + C (100) + E (one) ; anagrid misguidedly
Delete17D is not CICERONE
Delete17D is CICERONI - ENRICO + CI (101)
Delete11A - TOFFEE NOSED - (T)ime OF payment (FEE) and refusals (NOS) by EDitor
ReplyDelete23D Deli
ReplyDeleteCapital city Delhi, one hour (h) away
So Deli --- matching with clue food shop
23A Debonair
ReplyDeleteMalayali name Nair
British officer BO
Dashing in clue ---so Debonair
How do you account for de and bo?
DeleteThe clue says officer of British empire. Pl. relook.
Sathia
Not correct. Relook.
Deleted for date + obe (reversed) +nair
DeleteGood
DeleteOBE is Officer of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire and not just Officer of British
DeleteI did not know that Col.
Delete2D
ReplyDeleteStun
Overcome crack - nut from South (S)
So Stun
S is not from the South. It is a reversal indictor.
Delete1A SYSTEMS ANALYST - IT guy in office; {MANS STULE STAYS}*, inconspicuous{S}
ReplyDelete25A INTERNAL REVENUE - domestic tax; bury {INTER},{NAiL},rupee {RE},location {VENUE}
1A correction
Delete1A SYSTEMS ANALYSTS - IT guys in office; {MANS STYLE STAYS}*, inconspicuous{S}
25A. Anno needs a relook
Delete1D HYPERTEXT - online language; over enthusiastic {HYPER}, words {TEXT}
ReplyDelete2D SMUDGE - blot; {S}mall, dirt {MUD}, example {EG}<=
12D FORGE - fashion; {FOR},{GenoesE}
19D Inbred (Natural) In (popular) B(lack) Red (revolutionary)
ReplyDelete14D Dough (Money) Democrat + ough(t) - should cut
18 A Escherichia (Gut bacteria) esche(w) (mostly avoid)+ rich (loaded) + vIAL (unsheathed vial)
DeleteWow. Great solve.
Delete(B) ritish O (officerj D ate
ReplyDeleteDebonair (.malayali family)
not correct. See correct anmo above by Vasu @ 9.44.
DeleteNice grid. Many interesting clues.
ReplyDelete18Ac ESCHERICHIA -{ESCHE(-w)}{RICH}{(-v)IA(-l)}
ReplyDelete16 dn inconsistent -capricious.
ReplyDeletereligious instruction -ri
cap(-ri+a)cious . capacious -broad
Replace 18Ac
ReplyDelete10Ac EYELET - {~I}{LET}
21a MARTYR: one killed for his beliefs
ReplyDeleteM(ARTY: pretentious one)R
MR: mister, man’s title
4DN:tarn-salt=(tar),north(n)
ReplyDeleteTarn= lake in mountains.
9a : REINED IN
ReplyDelete(REIN)(D IN)
Queen in French : REINE
Clamour : DIN
Defn : Restrained
Typo anno : (REINE)(D IN)
DeleteGr8 solve MB sir.............in Tamil queen called as Rani...Good coincedence of sound like in French....
DeleteThank you Prasanna 😊
Delete7d- steed-ride; stee(re)d
ReplyDelete24D: Christmas =noel
ReplyDelete(One)* + l(ive)
Sathia
10A- Eyelet-
ReplyDeletesetter- I- eye( reportedly)
leased- let
Def.- Small hole
22D - Plant found in every sTREEt - [T]
ReplyDeleteSolution is right, but my doubt- why 'every'? What does it indicate? I has trouble trying to fit in alt. letters.
ReplyDeleteI considered this clue the word 'IN'. In setter perceptions the word 'street' meant every street. But your points valid sir......
DeleteI also had this confusion. Also telescopic normally comes between two split words and this comes right in the centre of street.
DeleteSathia
The role of 'every' to be confirmed from setter's end.
Delete20D haunt- stalk
ReplyDeleteHot - h
Relative- aunt
7D a doubt. Steed is a horse. How does it mean ride?
ReplyDeleteRide is an informal name for a
Deletecar in the US. May be that is
extended to a horse too.
Steed is a horse being ridden or available for riding.
DeleteHence a ride.
25A:internal revenue-
ReplyDelete{(inter)(nail-i)(re)(venue).
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ReplyDeleteInteresting CW today. As regards "why every ?" in 22D, as in every profession, the CW Setter has liberty to include his own apparent, repeat, apparent clues, which are sometimes inexplicable and found in the CW many days.
ReplyDelete