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ACROSS
1 Leading saint leaves for cold basement (6)
4 He works during strike at beck and call exceptionally? Good, drop case first (8)
9 Discover the truth about doctor breaking law (6)
10 Sovereign force breathes fresh air (8)
12 Nobody gets air in the fiasco (3-5)
13 Supermarkets without essential stock? Get major sales force (6)
15 Burned earth at war? That's a rumour (11)
18 Giving sweetheart to do something dishonest together? (4,2,5)
21 Complains of navigation aid getting weird (6)
22 Sweeper hugs everyone in the dancing hall (8)
24 Bad dolls sorted out in basket cases (8)
25 Take a break Johnson! Make a short visit (4,2)
26 Saddened about the situations offering no progress (4-4)
27 Pursues vigorously without eccentricity and holds power unjustly (6)
DOWN
1 It is very hard to solve conundrum without essential hints (8)
2 Money shortly exchanged in shady deal for something juicy (8)
3 Help a voter primarily with electoral process in a state of disorder (3,4,3,5)
5 Branch is in a state of neglect without chief officer (4)
6 Primarily Lower House got the case law modified to free someone from hanging (5,3,7)
7 Worker interchanges tabletop with laptop in lounge! (6)
8 Girl over-used overshoe? (6)
11 It definitely disturbs others when smartphone primarily kept on silent mode (7)
14 Bowler perhaps covers a part in home ground (7)
16 Associate from Moscow or Kerala (2-6)
17 Better half is without end (8)
19 Leaders rejected salary freeze that existed for a long time (3-3)
20 Headless insensitive person goes back, it's plain (6)
23 It cuts short a sample of promotional book (6)
20D, Tundra=plain(def.)
ReplyDeleteInsensitive person is Hardnut.
Headless means (-H Ardnut)
goes back is reversal indicator,
so, Ardnut>Tundra
Tundra
17D, Terminus=End(def.)
ReplyDeleteBetter half means ( Bet. TER) and without is minus,
so, Ter+minus=Terminus
15A, underbreath= rumour (def.)
ReplyDelete(Burned earth)*
Anagram, at war is indicator
underbreath is to mutter, speak in low voice. Since audibility is difficult the intent is to spread rumour.
10A, Imperial=sovereign(def.)
ReplyDeleteForce =Impel, Breathes is an insertion indicator as we inhale air
Fresh means may be anagram indicator or still a reversal (Air>RIA)
So, [Impe(ria<air)+L]
No reversal here
Deleteso, air>ria ,is an anagram sir?
DeleteFresh is Anagram indicator
Deleteperfect, fresh is anagram indicator(ria)* = air
Delete4A, Black Leg=He works during strike(def.)
ReplyDeleteThe word blackleg is used in a derogatory sense. It means one who works more, when all are on strike.
Exceptionally means taking skme letters from the container (beck and call)
we get, ( BECKALL), drop case first means (-C ,call) and G is (good)
So, by rearranging(beckall+g)*
Blackleg
1ac cellar st(-) c(+) ellar
ReplyDelete4ac blackleg (beck call g(ood) -c) *
3dn all over the place
(help a v(other) electoral) *
16dn co worker (T)
22ac ballroom b(all) room
Broom-sweeper all-everyone
Replacement for 4ac
ReplyDelete19ac age old
salary (w) age freeze-(c) old
solution is right Vasanthi, anno needing a small tweak
Delete6.dn, Cheat the gallows. L(ower) + H(ouse) + got the case law. And rearranging the letters.
ReplyDelete16.dn. Coworker. (Mos)cow or Ker(ala).
22.ac.Ballroom.Broom(sweeper) + all(everyone) .And rearranging the letters.
27.ac. Usurps. Pursues -e ( eccentricity). And rearranging the letters
26.ac. Deadends. rearranging the letters from Saddened.
Thanks for the puzzle KKR ji and Col
ReplyDelete11D was my favourite!
+1
Delete+2
Delete5d
ReplyDeleteBranch=limb
State of neglect=limbo
Without chief officer =limbo-o=limb
18a
ReplyDeleteTo do something dishonest together =hand in glove
Giving =handing
Sweetheart =love
(handing +love)*=hand in glove
24a
ReplyDeleteBasket cases=odd balls
(Bad dolls)*=odd balls
1D CORUNDUM ( it is very hard) (conundrum - n)*
ReplyDeletewithout - ; essential hints - n
2 D (L(EMON)ADE)* something juicy.
Money shortly - (mone )
shady deal (deal);
23 d BLAD promotional book
ReplyDeleteBLADE it cuts - E short
enum printed as 6 but grid has only 4
Well spotted Murali. Apologies for the typo, although it is obvious from the grid
Delete13a: stress = force.
ReplyDeleteSupermarkets - stores minus essential stOck with major Sales.
12a NON EVENT =fiasco
ReplyDeleteNobody = NONE+ air =VENT
11d: SNORING
ReplyDeleteSmartphone primarily is S
Silent mode is NO RING
Snoring definitely disturbs others !
21ac: GRUMPS meaning complains
ReplyDeleteNavigation aid is GPS
Weird is RUM
"getting" indicates RUM gets into GPS
14Dn HABITAT - {H{A}{BIT}AT}
ReplyDelete14Dn HABITAT - {H{A}{BIT}AT}
ReplyDelete25A:look-in=make a short visit
ReplyDeletetake a break johnson, john(loo) son(kin)
(loo)(kin)
25a. LOOK IN - Make a short visit
ReplyDeleteLOO -John
KIN - Son
Take a break - Ind to split (break) the word Johnson
25A: Make a short visit= look in
ReplyDeleteJohnson ((loo)(kin))
Ardenism or say “Karaokeism”
Break to indicate separate two words
As look in.
Sathia
26a LOOK IN; short visit; LOO KIN; JOHN SON!
ReplyDelete