INDEPENDENCE DAY GREETINGS
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ACROSS
9 Flying feat of king exceptional (7)
10 Arrogant petty officers escort member to America (7)
11 Nobleman accepts charged particle from inventor (7)
12 Princess's argument leads to conflict (7)
13 Calm cats? Yell primarily, running around. Disaster (9)
15 Arab found in a line reportedly gathering mustard seeds in Delhi (5)
16 Discarded cats (4-3)
19 Neighbour's nieces running across hotel (7)
20 Bordered fabric almost destroyed at the corner (5)
21 Different groups bat for a bar serving food (9)
25 Seize criminal at Quebec holding rand (7)
26 Aggressive lion and zebra's tails cut off by composer (7)
28 An issue following trouble returns in communication (7)
29 Plant is liable in a commotion to store oxygen (7)
DOWN
1 Right away, apricot should be thrown as it is related to hereditary hypersensitivity (6)
2 Travelling to UK, outskirts of Eastbourne with husband (3,3)
3 Practice to fish with guest essentially (4)
4 Brawl with a female following Ray (6)
5 Say, Covid was same, long all over (8)
6 Bird flies, bird's wings are clipped and cooked with a food additive (10)
7 Co-tenant's capacity to copulate (8)
8 At tea, saint is in confusion (8)
14 But old curs can get hurt in sudden rainstorm (10)
16 Uninformed visit of first calling aged cousin primarily with everyone (4,4)
17 Relative has lion with swan! Crazy (3-2-3)
18 Statuette damaged in gunfire (not nuclear) (8)
22 Implied to butlers to arrange right away (6)
23 Travel across border properly (6)
24 Market faces blockade around American zone/area (6)
27 Group often found near stone (4)
Greetings to you all on the grand occasion of the Independence Day!!!
ReplyDeleteIs anyone in this group sharing the 79 birthday of theirs today🫡
ReplyDelete14d. Cloudburst from anagram of but old curs
ReplyDelete17d relative -son in law from lion swan anagram
ReplyDelete11 inventor- pioneer from anagram of nobleman- PEER and charged particle- ION
ReplyDeleteIt's not an anagram
Delete13a cataclysm disaster from anagram of calm cats Y
ReplyDelete4d Affray from A Female Following RAY
ReplyDelete20 A - LINED = BORDERED
ReplyDeleteFabric almost = LINE(-N) +
DestroyeD at the corner = D
25 A - CONQUER = SEIZE
Criminal = CON +
Quebec = QUE +
Rand. =. R
18 D STATUETTE = Figurine
ANAGRAM OF: IN GUN FIRE (- N not nuclear)
16 D = COLD CALL - Uninformed visit
First Calling = C + Aged = OLD +
Cousin primarily= C. + Everyone = ALL
21a [groups+bar}* GASTROPUB =bar serving food
ReplyDelete20a {liable +o}*LOBELIA =plant
O from oxygen
It is 29A.
DeleteYes, sorry for typo
Delete16a discarded =CAST OFF, (cats)*
ReplyDelete-RA
18D Figurine-statuette from anagram in gunfire.
ReplyDelete21A Gastropub- anagram of Groups bat.
5D Pandemic - direct meaning
25A Conquer- Con for criminal Que from Quebec and r from rand.
16A Cast-Off - Cast from cats and off
Check 5D.
DeleteWish you all Happy Independence Day 🫡
ReplyDeletePG duo has added color to this day with a beautiful rangoli and an artwork.
Sathia
+1
Delete+2
Delete6d EMULSIFIER=food additive ;
ReplyDeleteEMU(Bird)+FLIES+b(IR)d
(flies+ir)*
1D ATOPIC = hereditary hypersensitivity: *{apricot}-R
ReplyDeleteApricot minus r will give you APICOT?
Delete22d subtle ( butlers with right (r) away)
ReplyDelete26a Berlioz ( anagram of zebra and lion with tails 'n' and 'a' cut off)
9a take off ( anagram of feat of plus 'k' for king)
ReplyDelete2d eke out ( to UK plus ee ( outskirts of Eastbourne); eke out = to husband
12A: conflict= dilemma
ReplyDelete(Di)(lemma)
Sathia
12Ac DILEMMA – {DI}{LEMMA}
ReplyDelete10Ac POMPOUS – {P}{O{MP}O}{US}} for 12Ac
ReplyDelete23 dn primly-proper travel-ply border-rim p(rim)ly
ReplyDelete8DN:astatine=At(symbol of astatine-
ReplyDelete(tea saint)*
7Dn ROOMMATE – {ROOM}{MATE} for 10Ac
ReplyDelete10A POMPOUS-arrogant; {P}etty {O}fficers, member {MP}, America {US}. (missing an "O")
ReplyDelete12A DILEMMA-conflict; princess {DI}, argument {LEMMA}
19A CHINESE-neighbours; {NIECES}* running, across,{H}otel
28A LIAISON-communication; an issue {I SON}, <=> trouble {AIL<=}23D PRIMPLY-properly; travel {PLY}, border {RIM}
In lieu of 12A,23D
Delete24D BAZAAR-market>; blockade {BAR}, American Zone/Area
27D RUBY-stone; gRoUp often, near {BY}
27D RUBY stone(Def) gRoUp group often gives RU. near is BY
ReplyDelete3D. Code= practice
ReplyDeleteCod= fish
Gu(e)st essentially is e
Cod+e
3D-cod(e)- practice
ReplyDeleteIMO, only 25a is left.
ReplyDeleteSathia
Sorry, 15a
ReplyDelete23d: primly = properly.
ReplyDeleteTravel - ply, border - riim.
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ReplyDelete4D - {B{AZ)(A}AR}
ReplyDeleteDef.- Market
blockade - BAR
American zone AZ
area - A
15A-i(ra(q)i)- arab; rai in hindi-mustard?
ReplyDeleteRai is mustard seeds and Q (queue) is line
ReplyDelete