ACROSS
1 - Orwell's high point is ridden with anger (6) - SATIRE {SAT}{IRE}
4 - Accountant's misplaced hatred for seat of power (8) - CATHEDRA {CA}{THEDRA*}
9 - Overturns state's objectives (6) - UPENDS {UP}{ENDS}
10 - They display manic haste crossing obstruction (8) - ATHLETES {ATH{LET}ES*}
12 - Settle comfortably using some laymen's concessions (8) - ENSCONCE [T]
13 - There's this girl playing (6) - ESTHER*
15 - Strip video, for example (4) - TAPE [DD]
16 - Means of communication to persuade guys (4,6) - COAX CABLES {COAX} {CABLES}
19 - Putty-like clay — play it differently (10) - ATYPICALLY* My COD
20 - Constitute army that is second-rate (4) - BETA {BE}{TA}
23 - It's smooth if lace is untied (6) - FACILE*
25 - Once again varnishes dirty pantries (8) - REPAINTS*
27 - Laziness at work (8) - INACTION {IN}{ACTION}
28 - Rahman's salute to mothers is a remixed masala (6) - SALAAM*
29 - Brass got from recycling tyre item (8) - TEMERITY*
30 - A model lives without undergoing any change (2,2,2) - AS IT IS {A}{S IT} {IS}
DOWN
1 - Disciple and saint do without a home (7) - STUDENT {ST}U{DEN}T Anno pending (Addendum - {ST}{U{DEN}T} - See comments)
2 - It could be hypo-ethos for some… (9) - THEOSOPHY*&lit
3 - The German revolutionary and ardent Frankfurter (3,3) - RED HOT {RED<-} {HOT}
5 - No scientific skills? (4) - ARTS [CD]
6 - Steerer of British ship found arresting the Spanish worker (8) - HELMSMAN {H{EL}MS}{MAN}
7 - At last Dravid hit out and got caught in gully (5) - DITCH {D}{IT{C}H*}
8 - Like certain society's promises (7) - ASSURES {AS}{SURE}{S}
11 - 1 with AIDS? (7) - SCHOLAR [CD]
14 - Glorified Christ's incredible tale penned by editor (7) - EXALTED {E{X}{ALTE*}D} X for Christ?
17 - Rest during pause and lurk (3,2,4) - LIE IN WAIT {LIE} {IN} {WAIT}
18 - A love riot breaks out after forsaking sweetheart for ravisher (8) - VIOLATOR {ALOV
21 - Bears find donkeys concealing hesitation (7) - ASSUMES {ASS{UM}ES}
22 - Distress has got the better of researchers (6) - HARASS {HA{RAS}S} RAS from Research Assistants?
24 - It is seen as March hares (5) - CHARM*
26 - Knitted stockings: no great ones for value (4) - COST STOCkings*
Did not quite get the bookworm clues 1d and 11d.
ReplyDelete1 - Disciple and saint do without a home (7) - STUDENT {ST}U{DEN}T Anno pending
ReplyDeleteDisciple = def
saint = ST
do = UT (=A syllable representing the first note of the scale, now generally superseded by doh/do)
home = DEN
11 - 1 with AIDS? (7) - SCHOLAR [CD]
Scholar (n) : Generally, a holder of a scholarship/aid
I am no STUD but it does DENT my image !
ReplyDeleteThanks, Bhavan. Missed you yesterday. Especially liked the ref to BS yesterday.
28 - Rahman's salute to mothers is a remixed masala (6) - SALAAM*
ReplyDeleteThe first Hindi word answer is hiding in this puzzle (before this one) is the second letter.
Even though I didn't get about a fifth of the clues, totally enjoyed this one by scintillator.
ReplyDeleteLoved the India specific clues in 28A and 7D
... and the theme is hilarious :)
Nice puzzle with unconventional words I hadn't seen before like ridden = sat.
ReplyDeleteIn 19A putty(n) is a mixture, and putty(v) is to fix, but not sure what putty-like is supposed to convey for it to be considered as AInd?
1A reminded me of how much George Orwell tortured us with his 1984 when we were in college.
ReplyDeleteOther than Suchi, who seemed to enjoy the book I challenge anyone to go through it for pleasure.
Great puzzle full of clever wordplay. 15 anagrams in toto, but still it never felt so while solving.
ReplyDeleteHilarious theme? I couldn't get it!
X=Christ, because Xmas=Christmas? Jesus only knows :D A bit unfair if it were so.
24D is the best one with a noun-pronoun wordplay!
Putty-like should be OK, Bhavan. We imagine a putty as something that is easily pliable and flexible.
And nice jibe at theosophists at 2D :P Religiously controversial?
Kishore @ 9:19,
ReplyDelete20A
Bhavan @ 9:25,
ReplyDeletePutty-like would mean something pliable like Putty. Moreover without 'like' the surface would not be pleasant.
In fact initially I was looking at 'PLASTICITY'
Thanks Sudalamani/Colonel
ReplyDeleteDo not get SCHOLAR. The clue leaves me flabbergasted
ReplyDeleteSuresh @ 9:55,
ReplyDeleteEven after Bhavan's 9:05?
Ok I missed reading the second part of Bhavan's comment
ReplyDeleteSome very clever clues.
ReplyDeleteLiked the use of brass as def for temerity.
Not heard of coax cables before, but put it in because of the crossings.
Hi all...
ReplyDeleteThankfully nothing much to clarify today, except for this article for why Christ = X.
I did manage to get something out of this gridfill - those with a filled grid must have a re-look :)
Since no one got it as yet, here is the Nina
ReplyDelete'THERE IS NO THEME FOR THIS CROSSIE'
Sudalamani @ 9:43,
ReplyDeleteI presume that is what Alok found hilarious.
That reminded me of the song that went: Ain't no words to this song...
ReplyDeletehttp://www.lyricstime.com/rare-earth-hum-along-and-dance-lyrics.html
Too many anagrams, but overall OK. Incidentally 'ACROBAT' would also fit 11D, though I have penned in 'SCHOLAR'
ReplyDeleteX means cross, Christ's! A good puzzle. Took a while though.
ReplyDeleteCan't figure out anno for 24D!
ReplyDeleteAll of us should read George Orwell's 'Animal Farm'.It is not as morbid as 1984 .It is available on the Net.
ReplyDeletemathi,
ReplyDelete24 - It is seen as March hares (5) - CHARM*
'It' is the definition=(sex) appeal=charm (as in "He/she has it'
March is the anagrind
hares =running of wildly is the aind
It also stars in following clue from today's The Telegraph.
ReplyDelete15 One succeeds in getting sex appeal in great man right (9)
Agree with your answer. 'It' can be def. for anything! The clue was a bit vague to me,
ReplyDeletethough the answer was obvious from the
crossings. At first, the answer for it seemed as
mad as a March Hare.
This usage of it is similar to:
ReplyDeleteHow Long is a Chinaman.
(When this is spoken, the capitalised L is not noticed and it sounds like a question, whereas it is a statement that How Long is of Chinese nationality.
Similarly:
Hu is the President of China.
Suresh,
ReplyDeleteI've been trying to get hold of the copy of '1984' (for pleasure reading :P) during my visits to the library in the past couple of months without luck. Even when the catalogue says that it's checked in, I couldn't find it on the shelf.
Perhaps after 1984, they have stopped reprinting it.I don't think any of my friends from the class of '72 would have retained a copy.
ReplyDeleteAnd Kishore, I am sure you have read this and heard it on youtube
ReplyDeleteMarch 2003, in the Oval Office. (Remeber that Arafat wouldn't die in real life until about 20 months later.)
George: Condi! Nice to see you! What’s happening?
Condi: Sir, I have the report about the new leader of China.
George: Great. Let’s hear it.
Condi: Hu is the new leader of China.
George: That’s what I want to know.
Condi: That’s what I’m telling you.
George: That’s what I’’m asking you。 Who is the new leader of China?
Condi: Yes.
George: I mean the fellow’s name.
Condi: Hu.
George: The guy in China.
Condi: Hu.
George: The new leader of China.
Condi: Hu。
George: The Chinese?
Condi: Hu is leading China.
George: Now whaddya?asking me for?
Condi: I’m telling you Hu is leading China.
George: Well,I’m asking you. Who is leading China?
Condi: That’’s the man’s name.
George: That’s whose name?
Condi: Yes.
George: Will you or will you not tell me the name of the new leader of China?
Condi: Yes sir.
George: Yassir? You mean arafat is in China? I thought he was in the Middle East.
Condi: That’s correct.
George: Then who is in China?
Condi: Yes, sir.
George: Yassir is in China?
Condi: No, sir.
George: Then who is?
Condi: Yes, sir.
George: Yassir?
Condi: No, sir.
George: Look, Condi. I need to know the name of the new leader of China.
Get me the Secretary General of the U.N. on the phone. I bet he knows.
Condi: Kofi?
George: No, thanks.
Condi: You want Kofi?
George: No.
Condi: You don't want Kofi.
George: No. But now that you mention it, I could use a glass of milk. and then get me the U.N.
Condi: Yes, sir.
George: Not Yassir! The guy at the U.N.
Condi: Kofi?
George: No, milk! Will you please make the call?
Condi: Call who?
George: Who is the guy at the U.N.?
Condi: Hu is the guy in China.
George: Will you stay out of China?!
Condi: Yes, sir.
George: and stay out of the Middle East! Just get me the guy at the U.N!
Condi: Kofi?
George: all right! Light with sugar. Now get on the phone.
(Condi picks up the phone.)
Condi: Rice here.
George: Rice? Good idea. and a couple of egg rolls, too
Thanks Kishore, now I get 'it' from the inheritor!
ReplyDelete@Suresh: Really very funny! ROFL.
ReplyDeleteThanks again. Located that video. Here is
ReplyDeletethe link for the video!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DZA4J1f_NFw
Today's crossie theme was funny too!