ACROSS
8 Furniture I abandoned in capital (4) SOFA SOF
9 Get dry kiln rebuilt for Svlad Cjelli (4,6) DIRK GENTLY*
10 Grade top-grade perfume (6) ASCENT {A}{SCENT}
11 Cap distilled murky ale (8) YARMULKE*
14 Seduce ET with nice cocktail (6) ENTICE {ET+NICE}*
16 Wild animal returned to stream (4) FLOW<=
17,18 Hurry and dance (5,1,3) SHAKE A LEG [DD]
19 A forbidding behind (6) ASTERN {A}{STERN}
21 State Banks are restructured (8) NEBRASKA*
23 Noble lady's drinking place on English ship (8) BARONESS {BAR}{ON}{E}{SS}
26 Magical baton possessed by artist's country (6) RWANDA {R{WAND}A}
28 Trip to the outskirts of Ulaanbaatar (4) TOUR {YO}{U
DOWN
1 Policemen study animal quarters (10) CONSTABLES {CON}{STABLES}
2 What Archer may do before and after a successful performance (4,1,3) TAKE A BOW [DD]
3 Edward returned Indian bread to newspaperman (6) EDITOR {ED}{ITOR<=}
4 Force resident in Kolar, Mysore (4) ARMY [T]
5 Possibly give rage? (8) AGGRIEVE* Semi &lit
6 Introduce Indian pipe (6) INDUCT {IN}{DUCT}
7 Anti-aircraft fire from Florida and Alaska (4) FLAK {FL}{AK}
13 Shackle top-notch naxalite chief behind church (5) CHAIN {CH}{A1}{N
15 Inspected and left a hotel (7,3) CHECKED OUT [DD]
17 A judgment may contain some words like this (8) SENTENCE [DD]
18 Herb's Amarnath transportation (8) AMARANTH*
22 Plant embargo's revised after losing of some money (6) BORAGE E
25 Float small whaler in Madras initially (4) SWIM Acrostic
GRID
Nice, enjoyable and innovative as ever. Learned a few things and needed a bit of help for a few words, not sentences(!)
ReplyDeleteI was running after a BMW car & Manuel santana, a tennis player for 27A, but ultimately found the bewitching word thanks to crossings- did not know much of Black Magic.
Samosa? Taken for granted, thank you.
There seems to be an intrusive 'of' in 22d. ...
ReplyDeleteHow did it get there in the first place? It does not seem to belong. Any typo somewhere along the line? But I did not notice it till I saw your note.
DeleteNice samosas K! You are one among the very few, who keeps me in the game. Thank you.
ReplyDeleteA big TA Kishore for reminiscing DA's Dirk Gently. Remember having to read the first of the book series twice to get the time travel related information in order. Great writer.
ReplyDeleteDidn't have to sweat too much for samosas today! Thanks for an enjoyable fare, Incognito. :)
ReplyDeleteSamosas today! Thanks for a fresh and enjoyable CW!
ReplyDeleteWow! What a bewitching BMW of Santana! Seems to be an extended version of Black Magic Woman...better than the original! Thoroughly enjoyed. Thanks Colonel for the link. :)
ReplyDeleteCelebration time for me! I could successfully post a comment here yesterday (after failing about a year ago) and solved today's CW pretty fast, in less than an hour, a record for me. I hardly needed any help. Normally I take 3 or 4 hours to solve and some times get stuck. Either the puzzle was too easy or it was a flash in the pan! Thank you Incognito!
ReplyDeleteSamosas today! Thanks for a fresh and enjoyable CW!
ReplyDeleteCute xword today.. enjoyed the BMW reference.. very clevva :) Thanks for the samosas today Incognito..
ReplyDeleteThanks, and good night, folks ...
ReplyDeleteCame to solve the puzzle late in the evening because of a trip to the holy city of Kashi(Varanasi/Benaras)...
ReplyDeleteWas searching for a theme in this nicely crafted puzzle..didnt find any..
Easy peasy ,thanks Incognito
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