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11A: bubka..alternate letters
ReplyDelete26A: M(ETAL)
Deletemake that 26D
Delete26A; MIAOW..(mia+farror-far-r)*
Delete11A- Bubka- Famous vaulted
ReplyDeleteBlUe BiKe C.... Alt. letter picking
16A- Sine- Since- C- Ratio
7D- Dabble- DD
Dabble isn't right
DeleteSorry. Babble.
DeleteRabbit
Delete12a MOSEL: wine, European river( Moselle)
ReplyDeleteos(MOS)is prop(EL)lant
Mosel is a river, flower
Delete26a MIAOW: catcall, spiteful comment
DeleteMIA (far: long distance. r: Romeo)OW
3d IDYLL: peaceful period
DeleteI’D Y(e)LL
e: drug is denied
DeleteReplacement for 26a
Delete27a YAHOO: lout
Carr(Y A HOO)k
Replacement for 11A-
ReplyDelete28A- BIL (ATERA)l- involving two parties
Invoice- Bill
A(RATE)*-A fixed rate
20 & 1A RAJA HARISHCHANDRA = Honest King { Movie}
ReplyDelete23&9 D MUGHAL E AZAM {Movie}
* clues
26D. Model= Example
ReplyDeleteM= Mike
O= Others
Led= lead?
Incorrect
DeleteYes. It should be metal .
Delete22A. Spays= sterilizers.
ReplyDeleteUpfront suggesting all first ketters starting S..P.A.Y..S( acrostic)
3D: peaceful period= idyll
ReplyDeleteI would is id
Shout is y(-e)ll
Sathia
2D: corrected= adjusted
ReplyDeleteAd(just)ed
Sathia
15D. Champions= promotes
ReplyDeleteHampi= vijayanagara town
On= about
CS= computer science ( i know far- fetched , but lemme try -))
Incorrect anno
DeleteCons around Hampi
DeleteCons - Studies.
CS for studies
ReplyDelete14A: corrode again= re etch
ReplyDeleteRe(e)tch
Sathia
In lieu of 3D,
ReplyDelete29A: what google may do= classify a link
( a silly sick fan)*
Sathia
Hi Folks, I am out of the country. Thanks Col. for publishing this and helping the solvers.
ReplyDeleteThis one is experimental
ReplyDelete24d SHOLAY
ReplyDeleteperformance = show , incomplete = sho
ordinary = lay
def: action-packed movie
25a PLUM PUNCH
Deleteheavy = plump
meal = lunch
starting late = take away the starting letter 'l' ?
def: refreshing drink
17d, 18d JAANE BHI DO YAARON
Deletenot sure of anno yet. guessed from the theme and the word gallivanting which means enjoying without a worry.
Plain woman - Jane with a
Delete(Baron holiday)* gallivanting
Left out - l
DeleteJa(a)ne (baron holiday -l)*
very tough to frame hindi words by jumbling english letters :-)
DeleteYou all have got the theme, after that hopefully it'll go faster
ReplyDeleteHere's my list of what's left:
ReplyDelete19dn + 13ac + 10ac
4dn, 6dn, 8dn, 17dn + 18dn
And the anno for 15dn
ReplyDeleteKiran has solved one at 12:11, with anno pending
ReplyDelete19D, 13A, 10A Romantic(anind) wild* drink(ALE) for 'a lay Hindu' *, prepared(anind) by the French(LE) fool(JAY) with English(EN) company(GE)
ReplyDelete=DILWALE DULHANIYA LEJAYENGE
(WILD*)(ALE)(A LAY HINDU*)(LE)(JAY)(EN)(GE)
Romantic was meant to be on double duty here
DeleteActually, l is present in dulhania, hence it is dulhan(l)ia
DeleteSathia
The crossing is from 7D, rabble or rabbit. If rabbit then the other one is dulhaniya is correct.
DeleteSathia
19d, 13a, 20a DILWALE DULHANIYA LE JAYENGE
ReplyDelete{wild*}{ale}{lay hindu*}{le}{jay}{en}{ge}
8d, Alam Ara = first spoken movie
ReplyDeleteGod = ra, a monk = a lama
ReplyDelete19D 13A 10A :DILWALE DULHANIA LE JAYENGE ; {(wild ale(drink) (lay hindu)}* le(the French) jay(fool) en(english) ge(company)
ReplyDelete8D: ALAM ARA ; A + LAMA(monk) + Ra(God)
5D: HINODE ; {H IN(popular) od<-(party rejected) E} ; the man = HE; Defn: town
4dn - HINODE - town
ReplyDeleteH(in + do <=)e
He - man
In - popular
Do - party
5dn - HEEDLESS - rash
ReplyDeleteH (eedles)s
Hs - emaciated humans
Annoys - needles - n
6dn - NO BRAINER - obv solution
ReplyDeleteNO + bra +in + n + er
Are only 5dn & 6dn left?
ReplyDeleteOh, ok, all solved
ReplyDeleteInner support is bra
ReplyDeleteNo + bra + in + er doubt
Yes, the anno for 6dn still needs to be cracked
ReplyDeleteLeader is No 1
ReplyDeleteWith bra
N - NO
ER - Doubt
No (bra) I ner
(NO (BRA)I (N))(ER)
DeleteInner is containment indicator.
DeleteThis is how @Gowri solved also. Just wanted to know why it is 99% not 100%.
DeleteYes, that's it 99% close to what was intended
ReplyDeleteThanks for the special, Ghaza
ReplyDeleteThanks everyone who spent time on this puzzle
ReplyDeleteNot sure if 7D was correctly answered.
ReplyDeleteI think it is RABBIT - DD
I answered earlier. But can't find my post.
Delete23D, 9D anno was not given.
ReplyDeleteAurangzeb(MUGHAL) built(anind) 'a maze'* and a magnum opus - MUGHAL E AZAM
Yes, it is rabbit
ReplyDeleteAnswer to 7dn
Delete21A is still not done and I am not getting it. Can someone give the anno?
ReplyDeleteIt was answered bybdomeone, but looks like that comment is lost.
Delete21A Batter Joe(ROOT) provided(IF) returns(reversal) without(containment ind)
a drink (defn) - FROOTI
F(ROOT)I
Joe ROOT, England batsman.
DeleteThank you Rao. Yes, I saw the comment fleetingly but could not find it later.
DeleteWhat is the solution for 21 a?
ReplyDeleteThat is what I want to know.
ReplyDeleteClue is Batter Joe provided returns without a drink (6)
Please look at my comments above @13:37.
DeleteThe actual solver's comment is lost for some reason.
21a FROOTI = Drink
ReplyDeleteROOT = Batter, Joe Root
IF = provided, returning = FI
Without Containment ind
My request again to Col. is to publish annotations along with the clues in specials after the dust settles.
ReplyDeleteAll my first lot comments & Suresh's solution of FROOTI lost. Wonder why?
ReplyDeleteYes. Quite a few comments vanished around that time.
DeleteVladimir is sitting in his easy chair sipping his FROOTI deciding on which movie to watch, supposed to be a NO BRAINER. Then GHAZA brought a deluge!
ReplyDeleteWhat happened next...