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4. Seaming wicket in Glamorgan, primarily seen by the beginning of summer at England (6) SEWING {Summer}{E}{W}{IN}{Glamorgan}
9. One against 13? Time to regret (4) TRUE {T}{RUE}
10. Had copies distributed earlier on pressure from Bishop's office (10) EPISCOPATE {COPIES*}{P}{ATE}
11. In Ottawa, Sabina gets a spice (6) WASABI (T)
12. Too many administrators and headman, a vanity to the extremes (3-5) TOP-HEAVY {TOP-}{HE}{A}{VanitY}
13. A new crime's now on? False (9) INSINCERE {I}{N}{SIN}{CE}{RE}
15. Kings are tyrants, heartless going to wars pointlessly (5) TSARS {TyrantS}{wARS}
16. Started to pray for Sun, to begin with shower to go away (5) BEGUN {BEG}{sUN}
18. Butler in terrible mood after being dismissed; crowd is backing (5-4) MAJOR-DOMO {{RO}{JAM}<=}{MOOD*}
22. Wrong name, also name in memoirs wrongly spelled (8) MISNOMER {N} in {MEMOIRS*}
23. Small place; has faulty shower (6) SPLASH {S}{PL}{HAS*}
25. Mock doctor, a miser spending some money at charity event (10) FUNDRAISER {FUN}{DR}{A}{mISER}
26. Out in the morning and wander (4) ROAM {RO}{AM}
27. A den made over anew essentially, for a group of nine (6) ENNEAD {A+DEN*} around {aNEw}
28. Hat on forehead? Perhaps he is absent (6) FEDORA {FOREHEAD-HE*}
2. Article about king at a battlefield (5) ARENA {A{RE}N}{A}
3. Best set sent back in European Community? Sad (7) ELEGIAC {E{{AI}{GEL}<=C}
5. Avoid English, Science and Physical Education at the beginning (6) ESCAPE {E}{SC}{And}{Physical}{Education}
6. Influenced with leader being absent, aimed to control media, perhaps (9) IMPRESSED {aIM{PRESS}ED}
7. Recover and turn up (3,4) GET OVER (DD)
8. Award for winner's biased perhaps (8,5) VICTORIA CROSS {VICTOR}{1 ACROSS} Biased is the solution to 1 across in this grid
14. Extinct creature? UN doing a clone using an egg (9) IGUANODON {UN+DOING+A*} around {O}
17. Gourmet's imposing, needs curries often (7) EPICURE {EPIC}{cUrRiEs}
19. Watch two balls; wait (7) OBSERVE {O}{B}{SERVE}
20. Cosmetic used by mother to conceal a blemish (7) MASCARA {M{A}{SCAR}A}
21. Animal could be a chimp, a langur in captivity (6) IMPALA (T)
24. Clumsy old guard; dud, should be sacked for being slow (5) LARGO {OLD+GUARD-DUD*}
GRID
Across
1. Unfair to retain bureaucrats in an area (6) BIASED {B{IAS}ED}4. Seaming wicket in Glamorgan, primarily seen by the beginning of summer at England (6) SEWING {S
9. One against 13? Time to regret (4) TRUE {T}{RUE}
10. Had copies distributed earlier on pressure from Bishop's office (10) EPISCOPATE {COPIES*}{P}{ATE}
11. In Ottawa, Sabina gets a spice (6) WASABI (T)
12. Too many administrators and headman, a vanity to the extremes (3-5) TOP-HEAVY {TOP-}{HE}{A}{V
13. A new crime's now on? False (9) INSINCERE {I}{N}{SIN}{CE}{RE}
15. Kings are tyrants, heartless going to wars pointlessly (5) TSARS {T
16. Started to pray for Sun, to begin with shower to go away (5) BEGUN {BEG}{
18. Butler in terrible mood after being dismissed; crowd is backing (5-4) MAJOR-DOMO {{RO}{JAM}<=}{MOOD*}
22. Wrong name, also name in memoirs wrongly spelled (8) MISNOMER {N} in {MEMOIRS*}
23. Small place; has faulty shower (6) SPLASH {S}{PL}{HAS*}
25. Mock doctor, a miser spending some money at charity event (10) FUNDRAISER {FUN}{DR}{A}{
26. Out in the morning and wander (4) ROAM {RO}{AM}
27. A den made over anew essentially, for a group of nine (6) ENNEAD {A+DEN*} around {
28. Hat on forehead? Perhaps he is absent (6) FEDORA {FOREHEAD-HE*}
Down
1. Promise once more, to follow Bible and keep reading (7) BARGAIN {B}{A{R}GAIN}2. Article about king at a battlefield (5) ARENA {A{RE}N}{A}
3. Best set sent back in European Community? Sad (7) ELEGIAC {E{{AI}{GEL}<=C}
5. Avoid English, Science and Physical Education at the beginning (6) ESCAPE {E}{SC}{A
6. Influenced with leader being absent, aimed to control media, perhaps (9) IMPRESSED {
7. Recover and turn up (3,4) GET OVER (DD)
8. Award for winner's biased perhaps (8,5) VICTORIA CROSS {VICTOR}{1 ACROSS} Biased is the solution to 1 across in this grid
14. Extinct creature? UN doing a clone using an egg (9) IGUANODON {UN+DOING+A*} around {O}
17. Gourmet's imposing, needs curries often (7) EPICURE {EPIC}{
19. Watch two balls; wait (7) OBSERVE {O}{B}{SERVE}
20. Cosmetic used by mother to conceal a blemish (7) MASCARA {M{A}{SCAR}A}
21. Animal could be a chimp, a langur in captivity (6) IMPALA (T)
24. Clumsy old guard; dud, should be sacked for being slow (5) LARGO {OLD+GUARD-DUD*}
Reference List
Colour/Font Scheme
Bureaucrats=IAS, Wicket=W, England=E, Time=T, Pressure=P, Man=He, A=I, New=N, Now=CE (Common Era), On=Re, Being dismissed=RO (Run Out), Name=N, Out=RO (Run Out), In the morning=AM
Bible=B, Reading=R, Article=An, King=RE (Rex Edward), Best=AI (A-One), European Community=EC, English=E, Science=Sc, Egg=O, Ball=O, Ball=B
Bible=B, Reading=R, Article=An, King=RE (Rex Edward), Best=AI (A-One), European Community=EC, English=E, Science=Sc, Egg=O, Ball=O, Ball=B
Definition, Solution, Component letters, Embedded links, Theme word, Anagram Indicator, C/C indicator, Reversal Indicator, Hidden word Indicator, Letter Pick indicator, Deletion Indicator, Homophone Indicator, Movement Indicator, Positional Indicator, Substitution, Indicator, Link/Connector, Extraneous
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Just got back after spending the whole day at the San Diego Zoo.
ReplyDeleteWhen was the last time you visited a zoo?
DeleteI remember I visited in 2008 in Nainital.
Wherever there is a Zoo which is worth visiting in India I have been there. However, some of the Zoo's in India are in a pathetic state
DeleteGood fun! Thanks Afterdark
ReplyDeleteI remember my visit to Milwaukee zoo in 1996 when I visited my niece in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Later in 2006 or so I may have visited a zoo somewhere in California. In Chennai I am surrounded by denizens of zoo like those who paste an obit/party poster right on the road signboard or the pillars of Metro line.
ReplyDeleteWelcome Ramesh after a long gap.
ReplyDeleteStrangely, we don't visit a zoo while in India. My last visit to a zoo was also in U.S.- may be in 2010. Nicely put by CV about denizens of zoo living outside!
The ref. list is long and I counted 25!
ReplyDeleteI feel it is rarely so high,including a few doubles.
+1
DeleteNambam:I have answered your query in yesterday's blog.
ReplyDeleteWelcome here.
Nanban: Welcome to the blog dear friend (Nanban)
ReplyDeleteIf you are new to CW, this is the place to be in, where you can learn a lot and be an expert very soon, as some have become here.