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ACROSS
1 Regular cadence interrupted by Leo's blundering in the teen years (11) ADOLESCENCE {AD{LEOS*}CENCE*}
9 Yankee entering the Lok Sabha is captivated by the roles of a mythological character (7) ULYSSES {U{L{Y}S}SES}
10 A gift from the office to discard the informal information after setback (6) LEGACY {GEL<=}{A
11 Farm with an upward slope (5) RAISE [DD]
12 Dangerous python constricting a duck in a violent storm (7) TYPHOON {TYPH{O}ON*}
15 Announced film about an animal shelter (4) COTE (~coat)
16 High pitch resulting from a health problem appearing after a quiet run (10) SHRILLNESS {SH}{R}{ILLNESS}
18 Celebration at sea after the run out is evident (10) NOTICEABLE CELEBrATION*
20 Son misplaced pipe with the part of a brake (4) SHOE (+s)SHO(-s)E
23 One exiled by the Oriental to invoke a positive feeling in a royal family member (7) EMPRESS (-i+e)EMPRESS
24 Force resulting in things getting done without realization? (5) HABIT [CD]
26 Letters from tourists enchanted by a type of green tea (6) SENCHA [T]
27 Violent windstorm making rust return to the round tops of the oil drums and nails (7) TORNADO {ROT}<={O
28 Rude Gilbert shot for making an instrument possibly dangerous for epileptics (6,5) STROBE LIGHT*
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2 Rag in a windstorm (6) DUSTER [DD]
3 Heard famous Hungarian composer's record (4) LIST (~liszt)
4 Disguised sibyl taking in a student with a crumpled lily is a fool (5,5) SILLY BILLY {SIL{L}YB*}{LILY*}
5 Get wood varnish without a bill after Peggy loses margins on a thin kind of porcelain (8) EGGSHELL {
6 Refusal to come up for participation in a revolution in a violent storm (7) CYCLONE {CYCL{NO<=}E}
7 Shade protecting a bishop with a single container in a violent storm (9) HURRICANE {HU{RR}{1}{CAN}E}
8 Man left out by a kettledrums player for a person operating a keyboard ... (6) TYPIST TY
13 ... takes peach jam for a miserly person (10) CHEAPSKATE*
14 Statement in the article about a braid held up with a triumphant cry (9) ASSERTION {A{1 TRESS<=}{O}N}
17 Pam ignored macroscopic changes resulting in a sandstorm (8) SCIROCCO
19 Saint getting rid of the king in a bad mood in the violent windstorm (7) TEMPEST TEMPE(-r+st)ST
21 Focus on the price limit for a wheel accessory (6) HUBCAP {HUB}{CAP}
22 A poor mouse could live here (6) CHURCH [CD]
25 Small bag made with the help of some quiet Uighurs (4) ETUI [T]
GRID
Surprising, no comments till now!
ReplyDeleteIt looks like a holiday in certain regions on account of Muharram.
DeleteHence a late start.
Or most of them don't feel Rookies anymore!
Delete12A. Dangerous python constricting a duck in a violent STORM. TYPHOON. {pyth{o}on}*
ReplyDelete27A. VIOLENT WINDSTORM making rust return to the round tops of the Oil Drums And Nails. TORNADO. {rot}<={N}{A}{D}{O}
5D. Get wood varnish without a bill after Peggy loses margins on a THIN KIND OF PORCELAIN. EGGSHELL. {Peggy}-py +{shellac}-ac
27a syntax correction required
Delete1a: adolescence - (cadence+Leo’s)*
ReplyDelete23a - to invoke a positive feeling - Impress, one = I exiled by the Oriental = E. Impress becomes Empress = Royal Family member.
ReplyDelete16A health problem = illness after quiet = Sh, Run = r, shrillness = high pitch
28A Gilbert+shot anagram, instrument possibly dangerous for epileptics = strobe light.
2D Rag = Duster = Windstorm
ReplyDelete4D SillyBilly sibyl+l(student)+lily
ReplyDeleteIt's actually L in anagram of SIBYL plus anagram of LILY
Delete9A Ulysses LS+y(from Yankee)+uses(from roles)
ReplyDeleteTo be shown as {U{L{Y}S}SES}
Delete22A Church (Poor mice)
ReplyDeletePlease note the limit is three answers per commenter
Delete25D ETUI quiET UIg....
ReplyDelete19D TEMPEST tempe (r)st
6D CYCLONE cycl(no reversed)e
Oops, sorry I thought it was 5 answers
ReplyDeleteYet to be solved
ReplyDeleteAcross - 10, 11, 18, 20, 24, 26
Down - 7, 8, 13, 14, 17, 21
7d Hurricane {HU (RR) 1 (CAN) E} Hue covering Bishop and one container
ReplyDelete17d Scirocco (Macroscopic - Pam)
18a Noticeable (Celebration - r)
26A SENCHA tourist(S ENCHA)nted ->T
ReplyDelete13D CHEAPSKATE ( Takes peach )*
17D SCIROCCO (macroscopic - PAM)*
8d- typ(m)ist
ReplyDelete8d: typist - tym̷pa̷n̷ist
ReplyDeletePl. check if it is just M.
ReplyDeleteVariant spelling of Timpanist is Tympanist. So delete 'man' from Tympanist to get TYPIST. Doctor is correct.
Deletepaddy must have meant neelam @1033
DeleteYes
DeleteYes! Yes!! The timing 10:41 am by both Dr & Paddy leads to what you mean in your post above. My apologies to Paddy.
DeleteMy post @ 12:49 was in response to Sree Sree @ 12:34
DeleteCompensating for 17D
ReplyDelete11A RAISE DD = ( Farm ) with an (upward slope)
18A- Noticeable- RO run out removed from celebration-- noticeable is evident
ReplyDeleteslight correction in anno
Delete10A) Defn: A gift; Soln:LEGACY; Anno:{GEL<=+A(-gen)CY}; AGENCY from “office”; GEL from “set”; Reverse Indicator = back;
ReplyDeleteInformal information = GEN
Delete20a: SHOE {(+S)HO(-S)E} = part of a break
ReplyDelete14Dn : Statement in the article about a braid held up with a triumphant cry (9) ASSERTION {A}{SSERT<=}{I ON.. ~ I won}
ReplyDeleteI read it as {A(ITRESS<=)(O)N};
DeleteAN for "article"; ITRESS for "a braid"; O for triumphant cry
I think yours is correct. Thanks. :)
Delete"a" braid or "a" triumphant ?
Deletei HAVE POSTED 2 CLUES WHICH ARE NOT REFLECTED.........11 AND 12 AC
ReplyDelete11AC = RAISE
12. Dangerous python constricting a duck in a violent storm (7)....Anagram of Python + O from duck = Typhoon
Prasanna Rao, your posts are reflected in yesterday's blog! (At 10:27 am)
DeleteOH..MY GOD..SORRY. let me take care in future
DeletePending
ReplyDeleteAcross 15, 24 and
Down 3, 21
15a. COTE (COAT)
ReplyDelete3D. LIST (LISZT)
21D. HUBCAP
21d. Focus HUB Price limit CAP.
ReplyDelete15a: cote(=shelter) - cote(~coat=film)
ReplyDeleteONE CLUE IS OF MINE ........2 POSTED ALREADY.
ReplyDelete3 down....famous hungarian composer.......is Hungarian Rhapsodies by composer Franz Lis(z)t = LIST
3D- List(ened)
ReplyDelete24A- Habit.
ReplyDeleteIs it a CD?
not really.
DeleteHow do you parse it? Easy?
DeleteI could not find any wp.
think things=clothes
DeleteIs it from the idiom "force of habit"?
DeleteYes, habit is also clothes.
DeleteBut I can't understand 'getting done without realisation'.
realisation: end, habits without end.
DeleteThis should mean 'force of habit' as PV says.
Deletesemi &lit
Delete3d: list(dd) - (Liszt~list)&record(list)
ReplyDelete13D..cheapstake..aanagram of takes peach for miserly prson.
ReplyDeleteIt is CHEAPSKATE*
DeleteHope it is typo error.
Stormy puzzle today!
ReplyDeleteToday we could not see Mr.Vasant who spontaneously post the clues in-time.....
ReplyDeleteThanks for remembering Prassana. Busy day at work.
Delete24AC Force resulting in things getting done without realization? (5) HABIT [CD]
ReplyDeleteI felt it could be DD
FORCE=IMPULSE
things getting done without realization=IMPULSE
imu, its either DD or semi.
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