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ACROSS
1 Perhaps teach English to a Goddess (6) HECATE {TEACH+E}*
4 Contract for a short dress wearing attractive girl (8) DIMINISH {DI{MINI}SH}
10 "Damages the garden tool", did you say? It just wears out (5,4) BRAKE SHOE (~ breaks hoe}
11 Part of the mercurial Pope's court (5) CURIA [T]
12 Forgetfulness - crazy since the morning before (7) AMNESIC {SINCE}*<=>{AM}
13 Any different? Search over for Americans (7) YANKEES {ANY*}{SEEK<=}
14 Suffer a loss, some of it over ''free power'' (5) SOLAR [T<=]
18 God, carrier of supreme power (8) LORDSHIP {LORD}{SHIP}
20 Concentrate, cut both sides off and get some more (5) EXTRA EXTRAct
25 Soldiers have no time for rigorous training (7) REGIMEN REGIMENt
26 Steward of the manor on the day before (5) REEVE {RE}{EVE}
28 Save to resolve a dispute (3,5) PUT ASIDE*
29 Steps to chop the head off the snakes (6) ADDERS lADDERS
DOWN
2 Sorting out each length covering news agency (7) CHANNEL {EACH+L}* over {NN}
3 Walk around - confident it's highly valued (9) TREASURED {TREA{SURE}D}
5 Cross boundary rope, interesting - both sides come again? (1,3,4,6) I BEG YOUR PARDON {BOUNDARY+ROPE+In...nG}*
6 Old empire still preserved (5) INCAN {IN CAN}
7 Indian serial made on this subject (7) ISRAELI {I}SERIAL*}
8 Vehicle for those who are late (6) HEARSE [CD]
9 I check there and whole thing becomes yellow (7-7) CHICKEN-HEARTED*
16 Sergie's gone finally, full of beans (9) ENERGISED {EN{SERGIE*}D}
17 Starts with a drop of alcohol during meals (8) LAUNCHES {L{Al...l}UNCHES}
19 Not on the usual route - that's strange (7) OFFBEAT {OFF}{BEAT}
21 Story about one doctor and one pair of drums (7) TIMBALE {T{1}{MB}ALE}
24 Number from top to bottom levels (5) EVENS (-s)EVEN(+s)S
Reference List
English = E, Time = T, On = RE, Support = BRA, Length = L, News = NN, Indian = I, Right = R
10A BRAKE SHOE - it just wears out; damages {BRAKES}, garden tool {HOE}
ReplyDelete11A CURIA - Pope's court; merCURIAl
12A AMNESIC - forgetfulness; {SINCE}*, morning {AM} before
13A YANKEES - Americans; {ANY}, search {SEEK}<=
9D CHICKEN HEARTED - yellow; {I CHECK THERE AND}*
15ac Enuresis anagram of rinse and use
ReplyDelete28ac put aside anagram of - a dispute
ReplyDelete1dn Hebraist He +. Bra (support)+ ist- it's anagram
ReplyDelete25A regimen.... rigorous training
ReplyDeleteSoldiers..... regiment
No time.... regimen
8D. Hearse.....dd
ReplyDeleteNot a DD
Delete16D energised..... full of beans
ReplyDeleteAnagram of sergies and ne in gone finally
Energises
DeletePlease check
DeleteEn(ergise)d-full of beans;
Delete16D energises
ReplyDelete24D EVENS = levels
ReplyDeletenumber - seven
from top to bottom - s goes to the end
4.ac.Diminish. Mini( short dress) + dish( attractive girl)
ReplyDelete12.ac. Amnesic. Am = morning, + since
15.ac. Enuresis. Rearranging letters from rinse&use.
11.ac.curia .letters taken from mercurial
9.dn.Hearse.DD.
AM+Since = Amsince?
Delete14a - solar - anagrind from the last letter of suffer - r and a first three letters in reverse of loss - sol
ReplyDelete6d - incan - old empire preserved - inca , preserved, hence incan
7d - Israeli - anagram of serial with I added
28A Put aside - save
ReplyDelete(A dispute)*
Resolve- anagrind
29A Adders- snakes
Steps- ladders
Chop the head off- deletion indicator
L(adders)
5D I beg your pardon- come again
DeleteInteresting both sides- ig
Cross - anagrind
(boundary rope ig)*
3 D treasured- highly valued
DeleteWalk- tread
Confident- sure
Around- containment indicator
Trea(sure)d
26A reeve- steward of the manor
DeleteOn- re
The day before- eve
In lieu of 28a
Delete2d channel- agency
Length- L
News - nn
Sorting out- anagrind
(Each L nn)*
27A: prime minister = Taoiseach
ReplyDeleteT(aoise) each
mAjOr Is SeEn gives aoise
Sathia
27A: {T(mAjOr)(IS)EACH} = TAOISEACH, the PM of Ireland
ReplyDeleteIn lieu of 27A
Delete1A: TEACH*+E = HECATE, a goddess
22 dn stir up-create trouble
ReplyDeletestirrup-foot rest -r
19d - offbeat - meaning of unusual route
ReplyDelete29A-adders-snakes; Ladders-l
ReplyDelete18A LORDSHIP; supreme power; god=lord; carrier =ship
ReplyDelete23a, material = taffeta
ReplyDeleteSay, butter = fat
Reject say, butter = fat <= TAF
cheese = feta
[TAFFETA]
3d TREASURED = Highly valued
ReplyDeleteTREAD = Walk
SURE = Confident
Around = insertion ind.
20a : EXTRA = More
ReplyDeleteConcentrate = Extract - CT
Both sides of CuT = CT
Off : deletion indicator
Delete17d - launches
ReplyDeleteMeals-lunches with drop of Alchol
IMO, 2D, 5D, 26A,21d and 17d are left
ReplyDeleteSathia
21d - timbale (pair of drums)
ReplyDeleteStory - tale, a doctor - imb
Have a doubt!
DeletePair of drums = Timpani or Timbale?
Its timbales actually. Singular is timbal.
DeleteThanks Prasad garu.
DeleteTimbale - or less commonly timbal
Delete: one of a set of single-headed cylindrical drums played with sticks — usually used in plural
From Merriam Webster
Thanks Gowri 👍
Delete17D : launches - drop of alcohol (a) during meals (lunches).
ReplyDelete26 A REEVE - STEWARD (DEF) RE -on EVE day before
ReplyDelete12A: AMNESIC, the clue should be 'forgetful', not 'forgetfulness'.
ReplyDeleteThank you, Arden, for an enjoyable puzzle.
2dn - CHANNEL - agency
ReplyDelete(each l)* over n+ n (news)
5dn - I BEG YOUR PARDON - come again
ReplyDelete(boundary rope + I +g)*
I finished what I thought was left since it is 5pm.
ReplyDeleteVery nice grid though had to Google -"TAOISEACH & HECATE.
ReplyDeleteMy fav -
TAFFETA, TREASURED, STIR UP.
Thanx Arden!
Hello everyone! I guess the clue for TAOISEACH (meaning the PM of Ireland) is rather far-fetched linking John Major and school. Someone please enlighten me on this. Thanks.
ReplyDeleteSchool is teach.
ReplyDeleteMajor regularly is ao (alternate letters)
Is is Is
T (ao + is) each - in is containment indicator.
Gives u TAOISEACH.
Thanks a lot. I'm rather new to cracking the cryptic ones. To be honest, I came across this word for the first time today in my 65 years! The pronunciation is still more difficult. I bit my tongue in the attempt!
ReplyDelete