1 - Doubly notice during brief inspection (4,3) - {LOOK} {SEE}
5 - Small motor hired out to cardinal (7) - {S}{CAR}{LET}
9 - Right back and I give an expression of reserved doubt at the victory (7) - {TR<-}{I}{UMPH}
10 - Man the part to batter the fortification (7) - {RAM}{PART}
11 - Step on it to get to a high level (5) - STAIR [CD]
12 - A woman gets cold on standing (9) - {C}{ON}{STANCE}
13 - Holy man poured from aunt’s pail (5,4) - SAINT PAUL*
15 - Comes to be worthy of a promotion (5) - EARNS [CD]
16 - A major railway junction town in IOWA, USA (5) - OGDEN [DD]
18 - Wouldn’t compete, yet scored (9) - SCRATCHED [DD]
21 - They give some thought to the rolls, being perfectionists (9) - {IDEA}{LISTS}
24 - They are in the habit of taking drugs (5) - USERS [CD]
25 - I’m covered in paint mixture suitable for tattooing (7) - TIMPANI*
26 - He carries round a small kitchen item (7) - TO{A}{S}TER
27 - Becomes associated with grief (7) - SADDENS [CD]
28 - Set to ply around the eastern climb that rises precipitously (7) - {STE*}{E}PLY
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1 - Lot of uses can be made of these water lilies (7) - {LOT}{USES}
2 - Artistic paper folding, you could say (7) - ORIGAMI [E]
3 - Graduate held by the odd artisan to be a caring person (9) - SA{MA}RITAN*
4 - The in-charge lays down a system of moral principles (5) - {ETH*}{IC}
5 - Cash received by an unknown assassin (9) - STRANG{L}ER
6 - Concede it may be mad to make a change (5) - ADMIT*
7 - Motorist waiting for a chance to pass (7) - LEARNER [CD]
8 - Is likely to fall for the dustmen (7) - TOTTERS [DD]
14 - After dope, like wrongdoing thugs (9) - {ASS}{AS}{SINS}
15 - In foreign trip, get on with the attendants (9) - {EN}{TOUR}{AGE}
16 - A poet is quite likely to induce sleep (7) - OPIATES*
17 - Contemplated as imaginably possible to have dared me (7) - DREAMED*
19 - Liquor left in a glass trodden underfoot (4,3) - HEEL TIP ? (Addendum - HEEL TAP [DD] - See comments below)
20 - Demolition warship without hesitation (7) - DESTROY(-er)
22 - Make a contract to rent open pasture for a period (5) - {LEA}{SE}
23 - Internet addresses for organisations to provide information (5) - SITES (~cites)
GRID
19 down - Liquor left in a glass trodden underfoot (4,3) - HEEL TIP ?
ReplyDeleteIt could be HEEL TAP.
Richard
Hi Richard,
ReplyDeleteWhat's the link to Liquor and glass?
3 down - Graduate held by the odd artisan to be a caring person (9) - S{A}{MA}ARITAN*
ReplyDeleteA typo here. SA{MA}RITAN* ?
Richard
19 DOWN: HEEL TAP (DD)
ReplyDeleteAccording to Word Web:
1. One of the segments of leather in the heel of a shoe.
2. A small portion of liquor left in a glass after drinking.
Okay it is HEELTAP as one word, and means 'a small quantity of alcohol or liquor left in a glass after drinking' and also is 'a layer of material in a shoe-heel'.
ReplyDeleteDon't know why MM made it (4,3)
SAMARITAN since corrected
ReplyDeleteCol
ReplyDeleteThe residual liquor in a glass is commonly called HEEL TAP.
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/heel+tap
Richard
Lot of simultaneous comments on the HEELTAP but as mentioned above it is one word and not two as MM has indicated
ReplyDelete20 - Demolition warship without hesitation (7) - DESTROY(-er)
ReplyDelete'Demolish warship without hesitation' would have been grammatically correct.
Richard
Col
ReplyDeleteYou are absolutely right. HEELTAP is a single word.
Similarly,
1 across - Doubly notice during brief inspection (4,3) - {LOOK} {SEE}
It should be 4-3, since there is a hyphen in the word LOOK-SEE.
Richard
On the other hand, with a fine adornment of bejwelled rings, see 14d and 15d.
ReplyDeleteLong words, perfect wordplay, appropriate definition, correct word-wise enumeration.
Clues which will evoke instant applause, clues of which any setter can be justly proud of.
It is a mystery how this sapience vanishes elsewhere in the same crossword.
Richard has been eating shoots and leaves a lot I see:)
ReplyDeleteSuresh, liked it. ;-)
ReplyDeleteThe book we talked about the other day apart, I keep giving short talks on avoiding English errors, to students, budding journalists and professionals. Maybe that activity keeps spilling over here.
Richard
Good Richard. At least, there will be fewer people saying 12am and 12pm
ReplyDeleteThanks Suresh
ReplyDeleteJust a few days ago, I cited these examples to a group of students, stressing on the importance of hyphens.
1. A sealed booster food package - a branded one at that - sporting a bright starburst or blurb or whatever you call it which read: CHOLESTEROL FREE !
2. A car-owner demanding free servicing of the battery a few years later, since the sticker on it when he had bought it read: MAINTENANCE FREE !
I guess Chaturvasi will be reminded of his columnist-friend who he referred to here recently.
Richard
Good one. I don't know anybody who would like to pay for cholesterol these days
ReplyDeleteMany of these roadside shops where they fix punctures in tyres have their signs written in white paint over discarded tyres.
ReplyDeleteSometimes they advertise their trade by fixing such publcity tyres on trees in the vicinity.
This is done mostly by people who might never have gone to any school.
So, without casting any reflection on them, may I record the amusement that I have when I see
PUNCHER AVAILABLE
MOB: xxxxx xxxxx
If you want to hire one, I will provide you with the number that you may contact.
Yes, Chaturvasi, these kinds of 'puncher' signs can be seen aplenty on the side of highways. It is out of sheer ignorance. Puncturing is thought to be setting the flat tyre right, while it means exactly the opposite.
ReplyDeleteWe have a laundry next door, and its signboard proudly declares: 'Dying is our speciality'. The owner could perhaps bet his life on it.
Hope the Colonel would not throw us out for this 'shop talk' here.
Richard
Hi all,
ReplyDeleteHere are some from my side
Seen on a taxi - ALL INDIA PARMITE
Seen on a truck - KEEP DISTANS
Seen at a dhaba - MUTTON CHAPS & GOBI MANJOORI & PINEAPPLE DONATES (~doughnuts)
OK, the more the merrier:
ReplyDeleteSAND WITCHES AVAILABLE
READYMADE MEN WOMEN AND BABIES
CAUTION - SLOW MEN WORKING
Finally, one from Bihar (I have a photograph):
CHILD BEAR (for CHILLED BEER)
Richard