HAPPY PONGAL TO ALL
ACROSS
1 1000 put in crumpled pouches fills completely (6,2) CHOKES UP {CHO{K}ES UP*}
6 'ad aspirations to get a newspaper section (2-2) OP-ED 'OPED
9 Upset, I’m leaving the other woman in tension (6) STRESS diSTRESS (Addendum - m'i<=STRESS - See comments)
10 Tired Paul imbibing beverage in highland (7) PLATEAU {PL{ATE}AU*}
13 Somehow Goa loaded plenty (1,4,4) A GOOD DEAL*
14 Crustacean from grand stream (5) KRILL {K}{RILL}
15 Leader dismissed one cook (4) CHEF CHiEF
16 Such humans are in their fifties (6-4) MIDDLE-AGED [CD]
19 Being somewhere else without money leads to self-control
(10) ABSTINENCE {ABS{TIN}ENCE}
21 What the metal container contains possibly for some makeup
(4) TALC [T]
24 Now leaders of municipality in trouble confess (5) ADMIT {AD}{M}{I}{T}
25 What you may do at an auction… (3,3,3) BID FOR ONE [CD]
26 I’ll take on head for the contrary of well-being (7) ILLNESS {ILL}{NESS}
27 Do favours for old boy with one leg fractured (6) OBLIGE {OB+1+LEG}*
29 Class contains fixed container (8) CASSETTE {CAS{SET}TE}
DOWN
2 Strike at a place of residence was well-directed (3,4) HIT HOME {HIT} {HOME}
3 Manipulates demands, we hear (6) KNEADS (~needs)
4 Misses, yet higgledy-piggledy, are put in order (9) SYSTEMISE*
5 It is in the eye of a schoolboy (5) PUPIL [DD]
7 Uncovering the bark? (7) PEELING [E]
8 Actor going over somewhat blue dress in bus (6-6) DOUBLE-DECKER {DO{BLUE*}-{DECK}ER}
11 Don’t start bothering over primarily trivial ornament (6) ANKLET {rANKLE}{T}
12 Drunken reveller said to support a foreigner (12) BACCHANALIAN (~back an alien)
17 Short-lived pair, American, coming after the first of last month
(9) DECIDUOUS {DEC 1}{DUO}{US}
18 Low digit, large digit (3,3) BIG TOE {BIG} {TOE}
20 Embroidery piece more than enough to head of seamstresses
(7) SAMPLER {S}{AMPLER}
23 Army officer’s falsehood to sheep herder (6) COLLIE {COL}{LIE}
25 Without extras, graduate is almost fed up (5) BASIC {BA}{SICk}
Happy Pongal to all.
ReplyDeleteNice puzzle. SAMPLER of A GOOD DEAL.
Could hit upon many at first glance.
OP-ED (short for 'opposite editorial') - streak of a journalistic background. The Cockney omission was well-put.
Liked PLATEAU, MIDDLE-AGED, ABSTINENCE, ILLNESS, OBLIGE, NORM, CASSETTE, SYSTEMISE, PUPIL, PEELING, DOUBLE-DECKER, ANKLET, DECIDUOUS, AMONGST, COLLIE (Deepak, hope you took this well! ;-)) and others.
Not sure of the anno for 18D. It's a 'little' bit couched in 'digit'al language.
Special mention:
K+RILL - grand = thousand = K. Very tricky!
BACCHANALIAN (~ back an alien) Good one. During his Angry Young Man days, the Big B was known for some memorable performances in movies, supposedly under, hic, the affluence of incohol, er, influence of alcohol. We used to call it Bachchanalia.
KNEADS - remembered an old conundrum - Why is a baker like a beggar? Because both knead (~need) the dough.
9 Upset, I’m leaving the other woman in tension (6) STRESS diSTRESS
ReplyDeleteMy take: (- m'i<-}STRESS
Thanks Sandhya, you're right as usual
DeleteDoubt about 18D cleared from the blog anno.
ReplyDeleteHappy Sankaranti!
ReplyDeleteOff-track:
ReplyDeleteUpset, I’m leaving the other woman in tension.
Who is in tension, I or the other woman? Someone please clarify. ;-)
You caught me!
DeleteI am upset. No doubt about it!
The woman could be in tension over whatever she had to do to up set me (keep guessing!). Or I could be, with apprehensions of how I am going to face the 'peria veedu'.
Come to think of it - just the day before yesterday, a visitor from Chennai was explaining to me what was meant by 'sinna veeDu' in Tamil. I never knew about it.
Delete18 D Low=beneath hence large = Big
ReplyDeleteReminder:
ReplyDeleteThere is still an anno to be worked out on yesterday's Sunday special.
WISH EVERYONE A HAPPY PONGAL & SANKRANTI!
You got us there Mr. Nada Rajan
DeleteWhy Nada Rajan?
DeleteMr Walker.
DeleteDuh!!
DeleteThe anno for MARTINET beats me. Apart from the Col's XI for team I also see the very word TEAM, though reversed.
ReplyDeleteWell didn't solve yesterday's crossword but was just going through the clues.
DeleteI think 18A is MARTINI unfinished MARTIN (-i) + E(-xi)T
Too far fetched.
Those familiar with a radio station of yore may remember this Danse Bacchanale: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vBPON_JhG-Q
ReplyDeleteI know that 'it' is Italian vermouth. But I am not into drinks to know that vermouth = martini.
ReplyDeletefrom the freedictionary:
DeleteMartini [mɑːˈtiːnɪ]
n pl -nis
1. (Miscellaneous Technologies / Brewing)™ an Italian vermouth
Vermouth is not equal to Martini. But Martini is a cocktail of Gin & Vermouth. Here it is
Deletehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martini_%28cocktail%29
I however must concede that it is a trade mark and it also means: a cocktail of gin and vermouth and whether IT: Martini is open to debate. I could not resist wording the clue in that fashion taking recourse to one of the descriptions in the freedic.
DeleteHappy Pongal everyone. Back after a two day hiatus to solve a delightful puzzle from Gridman.
ReplyDeleteHAPPY PONGAL EVERYBODY
ReplyDeleteHappy Pongal/ Makara Sankaranthi to everyone and a 'Thank you' to all who wished earlier.
ReplyDeleteTurned a page of the Hindu to spot 'OP-ED'! Enjoyed the good one today.
Col.
ReplyDeleteNo paper tomorrow. Will there be an on line CW? Pl. check up tom morning & if not you may release one from your stock ( I hope you have some)
Nothing in the papers here about tomorrow, which means there will be an online edition. Shall decide tomorrow on a special.
DeleteComing in late today. Was busy on my ham radio trying to intercept transmission from Phantom to Col.. Weeks to decipher Martin.
ReplyDeleteCol Weeks has retired and its now Col Worobu.
ReplyDeleteBut here in THCC we have the retired Colonel. And a pipe man at that.
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