CD's in all the wrong places (long spaces) for me!!
ACROSS
1 - A sound Indian getting to trick a snake (8) - {A}{NA{CON}DA}
5 - Secure prize dish (6) - {POT}{PIE}
10 - Underpants for father in stony-broke situation (1-6) - {Y-{FR}ONTS*}
11 - Each return by insurers a duplicate (7) - {REP<-}{LIC}{A}
12 - Pliable toy did strange thing (6) - ODDITY*
13 - Go behind and almost tap girl — forward girl (3,5) - {TAp}{G AL}{ON}{G}
15 - Plant Indian woman — no second (4) -sTREE
16 - One does not battle to make it (5,5) - PEACE OFFER [CD]
18 - Sweetheart in the altogether is a potential danger to cause real fire (5,5) - {NAKED} {FLAME}
20 - Rod for Siliguri's first mine (4) - {S}{PIT}
23 - Raise information about glazed hole in roof (8) - {SKY}{LIGHT}
24 - Made noise like an antler? (6) - HORNED [DD]
26 - Chemical oozed in stealthily (7) - OZONIDE*
27 - Pompous scoundrel loses head and admits corruption (7) - {hO{ROT}UND}
28 - More suitable person for the conference? (6) - MEETER [CD]
29 - Good forest: Siva regularly gets flower (8) - {G}{ARDEN}{sIvA}
DOWN
1 - Lost sailors' hope (3,4,2,1,5) - ANY PORT IN A STORM [CD]
2 - Shortern a game of cards (7) - {A}{BRIDGE}
3 - Senator, off his head, turns showy (6) - ORNATEs* My COD
4 - Cast doubt and stupidly tried to go out and record (4) - DISC(redit*)
6 - Shampoo vigorously to get most of the lot in the centre (8) - {OMPHA{LOt}S} The second 'O' of the Shampoo went off with the suds, since most of the LOT cannot be just 'L'.?
7 - Become associated as romantic partners; soft broadcast cancelled (4,3) - {P}{AIR} {OFF}
8 - With which one thinks too much of oneself (11,4) - EXAGGERATED IDEA [CD]
9 - Pack your tents and leave! (will the accountant and the politician be separated?) (5,4) - {BREAK} {CA}{MP}
14 - We turn to take in a greeting as it is more rich (9) - {WE}{ALT{HI}ER}
17 - Being habit-forming, first of customs is not accepted as extra (8) - ADDIcTIVE
19 - Set of answers on record is of fundamental importance (7) - {KEY}{NOTE}
21 - Writer, one captured by firearm, gets bird (7) - {PEN}{GU{I}N}
22 - Bad, worthless thing (2-4) - NO-GOOD [E]
25 - Bean therefore gets agreement revoked (4) - {SO}{YA<-}
ACROSS
1 - A sound Indian getting to trick a snake (8) - {A}{NA{CON}DA}
10 - Underpants for father in stony-broke situation (1-6) - {Y-{FR}ONTS*}
11 - Each return by insurers a duplicate (7) - {REP<-}{LIC}{A}
12 - Pliable toy did strange thing (6) - ODDITY*
13 - Go behind and almost tap girl — forward girl (3,5) - {TA
15 - Plant Indian woman — no second (4) -
16 - One does not battle to make it (5,5) - PEACE OFFER [CD]
18 - Sweetheart in the altogether is a potential danger to cause real fire (5,5) - {NAKED} {FLAME}
20 - Rod for Siliguri's first mine (4) - {S}{PIT}
24 - Made noise like an antler? (6) - HORNED [DD]
26 - Chemical oozed in stealthily (7) - OZONIDE*
27 - Pompous scoundrel loses head and admits corruption (7) - {
28 - More suitable person for the conference? (6) - MEETER [CD]
29 - Good forest: Siva regularly gets flower (8) - {G}{ARDEN}{
1 - Lost sailors' hope (3,4,2,1,5) - ANY PORT IN A STORM [CD]
2 - Shortern a game of cards (7) - {A}{BRIDGE}
3 - Senator, off his head, turns showy (6) - ORNATE
4 - Cast doubt and stupidly tried to go out and record (4) - DISC(
6 - Shampoo vigorously to get most of the lot in the centre (8) - {OMPHA{LO
7 - Become associated as romantic partners; soft broadcast cancelled (4,3) - {P}{AIR} {OFF}
8 - With which one thinks too much of oneself (11,4) - EXAGGERATED IDEA [CD]
9 - Pack your tents and leave! (will the accountant and the politician be separated?) (5,4) - {BREAK} {CA}{MP}
14 - We turn to take in a greeting as it is more rich (9) - {WE}{ALT{HI}ER}
19 - Set of answers on record is of fundamental importance (7) - {KEY}{NOTE}
21 - Writer, one captured by firearm, gets bird (7) - {PEN}{GU{I}N}
25 - Bean therefore gets agreement revoked (4) - {SO}{YA<-}
Continuing yesterdays discussion on -a vs -ums:
ReplyDeleteSome of my cha
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Till they burst their eardra.
Could not get 5a, 6d today. No particular COD.
I think I need to add something between 'tough' and 'easy' in the reactions. The Good/Poor part is okay. Any suggestions for a single word to classify a CW which is neither 'tough' nor 'easy'
ReplyDeleteKishore
ReplyDeleteNo wonder you didn't get 6 - which is 22.
Thanks to Veer who commented on it in the Orkut community: THCS.
Apologies from Gridman, who was carried away by a duck too many (if you have read Shakespeare, 'duck' also means 'sweetheart').
CV,
ReplyDeleteThis makes us exclaim, "Lord love a duck"! (an expression of surprise made popular by PGW in "The coming of Bill" and other novels, and by the comedy movie with that title)
Not a very good offering i should say... I was stumbled on various clues and could not get a great deal on surface reading. A very rare toughie from Gridman. Though i got anaconda anno was not clear...Same for Wealthier also.
ReplyDeleteYou could add "Average" in addition to good and bad or tough and poor. at the same time solvers personal evaluation could also be added like Good/Average/Bad could be thought of.
Mathu.
A moderate offering from Gridman. 19/30 for me.
ReplyDeleteCD's in all the wrong places (long spaces) for me!!
ReplyDeleteDeepak. The problem is not the CDs so much as the fact that some of the clues you have marked CD are actually E. Like 16A and 1D. Nothing cryptic about these two.
A single word to classify a CW which is neither 'tough' nor 'easy' - How about TEASY?
ReplyDeleteHi richard,
ReplyDeleteWhat coincidence, I too was thinking of the word 'teasy'!!
Suresh @ 13:48,
ReplyDeleteWhen I classify something as 'E', what I mean is a direct dictionary definition. 16A and 1d will not figure as a word in a dictionary that's why I classified them as CD
I too could not get 6d.5A was a little unusual in the sense that it lacked the 'desi'flavour and we hardly think in terms of pies.
ReplyDelete'Teasy'gets my vote too- it can also be described as-teasingly easy!
Kishore-I could not understand your 'um'vs.'a'since I missed reading yesterday's last few comments.I was able to doubly enjoy yours after going back to those comments.Good one!
ReplyDelete22D. Bad, worthless thing - is [DD] as well, right ?
ReplyDeleteI got only "Anaconda" :-D n00b.
Deepak @ 1637
ReplyDeleteIndeed, great minds....
It can also mean 'tantalizingly easy'.
Gridman must have written 18A tongue in cheek. The word play has come out well. My COD.
ReplyDeleteNot forgetting the naked flame in a spit !
ReplyDeleteGridman must have been musing about Nyama Choma.
agree w/ the general feeling. Gridman may have been trying to push us, but I lost contact after a while. Sheer lack of anything to do ... sitting in a hospital room all day... allowed me to finish all but 5-6 of the clues. But I didn't follow the annos on at least 3-4... and when I did in here now, I'm not kicking myself. That leads me to say average, and definitely TEASY!!! :)
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