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ACROSS
1 Say, Lily's working to acquire new apparatus to disperse crowds (5,6)
7 Trap bachelor with girl (3)
9 Setback after Republican's order had repetitions (5)
10 Careless guru dead, ingesting some nightshade carelessly (9)
11 Brigadier designs a delivery mechanism (3,6)
12 Tremulous sound from other end of boat on stream (5)
13 Viscous black liquid layer over lake at Ajmer outskirts (4,3)
15 Course beginners in Tamil indicate difficulty & ennui (4)
18 Victim, a mother saved by a religious leader (4)
20 Short lady initially cried on everyone's hate (7)
23 Central forecast on regulation (5)
24 Amanda, Laila, Matilda contributing to someone like 18 (5,4)
26 Cooked ribs, had half of port in a vessel (9)
27 Falls for medico at work, over heels ultimately (5)
28 Carpet is 50% bumpy (3)
29 One who repeats and reinforces opinions of coach Herb and me in a bad way (4,7)
DOWN
1 Victory celebration at area and shortly at both sides of college (3,5)
2 Coaching for test covers university model only (8)
3 A vertical pipe at the floor corner is interred in the middle (5)
4 When in Paris, one doctor inserted tip of needle in parts (7)
5 Overlook end of the session, say 7-part lecture ending after 4th (7)
6 Wave patterns occurring twice a month, when sea in depth almost gets choppy (4,5)
7 Friend's girl lied; clipped the wings of a bird (6)
8 Nuisance of a lady, fricking heartless badger... (6)
14 ...I met in board programme (9)
16 Auditor and doctor buy a snack underground, perhaps (8)
17 Charlie prefers regularly procuring Pears soap, say (8)
19 Say, a holistic therapy's dumb, that nearly is silly (3,4)
20 Setter's icon making a comeback primarily composing for a musical (7)
21 Incense container at church at all directions but one on the right (6)
22 Whacking in disguise (6)
25 One's leaving a country to another (5)
11A, Air bridge= delivery mechanism
ReplyDelete(Brigadier*)= Air Bridge
23A, Edict=Regulation(def.)
ReplyDeletecentral forecast is E, the middle letter
Dict is rule or regulation
E+dict=Edict
Please relook
Delete7A, Bag=Trap(def.)
ReplyDeleteBachelor=BA+G(Girl)
7A - BAG - Trap; (BA)chelor + (G)irl
ReplyDelete11A - AIR BRIDGE - Delivery mechanism {brigadier} anagrid - designs
18A - IMAM - Religious leader; victIM A Mother; Telescopic
2D, Tutorial=coaching(def.)
ReplyDeleteFor Test=trial, university=u, model=t, only=o
So, [T+(u)+(t)+(o)+rial]
Tutorial
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ReplyDelete12A, Trill=Tremulous stream(def.)
ReplyDeleteOther end of boaT , means T
rill is a small stream
So, T+rill= Trill
24a Dalai Lama head of religion like imam from man DA LAILA MAtilada
ReplyDelete19 d mud bath holistic therapy from dumb tha anagram
10a unguarded ( anagram of guru dead plus n for nightshade)
ReplyDelete14d time table = programme. I met = time, in board = table.
ReplyDelete10.ac.Unguarded (= careless). guru +dead + n(ightshade). And rearrange the letters.
ReplyDelete11.ac.Air Bridge. Brigadier -Anagram.
18.ac.Imam. (Vict)im + a + m(other).
24.ac.Dalai Lama. (Aman)da + Laila + Ma(tilda).
29.ac.Echo Chamber. Coach +Herb+ me. And rearrange the letters.
29a echo chamber = one who repeats. Anagram of Coach Herb + me
ReplyDelete16 dn catacomb
ReplyDeleteca-audiror taco-snack mb-doctor
29ac echo chamber (coach hetb me) *
19dn mud bath (dumb that-t) *
18ac imam(T)
27ac drops falls-drops
Dr(medico) op(work) (heel) s
17d cleanser = soap. Charlie = C, preferences = leans, pears regularly = er.
ReplyDeleteShould be prefers, not preferences.
ReplyDeleteRepetitions = ROTES
ReplyDeleteSetback = set back = TES
Republican = R
Order = O
After = Follow indicator
R O TES = ROTES
🖕9 A
Delete15 A
ReplyDeleteCourse = TIDE
Beginners = First letter selector indicator
தமிà®´் = T
Indicate = I
Difficulty = D
Ennui = E
T I D E = TIDE
🖕Tamil = T
ReplyDeleteNice artwork by Prasanna, thanks!
ReplyDelete3 D
ReplyDeleteVertical pipe = RISER
Corner = Last letter selector
Floo r = R
In the middle = Mid letter selector
Interred = int er red = ER
R IS ER = RISER
5 D
ReplyDeleteOverlook = NEGLECT
End of = last letter selector
Session = Sessio n = N
Say = EG
Ending after 4th = Deletion of 5th , 6th , 7th letters of 7 part word lecture
Lecture = lect - ure = LECT
N EG LECT = NEGLECT
1d WAR DANCE =victory celebration
ReplyDeletearea=WARD+and̶ shortly =AN,+both sides of Co̶l̶l̶e̶g̶E=CE
13a COAL TAR =viscous black liquid
layer=COAT, over La̶k̶e̶, Aj̶m̶e̶R outskirts, so COA(L)TAR
25d INDIA, IND o̶n̶e̶s̶IA, one's leaving
20 D
ReplyDeleteMusical = MELODIC
Setter = ME
Icon = IDOL
Making a comeback = Reversal indicatoIDOL = LODI
Primarily = 1st letter selector
Composing = C omposing = C
ME LODI C = MELODIC
28 a RUG=carpet
ReplyDeleteBumpy=RUGGED, 50% of it RUG
20a: miscall = hate.
ReplyDeleteShort lady-Mis, (C)died, everyone-all.
26a: ship board = in a vessel.
Anagram of ribs had and half of POrt.
28a: rug = carpet.
50% of bumpy - RUGged.
8D: Nuisance = Gadfly
ReplyDeleteHeartless fricking is f,g
Badger is anagrind
(Lady f g)*
Hence, Gadfly
Sathia
6D:neap tides=wave patterns occuring twice a month
ReplyDelete{)sea)(in)(depth-h)}*
22d. HIDING - whacking, In disguise DD
ReplyDelete21 a censer -incense container
ReplyDeleteCe-church .all directions -N S E.(w-) r -right.
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