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.
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(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)
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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
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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
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