No 14117, Friday 08 Mar 2024, Incognito

Mahashivratri artwork by Prasanna

Women's Day Rangoli by Gowri

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ACROSS

8   Foot part used in marching (4) ARCH [T]

9   Oregon trip arranged for ancestor (10) PROGENITOR*

10 Duck! Two-wheeler has lost one wheel! (6) SCOTER SCOoTER

11 State, "Little hunger" (8) APPETITE (~a petite)

12 What a dentist might give to a child who is yet to learn writing... (4,4) ORAL EXAM [C&DD]

14 Lemur? Yes! Yes! (3-3) AYE-AYE {AYE}{AYE}

16 Only a part of 7 (4) SOLE [DD]

17 Part of shank/leg? (5) ANKLE [T] &lit

18 Endured tidal wave rushing up a narrow estuary (4) BORE [DD]

19 Help animal first (6) ASSIST {ASS}{1ST}

21 Soars wildly consuming oxygen, for example, in a sea that has no coastline! (8) SARGASSO {SAR{GAS}SO*}

23 Embarrassed, daughter entered barn and cut into thin strips (8) SHREDDED {SH{RED}{D}ED}

26 Interrupt, "Tin tub is damaged" (4,2) BUTT IN*

27 Careful and precise clue I must be composing about opposition leader (10) METICULOUS {CLUE+I+MUST}* over {Op...n}

28 Playboy's garden tool (4) RAKE [DD]

DOWN

1   Rep is confused by debt notes covering vehicle that is likely to fall (10) PRECARIOUS {REP*}{CAR}{IOUS}

2   Well-meaning untruth that may be told while tie is knotted (5,3) WHITE LIE* 

3   In short, about academic paper predicting rarity of xenon, for starters (6) APPROX Acrostic

4   Therefore, note piece of furniture (4) SOFA {SO}{FA}

5   Temporary worker delayed producing pattern (8) TEMPLATE {TEMP}{LATE}

6   Get obi wound around hallus (3,3) BIG TOE*

7   Female model carries spectacles for Tootsie (4) FOOT {F}{OO}{T}

13 Compels girl to hug a king before end of June (5) MAKES {M{A}{K}{junE}S}

15 36-inch ruler's standards of judgement? (10) YARDSTICKS {YARD}{STICKS}

17 Cadet mimed (5,3) ACTED OUT {CADET}* [RA]

18 Boy left flowers for workmen using explosives for demolition (8) BLASTERS {B}{L}{ASTERS}

20 Setter with violent bear goes around one peninsula in Europe (6) IBERIA {I}{BVER{1}A*}

22 After leaving turbulent sea, saboteurs regrouped and became strong (6) ROBUST saBOTeURS*

24 A part of the foot kept in the elbow (4) HEEL [T]

25 Regressive frame of mind leads to destruction (4) DOOM<=

Reference List

Daughter = D, Note = FA, Female = F, Spectacles = OO, Model = T, Girl = MS, King = K, Boy = B, Left = L