Typically entertaining Gridman. Liked PROW, TECHNO, NOSTALGIC, OVERSEE, OPTIC, ELAPSES, IMMERSE and OLDIE. Son seems to be overworking having to be with family, getting into interchange and going for a dip. As are the English.
I'm leaving a couple of solutions (4d and 8d) for any commenter to answer.
ACROSS
1 State army officer makes fuss after a bit of row (8) COLARADO [army officer=COL + A + Row + fuss=ADO] There seems to be a mistake here. Although the wordplay for the answer is accurate, the state is spelt COLORADO?
6 In favour of women at front of boat (4) PROW [in favour of=PRO + Women]
9 College's disapproval for modern music genre (6) TECHNO [college=TECH + disapproval=NO]
10 Work hard to keep referee in clover (7) TREFOIL [work hard=TOIL outside REFeree]
14 Endorses // reverse sides (5) BACKS [DD]
15 What is in a newspaper some credit emphatically (4) ITEM [T]
16 XI XI (4,2,4) SIDE BY SIDE [CD]
19 Little time — even year with another of it (5-5) TEENY-WEENY [Time + even=EEN + Year + With + EEN + Year]
21 Symbol of smoothness from son's family (4) SILK [Son + family=ILK]
24 In north-eastern State, a master goes ahead to gather (5) AMASS [NE state=ASSAM with A + Master in front]
25 Mantra's one opening up — second fellow is official investigator (9) OMBUDSMAN [mantra=OM + one opening up=BUD + Second + fellow=MAN]
26 One new drink I demonstrated initially turns out to be tasteless (7) INSIPID [one=1 + New + drink=SIP + I + Demonstrated]
27 Introduce son involved in interchange (6) INSERT [Son inside INTER*]
28 Inquisitive about operating system in New York (4) NOSY [Operating System inside New York]
29 Mastermind, English, one never without victory (8) ENGINEER [ENGlish + one=1 + NEvER]
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2 Supervise poetry in Old English (7) OVERSEE [poetry=VERSE inside Old English]
3 Remains with artist on mountaintop hermitage (6) ASHRAM [remains=ASH + artist=RA + Mountain]
4 Such a drive to destination is time-consuming and even tiresome (1,4,4)
5 Round bit of taint in photo of the eye (5) OPTIC [round=O + Taint inside photo=PIC]
7 Complaint of boss losing foot in rigorous imprisonment (7) RHONCHI [boss=HONCHo inside Rigorous Imprisonment]
8 Such an orator won't vilify (4-8)
11 It will develop by more reorganisation (6) EMBRYO [BY MORE]*
12 Secret entry in short line with power, having lost a number (12) INFILTRATION [IN + line=FILe + power=TRAcTION]
17 Giving a title to be exalted? (9) ENNOBLING [DD]
18 Examines Pye grabbing habit back (4,2) EYES UP [PYE outside habit=USE]<=
20 How time flies! See, with pals, engaged in frolic! (7) ELAPSES [SEE PALS]*
22 I am only taking son for dip (7) IMMERSE [I am=I'M + only=MERE outside Son]
23 English essayist abandons publicity for English inventor (6) EDISON [English + essayist=adDISON]
25 O, that is a memorable number! (5) OLDIE [O=OLD + that is=IE]
GRID
4D Such a drive to destination is time-consuming and even tiresome (1,4,4) A LONG RIDE (E?)
ReplyDelete8D Such an orator won't vilify (4-8) WELL-SPEAKING (CD)
I tried hard to find a variant spelling for COLORADO, but in vain. I am afraid that does appear to be an error in an otherwise well-constructed crossword. I especially liked 10a and 16a - and the mischievous misdirection in 23d!
ReplyDeleteThanks to Gridman and Bhavan.
Nice puzzle. Enjoyed solving it. Liked clue 27 Ac for its wordplay - 'interchange' where one has to change 'inter' only! Thanks Gridman. :-)))
ReplyDelete19 Little time — even year with another of it (5-5) TEENY-WEENY [Time + even=EEN + Year + With + EEN + Year]
ReplyDeleteBhavan makes this Anno look so simple, but it's not, as far as I'm concerned. I got the answer with the help of Net but couldn't parse it. Thanks, Bhavan.
Another small niggle- Thomas Edison becoming an English inventor.
ReplyDeleteI filled in Colorado and changed after the crossing.
The definition for EDISON is only "inventor". IMO, the wordplay in the clue is:
DeleteEnglish essayist (ADDISON) abandoning publicity (AD) for English (E). The, the second appearance of the word English is only intended to provide the E - it is not part of the definition. I thought the misdirection was very well done!
Yes, and i got well and truly misdirected. My apologies.
DeleteCan all engineers claim to be mastermind? Agreed, it is used here in its verb form.
ReplyDeleteSaturday blues- no. of comments so low?
Lovely x'ie.slightly confused with colarado.10a - nice clue for which we didn't need to work hard.19a - equally nice and a tricky one too. Overall an entertaining puzzle thanks GM.
ReplyDeleteColarado appears to be a problem. Else very good
ReplyDeletePower shutdown for maintenance. Could log in now only. First Samosa Day in 2015. Thanks GM!
ReplyDeleteCol.
ReplyDelete23A- Def. to be only 'Inventor', not 'English inventor'.