An unscheduled Gridman!! The grid looks most unlike a Gridman Grid with so many double unches and so many black squares 41% of them? I wonder if it is the printers devil at work.
ACROSS
6 - Worker’s words of resignation to maistry at last in times gone by (9) - {ANT}{IQUIT}{Y}
7 - She may cry “Uncle!” as stage head leaves Scene I in disarray (5) - (-s)N{I}ECE*
10 - Hindu leader also recalled taunt (4) - {H}{OOT<-} )
11 - No warden he – replaced without delay (4,3,3) - HERE AND NOW*
12 - A medical officer almost awake and randy (7) - {A}{MO}{ROUS(-e)}
13 - Front part of carriage, yet moving, threatening to collapse (7) - {RICK(-shaw)}{ETY*}
14 - At school, small section in marked improvement (7) - {UP}{S}{WING}
17 - Inspiration for musician with repute falling off after end of note (7) - {EUTERP*}{E}
21 - Started job sorting out things in a museum (6,4) - OBJETS D'ART*
22 - In favour of first-class meeting places (4) - {FOR}{A}
23 - Call bumpkin exchanging 1000 for 500 (5) - YO(-k+d)DEL
24 - In no port I discharged black wine (5,4) - PINOT NOIR*
DOWN
1 - Parasite worn-out in custody of pious maiden (7) - {PI}{NWOR*}{M}
2 - Rope for artist? (7) - PAINTER [DD]
3 - What the aged once had but cannot boast of any longer (12) - YOUTHFULNESS [E]
4 - Its call has to be answered periodically (6) - NATURE [E]
5 - Antelope has young goat turning up twice (3-3) - DIK-DIK <- )
8 - Small farm frequently goes after credit (5) - {CR}{OFT}
9 - Acts of getting accustomed to perverse Haitians’ bout (12) - HABITUATIONS*
15 - Painter Picasso or Poet Neruda (5) - PABLO [DD]
16 - Gardening tool, small, the German retrieved (6) - {WEE}{DER}
18 - Master has Oriental fellows to destroy international leader (7) - {E}{FF}{END}{I}
19 - Scope of original six lodged in cathedral stall (7) - P{UR}{VI}EW
20 - Female friends in France extremely loth to starve (6) - {F}{AMIS}{H}
GRID
I had exactly the same thought about the grid as you, Colonel, but found a reason for it.
ReplyDeleteAm about to publish a post on Crossword Unclued about it soon - keep a watch :)
Happy New Year to you too!
A happy New Year to Col and the entire THC Solvers' Regiment.
ReplyDeleteIt was a New Year surprise to see Gridman in action. With much effort got words like EFFENDI and PINOT NOIR. The only two I failed to guess were OJETS D'ART and YOUTHFULNESS.
Col, an 'O' is missing in 12 across:
12 - A medical officer almost awake and randy (7) - {A}{M}{ROUS(-e)}
By the way, are 'amorous' and 'randy' synonymous?
Richard
Thanks Richard,
ReplyDeleteI have corrected the typo in the main post and yes Amorous and Randy are synonymous
I noticed the hidden message after Suchi's pointed it out!
ReplyDeleteHappy New year everyone!
small spelling correction..21A is oBjets D'Art
ReplyDeletei agree..it was a much smaller cw with too many black squares...may be he had hurry for a new year party.
ReplyDelete@tpa,
ReplyDeleteThanks for the correction, too many errors today, result of late night partying and early rising to get the blog in on time.
As regards the grid, Gridman was not in a hurry for a New Year Party, have another look at the completed grid (you can see the completed one at Shuchi's blog) and you will see the reason for the same. Well I'll give you a hint it's a NINA!!
One more correction for the post title - should be 01 Jan 10!
ReplyDeleteThanks Shuchi (Main post since corrected),
ReplyDeleteI think I need to go and sleep now, I've made enough mistakes for the day