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| Rangoli by Gowri |
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ACROSS
9 Champion Scot with old fashioned values (9)
10 Flow controller setting volume for uniform rate (5)
11 Old soldier positively welcomes work after retiring (5)
12 Boredom - passing university, appearing in test once in three years (9)
13 Where venting of lava can abruptly, naturally occur at first? (7)
14 Avoid or ban it as fashion! (7)
16 Screen for Luigi Groto? (8,5)
21 For instance, Vatican City board, could be overbalanced (7)
24 Turned away in time! Run out declared! (7)
25 Millions welcome faceless cons and rebels (9)
27 Old Nick settled on a number (5)
28 Heart of antelope and a bovid (5)
29 Atypical mad don (3,3,3)
DOWN
1 Deceptive first lady had visa rejected (7)
2 Paul aces, swinging shoulder bones (8)
3 Arab comedy about a police contraption (4,6)
4 Six run outs disoriented India Masters (8)
5 Active, new force of volunteers has provided a far-left movement (6)
6 Range in Slovenia (4)
7 What is brew in Hebrew is same as tin in Latin! (6)
8 Disguising and arousing evil in good (7)
15 Most versatile works leading to right medal in US Army (6,4)
17 One flank of vehicle floating in Red Sea (8)
18 Scratch vote turning into record (8)
19 Misguidedly revere male painter from Holland (7)
20 Love to present dragonfly, say (7)
22 Limed, salted eggs prepared for Vice Admiral (6)
23 English Supreme Court's line on conditional security bond (6)
26 Bit bored of working again (4)
13A - VOLCANO - where lava erupts; first letters of Venting Of Lava Can Abruptly Naturally Occur
ReplyDelete2D - SCAPULAE - Shoulder bones; anagram of Paul aces, anagrid swinging
3D - BODY CAMERA - Police Contraption, anagram of Arab comedy, anagrid - about
6D - OVEN - Range from slOVENia
19D - VERMEER - Painter from Holland, from REVERE+M(ale); anagrid - misguidedly (I would not know if this was not in a crossword a few days ago)
Spot on!!!
Delete12. TRIENNIAL - boredom (ENNUI) passing university = ENNUI - U = ENNI appearing in test or TRIAL is TRI(ENNI)AL
ReplyDelete1D. EVASIVE - first lady (EVE) had (ASIV<)
ReplyDelete9a victorian from victor- champion and Ian - scot
ReplyDelete28a eland antELope AND - BOVID
ReplyDelete8d Veiling- disguising from evil in Good
ReplyDeleteHow?
DeleteFrom evil in and G from good anagram
DeleteNot a total anagram. (Evil)* in g
Delete1D EVASIVE= deceptive
ReplyDeleteFirsr lady =Eve, Visa<
had(containment ind)
EV(ASIV)E
5D,ANTIFA=left movement
(A)ctive, (N)ew, provided=IF
TA=force of volunteers
T(IF)A, 'has' to contan
8D VEILING
(evil)*VEIL IN G(ood)
16 A, VENETIAN BLIND=Screen
ReplyDeleteDD blind author from VENETO, ITALY
Blind author.. LUIGI GROTO
Delete11A, SEPOY =old soldier
ReplyDeletePositively welcomes=YES<
work=OP<, SE(PO<)Y<
23d escrow ( english Supreme Court =esc, line= row, escrow = conditional security bond)
ReplyDelete25a mavericks ( millions=m, welcome= Ave, faceless cons = tricks minus t), mavericks= rebels
ReplyDelete14 a Abstain - avoid from ban it as anagram
ReplyDeletePlease also mention anagrind to make it complete.
DeleteExcellent Rangoli.
ReplyDelete+1
DeleteSathia
+2
Delete+3
Delete+4
Delete+5
Delete26D. REDO - bo(RE DO)f = working again
ReplyDelete4Dn VIRTUOSI -{VI}{R}{OUTS*}{I}
ReplyDelete4DN:virtuosi=masters-(vi)(r)(outs)*(i)
ReplyDelete'outs' disoriented becoming 'tuos'.
29A : ODD MAN OUT
ReplyDelete(MAD DON)* = ODD MAN
OUT as Anagrind.
Clue type : RA (Reverse Anagram
Defn : Atypical
22D: salted eggs= caviar
ReplyDeleteVice Admiral (-limed)
Sathia
It's a CA- (limed)+Caviar= Vice Admiral.
DeleteNot specifically stated in your anno- rather not very clear. Prepared is the anagrind.
18 Record-Notation Nota+into*
ReplyDelete24A AVERTED - turned away (def) AVERRED- declared. R (run) out and T (time) in.
ReplyDeleteinlieu of 4DN.
ReplyDelete10A:valve=flow controller -
rate=value(-u)(+v).
21A-enclave-For instance Vatican City; enclave +board=overbalanced
ReplyDelete20 D Odonate- dragonfly
ReplyDeleteLove - o
To present - donate
Odonate - order of dragonflies
27a SATAN - Old nick
ReplyDeleteSettled SAT+A+N (number)
7D ULTIMA defn by examples.
ReplyDelete17 D - NEARSIDE*
ReplyDeleteDef. - Flank - side of anything
floating - ang.indicator
(in Red Sea)*
15d SILVER STAR: US army medal
ReplyDeleteMost versatile:( versatil): silversta( s drawn twice) right: R
There is no indication to take S twice
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