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ACROSS
1 Tries vigorously at school, writes exam again (6)
4 Enjoy yourself, fix one base, in retreat? (4,2,2)
10 Small drink accepted in theatre (5)
11 Healthy and smart figure secures record (2,3,4)
12 Fair share for an exhibit on display (9)
13 Confidential assistants’ words spoken in undertone carry no substance mainly (5)
14 Destructive tide engulfed people with advanced mental illness (8)
15 Greek letter of death, maybe time to say goodbye to dead (5)
18 Like in support for badger (5)
20 Air strike — It produces sound (5,3)
23 Eight kill people belonging to the family for food! (5)
25 Reviewed in theory about climax of sex hormone produced within body (9)
26 Childless woman ran up a hill leaving husband in distress (9)
27 Ultimately yoghurt, cucumber, chilli, masala, pudina mixed in Indian dish (5)
28 It’s a mockery to wear a waistcoat to go outside (8)
29 Charm a rring? (6)
DOWN
1 This vegetable is in hard shape (6)
2 Father after taking drug boards plane with associate to watch series of episodes (4,5)
3 Stamp of artist inscribed in place of worship erasing signature at the end (7)
5 Expecting to lose pool regularly, what if I play foolishly with money? (2,3,6,3)
6 Stylish English cricket side gets tan unfortunately (7)
7 Trustworthy group of three killed associate for espionage primarily (5)
8 Country that takes pains criminally to release extremists on borders (8)
9 Passage from a periodical, one to examine by rule and law (9,5)
16 Coteries used to induce independent and arouse invitingly (9)
17 Hurry up. Break set point (4,2,2)
19 Vague and almost bad budget rejected (7)
21 Some tapir to get around seeking attention (3-4)
22 Release knight from lock up on bail finally in particular (6)
24 As long as possible, perform dance to this music (5)
1A, Resits=writes exam again(Def.)
ReplyDelete(tries)*+s(school)
Resuts
Resits*(typo)
Delete1D, Radish=vegetable(Def.)
ReplyDelete(is) (hard )* Radish
shape is anagram indicator
3D, Trample= stamp(Def.)
ReplyDeleteRA= Artists
place of worship= Temple
inscribed in is to insert RA in temple
Traemple
erasing signature at the end means removing end of signature(-e)
So, traemple(-e) gives Temple
10A, Drama= theatre(Def.)
ReplyDeleteSmall Drink= Dram+a(accepted)
Drama
According to Merrium webster, Dram is ' small portion of something to drink'.
Cambridge says it is even a little alcohol.
small portion of something to drink".
27A, Raita= Indian Dish(Def.)
ReplyDeleteUltimately is to take last letters of yoghur T, cucumber R, chill I, masal A,., pudin A
mixed is to combine
TRIAA(Raita)*
6d ELEGANT: stylish
ReplyDeleteE: English LEG: cricket side ANT: tan* ( unfortunately for anagram)
14 a DEMENTIA: mental illness
DeleteDETI: destructive tide
MEN: people
A: advanced
DE(MEN)TI A
29a: APPEAL: charm
DeleteA:A RING: peal RRING::PPEAL
How come AJ Iain tge fray?!
DeleteSorry. My dementia. Thought it was Sunday.
DeleteWelcome. More the merrier!!
DeleteOf course KKR is very tempting. Great CW.
Delete12 A
ReplyDeleteAn exhibit on display = SHOW PIECE
Fair = SHOW
Share = PIECE
16d erotocise = to arouse invitingly. Anagram of coteries and 'i' ( independant).
ReplyDelete15a theta = greek letter. Time (t) to say goodbye to d ( death).
17d
15A- T for D in what?
DeleteT for d in death.
DeleteThere is more to it. T for D simply makes it 'Teath'.
DeleteAlso, def. needs to be mentioned.
17d step on it = hurry up. Anagram of set point.
ReplyDelete8 D
ReplyDeleteCountry = PAKISTAN
On borders = 1st & last letters selector ind
E xtremist. S = E S
To release = Deletion ind
Criminally = Anind
( Takes pains - [ E S ] ) * = PAKISTAN
Excellent clue!!!
Delete🙏🙏
Delete20a VOICE BOX, produces sound
ReplyDeleteair=VOICE + strike =BOX
28a TRAVESTY =mockery TR(A+VEST)Y, go=try, waistcoat =vest,
25aTHYROXINE =hormone
(IN+THEORY)*+X, climax of seX
23a. PASTA. - Food
ReplyDelete8 - PA(-ki)STA(-n)
Kill Del Ind for kin, people belonging to the family
26a NULLIPARA. - Childless woman
(RAN UP A (-h)ILL)*
Leaving H husband Del Ind
In distress Anagrind
28a. TRAVESTY. - Mockery
A VEST. - A Waistcoat
TRY - Go
To go outside - Contain Ind
23 A
ReplyDeleteFood = PASTA
Eight = 8 Down = Pakistan
People belonging to the family = KIN
Kill = Deletion ind
PAKISTAN - KIN = PASTA
14ac dementia men in(tide) (a)dvanced
ReplyDelete23ac pasta (pakistan-kin)
18ac tease(badger) (te(as)e)
15ac theta (-(d) +(t) rath) *
21dn ego trip reverse(T)
Please mention def. and indicate anagram with anind
Delete1.dn.Radish. is + hard .
ReplyDelete8.dn.Pakistan. From (takes + pains), 'es' to be released. (Extremists on borders).
17.dn.Step on it. Rearranging letters from "Set point' .Break is anagram indicator.
26.ac. Nullipara. ran +up +a + hill. after deleting 'h'. (leaving Husband). And rearrange the letters.
28.ac. Travesty. try ( wear) + a + vest (waistcoat). And rearrange the letters.
Replace for 28a
ReplyDelete13a. AIDES. - Confidential assistants
A(-s)IDES - words spoken in undertone
S - Substance mainly
Carry no - Del Ind for s
1A - RESITS - Writes exam again; {TRIES + S}* anagrid - vigorously; S=School
ReplyDelete1D - RADISH - This vegetable; {IS HARD}; anagrid - shape
27A - RAITA - Indian dish; ending letters of {y…T, c…I, c…R, m…A, p…A} anagrid - mixed
6D - ELEGANT - Stylish; (E)nglish, LEG - cricket side, gets {TAN}*
Delete8A - PAKISTAN - Country; {TAKES PAINS - ES}* anagrid - criminally;
DeleteReleases ES from (E)xtremist(S) borders
Above is 8D
DeleteILO 23 A
ReplyDelete7 D
Trustworthy = TRIED
Group of three = TRIAD
Killed = Deletion ind
Associate = A
For = Replacing letter I d
Primarily = 1st letter selector ind
E spionage = E
TRIAD -A + E = TRIED
11 A
ReplyDeleteHealthy = IN THE PINK
Smart = IN
Figure = THINK
Record = EP
Secures = Container. Ind.
IN TH ( EP ) INK = IN THE PINK
In replacement of 14ac
ReplyDelete2dn soap opera (soa(pop) (e) r) (a)
Soar(plane) pop(father e(base) a(associate)
In place of 23ac
4ac live it up
(Put i evil) <
9d (DIGEST)(I)(VE T)(R)(ACT) - passage
ReplyDeleteperiodical digest (readers digest)
one I
examine vet
rule r
law act
5d IN THE FAMILY WAY - expecting
ReplyDelete(what if I play money - po )*
po from pool regularly
4A. LIVE IT UP. FIX=PUT, ONE=I, BASE = Evil. PUTIEVIL <=.
ReplyDelete22D:detail=particular
ReplyDeletelock up(detain) release knight(-n)
on bail finally(l) (detain-n)(l)
19Dn EVASIVE - {EVI(-l)L SAVE<=}
ReplyDelete19D: vague = evasive
ReplyDelete<(save) = evas
<(evi(-l)) = ive
Hence, (evasive)
Sathia
18 A
ReplyDeleteBadger = TEASE
Like = AS
Support = TEE
In = container ind
TE ( AS ) E = TEASE
19 d evasive-vague budget -save bad -evi(l)
ReplyDeletesave< evi< evasive
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ReplyDelete24D : SALSA (AS L AS)*
ReplyDeleteLong : L
Anind : Possible
Defn : Dance