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ACROSS
9 A militarist NATO resulting in dictatorship (15)
10 House girl used to be hot? Nonsense! (7)
12 Not under current coverage of France, Greece island gets evacuated (3-4)
13 Assortment of best retreats with religious instruction after rain (9)
14 Mother! Clear the decks! (5)
15 Bit unusual! Guys coming before time! (7)
18 Cosy retreats in heavily armed chopper (7)
21 Sharp strong beer? Right! (5)
23 Father! Clean Spooner's line carrying vital liquid! (5,4)
25 Get discouraged as pride crumbles (7)
26 Test pile, lacks one for instance (7)
29 Entertaining team and broken records for those following basics too literally! (15)
DOWN
1 Impress and get without force (4)
2 Bachelor's field is endless (4)
3 Bare cola cocktail for a tuna (8)
4 Some sweet cherries for one making good impressions! (6)
5 Moody sibling, ignoring cold, writing software (8)
6 Draw feminine force in real shapes (6)
7 Shifted her chair for high priest (8)
8 Like having thick raised joint at centre of a vessel (8)
11 Form of ordinary emptiness (5)
15 Fitfully switch positions (2,3,3)
16 Dead urgent! Prince going out for a dip! (8)
17 Stopped advancement of abnormal growth in the delta (8)
19 Up early in the day all year, as usual (8)
20 First politician to regularly deal and push (5)
22 The AA regularly talk about something that creates immersive drinking experience (3,3)
24 Compact essay about Hoover (6)
27 Present state (4)
28 Some cite as example of simplicity (4)
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ReplyDelete10A Hogwash=nonsense
Ho(house)+g(girl)+ was(used to be)+ h(hot)
13A, Pot pouri
Assortment=definition
Best(top) retreats mean top<pot
Religious Instruction(i), after rain(rain=pour)
So, pot+pour+i
14A, Earth
Mother=earth, ship
Earth is often referred to as Mother earth
Clear the decks is to clear the ship's deck)
5D, Brooding
SIBLING (BRO),
writing software=coding(minus c=oding)
Ignoring cold means -c(cold)
So, bro+oding=brooding
Moody=definition
6D Raffle
Raffle is a draw, sweepstake,.lottery etc
Feminine(f), force(f) +
F+f+real=Raffle
Shapes is indicator
Good Morning Everyone here
ReplyDeleteNo TH today in Bangalore. Is it possible to make the grid in interactive form ( as available on Sunday) so that it can be solved by people residing in Bangalore.
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Nice Rangoli by Gowri.
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+1
DeleteAyyo! Sorry that you missed it in B' lore my friend. Anyway, you lead us from behind.
ReplyDeleteThanks.
DeleteBut pl. check 14A, it appears as T(hidden). Just saw the clue and felt you missed that solution is hidden.
Sathia
1D ETCH = impress {get FETCH -F force}
ReplyDelete3D ALBACORE = kind of tuna {BARE COLA anagram}
4D ETCHER = One making impressions { sweET CHERries, telescopic}
15D ON AND OFF = fit fully/ Switch positions{DD}
8D AMIDSHIP = centre of vessel {like AS having thick DIM< raised + HIP joint}
9Ac Totalitarianism- anagram ofA militarist NATO - Dictatorship
ReplyDelete25D - Despair - anagram of as pride - Get discouraged
26D - Example - Test(exam) & p(i)le - for instance
28 D - Ease- cite as example - simplicity
4D - Etcher - one making good impression
25A and 26A.
Delete20d impel - push First I Politician MP dEaL
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