Three answers per commenter as usual till 6 PM (annotations compulsory)
Please provide all your answers in one comment.
ACROSS
1 Sitting patron stood up at film (13)
10 Inside a gulf country, man shoots investigator... (9)
11 ... to get rid of case (elimination of leader) post revolution by king (5)
12 Neighbour appears in church in ankle boots (5)
13 Engaged to a female with money but no name and dignity originally (9)
14 Say, plus or minus, 400 Euros will be released to lecturer (6)
16 Fixed deposit involving high returns with gold is cheating (5)
19 Polictician and middlemen held by strumpet in parade (5)
20 Everyone in Republican party in race (6)
25 Umblical cord kept (clipped at the end) neat in a knot (9)
26 Thinks of hiding knife elsewhere (5)
27 By hiding, Maya hoodwinks a violent person (5)
28 King keeps an ex hidden in a tree (9)
29 Strangely, we let Vatican city abbots collect regular levy for film (6,7)
DOWN
2 Somehow buy air time to accommodate a quatrain (8)
3 Sinned Nizam found in odd places in the country (5)
4 A doctor in Saudi Arabia gets recipe for a dish (6)
5 Perhaps God says, I'm no fabrication, start following or its gloom at the end (8)
6 Harry ate lunch and picked a book (3,6)
7 Sister, without a peak cap gathers energy to get to shade (6)
8 Discarded two shirts and stitched top-notch garment (6)
9 Following England, America involved Germany in wars (5)
15 Bone fracture, implanted thorium, applied oil to make it active (2,3,4)
17 Accountants check into apartment with bag (8)
18 In the past, DNA led you (almost) to reproduce (5,3)
21 Snack finished, really hungry (6)
22 Doctors' fee held by guards (5)
23 Maddening chase to grab woodpecker on top of a tree (6)
24 On this subject, without conclusion, theorem will be debunked (6)
26 Bit cut off, takes a puff of smoke and a bottle (5)
Across Lite version can be accessed at ADB 20
Enjoy
18d In the past, DNA led you (almost) to reproduce (5,3)OLDEN DAY (DNA LED YO)*
ReplyDelete17d Accountants check into apartment with bag (8)SUIT (CAS) E
15D Bone fracture, implanted thorium, applied oil to make it active (2,3,4)ON THE BOIL (BONE TH OIL)*
ReplyDeleteSolving cold:
ReplyDelete2D: RUBAIYAT (BUY AIR T+A)*
4D: SAMBAR S(A MB)A R
12A : Neighbour appears in church in ankle boots (5) CHINA [T]
ReplyDelete3Dn : Sinned Nizam found in odd places in the country (5) INDIA {sInNeD nIzAm}
7Dn : Sister, without a peak cap gathers energy to get to shade (6) NUANCE {NU{A}N}{C}{E}
16A Fixed deposit involving high returns with gold is cheating (5)
ReplyDeleteFraud
Fixed deposit = FD
High Returns = R
Gold = Au
19A Polictician and middlemen held by strumpet in parade (5)
Strut
Politician = MP
Middle men = E
Strumpet - MPE = Strut (Parade)
26A Thinks of hiding knife elsewhere (5)
Feels (Telescopic)
27 By hiding, Maya hoodwinks a violent person (5) YAHOO (T)
ReplyDelete10A OMBUDSMAN O{M + BUDS}MAN
ReplyDelete1A TRAINSPOTTING (SITTINGPATRON)*
27A YAHOO (T)
Compensating for 27A
ReplyDelete5D OMNIFORM (IMNO)* + F + OR +(-gloo) M
8 Discarded two shirts and stitched top-notch garment (6) PONCHO - deleting T T from TOPNOTCH and jumbling
ReplyDelete13A Engaged to a female with money but no name and dignity originally (9) A +F + FI(n)ANCE + D
ReplyDelete25A Umblical cord kept (clipped at the end) neat in a knot (9) PLACE(d) + NTAE*
28A King keeps an ex hidden in a tree (9) AL(EX AN*)DER
Good solves!
DeleteThanks! I'm not completely sure about my annotation for 25A...
DeleteI think the def. is supposed to be cords to justify the plural
Delete7 Sister, without a peak cap gathers energy to get to shade (6) NUANCE :: NU(A)N C[ap] E
ReplyDelete20A - GALLOP {G{ALL}OP}
ReplyDelete6D - THE LACUNA {ATE+LUNCH}*{A}
21D - PASTRY {PAST}{R(-eall)Y}
I enjoyed this puzzle, although I found some of the 5-letter words tricky because they only provide 2 checked letters (12A, 19A, 9D, 22D). I like both of the movies highlighted in the long-bomb spots (I assume our setter does, too) and I got the book at 6D from the wordplay but had to Google that title since I'd never heard of it (although I have heard of Barbara Kingsolver). The synopsis makes it sound like a good read. Thanks to Afterdark for the puz! (And the book recommendation.)
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ReplyDelete29 Strangely, we let Vatican city abbots collect regular levy for film (6,7) {TWELVE*} {MONK(-E-Y)S}
DOWN
23 Maddening chase to grab woodpecker on top of a tree (6) (CASHE*)W
26 Bit cut off, takes a puff of smoke and a bottle (5) FLA(S)K[-e]
A hectic morning out.Shall attempt the puzzle later in the week.AD in the specials after a long long time
ReplyDelete14 Across: Orate ...
ReplyDeleteOperate= plus or minus
Remove p & e ..pis equal to 400?
E= euros
The enumeration is 6. ORATE is only 5
DeleteOops ORATOR
DeleteOPERATOR without PE
That was from my side for Aayush
DeleteOh!I entered operator in the grid but made a mistake here
Delete22D SPAYS is doctors
ReplyDeleteFee is pay
SS are guards?
Think of the SS in Nazi Germany
Delete24D: HERETO is on this subject
ReplyDeleteTheorem without m and rearrange
Last 3
ReplyDeleteAcross - 11, 14
Down - 9
14 is done already
Delete11 across: ERASE=get rid of- (c-)ase+E+R for king
Delete9 down: FEUDS=wars---F+ E+US D for Germany?
Logging in late at 1700 hrs after a wasteful day in the Mall buying a smartphone !
The ways of Afterdark's deletions and additions left me with the last two . Hope no one else had beaten me to it ?
This is my 5th puzzle that I tried..got a lot of them but understood the method...which puzzles should I solve..I am presently trying the hindu ones..and the economic times..are there more puzzles available?
ReplyDeleteAll newspapers have crossword puzzles
Delete9D- Usage- E(USA)G- Usage (E & USA involveG)
ReplyDeleteDef.Following
Joining late. Happy I have something left. For once I thank Col. for giving time till 6 pm!
Paddy, that's not correct
DeleteYes, just found out. Corrected answer-
ReplyDeleteFeuds (Wara) F(ollowing) E(ngland) U(D)S
D(Germany) involved in U.S.
Thank you Col.
11A- Erase- Def.-To get rid of
ReplyDeleteASE (Case-C) follows king (ER)
Thanks for the special Shrikanth
ReplyDeletePleasure is mine Colonel. And thanks to all the solvers. And thanks again Colonel for giving the first opportunity 4 years back. With the next 2 puzzles in Hindu, I will touch 100 puzzles. And I wanted to commomerate the same. The grid used in this puzzle is exactly the same that I used in my first puzzle.:)
DeleteCongrats Shrikanth. Keep up the good work.
ReplyDeleteBrilliantly awesome surfaces... Tx for the entertainment Shrikanth Sir!
ReplyDeleteFor increasing my own knowledge, a few queries Sir, since I struggled with the parsing while solving.
23D Can "grab" be used as a juxtaposition indicator?
26D "A puff of" can be head selection indicator?
25A Placentae is plural
Dr. it seems AD & all other guys are engrossed in THE match.
DeleteIf I may answer
23D: grab is a common enough container indicator I think
26D: A puff of or a trace of I think is fair enough head selection indicator
25A: You would know!
I was under the impression Grab can only be used as containment ind. Tx for clarifying Vasant. :)
DeleteI have deleted a Comment of mine under Fraser Simpson's main Comment above as it had been carelessly written. My apologies to my readers, esp. Mr Simpson.
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