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27A: unprofessional = amateur
ReplyDeleteMorning is am
At
Back of office is e
You is u
Are is r
((Am)(at)(e)(u)r)
Sathia
18 a easel -T
ReplyDelete15 d calf raise-exercise races fail*
19 d sun beam-ray of light. eu bans M*
15D- Calf raise- Leg exercise- (Races fail)*
ReplyDelete26A: more prone to dinginess = needier
ReplyDelete(Ernie)*
Embraces is container indicator
Hence, ((ne(ed)ier))
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1dn wide
ReplyDeletew(Id)e id(identificatiin) we(our group)
18ac easel (T)
11ac suit bag
(b(i) ge(t)us) < a g(ood)
28A- Summer- DD- Part of the year/ They are adding
ReplyDelete'They' indicates summers?
It is summer ( the one who adds) like scorer.
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My 3rd-
ReplyDelete16D- Net- DD- Acrostic/ Net (Reverse of TEN. Ten,=)
I think it is other way!
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16D- It is Net and not Ten as given earlier.
DeleteIt is net>ten
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1A: competition in North America = World Cup
ReplyDelete(Crowd)*l
Large is l
Cheerful is up
Hence, ((wor(l)d c (up)))
Sathia
Replacement for 18ac
ReplyDelete4dn upturns (r)uptur(e) (n) (s) polar opposites
Quite enjoyed this easy puzzle
ReplyDelete+1
Delete+2
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Thank you Col.
ReplyDeleteIt is preliminary only.
Replacement for 15D-
ReplyDeleteI Object.
DD. A lawyer might declare this / One item
Last to fall.
23a GENERATION GAP (differences due to age)
ReplyDelete(operating)* {letter bank}
20a ON THE BALL (alert)
Deleteconcerning=on, a=the, fancy dance party = ball
or is it a DD ?
8d NEGOTIABLE (flexible)
Delete(goalie bent)*
IMO, 20A is DD.
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ReplyDeletePl. relook
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5A:action=buzz
ReplyDelete(ac)(it<=)(on)
14A:ethicist=moral authorities
ReplyDeletehead of inquiry(i) in (stitches)*
eth(i)cists
2D:refresh=update
ReplyDeletesports official(ref) regarding(re)
limits of smartwatch(sh)
(ref)(re)(sh)
20D, outcry=hullabaloo(def.)
ReplyDeleteHullabaloo abOUT CRYptic’s secret word (T)
3D, Draft=enlist(def.)
ReplyDeleteDoctor=Dr+ aft(stern of the ship)
10Ac DEFIANT - {FADE IN}*{T(our...t)}
ReplyDelete10A, Defiant=ready for a fight
ReplyDelete(Fade in*)+t(entrance of tournament)
=(Defiant)*
wrestling is Anagram indicator
FADE IN is a slang. catching a fade, running a fade means to get to fight.
9D, Oscars=Golden statues(def)
ReplyDeleteo=nothing, +scars(blemishes)
Oscars
Loved it !!
4Dn UPTURNS - {rUPTURe}{NS}
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