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ACROSS
1 Mafia sent criminal to kill associate? That's obvious (8)
5 Dolt is awfully dull (6)
10 Mark area encompassing island's marshy pine forest (5)
11 Fine coat over sheer shirt in German city (9)
12 Left as husband is vile and adulterous (9)
13 Fermented rye in Kenyan town (5)
14 Listens to essentially sensational American newspaper publisher (6)
15 Rob English prince in bar (7)
18 Bid to acquire a small, stylish medieval helmet (7)
20 Wavy border in image, not ordinary (6)
22 Sacks filled with oriental gowns (5)
24 Having hardened skin? Need to get bit of ointment applied (9)
25 Gets eager, cracks sequence of code hidden in software (6,3)
26 Prepare pastry on reflection to welcome queen (5)
27 Scoring a little LSD, nut idly totters in state of undress (6)
28 Reevaluate fancy sarees with sequins at the borders (8)
DOWN
1 Ideas by doctor beginning to speak about recurrent seizure (6)
2 Rowdy behaviour in boisterous session, drinking at home (9)
3 Poor son, tense after parent smuggles drug to make money dishonestly (7,4,4)
4 Most smooth in very fine audition (7)
6 Instruction to cops when jails are full to be utterly ruthless (4,2,9)
7 Run to pick up a little unusual magnifying glass (5)
8 Comprehensive performance, taking time and trouble (8)
9 Resulted in scoundrel taking advantage (6)
16 Rogue devised ruse to swindle (9)
17 Dancing bare on ecstasy inside retreat in Scottish city (8)
19 Slip in grove, cutting front of hand (6)
20 Criminal conceals trunk close to lake in German city (7)
21 Shot a despot eliminating old masters (6)
23 Located in Swiss city, taking diamonds for lady (5)
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ReplyDelete5a Stolid - dull from anagram of dolt is
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ReplyDelete1a manifest- that's obvious from anagram of mafia sent - a
ReplyDelete25a easter egg from gets eager anagram
ReplyDelete17d Aberdeen - bare anagram + e (ecstacy) + den ( retreat)
ReplyDelete3d Feather ( father + 'e' ( drug) ones nest (anagram of son tense)
ReplyDeletePlease mention the def.also to make it complete.
DeleteFeather ones nest = make money dishonestly
Delete27a:NUDITY=state of undress
ReplyDelete{NUT ID(-l)Y}* scoring a little (L)SD
15a:DEPRIVE =rob, E=English, PR=Prince, DIVE=Bar
ReplyDeleteEPR in DIVE
14A HEARST - american newspaper publisher; listens to {HEARS}, sensa{T}ional
ReplyDelete13A NYERI - Kenyan town; fermented {RYE IN}*
ReplyDelete18A BASINET - medieval helmet; bid {BET}, acquire, A {S}mall, stylish {IN}
20A CRIMPY - wavy; border {RIM}, inimage {CoPY}, not ordinary,
20A CRIMPY - wavy; border {RIM}, in,, image {CoPY}, not ordinary
ReplyDelete22A ROBES - gowns, sacks {ROBS}, filled with, oriental {E}
Bold makes it easier yo spot!!
Delete10A - TAIGA - Mark=Tag; I=Isle; A from Area TA{I}G A
ReplyDelete11A - FAITHLESS - Anagram LEFT AS H IS
18A - BASINET - Bid= Bet; Stylish=In
B{A}{S}{IN}ET
22A- Sacks=Robes; E=Oriental
ROB{E}S
1D - MO=Doctor; Seizure=Fit (About) Begins to speak =S MOTIFS
19d. T(-H)ICKET, Slip=Ticket, grove (Thicket) - cutting front of hand (-H). I’m a rookie, so please correct my annotations as needed.
ReplyDelete26a. EQUIP - pastry on reflection {PIE}<, to welcome queen {QU}, prepare = equip
ReplyDelete11a FRANKFURT - German city
ReplyDeleteF - Fine
RANK - Sheer
FUR Coat
T - Shirt
24A:calloused=having hardened skin
ReplyDeleteneed=(call), bit of ointment(o),
applied(used)
(call)(o)(used).
6 dn take no prisoners-ruthless CD
ReplyDelete28a REASSESS: reevaluate
ReplyDelete(Sarees)*( fancy is anind) ss(sequins at the borders)
8d : DETAILED = Comprehensive
ReplyDelete(DE(T)(AIL)ED)
Performance : DEED
Time : T
Trouble : AIL
27A state of undress: NUDITY
ReplyDeleteanagram of nut+idly-l(scoring(removing) a little from lsd)
2D rowdy behaviour:NOISINESS
from session +in(at home)
6D TAKE NO PRISONERS means utterly ruthless(DD)
7D magnifying glass:LOUPE
from lope(run)+u(nusual)
23D located:BASED
ReplyDeletebasel:swiss city
BASE(-L(ady)+D(iamond))
24A: having hardened skin? = calloused
ReplyDelete(Call)(o)(used)
Sathia
1D:motifs=ideas-(mo)(fit<=)(s).
ReplyDeleteIn lieu of 24A,
ReplyDelete20D: German city= cologne
(Co(log)n(e))
Sathia
9D:caused=resulted-{ca(use)d}.
ReplyDelete12A: faithless = adulterous.
ReplyDeleteAnagram of left as (H)usband is.
16D: imposture = swindle.
Rogue - imp, ruse to anagram.
4D: softest = most smooth.
Very - so, (F)ine, audition-test.
21D: adepts = masters.
a despot-o anagram.
7D- Loupe- Magnifying glass- LO(U)PE
ReplyDeleteRun= Lope
A little unusual= U