Plenty of eggs in Gridmans final offering for this round. Reminds me of what we used to write in autograph books in school
"Eggs are eggs, pegs are pegs,
But I like the look of ....... legs"
ACROSS
1 Rich soul getting excited around Channel Islands with you and me
(8) LUSCIOUS {LUS{CI}O*}{US}
5 Engineers and company, aware, get back (6) RECOUP {RE}{CO}{UP}
10 Paired overweight fellow from way back (7) TWOFOLD {TW<=}{OF OLD}
11 Expel apparently those who come for the assembly (7) TURNOUT {TURN}{OUT}
12 Arm thrown back to find a small lump (6) NUGGET {NUG<=}{GET}
13 Like a failure — one that has just been thrown up on the beach
(6-2) WASHED-UP [DD]
15 Basin kitchen has one (4) SINK [T]
16 Muscle developer for group in Chennai or Delhi, say (6, 4) INDIAN CLUB {INDIAN} {CLUB}
18 Not a place where you can be lax (1, 5, 4) A TIGHT SPOT [CD]
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20 Shout hard at night bird (4) HOWL {H}{OWL}
23 On which one can make a circular tour (4, 4) RING ROAD [CD]
24 Revenge left out in tie-breaking contest (6) PAYOFF PlAYOFF
26 Above to changing inversely egg-shaped (7) OBOVATE*
27 Revives when a number has worn off (5, 2) COMES TO Anno pending [CD] - See comments
28 Name fool hesitant about old Egyptian leader (6) NASSER {N}{ASS}{ER}
29 Send a great number through conveyance (8) TRANSMIT {TRANS{M}IT}
DOWN
1 How one was relaxed when one went for a coiffure (3, 4, 4, 4) LET ONES HAIR DOWN [CD]
2 Japanese ruler over time gets hunter’s weapon (7) SHOTGUN {SHO{T}GUN}
3 Proviso merchant included for chemical compound (6) ISOMER [T]
4 “Word” command after “Oops!” (4) UNDO [CD]
6 One heap poured over extremely poor listening device (8) EARPHONE {EA{R}PHONE*}
7 Nothing I had in one shape is egg-shaped (7) OVOIDAL {OV{O}{I'D}AL}
8 How a timid person might appear to be courageous (3, 2, 1, 4,
5) PUT UP A BOLD FRONT [CD]
9 Pressing need for small club to take in a number of players (5,
4) STEAM IRON {S}{TEAM} {IRON}
14 Without mortification, posh new journalist admits a bogus
(9) UNASHAMED {U}{N}{A}{SHAM}{ED}
17 In which you have a need for completion (8) SHORTAGE [CD]
19 Like rock, police officer despatched one to America (7) IGNEOUS {IG}{ONE*}{US}
21 Type of marsupial — very large number crossing river (7) OPOSSUM {O{PO}S}{SUM}
22 Officer’s attendant allows cricket player to lose a bit of
self-esteem (6) BATMAN BATsMAN This word is no longer in use in the Indian defence forces. Has been replaced by Sahayak (Hindi for helper).
25 Small vehicle shows evidence of
being hit (4) SCAR {S}{CAR}
27 Revives when a number has worn off (5, 2) COMES TO Anno pending
ReplyDeleteIt is a CD with number = anything inducing anaesthesia
Thanks Bhavan. Another reason for not liking CD's
DeleteThanks. Never connected in terms of numb-er and number (no. ). No wonder used to feel sleepy in Maths class
DeleteSmall typo in 1a anno: LUS(CI)O* US
ReplyDeleteSince corrected
DeleteNice puzzle. Gridman's done well in these CDs 27 A, 1 & 8 D. Suppose CDs are difficult to write.
ReplyDelete"Eggs are eggs, pegs are pegs,
ReplyDeleteBut I like the look of ....... legs"
Reminded me of:
"Roses are red, violets are blue,
Higher the skirts, better the view"
....fine leg as in Cricket !?
DeleteI was thinking of fine legs, yes. But, more than that, I was trying to fill in a woman's name there but couldn't decide on that conclusively. So many possibilities exist!
DeleteTalking about cricket, there was a question in yesterday's episode of Tamil Version of "Kaun Banega Crorepathy" in Vijay TV
DeleteWho was the first cricketer to score a double century in an One Day International Cricket? Options were: A) Sachin Tendulkar B)Brenda Clarke C)Virendra Sehwag D)Brian Lara.
The contestant named Sachin Tendulkar and that was the wrong answer. Well, more than 99% of the people did not the know right answer (including me)and were surprised to know that some fine legs scored the first double century!!! Later I googled and found that fine legs indeed scored the first double century.
I prefer fine leg(s) and long leg(s) rather than short leg(s) on the Cricket field !!
Delete"Roses are red, violets are blue,
DeleteHigher the skirts, better the view"
Kishore: I see here in NY more of legs and less of skirts !!
Shorts are shorter and shorter and hot pants give rise to hot Huff huff- pants !!
As for those Wimbledon ground shots-- I mean of those photographers, the lesser seen the better ! No wonder, Sania Mirza chose to wear culettes for her plays. I'm again, curious to now how those paparazzis manage to get those peek shots from so much down under !! Of course, the Williams sisters have stol !en the thunder from our own thunder thighs Sridevi
DeleteI was almost there on top of Mount Everest but for 17D ! A compelling and entertaining puzzle. Thanks Gridman.
ReplyDeleteRe the two two liners.
ReplyDeleteMembers are invited to write similar two liners - with the current craze 'leggings' being part of the couplet.
One of my cousins used to recite a poem (about 8 stanzas, I think) where the last word in each stanza was left unsaid, but could be easily guessed by the audience due to the rhyme. It was quite naughty and unfortunately I don't remember it. I shall try to get it from her the next time I meet her. It might not be appropriate for me to ask for it now, since her father is seriously ill for the last 6 months. I shall post it when I get it.
DeleteFine, waxed long legs to high stilettos extend,
DeleteBut the eye goggles at what's at the other end !
Paired overweight fellow from way back (7) TWOFOLD {TW<=}{OF OLD}
ReplyDeleteFirst i thought TW O <= F OLD. Blog cleared my doubt.
Kishore,
ReplyDeleteYour lines are naughty. I am sorry if I turned your thoughts in those directions.
However, the requirement was that 'leggings' must form part of the couplet.
These leggings fit the shapely limbs to a T
On seeing them my mind wavers to eternity.
Why despair of turning my thoughts to the said directions?
DeleteHowever, if it is leggings you want, it is leggings you will get:
Alas, this era, where contents are ignored in favour of modern, glitzy, skinny coverings,
I talk of fine, waxed, shapely feminine legs, and all my good old friend wants is leggings.
Kishore @ 9:43 ....umm....err....what does WIBLEDON Tennis matches remind you of ?
ReplyDeleteWhat a question to ask?! The answer is quite simple:
DeleteBalls
Courts
Matches
Service
Second service
Advantage
Doubles
Rackets
The list is endless... Maybe you can add a deuce of your own favourite innuendoes
Ah! How nicely you've skirted the sk...s !! U R genius at it !!!
DeleteThe skirts are hardly visible, so how can I say anything about them
DeleteNot this CROSSWORD. There is one site which on subscribing (free, one gets a new word, daily. It is quite useful, for me. If interested try:
ReplyDeleteWordsmith.org.
Secondly, due to new format being used by The Hindu, the font size of CROSSWORD is quite clear and i hope, the y maintain this.
I was thinking of fine legs, yes. But, more than that, I was trying to fill in a woman's name there but couldn't decide on that conclusively. So many possibilities exist!
ReplyDeleteAnd here I thought that in good old Chennai, they covered them up with 9 yards saris.
Fine leg, short leg, long leg, I don't care about them as long as it's a tender chick(en) leg (fried of course)!!!
DeleteSiva, Siva !
DeleteNow on to some serious tone. When I see 1 and 8 Down clues, it reminds me of Sankalak, a man much sought after by not only amateurs but also professional solvers. It is unfortunate that his number of offerings have been dwindling day by day or should I say month after month. First, if I am correct, it was 6, then reduced to 4 and during this cycle only 3 ! What next? 2!?
ReplyDeleteAs CV once said, good things may not last forever. Let us cherish them while we can.
Delete...and the life goes on as usual !
Delete'Swat the Beatles said in Obladi oblada
DeleteI still don't understand the anno. for 10A. Could someone please enlighten me?
ReplyDeleteDoes OF refer to fellow in some way, or does fellow simply offer padding, with 'OF OLD' referring to 'from way back'?
Mukundala Balasubramanyam6:16 PM: "...a man much sought after by not only amateurs but also professional solvers."
I'd love to know who pay(s) people for solving crosswords. ;-)
To answer Navneeth:
ReplyDeleteThe clue as printed is:
10 Paired overweight fellow from way back (7)
I think the original clue was
10 Paired overweight from way back (7) .TW< (overweight - over weight - that is, rev. of wt) OF OLD (from way back)
A last-minute introduction was fellow - which is redundant. Apologies.
Supplement to the interesting information shared by Shri Rengaswamy:
ReplyDeleteIt was Belinda Clark (not Brenda Clark) who scored 229 off 155 balls (incl 22 4's) in the One-Day match Australia played against Denmark on 16 December, 1997 for the 1997 Women's Cricket World Cup, popularly called the Hero Honda Women's World Cup.
Belinda also held the record for the most runs by a captain in a Women's One Day International series (445).