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Thanks for the special Driver and Col. Liked the letter bank clue a lot - smoothly done! The surface grammar for the SISTERS clue is off. Grammatically it should be Siblings RESIST change (not RESISTS). But then the cryptic reading would fail.
1dn - RHEA - bird
ReplyDelete(Hear)*
9ac - HAIKU -acrostic
ReplyDelete2dn - MINI (a type of skirt)
ReplyDeleteReduce - mini (mise)
12A SISTERS..resists*
ReplyDelete7D REVOLUTION..I love to run*
16 D ASSEMBLE..b, measles*
12A. Sisters= siblings. Anagram of resists
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ReplyDelete21A: SPUTNIK {S}{PUT}{NKICK~}
25A: ELEMENTAL (ELE){MENTAL)
26A: URGES (T)
15A. Hobbies= diversions
ReplyDeleteBob is he anagram.distracted anagrind
2D- Mini- 50% 0f minimise- A type of skirt
ReplyDelete7D= Revolution- (I love to run)*
21A- Sputnik- Satellite- S put nik
Placed= put, ~nick=nik
23D. Cage= confine
ReplyDeleteCompany= GE
Company account first= CA
11a. ANIMATED CARTOON
ReplyDeleteRA of No Actor (Animated cartoon)
Semi &lit
( No actor involved in Animated Cartoon)
10a. SUPERHERO
Could be: Anagrind
Terrific: super
(Or he)* following super
Definition: Daredevil perhaps
4d. ASSESSES
SEA Letter bank (indicated by waves repeated)
Definition: Gauges
Arabica- Coffee bean- A Rabi ca
ReplyDeleteRabi= winter crop, California= CA
Above is replacement for 2D
Delete12 schumacher- h races* um ch -swiss
ReplyDeletes (ch) um acher.
13.d substances- drugs sub -under.
sub ascents*.
3 dn sulawesi. asian island . usa lewis*
12D was a great solve!
ReplyDelete+1
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DeleteThank you Sir.
Delete14ac disturb (s(ulphur) turbid) *
ReplyDelete6dn crores (scorer) *
17dn Aquarius (iraq&USA u(ranium) *
22A: CENTRAL AMERICAN he = A MAN in middle of ERIC
ReplyDeleteRefine pls
DeleteHe I got mixed up with another puzzle am solving! Sorry.
DeleteERIC in middle of American by itself conveys central American. Semi &lit
Good solve!
Delete18a !
ReplyDelete29d to setter: this plural?
ReplyDelete5D: SPACE (key) + D (date) + SPACED = set apart from each other
ReplyDelete24 D: Anagram (new) of "set" & N (from "new") = NEST = set
Nice and breezy. Thanks for a good Sunday fare Driver
ReplyDelete8D: POINTBLANK = open. "switch ______" = "switch POINT" (filling in the blank) and _____ = "BLANK"
ReplyDeleteNice Sunday offering. Thanks Driver.
ReplyDeleteApologies. This was a mistake from my end. It should have been these..
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ReplyDeleteThere was mistake in 8d.. enu should have been 5,5.
ReplyDeleteGrid is completed. Thanks everyone for solving. Feedbacks are always welcome.. :)
Thank u. Last to fall due to confusion. But filled with crossings.
DeleteA very enjoyable grid. Thanks
ReplyDeleteThanks for the special Abhishek
ReplyDeleteNice crossie. Quite easy & enjoyable. Thanx Abhishek!
ReplyDeleteCan you point to the comment for 19d please?
ReplyDeleteI got it now.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the special Driver and Col.
ReplyDeleteLiked the letter bank clue a lot - smoothly done!
The surface grammar for the SISTERS clue is off. Grammatically it should be Siblings RESIST change (not RESISTS). But then the cryptic reading would fail.
Thanks for pointing it out. It was a miss from my end. I think better clue would have been "sisters resist small changes"
DeleteHe probably meant it as an anagram with change as a nine. But I am not sure if it's placement is right.
ReplyDeleteTypo. Read as Anind instead of nine
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