Todays Sunday special is from our regular setter.
INSTRUCTIONS
1. 3 answers per commenter in the comments section.
2. Annotations to be provided. 
ACROSS
1. Shelve insect repellent (8)
5. Scope of half turn at this place (6)
10. Step down for queen delivered from sin (5)
11. Allowance to cover entrails of Spanish
dictator aboard (9)
12. Independent swimmer in Mediterranean country
(9)
13. ..had it illuminated revealing Indian
Godmother (5)
14. Cover duplicate article smuggled inside (6)
15. Reserve player's position on the night of
Epiphany (7)
18. Fish cleaner (7)
20. Drunk before some prayer (6)
22. Indian god mostly seen wearing clothes of
opposite sex (5)
24. Food additive from South East Iran (5,4)
25. Dislikes amateur translations (9)
26. Immature insect growing up, without much
change, into a full grown beautiful woman (5)
27. Damaged by more growth (6)
28. Hosiery order, from the east, contains white
ensemble, without the material (8)
DOWN
1. Make commercial without top level domain name
change (6)
2. Mild fever
lacking universal remedy initially (9)
3. Clive's engagement ruined by fatal Sees plot
(6,2,7)
4. Let cyan skew reaction time (7)
6. Does this always attract ? (9,6)
7. Lack of interest towards us on the radio (5)
8. View agreement to be hidden inside rowing
boat (8)
9. Smooth fishing net laid on top of book (6)
16. A German, racing up after an ardent follower
of actress West, is a mortgage dealer (6,3)
17. Evaluate legacy having claim (8)
19. Lean against remaining in contact (4,2)
20. Contact courageous person without a single
dollar (7)
21. Old Israeli statesman holding Indian road's
stone (6)
23. Swat say, an insect attack, oddly climbing
up (5)
To attempt the CW on a separate page follow the link SUNNET 1
13A:ADITI(T)
ReplyDelete27A:EMBRYO*
3D:BATTLE OF PLASSEY*
14A - {C{AN}OPY}
ReplyDelete27A - EMBRYO*
4D - LATENCY*
Compensating for duplication
ReplyDelete12A - {FR{EEL}ANCE}
25.A.AVERSIONS. A=AMATUER,TRANSLATIONS= VERSIONS.
ReplyDelete19.D.REST ON. REST=REMAINGING ON = CONTACT
18A SWEEPER (DD)
ReplyDelete19D REST ON (Remaining = Rest: In Contact = On) Def: Lean against
25A AVERSIONS (Amateur = A : Translations = Versions) Def: Dislikes
1A MOTHBALL
ReplyDelete(E)
Delete1. Shelve // insect repellent (8)
Delete{Double definition)
Thank you for correction. Thought the insect repellent kept in shelf.
Delete18A SWEEPER (DD)
ReplyDeleteCompensating ...
ReplyDelete12A TWELFTH (DD)
15A
DeleteYes - sorry
Delete6D-
ReplyDeletePermanent Magnet (E)or GK. Always- Permanent
That was clued as a CD
DeleteCompensating (Last One)
ReplyDelete16D {FAN}{NIE} MAE
Def: Mortgage Dealer
FAN = Ardent Follower
EIN <- A (One in German)
Actress MAE West
2D - TEMPERATE (Temperature - UR)
ReplyDelete8D E(YES)IGHT
ReplyDeleteCompensating 18A
ReplyDelete9D FLUENT =smooth (unable to explain FLU)+(NET)*
{FLUE}{NT}
DeleteFlue: fishing net
NT: New Testament
Thank you.
Delete1D could be MODIFY and 7D could be ENNUI, but unable to explain...will try more
ReplyDeleteSince I'm not sure about 1D and 7D, this I am going for 17D and 22A, which I think might be right, but can't figure out 23D
ReplyDelete17D - Estimate EST[IM]ATE
22A - Indra [GK] - Because of Gautama's curse?
{IN}{DRA(-g)
Delete20. Drunk before some prayer (6) {LIT}{ANY}
ReplyDelete24. Food additive from South East Iran (5,4) {S}{TAR ANISE*}
26. Immature insect growing up, without much change, into a full grown // beautiful woman (5)NYMPH (DD)
Shouldn't 24A be (4,5)?
DeleteYes, forgot to correct.
DeleteYes 24A should have been 4,5. My apologies for that oversight.
Delete11 AC: Allowance to cover entrails of Spanish dictator aboard (9) (TO){LE{ -FRANC-O }E
ReplyDelete24 AC: Should be: 4,5
28 AC. Hosiery order, from the east, contains white ensemble, without the material (8) KN{ITWE -H*}AR<- Without The Material= T(-h)E
Great cracking :)
Delete28A - Good one raghunath!! Awesome!
DeleteSandhya & BVK
DeleteThanks.
21D-
ReplyDeleteDef.- Stone
MENHIR- ME(NH)IR
Israeli PM- (Golda)Meir
holding
Indian Road- NH (National Highway)
BVK,
ReplyDeleteDo not put in answers if you do not have the annotations. If you do put in an answer without the annotation say so and do not exceed your quota of 3 after that. In todays CW you have given answers for 1D and 7d without the annotation and after that you have again give answers for 17D and 22A which becomes 4 answers
Pardon me. Won't happen again.
Delete5A- SPHERE
ReplyDeleteDefinition- Scope
Half Turn: SP in
at this place- HERE
10A- DEMIT
ReplyDeleteDefiniton- Step Down
Queen delivered from sin- DEMERIT-ER
3rd
ReplyDelete7 Dn. Lack of interest towards us on the radio (5)ENNUI
Didn't know how Ennui is pronounced. Turned on the speaker to listen to the pronunciation (on (www.thefreedictionary.com).
7 Dn. Lack of interest towards us on the radio (5)ENNUI ~ On we.
ReplyDeleteMy third one- 23D
ReplyDeleteDWEEB
swat- Def.
an insect- bee
attack oddly- WADE-AE=WD
climbing up- reversal (both)
Defn = Swat Say = Swot
DeleteLeft overs
ReplyDeleteDown - 1 & 20
20D- Got the answer and part of the anno, but unable to find out the rest! I give up!:)
ReplyDeleteAnno problem for both. Also fulfilled my quota already. Waiting for the solution.
ReplyDelete20 (Li (a i s) on)
ReplyDelete1d has anything to do with notify ? didn't get anno for modify
ReplyDelete1d : Make commercial without top level domain name change (6) MODIFY
DeleteMake commercial = Commodify
without = subtraction indicator
top level domain name = com
change = Definition = Modify
Thanks Sunnet
DeleteThanks Col. for hosting the CW. Thanks to all those who attempted the CW. Comments ( -ve/+ve) about individual clues / entire CW is welcome
ReplyDeleteWelcome Ramesh
DeleteA big thank you to Ramesh & Col. for a Sunday well spent.
ReplyDelete