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Please submit all your answers in one comment.
ACROSS
1 Vibrations of hot fourth God give mental nourishment (4,3,7)
10 Just one out and out remote place (3,4)
11 Support five on a trick show (7)
12 Suffer junior government officer (7)
13 After odd hour barber moving end to start lost direction to plant (7)
15 Applause to palace on wheels without a point with roof up giving nothing away (1,4,3)
16 Spots men can spot inside returning (4)
19 Do this to the hatchet! (4)
20 Satanic and wicked to give around (8)
23 Remedy for nosy Trump missing ends (7)
24 Not game comic superhero (7)
25 Fast tempo music by metal support on endless row (7)
27 Mass measure to grow taking in direction repeatedly (7)
28 Three on danger mix with model in blockbuster film (5,3,6)
DOWN
2 Drone prepared for alarms in readiness (2,3,6)
3 Worded perhaps by poets extremely, nature’s morning pearls (8)
4 Substitute gives away starts, an idiot making contradictory speech (8)
5 Roots of tributes dodgy, lacks sex appeal (6)
6 Nothing left out of coating over teeth, nothing seen beyond (6)
7 Target student leaving state (3)
8 Pester host moving with hesitation to carry ring for fixer (7-7)
9 Heartless oaf picks odd hour to manage 007 in classic novel (2,5,7)
14 Andaman and Nicobar for one, a place rich go at sea, without a cent! (11)
17 Cop equipped thus, helped me get in taking time, but not softly (8)
18 State of Indian Airlines was unspoilt before (8)
21 Killer on vacation supresses uncontrolled urge at wildlife park (6)
22 Frictionless movement of moths around circle (6)
26 Allow to lease (3)
Across Lite version can be accessed at NOVICE 3
Enjoy.
1a food for thought hot+fourth+god*
ReplyDelete11A: (BRA)(A)(DO)
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Delete7d goa; state GOAl
ReplyDelete26d LET (DD)
ReplyDelete22D SMO(O)TH *
21D KRUGUR* (K...R)OVER (URGE)*
KRUGER TYPO
Delete7D- Goa=Goal-L
ReplyDelete13A; RHUBARB...R(H-oU-r)BARB(-e)(R to start position)
ReplyDelete14D: ARCHIPELAGO {A+PLACE+RICH+GO-C}*
ReplyDelete10A: FAR AWAY {FA(-I)R}{AWAY}
5D: TUBERS {TRIBUTES-IT}*
5d tubers; roots; tRiBUTES*
ReplyDelete3D- Dewdrops=Nature's morning pearls
ReplyDelete(Worded)*PS
28A: ENTER THE DRAGON...(three on danger,T)*
ReplyDelete12A-Undergo=(Under)go=Suffer
ReplyDeleteJunior=Under,Govt.officer=GO
11A: Sorry Typo .. It should be (BRA)(V)(A)(DO)
ReplyDelete2 down: ON RED ALERTS---ON RED from drone + alerts from alarms + IN readiness
ReplyDelete10 ac
ReplyDeleteFAR AWAY: remote place
Just : fair: one out: FAIR - I: FAR
out: AWAY
My 3rd-
ReplyDelete9D- Of Human Bondage=Classic novel
Heartless oaf=Of
HU=Odd hour
(Manage)= Split into man & Age
007=Bond
Of HU MAN BOND AGE
12 across: UNDERGO= suffer + Junior+under +GO from government officer
ReplyDeleteRaju sir... I was about to post 12ac...at 10:47...just a minute ago you cracked it...nice puzzle raju sir...
DeleteSorry, Prasannaji. I fill in as soon as I find an answer- NOT to beat anyone in the game. There could be repeats , but I don't mind. So long as all of us enjoy !
DeleteYes indeed, there are nice clue here that appealed to me: like OXYMORON and DEWDROPS, which is very poetic and imaginative !The compiler is NOT a NOVICE ! I prefer DDs and CDs. Thanks, Novice
thanks for your kind words
Deletesir, I just posted my intention. all is well here...liked your comment.
Delete19 across: BURY = from the saying : Bury the hatchet
ReplyDelete18dn Virginia
ReplyDeleteVirgin I(ndian) A(irlines)
2dn on red alerts
ReplyDelete(drone)* alerts (alarms)
26d - LET .means allow
ReplyDelete22d...Moths + circle=O ....smooth*...which means frictionless
Delete16a...spots = STOP <---T
Delete16A is incorrect
Deleteyes col.sir...inadvertently spotted and posted it for today's test. but, later i got to know from Mr DNM Rao @ 11:26. Tnx. col.sir....by the by In Bhilai, complete shut down. 100% self curfew by people.....have a nice day sir
Delete23ac nostrum nos(y) trum(p)
ReplyDelete20ac
ReplyDeleteDEVILISH: satanic
Wicked: evil
give: dish
dish around evil: DEVILISH
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ReplyDelete4dn OXYMORON (-pr)OXY+MORON
ReplyDelete8Dn TROUBLE SHOOTER - Trouble(pester)+Host*+O+er
ReplyDeletein lieu of 5d that was taken;
ReplyDelete6d OPAQUE; nothing seen beyond; {O}{PlAQUE}
27a TONNAGE {TO}{NN}{AGE}
ReplyDelete16Ac ACNE - mEN CAn(<=)
ReplyDelete25Ac ALLEGRO - {Al}{leg}{ro(-w)}
ReplyDelete17D: HELMETED...[HEL(-p)(ME)(T)ED]
ReplyDelete24A: MAGNETO...(not game)*
ReplyDelete15A: A CLAP FOR...PALAC(-e)*,(RO-oF)<-
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ReplyDeletewow.....faater than gridman on friday. janata curfew at work.
ReplyDeleteWow. That was quickly done < 2 hours thanks everyone for solving I hope the grid was enjoyable..
ReplyDeleteMost enjoyable. I loved Of Human Bondage. Such a long word nicely clued.
ReplyDeleteThank you 'self styled'Novice.
Thanks
DeleteNice puzzle! Liked Of Human Bondage, Oxymoron, Food for Thought, Enter The Dragon, Trouble Shooter.
ReplyDeleteThanks Novice.
Thank you Vasant
DeleteA suggestion-It would have been more enjoyable if some surfaces were made more meaningful,though technically correct- eg. 13A. Gridman mentioned this once and it stayed in mind for me.May be kept in mind for future grids.
ReplyDelete1, crop instead of plant would have given better meaning.
Deletepls read +1
DeleteThanks for the tips to improve will try
DeleteRhubarb took me the longest time to clue, tried changing the word but no other word could be fitted into the slot with the crossed letters. Went through with it.
DeleteThanks for the special Ramesh
ReplyDeleteThanks colonel for hosting this grid.
ReplyDelete6dn indentation in(antidote)*n
ReplyDelete1ac succeeds s(u)(cc)eeds
2dn clepsydra (pterodactyls-t, t, o)*
5ac hiccup (T)
15ac determinable (rabid element)*