ACROSS
1 Vegetable – gripe about how it’s stored within (5-3) SPLIT-PEA [T] {griPE-About}
6 Mean somehow to have the last word (4) AMEN*
9 An extreme cover to begin escorting leader (6) TOECAP
10 Drop of the French perfume (7) DESCENT {DE}{SCENT}
13 Hype let on about plastic material (9) POLYTHENE*
14 I’d return, say, to ring soccer great Maradona (5) DIEGO {D'I<=}{EG}{O}
15 Resting place to doctor (4) TOMB {TO}{MB}
16 Canadian province for odd avocations (4,6) NOVA SCOTIA*
19 Pen shaping fluid events (10) HAPPENINGS*
21 Speak harshly against artist and police officer (4) RASP {RA}{SP}
24 Dog’s classy comeback in Roman tribal division (5) CURIA {CUR}{1A<=}
25 She is one to free in the maternity room (9) DELIVERER [CD]
27 Gift for old money (6) TALENT [DD]
28 Bond leading to girls – lolling, unclad, eager (4) GLUE {G}{L}{U}{E}
29 Disheartened by troublesome deadends (8) SADDENED*
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2 Something that needs solving by export, to begin with (7) PROBLEM
3 Stir up in tourist’s destination, say (6) INCITE {IN}{CITE}(~sight)
4 Go, Evita, for one spicy topping (9) PEPPERONI {PEP}{PERON}{1}
5 Son thrown out of jockey’s seat in fluster (5) ADDLE
7 Superlatively humble (7) MEEKEST [E]
8 Kanha, Corbett or Ranthambore? (8,4) NATIONAL PARK [GK]
11 Lure French noble inside, understand? (6) SEDUCE {SE{DUC}E}
12 Inspecting suddenly, what beauty-conscious teenage girls do in front of the mirror? (4-8) SPOT-CHECKING [DD]
17 Cornered, a gnu dealt in a different manner (9) ANGULATED*
18 Has her presenting unoriginal work (6) REHASH*
20 Standard location not fully set up for social climber (7) PARVENU {PAR}{VENU
22 Put in order a royal cook stove (7) ARRANGE {A}{R}{RANGE}
23 Trim five trapped by tangled steel (6) SVELTE {S{V}ELTE*}
25 Swallows all the clues in this set? (5) DOWNS [DD]
Should 2D have been 'Expert' instead of 'Export'?
ReplyDeleteOf course!
DeleteRepeated pleas to the paper to avoid misprints in the crossword have not even fallen on deaf ears - they have been wafted away in thin air.
What is BLEM?
Delete+ 1
DeleteBLEM is nothing. It's just that PROBLEM begins with the 'EXPERT/PRO'
DeleteThanks Sir.
DeleteThanks, Col, for clarifying. The clue doesn't take into account every component in breakup but merely hints at one of them - leaving the rest for the solver to figure out.
DeleteIt may be a lazy way of writing clues but is an accepted device. It was, I think, a common device in early decades of crosswords before rules were codified by people such as Ximenes and others.
It is not seen now in crosswords in mainstream UK newspapers but is quite common in 13x13 syndicated crosswords that appear in regional newspapers - some of which are used in quality Indian newspapers.
Members of this blog will remember some clues in a Sun spl crossword here by Anitya exploited this method.
"BLEM is nothing."
DeleteBlem is something you end up with in absence of the pro. If the pro is present, you end up with a problem. Either way, you are in trouble.
It was a problematic clue! Due to our "Exports" at The Hindu!!
DeleteExcept the split part, in 1 ac I got all. Repeat performance of Y'day. Thanks GRIDMAN
ReplyDeleteNice clue 1 AC. Well concealed, tricky.
ReplyDeleteExpected our cartoonist to come up with one for 28 A.
Sorry to disappoint you, Raghu, I am no "export" at drawing lolling, unclad,eager girls.
DeleteDrawing was an unintended pun.
Bond's the export at that you mean.
Delete'Drawing an unintended pun'- you mean 'Magnetic attraction'?
DeleteNeither the said girls nor me are made of haematite
DeleteOr perhaps magnetite.
DeleteKishore @ 10:25
DeleteBTW, what are you made of? Forget that reddish black mineral consisting of ferric oxide!
Hot air!
DeleteOh! Nothing but gas ?!
DeleteThat too the natural, organic variety, sometimes compressed. DGH might be interested.
DeleteOver to DGH, Noida, then! :)
DeleteI am looking forward to DGH doubling the gas rates. My net worth will double!
DeleteBest of luck!
DeleteNice puzzle. Found North-West corner tough. Missed out on 1A, 9A and 2D. Took Net help for 16A. Thanks Gridman.
ReplyDeleteSame here except I had no problem with problem! Bowled by the export. Could not get the anno for the topping.
ReplyDeleteReally enjoyed the puzzle today Thank you
ReplyDeleteIs 'Evita' the full form of 'Eva' of "Eva Peron'?
ReplyDeleteFrom Wikipedia
DeleteMaría Eva Duarte de Perón (7 May 1919 – 26 July 1952) was the second wife of Argentine President Juan Perón (1895–1974) and served as the First Lady of Argentina from 1946 until her death in 1952. She is usually referred to as Eva Perón (Spanish: [ˈeβa peˈɾon]), or by the affectionate Spanish language diminutive Evita.
This usage is common in Spanish / Portuguese communities. Evita means little Eva. Similar are names like Chiquita, Conchita (nor Rita ;-) ). For men, the suffix is -inho. Eg. Ronaldinho, the football player's name is Ronaldo, but there was already another Ronaldo, so he became little Ronaldo. Another example is Toquinho, the Brazilian singer and guitarist. His real name is Antônio Pecci Filho, but his nickname means 'little piece' which was his mother's pet name for him. He was invited by Vinicius de Moraes (of the Garota de Ipanema fame) and later collaborated with Paulinho da Viola and Paulinho Noguiera.
DeleteBy the way, the real name of Conchita Martinez, the tennis player is Inmaculada Concepción !
DeleteNo conclusion to be drawn about Bournvita
DeleteAmongst the many other suffixes used for small, -illa is one. Eg: Flotilla, Guerilla
DeleteWhere do you get all these stuff and more to the point, how do you remember tham? I am with Suresh in this- something special which you see only in CW's, I seem to remember (or forget) when it is repeated a while later!
DeleteBTW, thank you Col. & Kishore for the clarification about Evita- Eva.
DeleteFaint memory coupled with Google / Wiki support
DeleteDidn't know Google / Wiki made supports ;-)
DeleteTalking of supports, we have the surname Kabra. Recently I heard somebody say in Hindi:
DeleteMaine XXX Kabra ko dekha! (XXX was the lady's name), hardly realising how that sounded ...
Not everyone is Kishore to split words and allude different meanings to them!
DeleteNice one Col. about supports!
9 An extreme cover to begin escorting leader (6) TOECAP {TO}{E}{CAP}
ReplyDeleteWhat do the words 'begin' and 'leader' mean here pl? I think 'cover' = 'cap'
As I see it,
ReplyDelete'begin escorting'- e
leader- cap
I had a doubt about a 'cap' being a 'leader' and checked 'Free Dictionary' for a while and gave up as I could not find the correct solution. May be you are right. Thanks, Paddy.
DeleteFree Dictionary search/check was done before I raised my doubt @ 10:04
Delete:-)
DeleteJust love the 'punny' cartoons with the solutions! Thanks for cheering up our mornings...
ReplyDeleteEnjoyed the cw - smooth and easy.
Thanks, Rita. Please ref. my post at 1034, where you are mentioned.
DeleteIm on cloud nine today having cracked the puzzle100% w/o much reference.Lovely clues act as escalator so that we could reached the destination.Thank you GM.
ReplyDeleteMy TOECAP gave me trouble today, and my INCITE, I heard, failed. Otherwise smooth sailing. Thumbs up today (with the indelible ink mark on).
ReplyDeleteTypo we could reach
ReplyDeleteI do not exist. Our voters's list says so.
ReplyDeleteThat means you are the original Phantom.
DeleteIncognito
DeleteI am also Mr Walker: I walked to the election booth and back.
DeleteTypo in above: voters'
Has Gridman chosen to lower the standard with the solvers? Though his compilations are indeed thoroughly enjoyable, can he please up his ante a bit? In his own pro- view, does he feel there was no PRO_blem with this clue? I can twirl my toes for a while for a toecap !
ReplyDeleteI'm not splitting hairs or spilling the beans or griping, but while PEA is ok , where does the SLIT come from? I know there is a variety of SPLIT PEA.
Kishore: Spanish mothers are indeed very fond of their its , chits and bits aren't they? Oh, Noh ! for men? How about a MargueRITTA for that?
PEA in the clue appears in "griPE About" hence the SPLIT PEA
DeleteAs Deepak has illustrated the PEA is split between two words gripe and about. However, yesterdays 8d (Leading stylist illumined revealing skirt feature) seems to be haunting you still, your SPLIT in above post has a P missing.
DeleteSpanish mothers are indeed very fond of their its
DeleteI read the above line in a hurry and parsed a word wrongly. Many apologies.
:-)
DeleteSomewhat similar to
Deletemarundavan kannukku irundadhellam pei
(To the frightened, every shadow is a ghost)
Shiver, shiver!
DeleteMB, Gridman has dedicated this puzzle to you. Pl. see 15a.
ReplyDelete6a !
DeleteLong live MB!
DeleteAmen !
DeleteKishore,
ReplyDeleteElection commission says you can vote with any of your other ID's like DL,Passport,PIN etc.,conceding of course that you are keen on voting to anyone other than NOTA.
But your name should be in Voters' list na?
DeleteYes, I think you are right. But if he has a voter ID card, will they have to allow him to vote, subject to verification later?
ReplyDeleteNo, I think
DeleteYour name has to be on the list only then you can vote
DeleteWithout the name being in the list they cannot issue a voter ID, unless there is a mistake somewhere.
DeleteAll of us at home have Voter ID and have voted in the past elections. This time, however, my wife and I have vanished.
DeleteK 4:00
DeleteIt was being announced in newspapers over the past six months that ensuring that one's name appeared in the voters' list was a must.
I don't know how you could miss that. I wish I had a chance to speak to you on this subject, while we had all the time in the world to talk shop. :-(
THIS was the page we were asked to visit.
Re Paddy 2:42 - The same announcement said that old entries were subject to deletion, if during the repeated visits of the enumerators to your door to verify, you happened to be away.
This is being to done to eliminate the names of those who may have passed away or moved from the place. Thus chanes of proxy voting by others in their names is obviated.
The last sentence above to be read as "Thus chances of proxy voting by others in their names are obviated."
DeleteYou are right:I did not check. I have voted several times in the last 15 years plus from the same address. However, my sons who are away most of the time figure in the list. New lesson learnt today: Always verify when government departments are involved.
DeleteLakshmi and Sowmya met yesterday at Chennai. Snaps are up in the THCC families blog at the following link Lakshmi n Sowmya meet
ReplyDeleteLV and S: Nice pics.
DeleteWas it a mini, extemporaneous S&B meet?
The next time when we meet you, we can recognize you both without being formally introduced to. ;-)
Thank you Richard for the clarification.It clears many doubts. By the way I received sms from Chennai corporation giving enrolment nos. of all of us at home.
ReplyDeleteThis seems to be exclusively for Karnataka. Is there a similar one for TN and if so would it be possible for you to get it for us?
ReplyDeleteFor Chennai
Deletehttp://www.elections.tn.gov.in/pdf/dt2eng.htm
Thank you Ajeesh.
DeleteI am very happy today. For the first time, I cracked 23 clues with just the paper in my hand. No laptop, internet, dictionary, no help whatsoever. Thanks to a long drive with family. Once I got on to the net, the rest were a breeze. 6 months since I started. I am quite pleased with the progress I have made. I owe a great deal to this blog. Thanks.
ReplyDelete3 Stir up in tourist’s destination, say (6) INCITE {IN}{CITE}(~sight)
ReplyDeleteIN CITE~ SITE