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1 Staff in charge of gum (6) MASTIC {MAST}{IC}
4 Behind a small sea bird (6) ASTERN {A}{S}{TERN}
9 Boy almost starts debate in African country (4) CHAD {CHA
11 Force rude doctor on ship (6) DURESS {RUDE*}{SS}
12 Remove reversing bus from land (8) SUBTRACT {BUS<=}{TRACT}
13 Are suites renovated on water bodies? (9) ESTUARIES*
15 Starts soothing patiently, a sore muscle cramp (5) SPASM Acrostic
16 Tolerate assistant without first book (5) ABIDE {A{B}IDE}
18 Honourees steal urea? Ridiculous! (9) LAUREATES*
22 Slit tote crudely with spike (8) STILETTO*
23 Sickly bird loses warmth at first (6) SALLOW S
25 Regulated variety in musical instrument (10) RESTRAINED {RE{STRAIN}ED}
26 Crave for press reportedly (4) NEED (~knead)
27 Pervert in USA district (6) SADIST [T]
28 Tyrants miss last buses at stations (6) DEPOTS DE
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1 Mother to scream, from first to last, at drivers (7) MAHOUTS {MA}{(-s)HOUT(+s)S}
2 Son unemployed? Creep! (5) SIDLE {S}{IDLE}
3 Enforcer extracts bit of truth from fraud (7) IMPOSER IMPOS
5 Cut regular diet, portray clerk (6) SCRIBE
6 Weird operations to remove new cross-eye (9) ESOTROPIA OPERATIO
8 Widest rotunda weird, convoluted (7,6) TWISTED AROUND*
14 In a riot, nude adult rose and fell (9) UNDULATED*
17 Annoys siblings, not last sister (7) BOTHERS B
19 Remains at lodge around Utah boundary (7) RESIDUE {RESID{U
20 Extricate device partly from programmers who run away (7) ELOPERS
21 Roams with receptacle in St. Kitts’ borders (6) STRAYS {TRAY} in {S
24 Slow 40 day period of love (5) LENTO {LENT}{O}
Reference List
Small = S, Ship = SS, Mother = MA, Son = S, New = N,
1 a Mastic.Mast=staff.In charge ic.Mast+ic.Gum.
ReplyDelete4 a Astern -Behind.A S mall.Tern- seabird a+s+tern.
10 a Powerboats-seavessels.Anag of bowers +atop.
7d Notices.Advertisements.pay attention-notice
12 a subtract.Remove.Reversing bus-sub+tract=land.
8d twisted around from widest rotunda
ReplyDelete13A. ESTUARIES. Direct clue = Water bodies. Anagram of Are Suites.
ReplyDelete8D. TWISTED AROUND. Direct clue = convoluted. Anagram of Widest Rotunda.
3D. IMPOSER. Direct clue = Enforcer. Imposter (Fraud) - T (Truth).
15A. SPASM. Direct clue = Muscle cramp. Initial letters of Soothing Patiently A Sore Muscle.
22A. STILETTO. Direct clue = Spike. Anagram of Slit tote.
My third comment in this blog. Hope all the annotations are correct.
All correct.
Delete27a sadist from uSADISTrict
ReplyDelete18a laureates anagram of steal urea
ReplyDelete20d elopers developers- Dev
ReplyDelete26A NEED = Crave from press (~knead)
ReplyDelete6d. Esotropia from operations-n operatios anagram
ReplyDelete1a... in-charge - IC; staff = MAST....MASTIC
ReplyDelete9A...Boy (chap) almost starts debate..(D) in African country - CHAD
11A..Force rude doctor on ship ...rude+ss (SHIP).....DURESS
13A....Anagram of are+suites.............ESTUARIES
22A....Slit tote crudely with spike...slit+tote = STILETTO
24D Slow 40 day period of love : LENTO ( LENT =40 days + O =live) is Slow
ReplyDelete9a CHAD - African Country Boy - Chap-p + d (starts debate)
ReplyDelete11a DURESS - Force; RUDE* + SS (on ship)
16a ABIDE - Tolerate; AIDE - assistance around B (first book)
23a SALLOW - Sickly; SWALLOW - bird -W [warmth at first]
28a DEPOTS - stations; DESPOTS - Tyrants -S [last buses]
1d mahouts from MA and shouts
ReplyDeleteAnno needs correction. it is not ma and shouts.
Delete23A
ReplyDeleteSallow: Swallow - w( warmth)
19D
Residue: Resid(u)e
Sorry I have posted one extra
ReplyDeleteNice to see you after a quite gap. today regular experts were not present..Mr Vasant, Dr X, KKr & Padmanaban....Col.sir, Today I was too happy that I could solve at least 10 puzzles. Thanks to Shri Col. and other experts for the guidance.
DeletePrassana, Fridays are the days when the regulars give way to the newly initiated ones in this art. It is better the regulars don't comment and give full chance to all. This is the raison'd etre for the Friday blog. Let more commenters join our ilk!
Deletegreat vasant.....The SME's (Subject Matter Expert) like you and others presence were remarkable one.
Delete8d
ReplyDeleteTwisted around——anagram of widest rotunda
4 Ac
ReplyDeleteA s tern (bird)
Astern
10ac
ReplyDeletePowerboats—— anagram bowersatop
15 Ac
ReplyDeleteS. P. A. S. M
Spasm
17 d
ReplyDeleteB(r)others
Bothers
5down Scribe = clerk.
ReplyDeleteAnno pls
DeleteYet to go
ReplyDeleteAc 25
Dn 14,21 with Anno's for 1, 5.
14D undulated -rose and fell anagram of nude adult
ReplyDelete1D Ma-mother houts first letter to last in shout (scream) -drivers
ReplyDelete21D S(tray)s
ReplyDeleteAnnos
ReplyDelete1.staff= last, ic= in charge,
5. Cut( de)from regular diet, portray= describe, scribe= clerk
25A restrained -regulated-strain in reed. Variety in musical instrument
ReplyDelete25A. Restrained - Reed musical instrument and strain is variety
ReplyDelete16a....Tolerate assistant without first book -- A{B}IDE...B from Book
ReplyDelete14d... In a riot, nude adult rose and fell---Anagram of nude+adult = UNDULATED
2D...Son unemployed? Creep!---son = S...unemployed - idle......SIDLE
25 ac regulated variety in musical instrument. RESTRAINED. musical instrument= REED and variety STRAIN. REED + STRAIN= RESTRAINED
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