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1 Sacking friend, difficulty arises (6) BURLAP {PAL}{RUB}<=
7 Duck is tipped by game bird (6) OSPREY {O'S}{PREY}
11 Nobles taken in by spoof with dim, deceptively sage utterances (6,2,6) PEARLS OF WISDOM {EARLS} in {SPOOF+W+DIM}*
17 Uncomplicated version of India limits panic abroad (14) SIMPLIFICATION {OF+I+LIMITS+PANIC}*
19 Irritating counter, say not available on call (8) ANGERING {EG}{NA}<={RING}
20 Weak insect folds in one millisecond (6) FLIMSY {FL{1}{MS}Y}
21 King inspired by silly questions (4) ASKS {AS{K}S}
22 One piping hot spilt by assistant following final in play (6) YELPER {hELPER}<=>{plaY}
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2 Rackets favouring a Republican in America (7) UPROARS {U{PRO}{A}{R}S}
3 Aluminium seen later in brass perhaps? True (5) LOYAL (-al)LOY(+al)AL
4 Busy, sly gossip preens attractively (15) PREPOSSESSINGLY*
5 Challenge hospital leads to fight onset of disease in urban area (9) THROWDOWN {H}{ROW}{Di...e} in {TOWN}
6 Scrap metal from disc is selectively sampled (7) SCISSEL [T]
8 Drink before turning up to share matter in gathering (11) SUPPURATION {SUP}{UP<=}{RATION}
10 Representatives for overseas commerce start war with Government consent (5,6) CROWN AGENTS {WAR+G+CONSENT}
13 Names one probes after operation are those not transparent? (9) OPACITIES {CIT{1}ES}<=>{OP}{A}
15 Retracted nail heads by means of special claws (7) NIPPERS {PIN<=}{PER}{S}
16 Divine execution independent boards judge (7) DEICIDE {DE{I}CIDE}
18 Just out of line, foul (5) AWFUL lAWFUL
Reference List
With = W, About = CA, Time = T, Right = R, At home = IN, India = I, King = K, Hot = H, Republican = R, Hospital = H, Drink = SUP, Government = G, Operation = OP, Are = A, Special = S, Line = L
4d prepossessingly = attractively; anagram of sly gossip preens
ReplyDelete17a simplification = uncomplicated, anagram of limits panic and ofi ( of india).
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ReplyDelete9A earpiece, e and e( at the end), taken from EAch (EA) Receiver (R), Phone(P) , iece from Receiver
ReplyDelete11a pearls of wisdom = sage utterances; anagram of early ( nobles) + spoof + dim + w ( with).
ReplyDelete16A Deicide , Divine (D, E, I), execution (C,I) , independent ( DE)
ReplyDelete12A CURSE OF SCOTLAND = the diamond nine. (let's focus on card)*
ReplyDelete12 A curse of scotland( Diamond nine refers to it), anagram from lets focus on card + played( d),
ReplyDeleteThe phrase is connected to misfortune, badluck.
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ReplyDelete20A: Weak = FLIMSY -- {FL (I) (MS) Y}.... insect = fly, one = i, millisecond = ms
ReplyDelete3D. ALLOY, Brass is an alloy, Al[aluminium) , True( loyal<loy)
ReplyDeletePl. check again.
DeleteSathia
6D Scissel, this is scral metal of coins, anagram of scrap(sc), disc( isc), iss), selectively (el)
ReplyDeletePlease check your annotation
DeletePl. check your annotation, it is not anagram clue.
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5D T(H)(ROW)(D)OWN
ReplyDeletehospital leads - H
fight - ROW
onset of disease -D
unban area -TOWN
in - containment indicator
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ReplyDelete14A Rain cats and dogs
ReplyDeleteBucket ( this is my prompt to get it)
Annotation next
Not really able to offer a full- fledged annotation. After lot of research, my submission would be:
DeleteRain echoes with reign. There is a cat group, breed like beach. Although I don't see any link between crowd and dogs, it may be taken as A reference like say Dogs are used for crowd control.
Please offer any alternate, better annotation.
(r)(a)(in) (ca)(t)(sand(dog)s);
DeleteAbout=ca; Time=t;Follow=dog; beach=sands; Right=R; article=a; at home=in;
Excellent
DeleteThanks!
Delete3D LOYAL,--- AL = Aluminium, LOY = later in brass (alloy)
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ReplyDeleteOnly 5 per person!
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ReplyDelete16D DEICIDE = divine execution (meaning killing of God)
ReplyDeleteindependent = I
judge = DECIDE
boards - containment indicator
Yes, seems good. Deicide ( cide is kill) It means destroying civilizations too.
Delete1Ac BURLAP - {PALRUB<=}
ReplyDelete1A:burlap=sacking
ReplyDeletefriend=pal, difficulty=rub, arises=reversal indicator
(pal)(rub)<=
1A: sacking = burlap
ReplyDeleteArises indicator for reverse
Difficulty is rub<
Friend is pal<
Hence, (bur)(lap)
Sathia
In lieu of 1A
ReplyDelete21A: questions = asks
(As(k)s)
Sathia
21A ASKS questions (def,) K king in ASS silly
ReplyDelete18 d foul-awful. Just -lawful -line L Awful
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ReplyDelete28A AWFUL FOUL (DEF) lawful just line out
ReplyDelete5a,7a,14a are to be solved.
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DeleteBaloney is tge def.meaning Tosh.
DeletePiece of sausage is S
wraps= hot?
DeleteRolled wraps is "TOH"
Very nice, thanks.
DeleteIn:hot rolled is reversal wraps is container
Delete2D.uproars=rackets
ReplyDeleteIn is a containment indicator
US= america
Pro=favouring
A= a
R=republican
U(pro)(a)(r)S
8D also and some answers already given needs better tuning for proper annotations.
ReplyDeleteSathia
Mine was Supperation,
DeleteNot able to offer a convincing annotation.
Suppuration. (Corrected)
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ReplyDelete7a OSPREY. - Bird
ReplyDeleteO - Duck
S. - iS tipped
PREY - Game
8D : SUPPURATION
ReplyDeleteDrink : SUP, turning up : PU, share : RATION
Defn : Matter in gathering
Matter in collection (gathering) here is pus!
DeleteSuppuration=gathering?
DeleteSuppuration = Pus
DeleteYes, I got it this way.
DeleteGathering = A suppurated swelling; a boil or abscess.
Delete....from Free dictionary
Delete11a PEARLS OF WISDOM: sage utterances
ReplyDeleteEarls: nobles
( spoof w( ith) dim)*P OF WISDOM taking in EARLS
19 A ANGERING irritating (def) AN not available NA counter GE say EG counter in RING call
ReplyDeleteIn lieu of 21A and 28A
ReplyDelete22A- Yelper- Helper- H + Y
ReplyDeleteDef.- One piping ( meaning One yelling)
Assistant- Helper
Hot split is - H
Final in play is Y
15d, special claws = definition
ReplyDeleteNippers = solution
By = per
Nails = pins
retracted means pulled back
[NIP(PER)S]
Is Mandagondi Naresh the new avatar of Kishan of yore? 🙂
ReplyDeleteNot following blog rules and posting answers without proper parsing, take away the joy of following the blog.
Kindly stick to blog discipline.
Yes, please
Delete11.ac. Pearls of wisdom. Earls( nobles)+spoof+dim+ w(ith)
ReplyDelete12.ac. Curse of Scotland. Rearranging letters from 'Let's focus on card'.
4.dn. Prepossessingly. Rearranging letters from ' sly gossip preens'.
15D retracted nail is PIN special is S but how does PER stand for HEADS BY MEANS of. Can anyone please clarify. And in 5A how does wraps stand for HOT?
ReplyDeleteOk in is hot
Delete15D, yes nail = pin. 'Retracted nail heads' to be read as Nip at the top. Following, ' 'by means of' = per and special = s.
ReplyDeleteYou mean retracted nail heads is NIP. I am still doubtful
DeleteMaybe, heads is not required, but it improves surface. And, since the clue is an additive clue, there are no indicators, in my humble opinion.
DeleteClaws is the definition.
ReplyDeleteGood example of an Additive clue - solution = Nip + per +s = Nippers
ReplyDeleteYes. While per may be by means of, what about heads?
DeleteHeads, may not be required, but imo it just improves surface and tells the solver to place 'nip' at the top.
ReplyDeleteAnother example of an additive clue as given by Tim Moorey in his book is as follows -
"Note yours truly in magazine"
Note = Ti
Yours truly = me
Solution = Time for definition magazine.
In the above, it is straightfimorward, but in 15D, there is reversal of PIN. Perhaps the setter wanted solvers to be clear that Nip heads the solution to be followed by 'per' and s. My 2 cents.
Thanks
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