Incognito planning on a SE Asian holiday?
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7 Native American tribe returned Perak's capital (4) IPOH <=
8 Mostly orange-headed, for all to see, and brown ape (9) ORANGUTAN {ORANG
12 Cowardly peacekeepers' choir arrangement included a section of ektaras (8) UNHEROIC {UN}{H{E
14 Girl's love? Queen's prison warden! (6) GAOLER {GA{O}L}{ER}
16 Stickily holds bills about brothers’ returns (7) ADSORBS {AD{BROS<=}S}
18 Transportation of scrap containing Rhenium (7) FREIGHT {F{RE}IGHT}
21 Little Margaret has bread in city near about 7 (6) PENANG {PE{NAN}G} Penang is not a city.
23 Cancellation of stamp showing pillar having blemish (8) POSTMARK {POST}{MARK}
25 Nomadic patron carries silver bird (8) TRAGOPAN {TR{AG}OPAN*}
29 Lotteries by Indian Airlines award a heavy flower (9) RAFFLESIA {RAFFLES}{IA} What's the role of 'award'?
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1 Capsized and rose up? (8) UPTURNED [DD]
2 Asian hat designed by setter (4) THAI {HAT}*{I}
3 Broken bone is filled with gold in island (6) BORNEO {B{OR}NEO*}
4 This tree (Phyllanthus emblica) may produce amla and a small quantity is rejected (7) MALACCA {AMLA}*{A CC<=}
6 Saint's record pace (4) STEP {ST}{EP}
9 No one possesses a bit of civility ... for the time being (5) NONCE {NON{C
13 Disease displaying edema, bleeding or lung allergy for starters (5) EBOLA Acrostic
15 Drug operation one accepted with an expression of hesitation (5) OPIUM {OP}{1}{UM}
17 New York's huge program with the French (3,5) BIG APPLE {BIG} {APP}{LE}
19 A small animal circled a larger animal with some dexterity and irritated (8) HARASSED {HAR{ASS}E}{D
20 Suitability of small apartment on headland (7) APTNESS {APT}NESS}
22 Mistakenly, procurer dropped malfunctioning CPU ... that's a blooper (5) ERROR
24 Vehicle reverses on road in Paris Metro, for example (6) SUBWAY {BUS<=}{WAY}
26 Present soldier with small fort (4) GIFT {GI}{FT}
28 Cad's command to subdue dog (4) HEEL [DD]
GRID
Agree on Penang. Relied on faulty memory. Should have checked.
ReplyDeleteAwards = gives , Raffles +IA gives Rafflesia
No trip planned. The theme, (after excluding the intrusive Thai) is Malaysia, not South East Asia. Been there a couple of times, including Sabah in Borneo. Presently a friend is there on work.
ReplyDelete"No trip planned". Are you using a walking stick and excellent specs that shows the floor up in an enhanced manner and are going about in measured steps?
Delete***"No trip planned" - Won't you, dear Kishore, with the light fantastic toe?
DeleteCome and trip it as you go.. My father used to frequent these lines.
DeleteI tripped near Niagara Falls. It is not false, but I did not fall in the Fall.
DeleteOh! What a fall was there my countrymen...
DeleteIf all the seas were one sea ...
DeleteC- then there will be 100.
DeleteStaright & simple. No more fooling around- enjoyed.
ReplyDeleteA little doubt about little Margaret in 21 A.
16A- The def. should be 'stickily holds'.
Maybe you can say 'suggesting' a SE Asian holiday.
ReplyDeleteThank you,Col. I was thinking that Penang is a city, rather a port.
ReplyDeleteI too remembered Penang being mentioned as a port in some shipping context
DeleteMeg is a common diminutive of Margaret. I remember the poem Meg Merrilies by Keats, which was in my SSLC English text.
ReplyDeleteBut that name has many variations for the short form. You can't even guess some of them. One is Peg.
Remember Maggie? Not the Iron Lady Mrs. Thatcher... Ramya in Panchatantiram? Maggie alias Maragathavalli
DeleteThat is one movie which one can watch over and over again.
DeleteWholly agree! And enjoy even better if you know all the four languages
DeleteCould vaguely see the theme as the solutions got revealed....the blog confirmed it..Thanks Col & Incognito for a smashing week opener
ReplyDeleteSo... my 'meg' problem is real.
ReplyDeleteNo it isn't see the link over 'Little Margaret'
DeleteNormally I don't miss your links, but this one was not underlined and so missed it. But it IS still rare.
DeleteIn this new Template the underline shows up only when the mouse is passed over it. However the words with links are in a different colour and since there is very little contrast it doesn't show properly
DeleteSport that wrinkled Care derides,
ReplyDeleteAnd Laughter holding both his sides:—
Come, and trip it as you go
On the light fantastic toe;
And in thy right hand lead with thee 35
The mountain-nymph, sweet Liberty;
From Milton's L'allegro.
Thank you CV for kindling some good memories.
And thank you, Sir, for adding some verse,
DeleteMeg or Peg, the girl's same, none the worse
Only, we are in the worse trying to guess her alias!
DeleteThanks Paddy for these lines..old memories revived from school days
Delete"Laughter holding both her sides"
DeleteRemembered my English teacher quoting this for explaining personification
Goodnight all
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