HAPPY VISHU TO ALL THE VISITORS TO MY BLOG
Manna has been really vague today!! Moreover he has bunged in 13 CD/DD/E !!
ACROSS
1 - Cutting of rent doubtful — give voice (9) - {TREN*}{CHANT}
6 - Subject to one in the Privy council (5) - {TO}{P{I}C}
9 - Lawrence has art to produce freshwater fishes (5) - {TE}{TRA*}
10 - Romantic offering means nothing to Mr. Baker (4,5) - {LOVE} {TO}{KEN} How are we to assume that Mr Baker's first name is Ken?
11 - To peruse an account is regarded as right (4,1,5) -{READ} {A} {STORY}What is regarded as right here? (Addendum - {READ} {A S}{TORY} - See comments)
12 - A branching diagram (4) - TREE [CD]
14 - The devil becomes an object of terror (7) - BUGBEAR [DD]
15 - Moved around to cause trouble (7) - STIRRED [DD]
17 - The French, to the Senor, did ask puzzling questions (7) - {R{IDD*}{LE}S}
19 - He strips the land of the French, under construction (7) - {DE}{NUDER*}
20 - The land is lake before the end of June (4) - {IS}{L}{E}
22 - A burning issue! (4,6) - FIRE ESCAPE ? [CD]
25 - A note when wrongly modulated is fading away (2,3,4) - ON THE WANE*
26 - Weapons carried on aircraft in external housing (2,3) - IN POD [E]
27 - Set up before going to Connecticut (5) - {ERE}{CT}
28 - Warm with specified manner of walking in haste (9) - {HOT}{FOOTED}
DOWN
1 - Trot towards an acceptable coach (5) - {T{U}TOR*}
2 - Set garden in order despite being disaffected (9) - ESTRANGED*
3 - Stop for some players — a couple of girls (10) - {CLARA}{BELLA}
4 - Such a film is expensive without any extras (3,4) - ALL STAR [CD]
5 - Public houses (7) - TAVERNS [E]
6 - A capacious bag (4) - TOTE [E]
7 - Card game possibly a 14 Across for some! (5) - POKER [DD]
8 - A rival who can do with the money (9) - CONTENDER [CD]
13 - Very quietly one girl is held back, getting into a musical instrument (10) - {PIAN{I}{SSIM<-}O}
14 - A singer holding a note can be hypnotic (9) - {BAR{B}ITONE}
16 - VIP treatment for a Yorkshire terrier, perhaps (3,6) - {RED CAR}{PET} Redcar is a seaside resort in Yorkshire, now where does the clue indicate that?
18 - Greens go round a church (7) - {SPIN}{A}{CH}
19 - The most profound nuisance to Dum's alter ego (7) - {DEE}{PEST}
21 - Wood shaper (5) - LATHE [CD]
23 - Same as terminated (5) - ENDED [E] Why write 'Same as' ?
24 - Advanced for forty days (4) - LENT [DD]
Manna has been really vague today!! Moreover he has bunged in 13 CD/DD/E !!
ACROSS
1 - Cutting of rent doubtful — give voice (9) - {TREN*}{CHANT}
6 - Subject to one in the Privy council (5) - {TO}{P{I}C}
9 - Lawrence has art to produce freshwater fishes (5) - {TE}{TRA*}
10 - Romantic offering means nothing to Mr. Baker (4,5) - {LOVE} {TO}{KEN} How are we to assume that Mr Baker's first name is Ken?
11 - To peruse an account is regarded as right (4,1,5) -
12 - A branching diagram (4) - TREE [CD]
14 - The devil becomes an object of terror (7) - BUGBEAR [DD]
15 - Moved around to cause trouble (7) - STIRRED [DD]
17 - The French, to the Senor, did ask puzzling questions (7) - {R{IDD*}{LE}S}
19 - He strips the land of the French, under construction (7) - {DE}{NUDER*}
20 - The land is lake before the end of June (4) - {IS}{L}{E}
22 - A burning issue! (4,6) - FIRE ESCAPE ? [CD]
25 - A note when wrongly modulated is fading away (2,3,4) - ON THE WANE*
26 - Weapons carried on aircraft in external housing (2,3) - IN POD [E]
27 - Set up before going to Connecticut (5) - {ERE}{CT}
28 - Warm with specified manner of walking in haste (9) - {HOT}{FOOTED}
DOWN
1 - Trot towards an acceptable coach (5) - {T{U}TOR*}
2 - Set garden in order despite being disaffected (9) - ESTRANGED*
3 - Stop for some players — a couple of girls (10) - {CLARA}{BELLA}
5 - Public houses (7) - TAVERNS [E]
6 - A capacious bag (4) - TOTE [E]
7 - Card game possibly a 14 Across for some! (5) - POKER [DD]
8 - A rival who can do with the money (9) - CONTENDER [CD]
13 - Very quietly one girl is held back, getting into a musical instrument (10) - {PIAN{I}{SSIM<-}O}
14 - A singer holding a note can be hypnotic (9) - {BAR{B}ITONE}
16 - VIP treatment for a Yorkshire terrier, perhaps (3,6) - {RED CAR}{PET} Redcar is a seaside resort in Yorkshire, now where does the clue indicate that?
18 - Greens go round a church (7) - {SPIN}{A}{CH}
19 - The most profound nuisance to Dum's alter ego (7) - {DEE}{PEST}
21 - Wood shaper (5) - LATHE [CD]
23 - Same as terminated (5) - ENDED [E] Why write 'Same as' ?
24 - Advanced for forty days (4) - LENT [DD]
10 - Romantic offering means nothing to Mr. Baker (4,5) - {LOVE} {TO}{KEN} How are we to assume that Mr Baker's first name is Ken?
ReplyDeleteKenny Baker, Musician. I had initially thought Mr Baker was some kind of baked biscuits and put in LOVE BITES.
11 - To peruse an account is regarded as right (4,1,5) - {READ} {A} {STORY}What is regarded as right here?
The anno is READ A-S TORY.
Of course, after the Love Bites I had to eat my hat, crow and humble pie.
ReplyDeleteHyderabadi adage for Richard:
ReplyDeleteIn line with the principle of Yin Yang, as there is bad in every good and good in every bad, in Hyderabad we have Hyderguda.
And when there, do not forget to say hi to my favourite residents of that city: Mephistopheles and Margaretta.
AT 3'8", Ken Baker was seen by us as R2D2.
ReplyDelete17 - The French, to the Senor, did ask puzzling questions (7)
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17 - The French, to the Senor, did ask puzzling questions (7) - {R{IDD*}{LE}S}
ReplyDeleteDid not quite get the anno for RS. Could somebody clarify?
Did not quite get the anno for RS. Could somebody clarify?
ReplyDeletewild guess # 1
Senor = SR, but there is no reversal indicator in the clue.
SR (from senor) & DID form the fodder for anagram around LE.
ReplyDeleteAnd is puzzling an AInd or a part of the def?
ReplyDeleteWow, after a run of good ones from Gridman, I found this one impossible! Got all of 9 clues.
ReplyDeleteWhere does U come from in 1D?
ReplyDelete13D has a weird surface. Wonder what kind of a piano it is.
@Sumit: U = Universal = acceptable
ReplyDelete@ Sumit
ReplyDeletePianissimo is the technique in opera of singing softly - like Montserrat Caballe - she was great with this technique
Read As Tory is a great clue !
Wishing everyone here all the best for Vishu.
ReplyDeleteSorry not wishing earlier. I had not seen Deepak's red line on top ;-)
Happy Vishu to everyone!
ReplyDeleteI 'VISH' 'U' all a happy VISHU.
ReplyDeleteKishore, 08:56 Kya badiya batan kehte hain aap, miyan!
ReplyDelete'Guda' one!
Sorry, Kishore 08:33
ReplyDeleteI guess 19D is a play on Tweedledum and Tweedledee. If so, my salute.
ReplyDeleteDum Dee Dum Ho Hum
ReplyDeleteIf you like Hyderabadi Urdu (called Dakkhani) humour look for poet Khamakhan's poetry. Sometimes a bit risque but entertaining.
ReplyDeleteOne of the best is "Nahi boley to sunte nahin"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5UioFc9oLyk
My best wishes to all for a happy Vishu as well as a happy Tamil New Year's day-though our CM (should I say ex now as per EC's orders?)wants it to be called by a different name.
ReplyDeleteCalled on CV yesterday-he is recovering after a surgery and is expected to be discharged in the next few days.Conveyed best wishes on all our behalf for a speedy recovery.
Padmanabhan thanks a lot for conveying our best wishes to CV.
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