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17A: ARIES..leading letters
ReplyDelete20A: STOTINKI,,i+sink+tot*..Bulgarian Money
ReplyDeleteStotinki is correct
Delete17 ac aries (acrostic )
ReplyDelete9ac italic (T)
10ac pier( ripe) *
9A ITALIC = slanting letters { telescopic permIT ALICe}
ReplyDelete1A BLIZZARD = storm (Black, B , LIZARD and unknown Z anagram}
Delete10A PIER = dock {RIPE anagram}
Delete4D DILEMMA = Problem {face, without a DAIL - A, + EMMA, Emma Watson} {As replacement for 1A]
Delete7a BLIZZARD: (snow) storm
ReplyDelete(z( unknown) b( black) lizard)*
18d ECLIPTIC: celestial pathway( sun's orbit- relatively)
DeleteEC: CE<= church turning LIP: insolence
TIC: semi critic
24a CAPE: shawl
DeleteonE PACkage: E PAC <=
12a BOXCAR: freight wagon
Deletebar: stop
B(ox: bull) c( caught) ar
This is replacement for 7a
17: ARIES (Acrostic)
ReplyDelete1d: ALBINONI (NO+N+ALIBI)*
22d: GEMINI(IM(-A)GINE)*
Replacement
ReplyDelete22ac gadfly (flag day - a) *
13d CARETAKERS
ReplyDelete{(-p)ackets are (+r)} *
def: wardens
23a BUCKINGHAM
Delete(buck) (gin)* (ham)
def: english town
8d DONE THE DISHES
Delete(she then did so(-m)e)*
def: cleaned up after meal
Replacements:
ReplyDelete16A: LEO (T)
26A: SANSKRIT (RISKS+T+A+N)+
15A LIBRA B black in LIRA money
ReplyDelete3D CANCER DD
20A STOTINKI one I SINK TOT*
21D TAURUS gold AU in TRUS(-t) faithful. Replacin repeated 20A
Delete21d - trusted is TRUE (-E not taking drug) + S Head of securities with gold - AU inside.
Delete6D: house= Pisces
ReplyDelete(Spices)*
11A: meeting = conference
(Co)(-i +nference)
Sathia
14A: according to schedule = time wise
ReplyDelete(Itemise)*+w
Sathia
25 a quarry-mine marina-quay posh car -RR. qua(rr)y .
ReplyDelete25A and 2, 4, 5, 19, 24 all Down left
ReplyDelete4D attempted now
Delete24 d cake-set f-ake +c
ReplyDelete4 dn dilemma -problem
ReplyDeleteface -dial.-a dil+emma Emma watson.
5dn : WATER WORLD = Movie
ReplyDeleteRuns R with W (R W LOW RATED)*
19dn : ANINDYA (Anindya Chaterjee Bengali film Director)
ReplyDeleteAn+in+day*
Artical : AN
DeleteHot : IN
Chaotic : Anagrind
Only 2D now left
ReplyDelete2D TZAR = ruler
ReplyDeleteZ in( STARS - SS)
Well solved
Delete+1
DeleteThat completes the grid. Thanks to all participants and thanks to Colonel for publishing
ReplyDeleteAnno correction:
ReplyDelete21D TAURUS gold AU in TRUS(-t) faithful
Faithful, not taking drug, head of security keeping gold in the house (6)
{T{AU}RU(-e)}{S}
Right!
DeleteWrong becos faithful is TRUE not TRUST.
DeleteTRUE - e.
Nice grid. Veeyares.
ReplyDeleteNice theme too.
Thanx.
Thank you Gowri
DeleteThank you Goa nice thematic CW, Veeyates. Dud it late and enjoyed it.
ReplyDeletefor- not Goa!
ReplyDeleteThank you Paddy
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