ACROSS
1 Shepherd's calling to play — is not even quick (6) PAPACY {P
4 Perform magic trick, over time it becomes rigid (8) DOGMATIC {DO}{GMA{T}IC*}
9 Ben and Tom went to Bury (6) ENTOMB*
10 Back two boys — maybe giving away (8) BETRAYAL {BET}{RAY}{AL}
12 Donators construct, they also destruct (8) TORNADOS*
13 Note rejected by cheese maker (6) TENNER <=
15 Husband missing wife? Inform wife the marital vow we take (5,7) GRASS WIDOWER{GRASS} {W}{I DO}{WE}{R}
18 Having total control on day work — colitis treated (12) MONOPOLISTIC {MON}{OP}{COLITIS*}
21 A quiet overcall could be the missing link (3-3) APE-MAN {A}{P}{E MAN<=}
22 Make it short agreement (8) CONTRACT [DD]
24 Well inside the earth it could be found (5,3)
25 Capital of Italy, extremely hard to move around (6) RIYADH {I
26 Guerillas charge over a 24 hour period, seen regularly (8) FEDAYEEN {FE{DAY}E}{
27 Line of emails back and forth (6) THREAD [DD]
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1 Short iron I get to play adds to my good rating (8) PRESTIGE {PRES
2 Favourite business software — one for a young character (5,3) PETER PAN {PET}{ER P}{AN}
5 It gets too hot in May to venture out (4) OVEN [T]
6 Maybe Catherine's milder as an actress (7,8) MARLENE DIETRICH*
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8 Keen to acquire English and the French vegetable (6) CELERY {C{E}{LE}RY}
14 Sun and moon affected him as a ruler (7) SOLOMON {SOL}{MOON*}
16 Salt consumed by animal, reportedly (8) STEARATE {STEAR}{ATE}(~steer ate)
17 Drink ready, regularly stopped (8) SCOTCHED {SCOTCH}{
19 Service provided on highland (6) MASSIF {MASS}{IF}
20 He calls out to the cattle around a lake (6) HERALD {HER{A}{L}D}
23 The German has money — it isn't much (4)
take - recipe - R - the symbol doctors used in their prescriptions.
ReplyDeleteThanks CV
Delete24 SHALE OIL
ReplyDeletewell=hale
Earth =soil
23 DIME
ReplyDeleteThe German = die
Money = m?
24 Well inside the earth it could be found (5,3) S{HALE} OIL
ReplyDeleteExtremely hard. Glad to the extent I was able to do. Maybe just crossed 60%.
ReplyDeleteWas Arden in Chennai this May?! Anyway, it was nicely hidden.
Grid not accessible today!
ReplyDeleteThey haven't yet uploaded the CW for yesterday and today
Delete...and the red letter continues there also.
DeleteI did yesterday's puzzle online(leads to Ad now) but not with the new link you gave below.
DeleteWhich link did you use?
DeleteI searched for www.thehindu.com/crossword/the-hindu-crossword-11841/article9292270.ece and used web cache version. surprisingly there is no web cache version of today's http://www.thehindu.com/crossword/the-hindu-crossword-11842/article9296680.ece
DeleteIt appears todays has not been published at all.
Following is the link to the CW page in the new site of The Hindu
ReplyDeletehttp://newsite.thehindu.com/crossword/
Each of the pages of the new site has got a link "VOTE NOW: REDESIGN OF THE HINDU'S WEBSITE" Any body can vote
ReplyDelete6D The way the clue is worded should not the 'S' in Catherine's be a part of the anagram fodder? In my mind it should be and the clue is defective to that extent. Other views welcome.
ReplyDeleteThis 'S always creates a problem. It is either 'is' or 'has' or totally omitted (as here) as the situtation demands. So, one has to be on the lookout.
ReplyDeleteIt does not have to. Here it is a problem because it is in the middle of the fodder
DeleteRe. r for recipe-
ReplyDeleteIt is actually Rx (see below)
Rx: A medical prescription. The symbol "Rx" is usually said to stand for the Latin word "recipe" meaning "to take." It is customarily part of the superscription (heading) of a prescription.
13A clue seemed unsolvable had to look up here. Tenner ? How?
ReplyDeleteA ten rupee note or Ten pound note is known as a Tenner
DeleteCheese worth more than tenner, Is that the relevance?
DeleteTenner reversed is rennet, which is cheese, rejected being the reversal indicator.
ReplyDeleteCan someone post a link to this grid? am able to see only upto 11840.. :(
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