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2D. Luck .= Fortune. Reverse t
ReplyDeleteMy first
14D. Expressive= lively
ReplyDeleteExpress= exhibit
I've= I have
My second
Good
Delete8D. Feather= down
ReplyDeleteFather= Dad
E= drug( ecstacy)
Taking is containment indicator
F(e)ather
My third
17a SPILL THE BEANS (tell all)
ReplyDelete(elisabeth plans -a)*
7d MAURITANIA (country)
Delete( I at romania +u -o)*
25a PUSSYFOOT (non-committal)
Deletefussy put ~ pussyfoot
15a MANTLE: blanket
ReplyDeleteMan( chap) tle( let* : let off)
11a BAKER: pastry chef
DeleteE: English K: king bar: loca
Ba( ke: English king on return) r
29d CAMPHOR: aromatic compound
Deleteamorphic - i( not one) anagram
Sorry it is 19d not 29 d
Delete7A: COUNTER (COUNT)(E)(R)
ReplyDelete4D: ARBITRATE (A)(..R)(BITTER+IT)*
28A: OBVIATE (VI)(A) in (BOAT*)
It is 9A not 7A.
Delete2dn luck (reverse The)
ReplyDelete17ac spill the beans (elisabth plans-a) *
24 dn women wo(me)n
Replacement for 17a
ReplyDelete10ac placate (plac (a) (t) e)
26 ac emerge -come out emerg-e* -merge.
ReplyDeletee drug.
27 dn rial -money lair< -hideout
1 dn scabies - skin complaint.
Deletetaxi -cab moles-spies -p s(cab)ies
Replacement for 2dn
ReplyDelete16dn betrothed (bothered (no)t) *
18D: when there is an extra day = leap year
ReplyDelete(Player)*
(L(ea)year)
Sathia
L(ea)p year
ReplyDeleteSathia
6D: union = marriage
ReplyDeleteAbout is c
Vehicle is carriage
(-c+marriage)
Sathia
12A: read= interpret
ReplyDelete(Reprint)* misprint is anagram indicator
First edition is e
Initially trashed is t
Hence, ( interpr(e)(t))
Sathia
To be solved
ReplyDelete13, 21, 22, 29 across
3, 5, 20, 23 down
22A- retract- Pull in- Re (tra=,)ct
ReplyDeleteReturning painting- (Art)=<
Court- ct
Men= RE (Royal Engineers?)
29A- Elevate- Hearten
ReplyDeleteThe Spanish= El
Worried about- (ate)
Electric vehicle= EV
El(EV)ATE
23D- Tamper= Meddle with
ReplyDeletePower= P
Power= Tame
Retribution= R
TAM(P)E R
Tame is not power
Delete'Over' power- Position indicator?
DeleteTame- one of the meanings is 'Break the spirit of'
DeletePaddy, tame is used in the sense break.
Delete((Tam(p)e(r))
Sathia
Thank you Veeyares, both for the CW and giving me the 'Yet to solve'.
ReplyDeleteWelcome Paddy
Delete13A:eyewear=specs
ReplyDeletelook at=eye, don=wear, (eye)(wear)
Yet to be solved
ReplyDelete21 across
3, 5, 20 down
13A {EYE}{WEAR}
ReplyDelete5d (-re)SPITE
20D {(-b)UTTER}{ED}
20D:uttered=said
ReplyDeleteto flarrer=butter, not starting(-b)
journalist=ed, (utter)(ed)
3d rob:starve (servant -n)* old:not new
ReplyDelete21A:apeman=ancestor
ReplyDeletecalling assistant=name pa
about=reversal ind.
(name)(pa)<=
is it calling or call?
You are right. It should be call
DeleteThat completes the lot. Thanks to all participants. Thanks to Colonel for publishing.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the special Veeyares
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