Sunday, 9 May 2021

Special, Sunday 09 May 2021, Novice

Lockdown Day 12 of 26 Stay Safe

Three answers per commenter till 6 PM (Annotations compulsory) 
Please submit all your answers in one comment.  

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NOVICE 9

By Novice
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Exolve Print Notes Jotter Ⓒ Novice & THCC

Across
1Popular vocalist takes wife in for delivery (2,7)
6New tea dust without additives (4)
9Wild name displayed in colour (7)
10Below object part red in Arabic within (5,2)
11Missing cars cases peak (3)
12Relax gain energy to start all over (5)
13Flood relief coach released model for Delhi first (7)
14Cultivation of ten fields will stop automatically (3,6)
15This country’s capital is nowhere! (4)
18Get through range without direction (4)
19Wi-Fi limits according to size of space above car windshield (5,4)
21Pleasant for the ear doctor to point and look within (7)
23Island of lucre tempts (5)
24Car from the hearts of Tokyo Cairo Jakarta (3)
25Question good man leaving position dubiously (7)
26Sober company man in long shirt? No model (7)
27Condition of a vessel carrying current (2,2)
28Executed leg side stroke for six having cried in a workout (5,2,2)

Down
1Mix commentaries with odd veda quotes (8,6)
2Shadow is disintegrating quietly indicating downward trend (5,1,3)
3Edit tiny compilation for recognition (8)
4Productive result of bowler's magic with a cap! (3,5,7)
5Cheers all over referring to one signing for you in sale craftily (5,2,8)
6Acknowledges fellow who came back and occupied a chair (4,2)
7Overall protection for month in short working (5)
8Acute pain created unnecessary fuss (5,2,1,3,3)
16Flying license for pair cycling with topless recluse (3,6)
17Soft variety of grain chopped for discount (5,3)
20A party of vice on retirement for handsome youth (6)
22Mammal on way back crosses thousand water bodies (5)

Enjoy.

47 comments:

  1. 1A IN S{W}INGER
    4D GET THREE WICKETS
    3D IDENTITY*

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  2. 3dn identity (edit tiny) *
    23ac Crete (T)
    24ac kia (ToKyo caIro jakArta)

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  3. 24A: KIA {toKyo}}caIro}{jakArta}
    3d: IDENTITY {EDIT+TINY}*
    1D: INVERTED COMMAS {COMMENTARIES+V..D..}*

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  4. 2d SHOWS A DIP
    shadow is* p( quietly
    3D IDENTITY
    Edit tiny*
    12ac RESET
    Relax: rest gaining energy(e)

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  5. Substitute for 3D
    7d APRON: overall protection
    Apr( month in short) on( working)

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  6. 24ac KIA..toKyo kIa jakArta
    8d. Storm in a tea cup DD
    2d. Shows a dip..shadow is* +p

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  7. replacements:
    9A: VIOLENT {VIOLE{N}T}
    18A: COPE {(-S)COPE}

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  8. replacements for 24ac and 2d
    9ac Violent.. n(ew) in violet*
    18ac Cope..(s)cope

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  9. Thanks novice for the sunday offer.

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  10. 28A SWEPT IT UP Wept in sit-up

    17D PRICE CUT P+Rice+cut

    13A DRAINER (-t+d)rainer

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  11. Replacement for replacements
    25ac askance...ask (st)Ance
    14ac end itself...ten fields*

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  12. 06a : NEAT (N)(TEA)*
    19a : WIPER AREA (WiFi = WI)(PER) (AREA)
    21a : MELODIC ME(LO)DIC

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  13. Nice grid. Thank you Novice for the Sunday treat.

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  14. cdrgani29
    6A NEAT N and TEA anag. indicator is DUST
    23A CRETE in the clue itsef
    24A KIA carnmae from the middle of TOKYO etc
    Nice words for cluing!

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  15. 16d AIR PERMIT
    Anno: AIRP+HERMIT
    22d LAKES
    K in SEAL<-
    20d ADONIS
    A+DO+SIN<-

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  16. Enjoyed solving. Smooth grid. Thank you

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  17. 26Ac UNCOMIC - {-tUN{CO}{M}IC}

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  18. 16d Flying license for pair cycling with topless recluse (3,6)
    Anagram of Pair and hermit (recluse) minus h
    AIR PERMIT

    26A Sober company man in long shirt? No model (7)
    Company - co
    Man - m
    Long shirt, no model - Tunic minus T

    UNCOMIC (Sober)


    20d A party of vice on retirement for handsome youth (6)
    A + do (party) + Nis (vice on retirement is sin reversed)
    Adonis (handsome youth)

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    1. 16D pair cycling = airp is not anagram but moving of first letter to last

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  19. Thanks to all for solving and your feedback

    10A,11A,15A and 5D,6D remaining ones to be solved.

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  20. 8D- RA- (Acute pain)*- Storm anagrind. Good one.

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  21. 10A- UI (RED)*IT- Below
    Red in Arabic is DER. It is in Unit.
    Again a good one.

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  22. Sorry for Typo.
    It is UN (RED)*IT

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  23. 5Dn ROUND OF APPLAUSE - {ROUND}{OF}{A}{PP}{U+SALE}*

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  24. 6D- Nods at- Acknowledges- (NOD=<)sat

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  25. Good one Ramesh and enjoyable. Thank you. Keep them coming.
    Still trying to get the capital that is nowhere!

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    1. Thanks Paddy planning something big....

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  26. I think I got it,but just checking.

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  27. 11A nicely crafted. Last to fall.

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  28. 10a Ton. Cars missing from Cartons
    15a Timbuktu is one the regional capitals of MALI. Timbuktu -Nowhere

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  29. Good one Sritri. I was checking Bali- wiki says not recognised by Indonesia.

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  30. Sorry about the first line in the main post. Have deleted it now

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  31. Thanks for the special Ramesh

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  32. Thanks Paddy, DNM Rao and Sritri for tge finishing touch.

    Thanks colone for giving an opportunity once again.

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