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SIX FOR DRAVID
ACROSS
9 Rouse a crowd, say, with: "Let ICE fry in hell!" (9)
10 Fool's confession? Gather together (5)
11 Delegates declined drinks (had food) in retreat (7)
12 Terribly despicable (not "possibly bad"!) alignment with dark consequences (7)
13 Gathering in old city? No parking (5)
14 Super sale blowout delights (9)
16 A characteristic of a mole: rams above-ground building (9,6)
19 Setter's sixth sense rejected eating noodles with Dr. X, perhaps (9)
22 Make a hash of blowing new horn (5)
24 Slice of tasteless ham? Poor free offering in hotel (7)
26 Still harbouring a touch of resentment or done? (7)
27 Short story about something deadly and gripping (5)
28 Advocate uncle's case follows "good lie" going awry (9)
DOWN
1 Getting upset, some held demonstrations to interfere (6)
2 Regularly seen once, Guntur lion now is a very fast and hard-to-find traveller (8)
3 Performers bring cycles into rack (6,4)
4 Raises price of second-rate, extremely insipid drink (4,2)
5 Prepares to print test (yes, after repairs), inserting page (8)
6 Separation: wife gets everything (4)
7 Hack: become thinner consuming minimally, essentially (6)
8 Judge a rose, looking at sections repeatedly (8)
15 Unpleasant smell under butt, right? Only after scratching opening in a persistent manner (10)
16 A very quiet old place is suitable (8)
17 Arup, inform Gita: "Exposed, try to escape!" (3,3,2)
18 Have hard feelings about buggy debugger (8)
20 When a blessing carries sanction (6)
21 Parent of insect queen (6)
23 Repeats start of exercise routines without resistance (6)
25 Colour of Pandya's first tattoo (4)
25D, Pink
ReplyDeleteColour (def.), Pandya's first (p)+ tattoo (ink)=pink
21D Mother
Parent(def)
Insect (moth)+ queen(er)
16D. APPOSITE
suitable(def)
App= quiet( probably quiet mode of apps is the reference, the word however used to mean something within an app)
App+ o(old)+site(place)=apposite
28A, Ideologue
advocate(def) meaning one who strongly supports a cause
Going awry(indicator) follows mean to place the words after
Good lie+u(uncle's)+ case(e)
24 A, Shampoo
Free offering in hotel(def)
Slice(s)+, tasteless(poo)+ham
Addition to 24A
ReplyDeleteShampoo is hidden too in
Slice of tastelesS HAM? POOr free offering in hotel
28a: uncles case gives u,e. For more clarity,
Delete(Good lie)* awry is anagram indicator.
For 24a, your second answer is the right one.
Sathia
Ok, Good Morning
DeleteAnno for 16D is incorrect
Delete9a electrify. Anagram of let ice fry.
ReplyDelete10a amass. Am ass = fool's confession. Ambassador = gather together.
ReplyDeleteAnno needs a re- look
DeleteConfession(mass) ,
DeleteAlthough there is nothing to say it is a synonym of confession, it isa penitential rite!
No overthinking! Required.
DeleteAmass is gather together and also am ass (fools confession)
Sathia
Where does Ambassador come in?
Delete12a eclipse. Despicable, not bad, leaves the letters espicle. Anagram of espicle = Eclipse (alignment with dark consequences).
ReplyDelete9a electrify- rouse a crowd from anagram of letice fry
ReplyDelete12a eclipse - darkness as a result of from despicable - bad anagram
14a pleasures delights from anagram of super sale
22a bugle bungle- n
14a pleasures. Anagram of super sale. Pleasures= delights.
ReplyDelete27a Talon. Story short = tal(e). About = on. Talon = something deadly and gripping.
ReplyDelete16a, AVOGADRO'S NUMBER =characteristic of a mole(number of units in a mole of any substance)
ReplyDelete(Rams above ground)*
Very good solve!!!!!
DeleteYes. A chemical term mole not your spy. Good clue and cracked well.
DeleteSathia
26a THROUGH =done
ReplyDeletestill=THOUGH, harbouring (R)e̶s̶e̶n̶t̶m̶e̶n̶t̶, THROUGH
27aTALON=something deadly & gripping.TALe̶+ ON=about
14aPLEASURES =delights
{super+sale}*
1 D
ReplyDeleteInterfere : MEDDLE
Getting upset : Reversal indicator
Some : containment Indicator
h ELD DEM onstrations : ELDDEM >>MEDDLE
5 D
Prepare to print : TYPESETS
After repairs : Anagram indicator
Inserting : Insertion indicator
Test yes p : TEST Y P E S : TYPESETS
6 D
Separation : WALL
Wife : W
Everything : ALL
W ALL : WALL
7 D
Hack : TAMPER
Become thinner : TAPER
Essentially : Middle letter selection indicator for " Mini m ally "
Mini M ally : M
TA M PER : TAMPER
8 D
Judge : ASSESSOR
Looking at sections repeatedly : Repeated use of alphas in " rose "
A ROSE SS S : ASSESSOR
13A Old city = Peking. Parking = P. (-P)eking = eking = gathering.
ReplyDelete2D oNcE gUnTuR lI(capital I)oN nOw - Neutrino, indicator is regularly seen.
17D aRUp iNFORm gITa - Run for it = escape, indicator - exposed.
18D buggy as anagram indicator - debugger = begrudge = have hard feelings for
23D Start of Exercise = E, routines = chores, without resistance = choes, E+choes = repeats.
Neatly done 👍
DeleteSathia
When traveller is given, I thought Gulliver - Erroneously. Neutrino is fine, yes
Delete11Ac DETAILS - {SLI{ATE}D<=}
ReplyDelete15D Stubbornly- in a persistent manner
ReplyDeleteUnpleasant smell- bo
Butt- stub
Under - position indicator
Right - r
Only after scratching opening- nly
Stub (bo) r nly
19 ac pseudonym.
ReplyDeletesetter-my sixth sense-esp noodles-udon.
esp< udon ym< pseudonym
11A:details=delegates
ReplyDeletedeclined(slid) drinks=inclusion ind.
had food(ate),in retreat=reversal ind.
{sli(ate)d<=}