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1 Remove new individual entering party (6)
5 Before church work, Louisiana doctor gets a small cut of meat (4,4)
9 In all likelihood, expert will get bowled cleverly (8)
10 Uncover study collecting funds frequently by extortion primarily (6)
11 Fine clothing for lawyer who's given to looting (10)
12 One's getting married at morning with religious leader (4)
13 Case for reconstructing casino after one crack in the front (8)
16 Residents of Borneo condemn a Tory, perhaps (6)
17 Greek essentially follows specialist in main course (6)
19 Dangerous tide came to devastate (8)
21 Son to sleep at break (4)
22 Innocent publican set free by rifleman essentially (10)
25 Claire cycled back to get pastry (6)
26 Say Man, settles to cover for a patterned fabric (8)
27 Mutinous mean lad obstructs rule to become a municipal officer (8)
28 Insect can have family (6)
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2 Say, a drier is lighter, foot's short (5)
3 A doctor's half dead at plant (5)
4 A composer in Hawaii gets a brazier (7)
5 State that lady won somehow (3,4)
6 Mohammad is only confining to US state capital (7)
7 Type of writing made of numeric characters (9)
8 Even woman in counter can be an anomaly? (3,3,3)
14 Can California arrest one falling short? Primarily is it accepted by law? (9)
15 A new parolee fled on a flier (9)
18 Witty remark on two animals found behind creek essentially (7)
19 Zero power used in a sport (7)
20 Metal collected outside college/institute/university (7)
23 Townhall eyewitness checked in backstreet (5)
24 Behold, setback is constant (5)
Good Morning everyone
ReplyDelete
ReplyDelete4A, Banish= remove (definition)
New=n, individual=i
Bash=party
Remove =ban
Entering is indicator, to insert n and i in bash(party)
Bash+n+i<(banish)*
4D, Hibachi=brazier(def)
Bachi is a famous composer, hawaii is abbreviated as hi
So, bachi+hi=hibachi
21 A, snap=break(def)
Son=s and sleep=nap
So, s+nap=snap
5D, Lay down=state(def)
Somehow is indicator
Anagram
7D, cunieform=type of writing(def)
Of numeric<(cunieform)*
Made is indicator
Made OF NUMERIC characters
4d incomplete anno
Delete4A- No anagram here. BA(NI)SH. NI in Party (Bash)
DeleteYou had correctly indicated 'To insert'.
4A, yes.
Delete4D, Hibachi is answer. Brazier , the definition meaning a portable grill sort of thing (japan).
Hi, abbreviation for hawaii, Bach is a composer and (gets a) should mean I. Ok,
So, now hi+bach+i=Hibachi
Addendum
ReplyDelete7D, cuneiform
Sorry for typo
25A - ECLAIR - Pastry; cycle back Claire from E
ReplyDelete6D - MADISON - US State capital; the state is Wisconsin; telescopic, mohamMAD IS ONly
23D - ALLEY - backstreet; telescopic, townhALL EYewitness
10A - DENUDE - Uncover;
DeleteStudy - Den + fUnDs + (E)xtortion
Funds - frequently
Extortion - E primarily
17A - ENTREE - Main course; Specialist - ENT followed by gREEk essentially
Delete12a imam religious leader from I one M from married and AM morning
ReplyDelete19a Decimate anagram of tide came
27a Alderman municipal officer from anagram of mean lad R from rule
12a correction one is I M from married and AM morning IMAM
ReplyDelete9 a probably in all likely hood from expert- PRO B from bowled ABLY - cleverly
ReplyDelete16A NEOCON - Tory
ReplyDeleteBorNEO CONdemn
15d Aeroplane- flier from A New PAROLEE Anagram of A N PAROLEE
ReplyDeleteBrajesh, you have exceeded your quota.
DeleteHas he!
Delete5A LAMB CHOP-small cut of meat; louisana {LA}, doctor {MB}, before church {CH},work {OP}
ReplyDelete6D MADISON-US state capital; moha{MAD IS O}nly
8D ODD MAN OUT-an anomaly; even woman counter
26A MAYFLY-insect; can {MAY}, family {FLY}
Delete24D LOYAL-constant; behold {LO}, set {LAY<=} back
In lieu of 6D
Delete2D AIRER-drier; lighter f{AIRER-}, foot short
22a (INCULPAB)(LE)= innocent
ReplyDeletePUBLICAN* = INCULPAB
rif(le)man essentially LE
18d (E)(PIG)(RAM) witty remark.
ReplyDeletePIG, RAM two animals
E is cr(E)ek essentially
18D. E (creek essentially)pigram two animals
ReplyDelete11A PREDACIOUS = who's given to looting { fine PRECIOUS covering(clothing) lawyer DA}
ReplyDelete20d CAL(C)(I)(U)M - metal
ReplyDeletecollected - CALM
outside
College - C
Institute - I
University - U
5.ac. Lamb chop. La(Louisiana )+mb(doctor ), Ch(church)+ op(work)
ReplyDelete12.ac. Imam. I (one)+ m(maarried) +am(morning )
19.ac. Decimate. 'Tide came' - anagram.
22.ac.Inculpable.publican + (rif)le(man). And rearranging letters.
25.ac.Eclair. Taking the last letter of Claire to the front(cycling).
13a occasion. Casino + one crack on the front i e o c
ReplyDelete14a canonical. Can.+ Cal (ifornia) + on (e) falling short+ i. (Primarily is it)
13a OCCASION =case
ReplyDeleteCASINO* after (O)ne, (C)rack
OCCASION
26 a PAISLEYS=fabric
say man=ISLE of man, settles=PAYS to cover
PA(ISLE)YS
26A, good solve 👍
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ReplyDelete19D: duckpin=sport
ReplyDelete(duck)(p)(in)
24D: constant = loyal
ReplyDelete((Lo)(<lay)
Sathia
2d. AIRER. - A drier
ReplyDelete(-f)AIRER =. Lighter, foot (f) short
8 D
ReplyDeleteAnamoly = ODD MAN OUT
Counter = Indicator for opposites
Even woman in = ODD MAN OUT ( applying opposites )
3 D
ReplyDeletePlant = IMBID
A = I
Doctor = MB
( half ) dead = AD ( second half of dead )
> MB AD = IMBAD
Imbed is plant not imbid.
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3 D imbed. To plant
ReplyDeleteOne doctor - I Mb
23 D Alley-- backstreet
TownhALL EYewitness
Where does ED come from in 3D?
Delete24 D Loyal = constant
ReplyDeleteSetback-- Lay
Behold-- LO
14 D
ReplyDeleteIt accepted by law = CANONICAL
California = CAL
Arrest = container indicator ( between can and California)
Falling short = last letter deletion ( for the word " one " )
On e = on
Primarily = first letter selection indicator ( for the word " is " )
I s = I
CAN ON I CAL = CANONICAL
28 across -- Mayfly-- insect
ReplyDeleteCan have = may
Family = fly. Short form
Is fly short form of family?
DeleteIMO family short forms are fam or fly.
Sathia
Fmly not fly
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Going for a Jungle Safari at 3. Will update the blog at 7 PM
ReplyDeleteKabini (Reservoir) is in Karnataka, right?
ReplyDeleteYes.
DeleteSathia
Best Wishes for a good safari trip and sighting of wild life.
ReplyDelete+1
Delete+2
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