Sunnet remembering his recent sojourn to the West Coast.
ACROSS
1 Stars avoid helping in parties (6) CELEBS CELEB
4 Excites intelligent nurses (8) QUICKENS {QUICK}{ENS}
10 Legend behind Japanese comics in city (9) MANGALORE {MANGA}{LORE}
11 Palm engineer's telephone (5) BETEL {BE}{TEL}
13 Culture of US & North America (9) AMERICANA {AMERICA}{NA}
14 Madrid regularly followed wealthy English king (7) RICHARD {RICH}{
16 Language of Vanuatu lullaby (4) TULU [T]
19 Wine haven (4) PORT [DD]
21 Artillery assault (7) BATTERY [DD]
24 Smashing! Nicest day in pool! (9) SYNDICATE*
25 One contract is optimal (5) IDEAL {1}{DEAL}
26 Filled a bath (5) AWASH {A}{WASH}
27 Expand appeal for this levy (6,3) INCOME TAX {IT}
28 I yell aloud for dessert (8) ICECREAM {I}{CECREAM}(~scream)
29 Critic poured acid (6) CITRIC*
DOWN
1 Warmer stories are told near this? (8) CAMPFIRE [CD]
2 Yearn to confront a gloomy expression (4,4) LONG FACE {LONG} {FACE}
3 Business head on every coast (5) BEACH {B
5 Bowing down on running away from deadly encounter (7) UNERECT ENC
6 Taxi's city permit is convertible (9) CABRIOLET {CAB}{RIO}{LET}
7 Catch and measure raised portion (6) ENTRAP {EN}{TRAP<=}
8 Last U.N. broadcast by ruler (6) SULTAN*
9 Wimp reportedly trembled (6) COWARD (~cowered)
15 He gets rid of lawsuit between sailor's love and that woman (9) ABOLISHER {AB}{O}{LIS}{HER}
17 She refuses to accept Romeo's ouster (8) REJECTOR {R}{EJECTOR}
18 With learning disability Washington took on assembly of sly English team (8) DYSLEXIC {D{SLY*}{E}{XI}C}
20 Worker comes up with gold thread work for empress (7) TZARINA {T{ZARI}NA<=}
21 3 R's introduced in opening (6) BREACH {B{R}EACH}
22 Mask a rider carrying African soldier (6) ASKARI [T]
23 Jostle and vie to enter forcefully (6) INVADE*
25 A doctor within two feet of poets (5) IAMBI {I{A}{MB}I}
GRID
Puzzle on expected lines from Sunnet.
ReplyDeleteBroad, metre or narrow gauge?
DeleteBroad :-)
DeleteYes. All encompassing. The usual pangram and the Karnataka coast theme (though I did not figure out)
DeleteScinitllator is the only THC setter who attempts to set puzzles on broad lines
Delete...for he's broad-minded!?
DeleteThink 'Sultan' and 'Battery' also form part of the themed entries
ReplyDeleteYes, shall highlight it
DeleteSultan and Icecream part of theme too
ReplyDeleteAlong with Battery and Syndicate
ReplyDeleteNo mention of pangram? Probably it 'goes without saying' in a Sunnet CW!
ReplyDeleteWish Sunnet many more vacations to get interesting CW's about many exciting places.
'I screamed' at not getting the dessert.
And Ideal. For the non cognoscenti, Ideal Icecream is a must visit in Mangalore. Sultan Battery (pronounced just like its Kerala counterpart " bathery" is on the Zgurpur river. Syndicate, of course, is the bank ...
ReplyDeleteZgurpur!
DeleteIt is a misnomer to refer to it as Gurupur river. Gurupur town is kilometres away from the spot. It has a sweet-sounding, meaningful name PHALGUNI. I am very possessive about it, somehow!
Our another solver, Panchamal Sridhar Shenoy lives close to Sultan Battery. Kishore and I had visited him during former's visit here.
As Kishore said, Battery is colloquially called 'Batheri' बत्तेरि, although it is a regular English word - meaning "a fortified structure on which artillery is mounted".
When Sunnet was here, we also discussed the point that 'Sultan' is pronounced 'Saltan' सल्टन by Westerners and in dictionaries.
I meant to say Phalguni is the real name of the so-called Gurupur river.
DeleteSaltans of swing as the Dire Straits song goes.
DeleteIce cream part of the clue? Mangalore special?
ReplyDeleteK answered in anticipation of my query.
ReplyDeleteRichard remembered and acknowledged for his part in making the trip enjoyable. Is the IIT CW hidden anywhere?
I think betel was correctly highlighted as a theme word Earlier
ReplyDeleteWas it? I did think of doing it, but didn't, I have done so now
DeleteBingo! Finally managed to crack a Sunnet puzzle. Loved many clues like FIFTH, ICECREAM, INCOME TAX etc. The last one INCOME TAX is my COD. Thank you Sunnet. Thoroughly enjoyed solving it. :-)))
ReplyDeleteGlad you enjoyed it MB. I enjoyed setting this puzzle.
DeleteCol's come up with a new kind of ice cream ;-)
ReplyDeleteWhere?
DeleteIn the anno.
Delete27 reminds me that I have to file my return. Last year the earnings from my crossword composition were so phenomenal that I had to open an account offshore. I am happy that the forms are less voluminous and easier to fill in.
ReplyDeleteThe forms are still not available for online submission of returns. So much for 'Acche din' of the new Govt
DeleteETA third or fourth week of June. File by date extended to 31Aug
DeleteMadras High Court has finally put some sense into the heads of two-wheeler riders in TN. I wonder why this cannot be made a national rule by the Supreme Court
ReplyDeleteAs Paddy has pointed out this CW is dedicated to Richard. It is a small token of appreciation for all his( & his wife's) efforts in making our Mangalore trip memorable
ReplyDeleteThree cheers for Richard!
DeleteThree cheers for Richard!
DeleteAll hail King Richard
DeleteCheers Richard! ;-)
DeleteHip hip hooray!!
DeleteIncidentally there is or used to be a Sultan battery in Hyderabad, which was or is a locally manufactured car battery in Masab Tank
ReplyDeleteWe have a Clive battery in Chennai.
ReplyDeleteIn Hyderabad we have one Sultan Bazaar and its opposite Begum Bazaar too! Both commercial hubs.
ReplyDeleteGot only 87.5% only. :(((. Yet happy to solve the rest. CELEBS, CAMPFIRE,QUICKENS AND UNERECT deceived me of samosas!
ReplyDeletePl read one "only" above.
DeleteMB @ 9:12,
ReplyDeleteDon't count your samosas before they are well-fried, we have xChequer coming in over the next two days
Bracing myself to face the onslaught,Sir! Shall be happy if I could get at least 60%. BTW I always look forward to such challenges and they are most welcome!
DeletePull up your socks, roll up your sleeves...
DeleteWow! Coming in here as Late Latif. I am touched and lost for words. Thanks, Sunnet and all others who chipped in with tailpieces.
ReplyDeleteI had asked Sunnet to run a write-up on his visit here. He did it in a different - and more memorable - way altogether.
Renga and Satya Narimetla, having lived in this city for some time, would have enjoyed this crossword.
Thank you one and all, once again.
I am reminded of our school excursions followed by a request- no,order- to write a composition about it, taking away all the fun. Something like an after dinner speech!
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