Gridman gave me a tough time in the SE corner today, otherwise an enjoyable offering.
ACROSS
ACROSS
1 Part of
plane furiously fuels anger no end (8) FUSELAGE {FUELS*}{rAGE} No end for deletion of head? Is it correct?
5 Financial
fellow is almost unperturbed (6) FISCAL {F}{IS}{CALm}
10 Travels
free to sing with abandon (7) RIDINGS {RID}{SING*}
11 The Hun
loses foot as he lands in New York in a stylish way (7) NATTILY {N{ATTILa}Y}
12 One church
to grab provider of cold comfort (3,3) ICE BAG {1}{CE} {BAG}
13 Soldier to
order nothing (8) COMMANDO {COMMAND}{O}
15 Reportedly
recognises part of plane (4) NOSE (~knows)
16 Priest's
joy in Biblical book (10) REVELATION {REV}{ELATION}
18 I'd all
peace spread out in Utopia (5,5) IDEAL PLACE*
20 U.S.astronaut loses foot in valley (4) GLEN GLENn
23 Essential
multinational passing over Indian city having no head (8) INTEGRAL {INTE{aGRA}L}
24 Insect,
female, not small, swallowing insect (6) MANTIS {M{ANT}ISs}
26 Mountain
lake is first of highlights to lose lustre (7) TARNISH {TARN}{IS}{H}
28 Passes for
groups of workmen? (6) RELAYS [DD]
29 Somewhat
nosy about extremely nifty manuscript having words of a feather (8) SYNONYMS {NOSY*}{NiftY}{MS} 'Words of a feather'? Definition not clear to me. See comments.
DOWN
1 Clergyman
from outside is an important diplomat (7,8) FOREIGN MINISTER {FOREIGN} {MINISTER}
2 Dane's
capsized ship is cause of crying (7) SADNESS {DANES}*}{SS}
3 Straight
line I approach (6) LINEAR {L}{I}{NEAR}
4 Blast
energy out of visitor (4) GUST GUeST
6 Hitman is
disguised as a foreign national (8) ISTHMIAN*
7 Greek
character not for red wine (7) CHIANTI {CHI}{ANTI}
8 What one
would do to stop an ongoing war (3,4,4,4) LAY DOWN ONES ARMS [CD]
14 Beau's
companion having terribly achy heart complaint (9) BELLYACHE {BELL{ACHY*}E}
17 Terrorist organisation's man stalking the Italian in a vexatious manner (8) PLAGUILY {PLA}{GU{IL}Y} Is the PLA really considered to be a terrorist organisation?
19 Charm from
unearthly, limitless comic (7) ENTHRAL uNEARTHLy*
21 Drawing in
a little lustre as a bit of painting peels off "Earthenware" (7) LOTTERY {L}{pOTTERY}
22 Head set?
(6) HAIRDO [CD]
25 Touchy
master quitting is doubtful (4) IFFY mIFFY
8d reminded me of Ben Battle, oft quoted by PGW:
ReplyDelete. .. a cannon ball shot off his legs and so he laid down his arms.
13a Reminded me of the SSG commando who could escape from the courtroom along with his escorts and the police could not do anything.
20a Direct reference to Astronaut (later Senator) John Glenn. I had first come across him in a book titled ‘We Seven’, which recollected the experiences of seven early astronauts.
http://www.amazon.com/We-Seven-M-Scott-Carpenter/dp/B000CBHTLA
Gridman started this run with colic and has bellyache today.
29 Somewhat nosy about extremely nifty manuscript having words of a feather (8) SYNONYMS {NOSY*}{NiftY}{MS} 'Words of a feather'? Definition not clear to me.
ReplyDeleteLike 'birds of a feather' are similar birds, 'words of a feather' are similar words...
17 Terrorist organisation's man stalking the Italian in a vexatious manner (8) PLAGUILY {PLA}{GU{IL}Y} Is the PLA really considered to be a terrorist organisation?
ReplyDeleteI had initially thought of PLO. PLA is the world's largest employer.
Some countries have rebel outfits called People's Liberation Army (PLA), like in Yemen, Sudan and others.
Delete29 Somewhat nosy about extremely nifty manuscript having words of a feather (8) SYNONYMS {NOSY*}{NiftY}{MS} 'Words of a feather'? Definition not clear to me.
ReplyDeleteSimilar to Birds of same feather
14D - Could not understand the role of Heart in the clue. Took me on a chase for a while. And 22D I jumped the gun to put Stereo and obviously head was spinning.
ReplyDeleteBellyache here is not tummy ache. When someone has bellyache, they are petulant, they complain, whine, etc. Perhaps the setter had all this in mind when he wrote 'heart complaint'.
DeleteSecret grudging is 'heartburning', as you know,
DeleteOh OK. Incidentally, in medical terms heartburn is the reflux condition in the oesophagus and because of its placement in the body, people think that the heart is burning.
DeleteAnd I believe that a bellyache can also be a symptom of a heart attack.
DeletePalestinian Liberation Army (PLA) was set up as the military wing of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO).
ReplyDelete'man stalking the Italian': Stalking is to chase/ follow. How does it signify inclusion, as: GU{IL}Y
For 1 AC, Gridman went ahead with no end to suit the surface, but I think usage is usually for the tail deletion.
23 AC: Felt 'multinational' leading to INTEL(In case the pointer is to the Chip maker) could have been bit more explicit.
'stalk' has the sense "to go after game, keeping under cover"
DeleteAs vt, it means "to stalk over or through (a tract of country, etc)."
Gridman started this run with colic and has bellyache today.
ReplyDeleteNot tomention amputations and executions.
23A - A friend of mine had a sticker pasted above his PC.
ReplyDeleteIntel Inside. Idiot outside.
Sometimes we tend to say idiot inside also!
ReplyDeleteDon't want to bellyache, but this was one tough CW! 17D - Plaguily? -never heard of it before! Thank you, Gopinath Sir, for solving so many of my unsolved ones.
ReplyDeleteGood morning, all. Cloudy morning in Delhi to-day.
Col.,
ReplyDeleteLetter types and colouring of Def. looks real good. I suggest this may be continued if not too difficult and time consuming.
minus 2
DeleteWhile the colour scheme, use of bold, ital., etc, is fine, I feel the type size of clue text is rather small.
Having expressed that opinion, I leave the choices entirely to the blogger whose engagement with the puzzle and posting of answers/comments provoking lively discussion in the Comments section by fellow-members are highly appreciated.
+1 to CV sir re:text size
Delete2 pluses and 2 minuses makes it zero
DeleteNo. it is -3 +1 making it still -2. You can add my -1 also to make it -3. (DS's +1 to CVji means -1 or may be -2 as CV has given -2). Too much of negative publicity!
DeleteI was always bad at maths, but I think you have ignored the vote of the proposer of the vote Mr P. Also, On one man one vote, you can count CV as one. Further, DG obviously liked it too, else he might not have changed. Which, I think brings us back to zilch. So lets let each blogger decide for himself, how to present it, unless G wants to set a house style.
DeleteI have my doubts about an "isthmian" being called a foreign national. The link also does not make it very clear.
ReplyDeleteISTHMIAN: relating to or situated in the Isthmus of Corinth or the Isthmus of Panama
DeleteThank you Raghu. Yes, I saw that in the link.
ReplyDelete23 Essential multinational passing over Indian city having no head (8) INTEGRAL {INTE{aGRA}L}
ReplyDeleteJ&K is an integral part of I.
As vt, it means "to stalk over or through (a tract of country, etc).
ReplyDeleteCV,
Thanks. Does this mean that for e.g.
Stalk over: GU(IL)Y
stalk through: I(GUY)L
and also follow: IL GUY?
(assuming the words make sense):
Shamshad Begum finally says teri mehfil mein kismat aazma ke hum bhi dekhenge. RIP.
ReplyDelete'Kahin Pe Nigahen Kahin Pe Nishaana', 'Mere Piya Gaye Rangoon', 'Kabhi Aar Kabhi Paar' and 'Kajra Mohabbat Wala'... Some of the evergreen songs from her.
DeleteBy no means a Hindi film fan, I remember the song: 'Leke pehla pehla pyaar'
ReplyDeleteThat one was good too.
DeletePoor Heart or Dil !The core of our being. Such a soft thing, yet it has other properties, like breaking, compassion, Used by all in various contexts.
ReplyDeleteA lover gives it away, whereas, a jilted lover gives a heart ache or a heart break, being a flirt is a heart-breaker.A lover is a heart-throb When he changes his mind, he has a change of heart ! Lovers have their hearts set on each other..A cruel man is hard-hearted or heart-less.A kind host gives a hearty welcome.A merry man is heartsome .A condoling is heart-felt. As mentioned above, heartburn or acid reflex is after you eat masala food or heartburning is when you nourish a secret grudge.Heavy-hearted is when one is distressed.Self search leads to heart-search.Something touchy warms the cockles of your heart.Of ocurse, you have a heart to heart chat with your chum. A student learns his lessons by heart.Has the heart got a bottom? if no, why from the bottom of one's heart? We all put our heart and soul into our passion of crosswords.
Have I shown my feelings openly? well,I have worn my heart in my sleeves.
A heart murmurs? Oh no. Don't get a heart attack reading all these.I have written all this with a;ll my heart. So take heart Don't have your heaert in your mouth !
A poet's delight is the word heart or dil !!
Suppose only a poet can truly follow what you've written!
Delete:-)
DeleteHearty congrats on te composition
DeleteWell, Its been in my heart ;it incidental that this topic came on to our blog as, I have been wanting to write on this subject for a long time as my random thoughts ! Whenever, I used to listen to the dialogues or lyrics of the songs in Hind films, I put my heart into this topic and pour my heart out.
DeleteDil-ke tukde hue hazzar ? How did the lover survive?
I shall be happy to see additions to the versatility of this unique organ in our body.
CV,
ReplyDeletePl check my post of 11.05 for using stalking in various ways
I did but couldn't respond to it immedicaely for paucity of thought.
DeleteIn one crossword clue that I wrote I used "seduce" as an inserticator but a friend said that might not be most apt. But IMO it suited the surface reading.most appropriately.
I think occasionally we can be a bit liberal.
Having said that, let me check. Chambers CWD Dict. does include 'seduce' as a c/c ind.
After seeing my use of 'stalk' as a c/c ind, they might prob. include it as well.
I concede that 'stalk' as an ind. may be used in those ways.
DeleteThat's what makes English CWs so interesting and challenging. I don't know how it is in other languages.
DeleteTalking of Stalking, My girlfriend thinks that I'm a stalker. Well , she's not exactly my girlfriend yet.
ReplyDeleteRemember also from Mela 'Dharti ko akash pukare' perhaps the shortest song in Hindi Movies in terms of lyrics.
ReplyDelete@kishore 1.48:
ReplyDeleteThe is 'heartless':)
Good spotting, Raghu. I was wondering who would spot it first.
DeleteThere are some of us who read not every word but sometimes every letter( I do not mean mail) of Kishore's. As in this case what is missing is equally if not more important! Keep it up Kishore.
ReplyDeleteHe is good at eviscerating words / making mincemeat of them, while still being a vegetarian.
DeleteHello all, hello Gopinath Sir.
ReplyDeleteI saw your comment on the Cricinfo crossword grid on Sachin Tendulkar's captains. Was great to see your comment on it. I thought there might be others who read this blog who might find it interesting. So posting a link here. Hope you don't mind.
(I used to be a daily solver of THC, and still do it sporadically. I work at ESPNcricinfo now, and run The Stands, where the crosswords are posted.)
http://www.espncricinfo.com/thestands/content/story/631984.html
This grid includes the names of 10 captains Sachin Tendulkar has played under.
Hi Nitin,
DeleteSome of those who comment here did try out that particular CW. A link to it was posted by someone yesterday that's how I saw it and did it. The comment of course was to answer the doubt raised by Karthik.
Hi Nitin,
DeleteVery glad to note the cricinfo connection to our blog. Did the CW yesterday and enjoyed it too.Thank you.Quite a few of us here are cricket buffs and follow cricinfo. One of your earlier CW's was also brought up here.
Would it be too difficult for you to provide alink here to any of your future CW's?