ACROSS
1 Period following the end of a sentence (4,4) FULL STOP [C&DD]
5 Flirtatious girl’s performance having some effervescence at first (6) FIZGIG {FIZz}{GIG}
10 Girl in Gujarat’s capital not to be seen (7) MISSING {MISS}{IN}{G}
11 Audacious newcomer misplaces parts in Union Territory (7) UPSTART {U{PARTS*}T}
12 Raise the French hit hard in port (6) LEAVEN {LE}{hAVEN}
13 City silhouettes that might be viewed when landing, perhaps (8) SKYLINES [CD]
15 Leaving the novice, slip to the recess (4) APSE lAPSE
16 Old bouncer transformed as a cook of the highest distinction (6,4) CORDON BLEU*
18 Not one to be utterly communicative (6,4) SILENT TYPE [CD] Wonder who Gridman had in mind :-)
20 Decorate the nautical platform (4) DECK [DD]
23 Abuse! Let trail wear away (3-5) ILL-TREAT*
24 Mischievous creature to mouth love back (6) GOBLIN {GOB}{LIN<=}
26 Put in Jasmine’s confession? (7) IMPLANT {I'M}{PLANT}
27 Almost state returning officer is brisk (7) ALLEGRO {ALLEGe}{RO}
28 American lawyer’s return to outlaw’s refuge may dispirit (6) SADDEN {SAD<=}{DEN}
29 Ignore the chosen one (8) DESELECT [CD]
DOWN
1 The drinks that you are quite acquainted with? Not exactly! (8,7) FAMILIAR SPIRITS [CD]
2 Sailors in U.S. city’s vehicles (7) LASCARS {LA'S}{CARS}
4 Soldiers greatly disheartened by revelry (4) ORGY {OR}{GreatlY}
6 Having no money, five, pushed out, are downright rude (8) INSOLENT INSOLvENT
7 Prang! Dropped by the Spanish is a type of anchor (7) GRAPNEL {PRANG*}{EL}
8 What happens to someone sucked by a swamp (4,5,4,2) GETS STUCK INTO IT [CD]
9 Plucky Sid out in fair games (5,4) LUCKY DIPS*
17 Make feeble veteran run around edge of circle (8) ENERVATE {VETERAN*}{circlE} can also be {EN{E}RVATE*}
25 Opening suffix with any scandal (4) GATE [DD] India is full of such openings ;-)
18 Not one to be utterly communicative (6,4) SILENT TYPE [CD] Wonder who Gridman had in mind :-)
ReplyDeleteMe, of course! ;-)
Ha!
DeleteDouble Ha!
DeleteAdd mine and I am sure many more are to come in!
DeleteAdd many more from me too ...
DeleteI disagree. Kishore is not utterly communicative. He's drawn to be communicative.
DeleteAm away from home. Am writing this from an odd place.
'Odd'?
DeleteHe will be 'even'ing it out soon!
DeleteHe probably means that Kishore is cryptically communicative, leaving it out to us to solve his 'clues'.
CV makes me with-draw my statement ...
DeletePAE !
DeleteCV Sir 9.20 - Thats why we did not get the clarifications from the Pithamaa yesterday. Generally he clarifies like the ball and wall
Delete25 Opening suffix with any scandal (4) GATE [DD] India is full of such openings ;-)
ReplyDeleteNadella has taken the position of American Gates!
and Windows!
DeleteAs they say in Kannada:
DeleteNaaDella gothu agbittaite, Microsoft CEO yaarantha!
I am sure Gates will be different from gate as a suffix. Anyway, it has given an opportunity to Kishore for have some f(p)un.
ReplyDeleteToday's Calvin and Hobbes toon reminded me of a recent episode of Cyrus Broacha's The Week That Wasn't ...
ReplyDeleteRe the cartoon at 19A. The fairy tale that I knew had only 1 frog, so what's the catch here?
ReplyDeleteKishore, please translate what you have said about Nadella! Don't want to miss out on the fun - I might mis- interpret!
ReplyDeleteYes, Kishore. Hum sab kannadiga alla!
DeleteMay I come in? What he meant is that the whole country or territory knows who the CEO of Microsoft is. He has played a pun on 'Nadella' which means 'the whole country or area'.
DeletePhew! No language is safe in his hands. He can make kachumbar out of anything or anyone.
I understand that Satya's name is pronounced as NaadeLla - సత్య నాదెళ్ల.
DeleteThe Kannada word is 'naaDella', combination of 'naaDu' a la E-naaDu, and 'ella' (the whole of).
You are correct as usual. That is why Kannada script was avoided, it won't work that way. The kachumber will remain uncooked ...
DeletePrince became a frog? (going by the crown on its head & surprise ending)
ReplyDeleteYes, Prince or Princess, take your pick. For further details, over to MB. He seems to be an expert at sexing cockroaches ;-)
Delete...but I find only frogs here !
DeleteAnd here I had thought you were James Herriot !
DeleteFrom 'Entomologist' to a 'Vet', no way ! :)
DeleteYou are a veteran anyway ;-)
DeleteTks :)
Deletegothu= understand?
ReplyDeleteAaaama, sir
ReplyDeleteTortoise?
DeleteAre you understanding in Malayalam, when I am posting in Anglicised Tamil? ;-)
DeleteBrain turns turtle...
Delete@Kishore 10.32 & @Richard 10.36 .......LOL
DeleteRichard@10.23-
ReplyDeleteNo language & nobody is safe in his hands, including princes,frogs & cockroaches!
Even grains like, wheat, barley, paddy, ragi, corn etc.
Delete...anything left ?!
DeletePaddy is Padmanabhan, is Irish and also happens to be a grain and probably Kishore has already digested it!!
ReplyDelete24a - rendered agape by gob clued as mouth.26a -lovely clue.3d - reminded of 'essays of elia'. 25d - simply floored.In fine stupendous puzzle.
ReplyDeleteEverything seems to be quiet on the crossword frontier.
ReplyDeleteAre there many Mumbaikars in this forum?
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Anyone else interested in having it can send a message to rlasrado@gmail.com and can receive a copy.
correction: 'whose IDs are in my database'.
DeleteThanks for your training and coaching, Richard.
Delete:-)
DeleteThank God you did not say it is all 'Bogie'!
DeleteI don't play golf!
Delete19D : Girl’s soft publicity for frog’s perch (4,3) LILYPAD {LILY} {P}{AD}
ReplyDeleteA request from Lily. She doesn't want to be too close to Pad ! Wants separation !!
I suppose you mean iPad !
DeleteNope ! Col Sir, knows what I mean ! :)
DeleteSeparated
DeleteThanks Richard!
ReplyDeleteI ve come across dispirited as an adjective. Disprit as verb is rare, rt?
ReplyDeleteOED says : Dispirit (Verb) : Cause to lose enthusiasm or hope.
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