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19A: MESH..hems*
ReplyDelete25A: SINCERE..since+re
Delete28A: TATTY..first letters
DeleteTattered and tatty are synonyms!!!
Delete25A. Sincere=Real
ReplyDeleteSince= because
Re= rupee
My FIRST
Role of "a"!
DeleteA rupee - surface I thought to get re.
Delete1A MIDAS = King with golden super power { American Uncle SAM returns having ID, Identificaton}
ReplyDelete2D DANGEROUS = Risky{ GUNS ADORE anagram}
Delete23D RUNIC = old European Letters { chaRU NICked , telescopic}
DeleteIsnt runic adjective "of/like".
DeleteI saw "Runic alphabets", so I thought "some old European letters" could work
Delete26D. Bad= poor
ReplyDeleteDraw by .odd char is dab.retractvis reverse indicator
My SECOND
25A: SINCERE (SINCE)(RE)
ReplyDelete2d: DANGEROUS (GUNS+ADORE*)
6D: KELOIDAL (OLD+LIKE+A)*
2 repeats, so can give more answers
DeleteDef keloid or keloidal!
DeleteMy thought: "like a" is part of both the fodder and the definition
Delete2dn dangerous (guns adore) *
ReplyDelete1ac midas (m(ID)as)
19ac mesh (hems) *
All of yours are repeats, so you can give 3 more answers :)
Delete17D. Impotent= ineffective
ReplyDeleteI'm= setter
Potent= strong
My THIRD
5d ALCOHOLICS
ReplyDeletecriminal=al, company=co, festival=holi, colours from sidelines=cs
def: drunkards
16d SWEETMEAT
Deletepleasing=sweet, substance=meat
def: candy
4a JHARKHAND
Deleteinitially jamshed=J, famous Imran = KHAN, solid=hard
(J){HAR(khan)D}
def:state
4a were???
DeleteAgreed. It's imprecise. Only one is "in".
Delete5d ALCOHOLICS: drunkards
ReplyDeleteAL( criminal) CO( company)HOLI( festival )CS( colours from the sidelines
10a CULLION: vile man
DeleteEssentially sucCUmbs kiLLIng wrONgs
12a THRILLER: exciting film
Delete( HITLER LR: both hands tied)*
27a NICOTINED:smoke filled
Delete(Nice to dine)* out is anind
27a is replacement for 5d
Delete27a needs refinement
DeleteNice to dine is 10 letters!
DeleteNot even indicated e is to be removed
Delete4D. Stuff= JAM= difficulty. It's a DD
ReplyDeleteSubstitute for 25A
3 dn scream s+cream-elite
ReplyDelete11 acetal-acrostic. compound
Replacements:
ReplyDelete14A: LOOK ((-R)(+L)OOK)
9A: CENTRUM (Spoonerism of RENT SUM)
18 dn Jackson-president.
ReplyDeleteSailor -jack child -son
18A: I’ll fortune, I say = just my luck
ReplyDelete(Just) (my) (luck)
18D: ex president = Johnson
(John) (son)
Sathia
Yes. Jackson is right.
DeleteIn lieu of 18D,
ReplyDelete13D: tennis player = billie jean (-king)
Song is billie jean ( famous Michael Jackson song)
Ruler is king to be removed
Sathia
Here's my list of what's left:
ReplyDeleteAcross: 4, 15, 22, 24, 26
Down: 1, 7, 8, 20, 21
I answered 4a.
DeleteYes, got it.
DeleteMy last,
ReplyDelete20D: subject = history
(Hi) s (Tory)
Sathia
Nice word play for 15A involving two sports
ReplyDeleteyeah. Bearded means I was only thinking some pakistani player :-)
DeleteHmm, Nowadays everyone sports beard.
Delete1D-Michael- Son of Don corleone in Godfather, M(i+ache)*L
ReplyDelete7D- Axial-central; (A(xi)A)L
8D-dendron-part of nerve cell; den(drone-e)
7D AXIAL -central (def) XI president in AA sober club L left
ReplyDelete26A BATTERO club (def) A TT rail official in BRO short brother (sibling)
ReplyDeleteTT or TTE???
DeleteI had TTE for railway official
Delete21D BEAT IT flee (def) BE (tail less BEE insect) A TIT a bird
ReplyDelete21d BEAT IT = Flee
ReplyDeleteBE = Tailless insect Be(-e)
A TIT = A bird
15a WILLIAMSON = Bearded (cricket) player
ReplyDeleteWILLIAMS = Venus Williams famous tennis player
O, N = First letters of orbited, Neptune
By now, you must have seen the theme.
ReplyDeleteSathia had spilled the beans earlier.
If interested, you can list the theme solutions.
Theme is tribute to Michael Jackson, King of Pop and his famous songs:
DeleteBeat it
Bad
Thriller,
Michael,
Billie Jean
Sathia
Others can add jam also.
DeleteSathia
I also have Dangerous, Scream and History
DeleteOnly 22a and 24a left
ReplyDelete24a DEATHS = Tragedies
ReplyDeleteruDEst loATHer muSed
Introverted clue to take letters in the middle
22A-cordoned-barricaded; (Cor(don)e)d
ReplyDeleteI didn't get WILLIAMSON. A bearded batsman - a bit far fetched
ReplyDeleteTatty - not an elegant clue. Tattered could have been avoided.
My fav
IMPOTENT, HISTORY, SCREAM, DEATHS.
Thanx Ghaza
Yes, I realise it now, tatty was very bad clueing
DeleteThanks everyone who spent time on this puzzle
ReplyDelete