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10A. Misdo= Bungle Girl mostly = Mis from miss Party= Do 19D. kaddish= ancient jewish prayer Sikh dad anagram. Upset is the anagrind 4D. Deserve= merit Backing of the journo= ed becomong de Wait= serve ALL AT ONE PLACE
12A: Leftist = RED + landlord = LETTER = RED LETTER = special 21A: SIT (model) inside HEATED (warmed environment) = HESITATED = paused in indecision 24A: THI (mostly "this") + RD (short "road") + RAT + E (start of "excrement") = THIRD RATE = poor quality
Second opinion, eighty six, union, third rate, seventh Heaven, eleventh hour, number one and fourth estate Could be members of mathematis themed crossie from a maths professor. Thanks AJji
Thanks Ramki for your comments. May be U does not work as popular, and I should not have used it in that sense. But I have seen it being used in CW as ' socially desirable' and may be I was guided ( misguided?) by that. Sorry!
Finished fast and enjoyed. A few doubts clarified here. U - 'socially acceptable ' may refer to A/U certification in films. I wonder if that U is short for Universal- for all to see. 8d= State of Estate given away rather easily.
Solved completely only now. Nice crossie but 3 doubts. 22dn. Without right is removal of R or right letter. How is this clarified? 2dn - U is for posh - upper? Or acceptable - universal. But U for popular? 8dn - Fourth Estate from u in For the state? Too direct & not elegant cluing. Kosher?
9A: EIGHTY SIX ..100-14=16, Also Discard
ReplyDelete22A: H(YEN)A
6D: NUMBER ONE..DD
6D: DD or CHARADE?
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ReplyDelete13ac - ECCRINE
ReplyDeleteec + cri(n)e - d
16 A TRAMPER TAMPER = Meddle around R first record
ReplyDelete23 A UNION UN peacekeeper + O love in IN at home
17 D ABSCISE scabies*
23a International is extraneous!
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ReplyDelete11ac - ERNES (t)
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ReplyDelete7D: OSSETRA (OS)(SET)(RA)
ReplyDelete17d: ABSCISE (SCABIES)*
20d: ELEVATE (EL(EV(-E))ATE)
3d OATHS
ReplyDeletecereal = oats
south end = h
def: promises
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ReplyDelete10A. Misdo= Bungle
ReplyDeleteGirl mostly = Mis from miss
Party= Do
19D. kaddish= ancient jewish prayer
Sikh dad anagram. Upset is the anagrind
4D. Deserve= merit
Backing of the journo= ed becomong de
Wait= serve
ALL AT ONE PLACE
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3dn- OATHS - promises
ReplyDeleteoat(h)s
12A: Leftist = RED + landlord = LETTER = RED LETTER = special
ReplyDelete21A: SIT (model) inside HEATED (warmed environment) = HESITATED = paused in indecision
24A: THI (mostly "this") + RD (short "road") + RAT + E (start of "excrement") = THIRD RATE = poor quality
11 ac ernes (T)
ReplyDelete3 dn oaths
(oat(h) south end s)
15ac stomach stom(most) * ach(e)
Replacement for 17d:
ReplyDelete15a: STOMACH (MOST*)(ACH(-E))
5dn - PYXIDES
ReplyDeletep -o +y oxides - young replacing old
9 d eleventh hour. eleven -team.
ReplyDeletejourney -tour. eleven t (hh )our
21 ac hesitated he (sit)ated
Replacement for 15a
ReplyDelete9D: ELEVENTH HOUR (ELEVEN)(T(HH)OUR)
1 ac second opinion. endorse - second
ReplyDeleteidea -opinion.
11a - - ERNES - Birds found in biggER NESts - [T]
ReplyDelete9A - EIGHTY SIX
DeleteC - 100
XIV - 14
discard from C = 100-14 = 86 ( in words eighty six)
22d - HYDRA - D(-r)y hay* - water snake
Delete-r is wrong, -y is correct
Deletecompensating for 21 ac
ReplyDelete14 dn impotence. im p (ot<)ence.
pence small change to<
Nice grid by Ajji. worthy time spent. Have a nice Sunday. thanks for the special col.sir........
ReplyDeleteThanks Prasanna.
Deletesmooth flowing crossword AJ Mam,
ReplyDeleteenjoyed the four long clues.
Thank you Remy.
Delete8d there is no Jumble
ReplyDeleteEnjoyed relishing the Sunday fare! Thanks AJ 😊
ReplyDeleteThanks Sathia
ReplyDeleteThank you MB Sir.
ReplyDelete19ac, 2d and 18d remain.
ReplyDelete18D RAT-A-TAT
ReplyDeleteR (roars initially) + AT AT AT, def = knocking
2D EUGENIC
ReplyDeleteE-C (Extreme care initially) around U (popular) + GENI(-e) Tailless spirit,
def = selective breeding
Not sure if U works as "popular" - it usually is an abbr for "posh" or "acceptable to all"
Second opinion, eighty six, union, third rate, seventh Heaven, eleventh hour, number one and fourth estate
ReplyDeleteCould be members of mathematis themed crossie from a maths professor. Thanks AJji
Thanks KRM. Yes, I just wanted to have the phrases using numbers, all in one CW. No mathematics there, only numbers.
DeleteUnion ?
DeleteThanks Ramki for your comments. May be U does not work as popular, and I should not have used it in that sense. But I have seen it being used in CW as ' socially desirable' and may be I was guided ( misguided?) by that. Sorry!
ReplyDeleteToday's Sunday CW (TH)- 2D- 'Done' for socially acceptable!
DeleteIn the sense of OK/done.
DeleteUpper-class is the highest status socially. So it becomes socially desirable thing.
DeleteMy sincere thanks to all solvers and commenters. I thank the Colonel for posting my Crossword grid as Sunday special.
ReplyDeleteSorry AJ. Late in joining and yet to start. I am sure I will enjoy solving at leisure.
DeleteIt's okay paddy. Take your own time. If possible, give your comments.
DeleteFinished fast and enjoyed. A few doubts clarified here.
DeleteU - 'socially acceptable ' may refer to A/U certification in films. I wonder if that U is short for Universal- for all to see.
8d= State of Estate given away rather easily.
Cool crossie several numbers in it one second third fourth six seveth eighty eleventh etc....a number theme. Cool
ReplyDelete19 D, jewish prayer = kaddish
ReplyDelete[Sikh Dad]*
20D, to lift = Elevate
[EL(EV)ATE]
bring cheer = elate
Almost first woman, EVE = EV
25A, ecstasy = Seventh Heaven
[S(event)H Heave (n)]
Lift = heave
Last burden = n
Occurrence = event
Silence = sh
Why y is removed from hay
ReplyDeleteWhy y is removed from hay
ReplyDeleteThanks for the special AJ
ReplyDeleteI also thought so, but you have now clarified, it looks ok now
ReplyDeleteSolved completely only now. Nice crossie but 3 doubts.
ReplyDelete22dn. Without right is removal of R or right letter. How is this clarified?
2dn - U is for posh - upper? Or acceptable - universal. But U for popular?
8dn - Fourth Estate from u in For the state? Too direct & not elegant cluing. Kosher?
AJ/ Prasad - can u kindly clarify?
8d not elegant, agreed.
Delete2d Please see my reply to Ramki. ( No justification, only reply)
22d Obviously my mistake.
Thanks Gowri for your comments.
Thank u AJ for clarifying. 🙂
DeleteAJ - nice to c a themed, numbered cw. Several clues r very nice. 👍
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