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1 One gets into hot water for brewing a drink (3,3) TEA BAG [CD]
5 Another way of looking at second actor (2-4) CO-STAR {S+ACTOR}* &lit
10 Stupidity of ill-treating caring one (9) IGNORANCE*
11 Feature of an audio tape having words spoken in an undertone? (5) ASIDE {A}{SIDE}
12 Lacking very instrument to remove frost (2-3) DE-ICE {DE
13 Perhaps wild or raw hostilities (5,3,1) WORLD WAR I*
14 Slender woman — sick, old and extremely weedy (7) WILLOWY {W}{ILL}{O}{W
16 Dad taking risk swallowing special red pepper (7) PAPRIKA {RI
20 Lively music I'm any day content in backing (7) DYNAMIC [T<=]
21 Show irrational dislike towards refreshing pedicure around Japan (9) PREJUDICE {PEDICURE}* around {J
23 Sign a voucher (5) TOKEN [DD]
25 Act outright aloof (5) EMOTE
26 Is column dug through hard soil? (9) DISCOLOUR {D{IS}{COL}OUR}
27 Public gym included pole dancing (6) PEOPLE {POLE}* in {PE}
28 Utter a heartily lurid tirade (6) ARRANT {A}{
DOWN
2 Drunken nuisance contributing to feeling of weariness (5) ENNUI [T]
3 Turning to run, get hold of a boat propeller (9) BARGEPOLE {BARG}{EPOLE}<=
4 Crowd move out of section in an aisle (7) GANGWAY
5 Resolve to improve (5,2) CLEAR UP [DD]
6 S-solid fragment (5) SHARD {S}{HARD}
7 Mailman is on the run from beastly behaviour (9) ANIMALISM*
8 Operating system to skip having a browser (6-7) WINDOW SHOPPER
9 Declaim recent changes to a hospital (7,6) MEDICAL CENTRE*
15 Low-cal feeds, man's mantra to be slim (9) LITHESOME {LIT{HE'S}{OM}E}
17 Point out best recipe for a red wine (5,4) PINOT NOIR {POINT}* {NO 1}{R
19 Time taken by Duckworth-Lewis going through extra tweak (7) TWIDDLE {T}{WID{DL}E}
20 From the bottom up, rate each marine (4-3) DEEP-SEA {DEEP-S<=}{EA}
22 American and European Union power to deplete (3,2) USE UP {US}{E U}{P}
24 Kind of wine often seen as commonplace (5) KNOWN {K
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I had 8d as (Window s)(hop)(per) per from 'a'
ReplyDeleteThat's right
DeleteNice puzzle...loved the typical Buzzer cluing....last in was pinot noir which required some amount of googling...loved the cricket references in 18 A & 19D....
ReplyDeleteMissed three and half.
ReplyDeleteGot 'Lithe' and lost some way!
Of all the words, I missed known looking for a wine synonym.
5D- I had it as 'Cheer up'.
D-L going through 'Extras' was enjoyable.
ReplyDeleteClue for paprika brings images of 'mirchi-bhajjis' we dare to eat risking burning mouths,watery eyes & noses, hiccoughs and heartburn! :D
ReplyDelete+1..the attached snap accentuated the feeling
DeleteFirst time samosas from Buzzer! Relished them.
ReplyDelete4 Crowd move out of section in an aisle (7) GANGWAY [DD]
ReplyDeleteHow is this a DD? Is this GANG sWAY? Where 's' is section?
Yes. Had it as a charade. But could not annotate 'way'. Sway giving way to 'way' looks right
DeleteI interpreted move as SWAY and took out S.
DeleteBut doubt if it is DD
Looks like so...lets see if Buzzer appears to validate
DeleteRaghu's parsing is what I had in mind.
Deleteyep.. enjoying the spicy treat served up by buzzer :) thanks.. someone educate me.. why is each = ea in 20d. Is this a usual abbrev?
ReplyDeleteIn shops in the US I have seen price tags such as $5 ea, where ea is each. In India we say per piece.
ReplyDeleteoh ok.. thanks :)
DeleteHad a stroll in the park.wonderful matrix matted with magical words.1,23,27&28a, 8,15,17d stand out. I readily vouch for 23a as todays buzz(er) word. Thank you,sir.
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