ACROSS
1 - Plain level, say (6) - STEPPE (~step)
4 - Hero taking ill is in agony (8) - ACHILLES {ACH{ILL}ES}
9 - Part of the liver relapses to release bile? (6) - REVILE [T<-]
10 - City which is being visited later on Monday (8) - MONTREAL {MON}{TREAL*}
12 - Disease afflicting regal pal (8) - PELLAGRA*
13 - Inferior seed (6) - PEANUT [CD]
15 - Op-ed could publish fraudulent information (4) - DOPE*
16 - Run into lover dressed to be safe from physical attack (6-4) - ARMOUR-CLAD {A{R}MOUR}-{CLAD}
19 - Busy deems model is suspect (10) - MEDDLESOME*
20 - Far-reaching desire (4) - LONG [DD]
23 - Male tout's nutcase (6) - MADMAN {M}{ADMAN}
25 - Get inside, like the corrupt (2, 2, 4) - GO TO JAIL [CD]
27 - Remote-controlled pointers not available (5-3) - HANDS-OFF [DD]
28 - I get in gingerly to set fire (6) - IGNITE*
30 - Uniform last line (6) - LIVERY {LIVE}{RY}
DOWN
1 - Constable committed a crime, left a mark of nail? (7) - SCRAPED {SC}{RAPED}
2 - Shrouded deep novel in mystery (9) - ENVELOPED*
3 - Something that sustains erection (6) - PILLAR [E] Do I hear some sniggers!
5 - Hack is psychopathic to some extent (4) - CHOP [T]
6 - On paper, the irony is baffling (2, 6) - IN THEORY*
7 - One infringing on right to oversleep (3, 2) - LIE IN {LIE {I}N}
8 - Presented arms and dealt us blows (7) - SALUTED*
11 - Arrest Mafia leader, revolting support (7) - ARMREST* {ARREST+M}*
14 - Bonanza package for stereo set (7) - BOOMBOX [BOOM}{BOX}
17 - Image appearance gets Facebook endorsement (9) - LOOKALIKE {LOOK}A{LIKE} 'A' from?
18 - Conservative depends on the Queen to be solvent (8) - CLEANSER {C}{LEANS}{ER}
19 - Drugged males lying beside ship ruins in ancient city (7) - MEMPHIS {M}{E}{M}{PHIS*} 'E' from drug?
21 - Gods largely at large (7) - GALLERY*
22 - Some Don grilled in part of Mumbai (6) - DONGRI [T]
24 - Fabric dug up from the bottom (5) - DENIM <-
26 - Nadal has come up a long way (4) - AFAR<-
3 - Something that sustains erection (6) - PILLAR [E] Do I hear some sniggers!
ReplyDeleteMy initial reaction was to put six Taj city. But refrained from doing so.
Enjoyable and neat crossword as usual from Scintillator.
ReplyDeleteMy son's id again
ReplyDelete3D- Looks like clue has been written with tongue in cheek to specifically invite comments.
ReplyDeleteHi all
ReplyDeleteDo check out a hidden theme in the puzzle.
'to specifically invite comments' - Is this a compliment or a criticism? I do not play to the gallery, I just thought of a CD and wrote it down.
I meant it as a compliment and intended to invite a lot of interesting comments in a lighter vein in the blog. Since the CW is so good, the thought of criticism was far far away from my mind.Thank you for the nice interesting CW once again.
ReplyDeleteThanks Sir. I would love to hear criticism as well, as it is a source of useful feedback. Moreover this sort of a clue may not be liked by all, so I was curious to know.
ReplyDeleteNot much crowd today it seems. Kindly look at pairs of across clues for the theme.
Great stuff Scintilltor, did not detect it till you gavethe clue
ReplyDeletePE/ACH
LE/MON
GRA/PE
PE/A
ME/LON
MAN/GO
F/IG
O/LIVE
Good one. Late log in today.
ReplyDeleteThe answer that jumps out at us for 3d is a device which lets people
SIN TILL LATER ;-)
Good stuff, need more of this
ReplyDeleteREVILE, DOPE, MEDDLESOME, MADMAN, GO TO JAIL LIVERY--- YES INDEED, SIN TILL LATER.
ReplyDeleteMAD MAN WHO LIE(S)IN, after taking DOPE, do get LIVERY,eating mutton CHOP,with HANDS OFF, thinking wickedly of PILLAR, with his mind IGNITE(D) will have to GO TO JAIL !!
Scintillator: Aren't you being unfair to non-Bombayites about DONGRI, in a specifically south-centric newspaper?
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