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AMRITA 13
By Amrita
Across
| 6 | Unlikely, ace carried headgear to posh country house (7) |
| 7 | Running range good for a sports venue (5) |
| 9 | Bet on clumsy tenant losing books (4) |
| 10 | Fever i had working around university and empty college unit (5,5) |
| 11 | Who is set to become the flashiest? (8) |
| 13 | Girl left fuming angrily over a bit of frosting for cake (6) |
| 15 | The first signs of the stir against Russian ruler (4) |
| 17 | White flag without a hint of colour at the start of race is more authentic (5) |
| 18 | Depressing and extremely gloomy having cried occasionally (4) |
| 19 | Part of marriage is having a companion (6) |
| 20 | An English beauty is a bit reckless breaking promise perhaps? (8) |
| 23 | Secretly, headhunter leaving hotel moves around closer to London (10) |
| 26 | What makes snow melt? (4) |
| 27 | Fellow catches every other show- is he a rock enthusiast? (5) |
| 28 | "Fire in Hoboken"- LIVE NEWS (7) |
Down
| 1 | Woman had run to factory in tears (10) |
| 6 | Piece of cake with bits of chocolate icing, nut and cold slice of ham (5) |
| 2 | Delusional beliefs without a hint of bashfulness about one’s image (6) |
| 3 | Couple of guests occasionally argue with mentor (4) |
| 4 | Mother periodically bled, seem near seasickness (3,2,3) |
| 5 | Bahu leaves husband, takes English boyfriend (4) |
| 8 | Record store’s top vinyl found inside comic book set in Riverdale? (7) |
| 12 | Behind time, goes ahead to pass (5) |
| 14 | Tropical fruit with health giving properties suppresses cold (10) |
| 16 | Youngster numb holding a bone (7) |
| 17 | Preparing to commute in Mumbai? (8) |
| 21 | Trendy 50% not following English? *GASP* (6) |
| 22 | Resort at home country (5) |
| 24 | Soft selection of peas? Yummy! (4) |
| 25 | Help an extremely earnest, accommodating boy (4) |
Enjoy.
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