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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}
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}
24 Bones; star 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}
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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 Say, Bill designed courses (7) SYLLABI*
6 For starters, nature arranges crystals resembling elements like mother-of-pearl (5) NACRE Acrostic
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}
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 Here, Belarusians 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
10A Licence - L(lady) I(n)cence (from enrage, removing n)
ReplyDelete21A - Outer - ou (the) r (TE from TE Lawrence)
25D- Rebel -telescopic
8D - Fees - telescopic
5D - Syllabi -say bill*
22a PROLACTIN = hormone - {P}+{CILANTRO}
ReplyDelete4d 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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ReplyDeleteDeleted as no Annotation given
Delete22 D -> One Father PA
DeleteTwo Fathers PAPA
18A Nappy rash
ReplyDeleteEdgy (s)nappy+ irritation = rash
Anno is not complete
Delete19a licence L incense-n
ReplyDelete21a outer our TE anagaram
ReplyDelete8d fees caFE Espresso
17D h arbi ng er = harbinger = warning
ReplyDelete7D in di gent = indigent = poor
ReplyDelete26A - Phantom - P + H + N (new) inside Atom
ReplyDelete2D - Envoi (T)
24A - Tarsi - anagram of star + I (middle letter of his)
12A - Academics - a + cad (rascal) + emis (installments) with c (cash)
Deleterefine 12A
DeleteIs irregularly an anagrind? Not too sure.
Deleteits not in this instant.
DeleteEMI + C and S from cash
Delete3D Rule: For Mali ty = Formality
ReplyDeletety from?
DeleteTotally heartless. TY remains once otall is removed.
Delete1a age of reason -a good enemy is age logic is reason started in 17th c in europe
ReplyDeleterelook.
DeleteA 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
Delete28a provide is cater support is pillar which is caterpillar a stage if insects life cycle
ReplyDelete15a primarily e ali is disturbed sleep back at home elizabeth
ReplyDeletereelook
Delete20d ant worker is hand vehicle is car so it is handcart which is just a plank on four wheels
ReplyDeleteEnu is 7,but handcart is an 8 letter word.
Delete1d ascension -
ReplyDeleteAnnuity pension minus p is ension
College is asc
19d attempt
In a position - at
Draw - tempt
27a cool bag
DeleteCan - loo upside down lol
Anagram of cab - cba
Good - g
15d Elizabeth
DeletePrimarily energetic is e
Anagram of Ali is lia
Sleep is Z
Back is bet
Hotel is h
1a Age of reason
DeleteA good - A G
Enemy - foe - countered becomes eof
Logic is reason
Correction for 1d
DeleteWhen - as
College is c
Annuity is pension minus p is ension
Rise - ascension
1d anno is not complete
ReplyDelete9A Crimson Bay - RED COVE - The other way COVERED - Hid
ReplyDelete13A. Definition = tea. One = I. Managed = Ran. One = I. IRANI chai
ReplyDelete23D. Definition = Prank. Jerk = Tic. A = An. Answer = Antic = Prank
ReplyDelete14D. Definition = Appreciation. Program = App. Competitor = Rival. "one who is old" = deletion/replacement indicator for removal of I and replacement with O. Rival becomes Roval.
ReplyDeleteApp + Roval = Approval = Appreciation
14 D APPROVAL - APP - program - Competitor - RIVAL one(I) replaced with O(ld)
ReplyDelete6.dn.Nacre - first letters of nature, arranges, crystals, resembling, elements
ReplyDelete8.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
2 D
ReplyDeletePostscript = envoi
s (envoi) ce
Where does the ce come from?
Delete28a caterpillar provide -cater and support is pillar
ReplyDelete21A- outer - faraway; Lawrence- TE; ou(TE)r;
ReplyDelete19D- attempt- shot; in the position- at; draw- tempt;
21A- outer - faraway; Lawrence- TE; ou(TE)r;
ReplyDelete19D- attempt- shot; in the position- at; draw- tempt;
18Ac. Nappy rash. Edgy= snappy, unguarded= brash. Not having Some sleep LEADS.
ReplyDelete15.ac. Elizabeth. E+Ali, sleep is z,back=bet H of hotel.
ReplyDelete1D
ReplyDeleteWhen =as
Annuity = pension
Quietly = p, removed
By c = college
As (p)cension
5 D
ReplyDeleteSay Bill designed (anagram)
Syllabi= courses def
10 ac
ReplyDeleteEnrage= incense
Not new =.Remove n, lady =l
L i(n) cence =.Permit def
22 ac
ReplyDeleteSome pepper =p
Cilantro
Digestion combine (indicator)
Prolactin
1.AC Age of reason. A Good Enemy , logic = reason.
ReplyDelete16 Dn
ReplyDeleteA Fortiori = Even more certain
Anagram of Riot if roa (Road is cut short).
24a - TARS*(I)——TARSI (the bones of ankle and heel)
ReplyDelete-h(i)-s ——-Heart of his
anagram of STAR