Back after the Sesquicentennial celebrations. Hats off to those staying at Coimbatore who go through life like in the stone ages, having to bear 14 to 16 hours of power cuts in a day!!!
ACROSS
1 Prisoner of war without willing to reform put under a small tree
(7,6) WEEPING WILLOW {WEE}{P{ING WILL*}OW}
10 Supporter of a painter’s work (5) EASEL [E]
11 Create a scene as he rallies away (5,4) RAISE HELL*
12 Share a tax refund with people on time (9) ALLOTMENT {A}{LLOT<=}{MEN}{T}
13 Sheer waste ending within a short distance (5) STEEP {ST{E}EP}
14 Wrestling to keep container upright comprising several items
(7) OMNIBUS {OM{NIB}US} <=
16 A train that is off to catatonia (7) INERTIA {TRAIN+IE}*
18 Upstart in a normal place loses direction (7) PARVENU {PAR}{VENUe}
20 Beg for directions to cure (7) ENTREAT {E}{N}{TREAT}
22 The cad beheaded an animal (5) OTTER rOTTER
24 For detecting radiation, work is over a short distance away in
America (9) DOSIMETER {DO}{SI<=}{METER}
26 His love was returned with what a Roman instituted (9) INAMORATA [T<=]
27 Thieves getting cuts (5) NICKS [DD]
28 Understand one is able to use the camera (3,3,7) GET THE PICTURE [DD]
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2 May be pinholes have no hard character (7) EPSILON PINhOLES*
3 Friend has a list of what could be eaten (9) PALATABLE {PAL}{A}{TABLE}
4 Runs away with English minder (5) NURSE {RUNS*}{E}
5 Drink without making a list in the middle (9) WAISTLINE {W{AISTL*}INE}
6 County said to be in front (5) LEEDS (~leads)
7 Oriental adult in open show of gluttony (7) OVEREAT {OVER{E}{A}T}
8 Transformation of a shipmate's room in to a mess (13) METAMORPHOSIS*
9 Such tall growth makes passenger halt (8,5) ELEPHANT GRASS*
15 Takes a healthy ripple to carry all that noise (5,4) SOUND WAVE {SOUND} {WAVE}
17 Site meant to relocate a coffee shop (9) ESTAMINET*
19 He tells on people in a mindless pursuit (3,4) RAT RACE {RAT} {RACE}
21 “Go in to get intensive care” He tempts (7) ENTICER {ENT{IC}ER}
23 Sit up in a not so orderly way (5) ROOST [T<=]
25 African river mostly follows a divine law (5) SWAMI ? (Addendum - SHARI SHARIa - See comments)
25 African river mostly follows a divine law (5) SWAMI ?
ReplyDeleteSHARI(-a)
Thanks Sandhya, didn't realize there was an alternative spelling for River Chari
DeleteI got confused due to America and went for CHARI and DECAMETER.
DeleteDiwali sweets or not ( watch 5D), it is samosa day.:-)I had my doubts & difficulties,though.
ReplyDeleteA very good puzzle. Thanks Arden. Particularly today, since it is my real birthday. Like Gen VK Singh I have two birthdays.
ReplyDeleteHappy birthday
DeleteHappy Birthday {Around Mars}*!
DeleteHappy Birthday.
Delete9 Such tall growth makes passenger halt (8,5) ELEPHANT GRASS*
ReplyDeleteLiked the well concealed anagram with lovely surface reading
I did not realise 'raise hell' was an anagram too. Very well concealed again.
DeleteA very good puzzle. Thanks Arden. Particularly today, since it is my real birthday. Like Gen VK Singh I have two birthdays.
ReplyDeleteTwo birthdays & two comments! Hope only one year gets added! Many happy returns of the day!
ReplyDeleteCol.,
ReplyDeleteWe are far better off at Chennai with only a 2 hour power cut. But both of us do not know if and when we will get relief. CM has promised it next year:-)
What is meant by relief is that you will get used to it.
DeleteWell said.
DeleteAlready people in the suburbs and smaller towns are complaining about preferential treatment to Chennai. It's a question of time before this snowballs
DeleteRespected Sirs,
DeleteWe in all other places except Chennai suffer power cuts of up to eighteen hours a day. It is horrible, especially this preferential treatment to Chennai. Thanks to everyone for bringing up this point.
Regards,
S.Suresh,
Trichy.
I heard the same thing from my classmates who are at BHEL trichy . We chennaites are blessed or ?
DeleteWe have already got used to it since it has been 'on' (or is it off?) since summer.
ReplyDeleteRichard is missing for the last few days.
ReplyDeleteFound the going tough. No samosas today.
ReplyDeleteGood morning all! Great to be back on the 'circuit'. Had been laid low by the mighty Aedes Aegypti. Dengue is not easy to shake off, but Arden had me chafing at the bit - enjoyed the CW today, but did not get 24A and 26A.
ReplyDeleteMany happy returns to Maradnusro! My birthday was on the 6th, but could not do the CW then.
Happy and peaceful Divali to all.
Missed 1A and 6D despite having all other crossings - my mind just drew a blank and decided to look up the blog. Another lovely run from Arden. 26A - a very nifty 9 letter reverse telescopic clue spanning 4 words.
ReplyDeleteNice one today, with anagrams for the longish entries helping the cause. Had to look up SHARI, though was guessable in retrospect
ReplyDeleteABCDE : Next few days will have lots of
ReplyDeleteInsane hackers (8)
Credit Account with 1000 Rs note inside ?
DeleteNice one,Ajeesh- a cracker of a comment!
ReplyDeleteGood night and Happy Diwali Paddy and Ramesh . On the way to calicut to attend Mruthinjaya Homam in my tharavadu (family) temple. will miss tomorrow's puzzle.:-(
DeleteThank you. Wish you & every one else here a very Happy Deepavali.
DeleteIs "makes" an AI?
ReplyDeleteYou mean in 9D? Yes.
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