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1 All the dates — clear and out! (8) CALENDAR*
6 Not all wizardry fetches wise men (4) MAGI MAGI
9 Giving it a whirl is difficult (6) TRYING [DD]
10 Boisterous girl delayed taking the boy back (7) LADETTE {LA{TED<=}TE}
13 Turn very sad as it is caught in misfortune (9) ADVERSITY {IT} in {VERY+SAD}*
14 Fit to make extremely facile, witty comment (5) EQUIP {
15 Partner doesn't begin mass meeting (4) ALLY
16 The head of a group who knows his score (10) BANDLEADER {BAND}{LEADER} &lit
19 Noble railway worker is a rural dweller (10) COUNTRYMAN {COUNT}{RY}{MAN}
21 Wait patiently with broken bathroom fixture (4) BIDE BIDE
24 Second angel's instrument is raised in pitch (5) SHARP {S}{HARP}
25 A way with alien, I see, is to be uninterested (9) APATHETIC {A}{PATH}{ET}{IC}
26 Going on and on — without any purpose? (7) ENDLESS [E]
27 One hundred endlessly keen in super-cool period (3,3) ICE AGE {1}{C}{E AGE
28 Best parts of bikinis, for instance (4) TOPS [DD]
29 That woman — that woman — in empty pyramid is guide (8) SHEPHERD {SHE}{P
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2 Coming of a regional head's competitor (7) ARRIVAL {A}{R
3 Political refugee central in semi-grey (6) EMIGRE [T]
4 Like single, no uppity VIP (9) DIGNITARY {DIG}{
5 Right, friend. Get better! (5) RALLY {R}{ALLY}
7 Startle a Tamil leader fallen in well (7) ASTOUND {A}{S{T
8 In reality, one saint leaves fairy in a state of possessing no practical knowledge (12) INEXPERIENCE {IN}{EX
11 One who is careful about eating is somewhat tired around second meal (6) DIETER {TIRED}* around {
12 What remains to cover in financial statement (7,5) BALANCE SHEET {BALANCE} {SHEET}
17 Bring things into play (9) DRAMATISE [CD]
18 Fundamental — it's a fastener! (6) STAPLE [DD]
20 Ever higher at university twice (2,3,2) UP AND UP {UP} {AND} {UP}
22 What appears at the back is an example of this (7) INTEGER Definition by example
23 Beat — beat by changing the heart of man to heart of sheep (6) THRESH THR(-a+e)ESH}
25 Goes by headless animals (5) ASSES
26a is DD
ReplyDeleteI took it as without any purpose= (end)(less)
Delete15A & 5D make up a pair: wp of one leads the other...is there a term of such pair?
ReplyDeleteToo many mistakes in one short sentence.Read..WP of one leads to the answer of other..is there a term for such pair?
DeleteI was wondering too about this - shall we call it a chain?
DeleteMaybe a chain reaction! Chemical or nuclear? No idea!!
DeleteIs countryman a railwayworker?
ReplyDeleteCount a noble railway ry man worker
ReplyDeleteOne more enjoyable CW. Thank you Gridman.
ReplyDeleteWould accountants agree with this def. of balance sheet?!
12d Consider the arreest of Lalu's daughter. Raju, another of those clues that assumes some current interest much later since writing.
Delete4D- Dig from like?
ReplyDeleteYes.Slang. to like, enjoy or appreciate( from free dic)
DeleteThank you Vasant. I am poor with slang.
DeleteSo am I, with these slam-bang slang words!
DeleteCol.
ReplyDeleteUnable to locate the links- Have to search for it? Any improvement possible?
Nice grid. Enjoyed solving it. The one that I couldn't parse was 8Dn...Due to my inexperience!
ReplyDeleteOne more inexperienced solver joining you.
DeleteCan't understand INTEGER. Can anyone explain?
ReplyDelete22 is the clue number..what appears at back=22 which is an integer
DeleteHi Bandmaster is one word ? is it Band Leader ? Agree, Countryman is one word like Everyman is different from every man. If so, the enumeration should be 4,6 instead of 10. If not why Balance Sheet should be 7,5? Like the media mistaking Underway with Under way ! I had split hair once before on this thin hairline called hyphen before, in the Nairobi Club in one of their Minutes with a Britisher and was proved right after a check in the dictionary. Don't say you don't have a sledge-hammer .
ReplyDeletePlease place a comma next to Hi and add Gridman before beginning the sentence. Gridman is one word, I agree !
ReplyDeleteUmamaheswar too is one word!
ReplyDeleteStrange- Chambers says 'No word' to both Bandleader & band-leader. Free dic. says both are correct.
Yeah right ! when every one makes me a female by spelling it out on paper as UMa Maheswar ! It riles me no end ! and some turn me into a North Indian by calling me Umamaheshwari -alas, One has no choice in one's birth or name.
DeleteMy Chambers version says both bandleader and bandmaster as one word!
DeleteTime to upgrade my Chambers link.
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