No 14943, Saturday 07 November 2026, Saral

 ACROSS
7 Will unwrapped hoarding roughly (6) ORDAIN {hOARDINg}*
8 Extremely nice craftwork on large excellent band (8) NECKLACE {NicE}{CraftworK}{L}{ACE}

9 Flier skiing casually around fellow leading that woman (10) KINGFISHER {SKIING*} around F+HER

10 Press withdrawing some section originally (4) IRON [T<]
11 Double dealing in gamble with king on ace against amateur in retreat (8) BETRAYAL {BET}{R}{A}{LAY<}
12 Colour of stylish work outfit principally (6) INDIGO {IN}{DIG}{Outfit}
13 Very similar building opposite with a primarily aesthetic natural design (3,4,2,1,3) TWO PEAS IN A POD {OPPOSITE+W+A+Aesthetic Natural Design}*
16 Cleric from Italy entering book store (6) BISHOP {B}{I}{SHOP}
18 Perfect small round instrument next to sailor (8) ABSOLUTE {S}{O}{LUTE}<=>{AB}
21 Partly cook ravioli vegetable (4) OKRA [T]

22 Exceptional and fantastic rugs in spas (10) SURPASSING*
23 Asked enrolled nurse about splitting money (8) ENQUIRED {EN}{QUI{RE}D}
24 At work ordering donut at the end of day (2,4) ON DUTY {DONUT*}{daY}

DOWN
1 Line cutting two diamonds that produces smoky effect (3,3) DRY ICE {D}{RY}{ICE}
2 Jumper damaging organ during tree climbing (8) KANGAROO {ORGAN*} in {OAK<}

3 Hatred and wickedness killing men (6) ENMITY {ENorMITY}
4 Stinger spreading poison finally toxic vapour (8) SCORPION {POISON+toxiC+vapouR}*

5 Joined everyone with papers outside office at last (6) ALLIED {ALL}{I{officE}D}
6 Bill preparing food essentially egg for Arnab, say (3,2,3) ACT OF GOD {ACT}{FOOD+eGg}*
8 Hero sold brand actively without restrictions (2,5,6) NO HOLDS BARRED*
13 Sets bar with layers having one cake regularly (8) THICKENS {T}{H{I}{CaKe}ENS}
14 Former model bored by old city promotion (8) EXPOSURE {EX}{POS{UR}E}
15 Friend with fresh ideas for defence (8) PALISADE {PAL}{IDEAS*}

17 Not starting shiatsu, relaxing in interval (6) HIATUS {sHIATSU*}
19 Follow husband in blue with old wife (6) SHADOW {S{H}AD}{O}{W}
20 Rules of European occupying temporary shelters (6) TENETS {TEN{E}TS}

REFERENCE LIST

Large=L, Fellow=F, King=R(Rex), Ace=A, With=W, Italy=I, Book=B, Small=S, Round=0=O, Sailor=AB, Enrolled Nurse=EN, About=Re, Diamond=D, Men=OR(Other Ranks), Papers=ID, Bar=T, Husband=H, Old=O, Wife=W, European=E.

No 14942, Friday 06 Nov 2026, Karaoke

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ACROSS

1   Tries vigorously at school, writes exam again (6) RESITS {TRIES*}{S}

4   Enjoy yourself, fix one base, in retreat? (4,2,2) LIVE IT UP {PUT}{1}{EVIL}<=

10 Small drink accepted in theatre (5) DRAMA {DRAM}{A}

11 Healthy and smart figure secures record (2,3,4) IN THE PINK {IN}{TH{EP}INK}

12 Fair share for an exhibit on display (9) SHOWPIECE {SHOW}{PIECE}

13 Confidential assistants’ words spoken in undertone carry no substance mainly (5) AIDES AsIDES

14 Destructive tide engulfed people with advanced mental illness (8) DEMENTIA {DE{MEN}TI*}{A}

15 Greek letter of death, maybe time to say goodbye to dead (5) THETA {dEATH}*<=>{T}

18 Like in support for badger (5) TEASE {TE{AS}E}

20 Air strike — It produces sound (5,3) VOICE BOX {VOICE}{BOX}

23 Eight kill people belonging to the family for food! (5) PASTA PAkiSTAn

25 Reviewed in theory about climax of sex hormone produced within body (9) THYROXINE {IN+THEORY}* over {seX}}

26 Childless woman ran up a hill leaving husband in distress (9) NULLIPARA {RAN+UP+A+hILL}*

27 Ultimately yoghurt, cucumber, chilli, masala, pudina mixed in Indian dish (5) RAITA {y...rT+c...eR+c...lI+m...lA+p...nA}* Semi&lit

28 It’s a mockery to wear a waistcoat to go outside (8) TRAVESTY {TR{A}{VEST}Y}

29 Charm a rring? (6) APPEAL {A}{PPEAL}

DOWN

1   This vegetable is in hard shape (6) RADISH {RAD{IS}H*}

2   Father after taking drug boards plane with associate to watch series of episodes (4,5) SOAP OPERA {POP}{E} in {SOAR}{A}

3   Stamp of artist inscribed in place of worship erasing signature at the end (7) TRAMPLE {T{RA}eMPLE}

5   Expecting to lose pool regularly, what if I play foolishly with money? (2,3,6,3) IN THE FAMILY WAY {WHAT+IF+I+pLAY+MoNEY}*

6   Stylish English cricket side gets tan unfortunately (7) ELEGANT {E}{LEG}{TAN*}

7   Trustworthy group of three killed associate for espionage primarily (5) TRIED TRI(-a+e)ED

8   Country that takes pains criminally to release extremists on borders (8) PAKISTAN {TAKes+PAINS}*

9   Passage from a periodical, one to examine by rule and law (9,5) DIGESTIVE TRACT {DIGEST}{1}{VET}{R}{ACT}

16 Coteries used to induce independent and arouse invitingly (9) EROTICISE {COTERIES}* over {I}

17 Hurry up. Break set point (4,2,2) STEP ON IT*

19 Vague and almost bad budget rejected (7) EVASIVE {EVIl}{SAVE}<=

21 Some tapir to get around seeking attention (3-4) EGO-TRIP [T<=]

22 Release knight from lock up on bail finally in particular (6) DETAIL {DETAIn}{baiL}

24 As long as possible, perform dance to this music (5) SALSA {AS+L+AS}*

Reference List

School = S, Accepted = A, Record = EP(Extended Play), Dead = D, Time = T, Support = TEE, Husband = H, Drug = E, Associate = A, Artist = RA, English = E, Cricket side = LEG, Rule = R, Independent = I, Long = L