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ACROSS
1 Threw out fool over obscenity in retreat (3,3,2) GOT RID OF {GO{DIRT<=}OF}
5 Boat containing each aquatic mammal (3,3) SEA COW {S{EA}COW}
11 Withdraws from California, crushed by payments (7) RECANTS {RE{CA}NTS}
12 Dance in Sunburn Goa endlessly (5) TANGO {TAN}{GOa}
13 New nurse putting away covers, tidying up (9) NEATENING {N}{EAT{EN}ING}
14 Poet lay in compound, inhaling dope eagerly (12) PASSIONATELY {POET+LAY+IN}* over {ASS}
18 Sick lad fainted - he's critical! (4-3-5) LIFE-AND-DEATH {LAD+FAINTED+HE}*
21 What electrician might do to hide? (2,2,5) GO TO EARTH [DD]
23 Cries of alarm after river stinks (5) REEKS {EEKS}<=>{R}
24 Bishop is man conducting appropriate religious ceremony (7) BAPTISM {B}{APT}{IS}{M} Semi&lit
25 Dropping off a container filled with money (7) ABATING {A}{BA{TIN}G}
26 Kiss in corner, removing top - that's too much (6) EXCESS {rE{X}CESS}
27 Sceptics start to analyse robbery in back street (8) ATHEISTS {An...e}{T{HEIST}S<=}
DOWN
1 Reproductive cell is round, having covering of epiblast (6) GAMETE {GAM{Ep...sT}E}
3 What a Roman is concealing about female lover (9) INAMORATA [T<=]
4 Men getting dirt about crooked director in case revealing Mafia's activities (9,5) ORGANISED CRIME {OR}{G{D+IN+CASE}*RIME}
6 Host starts to enthral massive crowd expecting entertainment (5) EMCEE Acrostic
7 Deliberate deception, rule broken by team (8) CONSIDER {CON}{SIDE}{R}
8 Smart alecs use wigs perhaps to retain a little youthfulness (4,4) WISE GUYS {USE+WIGS}* over {Yo...s}
9 Floating bank rate rose, he's upset (5,4,5) BREAK ONES HEART*
15 Argue heatedly to amend abominable act on essence of citizenship (9) ALTERCATE {ALTER}{ACT*}{c...zEn...p}
16 Exotic belle hugging one soldier is desirable (8) ELIGIBLE {EL{1|}{GI}BLE*}
17 Chief in workplace ignoring point - it's not relevant to the current discussion (3-5) OFF-TOPIC {OFF{TOP}ICe}
19 Brilliance shown by one in class (6) GENIUS {GEN{1}US}
20 Members of Native American people thus returned to welcome oracle (6) OSAGES {O{SAGE}S<=}
22 Rewrites in most ideal retreat (5) EDITS [T<=]
Reference List
Each = EA, Small = S, New = N, Nurse = EN, Riverv = R, Bishop = B, Kiss = X, Street = ST, Men = OR, Director = D, Rule = R
Col., No comments till 9.20 from 7 am. High time something is done about it. Novices are no longer novices! They have all become regulars.
ReplyDelete12a dance=tango
ReplyDeleteSunburn=tan, Goa endlessly=go
Tan+go=tango
27a
ReplyDeleteSceptics=atheists.
Start to analyse=a
Robbery=heist
Back Street=<- st=ts.
(a+heist+ts)*=atheists
One t is missing?
DeleteAll the letters are there. The annotation needs a relook.
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ReplyDeleteGood solves. Become a regular soon?! No, continue as novice and enjoy your run.
ReplyDelete22d
ReplyDeleteRewrites=edits.
Most ideal
Mo st ide al. Reverse telescopic
26a
ReplyDeleteToo much=excess
Kiss=x,
Top off corner=recess-r=ecess
(x+ecess)*=excess
+1
Delete3d.
ReplyDeleteFemale lover=inamorata.
Wh at a Roman i s. (Reverse telescopic)
21 ac Go to earth (DD) - what electrician might do to hide
ReplyDelete26 ac excess- that's too much
Kiss -x
Corner- recess
Removing top - delete r
In - containment indicator
E(x)cess
16dn eligible- desirable
One- i
Soldier- gi
Exotic - anagrind
(Belle i gi)*
17 dn off- topic not relevant to the current discussion
Chief- top
Workplace ignoring point - office(-e)
In- containment indicator
22 dn edits- rewrites
In indicatesTelescopic
Retreat- reverse
moST IDEal
16D relook
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DeleteThe annotation part
DeleteExotic - anagrind for belle
DeleteHugging - containment indicator for
I gi
El(i gi)ble
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Delete9 down (bank rate rose he)* = BREAK ONES HEART
ReplyDelete15d Argue heatedly to amend abominable act on essence of citizenship (9)
ReplyDeleteALTERCATE - argue heatedly
amend - alter
abominable - Anind
essence of citizenship - e
{alter}{act*}{e}
24A: religious ceremony = baptism
ReplyDeleteBishop is b
Is
Man is m
Appropriate is apt
Hence, b+apt+is+m
Sathia
2d - TISA(N)E* - anag of "tea is" over 'N"
ReplyDeleteNew - N
def. Herbs
Tisane - leaves
15d ALTERCATE: argue heatedly
ReplyDeleteALTER: amend
CAT: act* ( abominable is anind)
E: essence of citizEnship
ALTER CAT E
Replacement for 15d
ReplyDelete7d. CONSIDER: deliberate
CON: deception R: rule
broken by
SIDE: team
CON(SIDE)R
5 ac - sea cow. Boat=scow, each=ea
ReplyDelete23Ac REEKS - {R}{EEKS}
ReplyDelete13A New - N
ReplyDeletenurse - EN
putting away - EATING
covers(cont. ind)
tidying up(defn) - NEATENING
(N)(EAT(EN)ING)
24 ac - baptism. Bishop IS Man Apt (appropriate)
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ReplyDelete25 ac - abating. A container (bag) money (tin)
ReplyDelete25A: Dropping off = {A[BA](TIN)[G]}
ReplyDeleteReplacement for 25A.
ReplyDelete1A: GOOF (fool) around TRID (dirt = obscenity in reverse) = GOT RID OF = threw out
8 ac wise guys. Anagram use wigs with little Youthfulness
ReplyDelete4dn ORGANISED CRIME
ReplyDelete(OR)(G(D IN CASE*)RIME)
Men = OR
Dirt = GRIME around
Crooked (anind) director= D +IN +CASE
Def : Mafia's activities
very good solve MB sir....I was bit struggling for this.......
DeleteThanks Prasanna
DeleteIn lieu of 26 ac and 22 dn
ReplyDelete4 dn organised crime- mafia's activities
Men- or
Dirt- grime
Director- d
In case
Crooked - anagrind
OR G(d in case)*rime
7 dn consider- deliberate
Deception- con
Rule- r
Team- side
Broken by- containment indicator
14A PASSIONATELY- eagerly(def) POET LAY IN* over ASS (dope)
ReplyDelete10A- Mustang- Wild Horse
ReplyDeleteMU(S TAN)G
Simpleton= Mug, Small-= S; Whip= Tan (Had to search for this meaning)
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ReplyDelete17d- off topic - not relevant to the current discussion; off(top)ice -e
ReplyDeleteIn lieu of 4dn
ReplyDelete20 dn osages- members of native American people
Thus returned- (so)>
Oracle- sage
Welcome- containment indicator
18 ac - life and death. Anagram of lad fainted he.
ReplyDeleteIn lieu of 7 dn
ReplyDelete18 ac life and death- critical
(Lad fainted he)*
Sick- anagrind
In lieu of 18 ac
ReplyDelete11 ac recants- withdraws
California- ca
Payments- rents
Crushed by- containment indicator
ReplyDelete1D GAMETE
Definition: Reproductive cell
Round: Game
Covering of epiblast: ET
GAM(ET)E
19dn, brilliance = Genius
ReplyDeleteClass = genus
One = I
[ Gen(i)us]
I think only 6D remains.
ReplyDelete27A anno needs correction.
27a ATHEISTS
Delete{a}{heist} in {<=st}
6D EMCEE = host ( acrostic )
ReplyDeleteenthral.....entertainment
3D solution; INAMORATA.
ReplyDeletewhAT A ROMAN Is..
Means female lover
27A solved @9:35, anno correction:
ReplyDeleteATHEISTS
{A} {HEIST} in {ST<=}
I think the grid is fully solved.
8.a
ReplyDeleteSmart alecs....wise guys
Anagrind of
Use wigs y
8.d smart alecs....wise guys
ReplyDeleteAnagrind of
Use
Wigs
A little of youthfulness...y
Wise guys.
I am still not clear about semi&lit classification.
ReplyDeleteWhile parsing 24A, it looked like a 'literally so' type. But the solution came from a normal charade and definition. 🤔
"In a semi-&lit clue, the entire clue is the definition but only a part of the clue is the wordplay." - from crossword unclued.
ReplyDeleteIn 24A, entire clue is not the definition.
Fun grid from Doc!
ReplyDeleteMy fav - ORGANISED CRIME,
GOT RID OF,.GO TO EARTH.
Thanx