Monday, 18 July 2016

No 11754, Monday 18 Jul 2016, Spinner


ACROSS
1   A drug district — space that's largely stoned (8,4) ASTEROID BELT {A}{STEROID} {BELT}
10 Section of epic cryptic by Exa (5) PIECE {EPIC*}{E}
11 It can nurse on destruction/loss of treasure, basically (9) INSURANCE {It+CAN+NURSE}*
12 Clip hidden by dupatta-choli (6) ATTACH [T]
13 Collected CD having mix of love poems (8) COMPOSED {O+POEMS}* in {CD}
15 Saved penalty at the beginning by substitute, to get draw (9) PRESERVED {P}{RESERVE}{D}
16 Fledgelings have an advantage (4) EDGE [T]
20 English defenders' corners resulting in goals (4) ENDS {EN}{De...rS}
21 Advocate takes up second half of expert's broadcast (9) ADVERTISE {expERT} in {ADVISE}
24 Pressure's about making money at the start of business (8) COMMERCE {Ma...g}{Mo..y} in {COERCE}
26 Film on fish extremely elegant (6) CARPET {CARP}{El...nT}
28 Mobile roaming it means moving from one area to another! (9) MIGRATION*
29 New form of energy mostly environment-friendly (5) GREEN ENERGy*
30 Fellow criminal to portray me differently (12) CONTEMPORARY {CON}{PORTRAY+ME}*

DOWN
2   Protected the elders' ground (9) SHELTERED*
3   Hesitation standing in the way of duty/work (8) EXERCISE {ER} in {EXCISE}
4   Drop-out appears before American University (4) OMIT {O}{MIT}
5   Figured out Spinner's Across clue (twelve-lettered) finally (10) DISCOVERED {DISC}{OVER}{cluE}{t...eD}
6   Extraordinary Portuguese guts forgotten by France, Wales, Croatia etc. (6) EUROPE PORtugUEsE*
7   Cast nets the other way, covering shelters (5) TENTS [T<=]
8   At the end, farmers beg for shower (5) SPRAY {f...rS}{PRAY}
9   Prepares to scan items at regular intervals (7) READIES {READ}{ItEmS}
14 Cover it up properly with some dress that's valuable (10) PRODUCTIVE {COVER+IT+UP+Dr..s}*
17 Setter's program gets appreciation after chief developers withdraw (9) DISAPPEAR {De...s}{I}{S}{APP}{EAR}
18 At heart, Joachim Loew unsettled by Spinner's greeting (7) WELCOME {joaChim+LOEW}*{ME
19 Holy man's row with religious head is more puzzling (8) STRANGER {ST}{RANGE}{Re...s}
22 Stay arrest on mother's intervention (6) REMAIN {MA} in {REIN}
23 Rock-strewn path on city's limit (5) STONY {ST}{ON}{citY}
25 Wise men note skill (5) MAGIC {MAGI}{C}
27 Break for short siesta (4) SNAP {S}{NAP}


Sunday, 17 July 2016

Special, Sunday 17 Jul 2016, Peekaboopuzzle


Three answers per commenter till 6 PM (Annotations compulsory)
Please provide all your answers in one comment.


Note: Starred clues have no definitions but share a common theme.

ACROSS
8   Low speed seen in Oslo, Warsaw etc. (4)
9   * Western Basel is reorganised after loss of first battle (5)
10 Wapitis are sleek - jumping around exuding energy (4)
11 * Father has a new church (6)
12 * Harbour is free for all to see, young lady (8)
13 Riddles with bullets and spikes (6,2)
15 A minor dependant get special prizes (6)
17 * Big mule dances around (7)
19 * Manger redesigned by an unknown (7)
22 * Country with frozen water, as the natives call it, or just terra firma surrounded by water (6)
24 Prisoners’ chief, in short, has Cockney ailment (8)
26 Soldier takes possession of forged dinar for bureaucrat (8)
28 * Communication network is installed in aircraft attachment (6)
30 Leading feature of a person who speaks 26? (4)
31 * Convert laity (5)
32 Bread from Telangana/Andhra (4)

DOWN
1   Smear some lotion in, rub in the opposite direction (4)
2   Last performance of composition of Wang's son (4,4)
3   Cleans small, little police station (6)
4   Firstly, school pupils can make mistakes (4-3)
5   Menus are changed for online identity (8)
6   Mother has wrongly used one of the sisters with serpentine hair (6)
7   Agreed, God makes ladies' fingers (4)
14 One does not get a yellow card for using these cads (5)
16 Denmark national takes a little care to step to music (5)
18 Quote less than the worth of shredded, dried bun (8)
20 Spread emulsion paint without using damaged spout and inject into a large vessel (8)
21 Look at split lentil: It's an outrage (7)
23 Assisting reform India with some generosity (6)
25 Father has one unknown fruit (6)
27 A revolutionary's pain (4)
29 Take some nutmeg and add some mixed tea and drink without adding soda (4)

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Enjoy.