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1 Flier and mother right at home (6) MARTIN {MA}{RT}{IN}
9 To begin with build a compound for church (8) BASILICA {Bu..d}{A}{SILICA}
10 Take care of one short tissue (6) TENDON {TEND}{ONe}
11 Criminal spoofer leaving electronic evidences (6) PROOFS SPOOFeR*
12 Descriptions in record by theist altered (8) EPITHETS {EP}{THEIST*}
13 Missiles, mostly from commander is returned (4) AMMO [T<=]
14 Kind of second grade awful novel hidden by teen perhaps (10) BENEVOLENT {B} and {NOVEL}* in {TEEN}*
16 He smirks naughtily engaging one soprano in arguments (10) SKIRMISHES {HE+SMIRKS}* over {1}{S}
18 Huge tank guarding borders finally (4) VAST {VA{b...rS}T}
20 Potential loser using drug? Done! (8) UNDERDOG*
22 Effect of fantastic lustre (6) RESULT*
23 Shoot girl with clip (6) GALLOP {GAL}{LOP}
24 Wonderful food! My best recipe originated primarily in continent (8) AMBROSIA {A{My}{Best}{Re...e}{Or...d}SIA}
25 Judges later managed to review reports (8) NARRATES {RATES}<=>{RAN<=}
26 Some drank arak in Turkish city (6) ANKARA [T]
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2 Am following a gran setting this type of clue (7) ANAGRAM {AM}<=>{A+GRAN}*
3 Flag in court I roll almost roughly (9) TRICOLOUR {COURT+I+ROLl}
5 Rats! He's sneaking deceptively, a treacherous person (5,2,3,5) SNAKE IN THE GRASS*
6 Fetches bush with local officials of town as per Spooner (9) RETRIEVES (~tree reeves to retrievers)
7 Not opening section in estate (5) RANCH bRANCH
8 Cut down fresh thorns around trees essentially (7) SHORTEN {THORNS}* over {trEes}
14 Covers crown put up in unseen area (5,4) BLIND SPOT {BLINDS}{TOPS<=}
15 Vet locks initially ill collapsing farm animals (9) LIVESTOCK {VET+LOCKS+Ill}*
17 Kelvin with articles about DNA editing in this language (7) KANNADA {K}{AN}{DNA*}{A}
19 Without hesitation orderlies working for army man (7) SOLDIER ORDerLIES*
21 Mathematician's base rule is complex (5) EULER {E}{RULE*}
22 Plant among shrub I added (5) RUBIA [T]
Reference List
Right = RT, at home = IN, Electronic = E, Record = EP(Extended Play), Second grade = B, Soprano = S, Articles = AN,A, Hesitation = ER, Base = E
10A: Tendon (Tend + one - e)
ReplyDelete14A: Benevolent (B+ novel + teen )*
25A: Narrates (ran <= + rates)
4D: Nails (Snails - s)
17D: Kannada (K + an + (DNA*) + a)
26a ANKARA= turkish city
ReplyDeletedrANKARAk in(T)
11a PROOFS=evidences
{SPOOF(-e)R}*
1a MARTIN=flier
MA=mother, RT=right, IN=at home
9a BASILICA=church
ReplyDeleteBU̶i̶l̶d̶+A+ SILICA(compound)
5a SURPRISE =catch off guard
(UPRISERS)*
12A EPITHETS-descriptions; record {EP}, {THEIST}* altered
ReplyDelete2d
ReplyDeleteAnagram =this type of clue
(Am+a gran)*
3d
DeleteFlag=tricolour
Roll mostly =rol
(Court I +rol)=tricolour
5d
DeleteA treacherous person=snake in the grass
(Rats he's sneaking)*= snake in the grass
8d
DeleteCut down=shorten
Trees essentially =e
(Thorns+e)*=shorten
22D. RUBIA - telescopic - sh(rub I a)dded - it is a flowering plant of the coffee family
ReplyDelete15D. LIVESTOCK - anagram of vet+locks+i (initially ill) = farm animals
ReplyDelete18A. VAST = huge, VAT (tank) guarding s (borders finally) - VA(S)T
ReplyDeleteSaral, it is and solutions galore!!!
ReplyDelete+1
Delete14D. BLIND SPOT - BLIND S(POT<) blinds = covers, crown = TOP
ReplyDelete19D Soldier Leaving, er from orderlies (without hesitation) and rearranging, we get the solution(army man)
ReplyDelete13A. AMMO - c(OMMA<)nder
ReplyDelete15 D Livestock---rearranging vet locks and adding i(initially ill) and rearranging, we get the solution(farm animals)
ReplyDelete14 D Blind Spot--- covers crown - blinds pot --- matching with clue, unseen area
ReplyDeleteAs saral as Saral can be!
ReplyDeleteyeah. After a long time, I finished a crossword in one go without using the internet.
Delete20 A Underdog
ReplyDeletePotential loser -underdog
Anagram of -- using -- drug gone with a d
Why 'with a d'? Where do you get D from? Enu is 8.
DeleteStill, the source of 2nd 'd' seems to be unexplained.
DeleteSomebody please
Gone=done
Delete{(drug)+(done)}*
Thank you
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Delete5 across - surprise
ReplyDeleteCatch off guard
Anagram of uprisers
16 A skirmishes-- arguments
ReplyDeleteAnagram of he smirks 1 s (oprano)
6 A fetches- retrieves
ReplyDeleteAs per Spooner- local officials -vets
Bush- tree?
Didn’t understand the Spoonerism in this solution. Can someone please explain?
DeleteGita Bharath @
DeleteFrom Free dictionary
tree (trē) n.
A plant or shrub resembling a tree in form or size
6D : RETRIEVES
DeleteBush : TREE ~ TRI
Locals officials of town : REEVES
So as per spoonerism TRI REEVES becomes RETRIEVES
Defn : Fetches.
Surendra @ Reg spoonerism clue
Deletespoonerism clue is a riddle in a crossword that involves a play on words where the initial sounds of two words are switched to create a new phrase that fits the clue. These clues often contain a reference to "Spooner," "Rev," or a phrase like "slip of the tongue" to indicate that a spoonerism is required. For example, a clue for "plaster man" might describe a "master plan".
For better understanding pl click this link
Deletehttps://www.crosswordunclued.com/2009/04/spoonerisms.html
Thank you. 🙏
Delete23 A Gallop - shoot (move quickly)
ReplyDeleteGirl- gal
Clip - lop (off)
24A:ambrosia=wonderful food
ReplyDeleteMy Best Recipe Originated primarily
in continent(Asia), {a(mbro)sia}.
7Dn RANCH -{bRANCH}
ReplyDelete7d RANCH. - Estate
ReplyDelete(-b) RANCH - Section
Not opening - Del ind
21D: mathematician= Euler
ReplyDeleteBase is e ( base of logarithm)
(Rule)* complex is anagram indicator
Hence, (e)(user)
Sathia
(Uler)
DeleteSathia
22ac: Result = effect
ReplyDeleteAnagram of lustre.
7dn: Nails = catches
Mollusk - snail with head (s) down.
1A - {MA}{RT}{IN}
ReplyDeleteDef. - Flier
mother - MA
right - RT
home - IN
Col. Typo in 13A. It is T=<
ReplyDeleteCol - typo in 14dn too.
ReplyDeleteBlinds (covers) + pot (top 《=)
Extra S is there.
Nice and easy. Solved 80% of it cold
ReplyDeleteLiked
BASILICA, BLIND SPOT, TENDON.
Thanx LV!