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Please submit all your answers in one comment.
ACROSS
8 Read and chant, not planned (6)
9 Support around one name confused vassal (8)
10 Horrible! Miscreant kicked out small worker, it's an offence (5)
11 Waste deliveries, finish after pressure (9)
12 Child leaves room giving warning signal (5)
14 Charm crazy fans, act including one second heroine (9)
16 Great ego, a desire perhaps to leave a dispute unresolved (5,2,8)
18 Graphic matches I can initially play (9)
20 Gadget from MIG flying around zoo almost crashed (5)
21 Ask Borges about finches (9)
22 This posture was analysed within (5)
25 So about to score a double century, westbound setter on party (8)
26 Still many howl inside (6)
DOWN
1 Just strong breeze (4)
2 First man on cot with English novel by Eliot (4,4)
3 Setter climbs up with Australia's Second bird (3)
4 Changed living knack, idea is still active (5,3,7)
5 Try that man, an artist with box (4,1,4)
6 At first war ends, arranges pact over nuclear missile, say (6)
7 Headmaster can be average ? (10)
13 Old lady with girl in charge has skill for witchcraft (5,5)
15 Ban e-cigarettes, maybe it's essential for a plan (9)
17 Refuses to comment about profits ! On the contrary (8)
19 For beginners English and Science (basic Chemistry) is like learning A,B,C…(4,2)
23 Arrange one new gas for ad light (4)
24 Advantage to have wagon (3)
Across Lite version can be accessed at SARAL 10
Enjoy.
24d VAN (T)
ReplyDelete15D STRATEGIC (CIGARETTES-E)*
4D ALIVE AND KICKING*
8a RANDOM; not planned;{R}{AND}{OM}
ReplyDelete26A: ANYHOW (T)
ReplyDelete22A: ASANA (T)
17A: SCHEMATIC (MATCHES+I+C..)*
16A AGREE TO DISAGREE (great ego a desire)*
ReplyDelete1Dn EMU - {ME<=}{(-A)U}
ReplyDelete10ac
ReplyDeleteCRIME: offence
Miscreant kicked out s(small) and
ant(worker) gives micre anagram of crime
In 10ac horrible is anagram indicator
ReplyDelete7d MAINSTREAM; average; {MAIN}{MASTER*}
ReplyDelete2Dn ADAM BEDE - {ADAM}{BED}{E±
ReplyDelete1dn
ReplyDeleteFAIR : just
F (strong) AIR(breeze)
18A SCHEMATIC. Anagram of (MATCHESIC) C from can initially Def: graphic
ReplyDelete11ac
ReplyDeleteDeliveries: overs
Pressure: p
Finish: end
OVERSPEND: waste
11 a. OVERSPEND= waste. delivereries= OVERS+ P+END
ReplyDelete10 a. CRIME- offence- Miscreant, delete ant + anagram
5 down. HEAR A CASE= try. HE + a RA an artist +case= box
9AC L[I]EG+EMAN*
ReplyDelete14AC FASC[I]NAT+E E from second letter of heroine
25AC O[CC A<]S<+I+ ON
My 3rd
ReplyDelete14Ac FASCINATE - {FANS+ACT+I+E}*
You cannot exceed your quota giving this as an excuse in the future
ReplyDeleteIncorrect answer
ReplyDeleteIn place of 14Ac
ReplyDelete5Dn HEAR A CASE - {HE}{AR}{A}{CASE}
HE A - an, RA - Artist, CASE
DeleteYet to be solved
ReplyDeleteAcross - 12, 20
Down - 6, 13, 19
9a LIEGEMAN {L(IEG}{NAME*}
ReplyDelete12a AMBER {CHAMBER - CH}
25a OCCASION {S(A CC<<)O<}{I}{ON}
Typo anno 9a
Delete{L(I)EG}{NAME*}
12a Amber (chamber-ch)
ReplyDelete7d Mainstream (Main)(master*)
13d Magic trick (ma)(g)(ic) (trick)
20A: GIZMO Angaram of MIG + ZO (zoo almost) def. Gadget
ReplyDeleteFor 12a
ReplyDelete6d Weapon (Acrostic)
13D: MA (old lady) GIC (girl in charge) TRICK (skill) Def:witchcraft
ReplyDelete19D: EAS (beginning of English and science) Y (? Unsure if basic chemistry) AS (like)
ReplyDeleteLast letter of Chemistry.
DeleteIf only....
ReplyDeleteThe special had been published really at 8.30!!!!
10:30 is better on a Sunday perhaps.
DeleteThank you Saral. Had a good time solving,though I missed the fun of participation.
ReplyDeleteThanks a lot sir 🙏
DeleteThanks for the special LV
ReplyDeleteThanks sir for publishing it on a special day 🙏
DeleteIncorrect.
ReplyDeleteCorrect anno for 23D- Neon- {One N(ew)}*- gas for ad light
ReplyDeleteThanks all 🙂
ReplyDeleteGuessed it's a ladies crossword today. Thanks for the women's day special.
ReplyDeleteGreetings to LV and other members of this family!!!
ReplyDeleteLV, you have kept all the members with your crossie today! Thanks
Thanks sir 🙂
DeleteLovely Puzzle LV. Loved the two long ones: Alive and Kicking and Agree to disagree. Thanks for including Adam Bede, a personal favourite ( as all George Elliot Novels are: Mill on the Floss, Silas Marner, Middle March, Felix Holt et al).
ReplyDeleteHappy Women's Day!
Thanks 😊
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