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ACROSS
1 Ended something special? Let's help (5,3,5) BROKE THE SPELL {LETS+HELP}* [RA]
10 Darling, sweep Buzzer's storeroom (9) HONEYCOMB {HONEY}{COMB}
11 Brave lady, say (5) NOBLE [DD]
13 Only the addled will go through training material (9) POLYTHENE {P{ONLY+THE}*E}
14 Smoke at corner? It's closed (6) SECURE {SE}{CURE}
16 Second class material... (4) SILK {S}{ILK}
19 ...available for 0 pound (4) OPEN {0}{PEN}
20 Perhaps signs last letter before cricket match at a college (6) ZODIAC {Z}{ODI}{A}{C}
25 Shut nine schools to redesign as a military shelter (6,3) NISSEN HUT {SHUT+NINE+S}*
DOWN
2 Give up on boy, say starting to cheat sweetheart (8) RENOUNCE {RE}{NOUN}{Ch..t}{swEet}
5 Faulty mobiles with some mishandling can lead to occlusion (8) EMBOLISM {MOBILES}*{Mi...g}
6 Observance of formalities in dirty politic? UN should interfere (9) PUNCTILIO {P{UN}CTILIO*}
7 Story about Boris's dalliances in the beginning with member of an English political party (3-3) LIB-DEM {LI{Bo..s}{Da...s}E}{M}
8 Produces copies after shop closes halfway (6) SHAPES {APES}<=>{SHop}
9 Strong people are vehement to dismiss veteran (2-3) HE-MEN veHEMENt
15 Lion Peter slaughtered to satiation (9) REPLETION*
17 Cornered by bunch as terrible as immoral (8) UNCHASTE [T]
23 Wrong to dismiss youth leader, in the beginning lad was angelic (6) ASTRAL {ASTRAy}{Lad}
24 Stops the giant in ship (6) STALLS {S{TALL}S}
26 Agree to take two wives, on either side with a dowager (5) WIDOW {W}{I DO}{W}
Reference List
Training = PE, Second = S, College = C, Schools = S, Woman = W, Golden = OR, Troll = ELF, Party = DO, On = RE, King = K, Story = LIE, Member = M, Tempo = T, Ship = SS, Wife = W
27a not anagram
ReplyDelete10A HONEYCOMB = store room of bees, buzzer's (Darling, HONEY + Sweep, COMB)
ReplyDelete3D KAYAK = boat (King, K +A YAK, beast)
21D COYOTE = animal(shy, COY, + Anagram of TO, E, some enthusiasm)
20A ZODIAC = Sign(last lett3r,Z + ODI, cricket match+A,C, college)
9D HE MEN = strong people(veHEMENT to drop vet, veteran)
5d embolism anagram of mobiles and m from mishandling
ReplyDelete29a Clint Eastwood from anagram of stone cold wait
8d shapes from copies -apes and sh from shop
25a Nissen Hut from anagram of shut nine S from school
ReplyDelete26d WIDOW
ReplyDeleteAgree = I DO. Widow on either side = W...W
def: dowager
6d PUNCTILIO
(politic + un)*
def: observance of formalities
4d TROUPE
wrong route = (route)* over P(portugal)
def: company
13a POLYTHENE
Deletetraining = PE
(only + the)* going through PE
def: material
6d is not total anagram
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ReplyDeleteyes. C(OR)GI
ReplyDelete1A answer
ReplyDeleteBROKE THE SPELL = ENDED
SPECIAL = BROKE
LET'S HELP = THE SPELL
Incorrect anno.
DeleteHow is Special = Broke?
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DeleteNo.Relook.
DeleteIt's a reverse anagram of 'let's help' that leads to broke the spell
DeleteThat's right. A good solve. You should also mention that broke is the anagrind.
DeletePlease explain reverse anagram, and how broke comes in the answer
Delete'Let's help' is the cryptic part of the clue, and it is 'the spell' scrambled.
DeleteBroke is an anagram indicator, you must already know this;
If we broke 'the spell' we can get 'Let's help'
Broke the spell = Let's help
In anagram clues, former kind of wordplay is given and latter has to be found, right?
In reverse anagram, it is the exact opposite
Thanks Sreelakshmi for very effective explanation . I now understand the concept of reverse anagram
DeleteRegards
Sarsthi
Ah I'm glad!
Delete12 A Abruptly = PLUNK
ReplyDeleteBOARD = PLANK
YOU FINALLY IS = U
HAVE A CHANGE OF HEART, replace A with U
PLUNK
16 A
ReplyDeleteSILK = MATERIAL
Second, S
Class = ILK
So the answer is SILK
Yet to be solved
ReplyDeleteAcross - 11, 26
Down - 2, 7, 18, 22, 23, 24
26A - W (EE) NY
ReplyDelete2D - RE (NOUN) C E....On - RE, Boy - Noun, Starting to cheat - C, Sweetheart - E
24D - S(TALL)S, Ship - SS, Giant - Tall
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ReplyDeleteBuzzer's storeroom is my COD. Very well done.
ReplyDeleteAgree
DeleteCompared to Thursday todays grid was a little easier to solve
ReplyDelete18d. RITENUTO : musical direction for immediate reduction of speed
ReplyDeleteRoutine* without t( tempo)
23Dn ASTRAL - {ASTRA(-y){L}}
ReplyDeleteMy post at 11:00
ReplyDeleteRitenu(t)o
Remaining are 11A & 22D
ReplyDelete11a think a small typo.
Delete7d also remains, Paddy.
ReplyDeleteSorry. I stand corrected.
Delete22D V-NECK woVen redNECK
ReplyDelete7d Li(B),(D)e M liberal Democrat.
ReplyDeleteShould there not be an indication about abbreviation?
DeleteI think we agreed that it's OK for terms defined in a OED.
Delete11A-Noble(DD)
ReplyDeleteNoble= Brave. I have my reservations.
ReplyDeleteChambers gives that as one of the options
Delete25ac- (NISSEN HUT)*
ReplyDeleteanagram of shut+nine+s
School- S
Prasannas post
So......sorry. should have been up at 11am.
@AJ please elaborate. What is the definition? A musical term? If so, where is the second 't' coming from after rearranging routine? Thanks
ReplyDeleteThere we go into the cryptic meaning of without= opp. of within. T (tempo) is within routine or (routine)* is without T. This is being used occasionally in CW.
ReplyDelete@madhatter
ReplyDeleteSaw your post only now. Paddy has given the answer.