Excellent from eXchequer, no Thursday troubles as anticipated.
ACROSS
1 Sensible clothing exposed priest’s cassock (7) SOUTANE {S{OUT}ANE} Does this have anything to do with the 'soutans' of hindi soaps! ;-)
5 Son checks real progress (7) PROSPER {PRO{S}PER} Reminded me of Spock 'Live long and prosper'. Need to go and watch 'Into the darkness'.
9 Paint girl’s state of mind (9) DISTEMPER {DI'S}{TEMPER}
10 Old hat for old man to cover pate? Old man’s lost (5) DATED {DA{paTE}D}
11 A quick look involved danger (6) GANDER* Reminded me of the nursery rhyme below
14 Divine, frightening, heart-rending (4) SCRY SCaRY
15 Can’t be used in musical production, ballet? Odd (10) INOPERABLE {IN}{OPERA}{BaLlEt}
19 Essays from very old university absorbed by objective listeners (10) ENDEAVOURS {END}{EA{V}{O}{U}RS}
20 Liberal radical in charge (4) FREE {F{R}EE}
22 Fancy chess player having a drink close to endgame (7) IMAGINE {IM}{A}{GIN}{gamE}
25 Screamed out for a conclusion of war in the midst of bloodshed (sic) (6) BLARED {BL{A}{waR}ED}
27 Return a mug and sponge (5) LOOFA {LOOF}{A}<=
28 Careless touch also leads to destruction (9) HOLOCAUST*
29 Civil War champs awfully keen to settle in state to the west (7) YANKEES {YA{KEEN*}S<=}
30 Church boy attached to glazed pottery (7) CELADON {CE}{LAD}{ON}
DOWN
1 Drink, it’s served around on demand (4) SODA {S{OD}A}
2 One acted heroically, not highlighted for special mention? (9) UNSTARRED {UN}{STARRED}No French indicator for 'one'. - See comments.
3 Underlying intentions become old and ambiguous (6) AGENDA {AGE}{AND*} My COD
4 Translate, parse, note contrived language (9) ESPERANTO*
5 Pressure on currency, in retrospect, is a hazard (5) PERIL {P}{ERIL<=}
6 Soldiers not carrying credentials sent back everyday (8) ORDINARY {OR}{DI<=}{NARY}
7 Naked children artistically model in northerly Indian state with rising appeal (5) PUTTI {PU<=}{T}{TI<=}
8 Wireless measuring instrument, device to detect radiation (10) RADIOMETER {RADIO}{METER}
13 Telepathy maybe to break ice with friend in particular (10) ESPECIALLY {ESP}{ICE*}{ALLY}
16 Cup finally attached to a bra coil fashioned like a cone (9) PARABOLIC {cuP}{A+BRA+COIL*}
17 Subjected to grilling, hostile, without hint (9) BARBECUED {BARBE{CUE}D}
18 Frivolous teasing becomes unpleasant in time (8) BADINAGE {BAD}{IN}{AGE}
21 Package upward bound contains royal note (6) PARCEL {PA{R}{C}EL<=}
23 Maniac or neurotic, somewhat fruity nutcase (5) ACORN [T]
24 Typical quality exhibited by those with character forging ahead (5) ETHOS (+e)ETHOS(-e)
26 Floor temperature controlled by day (4) STUN {S{T}UN}
1 Sensible clothing exposed priest’s cassock (7) SOUTANE {S{OUT}ANE} Does this have anything to do with the 'soutans' of hindi soaps! ;-)
9 Paint girl’s state of mind (9) DISTEMPER {DI'S}{TEMPER}
10 Old hat for old man to cover pate? Old man’s lost (5) DATED {DA{
11 A quick look involved danger (6) GANDER* Reminded me of the nursery rhyme below
Goosey goosey gander,
Whither shall I wander?
Upstairs and downstairs
And in my lady's chamber.
There I met an old man
Who wouldn't say his prayers,
So I took him by his left leg
And threw him down the stairs.
12 Oil gent applied for freckle (7) LENTIGO*Whither shall I wander?
Upstairs and downstairs
And in my lady's chamber.
There I met an old man
Who wouldn't say his prayers,
So I took him by his left leg
And threw him down the stairs.
14 Divine, frightening, heart-rending (4) SCRY SC
15 Can’t be used in musical production, ballet? Odd (10) INOPERABLE {IN}{OPERA}{B
19 Essays from very old university absorbed by objective listeners (10) ENDEAVOURS {END}{EA{V}{O}{U}RS}
20 Liberal radical in charge (4) FREE {F{R}EE}
22 Fancy chess player having a drink close to endgame (7) IMAGINE {IM}{A}{GIN}{
25 Screamed out for a conclusion of war in the midst of bloodshed (sic) (6) BLARED {BL{A}{
27 Return a mug and sponge (5) LOOFA {LOOF}{A}<=
29 Civil War champs awfully keen to settle in state to the west (7) YANKEES {YA{KEEN*}S<=}
30 Church boy attached to glazed pottery (7) CELADON {CE}{LAD}{ON}
DOWN
1 Drink, it’s served around on demand (4) SODA {S{OD}A}
2 One acted heroically, not highlighted for special mention? (9) UNSTARRED {UN}{STARRED}
3 Underlying intentions become old and ambiguous (6) AGENDA {AGE}{AND*} My COD
4 Translate, parse, note contrived language (9) ESPERANTO*
5 Pressure on currency, in retrospect, is a hazard (5) PERIL {P}{ERIL<=}
6 Soldiers not carrying credentials sent back everyday (8) ORDINARY {OR}{DI<=}{NARY}
7 Naked children artistically model in northerly Indian state with rising appeal (5) PUTTI {PU<=}{T}{TI<=}
8 Wireless measuring instrument, device to detect radiation (10) RADIOMETER {RADIO}{METER}
16 Cup finally attached to a bra coil fashioned like a cone (9) PARABOLIC {cuP}{A+BRA+COIL*}
17 Subjected to grilling, hostile, without hint (9) BARBECUED {BARBE{CUE}D}
18 Frivolous teasing becomes unpleasant in time (8) BADINAGE {BAD}{IN}{AGE}
21 Package upward bound contains royal note (6) PARCEL {PA{R}{C}EL<=}
23 Maniac or neurotic, somewhat fruity nutcase (5) ACORN [T]
24 Typical quality exhibited by those with character forging ahead (5) ETHOS (+e)ETHOS(-e)
26 Floor temperature controlled by day (4) STUN {S{T}UN}
23 Maniac or neurotic, somewhat fruity nutcase (5) ACORN [T]
ReplyDeleteNut-picking: Fruity nutcase or nutty fruitcase
Take it either way, acorn is described as a fruit as well as a nut.
ReplyDeleteAs indicated, i was just nut picking, tongue in cheek
DeleteSmooth puzzle except for the small glitch at 2 DN.
ReplyDelete'un' = one. Both Oxford and Chambers have it. Giving the extract from Chambers below:
DeleteQuote:
un or 'un pronoun, dialect, colloq one • That's a nice 'un
Unquote
Bhala
DeleteVery smart of you to have used this. Yes, in English novels when there are snatches of conversations in dialect, we have seen 'un' used for 'one'.
But I didn't realise this immediately when the query was made above. That is why I didn't come to defend the use.
Have a nice time!
He's an odd 'un, he is !
Delete16 Cup finally attached to a bra coil fashioned like a cone (9) PARABOLIC {cuP}{A+BRA+COIL*}
ReplyDeleteReminded me of PGW's "Across a pale parabola of joy" poem. Surprisingly, that is all he gives us of the poem.
KNEADED
ReplyDeleteMy comments on the CWE for this word will be posted later today or tomorrow.
In my write-up on the INHERIT clues I had almost forgotten this until I was gently reminded by a friend.
no Thursday troubles as anticipated.
ReplyDeleteHope I don't have phriday phrights phrom Phantom ;-)
Or Saturday scares for Col from Afterdark :)
DeleteCould be Friday nightmares for Col then :)
DeleteFriday is Kishore's turn see his 8:45
DeleteI was aware Colonel. Since we were playing with 'dark' and 'scares', I said you should not have nightmares in the previous day anticipating what happens After Dark :)
DeleteExcellent from eXchequer
ReplyDelete+1
Nice one
ReplyDelete24D, not sure why character = e
S = son is used pretty often, but not sure in what context it's generally applied.
S/o = son of
DeleteKishore
DeleteThank God you didn't say of who...
I didn't want to pen a sob story
DeleteThis - this is what I call 'polished wordplay' between two lovers of words.
DeleteThe abbreviations s and d are usually used in genealogical/biographical notes.
DeleteX, s. of Y, etc. etc - where s is son.
X, d. of Y, etc, etc - where d. is daughter
s. and h. would mean son and heir
s. or d. could also be used as plural form.
@CV 1041:I doff my hat to you too, Sir.
DeleteThanks CV. It's new to me and hence the doubt.
Delete=================Comments on KNEADED============================
ReplyDeleteKNEADED
Sore dad keen to get massaged (7)
***Good, plausible surface reading. “to get” is an acceptable link. “dad” with the four-letter SORE on the one side and KEEN on another, agreeably delays determination of anag fodder. Is “sore” , which doesn’t seem to suggest movement, a fair anag ind?
2. Shaped extremely divine naked forms (7)
***Neat surface reading. Well-hidden anag fodder in DE-NAKED. ‘Forms’ is the anag fodder but it is a post-anag fodder nounal anag ind.
+++Some clues did not have the enu which I am supplying.+++
3. Manipulated and massaged when struck with the knee without notice (7)
***“Manipulated and massaged” seems to be the def.It is taking me a few moments to figure out the anno. Let me write it out. KNE(AD)E D.I see KNEE (given gratis) outside AD (notice). How do we get D?
4. Squeezed and eked out (7)
***Good anag fodder, good anag ind, good def. I had some reservation about the surface reading. But one can imagine a poor man squeezing his resources and making a living. So OK overall.
5. Filled joint with plug and finally moulded (7)
***KNE(AD)E D. C/c ind OK, the def ‘joint’ for KNEE is OK, the def ‘plug’ for AD is OK, the ind for D is OK. The good components don’t gel together into a readily acceptable clue. What is the def? Is ‘moulded’ doing double duty? In surface reading what does ‘knee filled with plug’ mean?
Short knee mixed up with the dead. Massaged? (7)
***The idea is anag of DEAD added to KNE. But surface reading is not smooth. Knee getting mixed up with the dead?
King Knight headed beheaded and formed (7)
***Good idea is a charade of K, N (presumably from the chess notation for ‘knight’), EADED (deleting h from ‘headed’). But it’s the surface reading that is the weakness of this clue. “Formed’, the def, is also weak for the masseuse’s (let me dream at least) or the cook’s action.
Blended darkened liquid without a trace of reason (7)
***The anno doesn’t occur to me all at once. ‘Blended’ must be the def. OK, it seems to be an anag of DA[r]KENED. R is indicated by the good description “without a trace of reason”. But what is ‘liquid’ doing in the clue? Also, can’t we have better def than ‘blended’? Good, novel breakup of the word (didn’t we start this CWE exactly with that idea of moving away from ‘kneaded’/’needed’ homophone but it is not executed too well.
Struck with the knee (like in football etc) = KNEED
DeleteLiquid is the AInd
Delete4D - Isn't the Def 'contrived language'? Else 'contrived' doesn't have a role in the clue!
ReplyDeleteAgree, but isn't every language contrived ?
Delete10 AC similarly has the def as Old hat.
Delete:) But Esperanto more so
DeleteI guess xChequer was being scrupulously fair (to borrow the term from Bhavan)by adding 'contrived' and not lead us on a wild goose chase with so many languages
DeleteWholly agree
DeleteComing in a little early today, as it is midnight here with the time diff. Contrived language is the def, since it is an artificial and not a natural language
Delete5. Filled joint with plug and finally moulded (7)
ReplyDeleteJoint say like a WELD, SEAM, CONNECTION.
Fill up a joint with a plug is to seal a joint. The D comes from an(D) and moulded is the Def.
Knead :squeeze, work, massage, manipulate, form, press, shape, stroke, blend, rub, mould... from thefreedictionary.com.
I also liked these also:
Sore dad keen to get massaged (7) Sore can be upset, annoyed angry.
Squeezed and eked out (7)
Really lovely puzzle, enjoyed solving it.
ReplyDeleteWill the little birds come home to roost, with the Col. citing ganders and Afterdark citing wild gooses?
ReplyDeleteDo I see some motive on the part of our punster extraordinaire in using 'wild gooses' in lieu of 'wild geese'? One would never know... :))
DeleteAha, a nibble at last on the baited hook.
DeleteThese geeese have never been o school so they would not know the difference. Contunuing on the same note (or as the say in KannaDa, adey noTadalli):
A tailor wanted to order two pieces of a pressing iron, a particular variety called a ' goose'. He ordered for two geese. Thought that sounded odd. He changed it to two gooses. This was odd too. So he wrote a new note:
Please send one goose.
P.S. please send another one too.
Very nice clues, Bhala. I enjoyed solving it (well, except for BADINAGE).
ReplyDeleteAbout taxis in Chennai,nee Madras (since that is what Kishore was asking for in old times)-
ReplyDeleteThere were fiat taxis even before Premier Padmini, though fewer in no. Baby taxis were Standard 10's & Morris minors. Big ones were mostly Ambassadors (before they were being 'marked')There were a few Plymouths- not the long ones which are more familiar but the older round models. But those were times when I did not know much about different models and their exact names. I am not sure of having seen any Vauxhalls as taxis.
I enjoyed Kishore's ref. to Barber's Bridge and its mention by Muthiah. Extremes of translation woes!
Enjoyed reading about the parrot's defamation suit- before the same judge?!