Puzzle No. 2

February 1st, 2015

Puzzle No. 2

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ACROSS

1. Look most of the way past 8’s terrain, where ended the career of a storied general (8)

6. Ribbon around the first store (5)

10. War god surrounds front of military forces (6)

11. Young lady is floating? Charming. (8)

12. Ax in wild beast, amount to be assessed (3,4)

13. Artisan recrafted princess (7)

14. New business: put rats back (7)

16. Some but not all of half hiatus in the middle east (7)

18. Neo confused and in the matrix (3)

19. Disheveled hip boss in charge of 29 (7)

22. See 19D

24. Being out of it comes as quite a surprise (3,4)

25. See 20D

28. Wind a line back half: earliest, most cautious (8)

29. Holy man investigates with great attention to detail (6)

30. Scoff erratically revealing proposal (5)

31. Damage at honorary designation where we were victorious (8)

DOWN

2. Up to date: a sign of femininity (7)

3. In Scotland, sneak up around, and informally...food’s coming back up!

4. Doesn't win at first lest other side encroaches soon (5)

5. Even soil a day past time (4)

7. Four below a boat (4,4)

8. & 9D Ship and ram as a remodeled fleet (7,6)

9. See 8D

13. Donates to all? Sounds like a mistake! (5)

15. Pesos are no good here, goons! (5)

17. Snare, size up, but ultimately swings on bar (9)

19. & 22A  Increment of war--of valor, partly; singular possessive victory for the revolution... (6,2,5)

20. & 25A ...without French around; that is, relating to earth for the French, when the English lost to the French. (5,2,7)

21. Within Niger, if Lionel returns what could happen on a rig (3,4)

23. Men as company engine-makers--it's right there (7)

26. Detects in any direction (5)

27. Fundamental component sounds like mankind (4)

Puzzle No. 1

Puzzle No. 1: January 25th 2014

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ACROSS

1. Generally accepted coinage. (8) 

5. Even confused about the British Library, like 16A. (6) 

9. Urgent way to smooth things over? (8) 

10. Wild tiger around a variable departure from the union. (6) 

11. Crash soiree after Thursday…might explain some things. (8) 

12. Upon choosing the inside, you’ll want to put this on to stay dry. (6) 

13. Can read and write at a low-caloric pace? (8) 

16. They’re crucial around any sound economic thinker. (6) 

18. Provide the janitor a piece of wood. (6) 

21. Tortured racist is belonging to an earlier era. (8) 

26. Pay no attention to troubled region. (6) 

27. Earth envelops the healthy; could be responsible for some relief at the pump. (5,3) 

28. Ecuadorian leader before toxic waste originating far away. (6) 

29.  Tough to remove blemish: a skit poorly done in lodge. (8)

30. Two-thirds mythical creature greet a banker. (6) 

31. Swamped, everyone thought hard about the marketplace (8) 

DOWN

1. A critique of its own –ism? (7) 

2. Concerning the chosen way to start another term. (7) 

3. Fourteenth letter, more confidently the guarantor. (7) 

4. Competitive event with evaluation. (7) 

6. Ebola is returning in the medical facility! It’s on your head! (7) 

7. Fifty, formerly religious symbol for looking things up. (7) 

8. Wrongly annoints countries. (7)

14 & 15 2.7 to the power of itself, scan to see it coming (6)

17. Within the eye see the affirmative. (3)

18. It’s improper to hang an allowance (7)

19. Mistakenly pardon a first woman. (7) 

20.  Rather big girl has dislexia. (7)

22. Small state, big dynasty—not applicable for the musician. (7) 

23.  They’ll help you navigate a small city on the choppy seas. (7)

24. Split atoms above Tel Aviv? They could let some air in… (7)

25. An abbreviation for itself around the only decorated officer. (7)