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ACROSS
1 Understanding layers in microphone design without echos essentially (13)
10 A strategy to suppress rule in continent (9)
11 Captains of Australia, Rhodesia, England, New Zealand, Afghanistan in the ground (5)
12 Dodge is electric vehicle? Commercial enunciates at the beginning (5)
13 Irish band finishes early to welcome associate (9)
14 Start to drink noisily at a distance (3,3)
16 Say, David the English filmmaker is at bank (4)
19 Smile at crush almost (4)
20 Master's knowledge is beyond the peak of Ultar (6)
25 I have little time before and after theatre work that is crucial (9)
26 Broadcast on good man's step (5)
27 Next ration will include bonus (5)
28 Deport 27 dissenters in the beginning and fifteen regularly (9)
29 Say, yellow lorry (car) transporting opium stash (7,6)
DOWN
2 Old-fashioned girlfriend's behind forbidden drugs primarily (8)
3 Tomato pulp is unadulterated at Spain (5)
4 Draw in second test, Mark avoids duck (6)
5 Licence issued to arrest leader of rioting crowd (8)
6 Trisha redrew square in the second half with free program (9)
7 Traffic system at the circle's new, absent by end of Sunday (3-3)
8 Complaint on poor book (6)
9 In part, prelate reached following (5)
15 Gangster holstering gun, say with safety device (4,5)
17 England has a new Eastern European rival starting to manipulate (8)
18 Panchatantiram is under wraps? Sweet (8)
21 Ship passes over lake on course (6)
22 Head Office order extremely empty and rubbish (5)
23 Man caught by heartless officer who is a bully (6)
24 Poisoned primarily clueless doubter (6)
26 Ashley Cole, first and last to be sacked by confused Arsenal in a tangle (5)
1A, Comprehension=understanding(def
ReplyDeleteLayers in MICROPHONE dESIgN
(without echoes means _d, n in design)
Layers is indicator
Incorrect annotation
Delete([Microphone]+ [esn])*
DeleteComprehension=understanding.
Layers is anagrind indicator
Incorrect
Delete11A, Arena=ground(def.)
ReplyDeletecaptains of A(Australia)+ R(rhodesia)+E(england)+N(newzealand)+A(afghanistan)
Captains indicates to take initials
18D, Tiramisu=sweet(def.)
ReplyDeletePanchatanTIRAM IS Under(HIPS)
Tiramisu is an Italian Dish, a dessert
23D, Hector=Bully(def.)
ReplyDeleteMan=He, caught=CT, heartless means removal of ugh (C augh T), from heartless officer. This gives CT OR(O ffice R)
so, He+ct+or
Hector
Pl. relook.
DeleteSathia
24D, Septic=poisoned(def)
ReplyDeletePrimarily clueless means(-c from sceptic, who is a doubter)
So, septic
18dn tiramisu (T)
ReplyDelete3dn puree
pure(unadultered)
e(Spain)
2dn outdated out(forbidden) date(girlfriend) d(runs)
9dn later(T)
7dn one way
o(circle) new a(bsent) (sunda) y
Replacement for 18dn
ReplyDelete4dn entice t(e) st (notice-o)
11a arena from. captains of Aus..., Rhodesia, England Newzeland Afganistan
ReplyDelete27a Extra- bonus from nEXTRAtion
ReplyDelete26a stair - step from broadcast- AIR, good man ST anagram
ReplyDelete26d snare - tangle anagram of arsenal - al=rsena
ReplyDelete19a
ReplyDeleteSmile =grin
Crush =grind
Crush almost =grin -d