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1 Wild cat back-biting workers from company, say (8)
5 Start with Buenos Aires randomly in this country (6)
10 Red mark allowed (7)
11 Watch two tennis shots - first missing top line (7)
12 Fish eating - Yankee is making it up (5)
13 Silence over hidden past - it's coined for a single occasion (5,4)
14 Work undone, setter under attack (12)
18 Unearths true form of a game (8,4)
21 Follow a genetic code - otherwise amuse to a sickening degree (2,7)
23 Two points within a point - go back to country (5)
24 A mineral recovered with sun spray... (7)
25 ...brings them together provided that is during sunset (7)
26 Meets as one finally escapes (6)
27 Borders of cloth, strangely no sign of knots (8)
DOWN
1 Take stock stealthily, find way to break law (6)
2 Last string on musical instrument strung up for free (6)
3 Poor Germans accept half lies from those who slander (9)
4 New route, only twice changed? No way! (3,2,4,5)
6 Even extremities, girl will follow (5)
7 Reveals fish inside parallel lines (3,5)
8 Account of stake holding, criminal code (8)
9 Use noun with method - not happy? (4,2,3,5)
15 Dignifying good French upbringing, it's evergreen (9)
16 A salt say grabbing attention (8)
17 She feeds babies that are very small, taking turns somehow (3-5)
19 Could be doing after I get a dye (6)
20 Lay up is for awareness (6)
22 To end it all, you keep this one, don't be angry (5)
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6D. ENSUE - EN (even extremities) SUE (girl) will follow
ReplyDelete10A. SCARLET (red) - SCAR (mark) + LET (allowed)
ReplyDelete2D. GRATIS = free, G (last letter of string) + SITAR< ( a musical instrument)
ReplyDelete12a
ReplyDeleteMaking it up=lying
Fish=ling
Yankee =y
(Ling+y)*=lying
3d
DeleteThose who slander=maligners
Half of lies=li
(Germans+li)*=maligners
1a
DeleteCompany,say =regiment
Wild cat back biting=tiger<=
Workers=men
Regit+men=regiment
1d
DeleteTake stock stealthily =rustle
Way=st
Law=rule
(St+rule)*=rustle
regit + men = regitmen 🤔
DeleteAnagram of( regit+men)*
Delete21a
DeleteTo a sickening degree=ad nausea
A genetic code=DNA
(Dna+amuse)*=ad nauseam
3D is not a full anagram. Read the clue carefully.
Delete12A- Why 'Eating'?
Delete18 a Treasure hunt - game from anagram of unearths true
ReplyDelete9D - DOWN IN THE MOUTH - not happy; anagram of NOUN WITH METHOD
ReplyDelete22D - UPSET - angry; end of yoU keeP thiS onE don'T
27A - CHIGNONS - Knots; C….H+ anagram of NO SIGN; anagrid
DeleteStrangely
3d maligners -slanderers from anagram of Germans and LI half of lies
ReplyDelete11a observe, lob= tennis shot, missing top = ob; serve = tennis shot. Watch two tennis shots
ReplyDelete21a ad nauseum. Genetic code DNA follows a, + anagram of amuse.= to a sickening degree.
ReplyDelete19d indigo. Anagram of Doing after getting i. Indigo = a dye.
ReplyDelete17d wet nurse. Anagram of Very small= wee. + Taking turns somehow . Wet nurse = she feels babies.
ReplyDeleteI tried differently ,
DeleteYou may see it
25a unifies. Provided = if; that is= ie, sunset= Sun backwards. Unifies = brings them together.
ReplyDeletePlease note Ardenism in clueing by the setter(Arden)! Sunset is to be split as sun set. Here set acts as anagram indicator. So sun* becomes uns. During is the insertion ind.
Delete(UN(IF)(IE)S)
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ReplyDeleteYou are allowed to give only 5 answers.
Delete23A BENIN = West African Country { two points E,N within a point NIB going back}
ReplyDeleteGood one Suresh. I did not get the nib!!
Delete7D:bar codes=parallel lines
ReplyDeletereveals=(bares), fish=(cod) inside
{bar(cod)es}
20Dn GNOSIS - {SONG<=}{IS}
ReplyDeleteLay=Song (up) reverse GNOS+IS
Delete7D Bar codes - parallel lines
ReplyDeleteReveals - bares
Fish- cod
Inside - containment ind
Bar(cod)es
In lieu of 7D
Delete5 A Serbia - country
Start with Buenos- b
Randomly- anagrind
{(B) (Aires)}*
In lieu of 5 A
Delete24A Aerosol - spray
A
Mineral - ore
Recovered- reversal indicator
Sun - sol in Latin
A ero sol
5A: country = Serbia
ReplyDelete(aires)*
Buenos is b
Hence, (ser(b)ia)
Sathia
4 dn not on your nelly-no way.
ReplyDeleten-new route only twice -onlyonlyerouten*
14a DENOUNCEMENT: attack
ReplyDeleteDENOUN:undone*, work is anind CEMENT: setter
Cement= setter!!!!
DeleteArdenism!
Classy Ardenism found in 25A
Delete16d STEARATE (ST(EAR)ATE
ReplyDeleteSay : STATE
Attention : EAR
Grabbing : Container ind
Defn : A salt
Good one,MB!!!
DeleteThanks Paddy 😊
Delete15d ENNOBLING. - Dignifying
ReplyDeleteEN NOB (bon reversed per upbringing) En bon = good in French
LING. - Evergreen
Good in French is Bon as well as Bonne, depending on usage
DeleteThanks Sir 🙏
Delete8d ANECDOTE = account
ReplyDeleteANTE=stake, holding (CODE)*
26a EVENTS= meets
ReplyDeleteO̶n̶E+VENTS=escapes
13A- Nonce word- for a single occasion
ReplyDeleteNO(NCE)WORD
Silence- No word
past- once
Hidden past- once-o= once
over is containment indicator.
After a lot of struggle!!!
27 A - {CH}{IG{NO}NS*}
ReplyDeleteBorders of cloth - CH
anag. of sign
Def. - knot
small errorr on my previous anno....corrected as below..
ReplyDelete{CH}{IGN{ON}S*}
Lovely puzzle from Arden.
ReplyDeleteMy COD was 25A
+1
DeleteGood one, enjoyable and doable with a little effort.
17D wet nurse ,.this refers to a woman who is employed to suckle another woman's child.
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ReplyDeleteAddendum 17D, annotation is
ReplyDeleteShE (E), Taking (T), TURNS somehoW( W)
Anagram as wet mother