ACROSS
1 Precision of account held by church office (8) ACCURACY {AC}{CURACY}
5 Deserter caught by soldiers Army person gets free (6) GRATIS {G{RAT}IS} - The additional Army person seems to be an editing error by Gridman
9 Enters without knocking - Pole enters, having lost time (6,2) BARGES IN {BAR}{GE
10 Crooks back on lake stretch (6) SPRAWL {SPRAW<=}{L}
12 A female in truncated group is well-protected (4) SAFE {S{A}{F}E
13 Disowning sailor's timeless pronouncement (10) ABDICATION {AB}{DICtATION}
15 Two learners in terrible duel calmed down (6) LULLED {LU{LL}ED*}
17 Father's group, having no time, is on the way out (5) PASSE {PAS}{SE
20 Criticise the Spanish discussion group (5) PANEL {PAN}{EL}
21 Business information included in account by start of year (6) AGENCY {A{GEN}C}{Y}
24 They have an unruly lot to control (4,6) RIOT POLICE [CD]
27 Drunk up? (4) HIGH [DD]
29 The old line is one that is to be tested (6) THEORY {THE}{O}{RY}
30 French friend's wire is friendly (8) AMICABLE {AMI}{CABLE}
31 It's a net for the petty dictator (6) SATRAP
32 This won't give you any vision (5,3) BLIND EYE [CD]
DOWN
1 Convent leader has Jack joining Elizabeth (6) ABBESS {AB}{BESS}
2 Concern about a fine container (6) CARAFE {CAR{A}{F}E}
3 By riverside, fish movie roll (4) REEL {R}{EEL}
4 Scale cherry's top branch (5) CLIMB {C
6 Russian father suffering one ulcer (6) RUPIA {RU}{P{1}A}
7 True, by contrast this is different (4,2,2) THAT IS SO [CD]
8 Declines violently to be suppressed (8) SILENCED*
11 Dossier about theologian being cheat (6) FIDDLE {FI{DD}LE}
14 Great many top-class learners are far from scintillating (4) DULL {D}{U}{LL}
16 Fifty one clever, but legally obligated (6) LIABLE {LI}{ABLE}
17 Agreement said to be stuffed (4) PACT (~packed)
18 Works from poets are all over the place (8) OPERATES*
19 Individual entering pub, thirsty at first, overall rude (8) INSOLENT {IN{SOLE}N}{T
22 Doctor in the river is adroit (6) NIMBLE {NI{MB}LE}
23 Girl exercises holding tool and tip of belt (6) PHOEBE {P{HOE}{B
25 Temporarily place a winter garment (5) PARKA {PARK}{A}
26 See, it's wicked male animal (5) CAMEL {C}{MALE*}
28 Small, able survey (4) SCAN {S}{CAN}
It's a net for the petty dictator (6) {'S}{A}{TRAP}
ReplyDeleteCopy of mail from Richard pasted below. He wanted it put in at 8:30 but I could not do so as I had to go out to the lab for a routine blood test
ReplyDeleteHi everyone
Having been out of station for two or three days, I missed wishing the Col, the blog and everyone here on the occasion of THCC anniversary. I can only endorse what our friends have expressed here yesterday.
For the benefit of those who joined this group during the past year, here's my
last year's post.
Trust the boss will accommodate this.
Best wishes to you all, once again.
Sorry Richard. This is what I get on clicking the link - "Sorry, the page you were looking for in this blog does not exist." Anyway I read that report last year. It was so fascinating.
DeleteGreat cartoon in ET BangEd pg 2 reminiscent of Kaa's "Trussssst in me - jusssssst in me "
ReplyDeleteNice one. Loved solving it. PHOEBE the goddess was the LOI. Thanks, Gridman. :-)))
ReplyDeleteDULL going! The comments column seems to have been LULLED into SILENCE today!!
ReplyDelete6d! To think Indians hanker after Rupia!
ReplyDeleteSATRAP & INSOLENT denied me the samosas. Anyway it is a real pleasure to solve GM.
ReplyDeleteSatrap & Phoebe for me- denied a hat trick.
ReplyDelete'Army person' in 5A has anything to do with discharge from army? Meaning the def. to be 'Army person to get free'?
MB 1:19 pm
ReplyDeleteThere must have been some problem with the embedding of the URL.
Try this pls:
http://thehinducrosswordcorner.blogspot.in/2014/02/special-tuesday-04-feb-2014-5th.html
Sorry for the inconvenience.
Gone through the marvellous report, once more! Thanks, Richard. :)
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