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1 Cheers received by Communist leader, quiet man in terrible event (11) CATASTROPHE
7 Grouse, not name for flightless bird (3)
9 Lavish smear filled in by artist (7)
10 Work silly dopes resisted (7) (OP)(POSED*)
11 Striker, cross about conflict, following heart (6,7) CENTRE FORWARD
13 Travel around, beginning to identify Polynesian language (5)
14 Trim coach having a change of colour (9) CHROMATIC*
15 Stern mind in conservative element (9)
17 Part of lesson, a humourless book of the Bible (5) NAHUM
19 Pompous man is left rambling about wine (4-9) SELF-IMPORTANT
22 Blushing, decline to be symbol of revolution (3,4)
23 Song packed with zest initially about part of USA (7)
24 Occasional rum (3) ODD
25 Hot in spell, yet more shivery — not unknown indicator of fever? (11) THERMOMETER
Down
1 Cry about everything (4) CALL
2 Plant obtained by explorer turning up with company (7)
3 One who’s withdrawn from contract, one wrongly given lot (9,6) SHRINKING VIOLET
4 Head? It helps one draw the line (5)
5 Academic dreaded having no answer to be presented (9)
6 Neat, simple mixer managed innovative approach (15) EXPERIMENTALISM*
7 Odd parts for chaps in film, being this? (7)
8 Assistant made cape I’d ordered (4-2-4) AIDE-DE-CAMP*
12 Rascal with eccentric air rose to become producer (10)
14 Bubbly title-holder, beaten finally in time (9)
16 Made reference and raised boring article with editor (7)
18 Fashionable and extremely loud, rising quickly (7)
20 Field occupying acre, almost (5) REALM
21 Reasonable exhibition (4) FAIR
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1 Cheers received by Communist leader, quiet man in terrible event (11) CATASTROPHE
7 Grouse, not name for flightless bird (3)MOA
9 Lavish smear filled in by artist (7)LIBERAL
10 Work silly dopes resisted (7) (OP)(POSED*)
11 Striker, cross about conflict, following heart (6,7) CENTRE FORWARD
13 Travel around, beginning to identify Polynesian language (5)MAORI
14 Trim coach having a change of colour (9) CHROMATIC*
15 Stern mind in conservative element (9)REARGUARD
17 Part of lesson, a humourless book of the Bible (5) NAHUM
19 Pompous man is left rambling about wine (4-9) SELF-IMPORTANT
22 Blushing, decline to be symbol of revolution (3,4)RED FLAG
23 Song packed with zest initially about part of USA (7)ARIZONA
24 Occasional rum (3) ODD
25 Hot in spell, yet more shivery — not unknown indicator of fever? (11) THERMOMETER
Down
1 Cry about everything (4) CALL
2 Plant obtained by explorer turning up with company (7)TOBACCO
3 One who’s withdrawn from contract, one wrongly given lot (9,6) SHRINKING VIOLET
4 Head? It helps one draw the line (5)RULER
5 Academic dreaded having no answer to be presented (9)PROFFERED
6 Neat, simple mixer managed innovative approach (15) EXPERIMENTALISM*
7 Odd parts for chaps in film, being this? (7)MISCAST
8 Assistant made cape I’d ordered (4-2-4) AIDE-DE-CAMP*
12 Rascal with eccentric air rose to become producer (10)IMPRESARIO
14 Bubbly title-holder, beaten finally in time (9)CHAMPAGNE
16 Made reference and raised boring article with editor (7)ALLUDED
18 Fashionable and extremely loud, rising quickly (7)HOTFOOT
20 Field occupying acre, almost (5) REALM
21 Reasonable exhibition (4) FAIR
:clap::clap::clap: Good!
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Vulcan
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6 Received a disc containing encrypted email (7)
7 It ain't Cameron's first at sea (7)
9 Fight in which Charlie lost to a rider (5)
10 What is on in fluorescent bulbs essentially during darkness? (4,5)
11 Constituent of a square meal? (7)
13 Mark of State’s pointless approach indeed (6)
15 Ok with the old semi &lit used in clueing this film (4,4,2,3)
19 Son in holy matrimony gets agreement (6)
20 Fast and strike with no particular purpose (7)
23 Girl with it, hazel eyes, beautiful, starts to dance (9)
24 Type of estate, say (5)
26 Old woman heading out to drink and unwind (7)
27 In poverty, lived, got taunted (7)
Down
1 Worked on king's position (4)
2 Buy often and more, perhaps growth starts from there (6)
3 An artificially reconstructed picture, it’s about a cave with Polynesian god’s image (9)
4 Beginning to support struggling law firm (8)
5 One next to Bishop, a thug, brought to order (10)
6 Someone who leads a mechanical life! (6)
7 Extremely large machine (4)
8 Plant, time and time again, eaten by animal (6)
12 Players and musicians welcomed in (10)
14 Find fault with a representative about primarily horrible tip (9)
16 Old, a touch of old magic, strangely relating to marital custom (8)
17 Office furniture (6)
18 Cross empty highway and an overpass, goodbye to Georgia (6)
21 News about birth of Mary’s baby (6)
22 This place is in the red (4)
25 Name’s uninteresting; first off, it means nothing (4)
GRID
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6 Received a disc containing encrypted email (7)
7 It ain't Cameron's first at sea (7)TITANIC
9 Fight in which Charlie lost to a rider (5)
10 What is on in fluorescent bulbs essentially during darkness? (4,5)
11 Constituent of a square meal? (7)
13 Mark of State’s pointless approach indeed (6)
15 Ok with the old semi &lit used in clueing this film (4,4,2,3)
19 Son in holy matrimony gets agreement (6)UNISON
20 Fast and strike with no particular purpose (7)
23 Girl with it, hazel eyes, beautiful, starts to dance (9)
24 Type of estate, say (5)
26 Old woman heading out to drink and unwind (7)
27 In poverty, lived, got taunted (7)NEEDLED
Down
1 Worked on king's position (4)
2 Buy often and more, perhaps growth starts from there (6)
3 An artificially reconstructed picture, it’s about a cave with Polynesian god’s image (9)
4 Beginning to support struggling law firm (8)
5 One next to Bishop, a thug, brought to order (10)
6 Someone who leads a mechanical life! (6)
7 Extremely large machine (4)
8 Plant, time and time again, eaten by animal (6)
12 Players and musicians welcomed in (10)
14 Find fault with a representative about primarily horrible tip (9)REPRIMAND
16 Old, a touch of old magic, strangely relating to marital custom (8)
17 Office furniture (6)BUREAU
18 Cross empty highway and an overpass, goodbye to Georgia (6)
21 News about birth of Mary’s baby (6)
22 This place is in the red (4)
25 Name’s uninteresting; first off, it means nothing (4)
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PP up early today?
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6 Received a disc containing encrypted email (7)
7 It ain't Cameron's first at sea (7)TITANIC
9 Fight in which Charlie lost to a rider (5) BIKER
10 What is on in fluorescent bulbs essentially during darkness? (4,5) NEON LIGHT
11 Constituent of a square meal? (7) RAVIOLI
13 Mark of State’s pointless approach indeed (6) TATTOO
15 Ok with the old semi &lit used in clueing this film (4,4,2,3) SOME LIKE IT HOT
19 Son in holy matrimony gets agreement (6)UNISON
20 Fast and strike with no particular purpose (7)
23 Girl with it, hazel eyes, beautiful, starts to dance (9)
24 Type of estate, say (5)
26 Old woman heading out to drink and unwind (7)
27 In poverty, lived, got taunted (7)NEEDLED
Down
1 Worked on king's position (4)
2 Buy often and more, perhaps growth starts from there (6)
3 An artificially reconstructed picture, it’s about a cave with Polynesian god’s image (9)
4 Beginning to support struggling law firm (8)
5 One next to Bishop, a thug, brought to order (10)
6 Someone who leads a mechanical life! (6)
7 Extremely large machine (4)
8 Plant, time and time again, eaten by animal (6)
12 Players and musicians welcomed in (10)
14 Find fault with a representative about primarily horrible tip (9)REPRIMAND
16 Old, a touch of old magic, strangely relating to marital custom (8)
17 Office furniture (6)BUREAU
18 Cross empty highway and an overpass, goodbye to Georgia (6)
21 News about birth of Mary’s baby (6)
22 This place is in the red (4)
25 Name’s uninteresting; first off, it means nothing (4)
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Across
6 Received a disc containing encrypted email (7)
7 It ain't Cameron's first at sea (7)TITANIC
9 Fight in which Charlie lost to a rider (5) BIKER
10 What is on in fluorescent bulbs essentially during darkness? (4,5) NEON LIGHT
11 Constituent of a square meal? (7) RAVIOLI
13 Mark of State’s pointless approach indeed (6) TATTOO
15 Ok with the old semi &lit used in clueing this film (4,4,2,3) SOME LIKE IT HOT
19 Son in holy matrimony gets agreement (6)UNISON
20 Fast and strike with no particular purpose (7)
23 Girl with it, hazel eyes, beautiful, starts to dance (9)
24 Type of estate, say (5)
26 Old woman heading out to drink and unwind (7)
27 In poverty, lived, got taunted (7)NEEDLED
Down
1 Worked on king's position (4)
2 Buy often and more, perhaps growth starts from there (6)
3 An artificially reconstructed picture, it’s about a cave with Polynesian god’s image (9)
4 Beginning to support struggling law firm (8)
5 One next to Bishop, a thug, brought to order (10)
6 Someone who leads a mechanical life! (6) CYBORG
7 Extremely large machine (4)
8 Plant, time and time again, eaten by animal (6) COTTON
12 Players and musicians welcomed in (10) VIOLINISTS
14 Find fault with a representative about primarily horrible tip (9)REPRIMAND REPREHEND
16 Old, a touch of old magic, strangely relating to marital custom (8) EXOGAMIC
17 Office furniture (6)BUREAU
18 Cross empty highway and an overpass, goodbye to Georgia (6) HYBRID
21 News about birth of Mary’s baby (6) [b]PAMPER{/b]
22 This place is in the red (4)
25 Name’s uninteresting; first off, it means nothing (4)
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6 Received a disc containing encrypted email (7)CLAIMED
7 It ain't Cameron's first at sea (7)TITANIC
9 Fight in which Charlie lost to a rider (5) BIKER
10 What is on in fluorescent bulbs essentially during darkness? (4,5) NEON LIGHT
11 Constituent of a square meal? (7) RAVIOLI
13 Mark of State’s pointless approach indeed (6) TATTOO
15 Ok with the old semi &lit used in clueing this film (4,4,2,3) SOME LIKE IT HOT
19 Son in holy matrimony gets agreement (6)UNISON
20 Fast and strike with no particular purpose (7)RAPIDLY
23 Girl with it, hazel eyes, beautiful, starts to dance (9)ELIZABETH
24 Type of estate, say (5)MANOR
26 Old woman heading out to drink and unwind (7)UNTWINE
27 In poverty, lived, got taunted (7)NEEDLED
Down
1 Worked on king's position (4)RANK
2 Buy often and more, perhaps growth starts from there (6)EMBRYO
3 An artificially reconstructed picture, it’s about a cave with Polynesian god’s image (9)IDENTIKIT
4 Beginning to support struggling law firm (8)STALWART
5 One next to Bishop, a thug, brought to order (10)KNIGHTHOOD
6 Someone who leads a mechanical life! (6) CYBORG
7 Extremely large machine (4)TOOL
8 Plant, time and time again, eaten by animal (6) COTTON
12 Players and musicians welcomed in (10) VIOLINISTS
14 Find fault with a representative about primarily horrible tip (9)REPREHEND
16 Old, a touch of old magic, strangely relating to marital custom (8) EXOGAMIC
17 Office furniture (6)BUREAU
18 Cross empty highway and an overpass, goodbye to Georgia (6) HYBRID
21 News about birth of Mary’s baby (6)PAMPER
22 This place is in the red (4)HERE
25 Name’s uninteresting; first off, it means nothing (4)DULL
:clap::clap::clap: Very good!
Back to square one after about seven months of non stop excitement in children's houses, solid six months in the US in daughter's, the rest in sons' in Bangalore and Chennai! The pure joy of seeing the hard copy of the newspaper made me an early riser! Different time zones, weather conditions, routines of the past months seem to leave me a bit dazed and I don't know if I am going to change my old schedules permanently or slip back to former lazy, sedantary style! :noteeth:
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1 Scholar to toss air-mail all over the place (11)
9 Events at air force exhibitions (7)
10 Extricate extreme gent from boat races with lassos (6)
11 Baron of Maharashtra city… (5)
12 … to regularly engage chief intellectual (7)
15 Leading crossword poem convention (4)
16 Carries out using tools (10)
18 Bewildered ma’am alerts schools (4,6)
20 Fruit reportedly not beautiful (4)
23 Spies injected with right tinctures (7)
24 Symbol is round, huge (5)
26 Food given to the sick mostly (6)
27 Write article on odd chef’s atonement (7)
28 Inutility of you and me can be senseless (11)
Down
2 Turn to spouses, from end to end, for starters at lunchtime (6)
3 This month, I notice some tech leaders (4)
4 Guerrillas of Baker Street commanded by Holmes (10)
5 Collection of stories with incomplete idea is an abomination (8)
6 Irish idiot’s mantra initially at sunrise (7)
7 With dexterity, one can trap single strategist (9)
8 Frightened of air force attack (6)
13 Rhetorics contain nothing, say some initially (5,5)
14 Draws out like buccaneers (9)
17 Cheese for them? Mad! (8)
19 Code extremely laborious in bits (7)
21 Harvests grain initially with thin shovel tip (6)
22 Limits source of boy’s audio from end to end (6)
25 Length of upcoming siestas (4)
GRID
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Across
1 Scholar to toss air-mail all over the place (11)
9 Events at air force exhibitions (7)
10 Extricate extreme gent from boat races with lassos (6)
11 Baron of Maharashtra city… (5)
12 … to regularly engage chief intellectual (7)
15 Leading crossword poem convention (4)CODE
16 Carries out using tools (10)
18 Bewildered ma’am alerts schools (4,6)ALMA MATERS
20 Fruit reportedly not beautiful (4)
23 Spies injected with right tinctures (7)
24 Symbol is round, huge (5)
26 Food given to the sick mostly (6)
27 Write article on odd chef’s atonement (7)
28 Inutility of you and me can be senseless (11)
Down
2 Turn to spouses, from end to end, for starters at lunchtime (6)SALADS
3 This month, I notice some tech leaders (4)INST
4 Guerrillas of Baker Street commanded by Holmes (10)
5 Collection of stories with incomplete idea is an abomination (8)
6 Irish idiot’s mantra initially at sunrise (7)
7 With dexterity, one can trap single strategist (9)
8 Frightened of air force attack (6)
13 Rhetorics contain nothing, say some initially (5,5)EMPTY WORDS
14 Draws out like buccaneers (9)
17 Cheese for them? Mad! (8)
19 Code extremely laborious in bits (7)
21 Harvests grain initially with thin shovel tip (6)
22 Limits source of boy’s audio from end to end (6)
25 Length of upcoming siestas (4)
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1 Scholar to toss air-mail all over the place (11) ASSIMILATOR
9 Events at air force exhibitions (7) AFFAIRS
10 Extricate extreme gent from boat races with lassos (6) REATAS
11 Baron of Maharashtra city… (5) THANE
12 … to regularly engage chief intellectual (7) EGGHEAD
15 Leading crossword poem convention (4)CODE
16 Carries out using tools (10)
18 Bewildered ma’am alerts schools (4,6)ALMA MATERS
20 Fruit reportedly not beautiful (4)
23 Spies injected with right tinctures (7)
24 Symbol is round, huge (5)
26 Food given to the sick mostly (6)
27 Write article on odd chef’s atonement (7)
28 Inutility of you and me can be senseless (11)
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2 Turn to spouses, from end to end, for starters at lunchtime (6)SALADS
3 This month, I notice some tech leaders (4)INST
4 Guerrillas of Baker Street commanded by Holmes (10)
5 Collection of stories with incomplete idea is an abomination (8)
6 Irish idiot’s mantra initially at sunrise (7)
7 With dexterity, one can trap single strategist (9)
8 Frightened of air force attack (6)
13 Rhetorics contain nothing, say some initially (5,5)EMPTY WORDS
14 Draws out like buccaneers (9)
17 Cheese for them? Mad! (8)
19 Code extremely laborious in bits (7)
21 Harvests grain initially with thin shovel tip (6)
22 Limits source of boy’s audio from end to end (6)
25 Length of upcoming siestas (4)
