INDEPENDENCE DAY GREETINGS
ACROSS
1 Copying silent actor's nervous complaint (7) MIMETIC {MIME}{TIC}
5 Nerdy types half-weak among young socialites (6) DWEEBS {D{WEak}EBS}
9 More certain ruse works catching raw beginner (5) SURER {RUSE*}{Raw}
10 One must __ __ __ not to behave like a younger person (2,4,3) BE ONES AGE [FITB]
11 Think! One periodical's in last stage (7) IMAGINE {1}{MAG}{IN}{s..gE}
12 Don't bother over crossing half-a-river in winter sport event (3,4) SKI JUMP {SKI{JUMuna}P} Is the river spelling correct?
13 Ruined one? Dead right! (5) GONER {GONE}{R}
14 Tore around in a top-class new cushioned transport (9) AEROTRAIN {A}{TORE<=}{R}{A1}{N} One R's been overlooked
16 See bluish fleet that can transport many people (9) HELIBUSES*
19 Foundation of original building to be taken in the present state (5) BASIS {Bu...g}{AS IS}
21 Most monumental one's beginning to glow repeatedly among top-rate (7) BIGGEST {B{1}{Glow}{Glow}EST}
23 Italian composer tossing endlessly in rigorous imprisonment (7) ROSSINI {R{tOSSINg}I}
24 A learner liberal in producing medicinal jars (9) ALBARELLI {A}{L}{LIBERAL*}
25 Oddly shunned, maid fired us in leave-taking (5) ADIEU {mAiD+fIrEd+Us}
26 Son's to finish satire (4,2) SEND UP {S}{END UP}
27 One carries hard piece of toast (7) SHINGLE {S{H}INGLE}Definition not clear See comments and Link over the word SHINGLE in this post now.
DOWN
1 Losing a chance, young lady beats both giant and English leader (7,3,4) MISSING THE BOAT {MISS}{BOTH+GIANT+En...h}*
2 Cattle disease caused by return of odd deluge (7) MURRAIN {RUM<=}{RAIN}
3 Dog's blunder in row (7) TERRIER {T{ERR}IER}
4 Accountant and lawyer get terrible scare in mountainside transporters (5,4) CABLE CARS {CA}{BL}{SCARE*}
5 Rainfall becomes less (5) DROPS [DD]
6 Support in extraordinary site for Thomas Gray, for one (7) ELEGIST {E{LEG}IST*}
7 Supporter saw in France artist's brilliant performance (7) BRAVURA {BRA}{VU}{RA}
8 What a shapely dieter tries to do — numbers may change, though (4,4,6) KEEP ONES FIGURE [CD]
15 Checks others before wet weather starts stampede (9) RESTRAINS {REST}{RAIN}{St...e}
17 First Lady, say, gets bile disorder — easy to make out (7) LEGIBLE {Lady}{EG}{BILE*}
18 Fuzzed up, ran past the border without discernment (7) BLEARED {BL{EAR}ED}
19 Food, mostly simple, scattered around tablecloth protector (7) BASMATI {BAS{MAT}Ic}
20 Son's sick on the move at sea (7) SAILING {S}{AILING}
22 Plant raised around 50 ideas initially (5) TULIP {raised = PUT up} around {L}{Id..s}
GRID
1 Copying silent actor's nervous complaint (7) MIMETIC {MIME}{TIC}
5 Nerdy types half-weak among young socialites (6) DWEEBS {D{WE
9 More certain ruse works catching raw beginner (5) SURER {RUSE*}{R
10 One must __ __ __ not to behave like a younger person (2,4,3) BE ONES AGE [FITB]
11 Think! One periodical's in last stage (7) IMAGINE {1}{MAG}{IN}{
12 Don't bother over crossing half-a-river in winter sport event (3,4) SKI JUMP {SKI{JUM
13 Ruined one? Dead right! (5) GONER {GONE}{R}
14 Tore around in a top-class new cushioned transport (9) AEROTRAIN {A}{TORE<=}{R}{A1}{N} One R's been overlooked
16 See bluish fleet that can transport many people (9) HELIBUSES*
19 Foundation of original building to be taken in the present state (5) BASIS {B
21 Most monumental one's beginning to glow repeatedly among top-rate (7) BIGGEST {B{1}{G
23 Italian composer tossing endlessly in rigorous imprisonment (7) ROSSINI {R{
24 A learner liberal in producing medicinal jars (9) ALBARELLI {A}{L}{LIBERAL*}
26 Son's to finish satire (4,2) SEND UP {S}{END UP}
27 One carries hard piece of toast (7) SHINGLE {S{H}INGLE}
DOWN
1 Losing a chance, young lady beats both giant and English leader (7,3,4) MISSING THE BOAT {MISS}{BOTH+GIANT+E
2 Cattle disease caused by return of odd deluge (7) MURRAIN {RUM<=}{RAIN}
3 Dog's blunder in row (7) TERRIER {T{ERR}IER}
4 Accountant and lawyer get terrible scare in mountainside transporters (5,4) CABLE CARS {CA}{BL}{SCARE*}
5 Rainfall becomes less (5) DROPS [DD]
6 Support in extraordinary site for Thomas Gray, for one (7) ELEGIST {E{LEG}IST*}
7 Supporter saw in France artist's brilliant performance (7) BRAVURA {BRA}{VU}{RA}
8 What a shapely dieter tries to do — numbers may change, though (4,4,6) KEEP ONES FIGURE [CD]
15 Checks others before wet weather starts stampede (9) RESTRAINS {REST}{RAIN}{S
17 First Lady, say, gets bile disorder — easy to make out (7) LEGIBLE {L
18 Fuzzed up, ran past the border without discernment (7) BLEARED {BL{EAR}ED}
19 Food, mostly simple, scattered around tablecloth protector (7) BASMATI {BAS{MAT}I
20 Son's sick on the move at sea (7) SAILING {S}{AILING}
22 Plant raised around 50 ideas initially (5) TULIP {raised = PUT up} around {L}{I
GRID
12AC +1. I know Jumna is the alternate spelling for Jamuna
ReplyDeleteBut there is a river, JUMANA in Bangladesh. Maybe GM has this river in mind.
DeleteI found this on googling.
Its jamuna, yamuna is jumna.
DeleteJumuna, Jamuna what's the difference. As Shakespeare or was it our Bill who said, what's in a name :-)
Delete27a SOS, chipped beef on toast
ReplyDeleteI don't know. All I know about shingles is that it is a popular disease in USA among elders
DeleteThanks, didn't know this!
DeleteCV Sir has raised the bar during this run, imho
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ReplyDeleteHurray!!! 3rd day in a row I got 100% Gridman right. I am thrill..............ed!!!
ReplyDeleteThanx to all of you & ur teaching!!!
Please clarify - 18D anno - BLED around EAR ? How???
Thax once more...
Bled:"printing said of an illustration or other printed matter: to extend or be extended beyond the trimmed size of a page"
DeleteDiscernmen:perceive, eye/ear.
...and 'without' is to be taken as opposite of 'without' and not as 'without discernment'. I was misled for a while.
DeleteThanks! ~H.Gowri :)
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