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1A: mementos..men inside metros-r
ReplyDelete10A: insomnia..i+mansion*
Delete22A: HEMP..middle letters in tHEy caMPed
Delete10A.INSOMNIA= Restlessness
ReplyDeleteMansion+ I.
Inducing is anagrind
27D. Gin= trap
ReplyDeleteGi= soldier
N= night at first
My second
2dn eon thes(e) tw(o) Ca(n)
ReplyDelete1ac mementos (me(men)tros-r)
ReplyDelete22ac hemp t(he)y Ca(mp) ed
4d TENCENT
ReplyDeletedef: chinese conglomerate
time-warp movie = tenet
c(-a)n disrupting tenet
7d FOLLOWING
Deletedef: afterwards
f(+o)(+l)lowing
11a NOLAN
Deletedef: filmmaker
(no)(lan=network)
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ReplyDelete20A. Category= Group
ReplyDeleteCate= Cate Blanchet( actress)
Gory= gruesome
My third
Oh! One of mine is published today! I need to concentrate then.
ReplyDelete26A: honour= prestige
ReplyDeleteP(rest+i)g+e
17A: can be black or white= knight
(K)(night)
Sathia
24D. Substitute for 10 already solved
ReplyDeleteInter=sepulchre. reverse of reg(ret ni)xing.
Upheaval is reverse reading from bottom to top as it is a down clue
Kiran, Sathia and all others can start listing the themed answers (after they have been solved), as and when you feel like
ReplyDelete13D: scientist= Oppenheimer
ReplyDeleteWrite is pen
(poem)*
One is I in her
(Op)(pen)he((i)(me))r
Sathia
6d DUNKIRK: French harbour
ReplyDeleteDunk: drown, irk: infuriate
9a EMU: bird
DeleteInner segment ofF(EMU)R: thighbone
3d E BOMB: modern means of devastation
DeleteOM: mantra
Clandestine indicates ‘ hidden’
Inside EBB: retreat
6a DEFAKA =Vernacular (Nigerian)
ReplyDeleteDEF = Fed (given) back
AKA = Pseudonym
6d DUNKIRK = European harbour
DUNK = Drown
IRK = Infuriate
26 ac prestige-honour.
ReplyDeleteothers-rest. rented residence-PG.
p(rest) i g e.
20 dn creeple-reptile.
cree-indian p-quietly le-the in french
17a, can be white or dark = Knight, (chess)
ReplyDeleteJust dark at one end = K
Fully dark = night
Here's my list of what's remaining:
ReplyDeleteAcross: 12, 14, 15, 18, 23, 25, 28, 29, 30
Down: 3, 5, 8, 16, 19, 21
3d is done
ReplyDelete5D- Seafood- Cuisine- Fee should~ Sea food
ReplyDeleteWhat is "should" here ? And what is the significance of "charged" ?
DeleteI thought we had to get 'should' from 'to be charged'.
Deleteyou are very close. Try again what "to be charged" can mean...
DeletePaddy, I think charge is ‘sued’
DeleteYa, I had thought of it as sued.
DeleteLooking at the clue again, is it a valid Spoonerism?
yeah it seems valid
Deletefee sued ~ sea food
Thanks Kiran
DeleteRare for me to get a Rev. solution!!
ReplyDelete15A- Sprinted- Def.is Ran
ReplyDeleteSP(RIN T)ED
Ran (second)- Sped
Rin- Old Japanese money
T- Taiwanese capital
Just googled to find out that Rin is an old coin of value 1/ 1000 of Yen.
ReplyDelete21 dn thereof- of that Half of chocolate -TOFfee present-here
ReplyDeletet(here)of
20d CREEPLE = Reptile
ReplyDeleteCREE = Indian
P = Quietly
LE= the French
12a DOUBLE FOCI; property of ellipse; OFFICIO Cha..... Anagram would make FOCI twice. What is this clue-type?
ReplyDelete16d INCEPTION; start; IN (popular) CAPTION ( title) A FOR E ( afore differentiated). Should be E for A?
8d KING TAHARQA; old ruler: card sent all the way up=KING (A H) in QATAR*
12a treasure hunt!
DeleteRegarding inception - hmmm . . . . if that letter substitution doesn't work with the reading, then it is an error
Delete14A OKTA = unity of cloud cover
ReplyDeletefine = OK
stay indoors =s(TA)y
18a SNACKS = Attractive people
ReplyDeleteNACK = (K)NACK = Rumoured talent
SS = SuspiciouS surroundings
Navigating thru = insert. Ind
Abc replacement for 6d
ReplyDeleteHere's my list of what's remaining:
ReplyDeleteAcross: 23, 25, 28, 29, 30
Down: 19
replacement for 26 ac
ReplyDelete30 ac efferent .break away from centre
Mediterranean aristrocrats-effendis.
break -rent effe rent.
29a KRONOR
ReplyDeletebrag = crow ~ KRO
gate = NOR
def: money (iceland or sweden money)
28a AXL
ReplyDeletedef: singer
fLuX cAn [<=T]
19d STELLAR
ReplyDeletedef: outstanding
ST(ell)AR
ell from the abdomen of "well-toned" ??
I had belly for abdomen, and well-toned indicating removal of the ends
Deleteoh ok.
DeleteThat leaves 23a and 25a
ReplyDelete23a EXEGETICAL
ReplyDeleterelating to teaching of scriptures which can be illuminatory.
but couldn't crack the anno
Should I tell the intended anno? I think this one is complex.
ReplyDelete25a, rent = [m(a)ill], archaic?
ReplyDeleteWorkshop = mill
outdoors = cont ind ?
Yes
DeleteThanks everyone who spent time on this puzzle
ReplyDeleteIf anyone wants to discuss the themed answers, we could.
ReplyDeleteElse we can pass on that part.
in tencent, I am putting "cn" in "tenet". Is it not necessary for "cn" to appear together in the final answer ?
DeleteExpert setters can tell me whether this is valid or not.
DeleteFrom the wording of the clue, I thought this was fine.
If I'm wrong, do tell.
The anno for 23a has beget and lexical.
ReplyDeletecause = (-b)eget
ReplyDeleteverbal = (-l)exical
doubly late is to chop off the first letter twice
ex(eget)ical