With 1A as REAL LIFE and 8D as UNIVERSALISM I was foxed for a long time. That's my problem with CD's.
ACROSS
1 Such a story in literature may not lie (4-4) TRUE LIFE [CD]
6 Lover’s tie talked about (4) BEAU (~bow) Another pronunciation that i was not aware of till today
9 Lion, by no means a pussy (3,3) BIG CAT [CD]
10 National might be a female I hang about (7) AFGHANI {A}{F}{GHANI*}
13 Leader of Congress gets a quiet tip to source of funds (4,5) CASH POINT {C}{A}{SH} {POINT}
14 Run away with East European revolutionary (5) ELOPE
15 Finished deliveries? (4) OVER [DD]
16 Moody from some spreadsheet functions (3,2,5) OUT OF SORTS {OUT OF} {SORTS}
19 Karl caught messing up with feature of funny TV show (5,5) LAUGH TRACK*
21 Dark shadow from friend fell finally (4) PALL {PAL}{
24 A second layer of pale colour (5) ASHEN {A}{S}{HEN}
25 Release a fellow who is not under any contractual obligation (4,5) FREE AGENT {FREE} {A}{GENT}
26 Part ZEE telecast is a circus act (7) TRAPEZE*
27 Pounds after short run around Bihar's capital (6) THROBS {THRO{B}S*}
28 Newlywed woman doesn't start journey (4) RIDE
29 Takes a short sleep in rubbish bag (8) KNAPSACK {K{NAPS}ACK}
DOWN
2 Old foreign money given to a girl to send out again (7) REISSUE {REIS}{SUE}
3 Save right out of passage (6) EXCEPT EXCE
4 Tiger Run I toured to find plotter (9) INTRIGUER*
5 Accurate demand (5) EXACT [DD]
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| Cartoon by Bhargav |
8 Global commonness (12) UNIVERSALITY [E]
11 European country said to import lard (6) GREASE (~greece)
17 So charter reassembled band (9) ORCHESTRA*
18 Swap coins? (6) CHANGE [DD]
20 “…. but those __ are sweeter still” (Keats) (7) UNHEARD [FITB]
22 Good tennis player and writer are bitter (7) ACERBIC {ACER}{BIC}
A walk in the park! Quite an enjoyable and enthralling puzzle. Thank you Gridman. :-))
ReplyDelete14 Run away with East European revolutionary (5) ELOPE {E}{POLE*}
ReplyDeleteI thought it was: East : E, European: POLE, revolutionary E POLE<=
Me too. Else it becomes an indirect anagram. But then the reversal works only in the first part which makes East's position in the wrong place.
DeleteActually: ELOP E<-
DeleteThat's right!
DeleteYesterday when I was rechecking it, I was a little worried that I had perhaps used an indirect anagram - so uncharacteristic of me. It took quite some time and a little prodding from an external source before I realsied that that the anno is as given by Raghunath here now.
Crossword setters often forget their own original thinking when they come to parse clues after a lapse of time.
East European
DeleteE POLE
reversing the above
ELOPE
Now, does that make sense?
Col.,
ReplyDeleteIs yours classified under 'Walrus'?
How many times does he have to confirm this classification?
DeleteThe whole world knows.
Am I out of the world?!
Delete11 European country said to import lard (6) GREASE (~greece)
ReplyDelete'Import' probably is misleading.
Could it be 'impart'?
DeleteCan't it be seen as a link word? WP imports/brings sol word.
DeleteEuropean country said lard - or any similar clue - wouldn't make sense, would it?
Not 'impart' - no way!
DeleteOK Sir :)
DeleteCuriously, I got both the answers given on top right, but faltered on walrus.
ReplyDeleteDid Gridman have enough time to make some overnight changes to make it easier today? MB put it precisely- a walk in the park.
I never set out to create a hard or easy crossword.
ReplyDeleteGridfills done, I proceed to write clues.
Sometimes the puzzle turns out to be easy, sometimes hard.
Only my solvers can decide!
After yesterday's workout, today was a gentle warmup - thanks, Gridman. Lovely surfaces and wordplay. I don't see a problem with 'import' lard - I parsed it as the setter has indicated above.
ReplyDeletePhew! Solved today's CW with no Googling, etc. - thank you Gridman/CV!
ReplyDeleteWas beginning to think I had lost the knack or the grey cells were losing out!!
Good morning all - heading for coffee and samosas, now.
Nice one today from Gridman. I had 1A as REAL LIFE as well on first glance.
ReplyDeleteWhen "not lie" appears in the clue, it automatically leads to "True" in the first glance itself. So I did not have a problem with the clue at all.
DeleteBhargav, why is the background of all your cartoons shaded grey?
ReplyDeleteI think he is photographing a hand drawn sketch indoors. Hene, it is looking gray. I don't think he has actually shaded it.
DeleteYes, I do photograph a hand drawn sketch. I am trying to get used to the doodle apps. Hope to change over soon!!
ReplyDeleteI have used photography for some hand drawn sketches (not toons). By laying it on my bed with sunlight filtering through the current, the white paper looks like a sepia print in the photo
DeleteParadise Lost yesterday Regained today! Thanks Grindman!
ReplyDelete6 Lover’s tie talked about (4) BEAU (~bow) Another pronunciation that i was not aware of till today
ReplyDeleteI remember seeing a movie called The Last Remake of Beau Geste in Ernakulam in the early '80s
Beau Geste is the title of a novel that P. C. Wren wrote - the Wren of Wren and Martin grammar book.
Delete12d Schoolmaster looks like a spillover from yesterday's school theme.
ReplyDeleteToday I see a circus theme: Big cat, laugh track, trapeze, ride, orchestra, freak
Possible!
DeleteWhile filling the grid, one word might lead to another and by association I might add related words. But I don't claim that I have created a thematic - for which I would want it to be full-bodied.