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ACROSS
1 Star's rebellious boy does meth at premiere (8)
5 Article about unionist becoming insolvent (6)
10 Succeeded, made a comeback after good fortune in Indian city (7)
11 Most attractive presenter entertaining models on base (7)
12 Coach in academy inspires mate (5)
13 Liaison with hot rogue when husband's away leads to separation (9)
14 Groan about working for lout, extremely rude and bossy type of person (7,5)
18 See head of elite club terribly overwhelmed by anxiety in notorious controversy (5,7)
21 Feeling excited, turned on by drug (9)
23 Escort inviting prince for orgy (5)
24 See 9 Down
25 Charged with loud exclamation of disgust to interrupt scoundrel (7)
26 University girl catches ultimately vile pervert (6)
27 Short joke playing in reel's funny (3-5)
DOWN
1 Marry girl finally, overwhelmed by excitement (6)
2 Help out emcee entertaining posh relatives (4,2)
3 Bars almost everywhere in old Indian city (9)
4 Unhappy with the modus operandi in new whodunnit (4,2,3,5)
6 Cavities in infant, rampant (5)
7 Arguments in building (8)
8 Rodent-eating serpent in a tanker abandoned outside society (3,5)
9 & 24 Inadvertently harm one's own interests, leaving one with a limp perhaps? (5,7,2,3,4)
15 Stop in jungle with everyone (9)
16 No Bumrah ultimately! Somehow, coach must adapt (8)
17 Start to seductively take off summer garment (8)
19 Men drink outside island's base (6)
20 Decay in strong organic compound (6)
22 Rebels in revolutionary activity around southern border of Mexico (5)
Today was tough going .... couldn't get many 😞
ReplyDeleteGym for the brain!!
Delete8d Rat snake from rodent- rat and S erpent t ANKE r sanke anagram snake
ReplyDeletePl. relook anno.
DeleteSathia
4d down in the month = unhappy. Anagram of whodunnit+ the + mo ( modası operandi).
ReplyDeleteIsn't it mouth?
DeleteYes. Typo.
DeleteYes, it should be down in the mouth
DeleteYes, it should be down in the mouth
Delete15d forestall - stop from forest - jungle , all- everyone
ReplyDelete13a isolation = separation. Anagram of liasison +hot with ' h'' ( husband )away.
ReplyDelete27a one liner short joke from playing- ON and in reel anagram
ReplyDelete10a = Lucknow. Succeeded backward = now. Good fortune= luck.
ReplyDeleteMention must be made of 'After'- indicating now comes after Luck. Every word is important.
Delete3d Bangalore. Bars = ban; galore = almost everywhere.
ReplyDelete11a hottest = most attractive. Presenter = host, entertaining models = tt, ön base = e.
ReplyDelete6D Antra (rampant)
ReplyDelete7D. Premises ( basic premises in the argument and premises , a building )
20D Fester, Fe (iron, st from strong)
Please give time to give complete annotation.
20D is incorrect. Always give solutions ONLY with correct anno. No issues if 2 0r more give the same solution. No marks for early solution without anno.
DeleteCheck 6D. Answer lies in between words!
DeleteSathia
My correction to 20D
ReplyDeleteEster is an organic compound, Fe (iron, represents strong )
Wrong again. Just F is strong.
DeleteFe+ester becomes feester
DeleteSathia
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ReplyDelete12A. China ( coach in academy )
ReplyDeleteIn hockey dialect, China is a slang for mate( a fried, coach). Even in south Africa, China is mate in the sense of a buddy.
Check meaning of China and you will get the definition!
DeleteSathia
Typo, cockney dialect ( * hockey)
DeleteYes, China means a friend (mate= ship's captain and so a coach probably)
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ReplyDelete21 A , under tone( from turned on)
ReplyDeleteBy drug is indicator of CW
Your quota is over.
DeleteDrug is E. You must mention why 'Excited'?
DeleteIndicator of CW?!
I think you are getting solutions but not effectively understanding fully the surface of a clue. In a cryptic clue you need to look at the clue sharply to understand the pointers to solution.
DeleteFeeling= definition
Excited gives a clue something is getting jumbled/anagram indicator
(Turned on) are the letters getting jumbled.
Then clue also says drug, which means
Drug=e
Now you get the annotation.
Feeling = undertone
(Turned on)* + e
I hope you will take this positively to improve your solving skill!
Sathia
Only 4 are done, one I have still.
DeleteThanks for reminding Devi Prasad ji
6D,7D,20D,12A,21A done by you.
Delete26A, Misuse
ReplyDeletePervert (def) is misuse
University (u), girl(miss) catches ultimately vile means (e, the final letter )
You are almost there!
DeleteUniversity is U
Girl catches means Miss catches the above U,
Then ultimately vile means last letter of vile which is e.
Pervert is the definition.
Pervert= (mis(u)s+e)
Good. keep it up 👍
Sathia
1A: star= somebody
ReplyDelete(Boy does)*
Rebellious anagram indicator
Meth at premiere is m
Hence, (so(m)ebody)
Sathia