ACROSS
1 - She saw top manufactured in this cheap workplace (9) - SWEATSHOP*
6 - Neyartha’s disheartened with Spiffytrix and Nita? … (4) - {N
8 - … No! Nita’s fantastic — Editor’s nominated her as his successor (8) - {ANOINT*}{ED}
9 - Old lover’s left for transfer from India to abroad (6) - {EX}{PORT}
10 - Buckle of French model (6) - {DE}{FORM}
11 - Retro party with timeless songs of Misfits (8) - {OD<-}{DIT
12 - Drink that is consumed cold with British meal (3,3) - {ICE} {TEA} (Addendum {I{C}E} {TEA} - See commenta)
15 - Joey’s mother? (8) - KANGAROO [CD]
19 - X-Sport’s almost turning to be a source of attraction (6) - {
21 - Frank pestered M Manna to… (3-2-3) - MAN-TO-MAN*
22 - … schedule classes for starters? (6) - COURSE [CD]
24 - Can Nita return without a comic character? (6) - {TIN}{
25 - English comedian has no business (8) - {E}{CO{NO}MIC}
26 - Dal may be consumed by Sankalak everyday (4) - LAKE [T]
DOWN
1 - Import is restricted by BSE, NSE (5) - SENSE [T]
2 - Remove informer supporting European girl (4,3) - {E}{DI}{T OUT}
3 - Symbol with bear on top of male (5) - {TOTE}{M}
5 - Does my pun get tortuous for Cryptonyte? (9) - PSEUDONYM*
6 - Sleep with hot model? Ha! It can help one lighten up (7) - {NAP}{H}{T}{HA}
7 - Communication facilitated by tap dancing? (5,4) - MORSE CODE [CD]
13 - Fellow actor mislead CIA in this country (5,4) - {COSTA R}{ICA*}
17 - Ignore song sung by Beatles (3,2,2) - LET IT BE [DD]
18 - Beat fellow in a line related to mathematics (7) - {TAN}{GENT}
20 - Solved Gridman’s first clue — so sweet and energising! (7) - {G}{LUCOSE*}
22 - The end — it’s not far (5) - CLOSE [DD]
23 - Rock music (5) - SWING [DD]
Hi
ReplyDeleteThe scores scored by our all star cast today (in the order of appearance, followed by number of roles played, not counting the setter’s byline):
Neyartha-1
Spiffytrix-2
Nita-3
M Manna- 1
Sankalak-1
Cryptonyte-1
Gridman-1
As you see, NJ holds the record.
Spiffy appears as I and me, where’s Irene?
A MAN TO MAN confession: I almost thought the part after the hyphen in 8a was an announcement ! Of COURSE, the G-LUC(OS)E helped to get over the ROTTEN EGG. If you visit the preparation area of sweet shop you will see that it is actually a SWEAT SHOP.
Liked the DD broadcast today: CLOSE, COURSE,
16 - Fortuneteller’s son is a singer (8) - {P{S}ALMIST} Indicator for insertion of S missing
ReplyDeleteFortuneteller's is to be read as Fortuneteller has ...
So on the whole it is correct : Fortuneteller has son; is a singer ...
12 - Drink that is consumed cold with British meal (3,3) - {ICE} {TEA}
ReplyDelete& lit too ? Though ice tea can be consumed with a meal, I am not sure the British do it. Recalled Goscinny & Uderzo's take on origins of the British institution of 'tea', 'with a spot of milk ?'
Kishore,
ReplyDelete12 - Drink that is consumed cold with British meal (3,3) - {ICE} {TEA}
To split hairs, I thought the anno was I(C)E, TEA
Thanks Bhavan,
ReplyDeleteYes my anno for ICE TEA is incorrect
Bhavan, that 'hairs' reminded of Asterix once again.
ReplyDeleteI agree with Bhavan's anno. I was merely wondering whether it it also an &lit ???
ReplyDeleteLet it be coming up again. somebody loves that song.
ReplyDeleteNice puzzle on fellow setters. Though a bit tough enjoyed throughly.
ReplyDelete6 a is a bit farfetched. Same with 14 d. Ofcourse its my opinion.
mathu
Quite simple and nice puzzle from Spiffytrix. Did not get Morse code. liked 8 Across :)
ReplyDeleteSince the trail has gone cold today:
ReplyDeleteWhat would be the volume of a pizza with a thickness of a and a radius of z?
Very nice and enjoyable one after two days of struggle.
ReplyDeletepizza :)
ReplyDeleteGood one Kishore
ReplyDeleteCan someone explain 19A, And in 13D - Isn't Fellow F? How's it S?
ReplyDeleteVasant,
ReplyDeleteX= TEN
Sport’s = GAME
almost = Indicator to delete E from GAME
turning = Reversal indicator
to be a source of attraction = Dfinition = {(-e)MAG}{NET}<-
Fellow actor = COSTAR
mislead = AInd
CIA = Anagram fodder
in this
country = Definition = {COSTA R}{ICA*}
Col.,
ReplyDeleteI have a doubt-Why should it be sport's for game? Would not sport do? That had me confused for a long time.
Kishore,
ReplyDeletePizza was very good and I relished it!!
A very interesting fare with all CW setters featuring in it and I was expecting a much better participation.Weekend mood setting in already?
ReplyDeletePadmanabhan,
ReplyDeleteIn the surface of the clue it is read as X-sport's with X being the name of the game/sport
16A If it is "Fortuneteller has.." then it has to have "..who is a singer.", for proper surface reading. Or am I nitpicking here?
ReplyDeleteWell, dinner time is pizza time. So here goes the explanation for those who did not get it.
ReplyDeleteVolume of a circular section=pi x Sq(radius) x height
= pi x sq(z) x a
=pi.zza !
I daren't equate it to pizza since purists may object saying 'pi' representing 3.14... is different from 'pi' representing p x i. But you get the drift :-)
And congrats for those who did.
Kishore,
ReplyDeleteYour use of Pizza in the clue was a give away. You should have used 'an oven baked round bread' or something like that
I gave away a pizza :-)
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ReplyDeleteThoroughly enjoyed it, with a couple of pretty funny clues. (Setters' mutual feelings, Nita's promotion and the effect of solving a Gridman clue.) I had gone out for pretty much the whole day, yesterday, and solved it today (barring ODDITIES and SWING).
ReplyDeleteI know I have expressed this opinion before, but here it is one more time: we need more of Spiffytrix's grids.