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ACROSS
8 Expatriate returning in party clothes (6)
9 Leader's book concluding in bar made reforms (8)
10 Recurring letters from old Naik touring hill station (10)
11 Hard disk caches regularly get loaded (4)
12 Spooner's watchman moved towards Solitaire, say (4,4)
14 Bits of South Asian made oily, stuffed and savoury snack (6)
15 Copies Arabic men in neighbourhoods (7)
17 Somewhat bright sun amidst natural disaster (7)
20 Refuse to take a lift (6)
22 Someone else called the same guy on the counter close to expensive wine (8)
24 Fling vessel (4)
25 Flaunting his gown (7,3)
27 Dilemma in quiz session involving university online? (8)
28 "Recruit" cast striking with Winslet (6)
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1 Perhaps not available in ordinary artist's farewell (8)
2 Travel permit is taken to enter Venezuela, on vacation (4)
3 Meditation centre in Karachi, almost bombed (6)
4 Caretakers sheltering orphan in quarters (7)
5 Order exotic silks and needles (8)
6 Fuss by nurse and staff emptying tables for fancy accessories (10)
7 Europeans welcome start of camping trips (6)
13 Competitive exam in favourite city (10)
16 Tawiz, say mostly with soldier protecting lives (8)
18 Hurry and prepare to observe Ramadan (4,4)
19 Opposite of many? Not wrong! (7)
21 Revolutionary act in old American flight (6)
23 Nominated criminal - not this lady (6)
26 Quietly, bear picked up swallow (4)
14A - SAMOSA - savory snack from (S)outh (A)sian (M)are (O)ily (S)tuffed (A)nd. Anagrid - Bits
ReplyDelete17A - TSUNAMI - Natural disaster from brighT SUN AMIdst
2D - VISA - Travel permit from IS to enter VenezulA (VA) on vacation
25A - SHOWING OFF - Flaunting from anagram (HIS GOWN) and OFF
Delete10A - KODAIKANAL - Hill station; anagram of OLD NAIK anagrid touring AND the recurring letters are K(2) A(3). My first time solving this type of clue!
Delete25A- it is,a Reverse Anagram -
Delete(his gown)* with off as Anagrind.
10A- It is called a letter pick clue. The given letters are repeated in the solution, random no of times
DeleteAppreciate the response! Helps in deeper understanding of the clue.
DeleteLetter Bank and not Letter Pick
DeleteHappy Onam wishes to all.
ReplyDelete3D CHAKRA Meditation Centre anagram of (Karach)I
ReplyDelete18A MAKE FAST - Hurry DD
Prepare - Make
Observe Ramadan - Fast
28A ENLIST - Recruit
Anag of W(inslet)
19D ANTONYM - Opposite
DeleteAnag of Many+not
KODAIKANAL - hill station
DeleteRecurring letters from old nail - (kaa+old+naik) anag
No, it is not an anagram. How do you get 'Kaa'?
DeleteSee comments,above fr correct solution.
Thank you for the nice flower show Gowri!!
ReplyDeleteHappy Onam to all.
+1. Wish you Happy Teachers day also.
DeleteSathia
9A AMBEDKAR-leader; boo{K} {BAR MADE}*reforms
ReplyDelete11A RICH-loaded; haRd dIsk CacHes
12A CARD GAME-solitaire; watchman {GUARD} moved {CAME}
5D OBELISKS-needles
order {OBE},exotic {SILKS}*
6D ADORNMENTS-fancy accessories; fuss {ADO}, nurse {RN},staff{MEN},{T}able{S}
Happy Onam and Happy Teacher’s Day! Thanks to all the bloggers here who have taught me to solve crosswords!
ReplyDeleteAs well as Happy Eid-e-Milad-u-nabi
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