Welcome to our new setter William Kenny from Spain. Bouquets and Brickbats welcome.
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WILLIAM KENNY 1
By William Kenny
Across
| 8 | Secure starter of fries and two doughnuts at launch of delicatessen's takeaway offerings (4,4) |
| 9 | Meeting controllers of church broadcasts (6) |
| 10 | Group of new arrivals discarded rubbish (6) |
| 11 | Determine Chagall is disheartened by unframed nudes following fraud (8) |
| 12 | Old artist going around scratching backside (4) |
| 13 | Completely intoxicated, got here accompanying ace officer (10) |
| 15 | Married golfer's rear end clipped by tip of driver (7) |
| 17 | Pin down one with very twisted tale (7) |
| 19 | Noted story teller's adapted Brit titles (10) |
| 20 | Wrong to involve clubs in fight (4) |
| 22 | Is Mike wearing tie that is not a good fit? (8) |
| 24 | Poetically, it's Susan providing web (6) |
| 25 | Something attractive Spooner's horse encountered (6) |
| 26 | Sponsor in favour of parent husband has abandoned (8) |
Down
| 1 | Earning good support for graduate and family (6) |
| 2 | Complicated test pattern made in US office dealing with outsiders (5,10) |
| 3 | Trip celebrity books for competition (10) |
| 4 | Regularly need lunch at the school (7) |
| 5 | Inspect special place to go (4) |
| 6 | One way to get pictures of taxi given permission to generate vile noise (5,10) |
| 7 | Provide pass going inside bank (8) |
| 14 | Talk with son bringing in French comic actor Orlando's pumps here (3,7) |
| 16 | Master's old equipment in LA set up (8) |
| 18 | Some Punjabi shop stocking pieces for game (7) |
| 21 | Reportedly lets off slides (6) |
| 23 | Bring child to opening of exhibition (4) |
19a LIBRETTIST
ReplyDeletedef: noted story teller
(brit titles)*
3d TOURNAMENT
Deletedef: competition
(tour)(name)(nt)
2d STATE DEPARTMENT
Deletedef: US office dealing with outsiders
(test pattern made)*
1D. Making= Earning
ReplyDeleteMA= graduate
G= good
Kin= family
Support is anagrind
My first
Support is not anagrind
Delete18D. Bishops= pieces( in the chess game). T
ReplyDeleteMy second
11a: CONCLUDE (CON)(C..L)(..UDE..)
ReplyDelete4D: EDUCATE (Even letters selected)
18D: BISHOPS (T)
26 ac promoter-sponsor.
ReplyDeletepro+mot-(h)er
8 ac fastfood- secure -fast
Deletefries-f oo -two doughnuts.d-delicatessen.
fast f oo d
2 dn state department- test pattern made*
Deletecompensating for 8ac.
10 ac litter-DD
26ac promoter
ReplyDeletepro(in favour of) mother-h
4dn educate nEeD lUnCh At ThE
18dn bishops (T)
4D. Educate= scholl
ReplyDeleteRegularly n(e)e(d) l(u)n(c)h (a)t (t)h(e )educate
My third
Sorry school
ReplyDelete5D SCAN = Inspect { special S+ place to go CAN}
ReplyDelete25A MAGNET = attracting { NAG , MET according to spooner}
4D EDUCATE = school { letters from nEeD lUnCh At ThE}
replacement for 4D
Delete9A CHAIRS = meeting controllers { church CH + broadcasts AIRS}
Replacement
ReplyDelete8A: FAST FOOD (FAST)(F
...)(OO)(D..)
Replacement
ReplyDelete9 ac chairs ch(urch) airs( broadcadys)
22a MISMATCH: not a good fit
ReplyDeleteM( IS M: is Mike) ATCH
MATCH: tie
23d TOTE: bring
ReplyDeleteTOT: child E: start of exhibition
10a LITTER: group of new arrivals( new born); Also rubbish DD
Delete20D. Sub for 4D. Solved earlier
ReplyDeleteSpar= club
Spar= fight.
It should be 20A, but not tge correct solution. Not a DD.
Delete7D. Substitute for18D.
ReplyDeletePreserve= provide
P= pass
Reserve= bank
Into is angrind
Rebook. Does not go with crossings.
DeleteIt is going.9A. chairs. 7D. P(R)eserve..did I miss anything ?
Delete7d is not peserve
Delete(p)reserve
DeleteSee solution by Dsyhia at 11 38
Delete👍
Delete6D- Cable Television- Cab let (vile noise)*
ReplyDeleteDef.- One way to get pictures
20A- Vice- Vi(c)e. Def.- Wring
ReplyDeleteVue- fight; Clubs- C
My 3rd-
ReplyDelete17A- Isolate- I so (tale)*- Pin down
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ReplyDelete13A: completely= altogether
ReplyDelete(Got here)*
(A)(Lt)(together)
14D: Pumps here = gas station
(Gas)(s(Tati)on)
Sathia
Refreshingly nice enjoyable clues. Had a great tine solving. Thank you.
ReplyDelete+1
DeleteSathia
+2
Delete+3. Though def for librettist might have been more specific.
Delete7D: bank= gradient
ReplyDeleteGra(die)nt
Sathia
16d ORIGINAL = Master
ReplyDeleteO = Old
RIG = Equipment
IN
AL = LA set up
21d CHUTES = Slides
Shoots = Let’s off
Reportedly HP Ind.
15a COUPLED = Married
ReplyDeleteCOUPLE = Rear end S of Fred Couples Golf player clipped
D = Tip of Driver
2DN:state department=US office
ReplyDeletedealing with outsiders-
{(test)(pattern)(made)}*
Nice to see you here, William Kenny! I'm a test solver (and also occasional setter) for the Browser, so I've seen your work before. Welcome to THCC Specials!
ReplyDeleteThanks, Viresh. Aware of your Browser presence and am a very happy user of the fabulous Exolve
DeleteWelcome again. Hope to see more of you.
ReplyDeleteThank you Col.
24A:tissue=web-poetically it's(tis)
ReplyDeleteSusan(sue).
12A:aged=old-artist(dea) going around
ReplyDelete(aed) scratching backside(g)
Francesco Dea=Italian artist.
II parsed it as artist Degas (- s) for scratching backside and going around
ReplyDelete+1
DeleteThanks for the special William
ReplyDeleteMy pleasure!
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