ACROSS
1 Release grip of property ownership (8) FREEHOLD {FREE}{HOLD}
5 Transfer prisoner so unrightfully (6) CONVEY {CON}{VE
9 Bordering on what Ram may be doing (8) ABUTTING [DD]
10 Glittery decoration in a mart in Selaiyur (6) TINSEL [T]
12 Refer to location that is mentioned (4) CITE (~site)
13 End of dispute in colony (10) SETTLEMENT [DD]
15 What is left in central fresco gallery (6) ESTATE {
17 Small, stony archaeological piece (5) SHARD {S}{HARD}
20 Doctors as a group give limited picture (5) IMAGE {IMA}{G
21 Require note having Latin version (6) ENTAIL {E}{LATIN*}
24 No general detail (10) PARTICULAR [DD]
27 It's a terrible old custom of our country (4) SATI* &lit
29 What springs from rubbing off lustre (6) RESULT*
30 That woman keeps single weaver's device as cherished possession (8) HEIRLOOM {HE{1}R}{LOOM}
31 Time to make certain there's no second term (6) TENURE {T}{EN
32 Legal right of English people in Orient (8) EASEMENT {EAS{E}{MEN}T}
DOWN
1 Ref can emerge from this country (6) FRANCE*
3 Dislike 'cover point' (4) HATE {HAT}{E}
4 Look! No-good weapon (5) LANCE
6 State work in a direction (5) OPINE {OP}{IN}{E}
7 Deeply felt, six accept agitated scaler (8) VISCERAL {VI}{SCALER*}
8 King left eruditely disconcerted in late-December period (8) YULETIDE E
11 Way a marginal marking is made about the engineer (6) STREET {ST{RE}ET}
14 Tennis player clobbered limitlessly (4) ASHE
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17 Hurries up with political gloss (4) SPIN <=
18 Discourage girl's rip-it posture (8) DISPIRIT {DI'S}{RIP+IT}*
19 So raring to break the defence force (8) GARRISON*
22 The old man's part in prisoner's break (6) PAROLE {PA}{ROLE}
23 Thousand times felled by fate (6) KISMET {K}{TIMES*}
25 You needn't do anything to earn this title (5) IDLER [CD]
26 Ring a note for new arrival (5) ARENA {A}{RE}{N}{A}
28 Correct time to feel sorry (4) TRUE {T}{RUE}
GRID
9a I had it as {a}{butting}
ReplyDeleteActually that is what I meant by the DD
DeleteBordering on = ABUTTING
Deletewhat Ram may be doing = A BUTTING
So it becomes a charade and not a DD
DeleteTo get a charade where does the A come from?
DeleteThe original clue was
DeleteBordering on what Ram may be give us
At the last minute I felt some may take it as "a butt".
To get the -ing inflection, I changed it as published.
But this ignores 'a'.
Should have been more careful in these revisions done over the phone. Utmost care is taken but sometimes slips do get in.
The present clue is none-too-perfect. I am to blame.
what Ram may give us - a butting (if a bit ugly) or a butt
Deletewhat Ram may be doing - butting (we don't get 'a', as it is pointed out above)
Not DD but D&CD
DeleteSmooth offering from GM
ReplyDeleteThank you Sir!
Back in Hyderabad!
Welcome back to Hyderabad KKR garu
DeleteThanks Rameshgaru
DeleteWelcome back. Nice timing of being here on Navratri
DeleteThanks Vasant. Yes, things are just settling here.
DeleteWelcome back KKR. I am sure you had a great time out there with your grandson. It is never enough- however long it may be.
ReplyDeleteI was more concerned about the false capitalisation of Ram in 9A that I did not miss the A.
More CD?DD's in this run?
Why 'Political gloss' for spin?
Thanks Paddy. My great times continue. My daughter and grandson also came with us on a long holiday!
DeleteWow!
ReplyDeleteArthur Ahse's 1975 Wimbledon final is unforgettable even after so many years. Unfortunate he passed away very young- one of very early victims of AIDS (after blood transfusion)
ReplyDeleteA humorous take on English as a language and its name by ET in its Editorial today-
ReplyDeletehttp://epaperbeta.timesofindia.com/Article.aspx?eid=31815&articlexml=Its-Time-for-a-New-Name-for-English-22092017016026
500th puzzle from Gridman (as per the stats in the page) - not including the many he would have set before the blog started. Congratulations and hats off, Rishi sir!
ReplyDeleteRamki, 500th is on my blog only. He has many many more as he was setting for the Hindu long before I started this blog. If I am not wrong he has already crossed 1000
DeleteYes sir - that's what I mentioned above. I am sure only CV would know how many he has set (knowing how meticulous he is!)
DeleteDidn't notice the second part of your first message :-)
DeleteThanks everybody for noting the landmark. Yes, I have crossed the 1000 mark. As per serial number, it has crossed 990. Some unnumbered specials (like those when I set fresh grids including the words you all suggested, specials to mark say All Fools Day, etc., were quickly set and published, perhaps out of turn. Thanks again for your encouragement. This number doesn't take into account puzzles I set for Frontline, Target, Sportsworld, The Telegraph (sports page), Evening News of London, American Reporter and a Madras magazine - these may be 200+.
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