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VEEYARES 21
By Veeyares
Across
| 1 | Quotes Spooner: ‘Fence areas’ (10) |
| 6 | Fencing material kept by innkeeper returned (4) |
| 10 | Writing a Rap? Tough perhaps (9) |
| 11 | Woeful tragedy featuring rebel (5) |
| 12 | Union leader, caught between partners, he makes one to lose control (6) |
| 13 | Old vehicles for fighting crusades? (4,4) |
| 15 | Tipsy abstainer can be skilled worker! (7) |
| 16 | Doctor in group is criminal (7) |
| 18 | Over left out in match (7) |
| 19 | Author withdrawing appeal for a double parking case (7) |
| 21 | No menu? Not interested (8) |
| 24 | System of measurement in college following merit review (6) |
| 26 | New cars not included in insurance processing causing disinterest (5) |
| 27 | Batman about to operate as warrior (9) |
| 28 | After the French quitting team is balanced (4) |
| 29 | Review by jockey taking not a full second perhaps (10) |
Down
| 1 | St. Paul working with a tool? (7) |
| 2 | Mutt almost mauls, setter worried, gives warning (9) |
| 3 | Dig one’s heels in. Unfortunately, one English side is not willing to change plans (3,4,5,2) |
| 4 | Italian aristocracy returns to protect country (4) |
| 5 | The son, obedient initially, changed character (5) |
| 7 | Soldier returns to follow dad (5) |
| 8 | Relaxed, asleep and day slipped by (7) |
| 9 | Almost all ladies’ quarters except those in West built as rectangles (14) |
| 14 | Joint somehow keeping pig out (4) |
| 16 | Let fly black bird (4) |
| 17 | Condition: Read names (not English) printed on top and sign (9) |
| 18 | ‘Genealogical Changes’ not included again in institution (7) |
| 20 | Scribe needing no introduction embodying chapter highlighting physicist (7) |
| 22 | Observe with or without directions (5) |
| 23 | Capital most secure perhaps (5) |
| 25 | Commandos returning with shells (4) |
Enjoy.
1dn - SPATULA - tool (?)
ReplyDelete(stpaul +a) *
15ac - ARTISAN - skilled worker
Delete(abstainer - be) *
14dn - KNEE - joint
Delete(Keeping - pig)*
1a SOUNDBITES
ReplyDeletefence areas = bound sites ~ sound bites
def: quotes
4d IRAN
DeleteitaliaN ARIstocracy [T <-]
def: country
2d ULTIMATUM
Delete(mutt + maul + I)* { almost mauls = maul, setter = I, anagrind = worried)
def: warning
6A EPEE = Fencing material {reverse telescopic in innkEEPEr}
ReplyDelete8D ELAPSED = slipped by { ASLEEP, D day Anagram}
11A ULTRA = REBEL { wrongfUL TRAgedy, telescopic}
28A: EVEN ((-EL)EVEN)
ReplyDelete4D: IRAN (T<--)
28D: COLLEGE (GENEALOGICAL-AGAIN)"
28a parsing not correct
DeleteIt is not 28D. It is 18D. You have to indicate anagram
Delete18a: COMPETE (COMP (-L)ETE)
ReplyDelete(replacement for 4d)
8D- Pleased- (Asleep)*D- Relaxed
ReplyDelete14D- Knee- (Keeping- pig)*- Joint
Somehow is anagrind
24A- Metric- (MERIT)*C- System of measurement
C from college & Review is anagrind
Relook 8d
DeleteSorry VRS.
DeleteIt is ' Elapsed' with def as slipped by
(Asleep)* d.
Relaxed is anagrind
Right Paddy
Delete21 listlless-
ReplyDeleteDD
22d observe-sense se(NS)e
26 ac ennui-disinterest- insurance-N cars*
21a is not DD. It is sharade
Delete3d Is the answer mistakenly given along with the question ?? :-)
ReplyDeleteYes. Sadly
Delete10A: write= autograph
ReplyDelete(A rap tough)*
5D: character= ethos
(The)*+o+s
13A: old cars= used cars
(Crusades)*
Sathia
I am not sure, but 3D answer is already in clue. I hope it is not veeyares?
ReplyDeleteSathia
See my reply to Kiran above
DeleteGood spot
DeleteIs there a problem with 3dn?
ReplyDeleteSolution is given?
Finished except 7dn & 3dn till now.
ReplyDeleteThanx Veeyares for a nice grid with some nice moments!
💐💐💐
Thank you Gowri
Delete7d There is no definition. Only clue is given.
ReplyDeleteI guess 7d should be "Soldier returned to follow dad in a city"
DeleteYes
DeleteOh!!!!
Delete23D: Anagram of SECUR (secure without the last letter) = SUCRE = constitutional capital of Bolivia
ReplyDelete25D: cOMMAndos <= AMMO = shells
17D: P + anagram of "read names" without the "e" = AMPERSAND = sign
For 17D, I should have written, "anagram of P +".... and not P + anagram of.....
DeleteMany more left
ReplyDelete16a : BRIGAND (B(RIG)AND)
ReplyDeleteDoctor = RIG
Group = BAND
Defn : Criminal
19a : WRAPPER
Author = WRITER minus appeal IT is WRER.
A=A, Double parking PP
WR(A PP)ER
Defn : Case
26d: BOWL B+OWL
B: Black
OWl: Bird
Defn : Let fly
Sorry : it's 16dn
ReplyDelete16D-bowl; DD let fly and black bird-b(owl)
ReplyDelete19A-wrapper-case; writer minus it and including a p p; wr(app)er
20D-richter-physicist; writer minus w and including ch(chapter); ri(ch)ter
Replacements:
ReplyDelete12A-unmans-makes one to lose control; (u)man(NS)
23D-sucre-capital of colombia? secure minus e (secur)*
Look parsing of 12a
ReplyDelete7D, 9D, 27A, 29a left
ReplyDelete7d PATNA = City
ReplyDeleteANT = Soldier, retd = TNA following PA , father
7D PATNA (PA + ANT<<) Was struggling, then saw from the comments that def is missing
ReplyDelete27A COMBATANT (BATMAN C TO)*, def = warrior
29A RECONSIDER (RIDER = jockey around SECON*, not a full => delete end char)
9d QUADRILATERALS = Rectangles
ReplyDeleteAnagram of AL (almost All) + LADIES QUARTERS (-) S and E, the letters inside West
Well solved
DeleteNow for 9d
ReplyDeleteIt is all done and dusted. Sorry for a couple of lapses in clues. Thanks to all participants. Thank you Colonel for publishing
ReplyDeleteThanks Veeyares for an entertaining Sunday special CW.
DeleteSathia
Thank you Sathia
DeleteThank you Veeyares for time well spent.
ReplyDeleteThank you Paddy
Delete18D COLLEGE
ReplyDeleteAnnotations?
ReplyDeleteGENEALOGICAL (-) AGAIN = COLLEGE
ReplyDeleteRight, but you have to mention it is an anagram
Delete