ACROSS
1 Being senior to father, I would receive much (8) OVERPAID {OVER}{PA}{I'D}
5 Early in the morning almost broke into a bit of poetry (6) IAMBUS {1 AM}{BUS
9 "___ ___, the centre of my sinful earth" (Shakespeare) (4,4) POOR SOUL [GK]
10 Fellow with more ancient case (6) FOLDER {F}{OLDER}
12 Rescue command some beginning to hail (4) SAVE {S
13 Notice aura issuing out of plane navigation (10) AERONAUTIC*
15 Taking on without notice is an alternative (6) OPTION
17 Message the cinema ill-advisedly put out (5) EMAIL [T]
20 Cab doesn't start without maiden – that's taken for granted (5) AXIOM {
21 Strike out – daughter chose not to accept CD (6) DELETE {D}{ELE
24 Literary assistant is a fellow with uses in working order (10) AMANUENSIS {A}{MAN}{USES+IN}*
27 German wife's deceit falls short (4) FRAU FRAU
29 21 initially complaining lance's broken (6) CANCEL {C
30 Remarks old boy starts a volley (8) OBSERVES {OB}{SERVES}
31 Autographed and gestured everybody to leave (6) SIGNED SIGN
32 Lots of secreted stuff former girlfriends take out heartily (8) EXUDATES {
DOWN
1 Stand against operation on model (6) OPPOSE {OP}{POSE}
2 Woman takes a little book to develop (6) EVOLVE {E{VOL}VE}
3 Put up sentry's station (4) POST [DD]
4 Intercourse disorderly rector ignored, being otherwise engaged (2,3) IN USE IN
6 Gypsy people follow a sweet smell (5) AROMA {A}{ROMA}
7 Deb's date changed furniture for sleeping (8) BEDSTEAD*
8 Rigorously cagey, having swallowed a near-ploy by Tamil leader (8) STRICTLY {S{TRIC
11 American university cut tree (6) CORNEL CORNEL
14 Unwanted messages bring up charts (4) SPAM <=
16 Order set right (6) INDENT [DD]
17 Consumes salami and pastrami, e.g., without a dash of mayonnaise (4) EATS
18 Adjusts bank figures (8) BALANCES [DD]
19 Encounter a problem as a thing falls (3,1,4) HIT A SNAG*
22 Credit a girl model for fancy neckwear (6) CRAVAT {CR}{AVA}{T}
23 Care-givers lose head getting President’s top prize amounts (6) PURSES (-n+p)PURSES
25 You finally seem to be pliable: "I can assist" (3,2) USE ME (
26 One new seating area from where to clear papers (2-3) IN-BOX {1}{N}-{BOX}
28 Sailor's first objective's to ship out (4) SEND {S
GRID
I didn't attempt to fill 9AC!
ReplyDeleteI didn't sove 11DN either!
I felt both are GK.
American University never heard before and Shakespeare is not my cup of tea!
Across, Down and Away.
ReplyDeleteSanta Claus has commissioned a Christmas Special CW, the same will be posted on this blog at 9:30 AM tomorrow.
Yipee!unfortunately i wouldnt be able to solve as its a working day tomorrow for us..maybe shall cold solve my quota of 3..
DeleteThis is a classic puzzle with a modern theme(computer & computer related terms)..all clue types including one quotation..thanks Gridman
ReplyDeleteCol:need to highlight the theme words
ReplyDeleteAcross:10,12,15,17,21,29
Down:3,14,26,28
Nice spotting, vasant.
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DeleteThanks for catching the theme! Of course, I planned and set it. But, believe me, when I was re-checking this puz yesterday prior to publication, the theme didn't come to my mind. When you look at the whole, you miss the finer point. When you keep looking at the finer point, the whole is outside of your ken.
ReplyDeleteThe whole is not sum of parts.
DeleteA nice start for the season from Gridman- enjoyable as usual. Thank you. I too missed the theme, but after mention it sticks out!
ReplyDeleteCol.,
a small correction in 8D-L is left out.
I think it is 'sly' for cagey, right? We take only T from Tamil or Tamizh ,as it is pronounced.
I stumbled into the Shakespeare answer with the help of crossings ( not my cup either)
Ah, computer basics taught easy by Gridman!
DeleteThanks GM for this session. Look forward to tougher tutorials on the subject.
KKR,
DeleteCornell is one of the top universities in U.S. and well known.
8D corrected
DeleteNice, simple puzzle
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