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1 Four cavorting around beauty on vacation (8) BOUNDARY {AROUND+Be..tY}*
5 Posh project by director in hilly country (6) UPLAND {U}{PLAN}{D}
10 Shot around hideout in American city (5) OGDEN OGDEN {GO<=}{DEN}
11 Trusts lead character in Agatha Christie's novel (9) CHARITIES {Ag...a + CHRISTIE}*
12 Slim girl drinking liquor with member is buzzing (9) THRUMMING {TH{RUM}{M}IN}{G}
13 Vibrating sound of insect revolving around entrance to warehouse (5) TWANG {GNA{Wa...e}T<=}
14 Time unfaithful fellow's dumped, please (6) TICKLE TICKLE {T}{fICKLE}
15 Crushed by grenade, his ceiling burst open (7) DEHISCE [T]
22 Learning about sportsman finally breaking record (5) ENROL {LOR{s...aN}E<=}
24 Badly hit after wife became very angry (5,1,3) THREW A FIT {HIT+AFTER+W}*
25 Cautiously popped a drug with partner (9) GRADUALLY {A+DRUG}*{ALLY}
26 Restrain German breaking rule (5) REIGN {REI{G}N}
27 Beautiful maidens and national politician involved in fling in retreat (6) NYMPHS {N}{Y{MP}HS<=}
28 Sad indeed, but no - book's not ready for publication (8) UNEDITED {INDEED+bUT}*
DOWN
1 English novelist travelling to Bern (6) BRONTE*
2 Subordinate is close to cracking after endless stress (9) UNDERLING {c...nG}<=>{UNDERLINe}
3 Stop tickling my body - that's ridiculous! (4,4,2,5) DONT MAKE ME LAUGH [DD]
4 Entertain and seduce stunner finally for date (7) RECEIVE (-d+r)RECEIVE
6 Naughtily pet hot women at dinner party (5,3,4,3) PAINT THE TOWN RED {PET+HOT+W+AT+DINNER}*
7 Mania changes inner personality (5) ANIMA*
8 Decline to enter disastrous Eastern conflict (8) DISAGREE {DI{SAG}RE}{E}
9 Gained two grand after end of tombola in base (6) BAGGED {t...lA}{G}{G} in {BED}
16 Miser's wickedness crushing family - getting extremely fretful and tense (9) SKINFLINT {S{KIN}{Fr...uL}IN}{T}
17 Complete information about heartless emir, one provoking a reaction (8) ALLERGEN {ALL}{EmiR}{GEN}
19 Small kitchen utensil without lid in sink (6) SETTLE {S}{kETTLE}
20 Continue to cheat around, pester husband to leave (5,2) CARRY ON {C{hARRY}ON}
21 High from just one drink (6) STONED [T]
23 Killing duke, hope to seize large province (5) REALM {dREA{L}M}
Reference List
Posh = U, Director = D, Girl = G, Member = M, Time = T, Wife = W, German = G, National = N, Book = B, Date = D, Women = W, Eastern = E, Grand = G, Tense = T, Small = S, Husband = H, Duke = D, Large = L
15A DEHISCE - burst open; grena{DE HIS CE}iling; (T)
ReplyDelete20A CUTS IN - interrupts; copper {CU}, {T}ackle, crime {SIN}
24A THREW A FIT - became very angry; {HIT AFTER W}*
26A REIGN - rule; restrain {REIN}, {G}erman
28A UNEDITED - not ready for publication; {INDEED b{UT}}*
20a
ReplyDeleteInterrupts=cuts in
Copper=cu
beginning of tackle=t
Crime=sin.
cu+t+sin=cuts in
7d
DeleteInner personality=anima
(Mania)*
13A:twang-insect going around (gnat) entrance to warehouse (w)
ReplyDelete26A:reign-german(g) breaking rule(rein)
20DN:carry on-cheat(con) around pester(Harry) minus husband (arry)
21DN:stoned-ju(st) (one) (d)rink
1d: Bronte = English novelist.
ReplyDeleteAnagram of to bern.
25a: gradually = cautiously.
Anagram of a drug and ally = partner.
16d: skinflint = miser.
Wickedness-sin, family-kin, FretfuL and Tense.
19d: settle = sink.
Small, kettle - kitchen utensil without lid (k).
6DN: paint the town red-(pet hot w at dinner)*
ReplyDelete12A: {TH(RUM)(M)IN}(G)
ReplyDelete18A: plants= legumes
ReplyDeleteLe(gum)es
Sathia
1a BOUNDARY: four (in cricket)
ReplyDeleteCavorting around: around* : oundar
In by: beauty on vacation
B(OUNDAR)Y
Good solve AJ mam.
DeleteThanks Prasanna
Delete17 dn allergen-provoking a reaction.
ReplyDeletecomplete-all information -gen EmiR.
all er gen
21D - STONED [T]
ReplyDeleteHigh from jusST ONE Drink
Def. - Drink
8D-disagree-conflict; Di(sag)re(e)
ReplyDeleteREPLACENT FOR 21D
ReplyDelete11a - CHARITIES*
DEF - Trusts
anag. of Christie's
A from?
Deletelead charector Agatha - A
Delete7dn. Anima. Rearranging letters from mania.
ReplyDelete20.ac. cuts in. Cu= copper. t from tackle ,sin= crime
26.ac. Deter. De= German , term( rule) - m
1.ac. Furlough.
5a, hilly country = upland
ReplyDeletePosh = U
Project = plan
Director = d
3d DONT MAKE ME LAUGH = Ridiculous
ReplyDeleteFrom Stop tickling my body
23D REALM - province(def,) DREAM(hope) minus D(duke) around L(large)
ReplyDelete9D Bagged- gained
ReplyDeleteTwo grand- gg
End of tombola- a
Base - bed
In- containment ind.
B a gg ed
27a Beautiful maidens and national politician involved in fling in retreat (6) {N}{Y{MP}HS<}
ReplyDeleteWell solved.
DeleteSathia
Thank you :)
DeleteIn my opinion, 10a, 14a, 22a and 4D yet to be solved.
ReplyDeleteSathia
14.a unfaithful.....fickle
ReplyDeleteF...dumped(fellow)
T...added(time)
Tickle...please
2d UNDERLING
ReplyDeletedef: subordinate
underlin(-e) + g
14a : TICKLE = Please
ReplyDeleteTime : T
Unfaithful : FICKLE - F : ICKLE
Fellow F dumped
In place of 14 a already done
ReplyDelete22a : ENROL = Record
Learning = LORE about is
reversal ind. LORE < EROL
Finally N is from sportsmaN
E(N)ROL
10A- Ogden- American city- OG=< DEN
ReplyDeleteShot=Go. Around makes it OG
Hideout= Den
Would have preferred shoot instead of shot. Present tense. Or is it shot as a noun?
4d RECEIVE; entertain; seduce=deceive; stunneR for D (date)
ReplyDeleteCol.sir....blog appeared with different look after changing the fonts. Good change and looks nice .
ReplyDeleteI haven't changed the font?
Deletefont of clues across & down. it's different from yesterday. but looks good.
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