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17A: ELITE {TILE*}{E}
ReplyDelete24a: NATO (T)
28A: FORBID {FOR}{BID}
24A NATO (T)
ReplyDelete19D BACTERIA*
&D {APP}{ENDIX}*
27D GIVE GI American soldier V...E
ReplyDelete31A APOSTLES Plastic surgeon - curing *
28A FORBID For in favour bid proposal
12A replaces duplicated 28A DETESTABLE seat belt + d e *
Delete10A J AS PER
ReplyDelete25A PEDESTRIAN A PRESIDENT*
15A S C(A L)AR
26dn equip (prepared) e quip(crack)
ReplyDelete21ac ordeal or(gold) deal (trade)
4dn alpha (T)
26dn def!
Delete1Ac d(I)(o)ramas
ReplyDeleteDef models
3d ANTISOCIAL ITALIAN* around S O C (S O from Son of)
ReplyDelete14d DEVASTATES D E(VA)STATES
8d STRAPPED DEP(P)ARTS<
Very lovely and entertaining puzzle. Thank You Zodiac.
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DeleteThank you all! Glad you liked it!
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ReplyDeletePlease recheck
DeleteMade a mistake ,it's decode
Delete24Ac
ReplyDeleteNato ( telescopic)
1 d decode.de(cod)e.
ReplyDelete31 a apostles.(plastic surgeon- curing)*
2 dn ornate or(n)ate
1d DE (COD) E: figure out
ReplyDeletecod: fish Dee: river
2d ORNATE: elaborate
Orate : lecture about n( essence of natio n alism
6d: NEAT : wonderful
N: noon. Eat: lunch
20A: PLAZA..p[laz(-y)]a
ReplyDelete12A: DETESTABLE..[seat+belt+d+e]*
5A: SNEAKS..snake+s*
Replacing 1d
ReplyDelete8d: STRAPPED
Goes back : departs back : STRAPED to pinch
pennies P giving strap(P) ed
Replacing 2d
ReplyDelete11d FLORID : red
US state mostly: Florida - a
18D- spin offs- secondary products; put- pin, away- off, ship - ss;
ReplyDelete20A- plaza- shopping area; old man - pa, short slow- laz (y);
11D- florid- red; florid(a)
Replacement for 8d
ReplyDelete16d LOOMED: appeared
Model* holding o: ball
Typo
ReplyDelete26dn equip (prepar)e quip(crack)
24ac. NATO..T
ReplyDelete17ac. ELITE..tile E*
18d.. SPIN OFFS..s(pinoff)s
Replacement for 20A
ReplyDelete22D- signal; DD
Replacement for 11D
23D-onuses; (b)onuses
Replacement for 24ac
ReplyDelete4d..ALPHA..telescopic
cdrgani29
ReplyDelete9A CENATOPH Anag. of not cheap
19A BACTERIA Anag. of care a bit
21A ORDEAL or =gold deal=trade
Nice clues to solve!
4D ALPHA beginning of everything
4D ALPHA in the clue
good solving!
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ReplyDelete30A SWAYED; ~suede
Replacement
ReplyDelete22d.. SIGNAL...DD..memorable and show
Replacement
ReplyDelete29ac...MUSTANGS..must(h) angs(t)
Neat & wonderful puzzle Kumaresh :)
ReplyDeleteThanks Lakshmi :)
DeleteEnjoyed solving this wonderful puzzle, Thank you
ReplyDeleteThank you AJ!
DeleteYou cannot take a substitute for a wrong answer
ReplyDeleteThanks for the special Kumaresh
ReplyDeleteYou're welcome, Colonel! And thanks for hosting this grid
DeleteNice clues Kumaresh, well done!
ReplyDeleteThank you :)
DeleteLate entry. Enjoyed soling nevertheless. Got a couple of doubts cleared in the blog.
ReplyDeleteThank you Kumaresh for a well constructed puzzles.
Let us have more of them.
Thank you! :)
Deletefeeling sorry that I was not able to sit Sunday special. After seeing the threads at least I should log in for few min. Nice puzzles zodiac. CENTOPAH, GIVE, SNAP I could easily spotted. trying other grids. Have a nice day.
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