ACROSS
7 - Scot pair to cut the fruit (8) - APRICOTS* Reminds me of a response we used at school. When somebody said 'What' we would reply 'Apricot lick a basin full of snot' !
9 - Emotion covering again the leader of the Democrats (6) - {HAT}{RE}{D}
11 - Bird lover, in the morning has it smuggled on the sailboat (9) - {CAT}{AM}A{RAN} One extra A 'ran' in !!
12 - Start to take the bird on track (5) - {T}{RAIL}
13 - Coverings on explosives (6) - SHELLS [DD]
14 - To talk back about the jokes surrounding the English suitcases (8) - {BAG<-}{GAG{E}S}
17 - It is but an omission in a set of rules (9) - EXCEPTION [CD]
22 - Make an effort to follow the strips of fabric (8) - {TAPES}{TRY}
23 - Tangible account of the tradesmen is with Albert (6) - {AC}{TU}{AL}
25 - Masculine male — Henry in coma is disturbed (5) - MAC{H}O*
27 - One above criticism was back holding the credit code broken (6, 3) - SA{CR}{ED CO*}W <- )
28 - Caught the housekeeper and an alien with the red wine (6) - {C}LAR{ET} LAR and housekeeper ?
29 - Telling the valuation without the articles (8) - APPR(-a)ISAL
DOWN
1 - Body in the vehicle is roughly on the ship (7) - CA{RCA*}{SS} ?
2 - Restrict the movement without time of the creature (7) - CRITTER(-s)*
3 - Strong wind on the way round the borders of Ratlam (5) - {ST}{O}{R(-atla)M}
4 - Old man is not disheartened by a short intake of breath (4) - {PA}{N(-o)T}
5 - Put in proper order (7) - ARRANGE [E]
6 - To admire a lot, one English holding the solid form (7) - I{DOLIS*}E
8 - Commander has an endless word puzzle for seven in the groups of buildings (9) - {COM}{PLEXE(-r)}{S}
10 - A new colour shown-up on the round tree (7) - {A}{N}{NAT<-}{O} (Correction {A}{N}{NAT<-}T{O} - see comments below)
15 - Merrymaking in high spirits (4, 5) - GOOD CHEER [CD]
16 - Cause to drop the garment around Elizabeth softly (7) - D{E}{P}RESS
18 - So match the parts of an organ (7) - STOMACH*
19 - Sarpanch has an epic edited for almost all (7) - {S}{PECI*}{AL(-l)} This must be a special(sic) for CW's 'A clue without a definition' if my answer is correct. Or is it the famous Printers Devil of THE HINDU at work?
20 - He is the one not allowed to perform the rituals (7) - OUTCAST [CD]
21 - Dislike the distressing attitude (3, 4) - ILL WILL [CD]
24 - The range of a magnifier (5) - SCOPE [DD]
26 - Finished in a controversy (4) - OVER [T]
14 - To talk back about the jokes surrounding the English suitcases (8) - BAGGAGES
ReplyDeleteDeepak,
Do you have any dict support for BAGGAGE as a countable noun, adding -s for its plural form, which is the sol here?
I don't understand your answer to 10 A ! :-(
ReplyDeleteSorry that should have read 10 Down
ReplyDeleteHi Pammechchu,
ReplyDelete10 - A new colour shown-up on the round tree (7) - {A}{N}{NAT<-}{O}
A = A
new = N
colour shown-up = NAT<-
on the = connector
round = O
tree = Definition = {A}{N}{NAT<-}{O}
The link to ANNATO has been provided in the main post
Hi CV,
ReplyDeleteI have no dict support for BAGGAGES.
As far as English Grammar goes it was my weak point in school, I just take it by the ear and write what sounds correct to me, generally I am not wrong.
In any case there is no point in pulling one's hair out over NJ's grammar also.
10 D has to be of seven letters. But ANNATO contains only six!
ReplyDeleteSeems one T is missing. It should have been ANNATTO
ReplyDeleteHi George,
ReplyDeleteThanks for pointing that out. The origin of the second T remains a mystery :-O which maybe why I slipped on it :-)
28A the Lar stands for a gibbon and originates from a Thai word meaning Household God.
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