Not my favourite puzzle then but certainly alright, let’s focus on some positives! My LOI 19ac seemed a little bit tricker than the rest with its more lateral definition part, I liked the &lit at 21ac, and my COD by far was 24dn, simple enough but a good “story” told by the surface that misleads effectively with the definition. Thank you setter and how did everyone else fare? Maybe if anyone’s interested I can tell you about getting to be on the mighty Kevin Ashman’s quiz team in a few friendly rounds earlier this week – given that a stuffed bear in my seat would have scored almost as many points for his team as I did I’m not expecting any calls asking me to join the First Division any time soon, but it was a great honour nevertheless! If anyone wants to start a (lower division) team in time for the Quiz League London Summer League, do hit me up…
ACROSS
1 Good sign, mostly, about boys being happy once (8)
GLADSOME – G OME{n} [good | sign “mostly”] about LADS [boys]
5 University location affected our team (6)
CAMPUS – CAMP [affected] + US [our team]
10 Take over kingdom, having others enchanted magically (6,3,6)
ASCEND THE THRONE – (OTHERS ENCHANTED*) [“magically”]
11 Build at the sports ground and refuse to move? (4,1,5)
MAKE A STAND – double def, one quirky and one straightforward reading
13 Feature of reef failing first examination (4)
ORAL – {c}ORAL [feature of reef “failing first”]
15 Greek character recalled problem about British diamond (7)
RHOMBUS – RHO [Greek character] + reversed SUM [“recalled” problem] about B [British]
17 Girl’s beginning to use speed in run, though clumsily (7)
GALUMPH – GAL [girl] + U{se} + MPH [speed]
18 Appreciates the money earned by Pole at home (5,2)
TAKES IN – TAKE [the money earned] by S IN [pole | at home]
19 Skirt needing attention around back: not true? (7)
RATLIKE – KILT [skirt] needing EAR [attention] around, the whole reversed [“back”]
21 Some inhabitants of Uranus taking a spin in these? (4)
UFOS – hidden reversed in {inhabitant}S OF U{ranus}, semi-&lit
22 Munitions left by English — not quite the safe distance? (4-6)
ARMS-LENGTH – ARMS L [munitions | left] by ENG [English] + TH{e} [“not quite” the]
25 Unusual sunlamp with Internet control system (10,5)
INSTRUMENT PANEL – (SUNLAMP + INTERNET*) [“unusual…”]
27 Heads of military alliance backed a shuffle in top positions (6)
MAXIMA – M{ilitary} A{lliance} + reversed A MIX [“backed” a shuffle]
28 Old writer, not elaborate, omitting one description of office (4-4)
OPEN PLAN – O PEN PLA{i}N [old | writer | not elaborate, “omitting (I for) one”]
DOWN
1 Weight reduced with a lot of skill and a system of rules (7)
GRAMMAR – GRAMM{e} [weight “reduced”] with AR{t} [“a lot of” skill]
2 Form of current around river bend (3)
ARC – A/C [form of current] around R [river]
3 Use standby shifts for special clothes (6,4)
SUNDAY BEST – (USE STANDBY*) [“shifts”]
4 Satisfied about Biblical text in church music (5)
MOTET – MET [satisfied] about OT [Biblical text]
6 Crack around top of head produces pain (4)
ACHE – ACE [crack] around H{ead}
7 In favour of striking after Government’s initial brainwashing (11)
PROGRAMMING – PRO [in favour of] + RAMMING [striking] after G{overnment}
8 The last crooks to display cunning (7)
STEALTH – (THE LAST*) [“crooks”]
9 Half of team keen to bring in new youngster (8)
TEENAGER – TE{am} [“half of” team] + EAGER [keen] to bring in N [new]
12 Criticises one on Times about supporting strike (5,3,3)
KNOCK FOR SIX – KNOCKS I [criticises | one] on X [times], about FOR [supporting]
14 Line retained by company actor not having a common attachment to line (7-3)
CLOTHES-PIN – L [line] retained by CO THESPI{a}N [company | actor “not having A”]
16 Characteristic events on the radio offended religious centre (8)
SYNDROME – homophone of SINNED [“on the radio”, offended] + ROME [religious centre]
18 French city bringing in one million for vacations etc. (7)
TOURISM – TOURS [French city] bringing in I [one] + M [million]
20 Group he left to engage in economics (7)
ECHELON – HE L [he | left] to engage in ECON [economics]
23 Greek characters will be revealed in this dawn (3-2)
SUN-UP – reverse cryptic; SUN “up” = NUS = Greek characters
24 Origin of tattoo? Daughter having booze (4)
DRUM – D [daughter] having RUM [booze]
26 Endlessly queue up, getting nothing for it! (3)
NIL – LIN{e} reversed [“endlessly” queue, “up”]
Edited at 2018-02-02 09:31 pm (UTC)
Edited at 2018-02-02 09:41 pm (UTC)
Now home (Edinburgh) from my ski week.
As has been said above, you either liked Ratlike or you didn’t. I didn’t.
Thanks setter and V.
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