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ACROSS
1 Member in front opening a way to get out (3,6,6)
9 Boundary or out he must verify without under hand beginnings (9)
10 Leg side stroke taking off top edge to pierce (5)
11 Apply or ask to follow on (7)
12 Number five to look intently around fast (6)
15 Substitute gold cross airily? (9)
17 Ad placed on and next odd location in unit misses a point of inspection (5)
18 A title not applicable and an old coin (5)
20 Revolutionary to be around new term (9)
22 Brief tweet announcing retirement! Without addition (2,4)
23 Way to punish this setter, for wrong clue! (4,3)
26 Required run rate is one, share without tail (5)
27 Elevation in batting order for one cat to go up charged (9)
28 Desperate we sell late, burst investment sing in grief (4,6,5)
DOWN
1 Announces no use can be made of unpredictable person (5,6)
2 E-tag appropriately set for ageless comical character (7)
3 Stumble on operations research a mistake (5)
4 Protective shield for area to hatch with hesitation following duck (5,5)
5 Takes each task oddly (4)
6 Like a debutant perhaps, a tease (3,2,4)
7 Close relatives on fear we hear (7)
8 Draw a connection (3)
13 Holding chaps in properties surrounding bar for records (1-10)
14 Costly manoeuvre left is out of range for diagnostic tool (10)
16 American delivery on debts is strenuous (9)
19 Two strips joined to say farewell reportedly with model during dinner (7)
21 Perhaps the way a Japanese poet proposes! (2,5)
24 A round of the globe takes sex appeal away (2,3)
25 Kept as reserve lost energy to fight (4)
26 Like a debutant starts ready and willing (3)
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ACROSS
1 Member in front opening a way to get out (3,6,6)
9 Boundary or out he must verify without under hand beginnings (9)
10 Leg side stroke taking off top edge to pierce (5)
11 Apply or ask to follow on (7)
12 Number five to look intently around fast (6)
15 Substitute gold cross airily? (9)
17 Ad placed on and next odd location in unit misses a point of inspection (5)
18 A title not applicable and an old coin (5)
20 Revolutionary to be around new term (9)
22 Brief tweet announcing retirement! Without addition (2,4)
23 Way to punish this setter, for wrong clue! (4,3)
26 Required run rate is one, share without tail (5)
27 Elevation in batting order for one cat to go up charged (9)
28 Desperate we sell late, burst investment sing in grief (4,6,5)
DOWN
1 Announces no use can be made of unpredictable person (5,6)
2 E-tag appropriately set for ageless comical character (7)
3 Stumble on operations research a mistake (5)
4 Protective shield for area to hatch with hesitation following duck (5,5)
5 Takes each task oddly (4)
6 Like a debutant perhaps, a tease (3,2,4)
7 Close relatives on fear we hear (7)
8 Draw a connection (3)
13 Holding chaps in properties surrounding bar for records (1-10)
14 Costly manoeuvre left is out of range for diagnostic tool (10)
16 American delivery on debts is strenuous (9)
19 Two strips joined to say farewell reportedly with model during dinner (7)
21 Perhaps the way a Japanese poet proposes! (2,5)
24 A round of the globe takes sex appeal away (2,3)
25 Kept as reserve lost energy to fight (4)
26 Like a debutant starts ready and willing (3)
Across Lite version can be accessed at NOVICE 5
Enjoy.
3D- Error- ERR OR- Def. mistake
ReplyDelete10A- Lance- Pierce- Glance- G
7D- Kindred- Kin dred(`dread)
Keep it up Paddy
DeleteFor once- blame it on the eclipse!
Deletethanks paddy for solving
Delete26d R A W (ACROSTIC)
ReplyDelete16D LABOR IOUS
1A LEG BEFORE WICKET
1A- good clue,nicely solved.
Deletethanks Ram for solving
Delete26dn
ReplyDeleteRAW : debutant (acrostic)
16dn: LABORIOUS: strenuous
Labor ( American delivery: labour- u) ious (debts)
3dn
ERROR: mistake
Err( stumble on) or(operations research)
thanks AJ for solving
Delete12a> STARVE= fast. STARE + V for five
ReplyDelete5 a> EATS . Takes . odd letters from each task
8d. TIE= connection or tie =draw
8d>
thanks Raju for solving
Delete3d TIE Acrostic
ReplyDelete19d BIMETAL BI~Bye ME(T)AL
18a NABOB NA BOB. NA =NOT AAPLICALE
Correction : 3d TIE (DD)
DeleteOops! Sorry that was 8Dn
DeleteInstead of 3dn a repetition
ReplyDelete27ac
PROMOTION: elevation
For: PRO cat t(Tom)go
Charged: ion
up MOT
isnt there an extra I (one cat=itom) here. "for a cat" would have been better,imo.
DeleteIsn't charged just ON?
DeleteFor ion it has to be a charged particle.
Correction for 27ac
DeleteFor: PRO
one cat going up is itom going up
That is MOTI
Charged : ON
PRO MOTI ON
Thank you Mr. Padmanabhan
26A RATIO ( RATION- N)
ReplyDelete5D EATS ( Odd letters)
6D ILL AT EASE
Thanks Mickey for solving. Anno for 6D please?
Delete8d: TIE (DD)
ReplyDelete5D: EATS {EA}{TaSk}
13D: E-STATEMENTS {ESTATE{MEN}{T}S}
thanks Venkatesan for solving
DeleteReplacements:
ReplyDelete25D: SPAR {SPAR(-E)}
18A: NABOB {NA}{BOB}
Recheck 11A
ReplyDelete22ac
ReplyDeleteNO MORE: retired straight meaning
22ac
ReplyDeleteNO MORE: without addition, and retired
The about is in the place of 26 dn a repetition
ReplyDeletereplacement for repeat (NABOB)
ReplyDelete20a: EXTREMIST {EX{TERM*}IST}
28a WALL STREET BLUES; WE SELL LATE BURST*; assume it should be 'song' ilo 'sing'
ReplyDelete15a AUXILIARY; AU(gold) X(cross) AIRILY*
14d CYSTOSCOPE; COSTLY-L* + SCOPE(range)
Long time no see Bhala.
DeleteYup! Tune in occasionally. Did the SS after ages
DeleteThanks Bhala for solving. Hope it was worth coming back
Delete
ReplyDelete9Ac OUTERMOST - {{OR OUT (-h)E M(-u)ST}*
11Ac ENFORCE (DD)
4Dn OZONE LAYER -{O}{ZONE}{LAY}{ER}
Thanks DNM Rao for solving
Delete2D = GETAFIX {E-TAG}* + FIX(=SET)
ReplyDelete24 D = IN ORB (IN ORBIT - IT)
1D = LOOSE CANNON {ANNOUNCES-USE}* LOOSE=UNPREDICTABLE
recheck 1d
Deletethanks Argo for solving. 1D is RA as noted by another solver
DeleteChecking again - can you kindly explain the solution of LOOSE CANNON - the CANNON part of it is clear, but the LOOSE part not. What does RA/CA mean ? (sorry for the basic question - am also a novice :-) )
Delete1d : LOOSE CANNON (announces - can)* RA/CA
ReplyDelete2d: GETAFIX (e-tag)*+ Fix
24d: AN ORB (an orbit - it)
1d typo?
Deletesorry for the type (announce - use)*
Deletethanks Rengaswamy for solving
DeleteYet to be solved
ReplyDeleteAcross - 17, 23
Down - 21
In place of 8dn
ReplyDelete23ac : SLAM HIM (CD)
relook
Delete23ac : SLAP HIM (CD)?
DeleteHopefully you won't!
Delete:)
Deletethanks Gemini for solving. 11A is done by another solver
ReplyDelete17A AUDIT A & D placed on and next odd in UNIT-n
ReplyDelete21D IN HAIKU (cd)
ReplyDeletethanks Suresh for completing
DeleteIncorrect. Please mention that you are compensating for a repeat
ReplyDeleteThat complete the special. Thanks Ramesh
ReplyDeleteThanks colonel for hosting the grid.
Delete2 dn Getafix-etag*+fix-set.
ReplyDelete20 a extremist.Term*exist-
be.ex(trem)ist.
15 a Auxiliary-Au+x+airily*
Thanks for solving Remy
Deletethanks Ramesh for a nice wake-up (woke up at 1035) coffee side puzzle
ReplyDeleteGlad you liked it. Thanks
DeleteThank you Ramesh. Bar is going up slightly.
ReplyDeleteThanks
DeleteTasmac closed so bar has to go up somewhere :-(
DeleteNOVICE: A very refreshing, out of the way set of clues. Enjoyed !Thanks.
ReplyDeleteOZONE LAYER, LOOSE CANNON, WALL STREE BLUES )song sung blue ! are very unusual costructions.
None dare slap you or slam you, Novice
Thanks for your very encouraging comments
DeleteCame in just now and went through the clues. Well done Ramesh, nice clues.
ReplyDeleteThanks
DeleteSuper cluing Ramesh, keep it up!
ReplyDeleteThanks KKR
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