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GHAZA 27
By Ghaza
Across
| 7 | Often grow a hemp fibre (5) |
| 8 | Some eastern city built as cells (9) |
| 10 | Muddles the French after show-off returns (7) |
| 11 | One most pretty is most intense (7) |
| 12 | Sir cannot travel at high speed (9) |
| 14 | Mental extremities of Google’s parent – will yell all over (5) |
| 15 | Jewel on a suit (7) |
| 18 | Temporary shelter betwixt dangling brooms (7) |
| 19 | Antiquarian dismissed Human Resources – a popular decision at first (5) |
| 20 | Wards have been redrawn in the Maharashtrian village (9) |
| 24 | Starting with a requirement to have skins (7) |
| 25 | Extra clever Reverend ejected (7) |
| 27 | Beat up, show apprehension and smoke (4,5) |
| 28 | Do you remember I like ending up dismal (5) |
Down
| 1 | Wilbur or Orville with an entitlement (6) |
| 2 | Newcomer taking secretive code of silence (6) |
| 3 | Short beautiful woman inventor (4) |
| 4 | Criminal wing over-censored the release version of a film (5,3) |
| 5 | Hair accessories with a little smooth, stylish nice crush (10) |
| 6 | “Who’s turn? Mine?” asked the confused misogynist without partners (2,2,2,2) |
| 8 | This defence attorney is not really a scholar with a child (5) |
| 9 | Lanky model visiting Dravid (3,4) |
| 13 | Worthless poet raids a club with a hidden weapon (10) |
| 15 | Some Donald groaned loudly about the sinister part of his disposition (4,4) |
| 16 | Organisms with a small retractable thin layer on top (7) |
| 17 | Section / partition (8) |
| 21 | Father, with six, vanquished Goliath (5) |
| 22 | Splashes in lakes, rivers and seas (6) |
| 23 | Full of banned dirty retrograde members (6) |
| 26 | Maybe one other number, essentially like IO (4) |
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12a TRANSONIC
ReplyDeletedef: high speed
(sir cannot)*
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Delete5d SCRUNCHIES
Deletedef: hair accessories
s + (nice crush)*
6D IS IT MY GO
Deletedef: who's turn, mine ?
(misogynist -n-s)*
17D. Section=Division=Partition. DD
ReplyDeleteMy first
2D OMERTA = code of silence {new cOMER TAking...., telescopic}
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Delete4D FINAL CUT = release version of a film { AL, criminal over FIN , wing and CUT censored}
Delete15A DIAMOND = Jewel also in a suit of cards {DD}
Delete17D DIVISION DD
ReplyDelete20A VADESHWAR WARDS HAVE*
18A TWIGLOO dan(gli)ng br(oo)ms <
13ac transonic (sir cannot) *
ReplyDelete21 dn David (da(vi) d)
1dn wright w(ith) right (entitlement)
ReplyDelete8D- Mason- MA SON- Defence attorney (Parry Mason)
ReplyDelete9D. The wall= Dravid
ReplyDeleteHew= model
Tall= lanky
Visiting is anagrind
My second
11A- Acutest- A (Cutest) - Most intense
ReplyDeleteMy 3rd-
ReplyDelete7A- Ramie- gRow A heMp fIbrE- Pick every 3rd letter.
Is it semi &Lit or Fibre is also the def.?
Hi Paddy Sir, I had fibre for the definition.
DeleteThought so. But if it is so, it should not be part of the letter picking fodder. It becomes double duty.
DeleteSurprised to note you are adding 'Sir' after my name. Not needed. Pl drop it.
DeleteYes, fibre was on double duty.
DeleteI do tend to include a few clues with double duty. If that's a bad method, do give me the feedback.
8a, cells = meiocytes,
ReplyDeleteAnagram of [SOME + E (astern) + CITY]
14a, mental = [cr(az)y]
ReplyDeleteWill yell = cry
Extremities of Goigles parent = Alphabet = az
Replacement for 2dn
ReplyDelete10ac garbles
Show off(Brag) <
The French(les)
23d, full of = ridden [T<=]
ReplyDeleteFull of banNED DIRty retrograde members
3d. BELL = Inventor
ReplyDeleteBELL(e) = Short beautiful woman
In 17d there's also a "/" for division
ReplyDeleteThen it becomes MD.
Delete:) :)
DeleteHere's my list of what's remaining:
ReplyDeleteAcross: 19, 24, 25, 27, 28
Down: 13, 15, 16, 22, 26
22 dn splashes -waters -lakes, rivers &seas.
ReplyDelete26 dn moon -io Maybe One Other Number.
28 ac ourie-dismal. dO yoU remembeR i likE
ReplyDelete15d DARK SIDE = Sinister part of his disposition
ReplyDeleteDARK = Donald?
SiIDE = Groaned loudly = Sighed
Loudly = Homophone Ind
Typo pl read SIDE not as above
ReplyDeleteThe intended anno for Dark is a bit different.
ReplyDeleteFinally, a penetration into the South West corner!
ReplyDeleteYes, a troublesome corner,indeed.
Delete27a DUST CLOUD; smoke; dust=beat up; cloud=show apprehension
ReplyDelete13d Swordstick ; hidden weapon; WORDSworth in STICK
ReplyDeleteWow! Wordsworth- worth (worthless) Good one.
Delete28a OURIE; dismal; tail acrostic
ReplyDeleteHi Jacob, you can answer one more. Ourie was solved by Remy at 13:33
ReplyDeleteOnly four left at this point in time:
ReplyDeleteAcross: 19, 24, 25
Down: 16
16d ANIMALS = Organisms
ReplyDeleteLAMINA = Thin layer retractable makes it
ANIMAL, + S for small
24a SWARTHS = Skins
ReplyDeleteStarting letters of the whole clue
Yes, "starting" and "skins" are on double duty here.
DeleteIs 26D- Moon,correct?
ReplyDeleteIf Moon is right,
ReplyDelete'Vomited' fits in with ejected as def. for 25A, but I am not able to get the wordplay (Rev.etc.)
Moon is correct.
ReplyDeleteYes, 26d. moon is correct. The last two characters in the clue are the letter I and the letter O, forming "io".
ReplyDeleteMaybe 25a. should be "Extra clever Reverend's ejected"
ReplyDeleteNow that I look at it, I think it is a bit of an error in the clueing.
DeleteOnly 19a is left.
ReplyDeleteAnd the annos for 25a. and 15d.
Is Donald referring to Duck [Dinald Duck] which is also pronounced the same way as 'dark'.
ReplyDeleteGroaned = sighed ~ side
Donald = Duck ~ dark
Yes
Delete19A- Again, there is a problem. Wordplay is clear-
ReplyDeleteDismissed Human resources is RH=<; Popular= in; Decision at first is D
So, it is Rhind which is not in the dict. It seems this is a Scottish origin word, but antiquarian?
Rhind is indeed a Scottish antiquarian< Alexander Henry Rhind. a in a popular, redundant in the surface?
DeleteYes.
DeleteAnd yes, "a" is redundant. I agree, the clue would have been better without "a".
Also, since Rhind is a proper noun, Ghaza ji, don't you think it should be qualified? - Antiquarian, say...
ReplyDeleteI guess you are right. I hadn't thought about this aspect while writing the clue.
DeleteWould "Renowned antiquarian . . . . " have worked?
Is there some website that has these rules? It would help me.
Thanks everyone who spent time on this puzzle!!
ReplyDeleteThis one has an embedded theme, but I expect most solvers won't relate to it.
Only the anno for 25a. is remaining. I'll give the intended anno at 6:30 pm
ReplyDelete25a was meant to be a Spoonerism: More witted --> vomited
ReplyDeleteJust for the record, this grid celebrates Pink Floyd, 1973 onwards.
ReplyDeleteThanks everyone . . . .
ReplyDeleteThanks for the Special Ghaza
ReplyDelete