Across
1. It is a rum used in a dessert (8) TIRAMISU {IT+IS+A+RUM}*
5. Approve of project leader's pay hike (6) PRAISE {P
10. Noticing old cast anonymously (9) INCOGNITO {NOTICING+O}*
11. Stop wearing gold for so long (5) ADIEU {A{DIE}U}
12. Intern initially employed by mill — adaptable (6) PLIANT {PL{I
13. Speech about, for instance, a German magazine (7) SPIEGEL {SPI{EG}EL}
14. Discuss one's English essay (8) TREATISE {TREAT}{I}{S}{E}
15. Sad times, year's beginning to frustrate (6) STYMIE {TIMES+Y
18. Part of a flower — a different one, not ovary basically (6) ANTHER {AN
20. Entanglement of free-flying bird (4,4) REEF KNOT {FREE}*{KNOT}
22. It's tougher to stop the old collector (7) HOARDER {H{O}ARDER}
25. Party's head, I reckon, is the one that loots (6) PIRATE {P
27. Creature not born as a flier (5) EAGLE {
28. According to a friend, for the most part, eating fish is a religious thing! (6,3) PRAYER MAT {P{RAY}ER MAT
29. Hit opening, not conventional (6) THRESH {THRESH
30. Headed a study about a plant (8) AMARANTH {A}{MA{RAN}TH}
Down
1. Couple of best winners (4) TWIN (T)
2. Remember to gather once more (9) RECOLLECT {RE}{COLLECT}
3. Traveller from Michigan gets concession (7) MIGRANT {MI}{GRANT}
4. This funny parody, at the start, is lively (8) SKITTISH {SKIT}{THIS*}
6. This pragmatic one is on a roll (7) REALIST {{RE}{A}{LIST}
7. Essentially nice in good cake decoration (5) ICING {
8. Excited mammal that's trapped in dangerous net (9) EBULLIENT {BULL}{IE} in {NET*}
9. Gets hold of police officers (4) COPS (DD)
14. Rates this cryptic as most inferior (9) TRASHIEST {RATES+THIS*}
16. Little article about male revolutionary (9) MINUTEMAN {MINUTE}{M}{AN}
17. Surprisingly, no sample showing tumour (8) NEOPLASM {NO+SAMPLE}* Thanks to google
19. Everlasting without any purpose? (7) ENDLESS {END}{LESS}
21. Avoid doubt when catching ball (7) FORBEAR {F{ORB}EAR}
23. A cover-up to hide University's promise (5) AUGUR {A{U}{RUG<=}}
24. Seasoned beef not good (4) RIPE {
26. Chit-chat that's somewhat long (4) ITCH (T)
Grid
Enjoyable puzzle.Nice blog too.
ReplyDeleteCoincidently I had looked up Neoplasm yesterday after a post in CCS. The word there was pleonasm and somehow while looking the word up I had typed neoplasm(affected by Spooner?)
Pleonasm is "The use of more words than are required to express an idea".
ReplyDeleteYes Sir.Learnt that yesterday.
DeleteInteresting.
ReplyDelete30A- 'ran' from?
It is Ramesh's turn to surprise with a Col. like blog. I ran to the bottom to check the blogger.
headed -> ran (a dept).
DeleteThank you Prasad.
DeleteIXL 2017 4th round solutions are out!
ReplyDelete6 is very lonely here l so let me give company by being 7-- as a comment.
ReplyDeleteEvery one on the PRAYER MAT (for divali? ) which is beautifully spread out.
Schaden Spiegel is a German magazine I used to get to read in Nairobi from my reinsurers.
Vulcan has remained in a pseudonym for long. Who is he? or a she?
Vulcan aka Vijay (VJ) says the setters link on top. But, to my knowledge, he has not participated in any discussion here in the blog.
DeleteThank you MB.
ReplyDeleteOne mistake & a typo.
This was the toughest till now. Till last minute confusion was there about Swore & Store.Now can breath easy till noon tomorrow😀😀
DeleteHi Paddy,
DeleteFirst time all correct solutions!
Submitted at 6:30 pm on Sunday.
Congrats!! But 6.30 pm?! To ensure 100%?
DeleteWas busy with guests at Nellore.
DeleteAm back in Hyderabad now.
I too was not sure whether SWORE is right. Heaved a sigh of relief.
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ReplyDeleteSWORE/STORE : If one took the clue, either could work out to be correct ! I swear ! Trouble in store tomorrow !
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