Three answers per commenter as usual till 6 PM (Annotations compulsory)
Please provide all your answers in one comment.
ACROSS
7 Epic story about great adventure for starters (4)
8 See grand new weapons (8)
11 Dislike bad order (3,4)
12 Indian city is seen in dull picture (7)
13 Sailor with marks doesn't take part (8)
14 At first take there, loosely tie up (6)
16 Only east side contains fungi (6)
18 A fight by heartless democrats for grants (6)
21 Article by him on South African non- violence (6)
23 Man, lad in crooked part of a country (8)
27 Stop public relations function (7)
28 Forces hurt, injured on streets (7)
29 Protection for computer from strong wire, all new (8)
30 Initially all drove inside the miners doorway (4)
DOWN
1 Furniture fixed from front to back (6)
2 Rule initially against heartless treacherous homes (8)
3 Quickness of a soldier with new lenses (9)
4 Editor invested in foreign currency raised for poor (5)
5 Maybe take in soldier for martial art (6)
6 Perhaps she cared, examined (8)
9 Night club replaced last male with a female singer (4)
10 Cuban dance move? Right before a shaded area (5)
15 Tarun, at lab, nearly crushed a spider (9)
17 Rampant story about one endless demo (8)
19 Odd, a dance is incomplete without model (8)
20 Instrument's tuned, sharp (5)
22 So to have fresh tree for double track, say (6)
24 Idiot to trouble and attack (6)
25 Track event-run (4)
26 Discount metal, say (5)
Enjoy.
7A - SAGA
ReplyDelete8A - GRENADES ( anagram of SEE GRAND)
13A - ABSTAINS ( AB STAINS=MARKS)
24d Idiot to trouble and attack (6)ASS AIL
ReplyDelete22d So to have fresh tree for double track, say (6)S(TERE)*O
15d Tarun, at lab, nearly crushed a spider (9)TARANTULA (TARUN AT LA-B)*
1D: TABLES (STABLE - fixed - with S moving to end)
ReplyDelete4D: NEEDY (ED in YEN<<)
17D: EPIDEMIC (DEM(-o) in EPIC)
Nice crossword, Saral!
Correction for 17D: (I + DEM(-o)) in EPIC
DeleteThanks Ramki :)
Delete7 across: SAGA-- -S-tory A-bout G-reat -A-dventure = Epic= Saga
ReplyDelete13 across: ABSTAINS--sailor=AB marks= stains = does'nt take part = abstains
21 across: AHIMSA--- A=article+ HIM + SA= South Africa= non-violence
Seems very SARAL to me >Good lick to all participants
16a Yeast (t)
ReplyDelete29a F irewall*
9d Div(-e+a)
LUCK and not lick unless everyone wants to smack their lips !
ReplyDelete14A At first take there, loosely tie up (6) TETHER (T+THERE*)
ReplyDelete21A Article by him on South African non- violence (6) AHIMSA A+HIM+SA
23A Man, lad in crooked part of a country (8) MAINLAND (MAD LAD IN)*
In place of 21A
Delete30 Initially all drove inside the miners doorway (4) ADIT (A-ll+D-rove+I-nside+T-he)
Correction 23A Anno (MAN LAD IN)
Delete3D - AGILENESS {A}{GI}{LENSES}*
ReplyDelete5D - KARATE {RA} in {TAKE}*
6D - SEARCHED*
28A-A HIM SA- Non violence
ReplyDeleteSorry, it is 21A.
Delete30A- Adit- Miner's doorway
ReplyDeleteFirst letters of All Drove Inside The
28a- Thrusts- Forces
ReplyDelete(Hurt Sts)*
11a ILL WILL
ReplyDelete12a dim+Agra DIAGRAM
10d rumba -≥ UMBRA
Replacement for Ahimsa-
ReplyDelete27A-Prevent- stop- (PR)(EVENT)
You can replace 30A ADIT too please!
DeleteThank you MB.
ReplyDelete18A-A(WAR)(D....S)-Grants
Travelling...free time in Delhi Airport..
ReplyDeleteSaral back after a long hiatus
Shall solve tomorrow..
No fun in cold solving in your cell phone..
Yes Vasant :) Please give your feedback .
DeleteUNSOLVED ONES
ReplyDeleteAcross : Nil.
Down : 2, 19, 20, 25 & 26.
Good and easy flow to complete on a sunday morning while babysitting nephew.
ReplyDeleteThanks :)
Delete2d. Habitats
ReplyDeleteHabit + a +ts
19D: ABNORMAL {A BAL(-L) around NORM)
ReplyDelete20D: HARPS {SHARP*}
Simple and elegant puzzle. Enjoyed solving it. Thanks, LV. :)
ReplyDeleteThanks MB sir :)
DeleteDid you find anything in the grid ? :)
ReplyDeleteDown
ReplyDelete25 Track event-run (4) DASH [2]
26 Discount metal, say (5) STEAL ~steel
THANKS COL ALL
DeleteYes NR :)
Delete26d steal. Hp
ReplyDelete25d dash dd
All completed and in quick time in a Saral manner, but enjoyably. Thank you for an enjoyable Sunday morning. Keep them coming- Col. has run out of stock.
ReplyDeleteThanks Paddy sir :) Will try to set more cws for the blog :)
DeleteCol has run out of cw?
DeleteShall send in a couple which are ready..but will do on Thursday/Friday..as I will be occupied/ travelling in the early part of the week
All done & dusted !
ReplyDeleteThanks to Col. for publishing the cw & solvers for attempting & for the feedback :)
Thanks Lakshmi Vaidhynathan for an easy-flowing crossie. I liked AHIMSA as a peace-lover. Onee hears often of AGILITY but rarely AGILENESS !
ReplyDeleteThanks Raju sir :)
DeleteThank you LV
ReplyDeleteThanks sir :)
DeleteSubmissions invited for the Sunday specials
ReplyDeleteDid the puzzle today. Nice & easy. We should say Thanks Col and Saral,
ReplyDeleteFor a Super Dhamaka puzzle!