Some tricky/
ACROSS
1 Outstanding in battle but gave up (5,3) BOWED OUT {B{OWED} OUT}
5 Hypocrisy to back graduate, one from Cambridge University (6) CANTAB {CANT}{BA<=} Thanks to Google
10 Makeshift hut at ancient Indian village, I hear (5) HUMPY (~hampi)
11 Minor friction injuries seen on face (9) SIDEBURNS {SIDE}{BURNS}
12 Opening one old debate (9) VENTILATE {VENT}{1}{LATE}
13 Extreme restraint at border (5) LIMIT
14 Outdated like a capotain (3,3) OLD HAT [DD]
15 What one wears in the gun turret perhaps? (4,3) TANK TOP [DD]
18 Problem consuming liquor — Loss of balance finally! Have some coffee perhaps? (5,2) SOBER UP {SO{BE
20 Drink leads to fling! Admit blunder (6) SHERRY {SH{ERR}Y}
22 User-friendly program? (5) REHAB [CD]
24 Client to express pleasure about drive (9) PURCHASER {PUR{CHASE}R}
25 Expert's heartless opinion about stroke (9) COMPETENT {COM
26 Get rid of husband in strain (5) SHIFT {S{H}IFT}
27 Hangs on shelves (6) DELAYS [DD]
28 Ones utilised for assault and battery (8) CHARGERS [DD]
DOWN
1 Endlessly work hard at restraining husband to stop fooling around (6) BEHAVE {BE{H}AVE
2 Movement leading to distress in male bowels! (6,3) WOMENS LIB {IN+M+BOWELS}* Literally so!!
3 Blatant overcharging but not a dark endeavour? (8,7) DAYLIGHT ROBBERY [CD]
4 Nobody gets high society call girl (7) UPSTART {UP}{S}{TART}
6 One whose legal cases are mostly invalid? (9,6) AMBULANCE CHASER [CD]
7 Rhythm originating in endless beat! (5) THRUM {TH{R
8 Places where one waits to kiss and return to make out (3,5) BUS STOPS {BUSS}{SPOT<=}
9 Commercial release coming (6) ADVENT {AD}{VENT}
16 Revolver perhaps? Twirl with elegance, I say (9) TURNSTILE {TURN}{STILE}(~style)
17 Amazing roast fish and crustacean (8) OSTRACOD {ROAST}*{COD}
20 Time to extend challenge (7) STRETCH [MD]
21 Talks foolishly? Brigands throw one out (6) PRATES P
23 One carrying meat and beer mostly (5) HAMAL {HAM}{AL
GRID
7D is &lit clue Sir... Thrum is a continuous rhythmic sound... so rhythm originating in endless beat.. entire sentence is the meaning.
ReplyDelete17 D Ostracod is a minute aquatic crustacean of the class Ostracoda (OED)
Wikipaedia shows it as a fish
DeleteHi Sir unquestionably crustacean...
DeleteFrom wiki...Ostracods, or ostracodes, are a class of the Crustacea (class Ostracoda), sometimes known as seed shrimp.
My mistake. I went to the wrong link. Shall change it
DeleteI too felt THRUM is an &lit clue
Delete13 Extreme restraint at border (5) LIMIT [DD]
ReplyDeleteAlso is [MD]
Tx Raghunath :)
DeleteFor what?
DeleteI was just about to type the same that its a MD!
Delete22A User is a person who takes illegal drugs; an addict (OED). Hence the CD
ReplyDelete+1
Delete22A I took it to be a CD, with pun on "user" (to mean drug user).
ReplyDeleteEnjoyable crossie,doc!1A and 28A were my favourites :)
Tx Ramki! :)
DeleteGood clues. Writing CDs takes some skill which is evident today.
ReplyDeleteTx Raghunath :)
DeleteDr X, thanks for the CDs!
ReplyDeleteTx KKR! :)
DeleteEnjoyable CW. Learned a few new words and a few tricks as well! Thank you Doc.
ReplyDeleteTx Paddy :)
DeleteShall I call you a specialist at MD?
ReplyDeleteMS actually Paddy... Master of Surgery:)
DeleteThat was a good one Paddy
DeleteI did not mean that- Multi definition!
ReplyDeleteAnyway, I have to be careful about your knife wielding capabilities!
Of course I understood... my attempt at humour falling flat ha ha!
DeleteSo was mine!
Delete:)
DeleteCol.
ReplyDeleteI like the way you just scored 'iffy' and not delete it completely. Owning up.
Neat crossword. Enjoyed solving
ReplyDeleteTx Suresh! :)
DeleteYes, like Ramki said pun on 'batteries' in 28A was good and enjoyable.
ReplyDeleteCreativity laced with humour ! I liked WOMEN'sLIB but ' literally so' parenthetically commented by Col may not find approval by the same movement.
ReplyDeleteVENTILATE- opening for fresh air as well as debate to air one's views . A whiff of fresh breeze in wordplay .
BUS STOPS : a very well- clued idea- but let no one try this in UP where the Romeo baiters are lurking.
TURNSTILE - indeed a revolver with elegance. As bad as the first step on an escalator.
Can DALIGHT ROBBERY qualify as an oxymoron?
AMBULANCE CHASER : My bane as an insurance man in Nairobi. Many lawyers made their pile to use this stretcher to become get-rich-quick.
OBSTROPOD was the only clue that obstructed my completion of this wonderful crossie.
Thanks Raju for your entertaining comments! Always brings a smile reading them:)
ReplyDeleteVery enjoyable crossword and too many good CDs. I always struggle with CD but not so today. Hats off. Also it struck me that I never clue CDs either.
ReplyDeleteYour words mean a lot Shrikanth Sir! Tx for the encouragement :)
ReplyDeleteI forgot to mention TANKTOP that topped the contents of this tank full of fluid clues. Can some one clarify why they are called tanktops as worn by tenagers ? Their tops do not tank at all !
ReplyDeleteHa ha yes I did research that!
DeleteIt is named after tank suits, which were one-piece bathing suits of the 1920's worn in tanks or swimming pools. Hence the term.
Superb puzzle, Dr...the long ones exquisetely crafted..the rest a work of art..
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