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The NINA is colored in Yellow.  It is the first names of the two setters – MONA and SUPRIYA

The pseudonym “SAMURAI PONY” is an anagram of these two names.

 


 

Here are the Annotations:

Across: 7 IMP+(-F)ORTUNE, 8 Telescopic, 9 CAT+LOG+U+E(-xcept), 10 (-y)OGURT*, 12 LEOPAR(-D)*, 13 T+ALI+S+MAN, 16 N(LOVE*)+LA, 19 Spoonerism – BEAU WROTE / ROW BOAT, 22 PA {NOR(A)MA(-L)}, 25 Rev. Acrostic, 27 SPIT (fir)E(arm), 28 Reversal – B= First letter of Born, 29 (-f)AC(-e)(-p)RID(-e), 30 QUEE(-r)+N+DO+M(-uster)S.

Down: 1 IMPAL(-e)+A, 2 MATESCOO*, 3 GOESTO*, 4 AUNTYIN*, 5 HP FLAIRS, 6 LA+CU+NA, 11 Acrostic, 14 Rev. T, 15 DD, 16 PA (-I)N, 17 Telescopic, 18 LEA+P, 20 BU(S)Y BO(D)Y, 21 SAVOURI*, 23 SPACE*+T, 24 OUT+F+IT, 25 DI SP(-I)EL , 26 H{ARE wo(-M)en}S.


Here’s the link to the “Hall of Fame

Thanks to “Samurai Pony” (Mona and Supriya) for this enjoyable puzzle and to all of you who participated.

By Sowmya

Sowmya is a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) and independent financial consultant based in the Middle East (Bahrain). She is a puzzle editor at Amuselabs. She has set over 1,300 crosswords for various publications including over 1000 mini crosswords, cryptic crosswords (under the pseudonym Hypatia for The Hindu) and themed crosswords for Cat.a.lyst (part of The Hindu Businessline). Sowmya runs the Facebook group 1Across where seasoned cruciverbalists interact while setting and solving clues. She has published three compilations of crosswords viz Cryptic Crossroads Volumes 1, 2 and 3. She Tweets cryptic clues daily @somsram

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