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20d. Solvent made by mixing lithium, iron and a little gold (7) LIGROIN (LI + IRON + G)* 11d. Slim college boys about to study old customs and signs (9) SYMBOLICS (SLIM + C + BOYS)* 14a. English film back in style (5) ECLAT E + TALC <---
Sorry. YLNM. On googling I find it is abbreviatio for 'Yes to live and no to mining. But still I don't get the connection to antique. Are these peope antique since they resist change?
1A: WINDSOR...IN,WORDS*
ReplyDelete4D: OSCULATOR...OSCAR,LOUT*
24A: STOMATE...MAT,TOES*
Thank you Prasad for leading the show
Delete24a: STOMATE {MAT+TOES}*
ReplyDelete9A: STAUNCH {ST}{(-L)AUNCH}
10A: LAMBETH {THELMA+B}*
Good solve Mr Venkatesan
Delete12ac DOWNPLAYED: undervalued
ReplyDelete(Dew pond lay)*
13ac LEAP: jump
LE: french AP: state
26ac FEMALE: women
FE: iron MALE: men
Thank you madam.
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ReplyDelete12A: DOWNPLAYED {DEW+POND+LAY}*
10A- Lambeth- Palace- {LAM(B)ETH}*- Anagram of Thelma takes B
ReplyDelete13A- Leap-Jump-(LE)(AP)
17A- Balmoral- castle- (RAMBO ALL)*
Glad seniors like you participating. Thanks
DeleteSeniority is by solving ability and so I am still not in that list!
DeleteThank you for the nice puzzle including a few palaces.
26ac correction
ReplyDeleteFEMALES: women
FE: iron MALES:men
REPLACEMENT FOR 12A:
ReplyDelete3D: DIURNAL {LUNAR+(-T)ID(-E)|*
2D INTRO (&lit)
ReplyDelete3D DIURNAL (LUNAR tIDe - te )*
18D MIMAMSA IMAMS in MA
22A BUCKINGHAM CUB< KING H(A)M
ReplyDelete14D EPAULETTE E(PA)U LETTE(-r)
19D TI(L)DE
Thank you sir.
DeleteNice puzzle, DNM
Delete8 dn Extradite-supplementary-extra+diet*.
ReplyDelete25 ac Osborne-Robes on*.
9 a staunch St+(-l)aunch.
Thank you Remi for your solutions
Delete20d. Solvent made by mixing lithium, iron and a little gold (7) LIGROIN (LI + IRON + G)*
ReplyDelete11d. Slim college boys about to study old customs and signs (9) SYMBOLICS (SLIM + C + BOYS)*
14a. English film back in style (5) ECLAT E + TALC <---
Thank you Mr Rangaswamy
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ReplyDelete5a marquee Ram reversed+queue(coulmn) leaving U one of Us
ReplyDelete7d qabalah q=queen +a +ba(sailor reversed) +LA (state) +h(house)
9d Award a +ward(room)
Very well done Ms Shalini. Thanks
DeleteReplacement for 3D
ReplyDelete16D EXTRINSIC (cistern + XI )*
16dn : EXTRINSIC (CISTERN XII)*
ReplyDelete23dn : ARNIE Easy Short name.
27ac : SCUNNER (SURE NN c)*
Typo in 16dn anno (CISTERN XI)*
Delete16D EXTRINSIC: outside; (CISTERN+XI)*
ReplyDelete27A SCUNNER; dislike; (SURE+CNN)*
22D BETHE; Nobel prize winner; (BET)(HE)
15 & 21 Ac remaining as I find
ReplyDeleteNice puzzle. I liked 19ac, 26ac and 7dn. Enjoyed solving. Thank you Libran
DeleteThank you again madam
Delete15 A - BLENHEIM - (Sprightly) NIMBLE running around HE(MA)
ReplyDelete14 D - EPAULETTE - EU around old man PA, with incomplete LETTER (Message)
Nice solve Sritri
Delete15a indirect?
DeleteYou pointed out, thank you
DeleteOrtho Paul.. still stuck with 21ac!
ReplyDeleteYLEMan
DeleteNeeded an expert. Thank you Sir for the climax
DeleteNot able to follow. Would you please explain?
DeleteUnknown:Y
DeleteMistress:Leman -an
Thank you. YLEM is antique?
DeleteSorry. YLNM. On googling I find it is abbreviatio for 'Yes to live and no to mining. But still I don't get the connection to antique. Are these peope antique since they resist change?
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DeleteYlem is primordial (antique) matter(stuff) - refer Wikipedia
DeleteThank you. Though I have read a little about Big bang theory, I have not come across the term. Learned something new and interesting today.
DeleteNice and challenging! Thank you D N M Rao Garu.
ReplyDeleteThank you Sir for the good words.
DeleteBack home at Bangalore after a month at Coimbatore. Thanks for the special Madhusudan
ReplyDeleteThank you Sir. I am happy that my CWd has been received well by the bloggers.
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