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Rangoli by Gowri |
Solution to 3D has been deliberately left unsolved and is to be answered only by a non-regular / novice commenter, with proper annotation. Those who have answered earlier in the week, please give others a chance.
ACROSS
8 Disappeared... carrying fruit! (4) PEAR [T]
9 Put off ten wearing exciting nighties around university (10) EXTINGUISH {X} in {NIGHTIES}* over {U}
10 Girl wanders in thickets (6) GROVES {G}{ROVES}
11 Discontinue baker (5,3) BREAK OFF {BAKER}* [RA]
12 Association of readers reserve golfing equipment (4,4) BOOK CLUB {BOOK}{CLUB}
14 Lure ward with frozen water (6) ENTICE {ENT}{ICE}
16 Prison No.18 (4) STIR Defintion by example
17 Delta, Echo, Foxtrot... Frustrated? (3,2) FED UP {D}{E}{F}<=
18 After giving up deal, made love wildly in shift (4) MOVE {MadE+lOVe}*
23 Spinning ballet dancer losing belt in place where one might find a date (8) CALENDAR {bALlet+DANCER}*
26 Ancient ocean destroying the sty (6) TETHYS*
27 Got off due to mind getting agitated around beginning of safari (10) DISMOUNTED {DUE+TO+MIND}* over {Sa...i}
28 Stone from ring with friend (4) OPAL {O}{PAL}
DOWN
1 Insect goes around rocking blotter and drink container (4,6) BEER BOTTLE {BE{BLOTTER*}E}
2 Inciter agitating over pork (8) PROVOKER*
3 A ship, perhaps, remains same even after losing 1/3 from its front and back (6) ?E?S?L (Addendum VESSEL veSSel - See comments)
4 Flying creatures fly back and pierce with sharp instrument (4) STAB<=
5 Keep Eden trimmed to leg height (4-4) KNEE-DEEP*
6 Trip king and alien after sixth month, in short (6) JUNKET {K}{ET}<=>{JUNe}
7 Horrible snafu in absence of navy and defenders of America's sky, in short (1,1,1,1) USAF {SnAFU}*
13 President's quirky in bed (5) BIDEN*
15 Equestrian soldier from California upsets army van carrying head of logistics (10) CAVALRYMAN {CA}{ARMY+VAN}* over {Lo...s}
17 Find glue smeared in artillery piece (5,3) FIELD GUN*
18 Spoil Roman hat in long run (8) MARATHON*
20 Units of energy produced by the Royal Meteorological Society? (6) THERMS {THE}{RMS}
22 Nudity can be dirty (6) UNTIDY*
25 Tax judge? (4) RATE [DD]
Reference List
Ten = X, University = U, Girl = G, Ward = ENT, Delta = D, Echo = E, Foxtrot = F, Engineer = BE, The in French = LE< Extra-terrestrial = ET, King = K, Alien = ET, Navy = N, California = CA
Sorry for the delay. By mistake the schedule time for posting was set for 10:30 AM
ReplyDeleteSaw the error only when KKR messaged me that the blog was not up.
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DeleteCol. on Sunday special mode!!
Delete3D easily solved, may others try π
ReplyDelete3D. Intelligent clue. Happily solved. Ofcourse, not posting. I have exhausted my quota .
ReplyDelete3D Vessel. Ss remains same after removal of ve / El. Ship=vessel.
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DeleteTypically Incognito!!
Delete9A The double SANDWICH clue is interesting
ReplyDeleteNice CW given by incognito.
ReplyDeleteNice rangoli by Gowri.
With regards,
Sathia
Typo in 1A. It should be Bottler.
ReplyDeleteCorrected thanks
DeleteCan somebody explain how 16A is a defintion by example?
ReplyDelete18a is Move (=Stir)
DeleteIt is actually a DD with the second definition as DBE
DeleteRethinking, it is a pure DD. No DBE.
DeleteOnly the cross reference to a different clue throws you off..Move and Prison both define Stir.
DeleteCould someone help me with 16A. I was running around with Argon (AR) and ended up at a dead end
ReplyDeleteSome times the number indicates the clue number in the grid ie 18a. And 18a ref to move.
DeleteSo the clue becomes
Prison move(4) a DD
Thanks.
DeleteWhile on 18a, it sprang in my mind : what if Doc would have set the clue. My I.
ReplyDeleteAfter giving up wild deal, made love on table(4)
Table?
ReplyDeleteAs a verb table has a synonym - move.
DeleteTable the motion.
Dear 'Incognito' Kishore Rao, believe me, enjoyed solving your crossword grids over the past three days though simple, are (were) pretty tricky vis-a-vis since almost all your clues had the solution within.....
ReplyDeleteNot that I am claiming any credit but today except for 18-A, managed to solve all others....
Lovely grid. My COD - Marathon (in the long run!)
ReplyDeleteThank u Kishore for keeping our confidence up for 4 days! π