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1 Auto part in British base stolen by brash crooks craftily (5,8)
8 Help to check small elementary particle (5)
9 In agreement with old judge confining primarily obnoxious chaps from the right (2,3,4)
11 Contrived outrageous airlift to pick up spies (10)
12 Worry greatly about onset of epidemic (4)
14 Scold couple of associates receiving fine in Japanese city (7)
16 Knocking back second drink, jerk becomes pliable (7)
17 Fantastic in cameo, getting accolades (7)
19 Right time to break disorganised union's strike (3,4)
21 Agile secret agent catches leader of renegades (4)
22 Shrub in fancy patio outside popular lodge (10)
25 Cheats to tackle university exam that's most tough (9)
26 Kid in extremely tense race (5)
27 Deceptive behaviour in the comedy industry? (5,8)
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2 Hack starts to tweet about generating keyword on social media (7)
3 Diseased cows on farm complicated situation (3,2,5)
4 Zodiac crashed, leaving 500 lifeless (5)
5 Snicker about book by a catchphrase inventor (9)
6 Starter of ravioli with fish roll (4)
7 Famous American rapper releasing many new tracks at launch (7)
8 Problem in bar with siren going wild after consuming drink (5-6)
10 Alarming discourse about extremely corrupt members of the board (11)
13 Cuts over umpire's head, getting century in Australian city (10)
15 Couple of Americans outside bar wobble around in a weakened state (2,1,3,3)
18 Reindeer in our cabin! Endlessly troublesome (7)
20 Fools misbehave in retreat after consuming dope (7)
23 Gentlemen at estate eating buns (5)
24 Small boy captivated by cool library ID (4)
21A, SPRY= agile (def)
ReplyDeleteSecret agent = spy
Leader of renegades (r)
Spy+r=spry
25A, Robustest (This is a superlative of robust)
Most tough=robust
University exam=test
Cheats to tackle( _t)
Robus comes after deleting t,
So, robus+test= Robustest
4D, Azoic=lifeless (def)
Zodiac+ -D( 500)
Leaving deletion indicator
Crashed is indicator
So, Zodiac(-d)=<Azoic
Azoic is a precambrian aeon.
6D, Reel=roll(def)
Starter of ravioli(r)
Fish=eel
So, R+eel=Reel
23D, Nates=Buns
GentlemeN AT EState eating buns
Nates is hidden word.
Gentlemen=night, abbreviated as N eating=ates
So, Nates
1A - SHOCK ABSORBER - Auto part from *brash crooks* taking in B(British) O is from letter bank; craftily - anagrid
ReplyDelete6D - REEL - roll; starter of R(av..li) + EEL(fish)
Disregard O and B(ritish) the BE could be from BasE with stolen indicating taking the edges
Delete2d can of worms -complicated situation from anagram of cows on farm
ReplyDeleteCan of worms is a JHC thriller....
Delete11ac artificial (air(cia)lift) *
ReplyDelete18dn caribou (our cabi) *
21ac spry sp(r) y
6dn reel r(avoli) eel
13 dn launceston
(La(u)nce) ton(century)
8d brain teaser - problem from anagram of bar siren tea
ReplyDelete5a. BOSON. - Elementary particle
ReplyDeleteBOON. - Help
S - Small
To check - insert Ind
16a. ELASTIC. - Pliable
ELA - Ale (drink) reversed per knocking back
S. - Second
TIC. - Jerk
27a. FUNNY BUSINESS. - Deceptive behaviour
CA of comedy industry
I deeply regret having posted more than one answer and that too before 11 am under the mistaken impression that this was a Sunday special. Age ( I am 87) does play tricks on one: my sincere apologies. Will be more careful in future Thanks regards
DeleteGenuinely ecstatic that you have been an ardent cruciverbalist upto this age. Age can play many tricks with the mind. Recently my cousin's FIL passed away at the age of 101. He was living in a senior citizen facility in Geneva. He had lost all memory. Couldn't identify his wife for 20 years. The amazing thing was he could play the piano like a virtuoso till his death
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DeleteNaresh garu is next in the promotion list ?
ReplyDelete9a OF ONE MIND=in agreement with
ReplyDelete{(O)F(O)(NEM)<IND
ðĒl̶d̶, FIND=judge, Ob̶n̶o̶x̶i̶o̶u̶s̶, MEN<=chaps from the right
11.ac. Artificial. Airlift+ cia([spies) and rearranging the letters
ReplyDelete17.Encomia. Rearranging letters from ' in cameo'.
21.ac. Spry. Spy(secret agent)+ r(enegades).
25.ac. Robustest. Robs(cheats)+ u(niverisity)+ test(exam). and rearranging the letters.
18.dn. Caribou. Our + cabi (n). ( Cabin endlessly ). and rearranging the letters.
14a NAGAOKA=Japanese city
ReplyDeleteNAG=scold, couple oi associates AA receiving OK=fine
NAGA(OK)A