Friday, 18 June 2021

No 13277, Friday 18 Jun 2021, Afterdark

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ACROSS
1   A good enemy countered with logic in 17th & 18th century Europe (3,2,6) AGE OF REASON {A}{G}{FOE<=}{REASON}
9   Hid in Crimson Bay? No, the other way round (7) COVERED {RED}<=>{COVE}
10 Permit lady to enrage? Not new (7) LICENSE {L}{InCENSE}
11 Currency’s new, look at advisory (5) NAIRA {N}{AIR}{A}
12 A rascal holds instalments irregularly dispensing cash to educators (9) ACADEMICS {A}{CAD}{EMI}{CaSh}
13 One managed to get one tea perhaps (5) IRANI {1}{RAN}{1}
15 Primarily energetic, Ali’s distrubed to get sleep, back at hotel with Queen (9) ELIZABETH {En...c}{LI{Z}A*}{BET}{H}
18 Edgy and unguarded, not having some sleep leads to irritation for babies (5,4) NAPPY RASH {sNAPPY}{RASH}
21 Lawrence is in our custody faraway (5) OUTER {OU{TE}R}
22 Some pepper and cilantro on digestion produce a hormone (9) PROLACTIN {Pe...r+CILANTRO}*
24 Bonesstar shaped next to his heart (5) TARSI {STAR*}{hIs}
26 With power, heat, atom can be new inside? It’s an illusion (7) PHANTOM {P}{H}{A{N}TOM}
27 Can upside down in cab accident, good insulated container (4,3) COOL BAG {C{LOO<=}BA*}{G}
28 Provide support to an insect at a stage of lifecycle (11) CATERPILLAR {CATER}{PILLAR}

DOWN
1   Rise when annuity’s quietly removed by college (9) ASCENSION {AS}{(-p+c)CENSION}
2   Selection of Sen voicing a brief postscript (5) ENVOI [T]
3   Rule in favour of one country? Totally heartless (9) FORMALITY {FOR}{MALI}{To...lY}
4   Final stage managed somehow, Australia slips away while England is in front (7) ENDGAME {MaNAGED}*<=>{E}
5   SayBill designed courses (7) SYLLABI*
6   For starters, nature arranges crystals resembling elements like mother-of-pearl (5) NACRE Acrostic
7   Poor man going after popular princess (8) INDIGENT {GENT}<=>{IN}{DI}
8   Charges hidden by Cafe Espresso (4) FEES [T]
14 Appreciation of program by competitor, one who is old (8) APPROVAL {APP}{R(-i+o)OVAL}
16 Riot if road is cut short and relaid? Even more certain (1,8) A FORTIORI {RIOT+IF+ROAd}*
17 Warning by hotel; root vegetable in India’s not good, about to return (9) HARBINGER {H}{ARBI}{NG}{RE<=}
19 In the position of draw; shot! (7) ATTEMPT {AT}{TEMPT}
20 Worker’s vehicle is a small platform on four wheels (7) HANDCAR {HAND}{CAR}
22 One father or two fathers (4) PAPA {PA}{PA}
23 Prank of a jerk (5) ANTIC {AN}{TIC}
25 HereBelarusians hold revolt (5) REBEL [T]

Reference List
Good = G, New = N, Sleep = Z, Hotel = H, Power = P, Heat = H, Can = LOO, Quietly = P, College = C, Australia = A, England = E, Popular = In, Princess DI, Old = O, Not good = NG, About = RE 


54 comments:

  1. 10A Licence - L(lady) I(n)cence (from enrage, removing n)
    21A - Outer - ou (the) r (TE from TE Lawrence)
    25D- Rebel -telescopic
    8D - Fees - telescopic
    5D - Syllabi -say bill*

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  2. 22a PROLACTIN = hormone - {P}+{CILANTRO}
    4d ENDGAME = Final Stage - Anagram of {Managed-a+e}
    6d NACRE = Mother of pearls from starting letters of Nature Arranges Crystals Resembling Elements
    16d AFORTIORI - Anagram of {RIOT IF ROA}d
    20d HANDCAR - HAND = worker CAR=vehicle, platform with four wheels

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  4. 18A Nappy rash
    Edgy (s)nappy+ irritation = rash

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  5. 21a outer our TE anagaram
    8d fees caFE Espresso

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  6. 17D h arbi ng er = harbinger = warning

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  7. 7D in di gent = indigent = poor

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  8. 26A - Phantom - P + H + N (new) inside Atom
    2D - Envoi (T)
    24A - Tarsi - anagram of star + I (middle letter of his)

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  9. 3D Rule: For Mali ty = Formality

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  10. 1a age of reason -a good enemy is age logic is reason started in 17th c in europe

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    1. A good enemy is AGE. Countered is OF and logic is REASON. The 17th and 18th centuries in Europe was called Entitlement or the Age of Reason

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  11. 28a provide is cater support is pillar which is caterpillar a stage if insects life cycle

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  12. 15a primarily e ali is disturbed sleep back at home elizabeth

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  13. 20d ant worker is hand vehicle is car so it is handcart which is just a plank on four wheels

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    1. Enu is 7,but handcart is an 8 letter word.

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  14. 1d ascension -
    Annuity pension minus p is ension
    College is asc

    19d attempt
    In a position - at
    Draw - tempt

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    1. 27a cool bag
      Can - loo upside down lol
      Anagram of cab - cba
      Good - g

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    2. 15d Elizabeth
      Primarily energetic is e
      Anagram of Ali is lia
      Sleep is Z
      Back is bet
      Hotel is h

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    3. 1a Age of reason
      A good - A G
      Enemy - foe - countered becomes eof
      Logic is reason

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    4. Correction for 1d
      When - as
      College is c
      Annuity is pension minus p is ension
      Rise - ascension

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  15. 9A Crimson Bay - RED COVE - The other way COVERED - Hid

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  16. 13A. Definition = tea. One = I. Managed = Ran. One = I. IRANI chai

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  17. 23D. Definition = Prank. Jerk = Tic. A = An. Answer = Antic = Prank

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  18. 14D. Definition = Appreciation. Program = App. Competitor = Rival. "one who is old" = deletion/replacement indicator for removal of I and replacement with O. Rival becomes Roval.
    App + Roval = Approval = Appreciation

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  19. 14 D APPROVAL - APP - program - Competitor - RIVAL one(I) replaced with O(ld)

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  20. 6.dn.Nacre - first letters of nature, arranges, crystals, resembling, elements
    8.dn.Fees - fe from cafe and es from espresso
    22.dn.papa - pa=father papa= father
    23.dn.antic = prank= jerk
    25.dn Rebel - Re from here and bel froM Belarusians

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  21. 2 D
    Postscript = envoi
    s (envoi) ce


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  22. 28a caterpillar provide -cater and support is pillar

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  23. 21A- outer - faraway; Lawrence- TE; ou(TE)r;
    19D- attempt- shot; in the position- at; draw- tempt;

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  24. 21A- outer - faraway; Lawrence- TE; ou(TE)r;
    19D- attempt- shot; in the position- at; draw- tempt;

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  25. 18Ac. Nappy rash. Edgy= snappy, unguarded= brash. Not having Some sleep LEADS.

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  26. 15.ac. Elizabeth. E+Ali, sleep is z,back=bet H of hotel.

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  27. 1D

    When =as
    Annuity = pension
    Quietly = p, removed
    By c = college

    As (p)cension

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  28. 5 D

    Say Bill designed (anagram)
    Syllabi= courses def

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  29. 10 ac

    Enrage= incense

    Not new =.Remove n, lady =l

    L i(n) cence =.Permit def

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  30. 22 ac

    Some pepper =p
    Cilantro
    Digestion combine (indicator)

    Prolactin

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  31. 1.AC Age of reason. A Good Enemy , logic = reason.

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  32. 16 Dn
    A Fortiori = Even more certain
    Anagram of Riot if roa (Road is cut short).

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  33. 24a - TARS*(I)——TARSI (the bones of ankle and heel)
    -h(i)-s ——-Heart of his
    anagram of STAR

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