ACROSS
8 - Hat worn by ambassador – old and tawdry (6) - CHEAPO {C{HE}AP}{O}
10 - Topper is serious about gold (8) - SOMBRERO {SOMBRE}{RO<- br="br">
11 - Quiet function held inside the Louvre perhaps (6) - MUSEUM {M{USE}UM}
12 - Behemoth falters badly making a bloomer (4-2-9) - STAR-OF-BETHLEHEM*
14 - Common rank in the military (7) - GENERAL [DD]
16 - Appeal of fairy tales (7) - IMPLORE {IMP}{LORE}
19 - Monarch say facing trouble reportedly, it could lead to chaos
(9,6) - BUTTERFLY EFFECT {BUTTERFLY} {EFFECT}(~affect)
22 - Dab of publicity (6) - SPLASH [DD]
24 - Total grind according to Spooner produced a pile of earth
(8) - MOLEHILL (~whole mill)
26 - Letters from oracle, verbose and witty (6) - CLEVER [T]
DOWN
1 - Choke and accelerator (8) - THROTTLE [DD]
2 - Professional whose job might be distressing? (6) - BARBER [CD]
3 - See flick, fave light romance (4,6) - LOVE AFFAIR {LO}{VE AF*}{FAIR}
4 - Agitated leopard is set free (7) - PAROLED*
5 - Take tips from Star Trek: Enterprise makers for a shoot (4) - STEM {S}{T}{E}{M}
6 - Hard covering an inferno after blow up (8) - NUTSHELL {->NUTS}{HELL} Reversal indicator not being accepted by Blogger, that's why it is in front of STUN!
7 - Don to take on responsibilities (6) - ASSUME [DD]
15 - Drill sergeant to arouse hostility (8) - ESTRANGE*
17 - Two PC makers upset being ordered to return (8) - RECALLED {->ACER}{->DELL} My COD
18 - Part of the problem is how to spot (7) - BLEMISH [T]
20 - Official from United Kingdom needs no introduction (6) - UMPIRE {U}{eMPIRE}
21 - German despot battered Herr and Frau heartlessly (6) - FUHRER {HERR+FraU}*
hi all.
ReplyDeleteloved it today. but cog wheels in my cranium had to whirrrrrr overtime. thanks to crossword tracker and anagram solver, i could complete around 80 percent( could not have done them all myself)
have a good day,
Good morning everyone. Gandhi Jayanti wishes to all.
ReplyDelete9A Cute offering from Down Under. Liked MUSEUM, STAR-OF-BETHLEHEM, GENERAL, CLEVER, PAROLED, ASSUME, ESTRANGE, BLEMISH, FUHRER and others.
My COD 1D - THROTTLE (vb) is to choke. As a noun, it means accelerator. For many years, the contradiction in this word had amused me.
23d - Nice reference from the Greek legend of Achilles.
In a NUTSHELL, enjoyable.
Missed out mentioning 2D. Good play with dis+tress+ing.
DeleteBy the way, is it a holiday for THE HINDU today? Will there be paper tomorrow?
Don't think it is a holiday for The Hindu today, there will be paper as usual.
Delete17 - Two PC makers upset being ordered to return (8) - RECALLED {->ACER}{->DELL}
ReplyDeleteMay be better to annotate as (DELL)(ACER) <-
I have written above that reversal indicator is not being accepted in the coding
DeleteVery neat crossword!
ReplyDeleteNeat and good as usual.
ReplyDeleteFinished while cycling. No referencing of Dictionaries, Thesauri etc.
OMG! While cycling? You 'spoke' well and seem to 'handle' any situation...
DeleteRichard making up for Kishore's absence ?
Delete@Suresh, I'll keep my fingers crossed in the hope that you won't need any reference books for the next one too.
Delete< early defence>
Just a heads-up, it is the hated/dreaded/challenging/interesting starred clue thematic puzzle ...
< /early defence>
You place too much reliance on my vocab. and GK, which is woefully lacking in some spheres.
DeleteBuzzer@9:24
DeleteGood. Looking forward to tomorrow's puzzle.
I am reminded of this:
ReplyDeleteAn ad called for man to retail parrots.
An applicantwanted to know who detailed them first.
Nice one from buzzer. Liked implore the best. Mole hill & recalled making it to second place.
ReplyDeleteThe forgotten man today ?
Indian leader misread his star (7)
L B S......?
Delete:)
DeleteIndeed much forgotten one. Many would not know it is his birthday too.
DeleteShastri* (Lal Bahadur who shares his birthday with Mahatma on the same day)
DeleteOn Gandhi Jayanti a triplet from Ashok Jayanti!
ReplyDeleteRichard@9.09-
ReplyDeleteI think this cycle is 'spokeless' !
Butterfly effect was totally new to me. Liked the wordplay for barber. 6D,in a nutshell,was great!
ReplyDeleteRead more about it in Ray Bradbury's The Sound of Thunder.
DeleteThis is second time the Monarch has come into my life today. My 4 year old niece says she gets butterflies in the dreams, but only Monarchs, since she does not know the names of other varieties, they don't come in here dreams...
DeleteSad that Lal Bahadur Shastri is much less remembered than he deserves. Times are such people may only remember Ravi Shastri (!)
ReplyDeleteNice Crossword.Could not get 10 A
ReplyDeleteChaos theory or “Butterfly effect” has been shown in movies like “It's a Wonderful Life” and “The Jurassic Park”. The versatile actor Kamalahassan showed it in his movie Dasavatharam.
ReplyDeletePounds was a light weight and a heavy weight at the same time. His memory certainly deserves better. His slogan of JJJK had galvanised the nation.
ReplyDeleteLBS = pounds
DeleteReally enjoyed today's crossword. 19A happens to be one of my favorite topics to talk about :)
ReplyDeleteHenceforth on every Sunday I shall publish special CWs at 10:30 AM, which have been sent to me by commenters of the blog.
ReplyDeleteI am doing so because, on Sundays, the attendance is thin most probably because most of us have already done the CW on the Guardian site.
The rules for giving solutions will be as we normally have for all specials that is, 3 answers per commenter, with annotations of course.
Can anyone send you a 'special'?
DeleteThank you. That is very interesting. Good reason to look forward to Sundays and the participation is sure to shoot up.Also, happy to note that you have a good stock !
ReplyDeleteThe stock at the moment is only 3 :-)
DeleteMay thy stock increase !
Delete12A STAR OF BETHLEHEM - Is it hyphenated word?
ReplyDeleteYesterday the emphasis shifted from the fish to kids in the school department. Also some marketing, as some people quaintly call shopping. Then, to feed the mouth that fees and maintains my Vitalstatistix similar to a Giant Panda's, we resorted to Bamboo, an Asian restaurant. Please note India is no more a part of Asia, at lease in the food business here. Had some Nipponese fare yesterday night which consisted mainly of endamame, Shuchi, and noodles.
ReplyDeleteAnd stuffing all that soy sauce into me like a Desperado, I hummed:
DeleteSoy un hombre muy honrado,
Que me gusta lo mejor ...
Yesternight is fast vanishing - very sad, indeed!
ReplyDeleteAre you recycling my bespoke puns, Richard ;-)
ReplyDeleteI find it PUNgent. Don't remember having read yours earlier. Nevertheless, it's cool to have same ideas. Hence no sweat!
ReplyDeleteSweet of you to say that! But yes, as a punning gent, I have to admit I have not used them earlier. I was just thirsting to accommodate cycling and spokes in the sentence.
DeleteKishore, @ 4-26 - I presume you meant Sushi.
ReplyDeleteOf course, and I have the lady's permission to say so...
DeleteA hilarious coincidence brought Joy in the Morning. An even that made me potty (if I already wasn't) was going to the potty and discovering a book by Plum. You guessed it: The Pothunters!
ReplyDeleteLovely school book. Liked Head of Kays (?) & White feather too.
Delete"How about a forum for Sudoku?"
ReplyDeleteAny takers to support my proposal to float another corner for The HINDU SUDOKU?Of course,not as easy as in Crossword solution to explain,but ways can be improvised to do explaining,given the talents of communications here.As for me,going by my experience,I have imposed strict time limits for solving the Sudoku correctly under strict examination conditions.For e.g.,the time limits are like as for each star,maximum 5 minutes time limit.Thus for single star,it is 5 ms,for 2 stars,10 ms,for 3 stars,15ms,for 4 stars,it is 20 ms and finally for a 5 star one,no time limit since it is quite tough.If it is solved before the next comes up,as good as quite successful.If this against the spirit of the Constitution of this body,let us forget.
As I approach Salem, I think it is time to rewash my hands...
ReplyDeleteNext stop is Erode
DeleteLate check in. Absolutely fantastic and enjoyable one today
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