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ReplyDelete24A. Averted= prevented
DeleteAver= state
T,(asking),E(mergency),D(ecisions)= t,e,d( basically, first letters)
Aver+ted
My first
1D:city= Athens
ReplyDelete(A)(the)(n)(s)
Sathia
21 ac london l-lecturer on pro.
ReplyDeletefessor-don l on don.
20 dgreeks acrostic.
23 dn sydney SaY aDeN sExY
Sorry it is 21 dn
Delete20D. Greeks( acrostic) from capital( first letters) of G,R,E,E,K,S
ReplyDeleteMy second
25D. Trot= jog
ReplyDeleteT= model
Tor= hill going up is reverse indicator as it is a down clue= rot
My third
7 dn casino (actions-t(bar) *
ReplyDelete23dn Sydney SaY aDeN sExY
13ac seoul (eu(r) -(l) +os) *
19A: evening = nightfall
ReplyDelete((-k)night ( fall))
Sathia
Replacement for 23dn
ReplyDelete10ac image (mirage-r) *
5D. In place of 20D
ReplyDelete5D BARBARIC= RUTHLESS
Bar= local
Bar= staff
IC= in control, primarily, first letters
11A: copy= emulate
ReplyDelete((E)(Mu)(late)
Sathia
11A- Emulate- Copy- E MU Late
ReplyDeleteE- European, Mu- Letter from Greece, Late- Behind time
26A:neighed=made equine sound
ReplyDeletenear(nigh) about eastern(e) half of shed(ed), (n(e)igh)(ed)
9A - TEAM INDIA - Country’s side; {ANIMATED+I} anagrid - playing
ReplyDelete13A - SEOUL - City; {EU-(R)+(L)OS} anagrid - arranged
16A - PASSING A COMMENT - Saying something; {COP MISMANAGES + NT} anagrid - errant
Delete13A, Seoul= city(def.)
ReplyDeleteeuros, fodder
Arranged is anagram indicator, change hands is to make R (hand) swap with L
so, Eu L os ( L in R) , by rearranging
(Seoul)*
17D- Guardian- (Inaugurated- UTE)*. Building- Anind
ReplyDeleteUTE from O(UTE)R constituents
27A- Tokyo/ Kyoto. Taking last 2 letters to the front.
ReplyDelete2D:fabulous=wonderful
ReplyDeleteboy(b) love(o)(usual) fine(f) acting(anagrind)
{(b)(o)(usual)(f)}*
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ReplyDelete28A:alongside=close
ReplyDelete{(doing)(sale)}*, vigorously=anagrind
Thanks Veeyares for a wonderful Sunday Special.
ReplyDeleteSathia
Thanks Sathia
Delete16d. PENNSNTS. - Standards
ReplyDeletePEN. - Write
A
NT - Book
N, S - Origins of Native Society
PEN+N+A+NT+S
About - Contain Ind
28 a ALONGSIDE - Close to (Doing sale)*
Vigorously Anind
27a. TOKYO. - Japanese city
KYOTO cycled
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ReplyDeleteNot correct
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ReplyDeleteNot correct. Already solved by @Shay
DeleteSathia
In lieu of 27 a
ReplyDelete4d. ADVERB - As, an example of
BREAD - BREAD(-s) mostly
V. - Five
Distributed. _. anind
(Bread+ V)*
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ReplyDeleteAnyone noticed the theme?
ReplyDeleteAppears to be the cities that had hosted Olympics.
DeleteSathia
Yes
DeleteIn lieu of 28a
ReplyDelete14a. BARCELONA. - City
BAR - BAR(-s) mostly
{CAN LO(-s)E}*
Without a bit of Sophi… - Del Ind for S
8D, Sergeant=army officer
ReplyDeletegreatness, in other words,
not understated essentially means greatnes (s)
Rearranging, Sergeant
Please note: Sergeant is not an army officer. He is a lower level person in the Forces.
DeleteOlympic Games? Cities which hosted the event over the years featured
ReplyDeleteYes
Delete6D, Mini=note(def)
ReplyDeleteFashionable skirt
Note is both musical Notes (mi, ni) and a fashionable skirt
Mi about IN (fashionable)
DeleteNi is not note
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DeleteAcross 12, 22 Down 3,15,18 remaining
ReplyDelete16A too.
DeleteSolved by Shay at 16.53
Delete12A, Beijing=city
ReplyDeletejuliet=j, basically stopping means I, Being=living
bei(j)(i)ng
This is in lieu of 13A, answered earlier than me.
ReplyDelete15d ELM SPRINGS (US city)
ReplyDeleteelm(-s) (springs = wellheads)
22a PARIS (city)
Delete(p) (aris(-e))
3d HIKA ELLIOT (rugby player)
Delete(~hi) (oil leak <=) (t)
I will take 5D as replacement- (Good clue!)
ReplyDeleteBarbaric- Bar bar ic
Bar-Local, Staff
In control primarily- IC
Got the cities part but missed the Olympics. Good one there!!
ReplyDeleteThank you Paddy
DeleteThank you Veeyares for an interesting Sunday AN.
ReplyDelete2 and 18 down left
ReplyDeleteAnyone got 18 down?
ReplyDeleteyes - (the drain)* = earthdin. Archaic word for ground tremor.
Delete2D is done at 1632 by me.
ReplyDelete18D- Earthdin- Earthquake- (The drain)*. Damaged is Anind.
ReplyDeleteNew word for me, but wordplay clearly led me to it and I had to check.
That winds up the lot. Thanks to all participants and thanks to Colonel for publishing
ReplyDeleteThanks for the special Veeyares
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