Special, Sunday 20 Jul 2025, WCCC-2025 On Stage Final 2, Charlie Methvwn
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1A SECOND BEST = not really top {DECENT BOSS Anagram} 15A MEOWING = beastly noise { ME, writer + OWING yet to be paid} 24A URDU = language { UR ancient city + intrigueD, yoU last letters}
1A SECOND BEST = not really top {DECENT BOSS Anagram}
ReplyDelete15A MEOWING = beastly noise { ME, writer + OWING yet to be paid}
24A URDU = language { UR ancient city + intrigueD, yoU last letters}
24a URDU: language
ReplyDeleteUR: ancient city D U: ultimately intrigueD yoU
25d RHINO: large animal
DeleteGreek character RHO hiding IN
RH(IN)O
28: TSARIST: fan of royal
DeleteT, T: times SARIS: eastern garments
T( SARIS) T
In place of 24a
Delete29a DATE: romantic prospect
D( Danced at first) ATE( had a meal)
In place of 29a
Delete30a: STORM CLOUD: something that holds water
Acrostic
Ho(ST OR MC LOUD) ly
In place of 25 d
Delete19a REVERE: admire
ER(old monarch) EVER( always) <=
Looking back
None solved 29A earlier. Why
Deletein place of?
Same for 25D. Is 'in place of' an
Deleteexcuse to solve more than
stipulated?
Please Look at the time stamps not sequence of post!
DeleteThough I too don't compete for Nanosecond time gaps.
I hope seniors just post their 3 and leave it at that
Though technically entitled to take replacements.
25 d rhino rh(in)o.
ReplyDelete14 d diversely -elders ivy*.
2'dn cacti-prickly types; C act i
1ac second best(decent boss) *
ReplyDelete26dn narc (CuRtAiN) <
13ac livestream (rivals meet) *
26D. Narc= fed agent
ReplyDeleteCurtain pulled back = niatruc, now and then is n,a,r,c
My first
5D STEREOS ST holy msn ER(E)OS love God
ReplyDelete8D SHRIMP S beg to spend HR hour I individual MP parliamentarian
13A LIVESTREAM RIVALS MEET*
23A NANO SECOND
ReplyDeleteNose(Organ) in (-a)NACOND(-a), Snake shedding its skins.
27A LEGALLY LEG+ALLY
16D OVERNIGHT
(-l)OVER (-k)NIGHT
29A. Date= Romantic prospect
ReplyDeleteD= dance
Ate= had meal
My second
Replacement for 1 ac
ReplyDelete6ac amos so(very) ma(old lady) <
Amos-prophet
20D: put in code= encrypt
ReplyDelete(Pc entry)*
Sathia
21D: huge= monster
ReplyDeleteMafia member is mobster (-b+n)
30A: that holds water= storm cloud
Ho(st or MC loud)ly
Sathia
9D. Epitomise = sum up
ReplyDeletePieties rotten is anagrind
Rotten is anagrind.
MO= order
Put up is anagrind
My third and final
<= mo, put about is reversal indicator.
DeleteSathia
21a MISLEAD; fool M(head spy)IDEALS*
ReplyDeletePerhaps spy= Mole
DeleteSathia
Head spy M, boss of James Bond
Delete'M' is head of MI6 (british
Deleteintelligence agency) in James
Bond movies.
Though it's debatable if M is a head spy actually!.
DeleteOr just Head of spy!
12a SUIT (DD); Diamonds possibly//smart thing to wear
ReplyDelete3d NORM; standard; N OR M; tip from NudisM
ReplyDelete18D. Replacement for 26D. Solved earlier
ReplyDelete18D= adjusted
Ad= commercial
Just= entirely ( adverb)
Ed= editor
Completed my quota
21a MISLEAD - Fool
ReplyDeleteM - Head spy + (ideals)*
Crooked Anagrind
26d NARC - Federal agent
CuRtAiN - curtain back now and then
7d MORSE CODE - Particular way of communicating
ReplyDeleteCOURSE (Curriculum) / MODE (System)
Spoonered
Replace for 21a
ReplyDelete17a SYMBOL - Mark
CYMBAL - Disc On the radio - Homophone ind
Replace for 26d12a SUIT - Diamonds possibly
ReplyDeleteThe smart thing to wear - Suit (CD)
1D-selfsame-very; S(elf)same;
ReplyDelete10A-Lucerne-plant; L (CERN) u e ;
4D-beeping-sound; (Bee)(Ping)
In my opinion, only 22d left.
ReplyDeleteSathia
11A and 19a also
DeleteSathia
7D- Morse code/ Course mode (Spooner)
ReplyDeleteDef.- (Particular)Way of communicating
19A- Revere<=
ReplyDeleteReversal of Ever (Always) and old monarch.
Not quite sure about 'ER' being old monarch.
The Queen is old monarch
DeleteAha! I should have got it.
Delete11A- Emperor- (Per) in Rome=<
ReplyDeleteEM(PER)OR
A= Per
Resident is containment indicator.
22DN ANGLE+D - Old European=angle; duke=D
ReplyDeleteDef.is 'After a bite'?
DeleteThis angle is fishing and not geometric, right?
DeleteFishing angled is bit!
DeleteThank you.
DeleteGlad we were able to do a new setter's CW and happier we did not find it hard.
ReplyDeleteThank you Col.