Welcome to the second half of our new setter duo. The first half is well known.
Bouquets and brickbats welcome.
Three answers per commenter till 6 PM (Annotations compulsory)
Please submit all your answers in one comment.
Across
Down
Enjoy.
(COMMENTS ENTERED WITH LESS THAN THREE ANSWERS/ANNOTATIONS WILL BE DELETED WITHOUT NOTICE, UNLESS THE COMMENTER SPECIFIES THAT IT IS A COMPENSATION FOR A REPEAT)
AD&AD 1
By AD&AD
Across
| 1 | Shows in Delhi outskirts; college had set in the beginning (9) |
| 6 | Insists to forego school links (5) |
| 9 | Concerns break-up of love following opposition at home earlier (7) |
| 10 | Bear's back, in the back. Its common (7) |
| 11 | Short of aid, made contact with top supporter to make headgear (7) |
| 12 | Stunning or gripping? Depends on the side (7) |
| 13 | Speaks about trains, perhaps (9) |
| 15 | The French girl is right (5) |
| 16 | Comes, goes, speaks words like these (5) |
| 19 | Spoke on a dead habit journalist possessed (9) |
| 22 | It's certain crown earlier had liberty (7) |
| 23 | Cool drinks first, followed by a small brown tart, bit of it (7) |
| 25 | To print in local language first is hard (7) |
| 26 | Walked dogs back, say on training day (7) |
| 27 | Twisted, removed knot and mended (5) |
| 28 | Offices! Its poison in a way (9) |
Down
| 1 | Part of the eye, hued to begin with, is green for some (5) |
| 2 | Charged up wanting one to work and flourish (7) |
| 3 | Students, say, enthralled by short female student here (7) |
| 4 | Clueless setter wanting model clue for greenery (5) |
| 5 | Perhaps, Knight cherished, we hear. OMG! (9) |
| 6 | Straight thinking soldier in pub (7) |
| 7 | Mission - Bomb peak on climbing to capture Kargil, finally (7) |
| 8 | Fought, got tangled with drugs and was out intoxicated (9) |
| 13 | Contains 9 letters, more or less (9) |
| 14 | Out of the world craft (9) |
| 17 | Display after a shower (7) |
| 18 | Considered surfing dud site (7) |
| 20 | Some take a siesta without any effort (7) |
| 21 | Clean, fake, soft glasses (7) |
| 23 | Tables running out of space finally replaced with Indian storage devices (5) |
| 24 | Changing current trends (5) |
Enjoy.
25a PUBLISH: print
ReplyDeleteLocal: PUB language first: L is: IS hard: H
1ac indicates
ReplyDeletein d(elh)i c(ollege) ate s(et)
6dn logical (lo(gi)cal)
15ac legal (le) (gal)
20d: EASIEST {T}
ReplyDelete26A: STEPPED {PETS<--}{PE}{D}
28A: POSITIONS {ITS+POISON}*
1dn - IRISH - iris + h
ReplyDelete17d: RAINBOW: display after a shower
ReplyDelete11ac - HELMETS - headgears
ReplyDeleteHel(l) + met + s
4dn - TREES - greenery
ReplyDelete(Setter - t)*
19A; (A)(D)(DRESS)(ED)
ReplyDelete18D: STUDIED..dud+site*
4D: TREES..setter-t*
Replacement for 4D,
ReplyDelete3D: COLLEGE..CO(LL)(EG)E(-d)
1 dn irish.Iris+h.
ReplyDelete21 dn shampoo sham+p+oo.
sham-fake.p-soft..oo-glasses.
10 ac regular-common.re(gul<)ar.
6D- LO(GI)CAL- Straight thinking
ReplyDelete16A- Verbs- Def.by example
28A- Positions- (its poison)*= Offices
14d: SPACESHIP : out of the world craft
ReplyDeleteReplacement-
ReplyDeleteSpaceship- CD- Out of the world craft
9A. INVOLVE = Concern
ReplyDeleteAt home = IN
Opposition = V
Break up of love = OLVE
9a INVOLVE = Concern
ReplyDeleteAt home = IN
Opposition = V
Break up of love = OLVE
the definition in the clue Concerns being plural confused me
DeleteHelmets? Me too
Delete13A: EXPRESSES / DD
ReplyDelete15A: LEGAL / LE + GAL
23A: DISTANT / D... I S TAN T
13a EXPRESSES = Speaks about
ReplyDeleteTrains = Expresses
22a Liberty = LEISURE
ReplyDeleteCrown = LEI
Certain = SURE
27a SEWED (SKEWED - K)
ReplyDelete23d DISKS (DESKS -E +I)
Replacement
ReplyDelete5d OMG = SURPRISED
Knight = Sir, SUR.
Cherished = prized , PRISED )As heard denoted by We hear
denoted by We hear
Cherished = PRISED )
12A ROCINKG; Stunning; would become LOCKING = gripping after change of sire (R to L)
ReplyDeletetypo ROCKING
Delete24D TIDES (DD); changing current/trends
ReplyDelete8D STRUGGLED; fought;(TANGLED+DRUGS - AND)*
ReplyDeletereplacing repeated 15A
ReplyDelete10A: REGULAR / RE (LUG<<) AR / bear = lug bac = rear
Nice one. Good mix of easy ones with some challenging clues. hope to see AD&AD adding more...thanks for the entertainment
ReplyDelete+1
Delete+2
Delete28A- Offices=Positions? Not quite,IMO
ReplyDelete15A - (LE( )GAL)
ReplyDeleteFrench - LE ; girl - GAL
21d - (SHAM) (P) (OO)
fake - sham
soft - p
glasses - oo
13d. Contains 9 letters, more or less (9) ENVELOPES (word is made up of 9 letters)
ReplyDelete2d. Charged up wanting one to work and flourish (7) {DE(-i)VEL<}{OP}
7d. Mission - Bomb peak on climbing to capture Kargil, finally (7) (-s)CAL{L}ING
Sandhya in form with 2& 7 D.
ReplyDelete13d- Why more or less? That was confusing.
Last one to be solved 6A
ReplyDeleteAnybody can try 6A
DeleteShylocks=Insists (pound of flesh)
ReplyDeleteForgo=Shy
So,Shylocks- shy=Locks.
Looks a little far fetched,but nothing else fits.
Col.to clarify
ReplyDeleteI don't have the ano for 6A. AD (Afterdark) or the other AD to clarify if he is here.
ReplyDelete6A Insists = STRESSES - S(School) = TRESSES = LOCKS
ReplyDeleteThanks for the special AD & AD and for the Anno for 6A
ReplyDelete