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7 Chest pain showing new blocks treated again (6) ANGINA {N} in {AGAIN}*
8 Romeo in hiding, dressing down (8) BERATING {BE{R}ATING}
9 Porky animal shot, quietly stay out of sight (3,5) LIE DOGGO {LIE}{D OG}{GO}
10 What about education being relaxed? (6) THAWED {WHAT}*{ED}
11 Finding that mufti gives no protection if at war (5) FATWA
12 Ruined rotund virgin (6) UNTROD*
14 Keep close to ship leaving tourist haven, suspect there's hostility in the air (3,6,3,3) THE KNIVES ARE OUT {KEE
17 System for PA: Wind up on time (6)
18 Discretionary bail allowing one to get out (5) ALIBI {1} in {BAIL}* &lit
22 Sound fellow in short (6) FATHOM {F}{AT HOM
23 Amounted to feature of a Swiss account perhaps (8) NUMBERED [DD]
24 Hangovers of drunken man given to tears (8) REMNANTS {MAN}* in {TEARS}*
25 Preamble giving brief sanction, first expressed in Constitution of India (4-2) LEAD-IN
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1 Other than pity, a feeling of aversion (9) ANTIPATHY*
2 Bereaved spouse taking note of opportune moment (6) WINDOW {WI{N}DOW}
3 Freight vehicle's turn (5) CARGO {CAR}{GO}
4 Misleading, erratic international standards (8) CRITERIA {ERRATIC+I}*
5 Mounting bolts with lead nuts shearing off a span (8) STRADDLE {DARTS<=}{LE
6 Beginning assault (5) ONSET [DD]
8 Round robin ties won without pressure, getting notional credits (7,6) BROWNIE POINTS {ROBIN+TIES+WON}* around {P}
13 Like crow? Very sorry if you eat it (6,3) HUMBLE PIE [CD]
15 Where the ranges invariably are cold, must wear gear with layers (8) KITCHENS {KIT}{C}{HENS}
16 Ordinary rum in my gin bottles? Terrible shame (8) IGNOMINY {O} in {IN+MY+GIN}*
19 Latitude by minute reflected in position (6) LEEWAY {L{WEE<=}AY}
20 Skip and, in essence, prance about (5) CAPER PRA
21 Cram plenty? So they do (5) AMPLE [T] &lit ?
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17 System for PA: Wind up on time (6) {T}{ANNOY}
ReplyDeleteThanks Sandhya
Delete25 Preamble giving brief sanction, first expressed in Constitution of India (4-2) LEAD-IN LEAD -{IN}
ReplyDeleteLEt (ADIN)* -I
Good one Raghunath!
DeleteLE (AD,IN*)+I. (AD+IN +In) = INDIA
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DeleteExpressed = extracted deletion indicator for First
Good one Raghu
DeleteThe clue's very good. I only reverse engineered it.
DeleteI am sure Suresh will not like 11AC
ReplyDeletewhy?
DeleteTelescopics open/ended ones
DeleteIt's not open ended. I too am not in favour of such clues. I mean it's not a clue at all in my book.
DeleteKRK - Re-read my Reply the other day. The clue fulfils the requirement for the T device. Unless you mean S wouldn't like it for some other reason.
DeleteIt's not a [T] clue in any case, I've amended the Anno. See Sandhya's comments below
DeleteThanks. I was misled by the clue. Sorry about that. Suresh, to you too!
DeleteI have no problem with the clue at all. It is not open ended.
DeleteRemember the discussion on Tuesday?
ReplyDeleteFor a change, I didn't find today's crossword in the new website!
ReplyDeleteIt's there now, uploaded at 11:13 AM!!
DeleteWhile able to solve all and rather fast for an Xchequer.. just could not parse Lie Doggo.. and Lead-in.. thanks for this.. hope the chancellor of xchequer will now untie some purse strings :) one could do with some moolah at the moment :)
ReplyDeleteFinding that mufti gives no protection if at war (5) FATWA
ReplyDeleteI took NO PROTECTION to be a deletion indicator (-i)F AT WA(-r)
Right
DeleteMost of the answers went in fast but was stuck forever on Lie Doggo(another never heard of phrase!) & Tannoy.Ultimately cheated on them(on line feature is helpful for cheating!).No brownie points for that.
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