ACROSS
1 - And cigar is stuffed into waistcoat (8) - CARDIGAN*
9 - One carat gold found in Roman street vehicle (8) - {V{I}{CT}{OR}IA}
10 - Well-informed American taken aboard by journalist (6) - {S{US}S}{ED}
12 - Fatigue with double note (4) - {TI}{RE}
13 - Rivals capture feeble point (10) - {CON{TENDER}S}
15 - The Devil misses start and takes short time in card game (6) - {(-d)EUC{HR}E} Had to cheat on this.
17 - Make it to hurry! (5) - HASTE [CD]
20 - Introduction before getting out of walk (5) -
21 - Nonsense at tea-break causes spin (5) - {ROT}{ATE*}
24 - Somehow malapert in the House? (10) - PARLIAMENT*
27 - Very, very moderate? (2-2) - {SO}-{SO}
29 - Supporter is one finally to stew (6) - {BRA}{IS}{E}
30 - One to act in due course is a heretic (8) - {I}{DO}{LATER} Can a Idolater who worships Idols really be called a Heretic?
31 - One of two i put in upper air (6) - {E{I}THER}
32 - Reverend briefly returns and cites broken-down summits (8) - {VER<-}{TICES*}
DOWN
1 - Rodent catches the thing in hole (6) -{CAV{IT}Y}
3 - Picture one going to study (4) - {I}{CON}
4 - Friend in a plane, latest in Marmugao (5) - {A}{MIG}{O}
6 - Not only you but we too have to take this bend (1-4) - U-TURN
7 - She gives one a rubbing down (8) - MASSEUSE [E]
8 - Artist ruins vegetables (8) - {RA}{DISHES}
14 - Instrument, with top knocked off, is still an instrument (4) -
18 - Friend's positive and clever: it's obvious (8) - {PAL}{P}{ABLE}
19 - Somehow bear with rave that's rambling (8) - {ABER*}{RANT}
22 - 'Tis one such form (6) - POETIC [CD] Had to cheat on this
23 - Teacher's rule and mantra recalled in dance (6) - {MO}{R}{RIS}<- Is R acceptable for Rule?
25 - Question one's ill-use (5) - {I'S}{SUE*}
26 - “Get-it?” motion (5) - NUDGE [CD]
28 - Slip away! The woman's out to cut! (4) - SLIT
Hi A-MIG-Os
ReplyDeleteWhat The Devil, (-d)EUC(HR)E was the last to fall in with a bit of cheating. The headless (f)LUTE was cute, as was CAV(IT)Y. V(I)(CT)(OR)IA (No.203? Do bechare bina sahare !) could also be VI(CT)(OR)(I)A with the one getting inserted at E(I)THER place. Reference to i in lower case in 31a may be the letter itself and not a personal pronoun. Lord CARDIGAN* reminded of the POETIC foray in ‘The Charge of the Light Brigade’. CON-TENDER-S for PARLIAMENT* ROT-ATE* and do the MORRIS.
A couple of doubles, MUR MUR<- and SO SO. The effect of the impending ‘spirit’ was PALPABLE :-). Was GM giving us a NUDGE in view of the S&B II, especially in the ‘odd’ drink in 5a ?
For the RECORD, wrong enu 5 instead of 6 for 21a was ABER*-RANT had me deducted.
Hi all
ReplyDeleteLiked CARDIGAN, MURMUR, VICTORIA (very good), AMBLE, ROTATE, PARLIAMENT, BRAISE ('support' or 'supporter'is another setter's common clue), IDOLATER (cute!), EITHER, VERTICES, RECORD, RADISHES, PALPABLE etc. POETIC was imaginative.
A refreshing change after agony.
'Tis fine, Othello:
ReplyDeleteIago:
Good name in man and woman, dear my lord,
Is the immediate jewel of their souls.
Who steals my purse steals trash; 'tis something, nothing;
'Twas mine, 'tis his, and has been slave to thousands;
But he that filches from me my good name
Robs me of that which not enriches him,
And makes me poor indeed.
30a reminds me of a clock shop:
ReplyDeleteHere a tick, there a tick, everywhere a tick-tick.
1 And cigar is stuffed into waistcoat (8) Hope it wasn't lit.
ReplyDelete30 - One to act in due course is a heretic (8) - {I}{DO}{LATER} Can a Idolater who worships Idols really be called a Heretic?
Webster's lists it as a direct synonym for heretic
Link : http://www.websters-online-dictionary.org/definitions/idolater?cx=partner-pub-0939450753529744:v0qd01-tdlq&cof=FORID:9&ie=UTF-8&q=idolater&sa=Search#906
6 - Not only you but we too have to take this bend (1-4) - U-TURN
If there was some word play involved in the anno, I didn't get it.
Am about 3/4 of the way thro' the CW, and I just wanted to jump in here and say thanks to Gridman for putting life back into my mornings! :) Entertaining CW so far. Will be back later after attempting everything. :)
ReplyDeleteChambers has r - rule (law).
ReplyDeleteYou can imagine that legal documents with their sections listing rules, each starting with R 1, R 2 etc
17 - Dislike to work alone at end of lane (4) - H{AT}{E} How is H and work alone connected
ReplyDeleteI think this is (HAT)+(E)
In mining, a miner who works alone, or “under his own hat.”
http://www.wordnik.com/words/hatter
The above definition was for Hatter(n) so not sure how it maps to the verb "hat" if I'm reading the clue right.
ReplyDeleteThe FREE DICTIONARY does not show IDOLATER as synonymous with HERETIC nor does my vintage Roget's Thesaurus
ReplyDeleteDeepak
ReplyDeleteWrt your comment against 30a, Gridman wrote the clue only after some ref. (re. for Suresh); it might have been in a list of synonyms/clue base. But if there's a mistake (there may be!)Gridman will be more than willing to apologise.
Bhavan
ReplyDeleteAsk any Australian friend of yours.
Or check Macquarie dictionary that is famous in Aus.
It is Aus slang.
12 - Fatigue with double note (4) - {TI}{RE}
ReplyDeleteShould this be double noteS considering its not the same note that is doubled?
Or is that one of :
1)an accepted/acceptable red herring
2)to be read as note note and hence TI RE
@CV : The link I had pasted above for hatter does specify it as Australian.
ReplyDeleteI'm yet to pick their lingo : )
CV,
ReplyDeleteI am not looking for any apologies, just airing my opinions w.r.t the reference material I look into. Bhavan has mentioned that it has been shown as Synonymous in Websters online.
I too for a moment thought on Bhavans line of thinking given MURMUR and SO SO in todays CW.
ReplyDeleteWhile in India, I used to pronounce the word RECORD as Ri-kaard, no matter what the context was. But after coming to America, I had to change.
ReplyDeleteNow I pronounce this word, as used in put something down, as Ri-Cored and as used in the fastest time yet, as Wreck-urd.
As a result, this homograph clue gave me a bit of a hard time.
Bhavan
ReplyDelete'double act' is act by two persons!
It's 12-11-10 today.
ReplyDelete---
Deepak, I have just 10a that you mean the numbers are in descending order.
@CV : Appears I've been looking at it with double vision ...
ReplyDeleteVery neat puzzle.
ReplyDeleteLiked EITHER (don't know why I isn't capitalized), SO-SO, ATTENT, PALPABLE, ABERRANT and a few more.
Had trouble at some places though. SUSSED and EUCHRE were new. Was clueless on POETIC for a pretty long time.
CV 859: Remember the Pat & Murphy act lines:
ReplyDeleteWho was that lady I saw you with?
Faith and Begorrah ! That was no lady, it was my wife
Is that a Russian ballet?
I think so, he is always rushin' in and out of the scene.
WRT Bhavan's 839 comment...
ReplyDeleteU-TURN: I thought it was just a CD with a clever little play on "U." Or is there more to it?
Not only you but we too have to take this bend (1-4) - U-TURN
ReplyDelete---
U-turn - 'You' turn - "You turn!" (imperative)
Not only you turn but we too have to take this bend
Chaturvasi, that's exactly how I took it.
ReplyDeleteChaturvsi, just for more clarity on 21A.
ReplyDeleteCan "causes" just be taken as a connector totally ignoring the possibility of it being read along with "spin" to make a definition word? Well I'm asking this 'cause if we take it as "causes spin" ROTATE would not work.
VJ
ReplyDeleteI see your point but we need to take 'causes' as connector - produces, brings about {the answer word which is] spin.
Don't look at "causes spin" as a unit.
Attention to those attending S&B II. Please make an entry under that post regarding your status V/NV & TT
ReplyDeleteInvite your take on the last word of following line from my 830 post:
ReplyDeleteFor the RECORD, wrong enu 5 instead of 6 for 21a was ABER*-RANT had me deducted
Good morning all
ReplyDeleteSomehow i am not too happy about todays puzzle. Normally in gridman puzzle words just flow like a clear rain. It has not happened today. Especially downward clues helped a lot in crossings thats also not happened today. Probably not my day though.
whats spl in store for 10000th any theme in mind?
mathu
on the whole,it is "Ecstacy" after "agony"!!
ReplyDeleteChaturvasi (954), Thanks, got it. Since it fits the format "wordplay" leading to "solution" through connector (here "causes"), it's all right.
ReplyDeletenot a bad return to full time CWing after the long hiatus. :) Didn't get a handful of words, but at least I enjoyed myself! :)
ReplyDeleteClueless on VICTORIA, CAVITY and MORRIS... missed a few more easy ones that I should have got... but all in all, I'm back! :) Looking forward to better success tomorrow.
@ Col: Love the masseuse cartoon! :D Hilarious!
ReplyDeleteWrt the cartoon at 7d:
ReplyDeleteDoesn't she take care of the police? LOL.
There is a marked difference between oiling one's own palm and greasing someone else's.
ReplyDeleteDeepak, Osibisa is back in town between 24th and 28th, notes today's Friday Review. I remember your mentioning that you were keen on their music.
ReplyDeleteCol,
ReplyDeleteI'll ask my dad (P.Krishnamurthy)if he and his older brother (P. Prabhakar) can attend the S&B meet. His phone number, in case you'd like to give him a ring: 23370304 (Home) & 9845072415. CV sir and Bhargav Sir know them both for many, many years and are avid solvers too. I'm sure they'd love to meet up with fellow solvers.
Regards,
-Bala.