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20a : PRIMROSE = An English beauty A bit of R(reckless) breaking (PROMISE)*. 26a : THAW = To melt snow WHAT* Anind is makes 7d : SELFIE = IMAGE (BELIEFS - B + I)* B from hint of B(ashfulness) One = I
It is 14D. I am now curious about what is the def.? It is not &Lit. Could it be topical instead of tropical. Fig is not a tropical fruit. Tropical is also not figurative.
6ac - CHATEAU - posh country house.
ReplyDelete(U + ace)* over Hat (head gear)
3dn - GURU - mentor
ReplyDeletegu (couple of guests ) + ru (argue occasionally)
16D: STERNUM (T)
ReplyDelete22D: SPAIN (SPA)(IN)
24D: EASY {T}
3D: GURU..GU(-ests)+-aR-gU-e
ReplyDelete11A; SHOWIEST..who+is+set*
9A: ANTE..tenant-nt*
9ac - ANTE - bet
ReplyDelete(tenant - nt)*
nt - books - new testament
2d SELFIE
ReplyDelete(beleifs - b)*
def: one's image
28a ENLIVEN [T]
Delete7a ARENA
Delete(range - g + a)*
def: sports arena
11a SHOWIEST: flashiest
ReplyDelete(Who is set)*
Replacement for 3D
ReplyDelete5D; BEAU..bahu-h+e
5D: BEAU---bahu-h+u*
Delete6dn - CINCH - piece of cake.
ReplyDeleteAcrostic
Replacement for Ante
ReplyDelete22dn spain spa(spa) in(at home)
ReplyDelete5dn beau (bahu -h+e) *
9ac ante (tenant-nt) *
15a TSAR: ruler
ReplyDeleteThe Signs Against Russian: acrostic
19ac GEISHA: companion
ReplyDeletemarria(GE IS HA)ving
27ac MASON: rock enthusiast( stone mason)
ReplyDeleteFellow: man
Every other show: so
Catches is inclusion indicator
MA(SO)N
27 ac is in place of 11ac
ReplyDelete6D- Cinch- Acrostic- Piece of cake
ReplyDelete22D- Spain- Country= Spa in
28A- Enliven- Fire- T- hobok(EN LIVE N)ews
4d MAL DE MER: sea sickness
ReplyDeleteMA( mother) ( LD: bled-b,e) (EM: seem - s,e) ER( near-n,a)
Periodically indicates choosing alternate letters
8d, Record = [ Archi(v)e]
ReplyDeleteComic book set in Riverdake = Archie
Top vinyl = V
7a, sports venue = Arena
[RAN(-g) (+a)E]*
running, anagram indicator
1D, Tears = Waterworks
Woman = W
Had = ate
Run = r
Factory = works
25d : ABET:help
ReplyDeleteA( an) ET( extremely earnest) accommodating B(boy)
A(B) ET
10A FLUID OUNCE = unit
ReplyDeleteFLU = fever
ID = I haD
ON = working
U = University
around = OUN
CE = empty CollegE
10ac FLUID OUNCE: unit
ReplyDeleteFlu: fever
Id: I had
on: working, o(u)n: working around University
ce: empty college
Replacement for 6D-
ReplyDelete10A- Fluid ounce- Unit
Fever- Flu. I had- Id
Working around university- O(U)N
Empty college- CE
Flu id oun ce
18A GREY = depressing
ReplyDeleteGY = extremely GloomY
having = contains
RE = cRiEd occassionally
13ac replacement for 10 ac
ReplyDeleteMUFFIN: cake
Fuming-g( girl left)
F( bit of frosting)
Angrily is anind
Fuminf*:muffin
Again replacement-
ReplyDelete23A- Underneath- Headhunter- H+ N
Def.- Secretly
20a : PRIMROSE = An English beauty
ReplyDeleteA bit of R(reckless) breaking (PROMISE)*.
26a : THAW = To melt snow
WHAT* Anind is makes
7d : SELFIE = IMAGE
(BELIEFS - B + I)*
B from hint of B(ashfulness)
One = I
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Delete7d Correction : SELFIE = One's image
DeleteBELIEFS --B)*
14A FIGURATIVE
ReplyDeleteFIG = fruit
CURATIVE = health giving properties
- C = suppresses Cold
It is 14D.
DeleteI am now curious about what is the def.? It is not &Lit.
Could it be topical instead of tropical. Fig is not a tropical fruit. Tropical is also not figurative.
Tropical in archiac sense is trope/figurative.(speech/word)
Delete21d, in lieu of 7a
ReplyDelete*Gasp* = Inhale
Trendy = IN
50% = HALF
not following english = - f + e
[ IN HAL (-F) (+ e)]
12d..TRUMP ..T( RUMP )
ReplyDelete17A TRUER =more authentic
ReplyDeleteTRUcE = White flag
- C = without a hint of Colour
+R = at the start of Race
Nice well thought out clues. Enjoyable hour of solving. Thank you Amrita.
ReplyDelete13a MUFFIN
ReplyDelete{fuming - g}* over {f}
17d TRAINING [DD]?
ReplyDeleteYes
ReplyDeleteThanks for the special Amrita
ReplyDeleteNice cw Amrita. Simple yet enjoyable clues. 🙂
ReplyDelete