ACROSS
1 Leaking doctor's intellectual property disheartened personally (6) DRIPPY {DR}{IP}{PersonallY}
4 Quarterfinals always leads to a medical condition (1,5) Q FEVER {QF}{EVER}
9 Heads from Gulf Union fear foreign baloney (4) GUFF [Acrostic]
10 Say forest transport's wild bison and buckram essentially (6,4) CARBON SINK {CAR}{BISON*}{aNd}{bucKram} See comments
11 Miser investing a lot in business (6) CHEAPO {C{HEAP}O}
12 Secret cult loses leader, English Prior's powerless (8) ULTERIOR {cULT}{E}{pRIOR}
13 Type of pistol to ignore; rumoured to lack iron-sight primarily (4-5) SNUB-NOSED {SNUB}{NOiSED}
15 Reform people in a dungeon at first (5) AMEND {A}{MEN}{Dungeon}
16 A soft calcite found in Switzerland and Albania by knight (5) CHALK {CH}{AL}{K}
18 Say, Rajinikanth is fan magnet, appearing in papers every second (5,4) STAGE NAME {MAGNET pApErS}*
22 Slow single male worker passes assignments essentially (8) STAGNANT {STAG}{assigNments}{ANT}
23 Duckett legally blocked a container (6) KETTLE [T]
1 Leaking doctor's intellectual property disheartened personally (6) DRIPPY {DR}{IP}{
4 Quarterfinals always leads to a medical condition (1,5) Q FEVER {QF}{EVER}
9 Heads from Gulf Union fear foreign baloney (4) GUFF [Acrostic]
10 Say forest transport's wild bison and buckram essentially (6,4) CARBON SINK {CAR}{BISON*}{
11 Miser investing a lot in business (6) CHEAPO {C{HEAP}O}
12 Secret cult loses leader, English Prior's powerless (8) ULTERIOR {
13 Type of pistol to ignore; rumoured to lack iron-sight primarily (4-5) SNUB-NOSED {SNUB}{NO
15 Reform people in a dungeon at first (5) AMEND {A}{MEN}{D
16 A soft calcite found in Switzerland and Albania by knight (5) CHALK {CH}{AL}{K}
18 Say, Rajinikanth is fan magnet, appearing in papers every second (5,4) STAGE NAME {MAGNET pApErS}*
22 Slow single male worker passes assignments essentially (8) STAGNANT {STAG}{a
23 Duckett legally blocked a container (6) KETTLE [T]
25 Something preceding it may concern (10) WHOMSOEVER [CD]
26 Persuade to live at the outskirts of Nadiad (4) BEND {BE}{NadiaD}
27 Would he be testing for poison taking egg out of kitchen equipment (6) TASTER {ToASTER}
28 Fly with El Salvador head (6) ESCAPE {ES}{CAPE}
26 Persuade to live at the outskirts of Nadiad (4) BEND {BE}{N
27 Would he be testing for poison taking egg out of kitchen equipment (6) TASTER {T
28 Fly with El Salvador head (6) ESCAPE {ES}{CAPE}
DOWN
1 French heir unpaid in revolution, cross heart (7) DAUPHIN {UNPAID}* over {H}
2 Train Frank to hide below (5) INFRA [T]
3 Pass to enter good company with instrument (7) PICCOLO {PI}{C{COL}O}
1 French heir unpaid in revolution, cross heart (7) DAUPHIN {UNPAID}* over {H}
2 Train Frank to hide below (5) INFRA [T]
3 Pass to enter good company with instrument (7) PICCOLO {PI}{C{COL}O}
5 Hostile France meets East Germany on the fourth of July (6) FROSTY {FR}{OST}{julY}
6 My servant becomes a church official (9) VESTRYMAN*
7 One day in conflict and confrontation ultimately leads to poor health (3-4) RUN DOWN {R{UN D}OW}{confrontatioN}
8 Belligerent martinet with vague manoeuvres (13) ARGUMENTATIVE*
14 Tennis, Cricket, Hockey, Golf, Soccer, etc (4,5) BALL GAMES [Easy]
17 Warm, square, intense and highly successful (7) HOT SHOT {HOT}{S}{HOT}
19 Games for American children with fine arts after final briefing (2-5) GO KARTS {OK}{ARTS}<=>{briefinG}
6 My servant becomes a church official (9) VESTRYMAN*
7 One day in conflict and confrontation ultimately leads to poor health (3-4) RUN DOWN {R{UN D}OW}{
8 Belligerent martinet with vague manoeuvres (13) ARGUMENTATIVE*
14 Tennis, Cricket, Hockey, Golf, Soccer, etc (4,5) BALL GAMES [Easy]
17 Warm, square, intense and highly successful (7) HOT SHOT {HOT}{S}{HOT}
19 Games for American children with fine arts after final briefing (2-5) GO KARTS {OK}{ARTS}<=>{
20 Collection at Indian festival no good, cheap essentially (7) MELANGE {MELA}{NG}{chEap}
21 Mislead auditor by removing core of unit (6) CAJOLE {CA}{JOuLE}
24 A little setback, one crack in the middle bone (5) TIBIA {A {I}BIT}<
21 Mislead auditor by removing core of unit (6) CAJOLE {CA}{JO
24 A little setback, one crack in the middle bone (5) TIBIA {A {I}BIT}<
REFERENCE LIST
Doctor=Dr., Intellectual Property=IP, Quarterfinals=QF, Business=CO, English=E, Power=P, Switzerland=CH, Albania=Al, Knight=K, Egg=0=O, Heart=H, East German=Ost, One=Un (in French), Day=D, Square=S, No good=NG.
16a knight is kt!
ReplyDeleteK for Knight is a valid abbreviation, substantiated by BRB
DeleteOld usages remain in dict because they can't be unprinted!
DeleteWe had this discussion few years back.
Delete18a what's "appearing in". Isn't that a container ind?
ReplyDeletewith 'every second' following, it is letter picking.
DeleteNo paddy.
DeleteThe clue reads
X* in (y) every second.
I felt it is supposed to be
Delete( magnet aes)*
14d DBE!
ReplyDeleteSince there is no cryptic element in the clue, I have termed it Easy.
Delete21d shouldn't it be "a unit" to indicate it's not lieteral meaning but....
ReplyDeleteIs cajole persuade or mislead?
DeleteYes, I was struggling with 'ni'. ( middle of unit)
DeleteCajole is persuade/ flattejr
DeleteMislead is also a symonym
DeleteI am aligned with what Paddy is saying.. don't think mislead and cajole are synonyms
DeleteWhile some dictionary might refer to cajole and mislead as synonyms, have never come across such usage in my 50+ years of reading
Delete24d is circular straight line!
ReplyDeleteA little:bit
Setback:tib
One:I
Crack in the middle:a
Def:bone
+1
Delete10a One n is missing. It comes from and essentially.
ReplyDelete@Prasad
ReplyDeleteIn 13ac - what is iron- sight? I was trying to delete both I and S.
My fav today
CHEAPO, CARBON SINK, HOT SHOT.
Thanx!
Iron sights are non-electronic, metal or polymer alignment markers (front post and rear notch/aperture) on firearms used for aiming
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