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Thank you Sree Sree. That marks the end of this cake walk. My sincere thanks to all the solvers, commenters and participants. I thank the Colonel for posting my grid today.
Nice grid AJ. More difficult words included but well clued. One suggestion for improvement is to make surfaces more plausible and interesting (nothing to complain since cryptically correct) eg.- 23A. 'Lathes' does not go well with the surface.
Unable to participate sunday special. read all the threads. Excellent grid and word play. ILEX, JAMBEAU , GJETOSTS, MUFFULETTA, JAMBEAU, FOLKLORICO. new words. Thanks to AJJI and Col.sir for sunday special.
2D paradox= absurd
ReplyDeleteMarch= parade incomplete is parad
Bull= Ox
Parad+ ox
'seemingly' has also to be added to the Definition!
Delete10d GIRLFRIENDS - female buddies
ReplyDelete{grind fliers*}
17d KNITTED - wove wool
{kitten}{d}
Oops!
Delete{kitten*}{d}
10a GIMMICKY
ReplyDeletereturning aircraft MIG <-
primarily messy = M
unpleasant = ICKY
def: aims to attract attention
13a ILEX
Deletenine = IX
french = LE
def: oak tree
18d OSMOSIS
Deleteuniverse = cosmos
missing speed of light (c) = osmos
osmos + is
def: process of assimilation
13a Is 'the' missing in the clue (before French)?
DeleteYes. I thought so too
Delete1A- Spool- S Pool- Wind wires around
ReplyDelete11A- Enduser- (Rudeness-S)*- Customer
3D- Opossum- OP OS SUM- American marsupial
I always thought enduser was two words.
Delete+1
Delete1ac - SPOOL s+ pool
ReplyDelete27a VERSE - few lines of a poem
ReplyDeletestrongly opposed - averse
leave a = -a
{averse - a}
10D: GIRLFRIENDS..grind+fliers*
ReplyDelete3D:OPOSSUM..op+os+sum
17D: KNITTED..kitten+d*
7D. Sakes= Japs alchoholic drink
ReplyDeleteSake+ s( pinch of sugar)
Good start and I am sure the rest will be enjoyable too. In a hurry since I am going out. Will complete solving on return.
ReplyDelete3dn. OPOSSUM marsupial
ReplyDeleteop+os+sum
9ac hairdo
ReplyDeleteh(usband-led) air(attitude) do(party)
10dn girlfriends (grind fliers) *
3dn opossum
op(work) os(ver big) sum(problem)
16A FOLKLORICO FLOOR I LOCK*
ReplyDelete17D KNITTED KITTEN* on D
10D GIRLFRIENDS GRIND FLIERS*
for repeats..
ReplyDelete27A: (-a)VERSE
26A: IODISM..idioms*
11A: ENDUSER..rudenes(-s)*
9ac - HAIRDO - bun
ReplyDeleteh + air + do
27a: VERSE { (-A)VERSE}
ReplyDelete11a: ENDUSER (RUDENES(-S))*
8d: WATERLOO (WATER)(LOO)
13ac - sub
ReplyDeleteILEX - tree
I (le)x
8D waterloo=final, devisive defeat
ReplyDeleteFlush= water ( verb)
Toilet= loo
Replacements:
ReplyDelete8D WATER LOO
13A I(LE)X
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ReplyDeleteThink of some other word Gowri
DeleteEJECTS - r ejects
DeleteReplacement
ReplyDelete20dn beagles
Eagle in b(ushe)s
6D. Substitute for 8D( already solved by P.venkatesan garu)
ReplyDeleteChicane= double bend
Greek letter= Chi
Stick= bend
Chi+ cane
Check your annotation Gemini
DeleteThank you.
Delete6D. Substitute for 8D( already solved by P.venkatesan garu)
Chicane= double bend
Greek letter= Chi
Stick= cane
Chi+ cane
5dn - JAMBEAU - leg armour
ReplyDeletejamb + eau
7dn - SAKES - jap drink
ReplyDeletesa + ke + s
Last sub
ReplyDelete12ac - ELAPSE - go past
El (ap)se
14ac sub
ReplyDeleteMUFFULETTA - sandwich
Muff (u) le + tt +a
Oof. Great grid AJ. Solved by ebody so fast - that I kept substituting to find it was already answered.
ReplyDeleteThank u so much for an enjoyable fare!!
Two more replacements:
ReplyDelete21A MINIUM MINI(-m)UM
24A GJETOSTS G{(JET)(-h)}OSTS
20Ac BRAY -DD
ReplyDeleteDifficult answers - GJETOSTS, MUFFULETTA, JAMBEAU, FOLKLORICO
ReplyDelete23Ac NULLAHS - {NULL}{lAtHeS}
ReplyDeleteEventhough a few words were new, the cluing was v clear. So one could get the answer & then Google for confirmation.
ReplyDelete19Dn OBLIQUE - {O}{BL{IQ}UE}
ReplyDelete22d IDJWI, lake; DJ and W in 11(team)
ReplyDelete25A QULLIQ; arctic lamp; Q U (ILL)<= Q
ReplyDelete15d TRANSMIT; broadcast; TRANS(Meridian)IT
ReplyDelete18 d is the only one that remains
ReplyDeleteDone by kiran @1049
DeleteThank you Sree Sree.
DeleteThat marks the end of this cake walk.
My sincere thanks to all the solvers, commenters and participants.
I thank the Colonel for posting my grid today.
But for Z, it's a pangram!
ReplyDeleteNice grid AJ. More difficult words included but well clued. One suggestion for improvement is to make surfaces more plausible and interesting (nothing to complain since cryptically correct)
ReplyDeleteeg.- 23A. 'Lathes' does not go well with the surface.
Thanks Paddy. I will try to improve as per the suggestion, but how far I can succeed, Ican't tell.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the suggestion, Paddy.
I am sure you can and will. Hence I took the liberty of suggesting.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the special AJ
ReplyDeleteUnable to participate sunday special. read all the threads. Excellent grid and word play. ILEX, JAMBEAU , GJETOSTS, MUFFULETTA, JAMBEAU, FOLKLORICO. new words. Thanks to AJJI and Col.sir for sunday special.
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