ACROSS
1 - Wish for help in a kind of writing (8) - LONGHAND {LONG}{HAND}
6 - Leer at nothing but shapely leg? (4) - OGLE {O}{LEG*}
9 - Lines from a Hindustan zamindar (6) - STANZA [T]
10 - Within a ship… (7) - INBOARD [E]
13 - …am tardily reappraising jurisdiction of the Navy (9) - ADMIRALTY*
14 - Distress caused as girl is caught by raging fire (5) - GRIEF {G}{FIRE*}
15 - “Tears, _ tears, I know not what they mean” (Tennyson) (4) - IDLE [GK]
16 - Demented, he hints elf is in bodily life (2,3,5) - IN THE FLESH*
19 - Favourable place in Parliament or even a class (5,5) - FRONT BENCH [CD]
21 - Measure by one royal ruler (4) - EMIR {EM}{I}{R}
24 - Provide food and a bit of antic at Errol's place (5) - CATER [T]
25 - Does a dual personality have this obsessive mental illness? (9) - MONOMANIA [CD]
26 - Trendy drink I drank at first is tasteless (7) - INSIPID {IN}{SIP}{I}{D}
27 - What the solver is to Gridman — I leave this to those in the prime (6) - YOUTHS {YOU}{THiS}
28 - What is usual among men or maids (4) - NORM [T]
29 - Rent lady collected in a keen manner (8) - ARDENTLY*
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2 - Pot mali used for getting best results (7) - OPTIMAL*
3 - Army officer not completing forms (6) - GENERA GENERAl Is that why he's gone to court :-)
4 - How one looked at it quickly — a label on spear (2,1,6) - AT A GLANCE {A}{T A G}{LANCE}
5 - Department lofty about milk shop (5) - DAIRY {D}{AIRY}
7 - Old woman's strange tie with stone (7) - GRANITE {GRAN}{TIE*}
8 - Beyond which one can't go — 500 maybe seen there (3,2,3,4) - END OF THE ROAD [CD]
11 - Decline an invitation — Turkish title cancelled (3,3) - BEG OFF {BEG} {OFF}
12 - Splinter group after weekend is content (12) - SATISFACTION {SAT}{IS}{FACTION}
17 - Horse journalist overworked (9) - HACKNEYED {HACKNEY}{ED}
18 - You may put your foot in it and, outright, cause a commotion (4,2) - STIR UP {STIRr UP}
20 - Alumnus, Tamil exploiter, is more difficult to comprehend (7) - OBTUSER {OB}{T}{USER}
22 - Analgesic for people, though liquid at first presentation (7) - MENTHOL {MEN}{THO'}{L}
23 - Challenge one politician dismantling gun (6) - IMPUGN {I}{MP}{GUN*}
25 - They communicate news aimed to be disruptive (5) - MEDIA*
3 - Army officer not completing forms (6) - GENERA GENERAl Is that why he's gone to court :-)
ReplyDeleteQuite topical. May be he is a Dwija.
29 - Rent lady collected in a keen manner (8) - ARDENTLY*
ReplyDeleteOur old friend Arden is hiding here.
8 - Beyond which one can't go — 500 maybe seen there (3,2,3,4) - END OF THE ROAD [CD]
500=D is seen at the END OF THE ROA.........D
Deepak
ReplyDeleteLiked your comment against 3d.
The clue, written long ago, before the particular controversy broke, has now proved to be topical!
Kishore
ReplyDeleteRe 8d.
Thanks for your anno! I was wondering whether the intended wordplay came out. I made some revision yesterday hoping it wouldn't fall flat.
We are still in yesterday evening...it is 710 pm
ReplyDeleteCV,
ReplyDeleteI had a doubt if you changed the clue in the last minute (which I think you sometimes do) to make it topical !
Giving myself a pat on the back for making it 100% today, though I had some difficulty in getting 'Monomania'
Padmanabhan
ReplyDeleteThanks for your thought.
Clues are revised merely to make them error-free (any error that might have escaped at earlier stages) but never to add any topicality.
A few good clues in today's Hindu Metroplus ( Guardian quick CW)
ReplyDeletePlace where bodies are exhibited (6,6)
Blood count? (7)
Decrease-therapist (6)
Kishore would not have had time to do it, given his busy schedule.
25D was cheeky. I liked it! :D
ReplyDeleteHave not come online here in a couple of weeks or so but noticed that this informative and entertaining blog now has had more visitors in total than the population of some 30 odd countries in the world (as per the CIA factbook / wiki).. Three cheers to that
ReplyDeleteHey Paddy, wouldn't DRACULA SHRINK the population in a NUDIST COLONY? Enjoyed seeing docked Field Marshal at the NE corner !
ReplyDeleteThanks Veer
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