1 - Seeing what's coming, Croat vainly changing roles (11) - CLAIRVOYANT*
9 - A number heard to power part of the body (7) - (~four){FORE}{ARM}
10 - Army officer's firm, almost reclusive (7) - {CO}{LONEL(-y)}
11 - Not inclined to build (5) - ERECT [DD]
12 - An air that lured many a sailor to go on the rocks (5,4) - SIREN SONG [CD]
13 - Creep around to get a thin pancake (5) - CREPE*
15 - Distorted, messy site put in order (9) - SYSTEMISE*
18 - Correct! For opera's revision, get leading director (9) - {PROOFREA}{D}
21 - The ambassador's caught out in front (5) - {C{HES}T} In front & Chest ? What's the connection?
22 - Let one be taken in by endless reason in recurring theme (9) - {LE{I}T}{MOTIV(-e)}
24 - Expose oneself to part of the main current (5) - INCUR [T]
26 - Bird that might present you with a big bill (7) - PELICAN [CD]
28 - Diligence with which one may try for a job (11) - APPLICATION [DD]
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1 - Not a dispenser for Darjeeling? (6,3) - COFFEE CUP [CD]
2 - Be willing for a good jacket. By half! (5) - {A}{G}{REE(-fer)}
3 - Sat before exotic culinary preparation (5,4) - ROAST BEEF* Nice clue
4 - Diffusion results in nothing to doctor and some assistants (7) - {O}{SMO}{SIS} Anno not clear
5 - Worms initially spirited in a vehicle by one leading smuggler (7) - {A}{S}{CAR}{I}{S} An internet search throws up some terrifying images of this worm
7 - Bring the workers together for action? (8) - UNIONISE [CD]
8 - Online journal emerges from the heart of able yogi (4) - {(-a)BL(-e)}{(-y)OG(-i)}
14 - Like loose soil one lawyer found in Tamil Nadu town (8) - EROD{I}{BL}E
16 - In hacienda, head of lodgers cooked a Mexican dish (9) - ENCHI{L}ADA*
19 - Each number on the rise to be swallowed (5,2) - {EA}{TEN} {UP}
20 - Vain CID roughed up artist (2,5) - DA VINCI*
22 - Run to see drill (4) - {LO}{PE}
23 - Time for tea? No, coffee! (5) - {MO}{CHA}
@ 10a (You star in todays cw). Had to Google the nematode in 5d to confirm. Singing (oops), signing off from Mangalore to rendezvous with the rich lass maybe to have enchilada.
ReplyDelete21a: In the army, Col, you put out your chest and pull in your tum.
Of course, carrying on in the limerick mode for 26a,
What a wonderful bird is the Pelican,
His beak can hold more than his belly can,
He holds in his beak,
Enough food for a week,
I am damned if I know how the hell he can.
Singing (oops), signing off from Mangalore to rendezvous with the rich lass.
Contd: Also, in a race, you chest the tape when you are in the front.
ReplyDeleteET best clue: 25d: Triangle starting divorce-a sorry tale (5)
ReplyDelete4 D is it (O) (SMO) (SIS)
ReplyDeleteMO - Medical Officer and SIS - Sisters
Good Morning Colonel and everyone:
ReplyDeleteOn 4DN's: OSMOSIS : If I were to rank Gridman's clues, this one would be below average for the setter - the surface reading did not do much for me which is unusual for a Gridman clue. Reg. the anno., it is not clear to me as well but then, I am sure someone here will figure it out.
Having lost countless marks in high school Chemistry and Biology tests on not doing enough to draw the difference between osmosis and diffusion, it is with some trepidation that I put down Osmosis for the definition of Diffusion. I can still feel some of my knuckles being a bit sore from all those years ago.
Good morning everyone
ReplyDeleteMaybe the result of getting trained by this blog. These days I manage to get answers to some tough clues just by surface reading. e.g 1A.
SYSTEMISE, UNIONISE, ERODIBLE - clever ones to make us scratch our heads.
Liked COFFEE CUP and MOCHA. Darjeeling and the tea connection well depicted. The pun on bill in PELICAN too was nice.
Lone answer missed was ASCARIS.
4 - Diffusion results in nothing to doctor and some assistants (7) - {O}{SMO}{SIS} Anno not clear
ReplyDeleteI took doctor as Senior Medical Officer (SMO). So O+SMO+SIS. Howzzat?
Colonel, blog and "on the rocks" on the same puzzle!!! I think this must be a dedication to the owner of this blog.
ReplyDeletere suffixes 'ise' and 'ize':
ReplyDeleteMany dictionaries, including British, show words ending with 'ize' first and those ending with 'ise' in the second place.
The following excerpt from wikipedia makes an interesting reading.
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Oxford spelling can be recognized for using British spelling in combination with the suffix -ize instead of -ise. For instance, organization, privatize and recognizable are used instead of organisation, privatise and recognisable. In the last few decades, the suffix -ise has become the usual spelling in the UK. Although many people therefore incorrectly regard -ize as an Americanism, the form -ize has been in use in English since the 16th century.[1] The use of -ize instead of -ise does not affect the spelling of words ending in -yse, which are spelt analyse, paralyse and catalyse in line with standard British usage.
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ReplyDeleteDan's post:
ReplyDelete"Colonel, blog and "on the rocks" on the same puzzle!!! I think this must be a dedication to the owner of this blog."
I was about to mention the same. I am sure Gridman is following your blog.
Sorry, missed giving the link for wikipedia on 'ize' and 'ise'.
ReplyDeletehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oxford_spelling
Dan
ReplyDeleteSome days ago when Sankalak put in a comment under R, a Commenter hazarded that it was probably not Sankalak and it might be an impreario masquerading as the setter. He also suggested that if R was really Sankalak, he must put the words COLONEL and BLOG in a grid.
This one has both these words and so I wonder who set this crossword.
I'm reminded of the expression:'tongue-in-the-cheek'! That shows how wicked I am!!! ha!ha!ha!
ReplyDeleteMrs PP
ReplyDeleteI like women and more so wicked women!
Chatur, maybe these guys have the same ghostsetter.
ReplyDeleteWell, Erode seems to the most favourite town for Gridman! It somehow seems to creep in one of his six puzzles in every round!
ReplyDeleteBut you can bet that these ghostsetters will give some spirited clues.
ReplyDeleteIn that case, should we hope that Gridman's penchant for Erode will erode over time?
ReplyDeleteAnno for'osmosis': 'os' for MO and 'some assistants': 'sis'= some of assistants. Will this do?
ReplyDeleteShyam
ReplyDeleteHere I have assembled some Erode clues from my dB of Gridman's clues. May not be complete and may not include any from recent crosswords of his which I have not aggregated to the file.
Eat at the Tamil Nadu town? (5)
Currency that leaders of Erode utility release often (4)
Desert town near Erode in south India (4)
Erode for the fight? (4)
Rabbinic candidate in Erode drafted (7)
Flier gets supply to edge of Erode (4)
@ pp
ReplyDeleteDidn't get the context of your comment on tongue, cheek and being wicked.
I guess 'tongue-in-cheek' is the correct phrase, although a variation like 'he said with his tongue firmly in the cheek' is used.
Smo probably is station med off.
ReplyDeleteBalaji
Or Senior Medical Officer.
ReplyDeleteAMO could be Assistant Medical Officer.
RMO, Resident Medical officer.
Today was a good day....Got almost the entire crossword in 1hr. Except Chest & Unionise (didn't realise 7D could be a CD. Was working on a charade with workers=ANTS and finally gave up.)
ReplyDelete@Col,
I finally got a full TOI sunday crossword. Finished it today morning. It took more than 24 hrs to work on. I do agree with you that clues in that crossword are very crisp and enjoyable.
Hi all,
ReplyDeleteThanks for all the comments was busy with some other work as such could not come in earlier here as well at the other CW sites.
Yes Gridman seems to be following this blog as he has got Colonel and Blog in and that too
intersecting each other.
Regarding 'On the rocks' that dedication should go to Suresh as I had him over for dinner last night (pictures tomorrow) and he has his 'poison' on the rocks! Do I hear PP going tut-tut!
@Kishore,
I thougth one 'breasted' the tape and not 'chested' the tape!
My reading of OSMOSIS is SMO from Senior Medical Officer ans SIS from 'some' asSIStants
Tongue-in-cheek Mrs PP, Now Now ;-)
Congrats TPA on maxing the TOI Sunday Cryptic, I agree with you about it's being crisp and enjoyable
All roads lead to Rome!
ReplyDeleteErode {E(this) RODE(road)}leads to Gridman!!
'Ascaris lumbricoides' is otherwise called roundworm and it is one of the commonest worm infestations in children. Being a surgeon who treats a lot of children this was the easiest clue for me.
ReplyDeleteDeepak. Lovely evening yesterday.
ReplyDeleteGreat photos and even better captions
Richard, your ignorance about the 'innocence' of some of us who visit more than one forum and pretend not to know masquerading personalities is not surprising! We enjoy playing this hide and seek game for quite a long time! Childish and childlike pleasures we derive from make-believe acts!
ReplyDeleteColonel, you bad bad bad boys keep me tut-tutting!
Richard should be, by now, in the know of matters. No?
ReplyDelete@ pp and CGB: To quote Dr Johnson, 'Sheer ignorance, ...sheer ignorance..'. My total loyalty to Col's blog seems to be taking its toll...
ReplyDeleteCongrats Colonel. Awesome to find you mentioned in The Hindu crossword grid.
ReplyDeleteA pity that one of the tribute clues has a flaw.
8 Online journal emerges from the heart of able yogi (4)
To get BLOG, the cryptic grammar needs 'hearts of'; 'heart of able yogi' can only give LEYO!
Good clue for the word COLONEL.
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ReplyDeleteMum is the word!!! My hubber friends know of this cat I've been carrying in my bag for long to the utter distress of the poor squeaking animal!!! I get so tickled to think of it!!! Be rest assured one of your confidential friends will let you into the secret!
ReplyDelete@ pp and CGB: My post should read
ReplyDeleteTo quote Dr Samuel Johnson, 'Ignorance, ...pure ignorance..'.
My total loyalty to Col's blog seems to be taking its toll...
The clue may be flawed but a yogi, however able he is, has only one heart! So "hearts of able yogi" might have been jarring. "hearts of able yogis" wouldn't work!
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