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VEEYARES 13
By Veeyares
Across
| 1 | Access Queen’s in charge leaving ship at sea for permission (12) |
| 9 | Fussing about discarding a couple of small mushrooms (5) |
| 10 | Regularly plant commies, to go in, charge for plundering (9) |
| 11 | Safe keeping nails basically at the back of vehicle for woodworker (9) |
| 13 | Husband having desire becomes problem (5) |
| 14 | One involved in diplomacy is silent (5) |
| 16 | Alien rules banning drug designed to cover every one (6,3) |
| 18 | Key despatched, opening of items’ sale arranged outside (9) |
| 19 | Fabric displays at Indian shows (5) |
| 20 | Marry unless nagging idea to escape starts (5) |
| 22 | Creator is Great One! Right, properly put (9) |
| 24 | Prisoner, suppressing an illness initially, is dead (9) |
| 26 | Following team’s leader replaced by four, about to find animal (5) |
| 27 | Properly changing nut and regular redesign without having tea for improving vehicle performance (6,6) |
Down
| 2 | Reduces commitments (9) |
| 3 | Not starting to be useless proves useful! (5) |
| 4 | Appreciating Gemini’s Mess across the way (11) |
| 5 | Sign of healing after virus essentially is killed (3) |
| 6 | Heard net’s being spread to get cowboys (9) |
| 7 | Law dead when wrongly dedicated (5) |
| 8 | Wandering Hunter in gripping hunger at the end of the day (2,3,4,3) |
| 9 | Accept consequences and attend concert (4,3,5) |
| 12 | Brilliant student in lock-up pushing one off local (11) |
| 15 | Can king hugging queen be meddling around? (9) |
| 17 | Doctor starting with nurse in taxi to get medicine (9) |
| 21 | Idol seen after covering half the Yatra (5) |
| 23 | Crane variety covers bird flying backwards! (5) |
| 25 | Bristle as stooge quietly left (3) |
Enjoy.
1ac - ACQUIESCENCE - permission
ReplyDelete(Access + queens +ic - ss)*
1A ACQUIESCENCE {ACCESS QUEENS IC(-ss)}*
ReplyDelete5D: CUE CU(-r)E
10A: PREDATION RED inside P(-l)A(-n)T+ION
Aren't commies Reds!
Delete24a: INANIMATE (IN(AN)(I)MATE)
ReplyDelete9D: FACE THE MUSIC(DD)
23D: RAVEN(T<--)
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Delete3dn - UTILE - useful
ReplyDeleteFutile - useless - f
9ac - FUNGI - mushrooms
ReplyDelete(Fussing - ss)*
16D: NEATHEARDS / heard nets*
ReplyDelete13A: H ITCH
16A: INSURE ALL / alien rules- e *
That is 6D not 16D. Typo sorry
DeleteGood going
ReplyDeleteWow! I finished. That was a nice grid.
ReplyDeleteThanx Veeyares. 😊
Fast work. Well done
Delete2d CONTRACTS: reduces, commitments
ReplyDelete11A- TAC(I)T- Silent
ReplyDelete15D- TIN K(ER)ING- Meddling around
Doing only 2. Enjoyed doing both. Happy.
14 ac TACIT: silent
ReplyDeleteTAC (I) T
Tact: diplomacy
I involved in tact is tac(I)t
18ac ESSENTIAL: key
ReplyDeleteES (SENT) (I) AL
Despatched: sent
Opening of items’ : I
I and sale arranged around sent
Sub for 14 ac a repetition
ReplyDelete4d: EMPATHISING: appreciating
EM (PATH) ISING
Emising is Geminis* (mess) across the way(path)
Well done AJ
ReplyDeleteThank you Veeyares. The grid is nice, all the way. Thanks.
ReplyDelete12 d, 22ac are beautiful clues.
ReplyDeleteYes, grid creator is great! He has put things properly.
DeleteThank you Paddy
Delete21d- image-idol; (pilgr)image
ReplyDelete24a-inanimate-dead; in(an)(i)mate
7d-edict-law; (dedicated-dead)*
ReplyDelete22A - great+one+r (from right), properly put as anagram indicator, generator = creator
ReplyDelete20A - U-nless N-agging I-dea T-o E-scape - Acrostic Unite = Marry
6D - Heard net's, spread as anagram indicator = neatherds = cowboys
22A already given. Replacement - 12D - resident = local, pushing one off - res(-i)dent, lock up = pen, student = l, resplendent = brilliant.
ReplyDeleteGood solve
ReplyDelete+1
Delete26A; VIXEN; animal; NEX(-t)+(IV) <==
ReplyDelete8d IN THE LONG RUN; at the end of the day; LONG=hunger in (HUNTER IN)*
ReplyDelete11A CARPENTER; woodworker; {PE{Nails}TER}<=>CAR
ReplyDelete17D ANTITOXIN = medicine
ReplyDeleteStarting with nurse = N
(N + IN TAXI TO )*
Think 27A only left
ReplyDeleteJust got my car back after that activity yesterday. My fav clue in the grid but quota over.
DeleteAlso 23A
ReplyDeleteAnswered at 7:14 by Vasudevan
Delete27A ENGINE TUNING ;
ReplyDelete{chaNGING NUT - cha + EEIN}* (from regular redesign)
Good solve
DeleteSorry about 23A def not at the end. Could have reworded
ReplyDelete????
Delete23d - 'bird' not at the end
DeleteIt's ok. There are a few exceptions where this happens and it is coming out quite clearly.
DeleteIt is 23dn.
DeleteI think that completes the lot. Thanks to all the solvers and thank you Colonel sir for putting up the grid
ReplyDeleteThank you Veeyares for an entertaining puzzle.
DeleteThank you Vasanth
DeleteThank you Veeyares. Great holiday (CW)fare. Had a great time.
ReplyDeleteThank you Col.
27A Engine Tuning
ReplyDelete*ngingnuteein
Thanks for the special Veeyares
ReplyDelete