Tuesday 22 August 2017

No 12092, Tuesday 22 Aug 2017, Gridman


ACROSS
1   Admirer and karate competitor attempt Spanish dance (8) FANDANGO {FAN}{DAN}{GO}

5   Destroyer vehicle used by Indian party (6) VANDAL {VAN}{DAL}
9   You've to give it to prove who you are (8) IDENTITY [CD]
10 Delivery charges? (6) RANSOM [CD]
12 For one, that is Sri Lanka — in the middle (4) ISLE {I{SL}E} Semi&lit
13 Preliminary task has gone through the mill without extreme risk (10) GROUNDWORK {GROUND}{WO}{RisK}
15 At first, boys in school took rolls out of restaurant... (6) BISTRO Acrostic
17 ... and put in pouch the Spanish breakfast item (5) BAGEL {BAG}{EL}
20 Six brought under cover are angry (5) LIVID {LI{VI}D}
21 Change men at university gallery (6) MUTATE {M}{U}{TATE}
24 A rule that may not be known for civility (7,3) MARTIAL LAW [CD]
27 Just charge, we're told (4) FAIR (~fare)
29 Sweet emergence from IGNOU gathering (6) NOUGAT [T]
30 Desis' strange movement over said judge is aslant (8) SIDEWAYS {DESIS}* over {WAY}(~weigh)
31 Be curious about wife leaving for the unknown over there (6) YONDER (-w+y)YONDER
32 Rough, according to setter, with extremes of temerity (8) ASPERITY {AS PER}{I}{Te...tY}

DOWN
1   Female's stiff and cold (6) FRIGID {F}{RIGID}
2   Want the French stylus? (6) NEEDLE {NEED}{LE}
3   Being pretentious, do leave out pawn (4) ARTY pARTY
4   Reptile found by girl on a mountain (5) GATOR {G}{A}{TOR}
6   Honour a tie-up (5) AWARD {A}{DRAW<=}
7   Digger so worked up as to pour out (8) DISGORGE*
8   Mile travelled by relative to get large oven (4,4) LIME KILN {MILE}* {KI{L}N}
11 Leave home in a hurry, having no provisions whatever? (3,3) RUN OUT [DD]
14 Chance upon flipper on far end of mound (4) FIND {FIN}{m..nD}
16 Roll over — with son, it will be nearly a fall (6) TUMBLE sTUMBLE
17 Quick snack may be dentist's request (4) BITE [DD]
18 Readiness to forgive fellows involved in cycle collapse (8) CLEMENCY {MEN} in {CYCLE}*
19 Upset open vessel (8) OVERTURN {OVERT}{URN}
22 After Oriental greeting, one put away a sausage (6) SALAMI {SALAaM}{1}
23 Father, with old pen, is cold and unfriendly (6) FROSTY {FR}{O}{STY}
25 Buccaneer, on losing power, is angry (5) IRATE pIRATE
26 Pitiful expression about one's false identity (5) ALIAS {AL{1}AS}
28 Party by model-in-charge (4) FETE {FE{T}E}

GRID

12 comments:

  1. Simple and enjoyable. No hiccups at all ! Thanks Gridman. :)

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  2. Didn't need the grid, man I could cold solve.
    (20a) four/six doesn't matter, I feel like I hit a boundary. Thanks GM.

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  3. You expect something if it is Gridman and you are not disppointed. Thank you.
    Run out was different and so was Indian party- dal.
    Ground work extremely well done.
    28D- Hephenation- devious ploy?

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  4. Gridman brings out the beauty of English language ! RUN OUT (of?)

    Wheres everyone? the day I log in early, I find no one ?

    Thanks Vasant for yesterday's starred cryptic. Will try at leisure.

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  5. Coincidence!

    10Ac equivalent in today's Indian Express puzzle!

    Free with money (6)

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  6. Makes me exclaim, "Why can't we have Gridman every day"?.This morning a cousin of my age 80 found me on phone very cheerful. I told him that it was all due to Gridman. Of course he couldn't understand.

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  7. Aw !! That's some thing for Gridman to be happy about , doing his Boy scout thing ! Bringing joy and cheer ! May God bless him with a long life for or happiness and his satisfaction !

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  8. Col:I think a spam on yesterday's comment.
    Just came after a hectic day to go through the blog & yesterday's comments.

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  9. I enjoyed fandango very much.Thank you Gridman

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