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ACROSS
8 Pulled and sketched (4)
9 Reduce moisture level around top class type of farm producing milk (5)
10 Island Noah utilised to some extent (4)
11 Says, "It may be United" (6)
12 These are used to supply energy for war horses (8)
13 Final position from one companion after last month (8)
15 Spouse's relatives, including women, slain horribly (2-4)
17 Give a big smile after tea, resulting in consternation (7)
19 Sees "Best Wishes" (7)
22 Motorist's club (6)
24 Ten beams wrongly placed in cellar (8)
26 Hated exam indeed! (8)
28 Don's descendant follows public university teacher initially (4,2)
30 In jail, love attendant (4)
31 I'm leaving Martini cocktail for coach (5)
32 Makes mistake parking costly car in European street at first (4)
DOWN
1 Boy with rodent is a troublesome kid (4)
2 Clobbering a teetotaller occupying equipment in playground (8)
3 Port protected by Goddess Athena (6)
4 Jug's a sports player who stands on a mound (7)
5 Item manufactured by crazy Andy is explosive (8)
6 After Monday, for starters, go out looking for an East Asian (6)
7 Actor from Mancherla (4)
14 Violent mudflow in Ambala, Haryana (5)
16 Increase breadth of West Indies study (5)
18 Pester Ms Hayworth in middle of tortuous rite (8)
20 Owned up and took on board (8)
21 City's having an offer by January (7)
23 Nine confused in Virginia's capital (6)
25 Little Susan possessing thin brooch is lying (6)
27 Looked at storey edited partially (4)
29 Blades found in boar skin (4)

16D: WIDEN (WI)(DEN)
ReplyDelete23D: VIENNA (V(NINE*)A)
26D: DETESTED (DE(TEST)ED)
26A
Delete1A:drew=pulled=sketched (DD)
ReplyDelete2A:dairy=type of farm producing milk(dairy farm)
reduce moisture level(dry) around
top class(a1) {d(ai)ry}
10A:oahu=island
Island nOAH Utilised to some extent
Typo. Not 1A and 2A. They are 8A and 9A.
Delete3D: There's an extra 'D' in the clue
ReplyDeleteMist be autocorrect!!!!
DeleteWhat autocorrect? Clue is wrong. U get ODDESSA from the wp.
Delete24A: cellar= Basement
ReplyDelete(Ten beams)* wrongly is anagind
27D: looked= eyed
Stor(ey ed)ited
Sathia
Special at 4 PM will be the final crossword used at the recently held IIT (M) Open, set by Ramki Krishnan
ReplyDelete5D: explosive = dynamite
ReplyDelete(Item)* manufactured is anagind
(Andy)* crazy is anagind
Hence, (dynamite)
Sathia
31 ac train.martini-im* train-coach.
ReplyDelete15 ac in laws .slain+w*.
17 ac chagrin-consternation.
tea -cha bigsmile- grin
25Dn SUPINE - {SU(PIN)E}
ReplyDelete30Ac PEON - {PE{O}N}
ReplyDeleteMy 3rd
ReplyDelete28Ac PUTS ON - {PUT S ON}
P(ublic)U(ni...y)T(eacher) SON (descendant)
DeletePUTS ON (Dons - wears)
2D. Swatting= clobbering
ReplyDeleteSwing = equipment used in playground
A= a
TT= tea totaller
Occupying is cont indicator
Sw(a)(tt)ing
My first
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ReplyDelete9A- Dairy- D(AI)RY- Farm producing milk
ReplyDelete11A- States- DD- Says/ It may be United
13A- Ultimate- Final position- Ult i mate
Last month- Ult, One- I, Companion- Mate
Ult, short for ultimo is "in (of) last month".
DeleteAs it is the word ultimo is outdated. Then we have to find abbrievation!
And they share the same root ultimus which means final/last
DeleteUltimo is outdated- I notice that many word become so if they are not used in U.S. (Americanised?)
DeleteFrom elsewhere
DeleteThis month in an abbrievated way (4)
Inst.
DeleteA doubt though-
'Abbreviated' refers to St from abbreviated Street (way) or
instant- inst?
Semi&lit
Delete29D. Oars= blades
ReplyDeleteTelescopic
My second
7D. Cher= actor ( American entertainer). Telescopic
ReplyDeleteMy third
21D ABIDJAN = city in Ivory Cost { An, A+ offer BID+ January JAN}
ReplyDelete22A DRIVER = club { Driver = motorist}
4D PITCHER = Jug {Player on mound in Baseball}
1ദ് BRAT=troublesome kid
ReplyDelete(B)oy+RAT(rodent)
6d MONGOL=an east Asian
MONday +(G)o (O)ut (L)ooking
21a ABIDJAN=city
An=A,+offer=BID,+JANu̶a̶r̶y̶
It's a pleasure to start a Sunday with Incognito.
ReplyDelete....in spite of an extra D in Odessa (became known after Odessa Files)
ReplyDelete14dn lahar (T)
ReplyDelete2dn swatting sw(a) (tt) ing
1dn brat b(oy) rat(rodent)
8A,. DREW=.Pulled (draw, drew )
ReplyDeleteSkeched ( like skech a picture)
DD
32 A, Errs
ReplyDeleteMakes mistake (definition)
Costly car (RR, Rolls royce)
European street (E, S), at first means they come first, last
Parking is indicator
Good improvement in parsing and giving annotation. Keep it up!
DeleteSathia
Thanks
DeleteMy third one
ReplyDelete10A, OAHU
Island( oahu, an island in hawaii)
It is a hidden word
Island nOAH Utilised to some extent
Utlised to some extent indicated HW
8A and 10A are answered before.
ReplyDeleteIn lieu of it,
18 D, Irritate
Pester (def)
Pester Ms Hayworth in middle of tortuous rite
Middle of (indicator)
RITE+ RITA (Ms RIta Hayworth)
Ms Rita Hayworth is a popular American actress, model.
12 A
ReplyDeleteThese are used to supply energy ( to mobile phones , say ) = war horses= CHARGERS. ( DD )
19 A
Sees = Best Wishes = REGARDS ( DD )
22 A
Motorist ( s ) = Club = DRIVER ( DD )
I thought 19a is HERALDS?
Delete20D, Admitted
ReplyDeleteOwned up( admitted<confession and took on board mean same)
DD
This is in lieu of 10A
21d A(BID)(JAN) - city
ReplyDelete6d (MON)GOL - east asian
mon for Monday,
g o l - starters of go out looking
9.ac. Dairy. Dry (reduce moisture )+ AI( topclass). Rearranging the letters.
ReplyDelete24.ac. Basement. Rearranging letters from ' ten beams'
5.dn. Dynamite. Rearranging letters from ' item+ Andy.
9A- 'around' in the clue is an indication that a few letters go around something (container). Here it is D(AI)RY. It is not correct to say ' Rearranging letters', which means an anagram. Our parsing is about mentioning such subtle variations.
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DeleteAs always nice & easy.
ReplyDeleteMy fav - IRRITATE, PITCHER, CHAGRIN.
Thanx Kishore!