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ACROSS
1 Balanced air service (8) EVENSONG {EVEN}{SONG}
5 Measure to interrupt message - one gets a whiff (6) SMELLS {SM{ELL}S}
10 Regular tweet -"cover the back and blow it" (7) TRUMPET {TwEeT}* over {RUMP}
11 Cheer girl following those in the middle (7) HOSANNA {ANNA}<=>{tHOSe}
12 Within the circle, a regular permit (5) CLEAR [T]
13 Internal resistance gone when coated with enamel (9) VARNISHED {VA{R}NISHED}
14 Strangely calm with age, imprisoned Arab dictator (12) MEGALOMANIAC {CALM+AGE}* over {OMANI}
18 Delay as new road gets damaged - payment collected (4,4,4) DRAG ONES FEET {N+ROAD+GETS}* over {FEE}
21 Study on nuclear phenomenon leads to Hubble-bubble (9) CONFUSION {CON}{FUSION}
23 Reportedly sent to work in our midst (5) ODOUR {O{DO}UR}
24 Hard copy covers for American airway (7) TRACHEA {TRAC{H}E}{A}
25 Nervously lie in wait, we go first... (7) INITIAL {LIe+IN+wAIT}*
26 ...and Sir Harry gets some money (6) DINARS*
27 Appoint representative (8) DELEGATE [DD]
DOWN
1 Tempt a bit with authentic entertainment (6) ENTICE [T]
2 Gather from top to bottom - to be brought out (6) EDUCED (-d)EDUCE(+d)D
3 Batman, perhaps, turning our sphere (9) SUPERHERO*
4 Brave and active Armenian, perhaps (6,8) NATIVE AMERICAN*
7 Keeping quiet in most of the country, that's the vital part (8) LYNCHPIN LYN{CH{P}INa} Anno for LYN pending
8 Disgust having had some fruit (8) SHADDOCK {SH{ADD}OCK}
15 Annie does go crazy, it's part of her DNA (9) ADENOSINE*
16 Learned that some old money is invested upriver (8) EDUCATED {DUCAT} in {DEE<=}
17 Insist it is not in the sea (8) MAINTAIN {M{AINT}AIN}
19 She riding a horse was a revelation (6) GODIVA [CD]
20 Protection as some work comes up - getting sick? (6) GRILLE {ERG<=} over {ILL}
22 Escort American woman (5) USHER {US}{HER}
Reference List
Measure = ELL, Resistance = R, New = N, Study = CON, Work = DO, Hardv= H, American = A, Quiet = P, River = DEE
3d-superhero -Batman ,anagram of our sphere
ReplyDelete1d-entice- tempt,from
authENTICEntertainment
4d Native American anagram of active Armenian
ReplyDelete12a cirCLE A Regular
25a initial from lie in wait-we
22d usher US and her for woman
1a even song Balanced is even and air service is song
ReplyDelete10a Trumpet from regular tweet is tet and back is rump from anagram of tetrump
ReplyDeleteIt's not an anagram
DeleteSorry one extra by mistake
ReplyDelete15.d Annie does anagram
ReplyDeleteAdenosine...dna part.
18.a new...n
ReplyDeleteRoad gets ...anagrind
Payment...fee
Delay...drag ones feet
13.a gone...vanishes
ReplyDeleteInternal r...varnishes
Coated with enamel...varnishes
Pls Check the grammatical tense.
Delete12.a cirCLE A Regular
ReplyDeleteClear...permit
14 Ac (CALM AGE)* Arab OMANI imprisoned MEGALOMANIAC
ReplyDelete9D Begining of C onfict double attack HARM OFFENSIVE bid to curry favour CHARM OFFENSIVE
6D ZambIA SAMe <-- MASAI cattlemen
21 study CON nuclear phenomenon FUSION CONFUSION Hubble - bubble
27Ac Appoint = Delegate = Representative
ReplyDelete8D - Shaddock (Fruit) Disgust - Shock
ReplyDeleteWhere did the 'had' come from
DeleteIt is actually 'add'.
Delete'(Had) some' has to give 'add' like 'sum'
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ReplyDelete11Ac HOSANNA - {tHOSe}{ANNA} - Definition = CHEER
ReplyDelete26a ...and Sir Harry gets some money (6)
ReplyDeleteDINARS - some money
{and Sir}* with Harry as Anagrind
23a ODOUR = Scent hp Sent (reportedly)
ReplyDeleteDO = To work
DO in (midst) OUR
(O(DO)UR)
Leftovers-
ReplyDeleteAc/- 1,23, 24
Dn.- 16,17,19,20
20D work=erg
ReplyDeleteComes up getting
sick=ill
Protection is gr(ill)e
17D it is not = aint
ReplyDeleteSea= main
Insist = m(aint)ain
19A- Godiva- Gen, Knowledge
ReplyDeleteRefers to Lady Godiva who was forced to travel naked (Revelation) on horseback.
CD?
DeleteSorry. 19D
Delete7D Is also left
ReplyDelete16D EDUCATED
ReplyDeleteOld money: Ducat
Upriver: Eed (reversal of Dee)
E (ducat) Ed
Definition: Learned
24 a trachea -airway
ReplyDeletetrace-copy,hard-h,American-a.
trac(h)e a
24A - TRACHEA meaning airway. Copy=Trace, Hard=H & American =A. Trace covers H followed by A.
ReplyDelete7D LINCHPIN = vital part.
ReplyDeletequeit = P,
in = IN,
most of the country = CHIN (-a)
could not account for L , but crossings helped. keeping is containment indicator for P
(L)(IN)(CH(P)IN)
I found a Lyn Keeping on Google.
DeleteSo it looks like (lyn)ch(p)in might be the solution.
+1
DeleteShouldnt perhaps be added then?
Keeping is the container indicator=> CH(P)IN
DeleteSo we have to get Lyn or Lin (alt.spelling) from "that's". How?
Keeping(lyn)
DeleteQuiet(p) in{containment indicator}
Most of the country (chin)a
Lynchpin
1A, service = evensong
ReplyDeleteBalanced = even
Air = song
I tried a lot. could not get the anno.for measure. so I jumped for another one. But the dic. showing as ' an extension at the end'.
ReplyDeleteIn 8 d, Can someone clarify how we get 'add' in the annotation for
ReplyDeleteSh(add)ock?
Presumably from 'some'. Not quite happy about it. had will be the container indicator.
DeleteI didn't get CHARM OFFENSIVE (shows the lack of charm in me) & ofcourse anno for LYNCHPIN.
ReplyDeleteBut, otherwise, nice fare from Arden.
Cod - MAINTAIN, DRAG ONES FEET.