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ACROSS
9 Nurse in fraternity service (7) AMENITY {AM{EN}ITY}
10 Suggested to replace old with right when published (7) PRINTED P(-o+r)RINTED
11 What was 2 earlier is 3 in modern times (7) GENDERS [CD]
12 Instrument with a large needle (7) ALTHORN {A}{L}{THORN}
13 Degree issued in new solid-state compounds (9) TOTALISES {SOLId+STATE}*
15 African boss has degree in large network? No, on the contrary (5) BWANA {B{WAN}A}
16 Broke son slept (7) SNAPPED {S}{NAPPED}
20 Silver draped on earl in the past (5) AGONE {AG}{ON}{E}
21 A legal hub is fraudulent? Comical (9) LAUGHABLE*
25 Frequently down, a server 33% malfunctioning, Retards (7) DWARVES {DoWn}{A}{SERVer}*
26 Clothes are dumped here by wife has charcoal, but can be cleaned (7) WASHTUB {W}{ASH}{BUT*}
29 Complicated nerd Ray is a fox (7) REYNARD*
DOWN
1 Thanks to undergraduate, White regularly gets coached (6) TAUGHT {TA}{UG}{wHiTe}
2 Judge and nurse catch a donkey (6) JENNET {J}{EN}{NET}
5 Fires defunct pair in employment at school (8) UPRAISES {U{PAIR*}SE}{S}
6 Puts bright rag in American city (10) PITTSBURGH*
8 Lacking teeth, at the end worried editor meets specialist (8) EDENTATE {ATE}<=>{ED}{ENT}
14 Hypocrisy and rudeness at work (3,7) LIP SERVICE {LIP}{SERVICE}
16 Careless hit and run (8) SLAPDASH {SLAP}{DASH}
17 Audio-visual at head office on travel at Rome halfway meeting Italian scientist (8) AVOGADRO {AV}{Of...e}{GAD}{ROme}
18 Fancy key we have best at retreat (8) DELUSION {DEL}{US}{NO 1<=}
22 Indiscreet fight after peacekeepers held youth leader (6) UNWARY {WAR}<=>{UN} and {Yo..h}
23 Expose Britain by two Hollywood films (6) BETRAY {B}{ET}{RAY}
24 Include demo by Harry (6) EMBODY*
27 Mythical river grips reportedly (4) STYX (~sticks)
Reference List
Nurse = EN(Enrolled Nurse), Old = O, Right = R, Large = L, Degree = D, Large network = WAN, Son = S, Earl = E, Wife = W, Thanks = TA, Judge = J, Second = S, School = S, Stumped = ST, Memory = ROM(Read Only Memory), Active = A, Travel = GAD, Key = DEL, Peacekeepers = UN, Britain = B
25a 33℅ or 66℅!
ReplyDeleteYes. If it is 33% there should be some deletion indicator.
Deletehaving same doubt . getting SER - 50%. might be 66%. setter will confirm.
ReplyDeleteMalfunctioning on double duty as deletion indicator and anagrind?
DeleteShould have been 66%. A slip
DeleteHappy Maha Shivrathri to all Blog members.
ReplyDelete@Gowri. Beautiful rangoli. esp. flowers are too realistic.
Thank you Prasanna & Gowri for remembering Naha Shivratri in your own unique ways.
ReplyDeleteThank you Paddy sir.
Delete8D I got ATE from at + th E (the end)
ReplyDeleteThen where is the placement indicator? How does "ate" Go to end.
DeleteThanks a lot Sathia.
ReplyDeleteIt is half of beef which is be + roast , made as anagrind
ReplyDeleteSome new words learnt today - ALTHORN, JENNET, BYSSUS to name a few. GENDERS took time since I thought it was referring to clues 2 and 3. Thanks AfterDark and Col!
ReplyDeleteThanks Gowri and Prasanna for the lovely artwork! Happy Shivarathri.
In 8dn- how do you get ATE? I also took it as AT+ the end.
ReplyDeleteIn 25ac - I though 33% malfunction means deletion. Malfunction on double duty.
Otherwise finished with some difficulty.
Thank Afterdark