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Three answers per commenter till 6 PM (Annotations compulsory)
Please submit all your answers in one comment.
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(COMMENTS ENTERED WITH LESS THAN THREE ANSWERS/ANNOTATIONS WILL BE DELETED WITHOUT NOTICE, UNLESS THE COMMENTER SPECIFIES THAT IT IS A COMPENSATION FOR A REPEAT)
Starred clues are part of a theme, they do
not have a definition.
After filling the grid, solvers may
fill-in-the-blanks. Each blank can be filled with a clue number, e.g. 2A or
10D.
Enjoy.
19ac portion
ReplyDeleteport(wine) ion(charged)
20ac debt DuEs BiTe
116ac dirtier
Rti in (dire) *
20A: DEBT (DuEsBiTe)
ReplyDelete21d: GLOOMY {G(LOOM)Y}
22D: CINEMA (MAC(-H)INE)*
8d PLAINCLOTHES MAN: disguised police man
ReplyDelete(n( can finally)halt a simple con)*
Innovatively indicates anagram
11a COTTA
ReplyDeleteall first letters
4d EACH [T]
def: a piece
27a EUPHEMISM
(EU)(memphis)*
Replacement
ReplyDelete13ac oxymoron
(o) nothing xy(unknowns) moron(stupid)
In 23a. bloodthirsty should have a strike-through through it. That is"bloodthirsty" appears in the clue but is cancelled out.
ReplyDelete26a IRONY
ReplyDeleteIron( press) y( yourself first)
7d SATIRE
Deletesat( week end) ire( anger)
Replacement
ReplyDelete12A: ODESSA (T) (A city in Ukraine)
1A. PRINT MEDIA {and permit i}*
ReplyDelete6A. A.S.A.P. (P l A n S c A n <=)
10A. {REN{OUNCE}D}
"After filling the grid, solvers may fill-in-the-blanks. Each blank can be filled with a clue number, e.g. 2A or 10D."
ReplyDeleteI don't understand this instruction. Is there a clue that can fill the blank in, say, "7d. * Anger after the weekend [e.g. ______ ]" other than 7d itself?
For 7d it could be 26a
ReplyDeleteYes, that's the point.
Delete14D: sweaters and shawls= winter wear
ReplyDeleteW(inter)w(ear)
5D: income and interest rate control= indexation
I(n(de+x)ation)
Sathia
Sathia Sir, it would be nice if you can keep your third answer for 29a :)
DeleteThanks Gaza.
DeleteSince, I am late, I will crack
25D:
Around=spun
Jokes are (puns)*
Sathia
In lieu of 25D, already solved,
Delete17D: dances= boogeys?
Lads are boys
Self esteem is ego dropped becomes oge
Hence, bo(oge)ys
Sathia
15 ac ISDN ra(is)ed lou(dn)ess.
ReplyDelete25 dn spun puns
1 dn personification per agent < issue-son lie-fiction. personi fic(a)tion
For the fill-in-the-blanks part, it can be quite subjective. Many of us could give different answers. We can tally our answers, when ready.
ReplyDelete1d PERSONIFICATION = Anything upfront
ReplyDeletePER = Rep, Agent on return
SON = Issue
FICATION = FICTION = Lie about A = one
AJ ma'am, are you saying "Anger after the weekend" is irony or "Press yourself first" is satire?
ReplyDeleteAnger at the week end is Satire. Irony is an example for satire is what I thought. Sorry if it is wrong.
DeleteI agree with your answer
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ReplyDeletePl ignore "anything up front " in the 1st line of solution
ReplyDeletePl ignore my earlier posts, My system has turned roguish . pl bear with me while I redo 1d
ReplyDelete1d PERSONIFICATION
PER =Rep , agent, on return
SON = Issue
I = one
FICATION = Fiction = lie about A, anything upfront
Thanks
Here's my list of what's left:
ReplyDeleteAcross: 23, 24, 29
Down: 2, 3, 17,18
And those who are interested in the fill-in-the-blanks part, please do give your answers
ReplyDelete3d TRUISM
ReplyDeleteinTRude prIson caMps
Essentially denotes selection
2d INNUENDO; Posh after bae is INN U extremely nice retro is NE <= party is DO. The blank should be filled by 27A
ReplyDelete23a ALLEGORY
ReplyDeleteALL = Every
E = oriental
GORY = Bloodthirsty
24a SIMILE: SI ( metric system unit) MILE ( distance). Gap to be filled by 3d
ReplyDelete18d; FEMINIST; of a famous (Virginia) Woolf: clenched fingers = fist; Setters =mine cycling is EMIN;
ReplyDeleteFill-in-the-blanks part should not follow the 3 answers per commenter rule. Hope Colonel and blog admins agree. People can give as many answers as they want.
ReplyDeleteThe fill-in-the-blanks part should not follow the 3 answers per commenter rule. People should be allowed to give as many answers as they want. Hope Colonel and blog admins agree.
ReplyDeleteOnly 29a and 17d are left
ReplyDelete29a, Wren Martin [DD]
ReplyDeleteThematic = topic of grammar written by Wren and Martin
Pair of birds = Wren, Martin
Thanks RR
DeleteReplacement for 1d
ReplyDelete29a WREN MARTIN = Thematic (for grammar?)
Wren, martin = pair of birds
It could be a [CD] or [&lit] ?
ReplyDeletepersonification and allegory are a pair
ReplyDeleteThanks everyone who spent time on this puzzle.
ReplyDeleteThe theme (as intended) is Figures of Speech as a part of English Grammar
Here is what I jotted down for the fill-in-the-blanks. Different people could have different answers.
ReplyDeleteExample of:
Oxymoron - 24a
Allegory - 16a
Simile - 29a
Irony - 6a
Euphemism - 23a
Personification - 22d
Innuendo - 15a
Truism - 20a
Satire - 8d
Thanks for the special Ghaza
ReplyDeleteThank you Col.sir for posting my Artwork . Happy Guru purnima to all THC blog members.
ReplyDelete@ Gowri.....Excellent Rangoli with traditional Theme.
Happy Guru Poornima to all. Nice rangoli by Gowri and fine artwork by Prasanna.
ReplyDeleteThank you Mr RR
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