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ACROSS
1 Strangely pa's upset with publication layout designs (5-3)
5 Tailors lack substance, cuff's right inside garment (1-5)
10 Speak with one heartless deserter to board (5)
11 Demented libeler on revolt (9)
12 Put parsley on the sides, look at adding some dill as spice (5,4)
13 Doctor in Colorado has mega storage device (2-3)
14 Motto of rowdy? Burgle first in chaos (6)
15 Mythical character appearing in 'Prometheus and Manes' (7)
18 Judge collecting return gift from shed (7)
20 Vain lady pursues guy possessing intelligence as a rule (6)
22 Knight offers help to trap a water nymph (5)
24 Say, buttercup's ordeal with headache overcomes enthusiasm at the beginning (9)
25 Impenitent Usha steals new alto at Maine and departs (9)
26 Show gratitude to Chinese in deserted Tabuk (5)
27 Stories cover a new leader's protests (3-3)
28 English politician's new year party was heavenly (8)
DOWN
1 Application software consumes memory quick (6)
2 Alert son dismissed students, yelled angrily snatching instrument (5-4)
3 Often Newton and Hayden collaborate to master short version (5,3,3,4)
4 Threaten Aden perhaps to dismiss the leader and disfigure (7)
6 Second felon lifted candy at regular intervals covertly and with aplomb (4-11)
7 As per sources, Indian climate interchanges erratically, result is getting colder (5)
8 10 people surround Earl's Tesla at apartment (8)
9 Sailor's poem on habitats (6)
16 Hector tore email and set right (9)
17 Calm & composed ritual with participation of hungry queen (8)
19 Eastern axis joins INC founder to resurrect (6)
20 Mother-in-law with first lady and mother forms a barrier (7)
21 Summon British national smuggling cut coke (6)
23 Idiotic leaders of India neither agree, nor engage (5)
28 ac empyrean-heavenly.
ReplyDeletee-english politician-mp N-new year*
empyrean.
26 ac thank -show gratitude.
tk -TabuK han -chinese. T han k.
13 ac CD rom.-srorage device.
c-colorado dr-doctor M-mega.
co-colorado
Delete9D. Abodes= habitats
ReplyDeleteAbs= sailors.
Ode= poem
On is anagrind
My frst
23D. Inane= idiotic
ReplyDeleteI= india
Na= neither agree
Ne= nor engage
My second
7D. Icier= getting colder
ReplyDeleteAcrostic( as per sources)
1A:paste-ups=publication layout design
ReplyDeletestrangely=anagrind,{(pas)(upset)}*
10A:orate=speak
ReplyDeleteone heartless (or) to board=inclusion ind. deserter(rat),{o(rat)e}
14A:byword=motto
(rowdy),bugle first(b) in chaos=anagrind
{(rowdy)(b)}*
One heartless is oe?
ReplyDeleteYes
DeleteBecoz it was printed as or.. perhaps a slip
DeleteYes. It is! Thank you.
Delete6D: aplomb= self confidently
ReplyDelete(S+felon+ lifted +c+n+y)*
Covertly anagram indicator
21D: summon=beckon
(Coke)*
British national is b,n
Smuggling container indicator
Hence, (b(ecko)n)
Sathia
With aplomb.
Delete👍
DeleteSathia
Special at 4 PM will be the Prelim crossword used at the IIT (M) open conducted recently
ReplyDelete16D: set right = meliorate
ReplyDelete(Tore email)*
Hector is anagram indicator
Sathia
11a REBELLION: revolt
ReplyDelete(Libeller on)* demented is anagram indicator
5a T SHIRT: garment
DeleteTS( TailorS lack substance) HIT( cuff)
R(right)
T S ( HI(R)T): right inside
15a SANDMAN: mythical characters
DeletePrometheu(S AND MAN)es
Please read mythical character: not plural
Delete19d - Exhume
ReplyDeleteE(from Eastern) x (axis) hume (founder of inc)
ReplyDelete25Ac UNASHAMED - {USHA New A(lto) M(ain)E D(epsrt)}*
ReplyDelete12a - poppy seed
ReplyDeletePut - pop; py - from parsley sides; look at - see; some dill - d
ReplyDelete8d - tenement
ReplyDelete8Dn TENEMENT - {TEN}{E{MEN}T}
ReplyDelete10 - ten; people - men; e - from earl & t - tesla . 'Surround' helped stitch this one up
ReplyDelete17Dn TRANQUIL - {RITUAL + Q(uee)N}*
ReplyDeleteFor 8 Dn
ReplyDelete22Ac NAIAD - {N}{AI{A}D}
22 A
ReplyDeleteKnight : N
Help : AID
a : A
Trap : containment indicator for " a " on : AID :
Water Nymph : N AI A D : NAIAD
23 D
Leaders : Selecting first letters of the following 5 words
I ndia N either A gree N or E ngage : INANE
Idiotic : INANE
2D- Sharp eyed- Alert
ReplyDeleteS harp eyed
Son- S
Dismissed students yelled angrily- (yelled- ll)*- eyed
Instrument- Harp
20 A
ReplyDeleteVain : First and last letters selection indicator for " l ad y : LY
Guy : MAN
Intelligence : I
Possessing : Containment indicator for " I "
On " MAN "
As a rule : MA I N LY : MAINLY
In lieu of 22 A
ReplyDelete3 D
Short version : VER
Master : containment Indicator
Collaborate : Anagram Indicator for the 2 earlier words " Newton , Hayden "
Often : E VER Y NOW AND THEN
Long version!!!!
ReplyDelete1D PROMPT = quick {application software PPT consumes memory ROM}
ReplyDelete4D PORTEND = threaten {PORT , aden perhaps + disfigure BEND - B}
26A THANK = show gratitude { Chinese HAN inserted in deserted TabuK, TK}
18a. RADIATE. - Shed
ReplyDeleteRATE. - Judge
DIA. - Aid (gift) return
Collecting - contain Ind
20d. MILLDAM. - Barrier
MIL. - Mither in law
L. - First Lady
DAM. - Mither
A doubt about 18A. Is 'Shed' radiate or radiated?
DeleteShed Present tense = Radiate
DeleteSorry typo pl read Mother not as above
ReplyDeleteMy third
ReplyDelete27 a. LIE INS. - Protests
LIES. - Stories
I. - A
N. - New leader
Cover. - Contain ind
24a HELLBORE ; say buttercup; ordeal=hell; headache = bore containing Ent......
ReplyDeleteShould be HELLEBORE.
DeleteHELL + BORE + E ( enthusiasm at the beginning)
21D, yet to be solved.
ReplyDeleteAlready Done@ 7:50 by me.
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