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8 After fighting, start to prod and twist (4)
9 Mahmood, a singer found in Agartala, Tripura (5)
10 After dropping girl, villager minced calf flesh (4)
11 Spot something on the bulletin board (6)
12 Remain motionless! Buck in front of a net is agitated! (8)
13 Current church man is absolutely correct (8)
15 Melted ghee covering egg spread around top of toast for German polymath (6)
17 Non-believer, perhaps, at robbery (7)
19 Say "I do" again? (7)
22 Do well in Klamath river (6)
24 Strong desire to achieve limit with charged particle (8)
26 Collie going around duke died, hit when moving (8)
28 Passion to posses silver plant (6)
30 Chess piece one may leave with uncle (4)
31 Disney at Zulu dance (5)
32 Throw sots around (4)
DOWN
1 Before commencement of October, May produces sauce (4)
2 Update it erroneously showing lack of this (8)
3 Greek goddess, then, is in custody of Australian Army (6)
4 In sleeping place, heavy drinker went red (7)
5 Choke stern gal at sea (8)
6 Show niece running around 5 (6)
7 Philosopher from Banaskantha (4)
14 Nab animal with child (5)
16 Oprah returns for one of the Marx brothers (5)
18 Worried POW tends to give up one's job (4-4)
20 Vacate it by mistake and energise (8)
21 Distributes a medal without North African leader (7)
23 After one, sand covers large cay (6)
25 Central American country where six footer consumes half of lizard (6)
27 Path for consuming some medicine or a lozenge initially (4)
29 Having flatulence, husband gets large cut (4)
9A. TALAT - telescopic
ReplyDelete20D. ACTIVATE - vacate it anagram
ReplyDelete18D. STEP DOWN - POW tends anagram
ReplyDelete6D. EVINCE - niece + V (five) anagram
ReplyDelete17A. ATHEIST - anagram of AT + HEIST (robbery)
ReplyDeleteIn anagrams it is better to indicate the anagrind as well to complete the parsing. It would also be interesting.
Delete1a warp from war - fighting + Prod
ReplyDelete2d aptitude from anagram of update it
10a veal from anagram of villager minus girl
Definitions not given. ex. 1A- Twist
Delete5d choke - strangle from anagram of stern gal
ReplyDelete22 do well - thrive from klamTH RIVE r
9.ac. Talat. (Agar)tala+ t(ripura)
ReplyDelete13.ac. Accurate.( Current) ac + curate( church man)
17..ac. Atheist. At + heist(robbery)
31.ac. Waltz. Walt (Disney) + z(ulu)
22.ac. Thrive. (Klama)th + rive(r)
If you can add definition also, then it will give complete meaning. For example, Talat is solution for what?
DeleteSathia
Talat Mahmood is a well-known play back singer.
Delete15a
ReplyDeleteGerman polymath=Goethe
egg=o
top of toast=t
(ghee+o+t)*=Goethe
16d
Deleteone of the Marx brothers=Harpo
(Oprah)*=Harpo
Not anagram!
DeleteSathia
Every word has its meaning and significance.
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ReplyDeletePl. give your annotations for the above.
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Delete27d Oral (Path for consuming some medicine (or a l)ozenge initially)
ReplyDelete26a Collided (Coll + died)
32a Tsar
Re look 26A, 32A is wrong.
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32a Toss sots Anagram
ReplyDelete24a Ambition Ambit =limit + ion charged particle
ReplyDelete32 A
ReplyDeleteThrow = Toss
Around : Anagram Indicator for fodder Sots
11 A
Spot : Notice
Something on the Notice board : Notice
DD
12 A
Remain motionless : Stagnate
Buck : Stag
In front of : place Indicator for Buck , To be followed by A Net
Gitated : Anagram indicator for fodder A Net
A Net : Nate
Stag Nate
19 A
Say I Do again : Remarry
Say I do: Marry
Again : Re
Re Marry
24 A
Strong desire : Ambition
To achieve limit : Ambit
Charged particle :Ion
Ambit Ion
Done neatly!
DeleteThank You Mr. Padmanabhan
DeleteEveryone, please make it a rule to give def. also and not just the solution and wordplay. Also in case of anagrams, the anagrind must definitely be indicated.
ReplyDeletePlease follow the daily postings by Col. and try to follow the same.
7d KANT=philosopher
ReplyDeleteb̶a̶n̶a̶s̶KANTh̶a̶
4d BLUSHED=went red
In sleeping place=BED,
heavy drinker =LUSH
B(LUSH)ED
16d HARPO =Marx brother
{OPRAH<}
👍
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In place of 32 A
ReplyDelete28 A
Plant : Lovage
Passion : Love
To possess : containment indicator
Silver : Ag
Love ( Ag) e
In place of 24A
30 A
Chess piece : Pawn
Uncle : Pawnshop owner
One may leave with uncle : Pawn
DD
32a TOSS=throw, around 28
ReplyDelete(SOTS)*
28a LOVAGE=plant
passoin=LOVE, to posses AG=silver
LOV{AG}E
Typo :to delete '28'
DeletePretty easy solving today
ReplyDelete1d: Before commencement of "O"ctober, May produces sauce : {May} before {O} = Mayo (Sauce : Short for mayonnaise)
ReplyDelete23d: After one, sand covers large cay : {I}{SA{L}ND} = ISLAND for Cay
29d: Having flatulence, husband gets large cut : {GAS}{H} = Large cut . {Gas} for Flatulence and {H} for Husband short
ReplyDelete14d: Nab animal with child : {CAT}{CH} = Nab : Cat = Animal , Ch = short for Child
25d Central American country where six footer consumes half of lizard : {BE{LIZ}E} = Central American Country.
ReplyDeleteConsumes = container ind, half of "Liz"ard = liz, six footer = bee (with six legs)
25D, Belize ( central American country)
ReplyDeleteBee= insects are referred so, as they have six legs,
Even ,Six footer =beli[In punjab, they call a friend yaar_beli, and Punjabi are six footers),
Beeplus half of lizard(liz)
Beli+ze
Bee+liz<belize
DeletePunjab etc. is not correct. Not needed also.
DeleteOk,
Delete14D. Catch ( nab is the definition. Catch is nab), animal=Catch, child=ch
ReplyDeleteAnimal is cat( sorry for typo)
Delete10A, veal
ReplyDeleteVeal= calf flesh(def)
After dropping girl( _g from villager) , villager comes. From this we get veal.
VilLAEr<veal
Mincing (indicator)
Drop “girl” from villager, you get vlae and mincing is anagram indicator for (vlae)* and then you get veal.
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19A, Remarry
ReplyDelete"I do" when someone says, in public, in a wedding ceremony, it means a vow, of a Lifelong commitment.
Again=Re
So, answer is Remarry.
3D:Athena=greek goddess
ReplyDelete(then) is in custody=containment ind.
Australian army(a)(a)
{a(then)a}
Right, got it before
Delete29D, Gash
ReplyDeleteFlatulence( releasing gas, wind through anus), this is gas and husband (h)
Large cut (indicator)
Flatulence ( def.)
Gas+h=gash
Pl. check, flatulence is not gash!
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DeleteFlatulence,=gas. Husband gets large cut-- husband( h, large cut means you need to delete several letters)
DeleteGas+h=gash
Ok,
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DeleteAccording to Cambridge Dictionary. GASH means a long, deep cut.
Delete21 d: Mandela - African leader.
ReplyDeleteA medal and N anagram.
26 A COLLIDED hit when moving (def,) COLLIE around D Duke and D died
ReplyDelete