ACROSS
1 Ancient people of unknown caste mixed outside (6) AZTECS {Z} in {CASTE}*
4 Conviction on direct reforms (8) DOCTRINE*
10 Duplicate note on harvest (9) REPRODUCE {RE}{PRODUCE}
11 Drape around priest (5) PADRE*
12 Brother's exclusive colour (5) BROWN {BR}{OWN}
13 Manager of mean worker (9) INTENDANT {INTEND}{ANT}
14 Party business (7) COMPANY [DD]
16 Meat for Spanish King (4) PORK {POR}{K}
19 Say, Hill City (4) BURG (~berg)
21 Preserving sacking (7) CANNING [DD]
24 Genuine courage is experienced (9) HEARTFELT {HEART}{FELT}
25 Upset officer's hesitation for substitute (5) LOCUM {COL<=}{UM}
26 Second generation Japanese in upcoming Southeastern Italy (5) NISEI {IN<=}{SE}{I}
27 Suppress blue mark in the front (5,4) STAMP DOWN {DOWN}<=>{STAMP}
28 Hint from you to enter Bar's conclusion on disc (8) INNUENDO {INN}{U}{END}{O}
29 Pratap Eshwar's Prime Minister (6) PESHWA [T]
DOWN
1 Exercise to surreptitiously haul away one in a crooked case (8) AEROBICS {ROB}{1} in {CASE}*
2 Locals knock on apartments (8) TAPROOMS {TAP}{ROOMS}
3 Top 5s (5) CROWN [DD]
5 Apparent operation to dominate (7) OVERTOP {OVERT}{OP}
6 Edge also gets a single in this form of cricket (3-3-3) TIP-AND-RUN {TIP}-{AND}-{RUN}
7 In almost every letter of the Princess, you can find one of us (6) INDIAN {IN}{DIAN
8 Exercises by a river right next to northbound street (6) EXERTS {EXE}{R}{ST<=}
9 Rebel's stomach upset in edge of Malay (6) MUTINY {TUM<=}{IN}{
15 A broken antique, I found inside an old region of France (9) AQUITAINE {A}{ANTIQUE}* over {I}
17 Perhaps Clio's against waterproof material (8) OILCLOTH {CLIO*}{LOTH}
18 Reflection of Time covering one Prime Minister's extreme self obsession (8) EGOMANIA {A{1}{NAMO}GE}<=
20 Smoothened the operation as greed played out (7) GREASED*
21 Sleep at noon wearing a protective cover (6) CATNAP {AT}{N} in {CAP}
22 Finally, Kasganj is no upwardly mobile city in Uttar Pradesh (6) JHANSI {
25 Reportedly circles a mistake (5) LAPSE (~laps)
GRID
Theme:1857 Mutiny
ReplyDeleteCongrats for being the first one to comment about the theme. War of independence is what I would have liked to clue. But both did not fit in my grid
DeleteDoctrine,Company,Oorj,Stamp Down,Peshwa,Crown,Indian,Mutiny,Greased,Jhansi,Lapse
ReplyDelete3rd word is Pork
Delete+lord canning
Delete3D: PORK?
Delete3rd word in the list typed above.There was a typo.
DeleteStamp down was not an intended theme word, but it fits in.
Delete22 Finally, Kasganj is no upwardly mobile city in Uttar Pradesh (6) JHANSI {k...nJ} and {IS}{NAH}<= What's the role of 'mobile'?
ReplyDeleteJust 'upwardly' doesn't make sense.
moving to a higher social class
upwardly mobile: moving to a higher social class
DeleteThanks
Delete15D: Novel by name of 'Aquitaine Progression' by Robert Ludlum
ReplyDeleteI thought of the same book when I bunged the word into the grid
DeleteNo mention of Pangram? Taken for granted in all Sunnet puzzles? "What are letters there for,after all? Use them." says Sunnet month after month.
ReplyDeleteThank you for the enjoyable CW.
I think Col. decides that it is a pangram when he sees my byline. The last 42 of CWs have been themed pangrams
DeleteWow!!
DeleteAll 42 being thematic and also pangram is a no mean feat. Congrats.
DeleteDid you also have a few double pangrams in them?
DeleteGreat feat Ramesh!Congrats!
DeleteThe circus theme had a double pangram. Not sure if there was any other double pangram.
DeleteI figured that a double pangram makes less sense because, I would not be able to create one every single time. If the solver has a reasonable expectation of a CW being a pangram, then he/she may be able to use that information to get the last few words.
Thanks Paddy, CV ji & Vasant
DeleteYou have a point there. It becomes an additional clue, sometimes more direct (in terms of letters Q,J etc.) But still making it should be an effort from the setter's angle.
DeleteSorry Col.. I just saw it in the label.
ReplyDeleteA rare feat! It is ages since I could complete a Sunnet puzzle!! Lovely grid. Thanks Sunnet. :)
ReplyDeleteGlad that you liked it MB.
DeleteThanks Sunnet for a wonderful theme!
ReplyDeleteThanks KKR Garu.
DeleteAmazingly creative effort, Rameshji ! How much time do you take and is it too much to ask the means and devices you use ?
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