ACROSS
1 Authorised silly Steve Davis at first (6) VESTED {STEVE*}{D}
4 Classified ads or set afresh (8) ASSORTED*
9 Tears result as leading character in romance dies (5) RENDS {R}{ENDS}
10 Gauges broken mod stereo (9) ODOMETERS*
11 Cattle provided no water (4) NEAT [DD]
12 Telco gets one working (2,2) AT IT {AT {1}T}
13 Girl gets nothing for a noose (5) LASSO {LASS}{O}
15 A couple of cyborgs mechanically reproduce whirlwind (7) CYCLONE {CYborgs}{CLONE}
16 Observe money (4) NOTE [DD]
19 Covered colonnade from Pericles to Athens (4) STOA [T]
20 Vessel that makes me burst into anguished tears (7) STEAMER {STEA{ME}R*}
23 Mischief in Peter’s first class (5) PRANK {P}{RANK}
24 Headless seamstress provides a pitcher (4) EWER sEWER
25 Pale like a tree? (4) ASHY [DD]
27 Gain made by trawlermen after deducting expenses? (3,6) NET PROFIT [DD]
28 Greenish colour of Popeye’s girlfriend (5) OLIVE [DD]
29 Begins again; songbirds without a note (8) RESTARTS Anno pending (Addendum - REdSTARTS - See comments)
30 Animal shelter for Ken and Len running back (6) KENNEL {KEN}{NEL<=}
DOWN
1 Did the bullfighter make a pass at her? (8) VERONICA [DD]
2 Indian ceremony where network computer is initially dunked in
ice cream (3,5) SUN DANCE {SUN DA{NC}E}
3 The Spanish directions otherwise (4) ELSE {EL}{S}{E}
5 Bewildered honest steward, dealt with very quickly (5,3,5) SHORT AND SWEET*
6 Public message: Sea animal devours writer with a pair of Levis
(4,6) OPEN LETTER {O{PEN} {LEvis}TTER}
7 Belief in tithe is monetary (6) THEISM [T]
8 Someone with complete power to remove stains? (6) DESPOT {DE}{SPOT}
10 Apparently where clock hands are found (2,3,4,2,2) ON THE FACE OF IT [DD]
14 No other ark hit land (5,5) NORTH KOREA*
17 Failure to mention old assignment (8) OMISSION {O}{MISSION}
21 Leading batsman is first in a series (6) OPENER [DD]
22 French port, Ann set free (6) NANTES*
26 Spy burrowing mammal (4) MOLE [DD]
29 Begins again; songbirds without a note (8) RESTARTS Anno pending
ReplyDeleteThe birds are REDSTARTS. D, the note, leaves it.
Enjoyed although it seemed a bit too easy.
ReplyDelete'Mover' moved really fast until I hit a roadblock with the matador and got into a traffic jam at the NW corner! It was 11A and I felt bad not getting it ( learned the new meaning of neat)
ReplyDeleteI didn't solve this crossword (I only set crosswords! LOL) but as I sweep my eyes over your post, Deepak, I find that there are some excellent clues here - nice wordplay and eminently plausible surface readings. Yes, after the Admiral it's now that the THC is coming into its own after having gone through some bad patches: no, I don't have in my mind the composer you're probably thinking of. They are others, including a woman composer. Sorry, I can't give names.
ReplyDeleteGood CW! Since I could finish it! Wrote VERONICA for 1D, but did not get the Anno. Could the Maestros please explain?
ReplyDeleteHave not seen Dr. Gayathri on this blog for a while. Hope all is well. Today,samosas are in order!
veronica - A maneuver in bullfighting in which the matador stands with both feet fixed in position and swings the cape slowly away from the charging bull.
DeleteCheck the link provided by Col
Delete17A Failure to mention old assignment (8) OMISSION {O}{MISSION} Liked the clue.
ReplyDelete12A Telco gets one working (2,2) AT IT {AT {1}T} Despite solving the clue could not get the correct Anno. Telco being a Tata company I was trying to find out removing Á'and replacing it with I and could not get the anno.
29 Begins again; songbirds without a note (8) RESTARTS Here also despite solving, could not get anno till CVji came to resuce with REDSTARTS.
5D Came to know that "Honest Steward" can be "Short and Sweet" after solving it.
Enjoyed the CW despite being comparatively easy after Arden's run.
12A- I also did not get the anno. But after seeing your comment, I got an idea. Then only I looked at Col.'s link and got it confirmed. It is A T &T. tata's will be TELCO.
ReplyDeleteTELCO was the old name for Tata motors.
DeleteI know. What I wanted to convey was that it will be in capitals since it is an acronym, whereas in the clue it is given as "telco' indiacting a telephone co. That was subtle and good.
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ReplyDeleteNice one from Mover. I particularly liked the use of couple & pair to indicate the first two letters.
ReplyDeleteNo ABCDE today? Holiday?
ReplyDeleteThought it was too late to put one out
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