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ACROSS
1 With three foreign articles, note is said to be where the sub is hidden (5,3,3) UNDER THE SEA {UN}{DER}{THE}{SEA}(~ c)
9 Grand, without ace put in danger (7) IMPERIL IMPERI
10 If you get money for this, it is profit obtained by little effort (3,4) OLD ROPE [CD]
11 Heart of cricket team is in art film (5) INDIE {
12 A loose pig tortured? Say 'Sorry!' (9) APOLOGISE*
13 Secret heart of victors... (5) INNER
15 ...not the same and, without hesitation, I'd add, reserved (9) DIFFIDENT DIFF(-er+i'd)IDENT
18 Something wrong reported by the half-sister in the making of compounds (9) SYNTHESIS (~sin){SYN}{THE}{SIS
21 The sort of care that is only skin-deep? (5) DERMA [CD]
22 Alas, saint turns attacker (9) ASSAILANT*
24 Note householder finally stripping messy water plant (5) CRESS {C}{
26 A writer's credit (7) ASCRIBE {A}{SCRIBE}
27 Listener, as a consequence, is worldly (7) EARTHEN {EAR}{THEN}
28 Good couple's half-simply belting out religious songs (6,5) GOSPEL MUSIC {G}{COUPLES+SIM
DOWN
1 You finally find one drunk in bondage getting services (9) UTILITIES {
2 Drugged daughter dead after over-exercise (5) DOPED {D}{O}{PE}{D}
3 Heart brought about by element? (4,5) RARE EARTH {HEART}* [RA]
4 Tackle man with wagon drawn up (7) HALYARD {HAL}{DRAY<=}
5 Tarry for a bit with saint, having operation cancelled (4-3) STOP-OFF {ST}{OP}{OFF}
6 Australian girl out of hearing (5) AUDIO {AU}{DI}{O}
7 Tower over active individual carrying explosive device (8) DOMINEER {DO{MINE}ER}
8 Telugu leader put in charge of grand party (4) FETE {FE{T
14 Convent woman heard of that kind that is matchless (8) NONESUCH (~nun){NONE}{SUCH}
16 In one short month, old eccentric displays lack of propriety (9) INDECORUM {IN}{DEC}{O}{RUM}
17 Constrain outings of aeronautical speeds (9) TRANSONIC*
19 With these, we have ability to keep balance on moving ship (3,4) SEA LEGS [CD]
20 Do you see? Part of his other establishment? (2,5) SO THERE [T]
22 A girl leaves society — so sorry! (4) ALAS {A}{LAS
23 Speaking out: village officer's out to get fringe benefit (5) ICING
25 Body of beliefs of those taking drug to the head (5) ETHOS (+e)ETHOS(-e)
Reference List
Ace = A, Note = C, Drunk = LIT, Daughter = D, Dead = D, Over = O, Girl = DI, Out = O, Old = O, Society = S, Village Officer = VO
9A IMPERIL = put in danger (imperiAl- A)
ReplyDelete12A APOLOGISE = Say sorry ( a loose pig anagram)
22A ASSAILANT = attacker (alas Saint anagram)
23D ICING = fringe benefit(VOicing- VO)
17D TRANSONIC= aeronautical speed(constraint anagram)
3dn rear hearth (RA)
ReplyDelete1dn utilities u ti(lit)es
20 dn so there (T)
13 ac inner w(inner)s
18ac synthesis syn (sin)+the+sis(ter)
3D. Looks like a typo. Pls correct
Delete1 d utilities-services.u+t(I lit)ies.one drynk-i lit in bondage-ties
ReplyDelete18 a Synthesis.something wrong reported sin-syn+the sis-half of sister.
16 d indecorum-lack of propriety.in+Dec(short month)o-old+rum=eccentric.
27 a earthen-worldly.ear-listener.as a consequence-then.earthen.
21.A Derma. sort of care for skin-Derma.
Compensating for 18a
ReplyDelete22 d alas.-sorry. girl-lass- society.a+las.
3dn rare earth
ReplyDelete22a Assailant anagram from alas +saint
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ReplyDeleteAnnos?
Delete22A - Alas + saint = ASSAILANT turns attacker
ReplyDelete26A - A writer's credit ..A+ WRITER = SCRIBE.....ASCRIBE
11A....cricket team ....INDIA
20D... Do you see? Part of hiS OTHER Establishment......[T]
27A.. Listener = EAR ; consequence = THEN.....EARTHEN
Delete15 Ac
ReplyDeleteDiff (Er) I’d ent
Diffident
24 Ac
ReplyDeleteC(r)Es
Cress
8d: fete(grand party) - {fe(te̷l̷u̷g̷u̷)e=charge}
ReplyDelete11ac
ReplyDeleteIndie
West Indies cricket team of late is known as Windies. Hence heart of 'W INDIE S' is INDIE. Hope this is what setter had intended.
DeleteMB sir...in this case my answer is wrong...mentioned was INDIA. but, I could not get the perfect anno for INDIE. Heart of Windie is not convincing the answer. experts Mr Col. may solve.
Delete11A Definition is Art Film.
DeleteFrom free dictionary : . indie - an independent film company not associated with an established studio.
OH....Thank you sir....glad to inform that I have been transferred to Bhilai from Amritsar. have a nice day
Delete2 Dn Drugged daughter dead after over-exercise (5). DOPED {D+O+PE+D}
ReplyDeleteDaughter D, over O, exercise PE, dead D.
28A: GOSPEL MUSIC {G+COUPLES+SIM(-PLE)}* = RELIGIOUS SONGS
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ReplyDeleteNo annotation, hence deleted
Delete24A Note = c
ReplyDeletehouseholdeR finally = R
Stripping messy = (m)ess(y)
C+r+ess = cress = water plant.
2D Daughter - D
Dead = D
Over = O
exercise = PE
Dead after over exercise = OPE+D
D+o+pe+d = Doped = Drugged
6D
Australian = Au
Girl = Di
Out = O
Au+di+o = hearing
7D -Domineer(Active individual -doer; Explosive device-Mine)
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ReplyDelete5D-Stop off( Saint-ST with Operations-OP; cancelled -Off)
ReplyDelete4D. TACKLE man with wagon drawn up. HALYARD. {HAL} {DRAY}<=
ReplyDelete4d: halyard(tackle) - {(hal=male name)+(dray<=wagon)}
ReplyDelete10a: old rope(CD)
5d: stop off(tarry) - {(st=saint)+(op=operation)+(off=cancelled)}
7d: domineer(tower over) - {do(mine)er)}
Steadyhands92. Are you a new comer here ? If so, perhaps you don’t know that besides giving the solutions, you have to give the annotations also, as to how you arrived at the answers. Please do so and note for future .
ReplyDeleteYes, I am new. Will keep that in mind. Thank you.
Delete1A. Under the sea Un Der The (three foreign articles) Sea (C hp)
ReplyDelete25d Ethos E (ecstasy/drug) those (-e which goes to the top)
14D- Nonesuch
ReplyDeleteConvent woman- Nun
Heard of - None
Of that kind- Such
Def.- Matchless
Surprised to note that there are still some clues to be solved