ACROSS
1 Construction profession involving hectic travelling certainly taking away a little sleep (12) ARCHITECTURE {AR{HECTIC*}T}{
10 Pal, or turned antagonistic? (5) POLAR*
11 Australia, for instance, is happy with India! (9) CONTINENT {CONT{IN}ENT}
12 Fact: Spinner beginning to love following extraordinary date (6) DETAIL {DATE}*{I}{L
13 Managed to tie in jittery decider (8) DIRECTED {T} in {DECIDER}*
15 Serene arrangement of cello by foreigner from the east recorded in CD (9) COLLECTED {CELLO}*{ET<=} in {CD}
16 Bird endlessly chirped, to get some water (4) SWAN {W
20 Facility to convert sea's energy (4) EASE {SEA+E}*
21 Keane finally leaves Manchester, manipulated by agents (9) MERCHANTS MANCH
24 Unloads Silicon in warehouses (8) DEPOSITS {DEPO{SI}TS}
26 Normally, carbohydrates leaving body are broken-down carbohydrates! (6) STARCH C
28 Convinced revolutionary to return to unfinished round? Incredible! (9) WONDERFUL {WON}{RED<=}FUL
29 Essentially, tooth decay's spread around by germs (5) ROOTS {
30 Trust speaker to be one who spits things out (12) EXPECTORATOR {EXPECT}{ORATOR}
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2 Unstable, so reliant on family members (9) RELATIONS*
3 Cavity around tip of Rider's bone? That's dreadful! (8) HORRIBLE {HO{R
4 Check staff not wearing cap (4) TICK
5 Trust uninitiated kid to run through barricade in pursuit of criminal (10) CONFIDENCE {CON}{F{
6 Integrated squad has depth, with leading Englishmen in the mix (6) UNITED {UNIT}{E
7 Excerpt from seventieth episode (5) EVENT [T]
8 Identifying this tool by its name might make you blunt! (5) SPADE [CD]
9 Trick involving extremely deceptive schoolboy (7) STUDENT {D
14 Methodical setter cracks trail provided by Spinner's opening to crossword (10) SCIENTIFIC {SC{I}ENT}{IF}{I}{C
17 Contest involving a bit of throwing & egg-beating at swimming pool? (5,4) WATER POLO {WA{T
18 Grasslands mowed evenly with a scythe's edge (7) MEADOWS {MOWED+A}*{S
19 Microbes exist with operation on recirculated air (8) BACTERIA {B{ACT}E}{AIR}*
22 As skin turns numb, ... (6) ASLEEP {AS}{PEEL<=}
23 ...hunt for jacket, to retain heat (5) CHASE {C{H}ASE}
25 Pound (English) = Hundred of 'em, basically (5) PENCE {P}{EN}{C}{E
27 "Too confidential, some secrets!" (4) ALSO [T]
Had doubt about 24AC - Unloads = Deposits? No support from Chambers dictionary. Can you substantiate?
ReplyDeleteDeposit = To put down or leave something = Unload
DeleteThanks Col.
DeleteHad the same doubt, but imagined the depositing of a sediment in a chemical reaction or a simple tap water!
Delete26 Normally, carbohydrates leaving body are broken-down carbohydrates! (6) STARCH CarboHydRATeS*
ReplyDeleteI think 'broken down' is an anagrind, otherwise there is no ind to remove jumbled form of body+are, assuning 'normally is also an anagrind
Leaving? (omitting 'body' & 'are')
DeleteI took the 2 aninds as one for words to be removed and the other for the solution.
DeleteLeaving is the deletion ind, I meant the anagram ind for bodyare*
DeleteYes, leaving is deletion ind.
DeleteNormally is anind for body are* and broken down is anind for the remaining letters.
I took broken down is part of def. presuming powdered form of starch
DeleteRaghunath ji is right.
DeleteCarbohydrates* - (body are)* with normally and broken down as anagrinds
29A- Roots. I could not get the meaning of roots as germs.
ReplyDeleteExcellent CW. Very satisfying to have completed except the above doubt.
Enjoyed the construction of architecture.
Had a good laugh at the orator who expectorates!
Thank you Spinner for an enjoyable start for the day.
I could not find root as a germ in chambers or Free dic., but was able to get it in one of the CW solvers.
ReplyDeleteGerm means root. It is a germ of an idea
ReplyDeleteThank you Suresh. I understand the usage, but the direct meaning of the word as such.
DeleteWell bowled Spinner..nice mix of doosras, top spinners alongwith the stock ball of gentle off spinners.
ReplyDeleteIs there a reason why the usual order of setters has gone for a toss?
ReplyDeleteCongrats Spinner on completing 3 years of setting ! Happy birthday:) Long live Spinner :)
ReplyDeleteOh! Really!
DeleteMany happy returns of the day Spinner. Today's CW is worthy of being an anniversary special. Keep spinning them.
+1
DeleteI enjoyed thisone from Spinner.. Architecture esp.. the one that is most intriguing is Spade.. now calling this item by its name is obviously a reference to the phrase "call a spade a spade" but .. where does the "makes you blunt" bit come in.. spades are normally sharp edged tools .. someone please explain :)
ReplyDeleteSomeone who is 'blunt' in their assessments is someone who 'calls a spade a spade'.
DeleteThe surface itself was constructed with an idea to invoke the sharp-blunt imagery. Happy someone caught it.
As you rightly said-"To call a spade a spade" is to put it bluntly.
Deleteah.. its quite a brilliant clue :) isnt it always the blunt instrument that does one in.. :)
DeleteVery nice, enjoyed the crossie. Thank you Spinner
ReplyDeleteSpinner having spun has won as a winner in spinning inner pins. He's a ONER ! ne'er another ! Inspire and spin another again !
ReplyDeleteVery nice crossword Spinner - and congrats on the anniversary!
ReplyDeleteOne doubt - in 18D, is "evenly" the anagrind?
Yes that was the intention :)
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