ACROSS
1 - Mending a botched-up nightcap (8) - PATCHING*
5 - Insect let out after another insect (6) - {BEE}{TLE*}
9 - Cutting off society woman on telephone (8) - {S}{EVE}{RING}
10 - Daily agent forgets worker's fee (6) - {CHAR}{aGEnt}
12 - Fat boy eating piece of roti (4) - {LA{R}D}
13 - Fly seldom over stadia (10) - VELODROMES*
15 - Church official is right on edge (6) - {VERGE}{R}
17 - A royal descendant in criminal act (5) - {A}{R}{SON}
20 - A gem I snap up in photograph (5) - IMAGE*
21 - A revolting person (6) - RIOTER [CD]
24 - Saint on a day: in France, what is regal? (10) - {ST}{A}{TUES}{QUE}
27 - Abscond with a Buddhist monk (4) - {LAM}{A}
29 - Fast service to include a baked dish for each person (6) - {A{PIE}CE}
30 - Go all over special US newspaper with some interest (8) -{SP}{LAT}{inTERest} Didn't like this clue. 'Some' could be any part of interest.
31 - Swordsman erecting a barrier? (6) - FENCER [DD]
32 - On a plane, apparently running away (2-6) - IN-FLIGHT [DD]
DOWN
1 - Step outlined to the French on crushing tool (6) - {PEST*}{LE}
2 - State strongly in Tamil Nadu bar (6) - {T{AVER}N}
3 - Erect guns on road (4) - {HE}{RD} Can we classify Guns as HE (High explosives). Didn't get the Erect - Herd connection? (Addendum - {HA}{RD} - See comments)
4 - Name formerly used for now (5) - {N}{ONCE}
6 - Article hesitant about old-time anaesthetic (5) - {E{THE}R}
7 - I must air a recipe for a dessert (8) - TIRAMISU*
8 - Not odd number for vespers (8) - {EVEN}{SONG}
11 - Reporter's day in France meets with “Sorry” (6) - {JOUR}{NO}
14 - Give way to Ghana money undergoing ultimate modification (4) - CED(-i+e)E
16 - Old crone traps master coming back: it's overly showy (6) - {GA{RIS<-}H<-}
17 - Poet spills out superior port (4) - ADEN Anno pending (Addendum - AuDEN - See comments)
18 - Sheriff's officer resolves PTA tiffs (8) - TIPSTAFF*
19 - Leave Vice-Admiral on wrong action (8) - {VA}{CATION*}
22 - Newspaper derogatorily on children's game that's disorderly (6) - {RAG}{TAG}
23 - Poll standard's eminence reclaimed (6) - {P{ARR}OT<-} Anno for ARR pending. (Addendum - {PAR}{ROT} <- - See comments)
25 - Relative carrying energy source is a gem (5) -carbUNCLE
26 - Tot and footloose crank recalled to remove a brooch, perhaps (5) - {tUN}{PIN}<-
28 - With everyone in famous New York Street (4) - {W}{ALL}
1 - Mending a botched-up nightcap (8) - PATCHING*
5 - Insect let out after another insect (6) - {BEE}{TLE*}
9 - Cutting off society woman on telephone (8) - {S}{EVE}{RING}
10 - Daily agent forgets worker's fee (6) - {CHAR}{
12 - Fat boy eating piece of roti (4) - {LA{R}D}
13 - Fly seldom over stadia (10) - VELODROMES*
15 - Church official is right on edge (6) - {VERGE}{R}
17 - A royal descendant in criminal act (5) - {A}{R}{SON}
20 - A gem I snap up in photograph (5) - IMAGE*
21 - A revolting person (6) - RIOTER [CD]
24 - Saint on a day: in France, what is regal? (10) - {ST}{A}{TUES}{QUE}
27 - Abscond with a Buddhist monk (4) - {LAM}{A}
29 - Fast service to include a baked dish for each person (6) - {A{PIE}CE}
30 - Go all over special US newspaper with some interest (8) -{SP}{LAT}{
31 - Swordsman erecting a barrier? (6) - FENCER [DD]
32 - On a plane, apparently running away (2-6) - IN-FLIGHT [DD]
DOWN
1 - Step outlined to the French on crushing tool (6) - {PEST*}{LE}
2 - State strongly in Tamil Nadu bar (6) - {T{AVER}N}
3 - Erect guns on road (4) - {HE}{RD} Can we classify Guns as HE (High explosives). Didn't get the Erect - Herd connection? (Addendum - {HA}{RD} - See comments)
4 - Name formerly used for now (5) - {N}{ONCE}
6 - Article hesitant about old-time anaesthetic (5) - {E{THE}R}
7 - I must air a recipe for a dessert (8) - TIRAMISU*
8 - Not odd number for vespers (8) - {EVEN}{SONG}
11 - Reporter's day in France meets with “Sorry” (6) - {JOUR}{NO}
14 - Give way to Ghana money undergoing ultimate modification (4) - CED(-i+e)E
16 - Old crone traps master coming back: it's overly showy (6) - {GA{RIS<-}H<-}
18 - Sheriff's officer resolves PTA tiffs (8) - TIPSTAFF*
19 - Leave Vice-Admiral on wrong action (8) - {VA}{CATION*}
22 - Newspaper derogatorily on children's game that's disorderly (6) - {RAG}{TAG}
23 - Poll standard's eminence reclaimed (6) - {P{ARR}OT<-}
25 - Relative carrying energy source is a gem (5) -
26 - Tot and footloose crank recalled to remove a brooch, perhaps (5) - {
28 - With everyone in famous New York Street (4) - {W}{ALL}
17 - Poet spills out superior port (4) - ADEN Anno pending
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3D I had HARD, but could not figure out how HA could be guns. Some kind of artillery, Colonel?
ReplyDelete23 - Poll standard's eminence reclaimed (6) - {P{ARR}OT<-} Anno for ARR pending.
ReplyDelete{PAR}{ROT<-}
23D PAR ROT<-
ReplyDeleteMaybe Gridman meant Heavy Artillery, don't know if that's an accepted abvn.
ReplyDeleteOr Horse Artillery. Again could not find an accepted abbr.
ReplyDelete3D may be its the High Angle guns used in world war
ReplyDelete@Colonel: Congrats at crossing 4,00,000!
ReplyDeleteThanks Sandhya
ReplyDeleteCol.,
ReplyDeleteCongrats!! Keep up the good work.
Abbreviations.com does give Heavy Artillery as abbreviated to HA
ReplyDeleteI liked PATCHING.
ReplyDelete14D: is "ultimate" doing double duty (and referring to itself in a weird way)?
Anyone claiming the 400,000th slot?
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