2 - A prisoner dismisses an old man on duty (6) - {A}{C
7 - Bitterly complain about the story teller (4) - LIAR<-
9 - Dark picture discovered in Hanoi rightfully (4) - NOIR [T]
10 - Valuable possession of a virtuous animal (5, 8) - {WHITE} {ELEPHANT}
12 - Half of them are returning the tip-off the old ring rock (7) - {
15 - Rewrite part of the text in reverse welcoming the princess (4) - {
17 - Do cut off the deal (5) -
18 - Sandwich spread could be odourless initially (4) - {MAY}{O}
19 - Germ-free reptiles swim outside the tip of the pond (7) - STERILE
21 Fantastic leaders surely understand rigorous rules enlisted at locations (7) - {S}{U}{R}{R}{E}{A}{L}
23 - Bright area nun discovers as a shopper (7, 6) - BARGAIN HUNTER*
27 - Key man (4) - ESNE and ISLE are the only two that fit here
28 - What we have is limitless work time (4) -
29 - Keep Nita occupied by seeking religious education (6) - {RE}{TAIN*} Occupied is an anagram indicator !!!
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1 - Hairpiece of the woman is for a man in the tent (6) - {WIG}{W}{A}{M}
4 - Five illustrations bear a face cover (4) - VEIL [T]
5 - Ancient people have fashionable cases (4) - {IN}CA How are cases and CA related?
6 - Annual celebration (8) - BIRTHDAY [CD]
8 - Soho serving in the copper pot in front for an old man (5) - {CU}{P}{PA}
11 - Stand behind to sign at a bank (7) - ENDORSE [DD]
13 - Casual gathering in Kuala Lumpur is at an incomplete school (7) - {KL}{AT}{SCH
14 - Maria, I don't acknowledge this kind of feeling (10) - ADMIRATION*
16 - Endlessly see a scholar in the south-east with an information bank (8) - DAT{A}{BA}{SE}
20 - Rent out the film in the French theatre finally (5) - {LE}AS{E}
22 - Light show of an artist accepting our problems (6) - {A}{URO*}{RA}
25 - Identify the new odd armlet (4) - {N}{A}{M}{E}
26 - Astronomical animal in the sky (4) - URSA [CD]
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ReplyDeleteIt was quite S U R R E AL. Our bête-NOIRe gramophone is back and doing quite well today and did not turn this forum a KLATSCH. Quite a few clues were interesting. Liked EM-ERA<-(-o)LD, STERILE*(-p), ENDORSE, self ref RE-TAIN*, A-CTIVE(-pa), CU-P-PA, WHITE ELEPHANT, ISLE, E(DI)T<-, ARB<-I-TRA(-i)TOR, WIG-W-A-M. Liked TAPE best.
3 - Sticky stuff at the end of a footrace (4) - {T}{APE} Not sure of anno
ReplyDeleteIt is a DD, tape is sticky stuff and also found at the end of a race on foot...
16 - Endlessly see a scholar in the south-east with an information bank (8) - DAT{A}{BA}{SE} Anno for DAT pending
Agree on Khokho
See someone is to DATE the person. Endlessly see=DAT
17 - Do cut off the deal (5) - BREAK ?
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16 - Endlessly see a scholar in the south-east with an information bank (8) - DAT{A}{BA}{SE} Anno for DAT pending
See = DATE, endlessly = DAT
Thanks Kishore & Bhavan
ReplyDelete20 - Rent out the film in the French theatre finally (5) - {LE}AS{E} What film is AS ?
ReplyDeleteFilm= A(dult)
the French= LES
theatre finally=e
5 - Ancient people have fashionable cases (4) - {IN}CA How are cases and CA related?
ReplyDeleteShe in her mysterious ways moves. Mebbe, just picked up the first two letters whimsically...
Kishore you really have got into NJ's brain!!
ReplyDeleteKishore, good one with lease.
ReplyDeleteINCA, CA = cases ? You decide:
http://abbreviations.yourdictionary.com/ca
Right at the end of the page.
Not really something to crow about.
ReplyDeleteWhen my son is asked to use his brain a little more, he Calvinishly says he is conserving it for the future. Maybe I too am overusing it and will run out of it shortly.
Definitely not a bad one. Though there were some doubtful word associations, surface, for the most part, was decent.
ReplyDeleteBhavan, just like NJ to pick from somewhere at the bottom of the pile. BTW what is the SAUS in paranthesis?
ReplyDeleteVJ, that is why I referred to the gramophone doing well in the first post...
ReplyDeleteMy 842 was with ref to Deepak's 839
ReplyDelete27 - Key man (4) - ESNE and ISLE are the only two that fit here
ReplyDeleteISLE seems to fit better as both, KEY & MAN are the names of islands.
Kishore, I've absolutely no clue. I just googled for "CA meaning cases" and landed on that page.
ReplyDeleteSAUS = Statistical abstract of the United States
ReplyDeleteAnyhow, I coined up a nice one today which I thought I will share with my friends here:
ReplyDeleteCruciverbalists don't die, they just get buried DOWN under A CROSS.
VJ, Duh ! So does it mean this usage is common in the US of A ?
ReplyDeleteWhat sauce !
ReplyDeleteKishore, LOL, just figured out what you meant by Gramophone.
ReplyDeleteOn SAUS, no clue really. I searched for the abbreviation on the same page and it's what I found.
Contrary to the expectation 14D grows for NJ in today's comments!!
ReplyDeleteHonestly I didn't get many words.Mebbe I have to start thinking a la Kishore from tomorrow.
Thanks Kishore for thinking of me in infinite ways on Sunday.
Sandhya, good one on ISLE.
ReplyDeleteDDS, yeTT too ...
ReplyDeleteSandy, I'll go with isle. In fact, I did.
ReplyDeleteLike me, NJ seems to have taken her eyes skywards:
ReplyDeleteAURORA, URSA
btw, Geminid showers tonight
Kishore, you seem to have taken your eyes both skyward and underground.
ReplyDeleteTrouble is that one has to fill up half the words as a guess and start looking for crossings and annos as indicated by so many corrections in original post by col.I agree with Kishore that our brain gets used up fast! Ultimately,it takes away the pleasure of doing the crossword as was discussed last week in the blog.
ReplyDeleteConnecting key & isle was really very good.
Inca must have been meant as a telescopic clue.
Is one expected to think of ring stone while reading rock? I was led away to asteroid and things like that-looking skyward?
Yesterday col.was lamenting about the no.of comments being in single digit and here we are nearing 30 already!
ReplyDeleteSandhya You are right on ISLE. Key means island.
ReplyDeleteVJ, underground reminds me of the time I spent 7000 ft underground.
ReplyDeleteGood morning all
ReplyDeleteA good offering from NJ i should say, Klatsch, wigwam, ursa are all new word for me. for 28 a i have written over and spent over time to get crossing of 22 d.
Mathu
Kishore, and where would that be?
ReplyDelete27 A
ReplyDeleteKeys also are the members of House of Keys, the elected chamber of the parliament of the Isle of Man.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/House_of_Keys
VJ, TIFR@KGF.
ReplyDeleteBTW, why did you mention underground in your 911 ?
Kishore, it was in reference to your 850
ReplyDeleteAaah, VJ, I was just checking: was it today's 850 or yesterday's 2023.
ReplyDeleteHi everyone
ReplyDeleteLate Latif calling.
Kishore, had you missed what I narrated at the S&B II?
Always seeing me engrossed with crosswords, a friend asked me: 'When are you going to stop working on crosswords?'
I replied:'The day I go 3 Across and 6 down.'
Hi LL,
ReplyDeleteAre you related to the ex IAF chief Idriss Hassan Latif ? Remember, his wife Bilkees used to write cookery books :-)
Yes, remember your exit line ;-)
On a graver note, when was the last time you saw a 3 across in THC, though 6 down is common.
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