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5 Postman, say, about to be overwhelmed by animal (6) BEARER
6 Twins are a sign of this (6) ZODIAC (CD)
9 Take in for a laugh on the radio (6) INGEST {~ IN JEST}
10 In the outskirts of Oklahoma City, officer discovered a place with mandarins (8) ORANGERY {O
11 Used to be...you and me...free at heart (4) WERE {WE}{
12 How to make Mona from Mo
13 Corrupt elite get wild encore in campaign (11) ELECTIONEER {ELITE+ENCORE}*
18 Heartlessly disseminate disorder in Asian lands (4,6) EAST INDIES {DISSE
21 Sample a stuffed dish (4) TRAY {TR{A}Y}
22 Relegate part-time job (8) SIDELINE (D&CD)
23 Person overwhelmed by ogre to cry (6) SHRIEK {SHR{I}EK}
24 Stops and hijacks, by the sound of it (6) CEASES {~SIEZES}
25 Beat punter (6) BETTER (DD)
DOWN
1 Playboy's implement down below (8) RAKEHELL {RAKE}{HELL}
2 She ate delicately, restrained but excited (6) HEATED (T)
3 Herb to treat a nosy bae (4,4) SOYA BEAN {A NOSY BAY*}
4 Fast bowler, initially dropped, to continue (6) LINGER {sLINGER}
5 Nice, good meshwork cap (6) BONNET {BON}{NET}
7 Covering for conveyance without pearlite edges (6) CARPET {CAR{
8 Sad because of insufficient booze! (3-8) LOW-SPIRITED {D&CD)
14 Imprisoned criminal given capital punishment (8) CONFINED {CON}{FINED}
15 Completely radical, yet inert (8) ENTIRETY {YET+INERT}*
16 Psychotic parent raising first child (6) MANIAC {MA}{CAIN<=}
17 Attendant takes drug, gets a rush (6) CAREER {CARE{E}R}
19 Psychotic parent to mess with one's head (6) TREPAN {PARENT*}
20 She may be a creature of habit! (6) SISTER (CD)
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Anno for 5A should be {BEA{RE}R}
ReplyDeleteSkulldugger is different and moderately tough today!
ReplyDelete12A: MO(-re)NA..Definition by example..If Morena is disheartened you will get Mona
ReplyDeleteWELL DONE VASANT!
DeleteSmart work, Vasant!
DeleteNice puzzle!
ReplyDelete13A quite topical
A Saffron holi!
Does indeed dig into ur skull..
ReplyDeleteIndeed! Take 19d
ReplyDeletePsychotic parent to mess with one's head (6) TREPAN {PARENT*}
The surface reading is not pleasing. I am one who has had operation to remove chronic subdural parietal haematoma on both sides of the brain. There are four holes in my head after the surgeon's work. The young neurosurgeon did a good job and I was comfortable with him. He didn't mess [up] with the trepan. BTW, does 'mess' w/o the preposition suggest playing around with?