Typically entertaining puzzle. Liked most clues, especially the &lits LONE WOLF and INSPECTOR along with DETAILED, OVERTONES, ANAGRAM, THESIS, NATURE, NUTRITION, VEDA.
If I have to nitpick, it is the repeated use of the same constructs (second=s, about=re) but that didn't prevent me from enjoying the puzzle.
Thank you Lightning.
ACROSS
1 Fellow, one for the most part detached (4,4) LONE WOLF [FELLOW ONe]*
5 Compensate for absent group (6) OFFSET [absent=OFF + group=SET]
9 Elaborate act to overwhelm follower (8) DETAILED [act=DEED outside follower=TAIL]
10 One waiting for player to start a rally (6) SERVER [DD]
12 Be with one having a bias (society cast out) (5) EXIST [one having a bias=sEXIST]
13 Nudists providing subtle hints? (9) OVERTONES [nudists=OVERT ONES]
14 View force on charged particle (6) VISION [force=VIS + charged particle=ION]
16 That which causes bad credit from debit card? (7) ANAGRAM [Def by example BAD CREDIT* = DEBIT CARD]
19 Condition where a name is mixed up (7) AMNESIA [A NAME IS]*
21 Article by student, primarily is one that might need a defense (6) THESIS [article=THE + Student + IS]
23 One forming a cabinet with former U.S. President embracing writer (9) CARPENTER [president=CARTER outside writer=PEN]
25 Backed plan to protect a fellow in criminal organisation (5) MAFIA [plan=AIM<- outside A Fellow]
26 Prisoner at home? (6) INMATE [at home=IN] not sure what am I missing here
27 Obstructed at the back by oriental communist (8) HINDERED [back=HIND + oriental=Eastern + communist=RED]
28 Aunt worried about mother perhaps? (6) NATURE [AUNT* + about=RE]
29 Check colour at second office of a judge (8) CHAMBERS [CHeck + colour=AMBER + Second]
DOWN
1 Baffled German hiding record book (6) LEDGER [T]
2 Potentially turn island into a source of food (9) NUTRITION [TURN Island INTO]*
3 Stops to pull edge of shirt above middle section (5) WAIST [stops=WAITS with Shirt moving up]
4 Fibbed to have a rest (3,4) LIE DOWN [fibbed=LIED + to have=OWN]
6 Policy in open markets to deter fare changes (4,5) FREE TRADE [DETER FARE]*
7 Second straight number at the beginning (5) SEVEN [Second + straight=EVEN]
8 Tedious moment having terrible sore (8) TIRESOME [SORE* inside moment=TIME]
11 Rig, say arrived at harbours (4) VEDA [T] Nice
15 Cop sent around to enter first information report primarily (9) INSPECTOR [COP SENT* inside Information Report]
17 Stress about international nuclear power (9) REINFORCE [about=RE + International + Nuclear + power=FORCE]
18 Aid second movement outside Norway (8) SANCTION [Second + movement=ACTION outside Norway] Not sure if 'aid' and 'sanction' are synonymous See comments below
20 Voice all too often missing (4) ALTO[AlL ToO] Not sure if I have the alternation right [ALl TOo] See comments below
21 Throw trash in soil (7) TARNISH [TRASH IN]*
22 Animals in the borders of plaza at Sweden (6) PANDAS [PlazA + Sweden]
24 Dispatch stopwatch that needs to be sent back (5) REMIT [stopwatch=TIMER<-]
25 Lady’s address looks same either way (5) MADAM [<->]
If I have to nitpick, it is the repeated use of the same constructs (second=s, about=re) but that didn't prevent me from enjoying the puzzle.
Thank you Lightning.
ACROSS
1 Fellow, one for the most part detached (4,4) LONE WOLF [FELLOW ONe]*
5 Compensate for absent group (6) OFFSET [absent=OFF + group=SET]
9 Elaborate act to overwhelm follower (8) DETAILED [act=DEED outside follower=TAIL]
10 One waiting for player to start a rally (6) SERVER [DD]
13 Nudists providing subtle hints? (9) OVERTONES [nudists=OVERT ONES]
14 View force on charged particle (6) VISION [force=VIS + charged particle=ION]
16 That which causes bad credit from debit card? (7) ANAGRAM [Def by example BAD CREDIT* = DEBIT CARD]
19 Condition where a name is mixed up (7) AMNESIA [A NAME IS]*
21 Article by student, primarily is one that might need a defense (6) THESIS [article=THE + S
23 One forming a cabinet with former U.S. President embracing writer (9) CARPENTER [president=CARTER outside writer=PEN]
25 Backed plan to protect a fellow in criminal organisation (5) MAFIA [plan=AIM<- outside A F
26 Prisoner at home? (6) INMATE [at home=IN] not sure what am I missing here
27 Obstructed at the back by oriental communist (8) HINDERED [back=HIND + oriental=E
28 Aunt worried about mother perhaps? (6) NATURE [AUNT* + about=RE]
29 Check colour at second office of a judge (8) CHAMBERS [CH
DOWN
1 Baffled German hiding record book (6) LEDGER [T]
2 Potentially turn island into a source of food (9) NUTRITION [TURN I
3 Stops to pull edge of shirt above middle section (5) WAIST [stops=WAITS with S
4 Fibbed to have a rest (3,4) LIE DOWN [fibbed=LIED + to have=OWN]
6 Policy in open markets to deter fare changes (4,5) FREE TRADE [DETER FARE]*
7 Second straight number at the beginning (5) SEVEN [S
8 Tedious moment having terrible sore (8) TIRESOME [SORE* inside moment=TIME]
11 Rig, say arrived at harbours (4) VEDA [T] Nice
15 Cop sent around to enter first information report primarily (9) INSPECTOR [COP SENT* inside I
17 Stress about international nuclear power (9) REINFORCE [about=RE + I
18 Aid second movement outside Norway (8) SANCTION [S
20 Voice all too often missing (4) ALTO
21 Throw trash in soil (7) TARNISH [TRASH IN]*
22 Animals in the borders of plaza at Sweden (6) PANDAS [P
25 Lady’s address looks same either way (5) MADAM [<->]
Lovely puzzle...loved Anagram & overtones the most..
ReplyDeleteNice blog too..Bhavan blogging after a long time
Welcome back Bhavan - miss your blogging!
ReplyDelete20 Voice all too often missing (4) ALTO [AlL ToO]
ReplyDeleteI took this to be: AL(-l) TO(-o)
Thanks Sandhya. You are right as usual :)
Delete22d Animals in the borders of plaza at Sweden (6) PANDAS [PlazA + Sweden]
ReplyDeleteHow do we get AND here?
If it is Animals also .. , then {P(AND)A}{S}
21a Surprised at use of 'a defense'. This is American spelling for the noun form.
Thought sanction=aid is ok & inmate as CD with at home=in as Bhavan had parsed...I parsed alto as Bhavan had done
ReplyDelete18D Sanction: aid or encouragement {TFD}
ReplyDelete3 Stops to pull edge of shirt above middle section (5) WAIST [stops=WAITS with shirT moving up]
ReplyDeleteedge of shirt: S moving up
Thanks again. Clearly you should be the one blogging!
DeleteCould somebody explain PANDAS? Where does AND/NDA come from?
ReplyDeleteborders of plaza: P AND A
DeleteAt Sweden: S
An enjoyable puzzle. Thanks, Lightning
ReplyDeleteManaged to find an area with a weak signal, no luck with the Tiger sighting though.
ReplyDeleteThanks for standing in Bhavan
Nice CW and an equally nice blogging- after ages!
ReplyDeleteThank you Bhavan- for the cartoons- making an appearance after a long while.
Veda was rigged nicely.
ReplyDeleteIt will be nice if some members can come forward to blog. If the 8-30 a.m. deadline is intimidating, the Col may consider putting off the publishing time to noon.
ReplyDeleteYou hit it on the head, CV. 8:30am is intimidating particularly for late risers like me. By the time I open my PC it is past 10, even though I generally finish the CW by 9.
DeleteAlso dummies like me need extensive training on how to do it. HTML etc. are unknowns.
You just write in a text box and hit the publish button. Minimum formatting like bold can be done as you do in Word doc. No knowledge of HTML tagging is required.
DeleteI can handle that. But being a Big Ben like Deepak requires working on. 12 noon is a doable target.
DeleteThanks for the blog and comments from everyone.
ReplyDelete26A was meant to be a CD
Chambers (online) had Sanction == aid
Point taken about repeated use of constructs
Sanction is one of few words which can be used for the totally opposite meaning as well- like in imposing sanctions. I was a little confused about this the first time I came across.
ReplyDeleteAny more such words with opposite meaning ? English is a funny peculiar language ! I'm sure there is a terminology for such words? I'm trying to recall.
DeleteThe term is auto-antonym or contronym. There are many. E.g., cleave, liege, left...
Deletegreat puzzle from Lightning.. yep in accordance with Bhavan on the interesting clues :) Only one point to add.. the timer remit clue is too oft-used.. so would request perhaps another route for getting at remit.. bad credit ; debit card had me laughing :) not sure if 21a is &lit or semi&lit but liked the surface.. thanks Lightning
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