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ACROSS
5 Pound not even back in the group (7) PADDOCK {PA{ODD<=}CK}
9 Egg on salt? (5) NITRE {NIT}{RE}
12 Sunday — both sides agree with the Church council (5) SYNOD {Su..aY}{NOD}
13 Powder that rises amid all that clatter (4) TALC [T<=]
15 Happy without permit in the south of Scotland (8) GALLOWAY {G{ALLOW}AY}
18 Struggle to get fish (8) FLOUNDER [DD]
19 One, say ditches the Queen without feeling anything (4) NUMB NUMBer
22 It goes before the fall of lions (5) PRIDE [C&DD]
24 Fancy a helper? Accept me for short (9) EPHEMERAL {A+HELPER}* over {ME}
26 Happy to retain home in Europe, perhaps (9) CONTINENT {CONT{IN}ENT}
28 The odd runner in Asia is committed (7) EARNEST {EA{RuNnEr}ST}
29 One got busy around the end of March, very busy (2,3,2) ON THE GO {ONE+GOT}* over {m..cH}
DOWN
1 Know any movement in East Africa? (6) KENYAN {KEN}{ANY*}
2 Keen to provide for Trump's pet project they say (9) CATERWAUL {CATER}{(~wall)WAUL}
3 Perfect inside a lounge (5) IDEAL [T]
4 Good facts about natural disasters, say (4,2,3) ACTS OF GOD*
5 Friend takes directions from board (5) PANEL {PA{N}{E}L}
6 Sends word around — you can come in jeans (5,4) DRESS DOWN*
7 Hunter's choice, no one came up (5) ORION {OR}{NO 1<=}
8 Reportedly wants to make some bread (6) KNEADS (~needs)
14 Do some medical procedure in case child bearers are involved (9) CAUTERISE {CA{UTERI}SE}
17 Prepared a blade with edge pointing up, that's masterly (9) ADMIRABLE {A+BLADE}* over {RIM<=}
20 Husband intervened quickly, he was brave (6) APACHE {APAC{H}E}
21 Totally zonked by British lottery (6) BLOTTO {B}{LOTTO}
23 Private meals inside (5) INNER dINNERs
24 Set up before court (5) ERECT {ERE}{CT}
25 Wished to have last of the bacon stuffed in ham, perhaps (5) MEANT {MEA{b..oN}T}
Reference List
King = K, Egg = NIT, On = RE, Queen = ER, Home = IN, Know = KEN, Directions = N,S, Husband = H, British = B, Before = ERE, Court = CT
1A KACHINA = Spirit doll {K,, king +A+ CHINA country}
ReplyDelete5A PADDOCK = Pound{ODD, not even back inside PACK group}
9A NITRE = salt {NIT, egg + RE on}
10A TANGERINE = Fruit {ANGER, bitteness in side TIN, can + E swEet core}
11A APRIL FOOL = Day on one falls prey to prank (DD)
11a Dd?
Delete4D ACTS OF GOD (GOOD + FACTS)
ReplyDelete11ac. APRIL FOOL..DD
ReplyDelete3d. IDEAL..Telescopic
21d. BLOTTO ..B( ritish ) lotto..lottery
16d. LARGHETTO..LAR(d) Got the*
5d.. PANEL.. pa(NE)l..a board
Replacement for 11ac..
ReplyDelete8dn.. KNEADS.. sounds like NEED
18a. Flounder. Fish variety too.
ReplyDelete20d. Apache. Apace (quickly) + h(from husband).
7d. Choice =or. No one came up ie ion. Hence orion a constellation.
25d. Ham is meat. Last of bacon is n. Hence its meant= wished.
16. Larghetto. Almost fat is lar( from lard). Anagram of lar + get the + o (bit of slow) o.
26a. Happy is content. Retain in makes a continent which is europe.
29a. On the go. Anagram of one got +h (end of march).
7D- What about hunter?
ReplyDeleteorion?
Delete15A: Happy = GAY, without (outside) ALLOW (permit) = GALLOWAY, a region in the South of Scotland
ReplyDelete19A: NUMBER (one) without ER (Queen) = NUMB = without feeling
22A: PRIDE, which goes before a fall. Also a group of lions. DD
24A: Anagram (fancy) of "a helper" & "me" = EPHERMERAL = short
28A: Committed = EARNEST. The odd letters of "runner" = RNE, inside EAST (for Asia)
Paddy when i say constellation. Hunter is one and its explicit ok.
ReplyDeleteThat special part has to be mentioned- that is the key part of the clue. Not any constellation but Orion which is also called Hunter.
DeleteHunter is the def. and Orion, the solution. The two have to be connected.
DeletePaddy again it culminates in war of wits or words.even school kids know hunter is one of the constellation like ursa minor, ursa major, etc.
Delete6.d sends word anagram
ReplyDeleteDress down.
17d admirable from a blade and Rim -edge reversed
ReplyDelete13.a.powder...talc
ReplyDeleteRises amid all that CLATter
12a SYNOD
ReplyDeleteSundaY both sides is SY
agree is NOD so SYNOD is answer
14.a.cauterise
ReplyDeleteCase
Child bearers..uteri
Are involved...cauterise.
27.a monk....abbot
ReplyDeleteTo return .....ot
Leaderless group....abba minus a
Relook
Delete23.d private...inner
ReplyDeleteMeals.....dinner inside is
Inner.
Can be refined
Delete24d :-- ERECT
ReplyDeletebefore is ERE
court is CT.
20d quickly APACE H intervenes APACHE Indian
ReplyDeleteHappy CONTENT to retain home IN Europe CONTINENT
ReplyDelete26Ac
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ReplyDelete28Ac Asia EAST odd RuNnEr in EAST committed EARNEST
ReplyDelete2d is CATERWAUL (synonym of Keen)
ReplyDeleteto provide is CATER
WAUL is pronounced as WALL (they say )
Trumps pet project is WALL (Wall between US and Mexico)
1d :- KENYAN (in south Africa )
ReplyDeleteknow synonym is KEN
any movement is YAN so answer is KENYAN
29 ac is ON THE GO (very busy )
ReplyDeleteone got busy anagram is ONT E GO
around the end of marcH is H so ON THE GO
12a - (S----Y)(NOD)
ReplyDeleteS - - - - Y — both sides
agree - NOD
8d kneads!
ReplyDeleteI did not know this meaning of 'Keen'.
ReplyDeletekeen 2 (kēn)
n.
A loud wailing or lament for the dead.
w.ref.to Caterwaul (synonym)
Me too. Filled & then googled.
DeleteNice grid. Did not know Kachina.
ReplyDeleteEasier than yday.