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1ac - GREASE - DD?
ReplyDelete2dn - EVIDENT - clear
DeleteE(vi)den + t
Eden - paradise
Vi - six
T - at last
Visit - containment indicator
14ac - EATEN - ingested
DeleteSecond letters from very, eagerly, stuffed, served and.
23D. Inner= hidden
ReplyDeleteWinner= victor- w( headless)
Let's make 15ac ... dipping in a river ..., or wading through a river; don't really need to drown
ReplyDelete19A DRAKE( T)
ReplyDeleteMY SECOND
11a ALWAR: town
ReplyDeleteA gLoW fAiRy: intermittently
12a ELECTRA: the mythological daughter ( of Electra complex)
Delete24a RAPPING: scolding
DeleteR (A: a) (PP: very soft) ING
RING: call
5D: UPPER EPIDERMIS prime user (-t)ipped*
ReplyDelete6D: TRAGG acrostic first letters character in Perry Mason books! Nice.
13A: RAGTIME TAG RHYME spooner
1D- Gaerdener- Mali- Gard(e)ner.
ReplyDeleteAuthor- Gardner, Drug=E
Wish there were some indication for mali (or is the word taken into English?)
2D- Evident- E(VI)DEN T
Paradise- Eden, Six-VI, At last it- T
Def.- Clear
3D- Shortened- Abridged
(Endorse th)*
The endles-TH
Chaos- Anind
I'll take the feedback regarding Mali. May not be accepted as an English word.
DeleteJust add an indication like 'As in Delhi'. It is also capitalised!
Delete3 dn shortened-endorse+th-e*
ReplyDelete25 ac mason-brick layer Perry mason-derective
12 ac treacle*Electra-daughter of agamemnon
12A: mythological daughter = electra
ReplyDelete(Treacle)*
18D: cut off= scissor
Baseless twenty is scor(-e)
International space station is iss
Hence, sc(iss) or
Sathia
What I am reading- Erle Stanley Gardner special!
ReplyDeleteOne of my favorites.
Yes, let's enjoy Paddy Sir.
DeleteYou and others should list all the themed answers later, or as they are revealed
DeleteYes. Solved tragg and said nice later realised it's a theme. My favorite train journey book.
DeleteCan we allow Ramesh to answer a 5th clue, if he finds any of them "nice"?
ReplyDeleteAlmost all the clues are nice! Good ones Ghaza
DeleteAgreed with a vigorous nod. (Not just due to Gardner!!)
DeleteThanks a lot, Ramesh & Paddy Sir.
Delete28A. Street= Avenue
ReplyDeleteStree= indian woman
T= model
My third
There is Della Street, Perry Mason's confidential secretary.
Delete9D: dessert= caramel custard
ReplyDeleteCa(ra)Mel+cu(sta)rd
Sathia
In lieu of 12A,
ReplyDelete10A: plant= rhizocarp
Underground is rhizo
Animal and Fish is carp
Hence, rhizo+carp
Sathia
Rhizo is root
DeleteSathia
The intended anno is different
DeleteRHIZOCARP; Underground it is a plant: Animal =RHINO; fish =CARP; the first Nat....= N Rotating N in RHINO gives RHIZO
DeleteI thought about it, but then I thought how moving of n to z since the next is m not z. Gaza can clarify.
DeleteSathia
The intended anno is exactly what Jacob has said. This is definitely a contrived clue.
DeleteSathia, Rotating N by 90 degree to the right will make it Z; where does m come from?
DeleteThanks. I thought naturally rotated means either m , which is previous to n or o which is after n should come. I didn’t imagine physically rotating N leads to Z. Thanks Jacob for clarification 👍🏻
DeleteSathia
I'm so proud to have gotten that.
Delete17d SERGEANT; a police officer; SERGE= Woollen fabric
ReplyDelete22a UNITIES; mutual agreements; one=UNIT; IE S
Delete4a: OUTTHROB; caught=OUT, the short = TH, steal=ROB
Delete4A- Good clue and an equally good solve.
DeleteHere's my list of what's left:
ReplyDeleteAcross: 4, 15, 18, 26, 27
Down: 7, 8, 16, 20, 21
Listing of answers from the theme
Replacement for 2 D
ReplyDelete18A- Seduced- SE(DUC)ED- Enticed
Offspring- Seed
19's partner- duck, shortly becomes Duc
!9's partner- Drake/Duck
ReplyDelete18a : SEDUCED (SE(DUC-k)ED)
ReplyDeleteIssue : SEED
19A Drake's partner is Duc(-k) shortly
Defn : Enticed
Correction : Offspring= SEED
DeleteI stole it from you MB by just a minute.
Delete👍😊
DeleteThat's Paul DRAKE - my fav character from the Perry Mason Series
Delete7d : REWRITE (RE WRIT E)
ReplyDeleteCocerning : re
Order : writ
A direction: E (East)
Defn : Edit
A sidelight about Int. Space Station mentioned in 18D-
ReplyDeleteIt was visible like a star to the naked eye a couple of days back on the South Western sky from Chennai around 7 to 7.15 pm.
The anno for 25ac also needs to be given. Remy ??
ReplyDelete25 ac mason - bricklayer
Deleteintruder- detective-perry mason DD
Remy had mentioned both the bricklayer & Perry Mason, but had not elaborated.
DeleteA theme word.
compensating for 3d
Delete21 d Nutmeg -tree
ma(nu)re trea(tm)ent segr(eg)ated
it is very=SO intruding person=MAN
DeleteBTW- Perry Mason is not a detective but an Attorney ( of course with very good detecting ability)
DeleteYes, Jacob.
DeleteThough Perry Mason does love intruding, barging into hotel rooms, barging into apartments, barging into homes, etc.
DeleteThough Perry Mason does love intruding, barging into hotel rooms, apartments, homes, etc.
DeleteLoves, but much less than the sergeant & Tragg!
DeleteDear all
ReplyDeleteHappy Mothers day to the Mothers!
And Thanx for helping the mothers to the Fathers!
Ghaza! Nice CW. Fairly easy.
ReplyDeleteThanx for nice Sunday fare!
Thanks Gowri
Delete8d, fast food = burger
ReplyDeleteFood on double duty as definition and fodder
Food = grub
Food served up = burg
Eastern railway = ER
26a, Erstwhile empire = Abissinia*
(A + basin+ is + i)*
8D BURGER = fast food
ReplyDeletefood = GRUB
served up -reverse- BURG
on eastern railway -ER
food doing double duty?!
16d, will advance again = redeposit
ReplyDeleteEmbarrassed = red
Oriental = e
Set in place = posit
27a GERTRUDE = She
ReplyDeleteGET + R(a little Rough)
RUDE= Mean
Internally = insertion ind
There is another theme word- Gertrude (Gerty)
DeleteGertie
Delete4a OUTTHROB = Beat more vigorously
ReplyDeleteOUT = Caught
TH = The short
ROB = Steal
All the theme words are in!
ReplyDeleteDrake
Mason
Gertrude
Street
Gardner
Tragg
Sergeant(Holcomb)
Thank you Ghaza.
Burger - Hamilton
DeleteYes, I missed out.
DeleteThanks Paddy Sir & Gowri
DeleteThanks for the special Ghaza
ReplyDeleteIMO 20D still to be solved?
ReplyDeleteSathia
15a and 20d yet to solve
ReplyDelete15ac EXPURGE = To purify
ReplyDeleteEXE = River
PURG = Set (group) Back, (-)O for lost love
Dipping = insertion ind
Exe is a river in southwest England
ReplyDelete20dn - ABIENCE - tendency to evade
ReplyDeleteSubject starting very late - (sc) ience
Group - ab - blood group
Thanks everyone who spent time on this puzzle
ReplyDeleteAll solved. Sorry I couldn't comment for a few hours.
ReplyDeleteThe intended anno for 16dn is a bit different. I had posit for advance, and "set in place again" for the meaning
ReplyDeleteI got it right. 😀
DeleteThanks for all the Perry Mason discussion. It's lovely that some of you enjoy Perry Mason as much as I do, or even more :)
ReplyDeleteTo be honest I don't. But he was a childhood habit. I read him before Enid Blyton - not even understanding half of it. I've read ALL THE TITLES. A A Fair too.
ReplyDeleteEnjoyed the Gardner special featuring the lawyer, his secretary, his mate detective, rival DA and Holcomb with his title. Even the author makes his appearance. Missed Gertie! Couldn't complete 2 entries saw the answers now. Enjoyable Ghaza. Thanks
ReplyDeleteThanks Ramesh. I didn't understand why you say "Missed Gertie".
ReplyDeleteHe couldn't get the answer. For me too last to fall.
ReplyDeleteNow I understand, thanks :)
ReplyDelete12across is electra anagram of treacle
ReplyDelete19across indra keeps a bird is Drake
Beween
indra and keep
28across Indian womann is Stree a nd model is t so Street is avenue