Three answers per commenter (with annotations) as usual till 6 PM
ACROSS
1 Hope this text is intercepted by an intelligence agency (7)
5 Nearly full with drink, holds counter-top for support (7)
9 Both hands on wheels? (9)
10 This vehicle regularly went around in the past (5)
11 Crude income tax error lands one in soup? (6)
12 Goes along with sweetheart’s failings (7)
14 Vagrants’ essential instrument (4)
15 Entrepreneur organised upscale tour - not for everyone! (10)
19 Venomous snake from marsh somehow left river, got into chest brought by Queen (10)
20 Chip hit back after losing cap (4)
22 A cat in a city structure (7)
25 Chinese Premier disowned Captain training with foreign honcho in China (6)
27 Claim medic has zero sex-appeal (5)
28 Exposes manually-operated vehicle to aerial assault (3-6)
29 Judge has difficulties with top-ups (7)
30 Many go around believing essentially, that it’s a way to get rich! (7)
DOWN
1 De-marginalised population’s currency (4)
2 Medical specialist’s knowledge about core of principle is very annoying! (9)
3 Raid on establishment? (6)
4 Covers with even running strides (9)
5 Joke that is right in front of one! (5)
6 Underestimates shooters? (3-5)
7 Indian Ocean swells with Indian music (5)
8 Football team’s caught recruiting rival’s top one quietly; that must be peer-reviewed! (10)
13 Lara Croft: Cat Stylist! (4-6)
16 A rare cult made up of living beings (9)
17 Bait set out to trap the greatest brown forward (9)
18 Evil - imbibing core of virtues becomes God, perhaps (8)
21 Kid upset at that heartless rule (6)
23 A mug turned cold (5)
24 Curbed new desires for a long time… (5)
26 A group of girls, maybe, start to behave with spite after warden finally leaves (4)
Across Lite version is available at the following link BRUNO 3
Enjoy
22A--- A N (a tom) Y
ReplyDelete27A--- DR O IT
23D--- A LOOF <<
5A: FULCRUM
ReplyDelete{FULl}{C}{RUM}
19A: BUSHMASTER
BUST around MArSH* + ER
13D: TOMB-RAIDER
{TOM}{BRAIDER}
Forgot to add definitions:
DeleteFULCRUM = support
BUSHMASTER = venomous snake
TOMB-RAIDER = Lara Croft (video game and movie character)
Thanks to Bruno for a delightful Sunday special! And thanks to DG for restarting it - while the IXL Sunday puzzles provided a substitute, the Sunday special here has a charm of its own and was sorely missed.
ReplyDeleteThanks Abhay...
DeleteOff topic
ReplyDeleteThe THC Setters page has been added. At the moment only Gridman and Afterdark have sent in their bios
26Dn : A group of girls, maybe, start to behave with spite after warden finally leaves (4) BEVY {B+(EnVY)}
ReplyDeleteDef : A group of girls.
DeletePeople finding Bruno tough after the 10 reasonably easy rounds of IXL? No Geography, History or Filmography required here ;-)
ReplyDeleteHavent gone through the IXL Col, but if it involved Geography, history and filmography... then I would have had no chance...
Delete8D - MANUSCRIPT - MANUS C(R I P)T - Football team;s MANUS , Caught (CT) with R I P
ReplyDelete15A - SPECULATOR - UPSCALE + TOR - (TOUR without U)
29A - REFILLS - REF + ILLS
21 D: YEAR(-n)S
ReplyDelete18 D: IMMOR(T)ALS
29a: REF ILLS
7Dn : Indian Ocean swells with Indian music (5) RAGAS {RAGAS<==} Def : Indian Music.
ReplyDelete18 D: IMMOR(T)AL
ReplyDelete10 a: WeNt W(AGO)N
ReplyDelete5Dn : Joke that is right in front of one! (5) FARCE {FA{R}CE} Def : Joke.
ReplyDelete14A - (-h)OBOE(-s)
ReplyDelete28A - {AIR-S}{TRIKE}
4D - {ENVE}*{LOPES}
CGB,
ReplyDeleteI think 18D must be 'Immortal'. Your answer does not suit 29A crossing.
I read it as 'Immoral' (Evil) taking T.
I have solved it as IMMORTAL only.... see above.
Delete24 Curbed new desires for a long time… (5) YEAR(-N)S
ReplyDelete16 A rare cult made up of living beings (9) CREATURAL*
ReplyDeleteChallenging puzzle . Thanks Balaji
ReplyDeleteWelcome AVM.
Delete12 ac swEetLapses...elapses
ReplyDelete24D- YEARS
ReplyDeleteLong time- Def.
Desires- Yearns
Curbed new- Minus N
YEAR(N)S
6 d.low balls
ReplyDeleteYes, Archana. In case anybody is wondering SHOOTERS in cricket are LOW BALLS or balls that dont bounce much.
Delete17 d tan t(ali)se*
ReplyDelete30 Many go around believing essentially, that it’s a way to get rich! (7) LOT T(E)RY
ReplyDelete21 Kid upset at that heartless rule (6) DIK* T (A) T
ReplyDeleteCompensated 24 d YEAR(-N)S
ReplyDelete21down: DIKTAT: KID and T(H)A)T: RULE--DIKTAT
ReplyDelete21D-DIKTAT
ReplyDeleteDIK- (KID)*
That heartless- TAT
Def.- Heartless rule
17D- TANTALISE
ReplyDeletebait- Def.
The greatest- Ali
(SET)*
Take the brown forward- Start with 'TAN"
(TAN)T(ALI)(SE
Crude income tax error lands one in soup__ OXTAIL a soup variety-- OIL-- Crude oil and TAX anagram
ReplyDeleteIn lieu of 21D-
ReplyDelete30A- LOTTERY
Many- LOT
Go - TRY
Around- Anind
Essentially-E
Way to get rich- Def.
Paddy,
DeleteE from beliEving i think, essentially as letter picking ind
Yes AVM. The anno I had in mind was man ~ LOT go ~ TRY around beli(E)ving...
DeleteGood message there in 30A. Nice clue.
ReplyDeleteThank you Paddy.
DeleteAcross
ReplyDelete1 Hope this text is intercepted by an intelligence agency (7) PRO(MI)SE
11 Crude income tax error lands one in soup? (6) O(XTA*)IL
Down
2 Medical specialist’s knowledge about core of principle is very annoying! (9) {OB}{NO{[-a]XIO[-m])US}
OB- Obstetrician & Gynecologist
Replacement for 11Ac already solved:
Delete1 Ac De-marginalised population’s currency (4) [-e]PONY[-m]
Pony is slang for 25 Pounds Sterling
That is not the correct answer
Delete'eponym' for population?
Delete1Dn PICE Anno?
DeleteIs it [s]PECI*[-e]? But there is no Anagram Indicator.
Still incorrect
DeletePULA is the currency of Botswana
Delete[-po]PULA[-ce]
Chip hot back after losing cap: KNAP: SPANK- hit back- lose cap- delete S.
ReplyDeleteBRUNO:: brutally brain-fried n !! Thanks for filling in for this SUNDAY ROAST.. Col: Thanks for reviving the special. I waited in vain for the PLAY button to to activate for ICL Round X! !!-- force of Sunday habit !!.
ReplyDeleteHmmm... Dont know if that is a compliment Raju, but welcome anyway...!!
DeleteOf course, its a compliment Balaji aka Bruno ! How could you read any thing else into my comments !!
DeleteArchana I have deleted two of your answers as you have exceeded the quota of 3 answers per person till 6PM
ReplyDeleteLeft overs
ReplyDeleteACROSS - 9, 25
DOWN - 1, 3
3d inroad * &lit
ReplyDeleteSorry about that...overenthusiatic beginnner😞
ReplyDelete9a LANDROVER
ReplyDeleteDef - Wheels
Anno - both hands L AND R
On OVER
L+AND + R +OVER
25A: TAIPAN ; {(-c)APTAIN}* ; Defn: foreign honcho in China
ReplyDeleteToughie today - but was enjoyable
ReplyDelete+1. My COD "LANDROVER" Thanks Bruno for the Sunday show!
ReplyDeleteOh, thanks MB. That was a fun one...
DeleteA tough but nice and enjoyable time- feels like so long after. Thank you Bruno & Col.
ReplyDeleteWelcome Padmanabhan.
DeleteHi Participants of the IXL 2014! There are ups and downs in life as also in the Leaderboard of IXL 2014. So, I present you this Leaderboard (upto 30th position) that awards zero for incorrect entries. If you are upgraded, take this as a consolation. If you are downgraded, then please forgive me.Just see that Vinayak Rao Ekbote who deserved the proud 5th position with 1 incorrect entry as per the rules was hammered down to the 14th while Rangarajan who should have got 14th position with 2 incorrect entries was uplifted to the 6th. Consolation to Lahar and Rahmat, too.
ReplyDelete1 MOHSIN AHMED Bangalore 885
2 SHUCHISMITA UPADHYAY Bangalore 853
3 RAMESH JAGANNATHAN Secunderabad 788
4 VINOD RAMAN Bangalore 763
5 VINAYAK RAO EKBOTE New Delhi 740
6 LAHAR APPAIAH Bangalore 722
7 ANISH Ernakulam 715
8 ABHAY PHADNIS Chennai 708
9 DR S VENKATESH Delhi 706
10 RAHMAT ALI Kolkata 706
11 PADMASREE RAMABHADRAN Mumbai 705
12 SOHRAB AZAM Kolkata 704
13 VINOO SANJAY Mumbai 700
14 RANGARAJAN Hyderabad 683
15 BHARATI SHANKARAN HEMMADY Mumbai 607
16 ABDUL HAQUE Delhi 605
17 RAMKI KRISHNAN Chennai 601
18 SHACHII MANIK Mumbai 584
19 SURESH DORBALA Visakhapatnam 582
20 SANJAY SINHA Patna 556
21 SRIRAM Chennai 551
22 SANDHYA PARUCHURI Hyderabad 546
23 PRAMIT KAMATH New Delhi 533
24 RAINMON Chennai 522
25 JOSE DE ABREU Mumbai 522
26 SRIVIDYA KRISHNASWAMY Chennai 513
27 R NAGENDRA PRASAD Bangalore 511
28 URMILA Bangalore 510
29 N. RENGASWAMY Chennai 489
30 SANJEEV KUMAR VERMA Patna 484
Dilip Kumar,
DeleteYou seem to have got your maths all wrong. Where did you get these figures from?
Vinayak was never at 5th position after the 9th round. Moreover how do you know that Vinayak had 1 incorrect entry and Rangarajan had 2 incorrect entries?
Where is Sowmya ?
DeleteCol.
DeleteDilip’s figures seem to be correct ( I don’t know how he has gleaned this info). I had only one incorrect entry ( one typo) during the entire league. If the rules ( Point 15 of Terms & Conditions) of awarding zero for incorrect entries are followed, Dilip’s calculations would be correct. Rahmat Ali had also commented on this on the leaderboard comments section. They seem to have changed the rule mid-way. Maximum impact was in the ninth round where I had an all correct entry and there were only a few all correct entries. The result was that incorrect entries scored 70-80 points and this impacted the leaderboard. If the rules specify something, they should be followed and not changed without any formal announcement
But still how does he know who all made incorrect entries and how many ?
DeleteAgree that they shouldn't have changed rules mid way though. I hope they will have clear rules next year
DeleteAs far as I know no rules were changed midway. Only in the first round no marks were given for incorrect entries. However when they gave marks for incorrect entries from the second round onwards they did so for the first round also by giving the marks later so that brought all the scores under the same set of rules
DeleteCol.
DeleteThe fact is that the Leaderboard is not in accordance with the specified rules ( Point No. 15 of IXL Terms & Conditions ) and if there was any other set of rules, it is not in accordance with Point No. 17 of IXL Terms & Conditions.
Dilip, You may be right with your findings. Had zero been given as per last year, then the crossword would not have generated so much interest this year. It would have been an insipid one like last year with less number of participants.
ReplyDeleteThanks Balaji for the special
ReplyDeleteMy pleasure Col.
DeleteAny criticisms?? The clues cant all have been OK...
ReplyDelete