ACROSS
1 - Getting pains after the half ripe fruit (7) - (-ri){PE}{ACHES}
5 - Sticks sales material around this place (7) - {AD{HERE}S}
10 - Appears oriental since it represents its historical incident (6) - S{C}ENIC* ? or is it ICONIC ?
11 - As the cockney said, the bird sings and is captivating (8) - (-h){EN}{CHANTS}
12 - Padres are disposed to disperse (6) - SPREAD*
13 - Denied profits help (8) - {GAINS}{AID}
14 - Leon takes dollars to give an instructive exercise (6) - LE{SS}ON
15 - Follows with a sense to turn around (6) - ENS{U}ES*
18 - Lad had information on composer, so took a biased view (6) - ANGLED* Poor clue. What is composer doing here?
20 - Mules run around like long tailed monkeys (6) - LEMU{R}S*
23 - A column of light (8) - LAMPPOST [CD]
25 - Shabby articles also possibly getting a beating (6) - (~that){TAT}{TOO} (Correction to anno - {TAT}{TOO} - Thanks to Suresh
26 - Reveal the day is near (8) - {D}{IS}{CLOSE}
27 - He works as gardener and lives in a boarding house (6) - DIGGER [DD]
28 - Shake it — or stir it up (7) - AGITATE [E]
29 - The cutter and the crewman adjusting its balance (7) - TRIMMER [DD]
DOWN
2 - Space made out to direct flight (6) - ESCAP*{E}
3 - What has gone, wriggling, into the angler’s basket? (6,3) - C{ONGE*}R EEL
4 - Converts message into a cypher (7) - ENCODES [E]
6 - Go down (7) - DECLINE [E]
7 - Tests made out for same ten (5) - E{X}AMS*
8 - Fashioned out result as an inevitable consequence (8) - ENTAILED
9 - The literary touch (7,6) - BEGGING LETTER ? Not clear on this
16 - Bad start to the game, playing a trick (9) - {STRAT*}{AGEM*}
17 - Giving the job to because attractive? (8) - ENGAGING [DD]
19 - Withdraw from an academic course (4,3) - DROP OUT [CD]
21 - Domino game or Spanish bull fighter (7) - MATADOR [DD]
22 - Fit together in an orderly whole (6) - COHERE [CD]
24 - Topic raised about knot in embroidery (5) - PICOT* And I always thought this was just PICO, as this is what my wife always tells the tailor in hindi 'ye sari ko pico karo' meaning PICOT the edge!!
GRID
Too many vague clues/definitions today...
ReplyDeleteColonel, can you please elaborate on 25A Annotation, especially TAT part. Does tattoo also mean "getting a beating"?
ReplyDelete25 - Shabby articles also possibly getting a beating (6) - (~that){TAT}{TOO}
ReplyDeleteThat anno is my guesswork
Shabby articles = TAT (THAT in SMS Language)
also = TOO
possibly getting = connector
a beating = definition = TATTOO (Check out TATTOO on th net) meaning a military band drum beating display, hence the beating
18A Composer here is probably meant to be the anagram indicator
ReplyDeletetat is shabby . Look at the freedictionary
ReplyDeleteThanks Suresh,
ReplyDeleteMy guesswork is all wrong then as TAT by itself means shabby articles
2DN:Space made out to direct flight (6) - ESCAP*{E}
ReplyDeleteWhat is the Anno for "E", please?
Thank you
Being away on some work, could not take part in the fireworks here:
ReplyDeleteA female acquaitance of mine comments:
"When male compilers provide you with vague and faulty clues, nothing much happens and they get away with murder. But when a female does the same, all hell breaks loose."
Comments, please.
Richard
Hi Richard,
ReplyDeleteIs your female acquaintence an acquaintance of NJ by any chance?
I don't think your acquaintance's statement is true as I remember Chaturvasi mentioning that the compiler of the Everyman CW, which in its Indian avatar appears on Sundays in the HINDU, was a female.
Hi Colonel
ReplyDeleteI just passed it on, being non-commital, without even suggesting that NJ could be the only female in the whole domain. Merely thought of checking others' views.
Richard
I liked this one.
ReplyDelete9 - The literary touch (7,6) - BEGGING LETTER ?
To "touch" someone is to ask/beg someone for a loan or handout.
Everyone seems to have been clear on the Begging Letter except me :-o
ReplyDeleteOne more thumbs up to BEGGING LETTER :)
ReplyDeleteLOL at 'ye sari ko pico karo'. PICOT is pronounced with the 'T' silent, so we are saying it right at least.