ACROSS
2 - Biting time after fall, maybe (6) - WINTER [CD]
7 - Review the focus over the point on the tavern (4) - {BU{S}H<-} Never knew this obsolete meaning.
9 - Leaders attend different assemblies regularly in this Hebrew month (4) - {A}{D}{A}{R}
10 - Verified the gold accordingly with a note on another date (13) - {AU}{THEN}{TI}{C}{ATED*}
12 - Live a regular life with a saint in this city (7) - {BE}{LiFe}{A}{ST}
13 - Ways to set my plans inside the ship (7) - {S{YSTEM*}S}
15 - Price printed is not right in the Ramayana (4) - EPICr*
17 - Costly asset of the hospital (5) - {PLUS}{H}
18 - Reported to have got hurt by the glass piece (4) - PANE(~pain)
19 - Bit of wit reported by seven wise ones (7) - {PUN}DITS Anno for DITS pending
21 - His pic is hung over the waterfront in this city (7) - {IPS{W}ICH*}
23 - Secret killing (13) - ASSASSINATION [CD]
27 - Apple products are reflected in this racket (4) - SCAM<-
28 - Still she raised Cain in Norway (4) - {EVE}{N}
29 - Agent will show the garage work (6) - {REP}{AIR}
DOWN
1 - Dark time occurs with the power problem (6) - OUTAGE [CD]
2 - Pallid colour like snow facades form outside South Africa (10) - {WHITE}{FACEDsa*}
3 - Meeting point of the mafia chief is at the rear entrance finally (4) - {NOD<-}{E}
4 - Out of an escape route (4) - EXIT [DD]
5 - Discard the money left in the treasury initially (4) - {CASh}{T} ? By 'money left' I suppose NJ means only the 'left' portion of CASH which is CAS !!
6 - Instrumental player (8) - BANDSMAN [E]
8 - Fortunate student you see in Kentucky (5) - {L}{U}{C}{KY}
11 - Court divider floor pieces are not in line with the stinging plants (7) - {NET}{TiLES}
13 - His noises disturb the meeting (7) - {S}{ESSION} 'S' from 'his'?
14 - Hand operated device with keys (10) - TYPEWRITER [CD] Saw a recent article that the last Typewriter sales and service shop closed down making this piece of equipment obsolete.
16 - Try to pull chart outside for the Greek biographer (8) - PLUTARCHl*
20 - Take a sip at the tea stall perhaps without everyone (5) - {TA{STall}E*}
22 - Consult an individual out to reason from the following company (6) - {CO}{iNFER}
24 - Carry-over the pump in front of the water-pit (4) - (-p+s)SUMP How are we expected to get the 'S'?
25 - Overheard that the pop star is out of work (4) - IDLE(~idol)
26 - Taj Mahal city is included in the diagram (4) - AGRA [T]
2 - Biting time after fall, maybe (6) - WINTER [CD]
7 - Review the focus over the point on the tavern (4) - {BU{S}H<-} Never knew this obsolete meaning.
9 - Leaders attend different assemblies regularly in this Hebrew month (4) - {A}{D}{A}{R}
10 - Verified the gold accordingly with a note on another date (13) - {AU}{THEN}{TI}{C}{ATED*}
12 - Live a regular life with a saint in this city (7) - {BE}{L
13 - Ways to set my plans inside the ship (7) - {S{YSTEM*}S}
15 - Price printed is not right in the Ramayana (4) - EPIC
18 - Reported to have got hurt by the glass piece (4) - PANE(~pain)
19 - Bit of wit reported by seven wise ones (7) - {PUN}DITS Anno for DITS pending
21 - His pic is hung over the waterfront in this city (7) - {IPS{W}ICH*}
23 - Secret killing (13) - ASSASSINATION [CD]
27 - Apple products are reflected in this racket (4) - SCAM<-
28 - Still she raised Cain in Norway (4) - {EVE}{N}
29 - Agent will show the garage work (6) - {REP}{AIR}
DOWN
1 - Dark time occurs with the power problem (6) - OUTAGE [CD]
2 - Pallid colour like snow facades form outside South Africa (10) - {WHITE}{FACED
3 - Meeting point of the mafia chief is at the rear entrance finally (4) - {NOD<-}{E}
4 - Out of an escape route (4) - EXIT [DD]
5 - Discard the money left in the treasury initially (4) - {CAS
6 - Instrumental player (8) - BANDSMAN [E]
8 - Fortunate student you see in Kentucky (5) - {L}{U}{C}{KY}
11 - Court divider floor pieces are not in line with the stinging plants (7) - {NET}{T
14 - Hand operated device with keys (10) - TYPEWRITER [CD] Saw a recent article that the last Typewriter sales and service shop closed down making this piece of equipment obsolete.
16 - Try to pull chart outside for the Greek biographer (8) - PLUTARCH
20 - Take a sip at the tea stall perhaps without everyone (5) - {TA{ST
22 - Consult an individual out to reason from the following company (6) - {CO}{
24 - Carry-over the pump in front of the water-pit (4) - (-p+s)SUMP How are we expected to get the 'S'?
25 - Overheard that the pop star is out of work (4) - IDLE(~idol)
26 - Taj Mahal city is included in the diagram (4) - AGRA [T]
24 - Carry-over the pump in front of the water-pit (4) - (-p+s)SUMP How are we expected to get the 'S' ?
ReplyDeleteIt is probably:
Carry-over = SUM
Pump in the front = P
16 - Try to pull chart outside for the Greek biographer (8) - PLUTARCH* (-l)
ReplyDeleteWhat is the deletion indicator for L?
@SandhyaP: OUTSIDE to be read as out SIDE - the choice of L rather than R is a cryptic in itself.
ReplyDelete@Veer: Thanks!
ReplyDelete10 - Verified the gold accordingly with a note on another date (13) - {AU}{THEN}{TI}{C}{ATED*}
ReplyDeleteI was wondering where "C" was coming from thinking "another" is anagrind for "date" - but looks like a note on another implies TI on C and "date" is being anagrammed as a matter of course.
@Veer, C = on (=about) ?
ReplyDeleteSo 'note on another date' = TI C ATED*
Bhavan @ 9:22,
ReplyDeleteThat is how I also saw it.
19 - Bit of wit reported by seven wise ones (7) - {PUN}DITS Anno for DITS pending
ReplyDeleteThe S is for seven
The rest is a homophone of punned it.
Sounds ok?
@bhavan
ReplyDeleteThe sum+p sounds about right. Too abstruse, though!
If this crossie had come out a few days earlier, POTUS would probably have the Company check out the setter, in view of 23a, a la the UTAH, OMAHA, MARKET GARDEN etc where the setter was called upon by MI in WW2 days.
ReplyDeleteThat is how I got sump as well.
ReplyDeleteSandhya@8.40
Deletion indicator for"L"-"try to"? I am trying to get this after googling the Greek!
On the whole,I think not as bad as we feared.
Prediction about double digit posts has come true! NJ is great! Unique fun!
ReplyDelete@Padmanabhan: Check Veer's comment at 8:42
ReplyDelete75% success for me.
ReplyDelete9A- ADAR and my place ADYAR .hmmm:)
I was able to find this meaning for 'dits'(of pundits fame!!)
ReplyDelete/dɪt/ Show Spelled[dit] Show IPA
–noun
an echoic word, the referent of which is a click or brief tone interval, used to designate the dot of Morse code, International Morse code, etc.
More on Pundit and further to my 09:42. For a Bengali Bit and Wit would sound the same.
ReplyDeleteBit means Whit. That completes the homophone and why it is a pun perhaps. S is foound in the infamous long list as an abbr. for seven.
ReplyDeleteSuresh,
ReplyDeleteYou have confused me even more than NJ !!
Deepak, this is normal. I do feel though, that punning it has something to do with it along with a bit of the Bengali whit. The only certainty is the origin of S.
ReplyDeleteBeer pour yourself a stiff drink after this.
And in the process I missed the TT in Better. I guess better is better when dry.
ReplyDeleteMaybe Kishore,if he is sober can piece the bits together.
ReplyDeleteSuresh@19:32,
ReplyDeleteAnd in the process I missed the TT in Better. I guess better is better when dry.
I thought you were addressing Veer for some reason. :D (Seriously!)
Nice one from NJ. I liked PLUSH and EVEN. Short and simple.
Navneeth, I did not know that Veer played ping-pong
ReplyDeletePuns on my name aside, I thought Suresh had the best and most creative 'punned it' logic for the anno. That is, before the waters were muddied with needing to complete the homophone. Do we really think NJ goes to any lengths to ensure a proper homophone every time that clue type is used?
ReplyDelete'nuff said about my TT skilz - while I may not out-Forrest Gump anyone, I did play TT representing IIT-M in TT atleast once many many years (or is it eons?) ago.
ReplyDeleteWow. Beer.
ReplyDeleteNavneeth, I did not know that Veer played ping-pong
ReplyDeleteUm... I was referring to 'Beer', as the Bengalis would call him. (Although 'Bheer' might be the appropriate transliteration.)
[Noticed your 20:25 comment after I posted my 20:30.]
ReplyDeleteNo takers on POTUS ? Well, he has starred as BO in these crosswords in the past ;-)
ReplyDeleteSuresh, apropos my sobriety: Kaun kambhakt jeene ke liye peeta hai, ...
Too bizarre and convoluted for its own good. Well, this is my opinion.
ReplyDelete