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ACROSS
1 Father met mother wearing a Japanese nightdress (6) PAJAMA {P{A}{{J}A}{MA}
4 Drink after silly cat behaves badly (4,2) ACTS UP {SUP}<=>{CAT}*
9 Unidentified pain point manifesting periodically (4) ANON {pAiN+pOiNt}
10 American dug entire ground for eco assessment (5,5) GREEN AUDIT {A+DUG+ENTIRE}*
11 Musical composition of ragas on a tanpura (6) SONATA [T]
12 Press dispatch (8) EXPEDITE [DD]
13 Derisive of actors in Indian attire at inauguration of Cannes (9) SARCASTIC {SAR{CAST}I}{Ca...s}
15 Rank beginners in technical institutes earning recognition (4) TIER Acrostic
16 Co-ordinate on the phone for founder (4) SINK (~sync)
17 Skip exercise by students initially sorting types wrongly (9) MISSPELLS {MISS}{PE}{LL}{So...g}
24 Determined sibling cycling behind park before turning ten (10) PERSISTENT {(+er)ERSIST(-er)}<=>{P} and {TEN*}
25 House fly? (4) RACE [DD]
26 Attempts dissertations (6) ESSAYS [DD]
27 Repeatedly consider delivering cotton fabric (6) MULMUL (~mull mull)
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2 Just undisciplined nationalists thwarting authority, basically! (5) JUNTA Acrostic &lit
3 Hard gangster intercepts, attacks powerful tycoons (7) MUGHALS {MUG{H}{AL}S}
5 John joining work before May's final projection (6) CANOPY {CAN}{OP}{maY}
6 Spooner secured spot for a pithy quote (9) SOUNDBITE (~bound site to soundbite)
7 Murugappa interestingly, collected M.F. Hussain, say (7) PAINTER [T]
8 Entertainment box's live on-site (10,3) TELEVISION SET {LIVE+ON+SITE}* [RA]
14 Triumphs spending time for question in competitions (9) CONQUESTS {CON(-t+qu)QUESTS
16 Thai men's team has its regulars retiring (7) SIAMESE {mEnS+tEaM+hAs+ItS}<=
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20 Spirit of weak man's ultimately bleak, sadly (6) WHISKY {W}{HIS}{b..aK}{s..lY}
23 Old fellow promoted strange group (5) FORUM {O}<=>{F} and {RUM}
Reference List
Japanese = J, American = A, Exercise = PE, Student = L, Park = P, Gates = AND, OR, Hard = H, Gangster = AL(Capone), John = CAN, Work = OP, Time = T, Question = QU, Zone = Z, Hot = H, Weak = W, Old = O, Fellow = F
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ReplyDeleteNobody logs in before 8.30
Delete1A PAJAMA - nightdress; father {PA}, mother {MA}, A {J}apanese
ReplyDelete4A ACTS UP - behaves badly; {CAT}", drink {SUP}
1D PANDORA - curious girl; dad {PA}, both gates {AND},{OR}
3D MOGHULS - powerful tycoons; attacks {MUGS}, {H}ard, gangster {AL}
5D CANOPY - projection; john {CAN}, work {OP}, ma{Y}
Promotion time!
DeleteWhy do you want to lose a good soler?!!
DeleteThey tend to vanish after promotion. All good solves anyway.
Pl re-look 3D.
ReplyDeleteSathia
3D MUGHALS - powerful tycoons; attacks {MUGS}, {H}ard, gangster {AL}
Delete2D. JUNTA - basically first letters
ReplyDelete15A TIER = Rank from Technical Institutes Earning Recognition
7D Painter - M F Hussain Telescopic
DeleteCorrect. But please also indicate where is it telescopic.
Delete10A. GREEN AUDIT. anagram of A(merican)DUG ENTIRE. grou)nd is indicator.
ReplyDelete11.A SONATA Telescopic. ragaS ON A TAmpura.
4A. ACTS UP. drink=sup +Cats. Silly anagram indicator.
13.SARCASTIC. SARI(indian attire)CAST(actors)C(annes). Derisive=sarcastic.
1A.PAJAMA. PA(father)J(apanese)A MA(mother).Night dress=PAJAMA
17 AC : {MISS}{PE}{L}{L}{S} = types wrongly
ReplyDelete27 AC : {MUL}{MUL} = cotton fabric
ReplyDeleteI have a doubt here. Consider is 'Mull'. No indication to leave out one L.
DeleteHi Paddy,
DeleteI think delivering is a homophone indicator
Yes, could be. I missed it.
Delete26 AC : ESSAYS (Double Definition)
ReplyDelete21 AC : {CAP}{nUt}{CHIN}= monkey
ReplyDeleteInteresting read on this.
Deletehttps://www.saturdayeveningpost.com/2022/02/in-a-word-monkeys-monks-and-coffee/
16 DN : {mEn’S tEaM hAs ItS}<= = Thai
ReplyDelete24A: determined = persistent
ReplyDeleteP(ersist)(ent)
Park is p
(Sister)*
Ten<
Sathia
Sister is not anagram but cycling - ER moves before SIS.
DeleteTEN <= is net not ENT.
16Ac SINK ~ SYNC
ReplyDelete22 ac. advise-inf-o+irm infirm-ailing
ReplyDelete6dn : SOUND BITE
ReplyDeleteSecured : BOUND
Spot : SITE Spoonerism of BOUND SITE to SOUND BITE
Defn : A pithy quote
20D-Whisky-spirit; W(his)(k)(y)
ReplyDelete14 D Conquests- triumphs
ReplyDeleteCompetitions- contests
Spending time - (-t)
Question - qu
Con(-t) qu ests
12AC:expedite(DD).
ReplyDelete10a: green audit = Eco assessment.
ReplyDeleteAnagram of dug entire and (A)merican.
12a : expedite = press or dispatch.
19d : lyrical from rallying cries minus singer.
23d: forum = group.
(O)LD (f)Ellow and rum = strange.
8d : television set.
ReplyDeleteAnagram of live on-site with box=set.
Hypatia is a bit kind today!
ReplyDelete19D what is the definition here? is it romantic?
ReplyDeleteLyrical is more "romanticized" than romantic. But yeah, this romantic is the def as per setter.
DeleteBut romantic is at neither end. It is in the middle.
DeleteProbably singer( the word to be deleted) is not
in the correct position?
looks like it is a CA because of the "this" keyword. So, the def can appear in the middle as it ususally does in a CA.
DeleteThank you.
Delete18d shih tzu: dog breed (this u z)* over h:hot
ReplyDeleteA lovely PANGRAM from Hypatia.
ReplyDeleteRather easy today.
My fav -:MISSPELLS, PERSISTENT, SIAMESE..
Thanx Sowmya!?
Vladimir planned his Valentines day carefully.
ReplyDeletePERSISTENT in his pursuit of Anna, he had sent her a SHIH TZU as an advance present.
He knew she would call him and then he would serenade her with his LYRICAL SONATA.
Earlier the International GREEN AUDIT reports had been declared and the Ambassador was very happy.
There was to be a gala in the evening with plenty of WHISKY where Vladimir wanted to announce his CONQUEST to the JUNTA.
But wait! The TELEVISION SET said it is midnight and the SOUND BITES were long over, yet no phone from Anna.
Alas! Vladimir had MISSPELT Anna Vasiliev's name and the dog was delivered to the SIAMESE club dancer!
What will Vladimir do now?
The Race to Expedite a Mulmul before Anna Acts-up confirm him to infirm-ary.
DeletePandora can SINK him from Mughal to Capachino
Pls read (and confirm him to infirmary*)
DeletePERSISTENT as he was, he didn't let his heart SINK. He rushed to the pet shop. They had run out of SHIH TSUs. He considered the CAPPUCHIN instead. On reconsideration he thought..not a great idea. Being an avid cruciverbalist, he decided to stick to the grid. MULMUL would be great. He quickly packed it and used his contact with the courier MUGHALS, he ensured that the delivery was EXPEDITED. I wonder how Anna V responded. I leave it to the imagination of the FORUM!!!
ReplyDeleteI erred by solving 3-D as MAGNATES by reckoning this word for 'powerful tycoons'.
ReplyDelete