Three answers as usual till 6 PM. (Annotations compulsory)
Please provide all your answers in one comment.
ACROSS
8 Fruit slaughter but not about right! (6)
9 Withstood war of devolution? No, no! (8)
10 Cool talcum powder line of business (8)
11 Sudden power of politician surrounded by corruption (6)
12 Promotion in daily spread (6)
13 16DN is at sea and fit for navigation (8)
15 Family name goes up due to motion (7)
17 End-to-end Walt Disney creation (7)
20 American state American shade American act (8)
22 We sit to-do nothing knowing (4,2)
23 Password that works like magic oil! (6)
25 Encountered a pro reportedly in figure of speech (8)
26 Broad-based Tom is a heavy drinker, burning out coal (8)
27 Setter put forward with half of them in the same book (6)
DOWN
1 Take away someone by force to China. (8)
2 Drug zone or otherwise the very beginning? (6,4)
3 A secretive person’s head sacrificed for unknown surgical instrument (6)
4 Sacred remains for spiritual protection? (4,3)
5 Clean sweep. It’s one thing at a time (8)
6 See you later in Chicago frequently (4)
7 This partner may not see eye to eye (3,3)
14 Germ-free insect decapitated on time in long story (10)
16 She is a young woman reportedly, American (8)
18 Fool and scoundrel without heart of sum and substance (8)
19 Mantra in reach is more than necessary (3,4)
21 Old and new? Yes. Disconnected! (3-3)
22 Badly hit in success, not over (6)
24 Long private seal of authority without limits (4)
Across Lite version can be accessed at KKR 21
Enjoy.
19d TO OM UCH
ReplyDelete6d C I A O
2D GROUND ZERO*
1D SHANGHAI DD
ReplyDelete2D GROUND ZERO (DRUG ZONE OR)*
12A CH(AD)AR
Making up for 2D
ReplyDelete15A KIN +ETIC<
Well done Ram and Vasant! That was very fast
ReplyDelete2D: GROUND ZERO (DRUG+ZONE+OR)* = THE VERY BEGINNING
ReplyDelete5D: STEPWISE (SWEEP+ITS)* = ONE THING AT A TIME
22D: WITHIN (WI(HIT)N) = NOT OVER
You can take one more for repeat
DeleteREPLACEMENT FOR 2D
ReplyDeleteMETAPHOR (MET)(A)(FOR~) = a figure of speech
Thanks Venkatesan!
Delete25A- Metaphor- Figure of speech
ReplyDelete(MET)A (PHOR). 'Pro reportedly giving 'Phor'?
22D- Within-Not over
W(ith)*in
14D- Antiseptic- Germ free
pro->for~phor
Delete11A Sudden power of politician surrounded by corruption (6) P + RO(MP)T
ReplyDelete14D Germ-free insect decapitated on time in long story (10) (m)ANTIS + EP(T)IC
24D Long private seal of authority without limits (4) (c)ACHE(t)
Thanks Fraz!
DeleteSorry. Anno for 14D-
ReplyDelete(ANT(IS)EP(T)IC
Ant- insect
Time in long story- EP(T)IC
IS from? Did I miss something?
See Fraz's anno, Paddy!
DeleteOh! I took the easy way out- ant for mantis. My mistake. sorry.
DeleteCheer up, Paddy! You can start afresh, I think, with the repeats.
Delete23A : SESAME (CD) As in Open Sesame!
ReplyDeleteIt is not CD, MB
DeleteDD?
DeleteThanks :)
Delete23 across; SESAME -- password= open sesame! also refers to sesame oil
ReplyDelete27 across: IBIDEM= Setter= I+ Put forward= BID = half of them= EM = in the same
ReplyDelete16 down: ISABELLE== Female name IS A BELLE= american lass
ReplyDeleteRequires tweaking Raju
DeleteNoted, thanks ! I was in ahurry to finish my third !
Delete20A : COLORADO {COLOR}{A}{DO}
ReplyDeleteShe is a young woman reportedly, American (8)
ReplyDeleteIsabella-She
Is A to be put as it as add Bell a homophone of Belle( a young woman) add A (American)
13A 16DN is at sea and fit for navigation (8)
Sailable (fit for navigation)
Anagram of Isabella(16D)
9A Withstood war of devolution? No, no! (8)
Outlived(Withstood)
Anagram of Devolution without N(No, No)
9a- Typo-I think it should be without 'No'.(No no)
DeleteKKR In KRACKLING heat- while cluing 10 across. I loved the annotation !
DeleteWell done Srinidhi, as always!
ReplyDeleteReplacement-
ReplyDelete7D- Pen pal- CD. They do not see eye to eye- read,meet.
Good one.
My third
ReplyDelete17A : DESTINY {-Wal(T)} i.e T in {Disney*}
Thanks MB!
DeleteCorrection anno : {T+DISNEY}*
Delete4D- Holy ash- Sacred remains
ReplyDeleteGives spiritual protection.
26A CATHOLIC cat+(-alco)* holic
ReplyDelete10A IN+DUST+RY
18D NIT+ROG(-u)E+N
Thanks Doc!
DeleteKKR in Kracking summer heat mood! I loved the annotation of 10 across
ReplyDeleteThanks Raju! What about your balance quota?
Delete+1
DeleteIf Raju takes one and the balance three by Prasad, we come to the end.
Delete+2 For 10Ac clue and its annotation!
DeleteRemaining clues:
ReplyDeleteACROSS 8 AND 22
DOWN 3 AND 21
Dr Nabar: Youmust be certainly familiar with 3 down ? well clued, KKR gaaru !
ReplyDeleteyes. well clued
DeleteSuper grid KKR! My COD is 18Dn NITROGEN.
ReplyDeleteClever use of 'and' for N as in Rock-n-Roll.
Thanks MB
Delete8a cherry slaughter: butchery -but about R
ReplyDelete3d XYSTER X(-o)yster
22A wise to (we sit)*O
Thanks Prasad!
DeleteRaju, can you take the remaining Down 21?
ReplyDeletesorry ! I finished the grid and went away. 21 down is indeed ONE WAY--- OLD=O +NEW +AY for yes ?
DeleteYes
DeletePaddy, you too can take I think.
ReplyDelete21D One way o=old,New=new,Ay=yes
ReplyDeleteThank you KKR.
ReplyDelete21D- I have a little doubt, but I will still take it.
One way.
O NEW Y(ES). A from 'and'?
Happy Tamil New Year's Day to everyone. I seem to be in a minority in this!
We call it Vihari year.
Puthandu greetings Paddy!
DeleteIt is VIKARI in Telugu-speaking states. I think you made a type?
In Tamil 'ka' is sometimes pronounces as 'ha'. It is written with the Tamil alphabet 'ka'.
DeleteYes, Paddy. I remember that. But it is mentioned as விகாரி in google.
DeleteHappy New Year Paddy and all Tamilians!
Delete6D......C I A O FROM......CHICAGO. MR.KKR. FANTASTIC PUZZLE. HAVE A NICE DAY. I AM IN UTTARAKHAND FOR HOLY TRIP.
ReplyDeleteFrom Amritsar to Uttarkhand? Have a nice holy day.
DeleteTHANK YOU SIR.
DeleteThanks you Prasanna Rao
DeleteManu's anno clears my doubt.Yes is Aye as well as Ay?
ReplyDeleteThank you KKR for some nice clues. Had a good time.
ReplyDeleteThanks to you all for sparing some time to my grid.
ReplyDeleteThanks to Col and the blog.
Puthandu greetings to all Tamil-speaking friends!
ReplyDeleteJust reached Coimbatore from Masinagudi.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the special KKR.