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23a ROUGE: red powder used to beautify
ReplyDeleteROU: our* (abandoned)
GE: empty garage
25a: TASTING: checking dishes
ReplyDeleteTA: volunteers
STING: cheat
5a SPYING
ReplyDeletesaw = saying
chief of police (p) in place of associate (a) = spying
def: surveillance
4d GENERAL PURPOSE
(pure green opals)*
def: useful for many applications
12a ELBOW
Deleteengland's operner = E
trapeed in front = LBW
ball goes in = LB(O)W
def: Push
3d: GO TO WASTE: become useless
ReplyDelete(two goats)* : GO TO WAST drugged is anind
E: ecstasy
GO TO WAST (E)
1d: MISLED (T<--)
ReplyDelete4D: GENERAL PURPOSE (PURE+GREEN+OPALS)*
20D. Ledger= journal
ReplyDeleteLedge= shelf
R= right
Below is ledge comes before R
12A: ELBOW (E)(LB(O)W)
ReplyDeleteReplacement for 4d:
ReplyDelete9D: BREAD AND BUTTER (B(READ) AND B)(UTTER)
My first-
ReplyDelete19D- Burial- BU RIAL- Funeral
Black Uniform- BU; Money for Yeminis= Rial
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DeleteSir, lets not be restrictive. However lets number them as my 1,2,3,etc
DeletePlease follow the rules spelt out.
DeleteMy 2nd-
ReplyDelete7D- Infantry- Infant ry
Toddler= Infant: Railway= Ry
2D: RHOMBI def: LOZENGES HO house + MB doctor in R...I exhausted Rawalpindi
ReplyDelete21A: IMPROMPTU def: UNSCRIPTED play ROMP in IMP + U
22D: ODOUR def: smell O D O odd letters from of dior + UR undertaker's piter letters skin
undertaker's outer letters (typo piter)
Delete21A= T to be taken care of
DeleteTrade union TU
DeleteMy 3rd and last-
ReplyDelete27A- Wrestler= W Rest L Er=<. Def. is one grappling
Rest= others
About withdrawing= Re=<
comments entered separately before reading Prasad's comment.
ReplyDeleteLOL! Colonel's rules in place since long veteran Paddy!!
Delete😊
DeleteReplacement for 12d ( my third)
ReplyDelete18a: SNOWED UNDER (NURSE+DOWNED)*
14A: SU (reverse of US) inside anagram of "fearless" + D (diamonds) = SELF ASSURED = cocky
ReplyDelete17D: SOA (first letters of the first 3 words) + W (Welsh) inside PORT (wine) = SOAPWORT = herb
11A: PO (piano & ordinary) inside RIFFS (repeated musical pieces) = RIP-OFFS = plagiarized works
My second
ReplyDelete7D.INFANTRY= SOLDIERS
INFANT= TODDLER
RY= LINE( RAILWAY LINE)
1A: security= mortgage
ReplyDeleteCrack is gag
Metro gets jumbled
In containment indicator
Hence, mort(gag)e
Sathia
24A Loving(defn) - AMOROUS
ReplyDeletea second - A MO
start - ROUSE
after wifE finally - E
divorced(deletion)
(A)(MO)(ROUSE - E)
16D Judge(defn) - ESTIMATE
in European(E) country(STATE) curbs(cont ind) instant messaging(IM)
(E)(ST(IM)ATE)
My third 26A Strain= Bleed also injury. It is a DD
ReplyDeleteDoesn't match the crossings.
Delete15D: shocks= surprises
ReplyDeletePower surges is p+ rises
Safe is sur(-e)earth (e)is removed
Hence, sur+p+rises
Sathia
14a, cocky = self assured
ReplyDelete{ ((fea(us<=)rless))* (d)}
Criminal - anind
Fencing - container indicator for rejected American
Diamond = d
18a, overwhelmed by work = snowed under
ReplyDelete[ nursedowned]*
Cocktail- anind
My last,
ReplyDelete13A: shift= rearrange
Raise is rear
Storm is rage
Noon is n
Hence, rear+ra(n)ge
Sathia
27a. One grappling = WRESTLER
ReplyDeletewith = W
others= REST
about = RE
withdrawing = reversal ind = ER
after commencement of league = L
(W+REST)+(L)+(ER)
21 ac impromptu - unscripted
ReplyDeleteIndia's leading - I
Parliamentarian - mp
Play - rom
Workers' group - tu ( trade union)
Hosted by - containment indicator
My last
ReplyDelete6d, dog used as decoy = piper
Harbour = pier
Quietly = p
[Pi (p) er]
26A Bleed from injury = EXTORT (dd)
ReplyDeletemy 2nd
It's not a DD. From=EX; injury=TORT
DeleteMy last
ReplyDelete10A Trim(defn) - SHORTEN
back of dresS with edges of ThE cutting(cont ind) instrument(HORN)
(S)(HOR(TE)N)
13 ac rearrange - shift
ReplyDeleteRaise - rear
Storm - rage
Noon - n
About- containment indicator
I think 8D is the only clue remaining..
ReplyDelete3/3
ReplyDelete8 dn go steady - maintain a stable relationship
Government- go
Explicit dialogue- ted
(Go+ted+say)*
New - anagrind
I am not sure the wordplay suggests a single anagram for all the fodder.
DeleteThe definition and solution are clear. The annotation is not convincing.
Not able to see 16 down and 5 across
ReplyDelete5A @10:44
Delete16D @11:35
8D anagram of G SAY TO ED(exp.... dial.....)
ReplyDeleteGot it. New(anind) {G+ED(leads in explicit dialogue) +SAY+TO}*
ReplyDeleteThanks.
Superb crossword. Would have been very tough on stage to solve totally in the mind without even paper and pen. kudos to the winners!
ReplyDeleteAs regards people using multiple messages to post their solutions:
ReplyDelete1. I see most of the regulars try their best to follow the rules.
2. I pointed earlier how it becomes difficult after a few(like5 as happening to me right now) lines to type on mobiles.
3. Getting solutions in a certain format like Saturday(or Sunday), novices seldom learn how to break clues and annotate in future.
4. We get 1-5 solutions in about 5 lines(pretty much) in single comment on some Fridays. Some of our veterans, who break rules for good reasons on other days, call them crisp/perfect. No identifiers for definition, clue type, word play... Very little.
5. After about half grid is solved, peeps can' t but break rules.
I think this blog is more about exploring the cryptic crosswords than just giving standardised solutions to THCC.
It took me, perhaps, ten times. Cause every letter is out of view even right now.
Admin can take a strict action when it is misused. 😎
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ReplyDeleteFinancial was, perhaps, Avatar's theme.
ReplyDeleteREARRANGE MORTGAGE payments to SHORTEN RIP-OFFS. ELBOW being SNOWED UNDER and GO STEADY.
BURIAL? Next Avatar👍