Thanks to Shuchi once again for the revised header of my blog
ACROSS
1 - Holds back a politician in the street in wet weather (10) - {CON}{ST}{RAINS} I didn't know a CON could be a politician (sic)!! though it describes the Indian ones most accurately. I wonder if NJ is alluding to pro and con?
9 - Animal I am initially protecting in Alabama (6) - {IM}{P}{ALA}
10 - Cleaners to put off guys (10) - {DETER}{GENTS}
11 - Exposed to damage, art anyhow is in the capital of Korea (2,4) - AT R*{IS}{K}
12 - Water pipes follow the same areas (7) - {DO}{MAINS}
16 - Major Japanese verse form (5) - HAIKU [E]
17 - Journey to the mountain outside Uruguay (4) - {TO}{U}{R}
18 - Garden plant in Spain is cut without an individual at the end of the day (5) - {PANS(-i)*}{Y}
19 - Descendent I see going back is caught by a boy (5) - S{CI<-}ON
20 - Starts off to care for the southern god of war (4) - (-c)ARE{S}
21 - It is worn by babies not yet trained! (5) - NAPPY [E]
22 - Sure to alter the side of the garment (7) - TROUSE*{R}
27 - Gain support of an English national still recovering without any money (6) - {E}{N}LIST(-s)*
29 - Annoy worker in Goa making noise by dropping a ring (10) - {ANT}{AGO*}N(-o)ISE
30 - Stop the supply on the shorter route (6) - {CUT}{OFF}
31 - They are put on to disguise emotions! (5,5) - FALSE FACES [E]
DOWN
2 - To Tax the men extremely for the animals (4) - {O}{X}{E}{N}
3 - Composed a phrase for an easterner (6) - SHERPA* They are amazing, imagine climbing Mt Everest 19 times!!
4 - One may come back to consciousness after a surgery (6) - REGAIN [E] Regain will come back to consciousness!!!
5 - One to coin a different language (5) - {I}ONIC*
6 - Sister in Los Angeles takes up the plant (5) - {SIS}{AL<-} )
7 - Note, the Life Insurance Corporation is holding up individual bonds on the services provided (10) - {FA}{CIL<-}{I{TIE}S}
8 - Reduced priority given to curb banker in distress (4,6) - BACK BURNER*
12 - A compulsive or chronic need (10) - DEPENDENCE [E]
13 - Influence a worker for a trivial sum, you got afterwards (10) - {MAN}{IP}{U}{LATE}
14 - Angry to be in bad weather (5) - STORM [DD]
15 - Long search for the queen is in Egypt (5) - {QU}EST Anno pending
23 - Music is again for a couple of girls in a boat (6) - {RE}{GG}{A}{E}
24 - Country film for man and an associate (6) - {UG}{AND}{A} Could not find any link between UG and 'film for man'
25 - Teachers stick (5) - STAFF [DD]
26 - Final figure to first teach a leaner (5) - {TO}{T}{A}{L} The printer's devil has got the learner
28 - Animal in the grass escaping out (4) - ASSE [T]
GRID
Col,
ReplyDeleteFor 24D anno, could it be U= Film, G=Man(Gent)?
Ramya,
ReplyDeleteWith NJ anything is possible. G for gent is okay but asking a solver to connect U with film is a little far fetched though the possibility exists
Col Sir,
ReplyDelete1AC a politician is from Conservative party in Britan
CV, DO YOU HAVE THE LINK TO THE LOOOOOOOONG LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS WHICH YOU ONCE POSTED ON THIS SITE. I DOWNLOADED THE LIST IN WORD FORM.
ReplyDeleteTHIS LIST IS VERY USEFUL FOR DICIPHERING NJ'S CROSSWORDS.
U IS LISTED AS FILM IN THIS LIST
Suresh,
ReplyDeleteYou are in CAPS again!!
Svemuri,
A conservative party member is a TORY and not a CON
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ReplyDeleteSuresh,
ReplyDeleteI am not able to guess the import of your comment and the intent of your mind.
I have a copy of that list right on my machine.
But I have already observed that that list is undependable. Somewhere the name of a UK composer is mentioned therein and I have high regard for him, but the problem is not his: that list was expanded by some individuals (I know not who) and that is the reason why it is not to be trusted. Materials from the Web, including Wikipedia, are to be taken with all the contents of the salt cellar.
Honestly, I would not recommend the big list: U for film is nonsense. And there are many other horrors there.
Coming back to your cmment: if anyone wants it I can send a copy. Ask me at chaturvasi (AT) yahoo (DOT) com
Rep. is for Republican
ReplyDeleteCon. is for conservative
These may appear within brackets after names of elected representatives.
Each is a short form.
A member of the Conservative Party or politican cannot lead to con.
Today I was staying away from Comments but somehow I have been drawn in!
No problem, though. Only danger is the comments can be endless.
Just imagine: politican leading to BJP or DMK because these do appear after names of members in parliamentary reports.
ReplyDeleteSee this link TORIES
ReplyDeleteYou are right CV. My comment was not important. I looked at the list only to figure out how NJ framed the clue. I agree with you that U cannot stand for movie. I guess this is not worth further discussion
ReplyDeleteCol,
ReplyDelete27 - Gain support of an English national still recovering without any money (6) - {E}{N}LIST(-s)*
This anno does not fit. STILL has one S and you have removed it. If we reomve L it figures, but without any money would mean remove the two Ls?
18 - Garden plant in Spain is cut without an individual at the end of the day (5) - {PANS(-i)*}{Y}
Anagrind= Is cut?
Wonder if a list will help Suresh, as any abbr. is fine in NJs case?
Well Raghunath, List is the source of the problem here too.
ReplyDeleteWonder if NJ is List ening
ReplyDeleteActually Pansy should be annotated a little differently.
ReplyDelete{PAN} (-IS) {S} (for Individual or single){y}
Thanks Ramya for starting off today's lively discussions
ReplyDeleteGarden plant in Spain is cut without an individual at the end of the day (5)
ReplyDeleteWhatever the anno, at the end of the day the fact remains that NJ uses way too much of 'at the end of the day'. We could have a contest for which of her wordplay devices occurs most, um, regularly.
Not sure how Angry can be defined as Storm (14D). Presume it should be Anger
ReplyDeleteVikram,
ReplyDeleteYou are absolutely right!
Similarly,
4 - One may come back to consciousness after a surgery (6)
'Come back to consciousness' is to REGAIN.
'One may come back to consciousness' cannot lead to a verb but only a noun such as REGAINER.
The Col in his comment was perhaps making this point.
Re 19
ReplyDelete'Descendent' for SCION appears to be wrong.
For, 'descendent' is 'going down', 'descendant' is 'an offspring'.
He is a descendant of the Father of the nation.
I am suffering much because my star is in the descendent.
As usual NJ has kept us busy all day
ReplyDeleteIt could be intentional, Suresh - a 'return compliment' for all the barbs.
ReplyDeleteRichard
Hey, guys, have noticed the rate at which the visitors' tally is soaring? Big salute to the Big Boss !
ReplyDeleteRichard
10ac Cleaners to put off guys
ReplyDeleteThis is not idiomatic English.
If we have a bore in our company, what we do?
We put him off!
Do we say "We put off him"?
We can only be sorry over this sad situation.
My my the comments have gone on till this morning, God bless NJ for keeping us busy throughout the day
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