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ACROSS
8 Perhaps, Christian boy with a drink? (4) BALE {B}{ALE}
10 Times editor, at first, is surrounded by swirling gas (4) AGES {AG{Ed...r}S*}
11 Fox appearing in The Day of the Jackal (6) EDWARD [GK] Lovely movie
13 Decrease from the moons orbiting (8) SMOOTHEN*
15 Nero dances in front of engineer getting dress (6) ENROBE {NERO}*{BE}
17 Type of gland, perhaps, having real DNA mutation (7) ADRENAL*
19 Tan sari manufactured for empress (7) TSARINA*
22 Entertains American with US bridge players (6) AMUSES {AM}{US}{E}{S}
24 Put off excited toffs carrying Greek letter and going around university (5,3) SNUFF OUT {TOFFS}* over {NU} and {U}
26 Nothing left, okay? (3,5) ALL RIGHT [DD]
28 Noise by Indiana man to be married in part of house (Continued in 32 Across) (6,4) DINING ROOM {DIN}{IN}{GROOM}
30 Joint from shank needed (4) KNEE [T]
31 Silly in an exhibition at first (5) INANE {IN}{AN}{Ex...n}
32 See 28(4)
DOWN
1 Musical group from Porbandar (4) BAND [HIPS]
2 Insane demon ate worm (8) NEMATODE*
6 Mariner from small oil tanker leaving Kent and sailing (6) SAILOR {S}{OIL+tAnkeR}*
7 Manufactured cashmere without scam at this place (4) HERE casHmERE
14 Lady remains unchanged on retirement (5) MADAM<=>
16 Wrap turban in absence of right African people (5) BANTU TUrBAN*
18 Spears animal in front of drunken sage around one (8) ASSEGAIS {ASS}{EGA{1}S*}
21 Smoker's accessory from trash thrown by a Yankee (7) ASHTRAY {TRASH*}{A}{Y}
25 Perhaps, what Dracula does... briefs, for example... (6) UNDIES [DD]
27 What uncle did with money in period before Easter? (4) LENT [DD]
29 Either way, it's middle of the day (4) NOON<=>
Reference List
Special at 4 PM by KKR
ReplyDeleteThank you Col. & KKR.
Delete20D. Refinery= oil processing unit
ReplyDeleteRe= about
Fine= financial penalty
RY= railways
My first
7DHere= at this place
ReplyDeleteCashmere- scam( without scam)= here
My second
29D. Noon= middle of the day
ReplyDeleteEither way means from West to East or East to West.
It is a palindrome
My third
1D- Band- Musical group- PortBANDer
ReplyDeletePorbandar, not Portbander
DeleteIncidentally, port= bunder;)
Delete9A- U Bpat- O in (A tub)*
ReplyDeleteTypo. Read as U Boat
Delete13A:smoothen=decrease(de-crease)
ReplyDelete{(the)(moons)}*
3D:purdah=veil
(up)<=(r)(dah)
11A:Edward(Fox)=The Jackal
My 3rd-
ReplyDelete10A- Ages= E within (AGS)*
AGS is anagram of 'Gas' (Swirling- Anind)
Happy solving everybody!!!
26 ac All right -okay opp of nothing left. CD
ReplyDelete18 dn assegais-:spears sage* . ass -animal i
ass segais*
27 dn lent -Dd
15A, Enrobe=dress(def.)
ReplyDelete[Nero+B(infront of)+E(engineer)]*
Dances is indicator
Incorrect annotation. What is B(infront of)?
DeleteBefore= B, Isn't it so?
DeleteRead the clue carefully- every word
DeleteBe = In
Delete(Nero) dances means rearrangement. In front of Engineer means E must come first
so, E+ (Nero=Nore)+be= Enrobe
BE - engineering degree
Delete7D, Here=At this place (def.)
ReplyDeleteManufactured is indicator
cashmere_scam=(Here)*
There is no Anagram
DeleteI didn't mention. It is deletion.
DeleteManufactured cashmere without scam is cashmere - scam= Here,
DeleteSo, at this place is definition.
* Is an anagram indicator
Deleteoh ok sir
Delete19A, Tsarina=Empress(def.)
ReplyDeleteTan sari (Tsarina)*
manufactured is Anagram indicator
14D: lady = Madam
ReplyDeleteRemains unchanged on retirement ( reading back also gives same)
31A: silly = inane
(In an e)cohabitation
17A: type of gland = adrenal
(Real dna)*
Sathia
Typo by autocorrect. Read as (in an e)xhibition
ReplyDeleteSathia
6d sailor -mariner from S from smalll OIL tanker- kent AR anagram of S OIL AR
ReplyDelete4d Goering german air chief from ignore Germon anagram
ReplyDelete12a: rebelled = mutinied.
ReplyDeleteCommunist-red, pretty girl-belle.
22a: amuses = entertains.
AMerican US bridge players (East, South).
24a: snuff out = put off.
Anagram of Greek letter-nu, toffs and University.
2d NEMATODE =worm
ReplyDelete(demon+ate)*
5d STABBERS=assailants using sharp instruments
(best+bars)*
22a AMUSES =entertsins
AM=American +US+SE(bridge players)
16a bantu =african people ; turban -r ;wrap is anind
ReplyDelete23d street; baker street in holmes or della street in mason books
30a knee=joint; shan k nee ded.
2d nematode=worm; demon ate anagram ; insane is anind
11A EDWARD = Edward Fox, actor appearing in 1973 movie "Day of the Jackal"
ReplyDelete4D GOERING = Herman Goering German aviator Politician {IGNORE + G anagram}
25D UNDIES = briefs etc, {Dracula does Un Dies}
in lieu of 22a Already answered
ReplyDelete28/32 DINING ROOM
noise =DIN,+ indiana=IN,+ man to be married =GROOM
Def:part of house
ReplyDeleteYet to be solved by someone who is yet to enter answers
ReplyDelete8A and 21D
8.a b(ale) ,
ReplyDeleteBoy...b
Drink..ale
Christian bale...actor
21.d
Trash thrown is asht
A...a
Yankee...y
Smokers accessory...ashtray
Pl. relook 21d, there is no deletion of trash.
DeleteSathia
Correction...ashtr
ReplyDeleteWhat is the role of thrown need to be mentioned.
DeleteSathia
Last one 27 d Lent
ReplyDeleteUncle ( pawn broker) lent money and the period before Easter is Lent
It's called a DD- Double def.
DeleteAs all answers are in I am updating the main post
ReplyDelete11A- Re. Col.'s comment. Yes, a good movie but a much better book. Somehow I felt the movie did not (of course can't within the limited time) do justice to the extraordinary book.
ReplyDelete21D- Correction- A (SHTRA)*Y
ReplyDelete