Monday 20 April 2015

No 11373, Monday 20 Apr 2015, Gridman


No end of a Pangram by Gridman.

ACROSS
1   Train the fellow to be tongawallah (8) COACHMAN {COACH}{MAN}
5   Place of refuge for in second line around old city (6) BURROW {B}{UR}{ROW}
10 Such an asset is easily lifted (7) MOVABLE [CD]
11 Libyan deity returns first-class cleanser (7) AMMONIA {AMMON}{IA<=}
12 Even chance to d-drink (4-2) TOSS-UP {TO}{S-S UP}
13 Lhasa one let loose? No, under control! (2,1,5) ON A LEASH*
15 Distinctive quality of a high-class artist (4) AURA {A}{U}{RA}
16 Moving TV serial inducing a waterfall (10) TEARJERKER [CD]
18 Secret in tent? (10) UNDERCOVER [DD]
20 Informal agreement — one finally is in informal agreement (4) YEAH {Y{onE}AH}
23 Quick note to friend in blood (8) LINEALLY {LINE}{ALLY}
24 Noises from the farm: they treat badly (6) QUACKS [DD]
26 Spear royal I had hidden in the shelter (7) TRIDENT {T{R}{I'D}ENT}
27 Suffer, totally in submission to the Almighty endlessly (7) UNDERGO {UNDER}{GOd}
28 Good son is in - pity - a dirty place (6) PIGSTY {PI{G}{S}TY}
29 Father to do nothing to stomach retainer (8) FACTOTUM {F}{ACT}{O}{TUM}

DOWN
1   Obey a road signal — many sentences end thus (4,2,1,4,4) COME TO A FULL STOP [DD]
2   Consultant lawyer rises with an eyeshade (7) ADVISOR {AD<=}{VISOR}
3   Uproar caused by the centre over American fellow (6) HUBBUB {HUB}{BUB}
4   Declare hoarder has no son (4) AVER sAVER
6   Such snow on street is a nuisance — ice-cream thus is welcome (8) UNMELTED [C&DD]
7   Hurried to fire rifle (7) RANSACK {RAN}{SACK}
8   Threat we mothers carried out to get through a difficult period (7,3,5) WEATHER THE STORM*
9   The French inner garments go through radical washes (9) LAUNDRIES {LA}{UND{R}IES}
14 Plunging neckline to regard shortly, obtaining officer's permission (9) DECOLLETTE {DE{COL}{LET}Em}
17 Embarrassment breaks out as riotous Serbs drop weaponry (8) ARMAMENT EMbARrAssMeNT*
19 Assuming fellow's new in Gujarat's capital (7) DONNING {DON}{N}{IN}{G}
21 Sample bit of rose-milk in bar (7) EXCERPT {EXCE{Ro..lk}PT}
22 German connector in mine is a learned man (6) PUNDIT {P{UND}IT}
25 A male's up to beating back big cat (4) PUMA {PU}{M}{A} <=

GRID

14 comments:

  1. Link to article on the Chennai Crossie Open.

    the article talks about Mohsin and Ajeesh coming second, nothing about the winners!!

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    1. Looks like a case of 'missing the wood for the trees' - I think.

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  2. Rather lazy reporting.
    A news item on any event must have basic details.
    You just can't talk to the nearest person and include some info/comment without caring to gather essential details.
    The reporter was there throughout the event but eventually failed to turn out a decent report.

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  3. Doubt in 29A - role of nothing ?

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  4. Doubt in 29A - role of nothing ?

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  5. O
    As I understand
    Father- F
    Do Act
    Nothing- O
    Stomach- Tum
    Retainer- Def.

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  6. Col.'s comment-"No end of a Pangram'- referring to the missing Z? If it was an attempt, it would not have been difficult for Gridman to put in Z. probably they just fell in place.

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  7. Nice xword :)...the slang Bub was new to me..

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  8. Factotum sounds like a name from Totorum

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  9. Late start, late finish! But a satisfactory solve. 21 Dn EXCERPT was the LOI because 'bar' for 'except' was new to me! Thanks Gridman for an enjoyable CW. :-)))

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  10. Why, you must have come across the often-used expression "Everything is over bar the shouting" - when a task has been accomplished and only exulting and congratulating oneself remains.

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  11. 'Factotum' - I must have come across this first when I read PGW novels.

    Words such as this that I learnt as a school/college boy have become old-fashioned.

    Am I also becoming passé?

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