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ACROSS
9 Etna erupts in dog star constellation (7) CENTAUR {C{ETNA*}UR}
10 Blue dress - It starts an automobile (3,4) LOW GEAR {LOW}{GEAR}A low gear cannot start an automobile
11 Impassioned to acquire old dodge (5) AVOID {AV{O}ID}
12 Judge withdraws support to distressed sister (9) ARBITRESS {BRA<=}{SISTER*}
13 Nit with simpleton in a type of race (3-3-5) EGG-AND-SPOON {EGG}{AND}{SPOON}
18 This instrument translates electrode recording haphazard involuntary talk primarily (3,8) LIE DETECTOR {ELECTRODE}* over {In...y} and {Talk} Semi&lit
22 Hints of nude dancing only in public houses (9) INNUENDOS {NUDE*}{O} in {INNS}
24 Lady's fingers played koras (5) OKRAS*
26 Recreated again with nothing on for audience (7) RENEWED {RE}{(~nude)NEWED}
DOWN
1 Clear off Republican involved in racket (5) SCRAM {SC{R}AM}
2 Courier in maiden voyage (5) ENVOY [T]
3 Imagine bloody Mary dead? (8) DAYDREAM*
4 Killer whale seen around in Colombia crossword (4) ORCA [T<=]
6 What about wearing extremely seamless belts? (6) SWATHS {WHAT}* in {Se...sS}
7 Biblical monsters from the Eastern border invaded into the two states originally (9) BEHEMOTHS {B{E}{HEM}OTH}{St...s}
8 Foolish conspirer caught out, he goes to big house (8) PRISONER cONSPIRER*
14 Daughters struggled with laptops essentially that remain unused for a long time (6,4) GATHER DUST {DAUGHTERS+lapTops}*
15 8s bury relative as per report (9) INTERNEES {INTER}{(~niece}NEES}
16 Series of whistles after criminal is surrounded by police aggressively (8) CALLIOPE {C{AL}LIOPE*}
20 Lot of people solving crossword, except Ross (5) CROWD CrossWORD*
21 Right-hand man gets some sops out of the way (5) ASIDE {A{Sops}IDE}
23 20-100 = irritated (4) SORE ScORE
Reference List
Blue = LOW, Old = O, Support = BRA, Only = O, Republican = R, Caught = C, Criminal = AL(Capone), 20 = SCORE, 100 = C
Surprising, no comments till now?
ReplyDelete9a. Etna and dog(cur) , gives centaur which is one of constellations.
ReplyDelete20d. Crossword -Ross gives crowd which is the clue.
17d. Harrison gives you air horns.
15d. Inter is bury. Relative as per report is nees for niece. Hence internees is the clue.
14d. Daughters + laptops essentially (t) , when rearranged gives gather dust =remain unused for a long time.
20D- Crossword- ross gives Cword. Solution is complete only when you say how you get crowd from that.
DeletePlease don't take it as nit picking Ravi. Your answers were perfect. But we have to respect the setters who frame the clues cleverly with no redundancy of words. Solving will be complete only with correct annotations.
DeletePS: Definition part should be given against the Answer rather than saying 'which is the clue'.
Definition and clue are different.
Tweak 22a. Nude does not figure as it is.
ReplyDeleteHoliday mood!!
ReplyDeleteSomething more to 5D as well.
ReplyDeleteCol. may advance the time for regulars by an hour.
ReplyDelete10.a blue....low
ReplyDeleteDress....gear
Low gear...it starts the automobile.
24.a okras...lady fingers
2.d courier...envoy
MaidENVOYage
4.d killer whale...orca
ColombiACROssword
Seen around ..reverse
Orca.
Sathia- You are a regular now and will have to wait till 11 am and give 1 answer!
ReplyDeleteRelook 7d
DeletePlease relook 18A. You need an "I". I thought you were promoted to a regular
ReplyDelete@Sathia
DeletePl see the solution. It's a combination of Anagram and Sandwich/Container.
translates - Anind
recording - SW indicator
haphazard - i and t are not continuous
3.a imagine...daydream
ReplyDeleteMary dead*
13.a nit...egg
ReplyDeleteWith...and
Simpleton...spoon slang
Egg and spoon...type of race.
11a avoid = o for old in avid for impassioned, means dodge
ReplyDelete1d scram = r in scam for racket, means clear off
ReplyDelete26a renewed = re for again, newed sounds like nothing on, means recreated
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ReplyDeleteI do not get any special pleasure out of fault finding, as you call it. It is far from that. It is our desire that any solution should be complete. Dont we see Col.'s annos daily.
Delete20d-crowd-crossword less ross
ReplyDeleteYou had not seen my full response.The second one indicates the reason.Both are posted one after other but well before your message.
DeleteLots of people is crowd
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ReplyDeleteNice solves Gemini ! Especially 12A !!
ReplyDelete21d ASIDE: out of the way
ReplyDeleteRight-hand man: AiDE
Some sops: S
A(S)IDE
18a LIE DETECTOR semi& lit?
ReplyDelete{i&t} in {electrode*}
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ReplyDelete25ac PEEPERS:eyes
ReplyDeletePrying Tom is peeping Tom or peeper
Prying Tom's: peepers
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ReplyDeleteGowri, thanks for a beautiful rangoli.
ReplyDeleteSathia, Congratulations, belated though, on your elevation- long overdue in my opinion
+1 for Rangoli
Delete23dn : SORE (SCORE - C)
ReplyDelete20 = Score, 100 = C (Century)
17d-Airhorns- making lot of sounds,anagram of Harrison
ReplyDelete16D CALLIOPE - series of whistles. AL (criminal) surrounded by( POLICE)*
ReplyDeleteDoubt: does calliope have a verb or adjective def?
DeleteAs noun it means musical instrument!
8.d conspirer-c *
ReplyDeletePrisoner
6d SWATHS; belts; WHAT* in S.......S
ReplyDeleteExcellent CWP by KKR garu. Thoroughly enjoyed the Wordplay.
ReplyDelete+1. Happy I was able to solve a Karaoke puzzle fully
ReplyDeleteSuper grid by KKR garu! 👏👏
ReplyDeleteThe last two up for grabs!
ReplyDelete7dn and 19dn
7d by Sathia at 11.25
ReplyDelete7D done by Sathia@ 11.25. So only 19D is left. Though I have the solution,Ido not have the anno yet.
ReplyDeleteA good enjoyable CW by KKR.
19D Elevon is a flap. None (O) replaced by E(ight) is Eleven - Cricket side
ReplyDeleteMy 18a was answered and deleted by Sathia. This may please be considered as replacement.
ReplyDelete19d. ELEVEN - cricket team
flap - elevon
initially eight for none = e replacing o
{ELEV(-o)(+e)EN}
fly by night meaning unreliable. second part is cryptic definition.
ReplyDelete+1.
ReplyDeleteFly-by-night in first degree arises from the old witches flying in the night legend. Someone who flies away from day responsibilities.
Airlines prefer night flights because, noise all-around both audio-visual distractions are less. Passengers are eager to return home so turn-around times are less.
And most importantly Business class travellers prefer night flights.
It's a D&Cd.
ReplyDeleteFirst def is fly-by-night dictionary meaning unreleable.
Second one as Jacob says is cryptic. Airlines preferred time!
They prefer to fly by night.
1D - scram
ReplyDeleteScam - racket
R - Republican
R involved in scam
Sc(r)am
21D - aside
Aide - right hand man
S - small sops
A(s)ide
I took it as a DD- both being def.'s.
ReplyDeleteFly by night as unreliable arises from establishments which vanish overnight- not a steady dependable one.
Unreliable/ airline's preferred.....
ReplyDeleteYour first solution was just fly by night= unreliable. No mention of the other part.
ReplyDeleteCol.'s picture shows lime & spoon. For a while, I was wondering how yo fit in a lime in only 3 slots!
ReplyDeleteUnable to post in-time. Enjoyable grid by KKR. Esp. SORE,CROWD , ELEVEN. But struggled for LOW GEAR , EGG-AND-SPOON. All clues are too interesting.
ReplyDeleteYes Prasad
ReplyDeleteThank you all. It was a busy day and I couldn't participate.
ReplyDeleteThanks Col
ReplyDelete