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Friday, 27 March 2026

No 14752, Friday 27 Mar 2026, Arden

Rangoli by Gowri
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ACROSS
9   Sharpen pen, show uprightness (7) HONESTY {HONE}{STY}
10 Simple Bridge convention- yet confusing for a follower (7) ACOLYTE {ACOL}{YET*}
11 A month before Masters, perhaps (7) AUGUSTA {A}<=>{AUGUST}
12 Choice before a politician on eloquence (7) ORATORY {OR}{A}{TORY}
13 Old offensive- in the middle missing a skin eruption (9) EXANTHEMA {EX}{ANaTHEMA}
15 Finally, recommending for you- the usual thin porridge (5) GRUEL Tail acrostic
16 Spooner's broken sound- refuse to go in there (7) DUSTBIN (~bust din to dustbin)
19 Paints South African golfer's name inside (7) ENAMELS {E{NAME}LS}
20 Set boundaries on a quiet hoard of cash (5) STASH {SeT}{A}{SH}
21 Gorgeous! Sun in India shining, but not at home (9) RAVISHING {RAVI}{SHINinG}
25 US president accepts second time success (7) TRIUMPH {TR{tIme}UMP}H H from?
26 A horse with fat flanks always trails behind (7) LAGGARD {A}{GG} in {LARD}
28 Old-fashioned uniform- long for a solo dance (3,4) PAS SEUL {PASSE}{U}{L} 
29 Tesla to block representation by law (7) STATUTE {STATU{T}E}

DOWN
1   Expressed admiration for resistance (6) OHMAGE (~homage)
2   Mystery of the war time code (6) ENIGMA [DD]
3   Terror outfit has even airships (4) ISIS aIrShIpS
4   Layer after layer peeled by a primate (3-3) AYE-AYE {lAYEr-lAYEr}
5   Restriction on time for a title (8) BARONAGE {BAR}{ON}{AGE}
6   Also caring about an instrument (3,7) COR ANGLAIS*
7   Intend to take over Sony- it's getting all the attention (8) CYNOSURE {C{SONY<=}URE}
8   About-turns and salvages (8) RECYCLES [DD]
14 Vociferous supporter expressing doubt over he and Trump running (3-7) TUB-THUMPER {BUT<=}{HE+TRUMP}*
16 Counter toys with computers (8) DESKTOPS {DESK}{TOPS}
17 Spookiest foreign actress I got involved (8) SCARIEST {ACTRESS}* over {I} 
18 The counsel finally stopped hearing somehow and shouted "hooker!" (8) NARGHILE {c...eL} in {HEARING}* (~hookah)
22 Survival is easy with packed bag (6) VALISE [T]
23 He was badly sun burnt in Greece once (6) ICARUS [GK]
24 Contraption tagged wrongly (6) GADGET*
27 Stick around a US island territory (4) GUAM {GU{A}M}

Reference List
Old = EX, Quiet = SH, Horse = GG, Uniform = U, Long = L, Tesla = T, Tend = CURE

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67 comments:

  1. Shay27 March 2026 at 07:17

    24d - GADGET - Contraption; TAGGED*, anagrid - wrongly
    22d - VALISE - Packed bag; SurviVAL IS Easy;Telescopic

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  2. Shay27 March 2026 at 07:23

    20A - STASH - Hoard of cash; SeT (boundaries) A SH (quietly)

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  3. Mandagondi Naresh27 March 2026 at 07:26

    3A, ISIS( Terror outfit)
    Even= indicator to take letters alternately
    aIrShIpS< ISIS

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  4. Shay27 March 2026 at 07:28

    15A - GRUEL - Thin Porridge; last letters indicated by Finally, re…G f..R y..U t..E us..L

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  5. Mandagondi Naresh27 March 2026 at 07:32

    11 A, Augusta
    A (month)=August
    Masters( not a course but a tournament)
    Hence a+august=Augusta
    Perhaps(indicator, for an example based definition)
    Augusta, Georgia, is a historic city on the Savannah River famous for the annual Masters.

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    1. Padmanabhan27 March 2026 at 08:55

      Needlessly complicated
      Month- August, A=A
      August<=>A
      Def.- Masters perhaps. Referring to Augusta Masters, a famous Golf tournament.

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  6. Mandagondi Naresh27 March 2026 at 07:35

    4D, Aye_aye
    lAYEr after lAYEr (aye_aye)
    Peeled (indicator_ hidden word)
    Primate( old use, not some chimp)
    Aye_ aye is annold expression for yes

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    1. Sathia27 March 2026 at 09:25

      Pl. relook. What is the significance of Ape in clue?
      Sathia

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    2. Sathia27 March 2026 at 09:42

      Sorry Primate (as per clue) not ape. Also according to you Yes is definition which is not in clue.
      Sathia

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    3. Mandagondi Naresh27 March 2026 at 10:58

      Aye- aye is a primate(Daubentonia).it's the world's largest lemur

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    4. Mandagondi Naresh27 March 2026 at 11:09

      Addition to 4D:
      Peeled (indicator of deletion)
      Layer after layer ( l, r deleted)
      Aye-aye

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  7. Mandagondi Naresh27 March 2026 at 07:37

    1D, Ohmage(definition)
    Resistance =ohmage, we measure it in ohms.
    Expression(oh)
    Admiration( we see mage and whisper our feeling of admiration)
    Please correct or edit, if needed

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    1. Deepak Gopinath27 March 2026 at 07:49

      Incorrect annotation

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    2. Mandagondi Naresh27 March 2026 at 08:24

      Ok, then will this serve the purpose?
      Admiration=homage
      Expressed ,indicator of anagram
      Homage<ohmage

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    3. Mandagondi Naresh27 March 2026 at 08:26

      Yes, just checked.
      Expressed is Anagram indicator.

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    4. Padmanabhan27 March 2026 at 08:58

      No anagram here.

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    5. Mandagondi Naresh27 March 2026 at 10:54

      Homage<ohmage
      Expressed is anagram indicator.
      Ohmage=resistance (def)
      This is my annotation.
      What do you think is right then?

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  8. Mandagondi Naresh27 March 2026 at 07:38

    16D, Desktops
    Counter=desk
    Toys=tops
    Computers(definition)

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  9. Mandagondi Naresh27 March 2026 at 07:41

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  10. Steadyhands9227 March 2026 at 08:01

    9A.HONESTY. sharpen= hone, pen=sty. Uprightness = honesty .
    2D. Enigma DD . Mystery and war time code.

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  11. Shay27 March 2026 at 08:01

    27A - GUAM - US island territory; GUM - stick around A

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  12. Steadyhands9227 March 2026 at 08:05

    13A. exanthema. Old = ex, offensive = anathema. Missing a. Skin eruption= exanthema.

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  13. Steadyhands9227 March 2026 at 08:17

    16A. Dustbin. Bust = broken, sound =din. Bust din to dustbin. Refuse = garbage goes in there

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  14. Steadyhands9227 March 2026 at 08:33

    18D. NARGHILE. L from counsel finally. Somehow is anagram indicator for hearing. Hearing+L. Narghile = hookah.

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  15. Gowri27 March 2026 at 08:43

    Colonel! Today is RamaNavami in many parts of India. I had mailed my Rangoli. If it is possible, kindly post it here. Thanx!

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  16. Dr Hareendranath27 March 2026 at 08:43

    21a RAVISHING = gorgeous
    RAVI=sun in India
    +SHINi̶n̶G{but not at home(in)}

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  17. Brajesh27 March 2026 at 08:44

    6d cor anglais instrument from anagram of also caring
    23d Icarus dd greek legend who flew towards sun and got burned

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  18. Dr Hareendranath27 March 2026 at 08:46

    12a ORATORY = eloquence
    OR=choice+A+TORY=politician

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  19. Brajesh27 March 2026 at 08:46

    17d scariest -spookiest from actress I anagram

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  20. Dr Hareendranath27 March 2026 at 08:51

    19a ENAMELS=paints
    ELS = south African golfer
    over (NAME)
    E(NAME)LS

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  21. Ananda Rao Keerty27 March 2026 at 08:55

    9.ac. Honesty. Hone( sharpen) + sty(pen)
    15.Gruel. Last letters of ' recommendinG, foR, yoU, thE, usuaL'.
    2.dn. Enigma. World War 2 code of Nazi Germany.
    3.dn. ISIS. Even number letters in aIrShIpS.
    24.dn. Gadget. Rearranging letters from ' tagged'

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  22. Mandagondi Naresh27 March 2026 at 08:59

    Today it is more Harden(Arden ji's CW) but soft, tasty bite after bites.
    I got most answers but waiitng for all-accepted annotations.
    25A, loved it for prophecy.
    21A, equally shiny in my home CW.
    23 D, myth
    14 D, Trump tempts
    still lovng to do.
    Thanks, thanks and thanks tk Arden ji

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  23. Brajesh27 March 2026 at 09:08

    25a triumph success from us president trump +second of time I + H anagram
    but can't understand H

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    1. Col_Gopinath27 March 2026 at 09:39

      It's not an anagram

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    2. Mandagondi Naresh27 March 2026 at 11:05

      A submission:
      Trump(US prez), i(one), H( hard hour) hard hour perhaps mean second time. Hi<IH
      So, Triumph(=success,def)
      I got it this way.

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    3. N Sridhar27 March 2026 at 11:51

      Something missing in the fodder?

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    4. Devi Prasad27 March 2026 at 11:54

      Triumph=success
      US president(Trump) accepts=inclusion ind.
      second(i=aye) time(h=hour)
      {tr(i)ump(h)}

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  24. Chandrasekaran Swaminathan27 March 2026 at 09:46

    29 A

    Tesla = T
    Representation = STATUE
    To Blick = Container Indicator

    Law = STATU ( T ) E = STATUTE

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  25. Chandrasekaran Swaminathan27 March 2026 at 09:55

    4 D

    Peeled = Selection indicator to remove first and last alphas of the words : Layer , Layer ( After = Indicator that Layer is repeated twice )

    Primate = l AYE r l AYE r = AYE _ AYE

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    1. Chandrasekaran Swaminathan27 March 2026 at 10:08

      26 A

      Trails = LAG = DRAG
      ALWAYS = Repetition indicator for " Trails "
      Behind = Reversal indicator for " Trails "

      A horse with gat flanks = LAG DRAG = LAG GARD = LAGGARD

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    2. Chandrasekaran Swaminathan27 March 2026 at 10:08

      26 A

      Trails = LAG = DRAG
      ALWAYS = Repetition indicator for " Trails "
      Behind = Reversal indicator for " Trails "

      A horse with gat flanks = LAG DRAG = LAG GARD = LAGGARD

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    3. Anil Kumar J27 March 2026 at 10:45

      A horse with fat flanks always trails behind = L{A[GG]}ARD
      A Horse = A GG
      fat = LARD
      Flanks is Container indicator.

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    4. Anil Kumar J27 March 2026 at 10:59

      To add. "always trails behind" is the definition

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  26. Suresh M S27 March 2026 at 10:38

    10A ACOLYTE = a follower { A+ bridge COL+ YET anagram}
    5D BARONAGE = a title { BAR, restriction + ON + AGE time}
    7D CYNOSURE = centre of attraction { intend CURE to take over SONY, anagram}
    8D RECYCLES = salvages {about RE + turns CYCLES}

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    1. RR27 March 2026 at 11:48

      IMHO, ACOL is perhaps referring to Contract Bridge bidding convention.

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    2. Padmanabhan27 March 2026 at 12:38

      Yes

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    3. Mandagondi Naresh27 March 2026 at 13:14

      Yes. ACOL the popular British contract bridge bidding system.
      In the clue, 'convention' refers to it.

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  27. TVBREDDY27 March 2026 at 10:43

    14 D - Tub thumper- vociforous supporter
    Doubt - but
    He and Trump

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  28. Devi Prasad27 March 2026 at 11:00

    28A:pas seul=solo dance
    old fashioned(passe) uniform(u) long(l)
    {(passe)(u)(l)}

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  29. B N Acharya27 March 2026 at 11:09

    7D in TEND is in CURE. (SONY)* in CURE
    CYNOSURE def centre of attention

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    1. Padmanabhan27 March 2026 at 12:40

      Yesterday it was intend= In care. Today it has become 'Cure'!!

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  30. H Ramachandran27 March 2026 at 11:26

    23d. ICARUS. -
    Reference in Greek mythology; in trying to escape from prison with wings of feathers fixed with wax, he flew too close to the sun. The wax melted, wings came off and he drowned in the sea

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  31. Sathia27 March 2026 at 12:51

    17D: spookiest= scariest
    (Actress)*
    ((Scar(I)est))
    Sathia

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  32. RR27 March 2026 at 13:38

    Happy Rama Navami to all. Very nice artwork by Gowri. Prasanna's artwork is missing?

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    1. Devi Prasad27 March 2026 at 13:42

      Presented yesterday.

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    2. RR27 March 2026 at 13:57

      Oh, my oversight. I just now saw Prasanna's beautiful artwork. Thank you Devi Prasad.

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  33. Padmanabhan27 March 2026 at 14:02

    Thank you PG team. Both days being celebrated and both covererd!

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  34. Prasanna Rao27 March 2026 at 18:12

    Thank you RR, Paddy sir and Devi Prasad for the greetings. Team PG will come up with more colors in the near future.
    Thanks to Colonel sir for posted my artwork yesterday.

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  35. Gowri27 March 2026 at 23:19

    Another good one from Arden.
    My fav
    HONESTY, RECYCLED,.RAVISHING.
    Thanx!

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