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ACROSS
1 Barely honest dealing, crafty move to cut rate (5,8)
9 Disgusting actor torn notes of hand (9)
10 Sage in the middle of crisis after consuming heroin (5)
11 The French about to stop by to pay attention (4,2,3)
12 Husband visiting food shop in city (5)
13 A maiden drink and drug in return for puzzle (6)
14 Angry doctor leaves good eggs with nothing but fruit (8)
17 Fought with old, green revolution (5,3)
18 They pickpocket swimmers (6)
21 Money to circulate in North Africa primarily (5)
23 Crime boss's assignment extremely mettlesome? I have no idea (4,3,2)
24 Curiously spending time finally in 12 to get a spice for Indian cuisine (5)
25 Something is distinctly better than cave about to collapse (1,3,5)
26 Destroy tent of Chinese, blow hot and cold (3,2,3,5)
DOWN
1 Cryptic solver thinking about setter as introvert (9,6)
2 Noted that a voucher mainly to show decimal roughly (9)
3 Beginning of puppy love that's not real (6)
4 Head sweeper strips tops in toilet (4,4)
5 Smoked, used bad language forgetting saint (5)
6 Say this when you don't understand, maybe like largest book? (3,3,5,2,2)
7 Losing weight? Get energy in the first place for putting things in presentable shape (7)
8 Fool made up story after breaking law (6)
15 Tell a tale of state about to restrain American marine (4,1,4)
16 Spooner says "Maybe Jack recycled material for money" (4,4)
17 Main wheel advances slowly in lifting devices (7)
19 Divorced wives essentially set out to hit the roof (3,3)
20 Consume drug on fun trip with girl on vacation (6)
22 Exotic Australian cat killing fox heartily for energy (5)
10A - RISHI - Sage; middle of cRISIs consuming (H)eroin RIS(H)I
ReplyDelete12A - DELHI - City; food shop = DELI visited by (H)usband =DEL(H)I
26A - SIT ON THE FENCE - Blow hot and cold; anagram - TENT OF CHINESE; anagrid - Destroy
6D - ITS ALL GREEK TO ME - say this when you don't understand. &LIT
Delete@ Shay .. for correct anno please see my post timed st 16:08
Delete23A Don't Ask Me
ReplyDeleteDon+task+m(ettlesom?e
24A Haldi
(Tim)e - time finally
D(-e)lhi+a - anag of Dlhia
5D Cured
DeleteCur(-s)ed
25A A cut above
DeleteAnag - caveabout
Please mention definitions also
Delete23A Def - I have no idea
Delete24A Spice for Indian cuisine
5D Smoked
25A Something is distinctly better
14A Goosegog - fruit
Goo(-d)+anag of eggs+o
Thank you. That makes it complete.
Delete13A. ENIGMA. A Maiden drink=GIN drug =E. Return reversal indicator. Enigma=puzzle.
ReplyDelete2D. ACCLAIMED. A C from vouCher. mainly. rougly anagram indicator for decimal. Noted=acclaimed
9A ATROCIOUS-disgusting; {ACTOR}* torn notes of hand {IOUS}
ReplyDelete11A LEND AN EAR-pay attention; the French }LA}, about to stop {END}, by {NEAR}
14A GOOSEGOG-fruit; angry {d}octor leaves, {GOOd EGGS} with nothing {O}
7D EDITING-putting things in presentable shape ; losing weight {DIETING}, {E}nergy in first place
16D HARD CASH-money; jack {CARD}, recycled material {HASH}
17 d Winches from W from wheel + inches - advances
ReplyDelete7d editing-puting in presentable shape from , Loosing weight - dieting , putting e in first place e diting
ReplyDelete22D ALIEN
ReplyDeleteExotic (Def) Australian (A) cat (Feline) killing fox (-F) heartily (fELINe)
A+ELIN = alien
Not sure where the anagrind is.
5D CURED
Smoked, (Def) used bad language (CURSED) forgetting saint (-S)
Relook at 22D
DeleteSathia
4d REST ROOM; toilet; cREST bROOM
ReplyDelete1DN: shrinking violet=introvert
ReplyDelete{(solver)(thinking)(i)}*
1Ac SHARP PRACTICE - {SHARP}{PR{ACT}ICE}
ReplyDeleteSHARP-Crafty; ACT-Move cutting PRICE-Rate
Delete17A: fought= waged war
ReplyDelete(W)(aged)(war)
Sathia
Is it not RAW<(green, revolution)
DeleteYes. Forgot to give <
DeleteSathia
3D-phoney-not real; (p)(honey)
ReplyDelete20d : ENGULF = Consume
ReplyDeleteE : Drug
(FUN GL)*
G(-ir)L on vacation : GL
Trip : Anagrind
21 a naira NA air< nigerian currency
ReplyDeleteYet to be solved
ReplyDeleteDown clues 8 and 19
15d also
Delete18a, They pickpocket//swimmers = Divers [DD]
ReplyDelete19 D See Red - Hit the roof
ReplyDeleteHow?
Delete@Gita Bharath, solution is OK, but how you got it need to be explained.
DeleteSathia
15 D - spin a tale
ReplyDeleteState - s
Restrain- pin
American -a
Marine -r n
Incorrect.
Delete8 A - atrocious
ReplyDeleteActor anagram
Notes of hand - iou s
Proper anno for 22D & 19D and 8D to be solved.
ReplyDeleteSathia
15D also.
DeleteProper anno for 6D is also required!
Delete22Dn ALIEN - {A}{LI(-o+E}N}
Delete8d WALLIE. - Fool
ReplyDeleteLIE. - Made up story
(LIE LAW)*
Breaking. Anagrind
By your leave attempting one more
ReplyDelete15d. SPIN A YARN. - Tell a tale
SAY. - State
PIN. - Restrain
A. - American
RN. - Marine (Royal Navy)
S+PIN+A+AY+A+RN
Sorry for typo it should be
ReplyDeleteS+PIN+A+Y+A+RN
About. - Contain ind
ReplyDelete19D: to hit the roof= see red
ReplyDeleteDivorced is severed
Wives essentially is v
Set out is removal indicator
Hence, See(-v)red
Sathia
19D:see red=hit the roof
ReplyDeleteDivorced=severed
wives essentially(v) set out
(severed-v).
Good solve. Though I got see red, I could not parse
Delete6D : IT'S ALL GREEK TO ME
ReplyDelete(LIKE LARGEST)* = IT'S ALL GREEK
Anagrind : Maybe
Book = TOME i.e TO ME
Defn : Say this when you don't understand
Good one MB!!!!
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