ACROSS
1 - Timid man in Spain somehow is not one to be finally angry (5) - {PANS(-i)*}{Y}
4 - God’s instrument! (7) - CAUSERS ? Just a wild guess (Addendum - BANSURI - Thanks to Suresh, see comments and also the link provided with the answer)
10 - Six vehicles for the priests (6) - {VI}{CARS}
11 - Wakefulness at home for mostly all not in Somalia around noon (8) - {IN}{SOM(-al){N}IA*}
13 - Regularity in the Roman settlement is at the corner of an empty city (8) - {NORMA*}{A}{L}{C(-it)Y}
14 - Influence a very strong leaderless clan (6) - {A}{FF}{(-s)ECT}
16 - Harmful to be back (4) - EVIL <- )
17 - Lift the silent attendant (10) - {DUMB}{WAITER}
20 - Draped the mini cloth over the hole in the stone block (10) - MON{O}LITHIC*
21 - Not enough of the French articles (4) - {LE}{AN}
24 - Paper required for the first edition (6) - {T}{ISSUE}
26 - Hands over the money in a diverse way (8) - DE{L}IVERS*
28 - It may be one’s monthly expenses! (8) - OUTGOING [E]
29 - Teachers at last are relaxed admitting two hundred in an institution (6) - {S}{C{H}OOL}
30 - A senior keen to mend the shoe (7) - SNEAKER*
1 - Timid man in Spain somehow is not one to be finally angry (5) - {PANS(-i)*}{Y}
4 - God’s instrument! (7) - CAUSERS ? Just a wild guess (Addendum - BANSURI - Thanks to Suresh, see comments and also the link provided with the answer)
10 - Six vehicles for the priests (6) - {VI}{CARS}
11 - Wakefulness at home for mostly all not in Somalia around noon (8) - {IN}{SOM(-al){N}IA*}
13 - Regularity in the Roman settlement is at the corner of an empty city (8) - {NORMA*}{A}{L}{C(-it)Y}
14 - Influence a very strong leaderless clan (6) - {A}{FF}{(-s)ECT}
16 - Harmful to be back (4) - EVIL <- )
17 - Lift the silent attendant (10) - {DUMB}{WAITER}
20 - Draped the mini cloth over the hole in the stone block (10) - MON{O}LITHIC*
21 - Not enough of the French articles (4) - {LE}{AN}
24 - Paper required for the first edition (6) - {T}{ISSUE}
26 - Hands over the money in a diverse way (8) - DE{L}IVERS*
28 - It may be one’s monthly expenses! (8) - OUTGOING [E]
29 - Teachers at last are relaxed admitting two hundred in an institution (6) - {S}{C{H}OOL}
30 - A senior keen to mend the shoe (7) - SNEAKER*
31 - Announce the succession of a planet (5) - CERES (~series)
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2 - Current officer is a royal Indian not playing the instrument (9) - {AC}{CO}{R}DION Anno pending
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2 - Current officer is a royal Indian not playing the instrument (9) - {AC}{CO}{R}DION Anno pending
3 - Commander hidden in Amritsar dargah (6) - SARDAR [T]
5 - Regular value — not of a relative (4) - {A}{U}{N}{T}
6 - Fine trickster (8) - SCOFFLAW [E] New word for me, had to google search it as it was a CD
7 - Wash the bit of rice in the south-east (5) - {R(-ice)}{IN}{SE}
8 - Show even one caught carelessly (6) - EV{I}N{C}E*
9 - One can make him take down an order (6) - WAITER [CD]
12 - Motivate a curator initially for all to see in the gallery (7) - {A}{C}{T{U}ATE}
15 - Helps firstly leaving in guards extremely safe pursuing an old boy (7) - {OB}{L}{I}{G}{ES} How did SE get reversed?
18 - Accordingly free others confused without us (9) - THEREFORE(-s)*
19 - Dimming away the world of camouflaged characters missing to be fed (8) - GLAUCOMA(-fed)*
20 - Woman in charge of mother in a market place (6) - {MA}TRON Anno pending
22 - Cuddle up even under an empty seat for the French (6) - {NE}{{S(-ea)T}{LE}
23 - Group of people are in shape (6) - CIRCLE [DD]
25 - Goat’s head sign may belong to the sinister one (5) - SATAN [CD]
27 - Worker is eager at first to bet (4) - {ANT}{E}
5 - Regular value — not of a relative (4) - {A}{U}{N}{T}
6 - Fine trickster (8) - SCOFFLAW [E] New word for me, had to google search it as it was a CD
7 - Wash the bit of rice in the south-east (5) - {R(-ice)}{IN}{SE}
8 - Show even one caught carelessly (6) - EV{I}N{C}E*
9 - One can make him take down an order (6) - WAITER [CD]
12 - Motivate a curator initially for all to see in the gallery (7) - {A}{C}{T{U}ATE}
15 - Helps firstly leaving in guards extremely safe pursuing an old boy (7) - {OB}{L}{I}{G}{ES} How did SE get reversed?
18 - Accordingly free others confused without us (9) - THEREFORE(-s)*
19 - Dimming away the world of camouflaged characters missing to be fed (8) - GLAUCOMA(-fed)*
20 - Woman in charge of mother in a market place (6) - {MA}TRON Anno pending
22 - Cuddle up even under an empty seat for the French (6) - {NE}{{S(-ea)T}{LE}
23 - Group of people are in shape (6) - CIRCLE [DD]
25 - Goat’s head sign may belong to the sinister one (5) - SATAN [CD]
27 - Worker is eager at first to bet (4) - {ANT}{E}
17A - Lift the silent attendant (10) - {DUMB}{WAITER}
ReplyDeleteA new word for me. A relative of mine has installed this in his new home in Bangalore. Had not bothered to ask him for the technical term.
Richard
I think 4A is SAMSARA
ReplyDelete2D - I think the answer is ACCORDIAN and DIAN is derived by removing IN (playing) from INDIAN
4A - God’s instrument! (7) - CAUSERS ? Just a wild guess
ReplyDeleteMy guess: It could be a musical instrument in the hands of a Hindu god / goddess. First I tried with Naarad's instrument TAMBURA. But it wouldn't agree with the crossings.
@ Sembhayya
ReplyDeleteACCORDION is the correct spelling, unless the setter thinks it is ACCORDIAN.
Richard
@Sembhayya,
ReplyDeleteConsidering this is NJ's CW then ACCORDIAN is OK but the instrument is spelt as ACCORDION and not as intended by NJ
thefreedictionary.com is redirecting accordian to accordion. But, I agree that accordion is the commonly used spelling.
ReplyDelete@Sembhaya,
ReplyDeleteSAMSARA is the eternal cycle of birth, suffering, death and rebirth, may fit in to the clue, but the least NJ could have done was to indicate it is an Indian word.
4A MAYBE BANSURI.
ReplyDeleteI misspelt 2D as ACCORDIAN and had no problem. But of course the right spelling is ACCORDION
ReplyDelete17A
ReplyDeleteas far as I know Dumb Waiter is 2 words and not one. Another NJ bloomer?
@ Suresh
ReplyDeleteYou may have hit the bull's eye. BANSURI is Lord Krishna's flute.
Richard
I guess BANSURI is derived from BANS, Hindi for bamboo. Can someone confirm this?
ReplyDeleteRichard
@Suresh
ReplyDeleteNJ is on the right lines, for a change, with DUMBWAITER see the link provided in the main post
@ Richard,
ReplyDeleteHere is your answer, taken from Wikipedia
The word bansuri originates in the Sanskrit bans [bamboo] + swar [musical note].
Thanks, Col.
ReplyDeleteI too checked from Wiki in the meantime.
Richard
I Know the meaning. But my OED gave Dumbwaiter as two words. Perhaps one word is also acceptable nowadays
ReplyDeleteCould someone tell me the difference, if any, between a dumb waiter and Lazy Susan?
ReplyDeleteA dumbwaiter is literally a mini lift for bringing food up, whereas a lazy susan is a circular section placed on a table which has all the food placed on it and makes it easy to paas the food around to all the people seated around the table
ReplyDeleteFreedictionary.com gives a meaning of dumbwaiter as lazy susan. I just looked it up. Wonder what Fowler would say about this
ReplyDeleteThe basic aim of both remains the same and that is, moving food around or up and down and saving on labour.
ReplyDeleteA lot of food for thought around lunchtime !
ReplyDeleteRichard
Thanks, Deepak!
ReplyDeleteSomehow, whenever I visit Colonel's blog and open a post with a big comment count, I find the trailing end of comments discussing food!
ReplyDeleteIt's ALIMENTARY, Shuchi ! Plain hunger for knowledge... :-)
ReplyDeleteRichard