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1 Subject of study - limited edition, thin book in a large fancy cover (7,7) BOOLEAN ALGEBRA {BOOk}{LEAN}{ and {B} in {A+LARGE}*
10 Strong and loud, they mix around (5) HEFTY {HE{F}TY*}
11 Caught in a difficult situation Harry learns, finally (9) ENSNARLED {EN{LEARNS*}D}
12 Cover girl could be a star... (7) CAPELLA {CAP}{ELLA}
13 ...neither can transform in that place (7) THEREIN*
14 Nothing slack under the arch (5) OGIVE {O}{GIVE}
20 Strip it by swapping binary digits (5) THONG TH(-1+0)ONG
22 Starts with Laurel and Hardy, will manage to survive (4,3) LAST OUT {La...l}{And}{STOUT}
25 Aversion as partner gets some work done (7) ALLERGY {ALL{ERG}Y}
27 Trip a bit and break down (4,5) FALL APART {FALL}{A}{PART}
28 Drinks from top to bottom-the pig (5) WINES (-s)WINE(+s)S
29 Comparison with tree- maybe they're of the same age (14) CONTEMPORARIES {COMPARISON+TREE}*
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2 Seed - not on season (9) OFFSPRING {OFF}{SPRING}
3 Primarily lot of young actors later become dependable (5) LOYAL Acrostic
4 Emaciated sort of compound (9) ACETAMIDE*
5 Virtue of a small group (5) ASSET {A}{S}{SET}
7 Girl longs to get into the competition (5) BELLE {BE{LL}E}
8 A new Italian poet is moderately slow in movement (7) ANDANTE {A}{N}{DANTE}
9 He is stupid to admit a peasant (6) THICKO {T{HICK}O}
15 Surface raised, gold had to vanish (9) EVAPORATE {PAVE<=}{OR}{ATE}
17 Another separator for Luciano Pavarotti, say (5,4) OPERA STAR*
18 River port name - inform (3,6) RIO GRANDE {RIO}{GRA{N}DE}
19 No substance in false claim, may turn out to be evil (7) MALEFIC {FalsE+CLAIM}*
21 Extremely cheerful as new tax regime gets parliamentary approval (6) GAYEST {G{AYE}ST}
23 Parlour in Paris - a long way off (5) SALON [T]
24 President's down and out, had a change of heart (5) TRAMP TR(-u+a)AMP Something wrong here? See comments
26 What you've to pay between hands is comparatively less (5) LOWER {L}{OWE}{R}
Reference List
Book = B, Loud = F, Small = S, Right = R, Long = L, New = N, Gold = OR
23D. SALON - telescopic
ReplyDelete13A. THEREIN - anagram of neither
3D. LOYAL - first letters of "lot of young actors later"
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ReplyDelete4d. Acetamide. From emaciated anagram.
ReplyDelete17d. Opera star from another separator.
27a. Trip is fall. Break down it apart . Hence fall apart is the clue.
8d. Another is a. New is n. Poet is Dante. Hence andante , which is slow movement.
29a. Contemporaries is the clue. Rearranging comparison with trees , belonging to same age.
27A- Breakdown is the def. Apart is got from something else in the clue.
Delete1a. Boolean Algebra. Means a subject of study. Boo is from limited edition (book), lean is from thin, (a large + b)*
ReplyDelete10a. Hefty. Means strong. (f + they)*, f is for loud
11a. Ensnarled. Means caught in a difficult situation. (learns)* in end from finally. I didn't follow the parsing actually.
12a. Capella. Means a star. Cap from cover, Ella for girl.
14a. Ogive. Means an arch. O from nothing + give for slack.
1a/10a fine tune.
Delete1a. Should the second word be 'b' in (a large)* ?
ReplyDeleteRight
Delete10a. Should it be (they)* around 'f' for loud?
ReplyDeleteYes
Delete16a iron horse press is iron and stud is horse iron horse is a steam locomotive
ReplyDeletestud-animal is HORSE in this case...
Delete15d. EVAPORATE: vanish
ReplyDeleteEVAP:pave(surface) raised OR: gold ATE: had
26d LOWER - comparatively less
ReplyDeletewhat you have to pay - owe
hands - L & R
between - sandwich indicator
{l(owe)r}
2D OFFSPRING = seed {OFF, not on + SPRING, season}
ReplyDelete25Ac ALLERGY – {ALL{ERG}Y}
ReplyDeleteSmall work done =ERG in ALLY=partner
Delete18dn : RIO GRANDE = a North American river; boundary between the United States and Mexico; flows into Gulf of Mexico
ReplyDelete(RIO)(GRA(N)DE)
Port : RIO chief Brazilian port
Name : N in 'form' : GRADE
Read inform as in form
Definition is River
DeleteRio means river!
DeleteAnd rio grande is also a port!
21d GAYEST: extremely cheerful
ReplyDeleteNew tax regime: GST
Parliamentary approval: AYE
G(AYE)ST
28A- Wines- Drinks
ReplyDeletePig=swine. S goes to the bottom/ end.
6D G(R)AP(ESHOT)* = ammunition.
ReplyDeleteRight = R
in the GAP = G(R)AP
with
THOSE assorted = THOSE* = ESHOT
20A THONG (strip) in THING (IT) swap I with O
ReplyDelete19A: Anagram of "a leg and me" = (Mary)
ReplyDeleteMAGDALENE
9D-thicko-He is stupid; Peasant-hick; t(hick)o
ReplyDelete20A, Strip = Thong
ReplyDeleteIt = Thing
[Th(+o-i)ng]
Switching of binary digits
21D, Extremely Cheerful = [G (aye) ST]
GST = new tax regime
Aye = parliament approval
26 D, comparatively less = [L (owe)R]
LR = between hands
Owe = you've to pay
25 A, Aversion = [ALL (erg)Y]
Ally = partner
Erg = unit of work, some work done
28A, drinks = wines
[- (s) wine (+s)], from top to bottom
The pig = swine
19d MALEFIC = Evil
ReplyDeleteNo substance in False = FE + CLAIM rearranged. May turn out anagrind
1a My CoD - combination of Removal, Charade, Abbreviation, Anagram and Container clues. 👌
ReplyDelete+1
DeleteIn lieu of repeats 20a, 21s, 26d, 25a,
ReplyDelete2d, seed = offspring
Not on = off
Season = spring
22a, will manage to survive = Last out
ReplyDeleteStarts with laurel = LA
and Hardy = stout
27A, break down = fall apart
ReplyDeleteTrip = fall
A bit = a part
22A - LAST OUT meaning to survive. Starts with Laurel And gives LA. Hardy = STOUT. LA(ST-OUT)
ReplyDeleteI think all done ...
ReplyDelete5d and 24d still remain to be solved
ReplyDeleteLeave it to AJ to keep track! Wonderful.
ReplyDeleteIn lieu of repeat
ReplyDelete24d, President's down and out, had a change of heart, a in lieu of u
= [TR(-U+A)MP]
TRAMP
Good one- both clue & solve.
DeleteWhat's the definition?
DeleteItching to do 24 D- one of my COD's.
ReplyDelete5d, virtue = asset
ReplyDeleteGroup = set
A small = as
So,that leaves only 5D
ReplyDeleteIn lieu of 2d at 13:23
ReplyDelete14a, arch = Ogive
Slack = give
Nothing = o
That completes the grid.
ReplyDelete23D- Ref.to Col.;s remark- Tramp is a vagabond who may be down and out. Probably Arden has taken that sense here
ReplyDeleteIn that case defintion is in the middle
DeleteRule: Use a comma after an introductory clause or phrase. A comma tells readers that the introductory clause or phrase has come to a close and that the main part of the sentence is about to begin.
DeleteSo it has to be re-read as
President had a change of heart. President is tramp.
Without the comma.
Xchequer uses to employ this technique reg.
I think 'Down and out, a president had a change of heart' would have been better
DeleteBetter still 'Rogue president had a change of heart'
DeleteGreat grid. Some amazing clues -
ReplyDeleteBOOLEAN ALGEBRA, OFF SPRING, EVAPORATE.
Thanx Arden
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ReplyDeleteAny examples of L being used as an abbreviation for LONG? I have seen L for LARGE or LONGITUDE, but not for long.
ReplyDelete