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4a: ASSENT {ASS}{ENT}
ReplyDelete5d: SPAIN (Acrostic)
21d: AGATE {cAnGrAb ThE}
4A- Assent- Ass ENT- Approval. Ward= ENT
ReplyDelete13A- Laity- Lai Ty- Noble?
Lai- Skipping through Blair
Ty- TonY disrobed
5D- Spain- Acrostic
Paddy, laity means lay people. Rework on your anno.
DeleteHence the? I will try to rework.
DeleteThank you AJ. Got it.
DeleteBaron.
Skipping through Blair- Bar
Disrobing Tony- ON
Noble- Baron
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Delete6d ENGLAND: country
ReplyDelete(NE<=)(GLAND)
21a ARGENTINA’S
Saintanger: aintanger* s
14a SQUADRON: Air Force unit
Replacement for 5D-
ReplyDelete21A- Argentina's- (Saint anger)*- This country's
Anno for 14a: s(small) quad( group of four) ( boy)Ron
ReplyDelete1 ac Brazil-nut
ReplyDelete8 ac Germany -nig ger many-lots.
12 ac alas-expression of pity.
he(al)ed sp(as)ms
1D. Beedi( T)
ReplyDeleteGood one
Delete26A. France= country
ReplyDeleteFiance= Betrothed- i( setter dumped)+ R( omeo)
7Dn TETRALOGY - {{GET ROYAL}{T}}*
ReplyDelete17D. Dragged= pull along
ReplyDeleteDragged= smoked. Endlessly is dragge
Doctor= D
Dragge+ D
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DeleteThe anno doesn't seem correct
DeleteYou may correct it, Rao garu
DeleteOk. Please see my comment @10:37
Delete18Ac ITALY - {I}{TAL(-l)Y}
ReplyDelete2D- ammeter- measures current(up-to-date)
ReplyDelete13D-bestirred-roused; best(i)(r)(red)
16A-used well-utilized appropriately; (use)(dwell)
My 3rd
ReplyDelete3Dn IGNORANCE {REANNOUNCING - NUN}*
11A . Change(defn) - DISTORTION
ReplyDeletean infringement - TORT
of a resolution - DECISION
without(cont ind)
abandoning(deletion)
the backward church(CE) - EC
D(-EC)IS(TORT)ION
9A Short wise men - MAGI(-I)
ReplyDeleteobtained - GOT
small - S
worms(defn) - MAGGOTS
23A The teacher - GURU
bowed(reversal) before you(U) once(A) a year(Y) in this
nation(defn) - URUGUAY
9A: warms= maggots
ReplyDeleteShort wise men mag(-i)
Obtained got
Small is s
Hence, mag+got+s
26A: nation = Uruguay
Teacher is guru bowed becomes urug
You is y a year is a, y
Hence, urug+u+a+y
Sathia
23A not 26A
DeleteSathia
19d A MICRON: a short distance
ReplyDeleteA(a) ( MICRON: OMICRON - O, Greek character beheaded)
22d: ANNIE: she
ReplyDeleteBelgi(AN NIE)ce
15d UNIONIZER: one who organizers workers
ReplyDeleteMarriage: union, middle sized: ize, Romeo: r
15D: one who organises workers= unionizers
ReplyDeleteMarriage is union
Mid sized is ize
Romeo is r
Hence, union+ize+r
Sathia
The theme seems to be country names:
ReplyDeleteBrazil, Germany, Italy, Uruguay, France, Spain, England and Argentina.
20A, 24A, 25A and 15D to be solved.
ReplyDelete17D annotation question remains.
24a CZARINA
ReplyDeleteinstrument = ocarina.
starting off = remove o = carina.
include last letter = z
def: ruler (wife of a czar)
This one has a theme and a pattern. Do give your guesses.
ReplyDeleteIn lieu of 15D,
ReplyDelete10D: initial rounds= first legs
Fruits are figs
Lustre without/fades u is lstre *
Hence, fi(rstle)gs
Sathia
With your permission, my anno for 17D:
ReplyDeleteThe doctor - DR
smoked endlessly - (-F)AGGED
pulled along (defn) - DRAGGED
Thank you
Delete20a FIFA
ReplyDeleteI am just guessing because of the presence of so many soccer playing nations. Will try to get the anno :-)
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Deleteok I got the anno I guess.
DeleteIn music F means the loud note (forte)
one can mean I or A
loud one = FI
loud one = FA (twice over)
def: Thematic administrative body. (soccer being the theme)
25a DODDER
ReplyDeletedodder is a parasitic plant.
dodder can also mean shake unsteadily (drum staccato doubtfully is like make unsteady abrupt noises. somehow related).
Looks like the puzzle is over.
ReplyDeleteAll countries in the puzzle have won the FIFA World Cup.
ReplyDeleteYes, that's the theme. And the pattern is . . . .
DeleteJust sharing my absence from this blog.
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Sathia
Look at displaying name tab of the blog. Steps listed there
DeleteYes, Sathia. I was wondering.
DeleteThanks everyone who spent time on this puzzle.
ReplyDeleteThanks to those who moderated (Rao, AJ, etc.). I was not available today.
Feedback welcome.
The intended anno for Dodder is pending.
ReplyDeleteIs anything else pending?
My annotation for
Delete25a DODDER
DRUM stoccato( broken) is
D ( d) ODD( rum) ER( doubtfully)
Sorry ghaza if it is not right.
Typo: staccato
DeleteHi AJ, your anno matches my intent.
DeleteThanks ghaza!
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ReplyDeleteVladimir smoking his Kajah BEEDI
Saw a comely woman named ANNIE
But the rain
In SPAIN
Misguided him and DODDER to save his Armani.
Nice limerick. Nice Rangoli. Thank you all for making it interesting.
DeleteDef. for ammeter could have been better, but the idea of pun on 'current' is good.
Beautiful rangoli by Gowri.
ReplyDelete11A- May be cryptically correct, but the surface does not convey anything. This is essential to make clues interesting.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the Special. Ghaza
ReplyDelete