DOUBLE, TRIPLE ..... and so on YECH!!!!
ACROSS
4 - Happen to see Chan somehow held by a worker (8) - BE{C}{HANC*}E
8 - Dalit leader in Uttar Pradesh has left the former house (6) - {D}{UP}{L}{EX}
9 - Stripped to the minimum? (10) - THREADBARE [CD]
10 - Remove water from a boat’s package, overheard (4) - BAIL(~bale)
11 - Scratch the top of the box to see the money charged (4) - (-c)RATE
13 - The French talk too much of the small lake (6) - {LA}{GO}{ON}
15 - Such a system to help one in crisis (7) - SUPPORT [CD]
17 - Layman overheard railway spies to the left (4) - {L}{AIC<-} )
18 - It is back to the statesman (4) - {TI<-}{TO}
19 - Abandoned young one in the morning on the track of a school (7) - ACADEMY Anno pending
21 - Hand the leper out to the worker (6) - {H}{ELPER*}
22 - Covering for the rain cap and spectacles of a woman (4) - {R}{OO}{F}
25 - Decrease the curtain length (4) - CROP [CD]
26 - Scotsman initially orders girl and mother outside America having one mate (10) - MON{O}{G}{A}{M}{O}{US} MON and Scotsman?
27 - The German follows the number on the boat (6) - {TEN}{DER}
28 - Supports the sailor in a deceitful manner (8) - {BACKS}T{AB}
DOWN
1 - Abode made of earthen brick (5) - ADOBE*
2 - Statue of a mysterious person (6) - SPHINX [DD]
3 - Add that bit of flavour! (5) - EXTRA [DD]
4 - Push one’s way into the boat (5) - BARGE [DD]
5 - Flower arrangement for the boy is left to an alien (7) - {CHAP}{L}{ET}
6 - Double-talk with uncertainty (9) - AMBIGUITY [CD]
7 - Top artist is new in the fundamental business group (9) - CORPO{RA}TE Anno eludes me
12 - Very important person is in charge of the subject (5) - {TOP}{IC}
14 - Nearly seconds before, Royal Challengers left in time for a film in the Spanish city (9) - BA{RC}{E{L}ON}{A} Annotation of BA beats me
15 - Put down the bit in an album (9) - {SCRAP}{BOOK}
16 - Rao captures the princess with a device (5) - RA{DI}O
19 - Side by side, a bear is out on the street (7) - A{BREA*}ST
20 - Bachelor is around the zigzag road in the city (6) - B{AROD*}A
22 - It’s a diamond, in short (5) - RHOMB [CD]
23 - Not beginning to cook in the seven kilns (5) - (-r)OASTS Why seven?
24 - Extra spear is functional (5) - SPARE*
7DN: CORE + TOP + AR
ReplyDelete25 AC: could be drop
ReplyDeleteI guess
ReplyDeleteNot beginning to cook, gives (-r)OAST and seven gives S to make it plural
19 AC: AM + CADE + Y
ReplyDeleteCol,
Could you explain how railway fits into the answer for 17 AC?
Also why overheard in 17 AC, when no homophone involved?
ReplyDelete@Ramya, I think the 'L' comes from railway. Some train lines, such as Chennai's MRT system, are elevated, and are referred to as 'el' lines, or 'l'.
ReplyDeleteAs far as I know this is how the anno works. 'El' is used very widely to describe the elevated metro train lines in Chicago, where I study.
It continues! :-o
ReplyDeleteAll my pent up frustration, exasperation and desperation!
All because of just three days of this sort of stuff. (I only recently returned to THC after a long hiatus, will probably take a forced break now :) )
Today it's not just one clue, but an entire crossword.
Inspired and dedicated to the one and only.
Negative this post may be, but hey I got me a muse! :)
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(4,5) CROSSWORDS
(ALL DOWN THOUGH):(
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1 Now in the abyss, just a good girl initially (4,5)
2 Gets confused: one Roman giant jag on Greek slopes(4,5)
3 Girl, clumsy moves ain't a jig (4,5)
4 One ganja git on steroids? Sort of (4,5)
5 Known for a half a jiff gag hints, endlessly confused (4,5)
6 Rhymher: clues neat are buggy, say 5D (4,5)
7 Always gets Aga TJ in karate dress, say gee! (4,5)
8 Respect tag for completely gaga, half nitwit? Hardly. (4,5)
9 Blasphemer in the Holy Grid (4,5)
Discards (only because I am not the answer :) )
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Eskimo house without toilet messes up Agra monument profit (4,5)
Sings motley clue at Jain gig (4,5)
Killjoy (4,5)
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@Ramya,
ReplyDeleteI am sorry I have no answer for the Railway!!
@Aash,
You are adding to the confusion, there is no L in the answer!!!
@TJC
I think you can conjure up a CW where all the clues are dedicated to produce only NJ !!!!
@Bala & Aim,
Thanks for your suggestions
@colonel
ReplyDeletethe (4,5) crossword in fact does exactly what you mentioned!!!
have fun *cracking* it, recommended for negative energy release, that is sure to be locked up within you. :)
Col,
ReplyDeleteIn my opinion:
19 - Abandoned young one in the morning on the track of a school (7) - ACADEMY Anno pending
A{CADE}M Y, where Y is the anno for Railway, as similar as L is the anno for Railway as in railway lines, in:
17 - Layman overheard railway spies to the left (4) - {L}{AIC<-}
14 - Nearly seconds before, Royal Challengers left in time for a film in the Spanish city (9) - BA{RC}{E{L}ON}{A} Annotation of BA beats me.
BA could be BC{-CKS}, nearly seconds. Before would indicate the first entry of the clue.
26 - MON and Scotsman? MON is man in Scots termi...
I am just trying to think how NJ's mind works, nothing more.
Well as for how NJ's mind work:
ReplyDeleteNearly= All But: AB
Secnods -> Backs, rev. indicator.
Or 'BA' is second alphabet in Arabic. (it's in Hindi too, but not second.)
So Seconds: BAs
Nearly BAs: BA.
@Col: But Ramya was referring to 17A, which does have an 'L'...
ReplyDelete@Aash,
ReplyDeleteSorry my mistake, as above it she was talking of Academy which had track in it