On board the Suryanagari Express headed from Jodhpur to Mumbai
ACROSS
7 - When activated, it’s a help to fight an infection (8) - ANTIBODY [E]
9 - Incomplete way in the dark built in an ancient city (6) - D{WA(-y)}RKA*
11 - Somehow insured to hold an old woman keeper of the children (9) - NURSE{MA}ID*
12 - Father has disturbed a military official (5) - {PA}SHA*
13 - Follows the beginning of Sanskrit conversations (6) - {S}TALKS
14 - Aimless chatter by the ones who talk too much! (4,4) - BLAH BLAH [E]
17 - Scratches on a bar by accident thus covering one new side (9) - {A}{BRA*}{S{I}O}{N}{S}
22 - They are the star bodies in the sky! (8) - HEAVENLY [E]
23 - Stop around the track in the house to point at a snake (6) - PYT{H}ON Anno pending
25 - Hunt for a black bird (5) - RAVEN Anno pending
27 - Comes to o’er supply intentionally (9) - PURPOSELY*
28 - Body parts of musical instruments (6) - ORGANS [DD]
29 - Cases for the doctor are mostly odd for one year in an Asian country (7) - CA{MB}{OD(-d)}{I}{A}
DOWN
1 - Cut short the dried out point on the stable gear (7) - HARNESS Anno pending
2 - Ageless, exotic real character around Norway (7) - {ET}{ER{N}AL*}
3 - Said loudly about Asian thoughts (5) - ID{E}AS*
4 - Trade in south-west area at last with a Portuguese leader (4) - {SW}{A}{P}
5 - Quickly trains one in the sky holding a line (7) - BR{I}{SK{L}Y}
6 - Flat bread for father, rodent nearly had (7) - {PA}{RAT}{HA(-d)}
8 - Lab beaker cuts a fragile object (9) - BREAKABLE*
10 - I would track a couple of students in charge of a perfect situation (7) - {ID}{Y}{LL}{IC}
15 - Thoroughly penetrate the wax structure (9) - HONEYCOMB [DD]
16 - Runs fast, to go at first to a couple of learners in operation on Saturday (7) - {G}{A}{LL}{OP}{S}
18 - Local artist, oh! is a king (7) - PHA{RA}{OH} Don't know the connection between Local and PHA
19 - Recover property from an auction holding initially valuable silver (7) - SAL{V}{AG}E
20 - Thin fibres are put through needles (7) - THREADS [E]
21 - At home, measure up approximately the radius of the motor vehicle (4,3) - {IN}{DY<-} {CA}{R} Remembered CA and approximately this time
24 - Distinguished man again is a head teacher (5) - {G}{RE}{A}{T}
26 - Last to run in, Elizabeth is on time (4) - {N}{IN}{E} [CD]
GRID
Local artist, oh! is a king (7) - PHA{RA}{OH} Don't know the connection between Local and PHA
ReplyDeletelocal - public house - PH
artist - A (not sure if this is OK)
It was KABBADI, after all, and no CANARDS on Saturday! When 3 stalwarts stand by a word, I should have known!!!
ReplyDeleteAnno for raven.The word also means hunt voraciously for prey and of course it is a bird
ReplyDeleteHarness; Ness could be point.But why har
Python confused me too.
How does y become track
PH is Public House or local or inn
ReplyDeletePer this website, track = "y" it seems...
ReplyDeletehttp://www.mythic-beasts.com/~mark/random/indicators/
This anno applies to 10D also, seemingly.
It's PH AR (artist) OH. AR, not A, gives artist.
ReplyDeleteI am confused. From where do we get A?
Can someone suggest a perfect anno (if there is one)?
Also for 23D:
ReplyDeletePT = Stop
Y = Track
HO = House
N = Point
I didn't come up with this, but went back to the same website:
http://www.mythic-beasts.com/~mark/random/indicators/
Apparently NJ uses these abbreviations to break every word down into the smallest bits...
Ah! That loooong list of crossword abbreviations?
ReplyDeleteI came across this years ago and had almost forgotten about it.
The other day Vinod Raman was asking about it and I am not sure if I managed to fish it out and let him know about it.
Even if I had, I don't think he would have used many of the abbreviations noted here for his clues in clue-writing competitions where UK crossword setters praise his work. I doubt if they are standard abbreviations.
21D - my take was a bit different though achived the same result.though i am not too sure
ReplyDeleteAt Home = IN
Measure up = DY
Approximate Radius = ARC?
Also 26D, i thought was telescopic where 'nine' is embedded in the clue.
ReplyDelete23D, i think it goes like this
ReplyDeleteStop = NO
point = PT
Track = Y
House = H