A big 'Thank You' to all the teachers & to the folks on this board who have taught me so much
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1 Maybe illness affecting a series of factory workers (8,4) ASSEMBLY LINE {MAYBE ILLNESS}*
9 Perfect trick some say to get a friend (10) CONSUMMATE {CON}{SUM(~SOME)}{MATE}
11 Compose very ordinary article (6) SOOTHE {SO}{O}{THE}
12 Big band's performance stunt (8) GIGANTIC {GIG}{ANTIC}
14 Not oddly aviation is unprofitable (4) VAIN {
16 Reel from funny gagster (7) STAGGER {GAGSTER*}
18 Strikes during LS poll awful in retrospect (7) WALLOPS (T<=}
19 Penned // a legal document (4) WRIT (DD)
22 Happen to regret following a star (4,4) COME TRUE {COME T}{RUE}
23 Sort of junction/intersection for a mess (6) TANGLE {T}{ANGLE}
24 Now is represented thus in time (4,6) THIS MINUTE {THUS IN TIME}* &lit
26 Slip, scratching head in a church recess (4) APSE {
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2 Outlet manufactured a fine velvet say (6,5) SAFETY VALVE {A F VELVET SAY}*
4 It is not dangerous to go past 8 reportedly (6) BENIGN {~ BE NINE}
5 One might be representing genus tyro? (9) YOUNGSTER {GENUS TYRO}*
6 Lives by dogmata essentially showing faith (3) ISM {IS}{
7 Pleasure getting into bed? (5) FUTON {FU{TO}N}
13 Bird can be sailing through near strong wind (11) NIGHTINGALE
17 See-through cut in a boot (6) GALOSH {GA{LO}SH}
21 Girl's after college rank (5) CLASS {C}{LASS}
23 False things coming out of one's mouth? (5) TEETH (CD)
25 It is bad, 'cos standing under it gives tan (3) SIN {Sin/Cos=Tan}
Reference list
Ordinary=O, Article=The
Fine=F, English-E, Setter=Me, Church=CE, One=I, Latitude=L, College=C
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Definition,Solution,Component letters,Anagram Indicator,C/C indicator,Reversal Indicator,Hidden word Indicator, Letter Pick indicator,Deletion Indicator,Homophone Indicator,Movement Indicator,Positional Indicator
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+1 For Ramesh's opening Comment: Col, CV Sir, all setters & bloggers here: A big thank U: You have been extraordinary teachers.
ReplyDeleteThanks.
DeleteEven in my schooldays I was interested in two careers. Teaching, journalism.
After college education I became a lecturer in English in a notorious college in the city.
In a class of some 120 fellows sitting close to each other, I never knew what happened in those back benches!
But the grown-up students in the Evening College out to improve their prospects were a different lot, eager and inquiring. Even after some three or four decades I have been stopped by one or two of these and greeted.
My career changed at the end of just one academic year.
But I used to teach 'correspondence' students informally.
I have also taught school pupils at home.
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13 Bird can be sailing through near strong wind (11) NIGHTINGALE {NIGHT IN GALE}
ReplyDeleteShould be: NIGH TIN GALE. TIN: Can
Thanks. Corrected the annotation.
DeleteThough I filled in correctly, it took a while for me to understand the anno. Very neatly put.
DeleteLet me join everyone in saluting our teachers.
We had a get together of our classmates for our Golden Jubilee of passing out (1964-2014) We had invited a few of our professors- some of them nearing their ninety's and had to be helped to their seats. But to hear them talk...well, it was a moving and unforgettable experience for both of us! No wonder it is called the noblest of professions.
A 21 D puzzle: a pleasurable solve...
ReplyDeleteThat's right.
DeleteI would like to add .....ic to 21dn. A gem of a puzzle!!
DeleteSome extremely nice clues, esp. the anagrams.
ReplyDeleteIt took me a while to understand that 1A is an anagram.
DeleteMissed a few but enjoyed solving an excellent crossword. Particularly liked 20 and 25 down.
ReplyDeleteThank you CGB for pointing out the 'tan'. I missed the most fantastic.
DeleteWonder about the use of 'a' before latitude in 15 D. Not very certain about it's usage, like in "a denim" yesterday
ReplyDelete'A latitude' is fine. It indicates a degree of freedom.
DeleteI think Raghu is right, you don't need the 'A'. 'Given latitude' is sufficient to indicate giving a degree of freedom
DeleteThat's literal translation for cryptic reading, but grammatically?
DeleteI see a a lot of links where "a latitude to" is used. For eg. "The law wisely allows a latitude to those who are empowered to pronounce that sentence"
DeleteA master piece for weekend entertainment from Buzzer! Could complete the puzzle but funnily 20dn had me in some kind of trouble! After removing 'AN' from UNGULATE my first take was GULLET. Later it dawned on me, a Telugu chap, that it was TELUGU. My favourites today were COME TRUE & MANSLAUGHTER. Thoroughly enjoyed today's CW. Thank you, Buzzer. :-)))
ReplyDeleteOf course 'gullet' was silly.
DeleteMy Clue of the Day...13dn : NIGHTINGALE.
DeleteTypo in my comment @ 10:10 a.m.
DeleteA 'Masterpiece' . Very very late to spot it :( Sorry.
Thanks a lot to all my teachers here in THCC :)
ReplyDeleteIt's a longgggg list :)
An admirable xword on an admirable day...thanks to all bloggers setters and also co sloggers solvers...for teaching me so much and in such a fun challenging manner...
ReplyDeleteThanks Buzzer. Entertaining grid. Loved 25D
ReplyDeleteBeautiful crossword. Great anagram clues. SIN is my CoD
ReplyDeletehad a nice experience today. thanks to well laid-out clues. enjoyed 11,22a nice&3,4,23d.I failed miserably 7d for which I wrote humor. All stated an entertaining & engrossing puzzle. Thanks to Buzzer.
ReplyDeleteI thoroughly enjoyed busting this BUZZING and zestful Buzzer piece of creativity. His His ANA of anagrams nags you to buzz like a bee in your bonnet ! The anagram just stares at you and yet you wonder how to put them together..
ReplyDeleteRed herring with ungulate and tongue, racking to find a synonym for an ungulate from TONGUE ! Takes you to TELUGU instead as tongue. Brilliant word play !