Plenty of Anagrams from Incognito today.
ACROSS
1 Unmarried man of the lowest degree (8) BACHELOR [DD]
5 A redcap gets into a lair to wet stuff (6) DAMPEN {D{A}{MP}EN}
10 The Mr. a spinster waits for forever (5) RIGHT [CD]
11 Mimicry is the sincerest form of flattery, it is said (9) IMITATION [CD]
12 Lord Greystoke was a sailor leading leaders of Zanzibar (6) TARZAN {TAR}{ZANzibar}
13 Late naps turn out to be nice (8) PLEASANT*
15 Crazy math professor says: “It’s 2 times; chum!” when asked to
define an intestinal part (5) COLON { :: }
17 Bacon lets out a policeman (9) CONSTABLE*
19 Type of triangle I select, after losing time, going back and
mixing with ... --- ... (9) ISOSCELES {I}{SOS}{SELECt<=}
20 Uneven area off the fairway (5) ROUGH [DD]
21 Appropriate that paise is put into pot and shaken (8) APPOSITE*
23 He gets your hair and your money too (6) BARBER [CD]
27 Abnormal education put under the hammer (9) AUCTIONED*
28 In between, my French was accepted by Accountant General (5) AMONG {A{MON}G}
29 Attempts at prose compositions (6) ESSAYS [DD]
30 Four days before X’mas in MMXII? End of the world? (8) DOOMSDAY [DD]
DOWN
1 Cap got by plunging right into a source of sugar (5) BERET {BE{R}ET}
2 Garlic oil brewed into something for the smoker (9) CIGARILLO*
3 No ball for the actor in the background (5) EXTRA [DD]
4 Short send off in the newspaper has nothing before small part
(4) OBIT {O}{BIT}
6 Tablas are thrown around gypsum material (9) ALABASTER*
7 One gets in ASAP, back for change in India (5) PAISA {PA{1}SA}<=
8 Anniversary that is just ten short of a centennial (9) NINETIETH [E]
9 Musical instrument first, for the fiddler (9) VIOLINIST {VIOLIN}{1ST}
14 Activity that gives chiselled looks to a block of stone (9) SCULPTING [E]
15 Crockery found in church, in a war exercise (9) CHINAWARE [T]
16 Requirement of one amongst food, shelter, clothing, etc (9) NECESSITY [CD]
18 Sky coloured vital fluid in the arteries of royalty? (4,5) BLUE BLOOD {BLUE}{BLOOD}
22 Selects tooth implements (5) PICKS [DD]
24 Cause for worry camouflaged by Territorial Army (5) ALARM [T]
25 British guy bungled for a contact sport (5) RUGBY {BR+GUY}*
27 Abnormal education put under the hammer (9) AUCTIONED*
ReplyDeleteLiked this clue - difficult to spot the anagram at first glance
3 No ball for the actor in the background (5) EXTRA [DD]
Good one. Solved it after getting the cutting letters. Understood and appreciated the clue after entering the word.
Lucky being a cricket buff- no ball was a dead giveaway before going into the background.
DeleteStrolled through- Expect less comments. My poor spelling was exposed in iso...les.Sometimes we tend to overlook or assume until cornered.
ReplyDelete+1. Knew the answer immediately but not the right spelling. Put the crossing letters correctly and solved the rest of the clues. But could not get the anno for this till I saw the blog.
Delete14 Activity that gives chiselled looks to a block of stone (9) SCULPTING [E]
ReplyDeleteSolved it as SCULPTURE and so could not spot the Abnormal education
+1
Delete15 Crazy math professor says: “It’s 2 times; chum!” when asked to define an intestinal part (5) COLON { : }
ReplyDeleteGood one. Twice semi colon is colon. Despite putting the right answer, could not understand the anno till I saw ; in the clue. Appreciated the clue after understanding
It is also DD as COLON means intestinal part
DeleteIncognito boosting our self-confidence to take on Textrous on Monday ?
ReplyDeleteABCDE : I can feel this today ...
Season for sunset ? (6)
Strangely all seasons are 6 letter words!
DeleteThat is what makes life & CWs interesting!
Deletehmm ..
DeleteSeason for sunset ? (6) ....e.
Not much of a challenge today perhaps
ReplyDeleteIncognito in his elements. Good cw, despite the anagrams
ReplyDeletegood morning all. tea and samosa treat yet again. solved at one go. was absent here for a long time. but u ll all be happy to know one of my scripts got approved by the famous director K.S.Ravikumar to be made into movie. the film is tentatively titled " africavil vadivelu" with comedian vadivelu in lead. it is a whole new experience for me and i love every minute of it. after 6 PM, i am fully occupied with the nuances of film discussions. shooting, insha allah begin by january. wish me luck, dear friends. have a great day
ReplyDeleteWonderful news Doc !
DeleteEye Surgeon a Script Writer? {DD}. Hearty Congrats!
DeleteGreat Gayatri. I hope the movie will be a treat for the eyes as well as the ears.
DeleteGood to know ! My best wishes.
DeleteWish you loads of luck Dr.Gayathri. This is awesome!
DeleteCongrats Doc and best wishes.
DeleteIt was smooth going to-day! Finished in one go.
DeleteGayathri - this is great news. Congratulations! When did you find the time?
I would trade samosas and tea with home made filter coffee and idlis, any day!!
All the best in your new venture.
Good morning all.
Congrats Doc,
DeleteI wonder if we can have an S&B meet with tickets to the premiere when the movie is released ;-)
"I hope the movie will be a treat for the eyes as well as the ears."
ReplyDeleteI too hope so. But who is the female lead who goes with vadivelu to aapprikkaa?
Only singular?!
ReplyDeleteGlad to know we have a script writer too in our midst. Loads of wishes! We will all watch it together and laud it together! Blog going places!
Years ago there was a competition in Kumudam. Bhagyaraj left out by design a few lines in a para (on a woman in her toilette) in his serial and asked readers to fill in. A male winner and a female winner were to be selected by the celebrity. The male winner was decided. The lines that I wrote under a pseudonym were chosen but before the announcement they needed to check if the person masquerading under the pseudonym was a female. Someone dropped in and when they saw me in person they withdrew and went after a third choice, obviously a woman. So I lost the chance to be an extra in the Bhagyaraj film that came to the silver screen subsequently.
ReplyDeleteThis was all my brush with Kollywood.
Gayatri, if there is a scene in which there are some jokers around Vadivelu (even if it is in Chennai before he takes off to the black continent), why don't you persuade Mr Ravikumar to give me a fair chance?
CV,
DeleteWhy jokers role only?
I thought today's puzzle was entertaining, especially with clues like 15A and 19A which are not seen that very often.
ReplyDeleteOne question though: "Leaders of Zanzibar" - is this good enough to indicate "Zan" ? I would have personally preferred a more specific indicator.
@Dr. Gayathri Sreekanth: Way to go! ALl the best!
ReplyDeletethanks all. thanks a lot.@ chatur ji... y not?? y not?
ReplyDeletethanks @ padmanabhan. u are kind
ReplyDelete@ Dr. Gayathri Sreekanth: All the very best!
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