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ACROSS
1. Say, cricket's trendy subdivision (6) INSECT {IN}{SECT}4. Uncommon stigma these days (6) SCARCE {SCAR}{CE}
9. Gesture made with salutation (4) WAVE {W}{AVE}
10. Interminable denigration after upheaval began (10) ORIGINATED {DENIGRATIO
11. Stanislavski's sestina displays many a light touch (6) KISSES (T)
12. Wife broke up ten couples in a decade (8) TWENTIES {T{W}EN}{TIES}
13. Eliminating welfare finally to intensify depression for helpless (9) DEPENDENT {DE
15. Rule observed in revolutionary convent: no women (4) WONT (T<=)
16. Glimpsed by stage by the audience (4) SEEN {~SCENE}
17. Taking for granted that drinking involves mouth (9) SUPPOSING {SUPP{OS}ING}
21. Unconventional folks treated snakebite with amputation (8) BEATNIKS {SNAKEBIT
22. More ill-advised slice of bacon (6) RASHER (DD)
24. The edge of outer space! (10) ATMOSPHERE (E)
25. Cancel labour at bottom of mine shaft (4) AXLE {AX}{L}{
26. More sunny but frostier following frostier drop (6) ROSIER {
27. Spasmodic throes, then rest (6) OTHERS {THROES}*
DOWN
1. Fancy enigma concocted by setter (7) IMAGINE {I}{ENIGMA*}2. Looks like joint's under construction (5) SEEMS {~SEAMS} "Under construction' is the homophone indicator?
3. Burdened with a crucifix! (7) CROSSED (DD)
5. Acerbic emcees regularly appearing in appalling acts (6) CRIMES {aC
6. They might have to do with synthesising cations (9) REACTIONS {RE}{CATIONS*} &lit
7. Trace amounts of Hydrogen and Moscovium, say (7) ELEMENT (DD)
8. Using it, did she corrupt noble? (13) DISTINGUISHED {USING+IT+DID+SHE}*
14. They might neutralise a charge (9) ELECTRONS (CD)
16. Screening for officer in fine setting (7) SHELTER {SHE{LT}ER}
18. "Petaflop (or ten teraflops)", advertises sign (7) PORTENT (T)
19. Call for fewer detailed pointers (7) NEEDLES {NEEDLES
20. Whelp missus raised has it easy (6) SIMPLE (T<=)
23. Creep and sneak around (5) SNAKE {SNEAK*}
Trendy=In, These days=CE(common era), With=W, Salutation=Ave, Wife=W, Mouth=Os, Labour=L
Setter=I, Officer=Lt
Setter=I, Officer=Lt
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ReplyDeleteThank you Ramesh, for your wishes and the nice blog.
5D- choosing regularly was done neatly. There was a discussion a few days ago on this.
Took a while to get cricket as an insect, though it had come up recently.
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ReplyDeleteSince there will be no paper tomorrow, the Sunday Special will be posted at 6:30 AM
7D- Does the wording lead to element or elements?
ReplyDeleteTook a while to realise 'ax' as a variant of 'axe'.
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ReplyDelete26A: Could it have been "following temperature drop"?
Happy Pongal to you all!
ReplyDeleteHappy Pongal/Sankranti to all. :)
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ReplyDeleteLovely puzzle by SD..a quick solve.
Last one in was seems.
Thanks Skulldugger & Ramesh
17. Taking for granted that drinking involves mouth (9) SUPPOSING {SUPP{OS}ING}
ReplyDeleteI know...large = o s = over size
But...mouth = o s = ?
http://www.thefreedictionary.com/os
Deleteos 1 (ōs)
n. pl. o·ra (ôr′ə)
A mouth or an opening.
[Latin ōs, mouth; see ōs- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.]
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DeleteThank, Ajeesh. :)
DeleteHappy Pongal /Sankranti to all !
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