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ACROSS
7 Nothing in list for bird (7)
8 Terribly upset player finally breaks out (6)
9 Hospital almost secure, one admitted (6)
10 Debris of crew at sea close to dock near a vacant garage (8)
11 Old niece perhaps receiving training with right knowledge (10)
13 Twelve months? Mostly long (4)
14 Provokes followers (4)
16 Primarily gliding effortlessly, creature keenly observing lizard (5)
18 Block westbound vessels (4)
19 Sharp blow killing that man in cloak (4)
21 Special treats cop arranged for viewers (10)
23 Bald German without leads to get councillor (8)
25 European rejected English daughter and ran away (6)
26 About crime? Nothing in gambling house (6)
27 Shakes pieces (7)
DOWN
1 Suggestions confusing son with clues (8)
2 Loading bag with fresh gin outside bar (8)
3 Boast about rank (4)
4 Cancel permit to enter river (6)
5 Jailer wants new flier (6)
6 Motionless deer with insect below tip of nose (8)
7 Rest often briefly at ten (5)
12 City in France checked by husband for vocation (5)
15 Similarly a balloon with a string initially (2,4,2)
17 Broadcast novel "The Iron man" essentially (2,3,3)
18 Course with old information for source of disease (8)
20 Paper article is describing views at last (6)
21 Mark in musical instrument reportedly (6)
22 Sage climbing up around strong ridge (5)
24 Mesh covering small resort (4)
1D - COUNSELS - Suggestions; SON +CLUES anagram; confusing - anagrid
ReplyDelete21A - SPECTATORS - Viewers; S(pecial)+TREATS+COP anagram; arranged - anagrid
16A - GECKO -Lizard; first letters after primarily - G E C K O
20A - THESIS - Paper; THE(article) + view(S) + IS
13A - YEAR - Twelve months and too long
13A anno not correct. Please relook
DeleteLong - YEAR(N)- N. Thank you for the note. Allowed me to think deeper
DeleteIt is 20D.
Delete7A Nothing {O} in list RO{O}STER
ReplyDelete18D Course + {O}ld + info = GEN PATHOGEN
6D Deer STAG N ose tip insect ANT STAGNANT
23A ALDERMAN -B&G without leads
11A old EX PERhaps anagram of niece is EXPERIENCE
11A incorrect
Delete7d
ReplyDeleteRest=relax
Often briefly at= r e l, a+ Ten=X
relax
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ReplyDelete12d
ReplyDeleteCiry in France =nice
husband =husband
(Nice+h)*
What is the solution?
DeleteYou mean def.?
DeleteWhat combination of (nice+h)?
Delete..and also definition.
Delete8a ERUPTS=breaks out
ReplyDelete(UPSET+R)*, R from playeR finally
10a WRECKAGE =debris
(CREW)*+d̶o̶c̶K+A+Ga̶r̶a̶g̶E
18a POTS=vessels
STOP<=block, westbound
21A Spectators -- rearranging "treats cop" with "S" from special gives the solution. Matching with clue, "viwers"
ReplyDelete13a YEAR=12 months &
ReplyDeletemostly long=YEARn̶
9a, CLINIC =hospital
almost secure =CLINCh̶
+one(I)added, CLIN(I)C
Very nice CW given by LV (Saral).
ReplyDeleteSathia
....as always!!!!
Delete6A Antelope Ant is insect, tip of nose is called lobule (lo), Motionless (el)
ReplyDeleteWrong answer.
DeleteSathia
14 A Fans ( Fans are followers, fans also mean (figuratively) to provoke)
ReplyDelete27 A Minute, this is informal English mean shakes and it also mean
ReplyDeletepieces.
Minutes is the answer
ReplyDelete6D Stagnant, stag is deer , Ant is an insect.
ReplyDeleteThis answer matches 13A which is year and 10A which is wreckage
👍. You have not accounted for n between stag and ant. Just check again.
DeleteSathia
Minutes is not correct. Please relook
ReplyDelete25A ELOPED (pole reversed+ E nglish + D aughter, def ran away)
ReplyDelete21D SYMBOL (Def mark, sounds like Cymbal)
9A CLINIC (def hospital, almost CLINCH -H, + I; insertion)
5D TURKEY (Def flier, TURNKEY (jailer) minus N)
4D DELETE (def cancel, LET (permit) inside DEE (river))
19Ac SWAT - {SWAT}{-he}
ReplyDelete26A:casino=gambling house
ReplyDeleteabout=ca(circa), crime=sin, nothing=o
(ca)(sin)(o)
15d. AS WELL AS - Similarly
ReplyDeleteA+SWELL+A +S
SWELL. - Balloon
S. - String initially
27A: shakes= shivers=pieces (DD)
ReplyDeleteSathia
11.ac. Experience. Old=ex, +niece+pe=training +r = right
ReplyDelete16.ac. Gecko. First letters of 'gliding effortlessly creature keenly observing'.
21.ac. Spectators. S from Special + treats cop
25.ac. Eloped. European =pole + E from English +d from daughter
12.dn. Niche. City in France= Nice +e from English + d from daughter.
3d : CROW {C}{ROW}
ReplyDeleteAbout = C, Rank = ROW
Defn : Boast
3D-crow=brag; (c)(row);
ReplyDelete18D-pathogen-source of disease; (path)(o)(gen)
ReplyDeleteAs easy as it can get!
ReplyDelete17 d ON THE AIR: broadcast
ReplyDelete( the iron a( man essentially))*
Simple and elegant. A walk in the park! Thanks LV 😊
ReplyDelete