Saturday, June 27, 2009

Cryptocross - I





























(Clicking on the crossword might give you a clearer image, which can be copied to a word file and the solutions written on.)

Across:
1. Babes with rectangular extremities somehow help you with cutting-edge tools (7)
5. Race around ten squared cricket-pitch lengths (4)
7. The small city will not be shortly changed (4)
8. Use tray somehow to get to the tidal river-mouth (7)
9. Dormant, refreshing talent (6)
10. A circus accoutrement may catch muddled alphabetical end in a non-British way (7)
13. Fall behind with empty-headed goon to reach the salt-water lake (6)
15. One of the hundred cellulose fabrics is colourful and waxy (6)
18. Happen before something that was somehow parted electronically (7)
20. A confusing publicity race for acquiring the supporting series of a kind (6)
21. Accomplish the corruption of the best of the pack in a bee house (7)
22. Renovated room became an open wasteland (4)
23. Creepy, headless lake (4)
24. Disgruntled son glares at the set of gifts (7)

Down:
2. Hitler was born where Al wasn’t down-under (7)
3. Relate without right to induce excitement (5)
4. A partly floral way of doing things (5)
5. Ferrous deficiency is caused by the absorption of volatile amine by Alcoholics Anonymous (7)
6. Destroy the snake-tail on the way (5)
11. Enthusiasm without much ado while dozing (4)
12. Mark of an injury due to crashing of cars (4)
14. Result of a changed coo not heard (7)
16. Dazedly save shortened long month to get sets of seven diatonic notes (7)
17. The head of the borough is on a short march with half-rebounding toy (5)
18. A gem of a Russian cereal (5)
19. The clear sky can be imagined to consist of anaesthesia (5)

11 comments:

tulsi p said...

1 acr barbers
7 acr town
12 down scar

Rahul Raheja said...

1 acr barbers
7 acr town
12 down scar

Adarsh Shettigar said...

abe Mr Rahul Raheja. engg khatm ho gaya. ab to copy-paste karna bandh kar.

vikash said...

got 1 finally
5 down is anaemia

manisha k said...

22 acrioss is moor?

arti said...

2 dn is austria
11 dn is zing
12 dn is scar
22 acr is moor

AMAN SHRIVASSTAV said...

8 ACROSS: ESTUARY YESSSSS!!!!!!!

sheetal said...

hey dude. reply answers are right or not.
18 across is predate?
and 20 is pillar?

Rahul Raheja said...

12 down is 'SCAR' and Mr Adarsh Shettigar, i did not copy this one.
I worked it out as:
SCAR: mark of an injury
SCAR: crashing (unscrambling) of cars. bingo!!!!!

Adarsh said...

well done people. all answers provided by all till now are correct, except 20 acr (pillar). Initially, I was planning to provide the solutions a week after posting. But looking at how near all of you collectively are towards completing the entire crossword, i'll wait some more time. Looking forward to similarly intensive participation from everyone in the future.

Adarsh Shettigar said...

Ok people, since no one has come up with more replies, i believe that the time is due for me to provide with the final solutions. (All explanations for the answers will be expounded only in person)

Across:
1. barbers
5. acre
7. town
8. estuary
9. latent
10. trapeze
13. lagoon
15. crayon
18. predate
20. arcade
21. achieve
22. moor
23. Erie
24. largess

Down:
2. Austria
3. elate
4. style
5. anaemia
6. route
11. zing
12. scar
14. outcome
16. octaves
17. mayor
18. pearl
19. ether