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ACROSS
7 Cycles poorly to hospital in rough vehicle (8)
9 Active local touring old destinations initially on a ship (6)
10 Personally crafted project, say - a lamp (4)
11 Cancelling out filling NYU rolls (10)
12 Intolerant people in scraps about match (6)
14 Whip gooey substances coating ordinary fruits (8)
15 Terribly upsetting hater (13)
18 The Reverend Harry's condition in decline (8)
20 Sanskrit scholar drinking hot water in Delhi (6)
21 The only option for an ultimate holiday spot? (4,6)
22 Middle Eastern port finally closed to North America (4)
23 Surprisingly last to answer on the buzzer? (6)
24 African from Western part of Ghana is in Utah (8)
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1 Drop vessel, eating very little (8)
2 Fine bits of radish alongside vegetable (4)
3 Conservative husband in old style baggy trousers (6)
4 Spanish ranch house had a nice complex (8)
5 Say, Hawaiian acting in one's play (10)
6 Supporting books - starting from Othello, immediately (6)
8 Smart new tutor led extremely unusual careers (4-6-3)
13 Oscar called you and me to protect brown animals (10)
16 Touchy about party reduced to a caricature (8)
17 Girl with bhai jaan, not oddly pacifist by principle (8)
19 Item of crockery the camp lost frequently (6)
20 Part of expat in American film (6)
22 Whack fly (4)
Good Morning Everyone here!
ReplyDelete15A, Heartbreaking(13)
ReplyDeleteupsetting=breaking+hater(heart)*
20 A, Panini=sanskrit scholar(def)
Pani= hot water+in
Delhi indicates that it is a hindi word
panini is a highly acclaimed scholar of sanskrit Grammar, known for his magnum Asthadhyaya.
21A, Last resort=only option(def)
ultimate=last+ Resort ( holiday spot)
20 D, Patina=expat(def)
part of exPAT IN American film
Telescopic
8D, well-turned out=smart careers (def)
New tutor led+u+l(extremely unusual)
Pl. relook 15a, 20a
DeleteSathia
In 20A, The clue is hot is anagrind!
DeleteSathia
Addendum:
ReplyDeletePatina is a sci-fi film(2024 or so).
patina doesn't mean expat.
patina generally refers to a sheen or surface film that develops on aged materials.
Look carefully at 'expat in American'.
Delete20A- Pani is not hot water.
8D, well turned out itself means smart.
ReplyDeleteSmartly dressed, polished, stylishly appeared etc.
what's the role of career here in wordplay?
It hints that one who is in good attire might make a good career.
career is Anind (turning)
DeleteAcross
ReplyDelete11. (filling NYU)* rolls - nullifying (canceling out)
12. BITS (scraps) + GO (match like clothes) in - BIGOTS (intolerant people
24. ghaNA IS IN UTah (<- western) = Tunisian ( African)
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4. (HAD A NICE)* complex - HACIENDA (Spanish ranch house)
6. PRO(supporting) + NT(books) + Othello(starting) - PRONTO (immediately)
8d well turned out - smart anagram of New tutor led + UL unusual - extremely. UL
ReplyDelete3d chinos baggy pants from C from conservative, H from husband. IN O from old and S from Style
ReplyDelete23a DOHA port in middle East from last letters of closeD tO nortH americA
ReplyDelete13d orangutans - animals from O scar +RANG called+US -you and me + TAN brown anagram
ReplyDelete5d polynesian - Hawaiian from anagram of IN ONES PLAY
ReplyDelete10A DIYA = lamp { DIY, do it yourself (personally crafted project)+a
ReplyDelete7a rickshaw = vehicle. Poorly = sick, hospital =h, roughly = raw
ReplyDelete1 down DROP// VESSEL/ eating/ VERY LITTLE DI(MINI)SH
ReplyDeleteWelcome back!
DeleteSathia
Lovely CW given by Hypatia.
ReplyDeleteSathia
+1
Delete18 across (ST)AG(N)ATE meaning decline
ReplyDeleteReverend
Harry = NAG
Condition = STATE
Not clear the use of Reverend.
DeleteIs Reverend is (St)
Sathia
Hint is the short form of Reverend!
DeleteWhich helps Harry (nag) to turn.
Sathia
Not correct. Relook
Delete@sathia too
14 Across (TAN)[GEL(O)S] meaning fruits
ReplyDeleteWhip = tan
Gooey substances = gels
Ordinary = O
16Dn TRAVESTY - {T{RAV(e)}ESTY}
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DeleteTravesty is only 8 letters.
DeleteTouchy=testy, party=rave.
Where the extra 'e' goes?
It has to be rav(-e)… party reduced
DeleteSathia
Oh! Thank you.
DeleteDef. - Caricature- must be mentioned to make it complete.
Delete17D: pacifist by principle = Gandhian
ReplyDeleteBhai jaan oddly is (hian)
With is and
((G)(and)hian )
Sathia
17D:Gandhian=pacifist by principle
ReplyDeletegirl(g) with(and) bHaI jAaN not oddly
(g)(and)(hian)
2d OKRA: vegetable
ReplyDeleteFine: OK bits of radish: RA
OK and RA alongside: OKRA
19 d teapot -item of crockery.
ReplyDeleteThE cAmP lOsT
ILO 17D
ReplyDelete18D:teapot=item of crockery
ThE cAmP lOsT
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ReplyDelete2d OKRA. - Vegetable
ReplyDeleteOK. Fine
RA. Bits of RAdish
9A, 23a,22d are still to be solved.
ReplyDeleteSathia
Replace for 2d
ReplyDelete9a. ABOARD. - On a ship
A
BAR. - Local
O, D - Old Destination initially
Touring - Contain Ind
A+B+O+AR+D
Local touring old - B(O)AR- must be highlighted.
Delete23A-hornet=buzzer; tOansweR oN+ the anagram
ReplyDeleteRelook
Deletelast to answer- R
DeleteSurprisingly- Anind
(R on the)*- Hornet- Buzzing insect
Thanks!
Delete22D:dash (DD)
ReplyDeleteVladimir was ABOARD SS HACIENDA along with his pal Ganesh and a POLYNESIAN.
ReplyDeleteWearing his favourite purple CHINOS he was relishing the OLRA (Bhindi) masala and enjoying the song MAIN RICKSHAWALA heard from a nearby smartphone.
This trip and the efforts to be taken may be THE LAST RESORT.
Will it turn out to be a heart throbbing or DIMINISH to a HEART BREAKING meeting?
What happened next?
Welcome back, Vladimir!
ReplyDeleteHad a long vacation, indeed.
16 A travesty
ReplyDeleteParty- rave
Touchy- testy
Testy around rave
It is 16D and it is ' Party reduced'. So it us not rave.
ReplyDelete