Solution to 27D has been deliberately left unsolved and is to be answered by a non-regular/novice commenter, with proper annotation. Those who have answered earlier in the week, please give others a chance.
Open for anyone to answer, if not solved by 1 PM.
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7 Had to take medication in vehicle for grub (11) CATERPILLAR {C{ATE}{R}{PILL}AR}
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10 Elderly grandma going home tired at last (4) AGED Tail acrostic
11 Fine note played frequently (5) OFTEN {F+NOTE}*
12 Host member close to society (4) ARMY {ARM}{s...tY}
13 Hints tackling reading mistakes (5) TRIPS {T{R}IPS}
15 Hatred spread through cold gangster in church (9) CATHEDRAL {C}{HATRED*}{AL}
16 Husband removing lead from dog's bowl (6) HOLLOW (H}{fOLLOW}
18 Return live in time for argument (6) DEBATE {D{BE<=}ATE}
21 D-shape discontinued gradually (6,3) PHASED OUT {D+SHAPE}* [RA]
23 Demanded rum, sake and unlimited vodka (5) ASKED {SAKE*}{voDka}
25 Press covering UN, regret occasionally (4) URGE {Un+ReGrEt}
26 Children's magazine (5) ISSUE [DD]
27 Some help us help Ram? (4) PUSH [T]
28 Flash drive (3) ZIP [DD]
29 Profession of outstanding field work? (11) AGRICULTURE [CD]
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1 Animal climbing tree biting hairy organ (8) KANGAROO {OAK}<= over {ORGAN}*
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4 Excited about blankets behind American plane (7) PLATEAU {UP<=} over {LATE}{A}
5 Took off and had food including aperitif, at the start (8) LAUNCHED {L{Ap...f}UNCHED}
9 Heard reverend father gambles in irrecoverable obligations (3,5) BAD DEBTS (~dad bets to bad debts)
17 Women, ultimately accepted, signed up for matches (8) WEDDINGS {W}{a...eD+SIGNED}*
19 Value greatly found in nitre as urea (8) TREASURE [T]
20 Interest virgin in short outfit (7) PURSUIT {PURe}{SUIT}
22 Brave ants marching out of chain store building (6) HEROIC {CHaIn+stORE}*
24 Started changing name for married Muslim lady (5) BEGUM BEGU(-n+m)M
27 Weep for devoutness, disheartened (4) P?T? (Addendum - PITY {PIeTY} - See comments)
Reference List
Take = R, Fine = F, Reading = R, Cold = C, Gangster = AL(Capone), Husband = H, American = A, School = S, Day = D, Women = W, Name = N, Married = M
27d PITY =weep
ReplyDeletedevoutness =PIETY, disheartened PI e̶TY
7A:How to account for the 'r' before 'pill'?
ReplyDelete+1
DeleteR = take (as in prescriptions)
DeleteAs Ramki said, That Rx a doctor writes on prescription (R in typed world) is symbol to take
DeleteThank you. Rx is also derived from a Latin word recipe which means 'take'.
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ReplyDelete7A. Grub (def) is larva, caterpillar
ReplyDeleteHad (eat=ate,.like in the words I had food)
Medication=pill, in vehicle (car...In car, that means remaining letters should come in between C and R)
The problem is with cater, and accounting for r before pill.
While cater means to provide food (Acc to.collins ) we have phrasal verbs like cater to, cater for.
Had to take doesn't mean cater as it doesn't give meaning as take.
1D- Hairy as Anagrind?
ReplyDeleteLooks like. Nowadays setters are trying to bring in new anagrind which is good.
DeleteSathia
Seems so. Hairy also means tricky, dodgy ..
DeleteIt's not new. Harry means to disturb or distress, it's a synonym of harass, has been used earlier also
DeleteBut, here it is 'hairy' and not 'harry'. Had got the answer but encountering it as an anagrind for the first time :)
DeleteDitto. Got the answer. But seeing this anagrind for the first time.
DeleteThrilled to finish Hypatia, without googling even once!
ReplyDeleteMy fav - CATERPILLAR, POLISHED, KANGAROO.
Thanx Sowmya!