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ACROSS
1 Man in the White House blasted and told to sit on his haunches (6,5)
7 Openers bowled out - googly for Marsh (3)
9 Periodical with nice centrespread, enchanting (5)
10 Look, try how to make it fit for flying (9)
11 Gin bottles - I'm good working on beds (9)
12 Make amends during lunch time (5)
13 Come-back star, again falls (7)
15 Three cycling, find civic unrest (4)
18 I offer in the same place (4)
20 There is money in sugar and pepper (7)
23 Neat guide (5)
24 Emboss over lace inlay found on dinner tables (5,4)
26 Bans mob, agrees to disperse (9)
27 Story about an Indian antelope... (5)
28 .. the climax in the story (3)
29 Little overreach perhaps helps you see things clearly (6,5)
DOWN
1 Mother's getting old - it's playing havoc (8)
2 West African country in a soup (8)
3 Small becomes large - it's still money (5)
4 One stops running trains for royalty (7)
5 Honest state gets conservative support (7)
6 For a supporter it's an unknown expletive (9)
7 It's crazy, taking half an hour is a let-down (6)
8 The Greek has cross eyes like the 'old faithful' in Yellowstone (6)
14 Cautionary signal before Green and Red is called floating gold (9)
16 Said to be wanting - making some dough? (8)
17 Winger's way to block merchant's rise (8)
19 Envoy's detailed charter (7)
20 Girl in central information commission is model (7)
21 Characteristic of a religious order to keep quiet (6)
22 One from North Africa is right, repeatedly (6)
25 Stand inside a select group (5)
Good Morning All
ReplyDelete
ReplyDelete7A, Bog=marsh(def)
Openers( b) bowled+o(out)+g(googly)
11A, Gardening=working on beds(def)
Gin=g+bottles(Arden)+I'm(Im)
Arden is a company that was making bottles in those days.
13A, Naigara=falls
come_back again(<=Niaga)
Again is a reversal indicator
star =RA (Royal Academy)
4D, Tsarina =Royalty(def)
Trains(tsarin)*+a(one)
One stops means one(a) should be added
Running is indicator.
5D, upright=honest(def.)
State=up+right (conservative)
Support is an indicator
Typo in the answer 13a. Parsing incorrect. Have a relook
Delete4D- Running is anind.
DeleteStops us indication to insert 1 (I)
Tsar(I)na*
Sorry for typo.
Delete13A, Niagara
RA+Again(niagara)
Addendum:
ReplyDelete11A, Gardening=working on bed(garden bed)definition
Gin+arden(bottles)+g(good)
So, Gardening
11A - sorry would like to share my version - I’m denotes the setter- Arden; (G)ood + ARDEN + {GIN} bottles is the anagrid
DeleteGARDENING
@Shay, you can help correct the mistake
DeleteBut not solve it for the commentor after you completed the 5!
Bottles is not anagrind
Delete😅
DeletePl. relook! A setter is referred as I or I am or me is the clue for you.
DeleteSathia
Yes. ARDEN !
DeleteNoted with love and admiration( I'm)
7A - BOG - Marsh - Bo…ed, O…t, Go..ly
ReplyDelete14D - AMBERGRIS - Floating gold; Cautionary signal - AMBER before (G)reen (R)ed IS
20D - CLASSIC - Model; Girl - LASS in (C)enteral (I)nformation (C)omission — Classic
25D - EASEL - Stand; insidE A SELect; telescopic
24A - PLACE MATS - Found on dinner tables: Emboss - >=PMATS inlaid with LACE = P(LACE) MATS
Delete1A. DONALD TRUMP. anagram of AND TOLD. and sitting on haunches =RUMP. Blasted is anagram indicator.
ReplyDeleteThis was my first answer today. Very true.
Delete8D. GEYSER. GR from Greek and EYES . Old faithful is a geyser in Yellowstone National park.
ReplyDelete26a embagoes - bans from mob agrees anagram
ReplyDelete12a atone make amends, from lunch time is at one
15a trio - three from civil unrest - riot
ReplyDelete10A.AIRWORTHY. look =air , try how anagram. Fit for flying = airworthy.
ReplyDelete11A. GARDENING. I'M = Arden , G from good and ing from GIN. bottles I think says put all this together. working on flower beds is gardening.
ReplyDeletePl. read the clue again. Yes, bottles is a containment indicator. What it contains?
DeleteSathia
8d profanity - expletive pro -supporter it an Ffrom far and y from unknown anagram
ReplyDeleteMy 5th . 18A. IBID. I + BID(OFFER). in the same place = ibid. used in bibliography to say it's from the same source.
ReplyDelete18a ibid - in the same place from i + bid - offer
ReplyDelete1.ac. Donald Trump. and told + rump ( haunches). And rearranging letters.
ReplyDelete13.ac. Niagara. (st)ar + again. Read in reverse direction(ccoming back)
15.ac. Riot. Trio= three. And cycling.
19.Ibid. I + bid(offer).
20.dn. Classic. Lass(girl) +cic ( first letters from central information commission). And rearranging letters.
'Ar' is not (st)ar.
DeleteLike again, here also there is a reversal. Check 'Ra'.
Pl. relook 15A.
DeleteSathia
Pl. check what 'Cycling' indicates.
Delete19 ibid, is repeated i think.
ReplyDeleteToday, I loved and loved more the crossword for clues 1A, 10A, 11A 13 A
A great feast , morning breakfast.
Thank you, Arden
9A MAGIC- Enchanting
ReplyDeletePeriodical - MAGazine
nICe centrespread
20A CA(YEN)NE
ReplyDeletemoney - yen
sugar - cane
16D KNEADING - making some dough
~needing - wanting
20A- I too did the same. But I have a doubt. Cane sugar is a type of sugar (got from sugarcane) but is it ok to call sugar as 'Cane'?
ReplyDelete+1
Delete1D. Mother = Dam ( female parent of animal)
ReplyDeleteGetting Old = Aging
Playing havoc= (DAM)(AGING) DAMAGING
2D Country = Niger
West African={(NIGER)(IN)(A)}* = NIGERIAN
Soup is Anind
3D (SUCRE)-S+L = LUCRE
SUCRE was equador currency until 1999.
LUCRE means money or profit
29A: little = {Slight} over {reach)* = {S{EARCH}LIGHT}
Helps you see thing clearly = SEARCH LIGHT
22D . Is = be Right=r. Repeatedly is {BE}{R}{BE}{R}
One from North Africa = BERBER
27A. ANTELOPE ={SA{I}GA}
Apologies. Erred and added 6 insted of 5. Cannot edit to remove.
Delete4D TSARINA = royalty { TSARIN, trains anagram(running) + One A}
ReplyDelete21d ASPECT =characteristic
ReplyDeleteA+SE(P)CT, SECT=religious order to keep quiet(P)