ACROSS
1 - Coach, diligence, crossing Riga afresh (8) - {CAR{RIAG*}E}
5 - A more healthy workman (6) - FITTER [DD]
10 - Greek character, Edward, is silenced (5) - {MU}{TED}
11 - A winner in the deck maybe (5,4) - TRUMP CARD [CD]
12 - "But a lifetime of — !No man alive could bear it” (Man and Superman) (9) - HAPPINESS [E]
13 - Out of practice and irritable, dropping a note (5) -cRUSTY
14 - Cowboy show, poetry in a vacant port city (5) - {Ri{ODE}O}
16 - Pumped up, like some unreasonable prices (8) - INFLATED [DD]
18 - It holds a record set in a social group (8) - {CAS{SET}TE}
20 - Medicos, say, are where ships may be seen (5) - DOCKS(~docs)
24 - Tested and heard in court (5) - TRIED [DD]
25 - Siren user thwarted in children's rooms (9) - NURSERIES*
27 - Light and strong metal (9) - ALUMINIUM [CD]
28 - What Marx wanted the workers of the world to do (5) - UNITE [CD]
29 - Come out with ecstasy, come together (6) - {E}{MERGE}
30 - Any leads, suspicious, are investigated (8) - ANALYSED*
DOWN
1 - Resin found in temporary lodgings: horror? Not half (7) - {CAMP}{HORror}
2 - Part for a wind instrument containing bug was recorded again (7) - {RE{TAP}ED}
3 - Lemur trapped in certain drier plains (5) - INDRI [T]
4 - Good, speak for a drain (6) - {G}{UTTER}
6 - Eider, limp, struggling, is put in danger (9) - IMPERILED*
7 - Journey by trains running to time (7) - {TRANSI*}{T}
8 - Showing signs of lack of sleep? (3-4) - RED-EYED [CD]
9 - Cooking, the French way (7) - CUISINE [CD]
15 - Finished with performance or taking things too far? (9) - {OVER}{DOING}
17 - One of those needed for 9 (7) - UTENSIL [CD]
18 - A salt — it is found in a wooden case (7) - {C{IT}RATE}
19 - Somehow slice up a sharp-pointed thing (7) - SPICULE*
21 - Reviewers, some occupying armchairs? (7) - CRITICS [CD]
22 - Temporarily lay off South American writer beginning to dither (7) - {S}{US}{PEN}{D}
23 - British (English) people in a German city (6) - {BR}{E}{MEN}
26 - Match the performance (5) - EQUAL [CD]
1 - Coach, diligence, crossing Riga afresh (8) - {CAR{RIAG*}E}
5 - A more healthy workman (6) - FITTER [DD]
10 - Greek character, Edward, is silenced (5) - {MU}{TED}
11 - A winner in the deck maybe (5,4) - TRUMP CARD [CD]
12 - "But a lifetime of — !No man alive could bear it” (Man and Superman) (9) - HAPPINESS [E]
13 - Out of practice and irritable, dropping a note (5) -
14 - Cowboy show, poetry in a vacant port city (5) - {R
16 - Pumped up, like some unreasonable prices (8) - INFLATED [DD]
18 - It holds a record set in a social group (8) - {CAS{SET}TE}
20 - Medicos, say, are where ships may be seen (5) - DOCKS(~docs)
24 - Tested and heard in court (5) - TRIED [DD]
25 - Siren user thwarted in children's rooms (9) - NURSERIES*
27 - Light and strong metal (9) - ALUMINIUM [CD]
28 - What Marx wanted the workers of the world to do (5) - UNITE [CD]
29 - Come out with ecstasy, come together (6) - {E}{MERGE}
30 - Any leads, suspicious, are investigated (8) - ANALYSED*
DOWN
1 - Resin found in temporary lodgings: horror? Not half (7) - {CAMP}{HOR
2 - Part for a wind instrument containing bug was recorded again (7) - {RE{TAP}ED}
3 - Lemur trapped in certain drier plains (5) - INDRI [T]
6 - Eider, limp, struggling, is put in danger (9) - IMPERILED*
7 - Journey by trains running to time (7) - {TRANSI*}{T}
8 - Showing signs of lack of sleep? (3-4) - RED-EYED [CD]
9 - Cooking, the French way (7) - CUISINE [CD]
15 - Finished with performance or taking things too far? (9) - {OVER}{DOING}
17 - One of those needed for 9 (7) - UTENSIL [CD]
18 - A salt — it is found in a wooden case (7) - {C{IT}RATE}
19 - Somehow slice up a sharp-pointed thing (7) - SPICULE*
21 - Reviewers, some occupying armchairs? (7) - CRITICS [CD]
22 - Temporarily lay off South American writer beginning to dither (7) - {S}{US}{PEN}{D}
23 - British (English) people in a German city (6) - {BR}{E}{MEN}
26 - Match the performance (5) - EQUAL [CD]
6 - Eider, limp, struggling, is put in danger (9) - IMPERILED*
ReplyDeleteI thought the British way of past tense in this case is adding -led to make it imperilled. Imperiled appears to be US spelling.
Can someone clarify?
Imperiled is the US variant
ReplyDeleteCV,
ReplyDeleteTHC has been following the British spellings of words as a convention.
Has Gridman ever used any word spelt the US way?
To my knowledge if a US spelling variant is used, it is generally indicated in the clue.
ReplyDeleteBhavan.In my view it is not necessary to indicate the use of a US variant in a clue. I prefer not to be 'spoonfed' in a clue. If it is a foreign word it is generally correct to mention it, but a variant spelling (incl. US) is generally given in a standard dictionary. Hence it should be okay.
ReplyDeleteLooks like Sankalak's quota has been increased. Should have been NJ today.
ReplyDelete30A is my COD. I do like a good surface read!
ReplyDeleteAgain, somewhat easy today. Have to admit that SPICULE was guesswork, confirmed subsequently
ReplyDeleteKept wondering if it could be any other word than 'imperiled'.Had to wait till all else were filled in and then grudgingly 'imperiled'it! Indian way?
ReplyDeleteSuresh @ 10.04-Thank God or the hindu? Would have missed a quick smooth flowing one.
@Suresh : Agree. Like I said it is generally done, but omitting it isn't a mistake.
ReplyDeleteSuresh @ 10:09
ReplyDeleteNo increase in Quota, Sankalak gets 6 and today is the sixth.
Another Enjoyable puzzle from Sankalak. 16 A my COD.
ReplyDeleteNJ from tomorrow?
I thought today was 31st, hence the confusion.
ReplyDeleteSo the excitement begins tomorrow, and forcricket fans this afternoon
Since Sankalak has given easy one, here are some of the tricky ones, even though easy. When I was a beginner, it gave me a lot of happiness when I solved these clues from Statesman/Telegraph.
ReplyDelete1. Core of an apple (6,2,7)
2. "SAMMOC" (8,6)
There will be one more of Sankalak - tomorrow. for two months in between, I was asked to give seven instead of the usual six.
ReplyDeleteAmerican spellings - I usually avoid them but this one slipped in!
Sankalak
Thanks Jayaraman, alias Sankalak. Albeit, inadvertently I have been proved right.
ReplyDeleteAmerican spelling is no slip. I love them and mentioned earlier, I love to see a bit of unconventionality in crosswords.
@Rengaswamy 12:07
ReplyDelete1) Would guess this to be CENTRE (or CENTER) OF GRAVITY
2)INVERTED COMMAS
1a gave me a chuckle, since diligence also means a coach or carriage.
ReplyDeleteWow, does that mean we have NJ on the first of April?
ReplyDeleteyeah no fooling
ReplyDeleteReminds me of a song from Hum Dono:
ReplyDeleteAbhay Na Jao choDkar... ;-0
Sankalak,
ReplyDeleteAppreciate your response & look forward to the bonus one tomorrow.
Bhalla@ 14.13
ReplyDeleteBull's eye.
5 A - 'More health' should have been healthier - imo
ReplyDeleteA snatch from the cricket commentary:
ReplyDelete"He must keep his eyes on the ball"
reminded me of Plum's favourite:
The velvet hand in the iron glove, or the other way round.
How about applying Plum's method to the above line, with a homophone thrown in for a good measure. ;-)