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ACROSS
1 Begin with a bit of Turkish coffee (hot, not cold) (3,3) TEE OFF {Tu...h}{cOFFEE}*
4 Short stories about love - new collection withdrawn (6) CONTES {C}{O}{N}{SET<=}
9 SRH's opening attack is superior (4) SMUG {Srh}{MUG}
10 Felt sceptical initially about anything learnt without formal training (4-6) SELF-TAUGHT {FELT+Sc...l}*{AUGHT}
11 Office in Middle East country? Trouble all around (6) BUREAU {UAE}{RUB}<=
12 Hardik and Krunal maybe in trouble without runs at the start of season (8) BROTHERS {B{R}OTHER}{Se...n}
13 Fundamentally a programming language everyone gets easily in the end (9) BASICALLY {BASIC}{ALL}{e...lY}
15 Criminals not professionals (4) CONS [CD]
16 The Spanish sailor going around Italian island (4) ELBA {EL}{AB<=}
17 Awfully pleased about a walk along the seaside (9) ESPLANADE {ESPL{AN}ADE*}
21 "Tidy" - a praise Dhoni got often, perhaps (4-4) WELL-KEPT [DD]
22 Thinking about it in advance (6) MOTIVE {MO{IT<=}VE}
24 What NY's not perhaps?! (10) SHANTYTOWN* &lit
25 Occasionally feel sorry about part played in event (4) ROLE {fEeL+sOrRy}<=
26 She believes that person is among the earliest of telecom technicians (6) THEIST {HE}{IS} in {Te...m}{Te...s}
27 Mature party welcoming women (4,2) GROW UP {GRO{W}UP}
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5 Work to get money, having ultimately no alternative (6) OPTION {OP}{TI{nO}N}
6 Landing in Spooner's urban community in Netherlands (5,4) TOUCH DOWN (~dutch town to touch down)
7 Power now controlled by extremely sententious figures (7) SPHERES {P}{HERE} in {Se...uS}
8 Obligations about accepting American laws primarily for international expansion of trade (13) GLOBALISATION {OBLIGATIONS}* over {A}{Laws|
14 Bias of Indian doctor getting a cut? (9) IMBALANCE {I}{MB}{A}{LANCE}
16 View of European - definitely powerful (7) EYESHOT {E}{YES}{HOT}
18 Kind of flow seen in rising wild river (7) LAMINAR {ANIMAL<=}{R}
19 What photographer may do to film progress? (7) DEVELOP [DD] No longer done in this digital age!
20 Love "Emotional Rescue" sung originally by Rolling Stones (6) BERYLS {Love+Em...l+Re...e+Sung+BY+}*
Reference List
Cold = C, About = C, New = N, Runs = R, The in Spanish = EL, Sailor = AB, Women = W, Money = TIN, Power = P, American = A, Indian = I, European = E, River = R
15A, cons= criminals(def.)
ReplyDeletenot professionals( pros. is the short form of professionals)
1D, Tempura= japanese dish(def.)
iT sEeMs PaUl RyAN
Regularly isto take alternate words
Tempura
Alternate letters
Deleteyes, sir. Letters
Delete1D - TEMPURA - Japanese Dish; iT sEeMs PaUl RyAn, regularly
ReplyDelete23D - THROW - Project; {WORTH}* anagrid - fighting
24A - SHANTY TOWN -What New York is not; {WHAT NYS NOT}* anagrid - Perhaps
Delete16A - ELBA - Italian Island; EL - The in Spanish, <=AB - Sailor(going around); ELBA
Delete25A - ROLE - Part played in event; fEeL sOrRy <= Occasionally
Delete9A - SMUG - Superior; (S)rk + MUG - attack
Delete9A is in lieu of 1D already solved
Delete16D, Eyeshot=view(definition)
ReplyDeleteE= (european)+ yes(definitely)+hot(powerful)
eyeshot
13A, Basically=fundamentally(Def.)
ReplyDeleteBasis+all+y
basic= a programming language
Everyone=all
easily in the end means Easil Y
9A, smug=superior(def.)
ReplyDeleteSRH's opening is S
Mug=attack,
So, S+mug=smug
(s) (mug)
14d imbalance = bias. I (indian), mb ( doctor) getting a lance (cut)
ReplyDelete19d develop = what photographer may do to progress
ReplyDeleteNot just a CD. There is more to it
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DeletePlease let the original commenter respond
Delete17a esplanade = walk along the seaside. Anagram of please + an (a)
ReplyDeleteTypo.
DeleteIt shd be pleased.
6d touch down = landing. Spoonerism of Dutch town ( Netherlands).
ReplyDelete27a grow up = mature. Group ( party) welcoming women (w).
1 A
ReplyDeleteBegin = TEE OFF
( Bit) of turkish = T
Hot = anind.
Coffee ( not cold = -c ) = c-cOFFEE
T OFFEE = TEE OFF
11 A
ReplyDeleteOffice = BUREAU
All round = Reversal ind.
Trouble = RUB
Middle East country = UAE
UAE RUB ( <= ) = BUREAU
22a: motive = thinking.
ReplyDeleteAdvance - move and it.
Relook. Not complete.
DeleteAbout = Reversal ind
DeleteIn = container ind
Hardik and Kunal = BROTHERS
ReplyDeleteTrouble = BOTHER
Within = container ind.
Runs = R
( Start of.) season = S
B ( R ) OTHER S = BROTHERS
Quality CW.
ReplyDeleteA few tough ones interspersed with quite a fewcdekectable ones.
2d: bald = eagle.
ReplyDeleteDog-(b)eagle (head covered).
Bald is not just eagle.
DeleteBald , perhaps
Delete26 A
ReplyDeleteShe believes = THEIST
That person = HE
Is = IS
Amongst = Container ind
( earliest of ) t election t echnicians = T T
T { ( HE ) ( IS ) } T = THEIST
Bald , perhaps = EAGLE
ReplyDeleteDog = beagle
Head covered = deletion ind
B - B EAGLE = EAGLE
ILO 2 D
ReplyDelete3 D
Narrow passage = FISTULA
New = anind
Unusable ( to begin with ) = U
Flat is u = FLATISU ( * ) = FISTULA
21ac well kept (DD)
ReplyDelete7dn spheres
S(ententiou) p(ower)here(now)s
26ac theist he(that person) is in t(elecom) t(echnicians)
23dn throw (worth) *
3dn fistula (flat is u) *
1.dn.Tempura. iTsEeMs PaUl RyAn. Alternate letters from 'It seems Paul Ryan'
ReplyDelete13.ac.Basically. Basic (programming language) + all(everyone) + y (end of easily)
15.Cons. Out of 'Pros and cons' it is not Pros ie not professionals. So it is cons ,meaning criminals.
16.Elba. Spanish =El, ba ( sailor Ab going around).
26.Grow Up. Group = Party +w ( welcoming women)
18D: kind of flow= laminar
ReplyDeleteWild is animal
Rising is reversal indicator <animal
River is r
Hence, ((lamina(r))
Sathia
8D:globalisation=international expansion of trade
ReplyDelete(obligations)* about=anagrind
accepting American(a) laws(l) primarily
glob(al)isation
4Ac CONTES -- {C}{O}{N}{SET<=}
ReplyDelete10 ac SELF - TAUGHT: learnt without formal training
ReplyDeleteS: sceptical initially ELF T( felt*) AUGHT: anything
8a Globalisation =international expansion of trade ,obligations+ a merican l aws primarily
ReplyDelete5 d option - alternative.work-op money -tin nO
ReplyDeleteop ti(o)n
20D-beryls-stones;(L ove E motional R escue S ung + BY)*
ReplyDelete7 D
ReplyDeleteFigures = SPHERES
P ower = P
Now = HERE
( Extremely ) S ententiou S
Controlled by = Container ind
S ( P HERE ) S = SPHERES
That's it
DeleteThat's all folks
Famous closing line- That's all folks!!!!
Delete7D : SPHERES (S(P)(HERE)S)
ReplyDeletePower : P, Now : HERE, in extremely SententiouS : SS
Defn : Figures
Lovely fare. Enjoyed solving. Thanks Crossant.
ReplyDeleteThanks!
Delete1A- Hot is Anind?
ReplyDelete12A- Trouble without runs is supposed to be same as runs (R) within trouble (bother)
ReplyDeleteAccepted and used widely but difficult to comprehend and spot, esp. since without is also used as eliminator.
Wonderful surfaces in almost all the clues, Particularly the choice of indicators. They gel so well in surface reading. Enjoyed a lot.
ReplyDeleteThanks!
DeleteThanks, Colonel!
ReplyDeleteVery nice cw. Though CONTES was new for me.
ReplyDeleteLoved the clues for
GROW UP, SHANTYTOWN, EYE SHOT, OPTION.
Thanx!