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6a UNDERSTANDABLE (easy to comprehend)
ReplyDelete(a bundle and rest)*
1d HUNT THE SLIPPER (game)
DeleteIt is a childrens game and also what one does in dark getting out of bed
24a NOTING (worth recording)
Deletecipher = nothing
unaspirated means remove the "h" sound.
1A UNDERSTANDABLE = Easy to comprehend {A BUNDLE AND REST anagram}
ReplyDelete2D ADIT = Passage {AD, short publicity + IT}
9A STITCH = A stitch in time saves nine
22A APPLE PIE = very neat { PP very silent amid ALE beer and PIE Pastry} in replacement of 1A
Delete10ac veterans
ReplyDeletevet(horse doctor) snare<
22ac apple pie a(pp)le pie(pastry)
9 A:stitch:labour saver
ReplyDeleteA stitch in time saves nine( proverb)
4 dn instance - for example - in stance -facing the bowler.DD
ReplyDelete10 ac veterans- expereinced vet- horse doctor
snare*
8 dn londheadedness- sagacity
anthropological novelty-misshaped skull.
23dn lamb l(am)b
ReplyDeletecompensating for 10 ac
ReplyDelete17 ac verona
Shakespeare's gentlemen from the play the gentlemen of verona
13A:nought=nothing
ReplyDeletea pole(n) should(ought)
{(n)(ought)}.
14D:u-boat=Hitler's weapon
ReplyDeletenearly=about, decisive=anagrind
(about)*
Replacement for 22ac
ReplyDelete18dn Obsess
(ob) old boy (se) direction (ss) ship
26a PRIMARY SCHOOLS: institutions for children only
ReplyDeletePrimary : original schools: institutions
20a BEGOTTEN: produced
DeleteBEG: supplicants OT: to return TEN: X
16d SET APART: put to one side
DeleteSET: bring forth A : a PART : portion
25d replacement for 20a done by H. Ramachandran
DeleteTROW: believe
Throw is return of wort: cabbage( colewort)
TROW is return of wort
Delete16d appears to be LAY APART from crossings
Delete20a. BEGOTTEN. - Produced
ReplyDeleteBEG. Supplicate
OT. To (Return)
X. Ten
Pl read TEN. - X
Delete5d. FAIR. Favourable result
ReplyDeleteFAI. IAF (Fliers) returning
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16D: put one side= set apart
ReplyDelete((Set)(a)(part))
Sathia
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ReplyDelete11A: repulsive= chillier = when cold (DD)
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SHOULDER ; reference to the phrase cold shoulder
DeleteMy third
ReplyDelete21d. GANDHI. Near saint
{H(-E)ADING}*
Without direction. - Del Ind for E
Confused. - Anagrind
25D: believe in = tool
ReplyDeleteCabbage is loot <
In my opinion, tool is used as “by means”
Sathia
Solution is trow (not tool)as given by @AJ.
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12D-Lento- CD
ReplyDeleteRefers to slow tempo in music
Good one, Paddy👍
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UNDID; what is this clue called EASY type?
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ReplyDeleteDown Memory lane-
ReplyDeleteTH CW No.1
Those days Setter's name was not mentioned. In fact they had only 1 setter, a retd. Naval officer?
Gridman knew him and has mentioned the name once. It was not a daily feature to start with.
Col. can throw more light on this for the benefit of all of us.
Before the blog, we had to wait till the next issue to get some of the missing solutions, but parsing? Left to our imagination.
I remember reading that it was Admiral Ramdas who started CWd in The Hindu in 1960s/70s
DeleteOn checking I found info in Crosswordunclued
DeleteI agree with you Paddy! This blog managed by Colji is definitely a learning stage for many of the aspiring cryptic crossword solvers.
DeleteI will give my experience itself:
Even before joining this blog in 2020, I used to solve TH crossword but “more of a hit and run”. Later, I did try to understand the basics of different types of cryptic crossword from the book “how to crack cryptic crossword “ by Tim Moore! But with many veterans and seniors in this blog, I could practically develop my “solving skill”.
For that I thank Colji and this blog.
Thanks 🙏🏻
Sathia
15a, 19a &3d are yet to be solved.
ReplyDeleteSathia
7d?
Delete7D: inn = tavern
DeleteTan is town
Ver is version or song
Hence, ((ta(ver)n)
Sathia
15a SADDLE; a divine=dd; demand=sale ( bit of a stretch?)
ReplyDelete19a KINDLY (DD)
3d appears to be ARCHED; PARCHED is dry; could not connect Bret and Arched.
16D: set apart, will get disturbed if saddle & kindly are used. If assuming this is correct, then, 16d becomes “lay apart”.
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Thanks @ Jacob Brahmakulam, I just scrolled and found your apt solutions for some of my listing. Thanks👍
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17D- Undid seems to be right and it fits saddle & Kindly'
ReplyDeleteBut about 11A?
11A- Shoulder
ReplyDeleteCold shoulder is repulsive.
3D-Is Bert a typo for Bent (Arched)?
I wish you are right, Parched is dry, without P[for soft], it is bent
DeleteYes it is Bent. I made a typo while typing out the clues
DeleteCan Col. clarify some of our doubts?
ReplyDeleteWhich doubt Paddy?
DeleteThe rest have been sorted out and this typo is the last. Thank you Col.
DeleteA good stroll down memory lane. What is the date on which this CW was originally published?