Pretty straightforward today from Felix. I don’t know how often he sets but I wonder if there’s a story behind the self-referential 2dn. Quite a lot of anagrams (7), some clunkier than others. LOI 12dn, which I stared at for a while. Probably just being a bit thick. 7 minutes
| Across |
| 1 |
Embarrassed, being compared to one easily led? (8) |
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SHEEPISH – i.e. like a sheep |
| 5 |
Some forgot totally German’s name? (4) |
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OTTO – hidden word: forgOT TOtally |
| 9 |
Returned nearly half of fiction in one’s genre (3-2) |
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SCI-FI – FIC (half of fiction) inside IS (one’s) all backwards |
| 10 |
Declared Authorised Version was inaccurate (7) |
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AVERRED – AV (Authorised Version, i.e King James Bible) + ERRED |
| 11 |
I re-select cop for training for shadowy force (6,6) |
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SECRET POLICE – anagram (‘training’) of I RE-SELECT COP |
| 13 |
Most senior of the French embraced by English lieutenant (6) |
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ELDEST – ‘of the’ in french is DES, surroounded by E + LT |
| 15 |
Fool first to help (6) |
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ASSIST – ASS + IST (1st) |
| 17 |
Employs magic arranging sporting events (7,5) |
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OLYMPIC GAMES – anagram (‘arranging’) of EMPLOYS MAGIC |
| 20 |
Dance that we often show to each partner, first of all (3-4) |
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TWO-STEP – first letters of That We Often Show To Each Partner |
| 21 |
Catch girl with Oscar (5) |
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LASSO – LASS + O (phonetic alphabet) |
| 22 |
Appreciates what landlady provides? (4) |
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DIGS – double definition |
| 23 |
Rag Moses transformed into fine material (8) |
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GOSSAMER – anagram (‘transformed’) of RAG MOSES |
| Down |
| 1 |
Band of elite British soldiers descending on hotel (4) |
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SASH – SAS + H |
| 2 |
Outcast Felix eventually shows up (5) |
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EXILE – another hidden word – fELIX Eventually |
| 3 |
A version of Yellow Brick Road? (8,4) |
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PRIMROSE PATH – not sure what to say about this. Crypric definition that’s not very cryptic? |
| 4 |
Inadequate study: half of type’s missed (6) |
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SCANTY – study is SCAN , half of type is TY |
| 6 |
Name in India originally for railway stations? (7) |
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TERMINI – anagram (‘originally’) of NAME IN I. (I being India in the phonetic alphabet) EDIT: idiot. Not an anagram at all, but as pointed out below TERM (name) + IN + I. Sorry…. |
| 7 |
Leftover items MD doesn’t put right (8) |
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ODDMENTS – anagram (‘put right’) of MD DOESNT |
| 8 |
Asp, foals, bees involved in these old animal tales (6,6) |
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AESOPS FABLES – anagram (‘involved’) of ASP FOALS BEES |
| 12 |
Beaten again, or directed down a different path (8) |
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REROUTED – double definition. Took me a while to spot this one. |
| 14 |
Light itch lasting twenty-four hours (7) |
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DAYLONG – light is DAY, itch is LONG |
| 16 |
One small picture’s recalled old Roman general (6) |
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SCIPIO – I + S + PIC all backwards, + O |
| 18 |
Poem’s written about racecourse (5) |
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EPSOM – anagram (‘written about’) of POEMS |
| 19 |
Tart, small, for us (4) |
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SOUR – S + OUR |
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