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8 Travel with graduate (4)
9 Man in deserted Warangal, procures 1000 creatures, snail perhaps (5)
10 Done with 6 deliveries (4)
11 Basically thoughtless mistake leads to panic (6)
12 Victor, bad adult at New York hides an evil act (8)
13 Thug in Furness (8)
15 American singer's lines on virginity, say (6)
17 Counterpart, very short, loses edge chasing old ball (7)
19 Enforcement Directorate seizes currency at engineer's business (7)
22 Offer by them, after one in the same place (6)
24 Record by new cycle right away (8)
26 Harry then cuts a tree (8)
28 Young working class Scot invites trouble, gets arrested (6)
30 Say, equipment at hospital gets current provided in opposite direction (2-2)
31 Piece of furniture in resto, old to maintain (5)
32 Van Dyke will hide this (4)
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1 Nominate some from enamellers (4)
2 Mix reagents and separate (8)
3 Answer verbally, not entirely with twist (6)
4 Building revamped spending millions as charge (7)
5 CSK pulls batter to provide safety gear (8)
6 Say, Britisher Wade eliminates diwan essentially for a hairstyling cream (6)
7 Withdraw from network consuming time ultimately (4)
14 Dish available in Muridke, Babylonia (5)
16 Heads off to Erode to participate in a contest (5)
18 Say, the Zealot is primarily enamoured by Polish (8)
20 In peacetimes, morning is spent preparing for carefully planned military operation (3,5)
21 Female leaves party to get a balm (7)
23 It's somehow used in Duke Institute leading laboratory for getting extract (6)
25 Can heartless gal empathise at the beginning giving gooseflesh (6)
27 Mop hall first and ventilate (4)
29 Say, Mahabharata is a constant in Eastern colleges (4)
8ac pass (DD)
ReplyDelete25dn tingle
tin(can) g(a)l e(mpathise)
11ac terror
t(houghtless) error(mistake)
20dn set piece (peacetimes-am) *
14dn kebab(T)
9A, whelk= snail
ReplyDeleteHe+W(-arangal)+k+L<=whelk
Man=he, deserted warangal( W. arangal)
Deserted= deletion indicator
K=1000
Creatures=L
In taxonomy, several creatures are represented with L( after Linnaeus)
Whelks are carnivorous sea snails
Incorrect annotation. How is creatures = L?
DeleteIn my understanding, in CW, creatures or several can be represented as L.
DeleteSince 1000 is a big number,.larger,.it seems permissable. In Biology,.there is a convention too.
creatures and biological structures can be represented by the letter L, particularly in contexts involving modeling,.classification.
In scientific literature too, it is a common abbreviation.
Just checked.
Please check dictionaries. Your understanding is flawed
Delete8A, PASS
ReplyDeleteTravel=pass(one needs a pass to travel)
graduate= pass( one needs to pass to be a graduate)
Pass is just travel.
DeletePossible. Pass as a verb means move, so travel. Similarly, pass means a Degree given. So, graduate.
DeleteAccording to Cambridge, Pass Degree(Noun) means a Degree (Graduate =Degree, Holder of Degree)
In Indian English, passed out is graduated. In SBE, pass is just finishing a course whereas in American English , pass is just passing a course and doesn't mean graduating itself.
It has already been answered.
DeleteSorry for it. Will answer one more, to compensate.
You cannot compensate for a wrong answer
DeleteOk, noted with care. Next friday, will try to impress you.
Delete1D, Name=nominate(def)
ReplyDeleteeNAMEllers
Anagram
How is it an Anagram? Please see the meaning of Anagram
DeleteApologies. It is a Hidden word.
Delete12A, villainy=evil act(def)
ReplyDeleteV+ill+a+ny+i<=villiainy(8)
Victor=v, bad=ill, Adult=a, new york(ny)+an(a)
Since an is an article a is taken in lieu of it.
Hides is an indicator
Incorrect. What about the I?
DeleteIs it used for an(a=1),.as I.
DeleteNot correct?
2D, Estrange>reagents(8)
ReplyDeleteSeparate =def, mix= anagram indicator
14 dn kebab - hidden in MuridKEBABylonia
ReplyDelete10 ac OVER done with 6 deliveries
31 ac STOOL - hidden in reSTOOLd to
23D DISTIL (D{ITS}*IL) DI = Duke Institute
ReplyDelete14D KEBAB - Hidden in Murid(ke, Bab)ylonia
1D NAME - Hidden in e(name)llers
21D UNCTION: (FUNCTION) - F, Female = F Party = Function
9A WHELK - (W~aranga~(HE)L)K, Man = He, 1000 = K
Where did you get the L from in 23D
DeleteLeading laboratory, so I presumed first letter of laboratory.
DeleteYou need to mention it in the annotation
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ReplyDeleteDeleted as most annotations not given
Delete26 A
ReplyDeleteHarry = Anagrind
Then Cuts = CHESTNUT = Tree
15A American singer = Cher, lines = ry, cher+ry = cherry = virginity
ReplyDelete26A harry = anagram indicator, then+cuts = chestnut = tree
28A young working class Scot = ned, trouble = ail, n(ail)ed = nailed = arrested
6D Britisher Pom, diwan essentially = w, eliminated from Wade = Ade, Pom+Ade = Pomade = hairstyling cream
7D network = WAN, time ultimately = e, W(e)AN = wean = withdraw
Isn't it cherry,.the famous American singer that we can just use it as cherry meaning virginity?
DeleteBTW, there are several singers with cherry as name.
Cher( cheryl, popstar)
Neneh cherry[1988)
Cherie curie (1970.
In that case what is the role of lines? In crosswords every word in the clue us to be accounted for
Delete30 A
ReplyDeleteHospital = H
Current = I
Opposite Direction = Reversal Indicator
Provided = IF
Equipment = H I IF = HI FI
32 A
ReplyDeleteVan Dyke = A kind of Beard grown on Chin , in a way Hiding the Chin
This = CHIN
5d Probably mistake in the clue - anagram fodder - a missing, s extra.
ReplyDeleteYes, similar strong feeling.
DeleteCSK pulls <skull cap ( not possible, with 'a')
Skull cap can be the answer. How to account for it?
Batter has something to offer.
Pulls ( any deletion indication?!)
3 D
ReplyDeleteNot entirely = Container Indicator
anSWER VERbally = SWERVE = twist
27 D
ReplyDeleteFirst = First letter selection indicator
Hall = H
Ventilate = AIR
Mop = H AIR = HAIR
In lieu of 26 A
ReplyDelete29 D
Constant = PI
Eastern = E
Colleges = C
In = container indicator
Mahabharata = PI E C = E PI C = EPIC
You can give like this for better clarity:
Delete(E(pi)c) which indicates (pi) inside between e and c.
Sathia
1.dn. Name. (E) name(llers)..
ReplyDelete2.dn. Estrange. Rearranging letters from 'reagents'
14.dn. Kebab. (Murid)ke + Bab(ylonia)
23.dn. Distil. Its + D(uke) + I(nstitute )+ l(aboratory). And rearranging the letters.
10.ac. Over. (Seven balls bowled in cricket)
22a (I)(BID)(EM) - same place
ReplyDeleteafter one - after I
offer - BID
them - EM
24a (N)(OTATION) record.
new - N
cycle right away ROTATION - R
Afterdark has donned Incognito's hat today. Smooth sailing.
ReplyDeleteCompensation for 8A,
ReplyDelete13A, skinhead=thugs
Skin head is a culture of shaved heads.
Thugs are neo _nazi skinheads.
Incorrect annotation. Moreover you cannot compensate for a wrong answer
DeleteApologies agin. Will take care
DeleteFurness is hair and so briads, dreadlocks are kinds of self expression in hip_hop culture.
ReplyDeleteI don't see any direct relation between thugs (violent people) and skinheads. Artists have this culture of hair.
Young Thug and Bone Thugs-N-Harmony being known for their distinctive hair.
See comment of Acharya at 11:09 below
DeleteYes, sir
Delete17A: counterpart = obverse
ReplyDeleteOld ball is ob>=
Very is v
Short is terse, loses edge is (-t)
Hence, ((ob)(verse))
Sathia
My friend I got all answers long and for this clue. Not happy with my own annotation. I spent good time but stopped. Just sharing my annotation and showing how I struck up:
DeleteOld ball(o,b) very short(v,s)
Looses edge deletion indicator.
And, ...
Friend, you try to do research in CW, which need not be the approach. Just see what the clues says. Once you have identified Definition, you have solved 50% of the clue, then remaining surface of the clue gives an idea on what type of clue, for this you can watch “connectors” in the clue like from, in etc which will further assist you to arrive at a solution. It is difficult to start but with more practice you can understand a cryptic clue better and that will improve your solving ability.
DeleteSathia
19 Ac EPISODE - {E{PISO}D}{E}
ReplyDeleteFor this, I thought peso (currency) as it is a unit in many countries. PISO is still a currency, in Phillipines but not struck. But, even there it is called as peso.
Delete4D:pervade=charge
ReplyDeleteBuilding=anagrind spending=deletion ind.
millions(m)
(revamped-m)*
13A SKINHEAD thug (def) Fur is skin and ness is head
ReplyDeleteSir, _ness as a suffix when added to an adjective changes the latter into a Noun.
DeleteHow ness is head?
Well, there is a reference as headland, a cape.
Not fully satisfied.
18 ac simonise -polish zealot-simon is E namoured.
ReplyDeleteTotally confusing without any punctuation, space etc.
DeleteNo def.
Def. & wordplay must be clear. Please follow Col.'s notations in his blogging.
16d. RODEO. - A contest
ReplyDelete(- e)RODE+(- t)O
Heads off Del Ind for e and t