ACROSS
1 - Overage person, competent and compliant (10) - MANAGEABLE {MAN}{AGE}{ABLE}
6 - North African independent chieftan (4) - EMIR [E]
9 - Kind of fare Jack Sprat could stomach (7) - FATLESS [GK]
10 - The woman will get a bill for varnish - (7) SHELLAC {SHE'LL}{AC}
12 - Device used to firmly fix (8) - FASTENER [E]
13 - Get around the French old to be superior (5) - EXCEL{C+LE+AX}*(Correction - {C+LE+EX}*)
15 - Staggers on dance floor (5) - REELS [DD]
17 - To go into detail is complicated (9) - ELABORATE [DD]
19 - Show nothing of statement (9) - MANIFESTO {MANIFEST}{O}
21 - The old do something to extort payment (5) - EXACT {EX}{ACT}
23 - Seat around Englishman to playfully irritate him (5) - TEASE {T{E}ASE*}
24 - Denial, say, in the country (8) - NEGATION {N{EG}ATION}
27 - She has time to get close fitting tubular dresses (7) - SHEATHS {SHE+HAS+T}*
28 - Some sort of atom is nothing to drink (7) - ISOTOPE {IS}{O}{TOPE}
29 - Set aside an area for a specific purpose (4) - SITE {SET+I}*
30 - Verdi dates wantonly plugged (10) - ADVERTISED*
DOWN
1 - Fit of resentment (4) - MIFF [E]
2 - Lunatic action by teaching union (3,4) - NUT CASE {NUT} {CASE}
3 - Rate a girl on a large scale (5) - GREAT {RATE+G}*
4 - A ship comes in with their consent (9) - ASSENTERS {A}{SS}{ENTERS}
5 - Light cutting instrument (5) - LASER [CD]
7 - Mother left bill with accountant for a walking stick (7) - MALACCA {MA}{L}{AC}{CA}
8 - Remembers about prayers (10) - RECOLLECTS {RE}{COLLECTS}
11 - A fitting place for the viewer (7) - EYEHOLE [E]
14 - Writers who make artists mad (10) - DRAMATISTS*
16 - Most yielding to pressure - so fellow found on test (7) - SOFTEST {SO}{F}{TEST}
18 - Set against amalgamating, so leading (9) - ALONGSIDE*
20 - Eastern eccentric, close as can be (7) - NEAREST*
22 - Ask Sam if he is fond of our assembly (7) - AMOROUS ? {SAM+OUR +O?}*
24 - Pried in other's affairs (5) - NOSED [E]
25 - Anglers' delight when out at the right time (5) - TROUT {OUT+R+T}*
26 - Born and died in poverty (4) - NEED {NEE}{D}
E&OE as I had to type out all the clues
1 - Overage person, competent and compliant (10) - MANAGEABLE {MAN}{AGE}{ABLE}
6 - North African independent chieftan (4) - EMIR [E]
9 - Kind of fare Jack Sprat could stomach (7) - FATLESS [GK]
10 - The woman will get a bill for varnish - (7) SHELLAC {SHE'LL}{AC}
12 - Device used to firmly fix (8) - FASTENER [E]
13 - Get around the French old to be superior (5) - EXCEL
15 - Staggers on dance floor (5) - REELS [DD]
17 - To go into detail is complicated (9) - ELABORATE [DD]
19 - Show nothing of statement (9) - MANIFESTO {MANIFEST}{O}
23 - Seat around Englishman to playfully irritate him (5) - TEASE {T{E}ASE*}
24 - Denial, say, in the country (8) - NEGATION {N{EG}ATION}
27 - She has time to get close fitting tubular dresses (7) - SHEATHS {SHE+HAS+T}*
28 - Some sort of atom is nothing to drink (7) - ISOTOPE {IS}{O}{TOPE}
29 - Set aside an area for a specific purpose (4) - SITE {SET+I}*
30 - Verdi dates wantonly plugged (10) - ADVERTISED*
DOWN
1 - Fit of resentment (4) - MIFF [E]
2 - Lunatic action by teaching union (3,4) - NUT CASE {NUT} {CASE}
3 - Rate a girl on a large scale (5) - GREAT {RATE+G}*
4 - A ship comes in with their consent (9) - ASSENTERS {A}{SS}{ENTERS}
5 - Light cutting instrument (5) - LASER [CD]
7 - Mother left bill with accountant for a walking stick (7) - MALACCA {MA}{L}{AC}{CA}
11 - A fitting place for the viewer (7) - EYEHOLE [E]
14 - Writers who make artists mad (10) - DRAMATISTS*
16 - Most yielding to pressure - so fellow found on test (7) - SOFTEST {SO}{F}{TEST}
18 - Set against amalgamating, so leading (9) - ALONGSIDE*
20 - Eastern eccentric, close as can be (7) - NEAREST*
22 - Ask Sam if he is fond of our assembly (7) - AMOROUS ? {SAM+OUR +O?}*
24 - Pried in other's affairs (5) - NOSED [E]
25 - Anglers' delight when out at the right time (5) - TROUT {OUT+R+T}*
E&OE as I had to type out all the clues
E&OE as I had to type out all the clues
ReplyDeleteGreat job, Deepak. I thought so when I could not find Orkut or FB up and your version appeared in Orkut.
E&OE
ReplyDeletecan be expanded as
Errors and Omissions Expected*
*E&OE
* plays a double role
ReplyDeleteThe Guardian Quick CW 10651 today is a pangram.
ReplyDeleteKishore@9.29-
ReplyDeleteI will try to get it unless it is a googly,which is always to be expected (not excepted) from Kishore!
Paddy, that was a statement of fact. If you do not get any particular letter of the alphabet, I shall be glad to tell you where it appears in the answers.
ReplyDeleteYou can 'Take it from me', as AFS 'Bobby' Talyarkhan, used to say.
Talking of Googly and Talyarkhan reminded me of one of his classic statements on radio
ReplyDeletePataudi is 99 runs short of his expected century.
One word has been deliberately dropped out of the above quote.
ReplyDeleteWow! Talyarkhan was really one of the greatest! His statement about Pataudi's century seems to fit Tendulkar today,though not of the same margin.
ReplyDeleteThe actual quote:
ReplyDeletePataudi is out 99 runs short of his expected century.
Waiting for change of setter!
ReplyDeleteI can add this to the 168 glut: It is the product of the first two perfect numbers. Six times twenty-eight is 168. I won't go into what makes a perfect number here, since I have a deep-rooted hatred for arithmetic definitions. Google for more.
ReplyDeleteKishore, the above is an extract from a fan mail to cricinfo (168 being the runs required by Aus.to win the match)What are perfect nos.? Any idea?
Completed the Guardian quick 10651. But needed help for Jammy & Vicar (what is the dog collar part?)Pangram is the use of all 26 letters of the alphabet?
ReplyDeleteA 'Perfect' number is an integer equal to sum of its divisors.
ReplyDelete6=1+2+3
28=1+2+4+7+14
Jammy means lucky, jammy in the sense of spread with jam is also sticky
Vicars use a clerical collar (informally called dog collar)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clerical_collar
Yes, Pangram in relation to a sentence or Cw refers to use of all the 26 letters as in this CW or the sentence you will remember from your typing lessons:
The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
Pack my box with five dozen liqour jugs.
Thank you Kishore. Yes, I looked up both jammy & the dog caller of Vicar.
ReplyDeleteCollar, not caller, he ain't no subsonic whistle ;-)
ReplyDeleteDid anyone manage to take advantage of Amazon UK's one-hour-long Lightning Deal this afternoon? The Chambers Dict. (12th ed.) and the The Chambers Crossword Dict. (3rd) were together available for a penny under 25 Pounds. I was stuck behind IE6 at work and couldn't complete the order within the stipulated 15 minutes. :(
ReplyDeleteKishore, loved that quote! :D It's too bad we don't commentators like that any longer.