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DRIVER 9
By Driver
Across
| 1 | Perhaps X + 100 is total force exerted (5) |
| 4 | Benefit from bad VAT agenda (9) |
| 9 | Hero "A" is neither liberal nor conservative (6,2,3,4) |
| 10 | Smash and destroy iron nut (3,4) |
| 11 | Spooner says Small place for scope (6) |
| 13 | Idiosyncrasies of poster boy turns quiet with one text message (10) |
| 15 | Article working shortly (4) |
| 17 | Check stock (4) |
| 18 | Copper band perhaps (5,5) |
| 21 | A lever operated to disclose... (6) |
| 24 | ...Scams to different people who bring fortune (7) |
| 26 | And I lack the runs possibly for Indian cricketer (6,9) |
| 27 | Runners switching directions get fractures (9) |
| 28 | Edges to wide first slip and loses wicket to top spinner (5) |
Down
| 1 | Deal is 30% of commission for semi renovation (10) |
| 2 | Order androgenic treatment without some gelatin (9) |
| 3 | It is golden after the French invasion (7) |
| 4 | Express regret in a game soldiers contested in the middle (9) |
| 5 | Important part of legislative is coming up (5) |
| 6 | Relatives to create one scene (6) |
| 7 | A semi-romantic perfume (5) |
| 8 | Stops cycling forward (4) |
| 12 | Compounds (fluorescents) lead-free emits light finally in waves (10) |
| 14 | Campaigns for value in holding electric vehicle around Surat originally (9) |
| 16 | Drew token out and made useful contacts (9) |
| 19 | Debunk some insider exclusive questions about universal places of worship (7) |
| 20 | Signed new plan (6) |
| 22 | Top 40 they say (5) |
| 23 | Volume of water measure in a split reservoir (5) |
| 25 | Unaltered spindle after ten changes to direction (2,2) |
Enjoy.
4A ADVANTAGE ( VAT AGENDA)*
ReplyDelete5D VITAL (<=T)
7D A ROMAance
7d is not Telescopic.
DeleteIt is Removal plus charade
7d AROMA - perfume
ReplyDelete{a}{roma(-ntic)}
6d NIECES - relatives
{i scene}*
2d ORDINANCE - order
{androgenic - g}*
15ac anon (an) article on(working)
ReplyDelete23dn litre (T)
5dn vital (reverse T)
Replacement
ReplyDelete26ac Sachin Tendulkar (and I lack the runs) *
10A: RUN INTO / iron nut *
ReplyDelete3D: SILENCE / LE in SINCE
26A: SACHIN TENDULAR / and i lack the runs *
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Delete1D: COMPROMISE / COM.... + PRO + SEMI*
Deletethat was replacing 26A repeated
Delete26a The Anagram fodder is unkind to the Bharat Ratna 😃
Delete4 dn Apologise.a polo gis e
ReplyDelete16 dn nerworked.drewtoken*
17 a leeway.wee lay
Replacement for 7d
ReplyDelete22d EXCEL - top {~XL}
XL = 40
24a MASCOT = Anagram of scams to. Anind. Different
ReplyDelete16d NETWRORKED = Made useful contacts. Anagram of Drew token. Anindhu za= Out
Anind
Made useful contacts. Anagram if nu
16d NETWORKED =
16D NETWORKED = made useful contacts {DREW TOKEN, Anagram}
ReplyDelete24A MASCOTS = People who brings fortune {SCAMS TO, Anagram}
22D EXCEL = Top { heard as Forty XL}
11a LEEWAY = Scope
ReplyDeleteSpoonerism of Wee lay , small place
9A - MIDDLE OF THE ROAD
ReplyDeleteHero A is in the 'middle of tHE ROAd'
Definition: neither liberal nor conservative
What are these kind of clues called?
17A - STEM (DD)
28A - SIDES
Definition: Edges
{(-w)+S IDE} {S}
Clever surface!
12D: ENCLOSURES..fluorescents(-f,-t)*
ReplyDelete25D: AS IS..axis-x+s
19D: MOSQUES..SOME+QS+U*
Late-
ReplyDelete22D- Excel-~XL(forty). Def. Top
16D- Networked- (drew token)*- Made useful contacts
Anon- An on- Shortly
Enjoyed solving a good CW. Thank you Driver for the pleasant ride.
A doubt about 27A- Change of direction for changing R to L? Change of sides would have been appropriate, Directions are NEWS.
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ReplyDelete13A (MAN)(NER)(I)(SMS) - idosyncracies
ReplyDeleteanno not clear. please elaborate man and ner
ReplyDeletethinking of banner for poster. (b)oy turning quiet doesnt quite fit.
DeleteVery good attempt though, hard to believe you aren't close to the answer if so
DeletePoster is banner. M for B (Boy) But why 'turns quiet?
Delete'Boy turns' could be taken to mean "boy becomes man" - as in boy turned eighteen today'
Deletequiet?
DeleteMaybe Bachelor become married. Hence, quiet :))
Delete1A-cross meaning X; c-100 plus ross( total is gross minus force (g)
ReplyDeletelate entry. But would like to participate as I solved an hour ago
ReplyDelete4a - ADVANTAGE* (VAT+agenda)
10a - RUN INTO (iron nut)*
23d - LITRE [T]
Thanks for the special Driver
ReplyDelete