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10a. Amiable meaning friendly. If we add C for drug we get amicable which is also friendly 22a. Chemical Formula. NO is the formula for Nitrous oxide. Che from revolutionary, jumble of claim, for for in favour of, mula is alum (old student) backwards 8d. Wemyss is a town in Scotland. W + jumble of messy
Thanks everyone for attempting the grid. Apologies for the delay. I was caught up with some personal work
24d) I think it should be holders of ashes. It was an oversight from my end 22a) When I googled, I got alum as a synonym for old student. Hence I took the liberty to use it. It is an informal usage though 14d) boring life is le. Anagram of (if I did so le)*. Could be is the anagram indicator 6d) Important - Vital. Very important gives Vita meal primarily is m. Compound is anagram indicator. (in a m)* gives min a. The whole clue is the definition
Two clues remain - 14ac and 2d
If no one is attempting it, I will give the solution in another couple of hours
9ac - EVIL EYE
ReplyDeletee + vil (~will) + eye (~i)
3dn - SEXIST - chauvinist
ReplyDeletemanages - exists - s on top.
1dn - CENSUSES
Delete(scenes +us)*
17ac leaning (learning-r)
ReplyDelete19ac outcome
out(disclosed) come(firm) me(setter)
24dn urns (runs) *
12a: START UP {S{TART}UP}
ReplyDelete5D: TANG {GNAT<--}
7D: ABDICATION {AB}{DIC{A}TION}
9A : EVIL EYE first letter E + Hp of will I
ReplyDelete1D : CENSUSES SCENE+US*
15A: STEEPLE dearSTEEP + LE the french
16D: PROVIDED did prove* for 9A repeat
Delete25A: RAIDERS R + AIDERS helpers for 1D repeat
Delete21D Murder (A murder of crows)
ReplyDelete26A E+TERN+A+L = ETERNAL
18D G+LOB+ALLY = GLOBALLY
11A- Specific Gravity
ReplyDeleteCertain- Specific, Magnitude= Gravity
Def.- Relative density
19D= Oscars. O scars
Def - Awards
I also thought so, but the def.has to be holders, isn't it?
ReplyDeleteMy 3rd-
ReplyDelete26A- Eternal- E TERN A L- Immortal
7 dn abdication ab+dic(a)tion.
ReplyDelete20 ac domingo-dooming*
13 dn anesthetic -Number cd
ReplyDelete10a. Amiable meaning friendly. If we add C for drug we get amicable which is also friendly
ReplyDelete22a. Chemical Formula. NO is the formula for Nitrous oxide. Che from revolutionary, jumble of claim, for for in favour of, mula is alum (old student) backwards
8d. Wemyss is a town in Scotland. W + jumble of messy
22A - Good solve. But, is alum a standard abbreviation for alumnus/ alumni? There is no indication also for using the abbreviation.
Delete14d SOLIDIFIED; set; (I DID SO + LIFE)*
ReplyDelete23d : ALSO (T)
ReplyDeleteDefinition: Too
Parsing not correct. Take a relook.
ReplyDeleteIt should be Hemisphere, not Semisphere.
14d anind?
ReplyDeleteBut there's no jumble in the clue
ReplyDeleteBoring has to be the anind, but it feels more like insertion indicator. Also, placement is inside the fodder. Is it okay?
ReplyDelete14d SOLIDIFIED
ReplyDeleteboring life - le
Anind - could be
{If I did so le}*
6d Very important compound in a meal primarily (7,1)
ReplyDeleteVITAMIN A [CD?]
Or is there something more to it!
boring - Removal indicator
ReplyDeleteNice Puzzle! COD to Chemical Formula. Thank You Driver for the puzzle.
ReplyDeleteHi Sathia Sir, I also felt If is the anind
ReplyDelete@Sathia
ReplyDeleteThen it becomes
{if I did so}* + {life*}
Pl comment on my answer @12.11
I felt the anagram fodder is "life" boring into "I did so" and If is the anagram indicator
ReplyDeleteboring - making a hole; digging away material
ReplyDeleteboring life = l (-if)e
@Sathia
ReplyDeleteIMO
essentially life gives if - not le
Lots of doubts. Driver to clarify?
ReplyDeleteCan someone tell the answer to 14 ac?
ReplyDeleteI have a guess, but not sure about it.
Thanks everyone for attempting the grid. Apologies for the delay. I was caught up with some personal work
ReplyDelete24d) I think it should be holders of ashes. It was an oversight from my end
22a) When I googled, I got alum as a synonym for old student. Hence I took the liberty to use it. It is an informal usage though
14d) boring life is le. Anagram of (if I did so le)*. Could be is the anagram indicator
6d) Important - Vital. Very important gives Vita
meal primarily is m. Compound is anagram indicator. (in a m)* gives min a. The whole clue is the definition
Two clues remain - 14ac and 2d
If no one is attempting it, I will give the solution in another couple of hours
But then it's an indirect Anagram
ReplyDeleteAnswer is correct.. anno isn't correct. Your annotation would make it an indirect anagram
ReplyDelete14A: Spirals. DD
ReplyDelete2d- vile= (violet- to)*
ReplyDeleteDef bad
Its not an anagram
DeleteViolet - to - gives vile in order. But to is not in order.
What is this type of clue?
6d- to gey vita from vital, ir is most important and not very important. Most is a proper ondicator for remiving the last letter.
ReplyDeletevery = to a great degree.
DeleteWould it justify last letter deletion?
That was my thought process as well
Delete2dn - VILE - bad
ReplyDeleteViolet - to = vile
Violet colour - to go off
Veena@15.52?
ReplyDeleteCan someone pl throw light on manages = exists in 3dn?
ReplyDeleteManages = survives = exists
DeleteThanks Gowri ma'am
DeleteThanks for the special Abhishek
ReplyDelete