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ACROSS
7 One who heralds President's entree regularly before start of rally (9)
8 Uncertain European Union almost passed over (5)
10 Office fire curtailed with water (6)
11 Cold file reduced to a smaller size (8)
12 Secret agents triggered raid during flight (6)
13 Old lover's wrong to threaten for money (6)
15 A legal officer, one not working for commission (7)
17 Counting system, one included by Chief Minister in contract (7)
20 A person like Mother Teresa, left for India, with some inclination (6)
22 Free commercial break (6)
25 Shoemakers are cold, greedy consumers, not good (8)
26 Fair type, could be artificial! (6)
27 Rupee's in right position of supremacy! (5)
28 Bulimic's worried about slightly ungainly navel (9)
DOWN
1 Seller importing river fish (5)
2 Skin ailment epitomising, eschewing sin originally! (8)
3 Crazy dame had us petrified! (6)
4 State venture shipping European coal, after being excavated! (7)
5 Flyer's back to rent capsule (6)
6 Extended as pure dot, possibly (9)
9 Weak English fellow at bazaar (6)
14 A message by police internally, about Pope (9)
16 Last girl's dwelling underground (6)
18 Indicriminate firing over bill demeaning one's status (5,3)
19 Devil's most enthralled by reportedly exceptional mandarin (7)
21 A masculine President's hunt (6)
23 Mostly growing grape in reduced form (6)
24 Temper of Shakira's ex! (5)
17Ac DECIMAL – {DE{C{I}M}AL}
ReplyDelete9Dn EFFETE – {E}{F}{FETE}
25Ac COBBLERS – {C}{(-g)OBBLERS}
17A. Decimal= counting system
ReplyDeleteDeal= contract
CM= chief minister
I= one
Included in is a containment indicator
De(i(ma))l
My first
22a: ADRIFT (AD)(RIFT)
ReplyDelete28A: UMBILICUS (BULIMICS*) around (U..)
4D: OUTSPREAD (AS+PURE+DOT)*
Outspread us 6D and not 4 D
Delete13A. Extort= threaten for money
ReplyDeleteEx= old
Tort= wrong.
Second one
8A
ReplyDeleteVague= uncertain
Gave=passed over. Almost is gav
EU= european union
Over is reverse indicator
Vag+ue
My third
1D:trout=fish)
ReplyDeleteseller(tout) importing river(r)
t(r)out
11A. Sub or 4D.
ReplyDeleteLifeless= cold
File, less= smaller
Reduced is anagrind
24D - PIQUE - Temper; Shakira’s ex
ReplyDelete23D - REAPING - Mostly growing; {grape in}* anagrid -reduced form
3D - MEDUSA - crazy dame who had us petrified; {DAME+US}* anagrid - crazy
Delete23D- Enu is 6 but solution is 7.
DeleteCorrect solution-
Raisin- Raisin(g)- Mostly growing
Def. - Grape in reduced form
Thank you!
Delete1 ac trumpeter- herald president -trump e t e r
ReplyDelete23:raisin growing-Raising-g
26 italic - type artificial-fair*
26A- Solution is right, but not the passing. Relook.
DeleteThere is no deletion indicator.
2d IMPETIGO. - Skin ailment
ReplyDelete{EPITOMI(-sin)G}*
Eschewing Del Ind for Sin
3d MEDUSA. - Petrified
(MADE US)*
Crazy. Anind
10a. BUREAU. OFFICE
BuR(-n) Fire curtailed
EAU. - Water
3d need to refine
DeleteHad - Insert Ind for US in (DAME)*
DeleteSpecial at 4 PM by KKR
ReplyDeleteThank you KKR & Col.
Delete21D- Ambush- Hunt- AM Bush
ReplyDeleteMasculine- M
President- Bush
My 3rd-
ReplyDelete5D- Tablet- Capsule
Flyer'scback- Tab=<
Rent= Let
16D, Nether=underground
ReplyDeleteLast girl's = Her(comes last)
dwelling =net
Net+her=Nether
Passing is not correct.
DeleteGirl's is 'Her'. Why add last to that?
DeleteGirl's is 'Her', Last tells that it should be kept last.
DeleteWhere do we ger Net from?
DeleteHelp me. I see well in dwelling, which means underground.
DeleteConvoluted clued!!!!
DeleteLast also means nethermost/nether.
But last:is used as net "Being finally the case after all factors have been taken into account"
27A, First=supremacy(def.)
ReplyDeleteRupee=R, Right (Fist)
Position is insertion indicator
Fi(r)st
Relook
DeleteRupee is R.
Deleteposition is an indicator of insertion.
Fist is container. Fist, can be both Right or Left fist.
Fi+(r)+st
Nope
DeleteWhy Rupee's?
DeleteDoes it not needed to be Rupees to get RS?
FI (RS)T
Right= Fit
Rupee-Re, Rupees- Rs.
DeleteAm I right?
14D: pope = apostolic
ReplyDeleteMessage is post
Police internally is olic
(A+post+olic)
Sathia
15A, Appoint= commission(def.)
ReplyDeleteA+legal officer=PP, one=I+ not
A+(pp)+(i+ not*)
working is indicator
4D: state= declare
ReplyDeleteCoal being evacuated is cl
((D(e)(cl)are))
Sathia
14D: demeaning one’s status = infra dig
ReplyDeleteBill is ad
(Firing)*
Hence, (infr(ad)Ig)
Sathia
It is 18D
DeleteYes.
DeleteSathia
12A:midair=during flight
ReplyDeletesecret agents(MI) (raid)*
(mi)(raid)*, triggered=anagrind
20A:aslant=with some inclination
ReplyDelete(a)(saint-i+l)*, anagrind?
Yes, it needs an Anind. I also did not notice it. L for I, but position differs.
DeleteDoesn't "left for india" mean replacement in same spot!
DeleteVery much so. That is why it needs an Anind
DeleteYour 9:09 post wasn't visible when I was writing my post.
DeleteReplace for 3d
ReplyDelete19d SATSUMA. - Mandarin
SATA. - most SATA(-n) Devil
SUM - HP for Some,meaning Exceptional
Enthralled - Cont Ind for Sum in SATA
Reportedly HP Ind for Sum
Satsuma is a variety of mandarin fruit!
DeleteDef needs a perhaps.
Satsuma is correct.
DeleteBut A enthralled by B means A inside B doesn't it?
So wordplay gives SATA inside SUM
What am I missing?
Exceptional could be sum up (epitomise) and reportedly could be sum!
DeleteSathia
+1 to Ramki
DeleteX enthralling y
X enthralled by y
are opposites
27 A
ReplyDeleteSupremacy = FIRST
Rupee= R
Right = FIT
Position = S ( S outh )
In = containment ind.
FI ( R ) S T
Annotation not correct
DeleteRuppe's= RS
DeleteIn =Containment ind.
Right = FIT
Position of supremacy = FI (RS ) T = FIRST
1.ac.Trumpeter. Trump( President) + e(n)t(r)e(e) + r(ally).And rearranage letters.
ReplyDelete1.dn.Trout. Tout (seller) + r(iver).And rearranage letters.
6.dn. Spreadout. rearranage letters from 'as pure dot'.