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ACROSS
9 Serving hot tray to Husky (7)
10 Breaks in as a theologian above talks without substance (7)
11 Cutback on left axis, try with new figure (7)
12 Discover a new depth inside and primarily look for a fish (4,3)
13 Worker seen with nurse at a leading lobotomist before birth (9)
15 Till last three characters return, it will be dark (5)
16 Platelayer in Central Railway, takes a new name after conversion (7)
19 Improved employees in Enforcement Directorate executed heartlessly (7)
20 Free at gunpoint, untied, got out (5)
21 Rural area in two states (2-7)
25 Relative from the father's side is acting outside a building (7)
26 Ultimately got wife to come to ball and advance to dance (3-4)
28 Leh party in which Regina went after Victor serving French port (2,5)
29 Revive used pair daughter discarded, with reconstruction (7)
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1 Ideal place is Andaman & Nicobar perhaps with work at mainland frequently (6)
2 Jewellery concealed in the farm letterbox (6)
3 Husband and short girl put to death (4)
4 Young swan in captivity gutted, good catch (6)
5 Break up? Settle after husband finally shares inholdings in the suburbs (8)
6 Mostly vans are out to get redesigned with a new style of decoration (3,7)
7 Requested to include toll in copy before first despatch (8)
8 Isobel's broke, 50% lost, behind schedule, deserted and ostracized (8)
14 I've backed Tom in a neutral arrangement to be appointed to office (10)
16 Sterling gold stored initially in locked dogwood can (8)
17 The writer spiralled after new drug as a remedy for grief (8)
18 Aunts circle around church elders primarily in dances (8)
22 Drawback after CT caught a cord (6)
23 Beginning to dress (ignoring recipe) potato (6)
24 Youth leader at institute starting to prepare to go and express elation (6)
27 Essentially programme belongs to us (4)
3D - HANG - Put to death; H(usband) + AN(d)+ G(irl)
ReplyDelete2D - ARMLET - jewellery; fARM LETter; telescopic
29A - UPRAISE - Revive; USED-D + PAIR = {USEPAIR}* anagrid - reconstruction
Delete6D - ART NOUVEAU - New style of decoration - {VANS - S + ARE + OUT} + U(letter bank); anagrid -redesigned
DeleteNo letter bank in 6D
Delete1D - UTOPIA - Ideal place; Andaman & Nicobar perhaps - Union Territory - UT; work - OP; maInlAnd frequently - I and A
Delete9A, Throaty=husky(def.)
ReplyDelete(hot tray*)
Serving is Anagram indicator
8d isolated --ostracized from ISObel 50% behind schedule- LATE and D from desolated
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Delete8 D
DeleteOstracized = ISOLATED
50 % lost of Isobel = ISOBEL - EL = ISO
Behind schedule = LATE
Deserted = Letters deletion ind. from " and " = and - an = D
ISO LAYE D = ISOLATED
Typo
DeleteLAYE > To read as > LATE
15A, Unlit=dark(def)
ReplyDeleteTill synonym is until, last three characters return means Until(unLIT)
Unlit
11 A
ReplyDeleteFigure = POLYGON
Cut ( back ) = LOP ( <= ) = POL
Left Axis = Y
Try = GO
New = N
POL Y GO N = POLYGON
12 A
ReplyDeleteFish = SAND EEL
Discover = SEE
A =A
New = N
Depth = D
Inside = Container ind.
Primarily = 1st letter selector ind.for "look " = L
S ( A N D )EE L = SAND EEL
2237 D
ReplyDeleteBelongs to us = OURS
Programme = COURSE
Essentially = container ind. for COURSE = c OURS e = OURS
2237D 😀
DeleteIMHO, this is unfair.
DeleteEssentially programme, could be a 6/8/10/12/14 letter word.
Too many permutations and combinations unless we know the answer.
Usually in charade, the length of synonym is fixed.
28A, Le Harve=French Port(def)
ReplyDeleteleh+avre
Leh , taken from clue and party Rave
Regina (R) went after Victor (V) serving means Rave becomes AVRE
French port = LE HAVRE
DeleteLeh = LEH
Party = RAVE
Regina = R
Victor = V
Went after = Change of place for R after V in " RAVE ) = AVRE
LEH RAVE = LE H AVRE = LE HAVRE
26 A. Two -step= to dance (def.)
ReplyDeleteUltimately got means (t), wife (w) to come to ball (o), and advance(step)
so, t+w+o++ step=.Two-step
13 A
ReplyDeleteBefore birth = ANTENATAL
Worker = ANT
Nurse = EN
At a = AT A
Leading = 1st letter selecter ind. for " lobomist "= L
ANT EN AT A L = ANTENATAL
19 D
ReplyDeleteImproved = EMENDED
Employees = MEN
In = Container ind.
Enforcement Directorate = ED
Heartlessly = 1st and last letter selector ind. for " executed " = ED
E ( MEN ) D ED = EMENDED
19A
Delete14D, Nominative= appointed to office(def.)
ReplyDeleteI've (Evi), Tom (mot) +in a+ neutral (n)
By rearranging, we get
(evitominan)*
Nominative
17D NEPENTHE = remedy for grief { N, new and E drug , THE , author PEN spiralled}
ReplyDeleteAnno not clear!
Delete17 D
DeleteNew = N
Drug = E
The = THE
Writer = PEN
After = indicator for having other letters after NE
N E PEN THE = NEPENTHE
17 D
DeleteNew = N
Drug = E
The = THE
Writer = PEN
After = indicator for having other letters after NE
N E PEN THE = NEPENTHE
How did "the" come in the end.
Delete16a LINEMAN=platelayer
ReplyDeleterai(L)way, a=(I), (N)ew
(name)* after conversion EMAN
20 UNPIN=free
gUNPoINt (--got)
25a AGNATIC =relative from father's side
(ACTING)* over=A)
Please read my 2 nd as 20a
Delete24d (Y)(I)(P)(PEE) - express elation
ReplyDeleteYouth leader - Y
at institute starting - I
to prepare - P
to go - PEE
16A- How does a Lineman become a plate layer? What plate?
ReplyDeleteConnected with Railways?
ReplyDeleteLineman is usually electrical or connected with sports
A platelayer (also historically called a lineman in British usage) is a railway worker who lays, inspects, and repairs the permanent rail tracks. The term lineman in this context refers to maintaining the line of the track rather than electrical wires
DeleteThus is obviously connected with sleeper plates. Wish there was some indication
ReplyDelete22d. CATGUT. - Cord
ReplyDeleteC+A+T+GUT
Caught - Insert Ind for A in CT
GUT - Tug (Draw) reversed per Back
18D:(aunts)* circle around church(ch) elders primarily(e)
ReplyDeletenaut(ch)(e)s
nautches=dances
ReplyDelete4D Young swan in captivity gutted, good catch (6)
CYGNET - young swan
{c(-aptivit)y}{g}{net}
7 dn appealed -requested.
ReplyDeleteToll-peal copy-aped ap(peal)ed
Pl relook the annotation. You have not used all the words given in the clue.
Delete7 D
DeleteRequested = APPEALED
Toll = PEAL
Copy = APE
To include = container ind.
First = 1st letter selector ind. for " despatch " = D
AP ( PEAL ) E D = APPEALED
@chandrasekaran
DeleteOnly 5 per commentor!
You can suggest correction needed but not give out full solution pls.
Noted
DeleteThanks
5D: break up ? = dissolve
ReplyDeleteSettle is solve
Husband finally is d
Shares I (inholdings) s (suburbs)
Hence,
((D)(is)(solve))
Sathia
21 A up country=rural area ; two states i e UP and country
ReplyDelete16d =laudable=sterling. primarily locked dogwood= l , d. au=gold, can=able
ReplyDelete23d =tattie=potato. Beginning of to= t, dress= attire-r (ignore recipe)=attie ; t+attie
ReplyDelete2.dn.Armlet. (f)arm + let(terbox).
ReplyDelete6.dn.Art Nouveau. Mostly Vans = Van + are + out + (t)o. And rearranging the letters.
7.dn.Appealed. toll=peal + ape (copy) + d(first despatch).And rearranging the letters
8.dn.Isolated. Iso (bel) (50% lost)+late(behind schedule)+ d(eserted).
15.ac.Unlit. till= until. Last 3 letters ie til returned.= lit
6d there are 2:"U"s
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