Across
9. Unusual move — university makes way for Mike, an old student (7) ALUMNUS {UNUS(-u+M)AL}*10. Every one's gone, belong at centre level (7) ECHELON {E
11. Countryman returned to old country without hesitation (7) NAMIBIA {MAN<=}{IB
12. One in space vehicle's killed (3,4) RAN OVER {R{AN} OVER}
13. Stillroom — takes time for show (9) PAGEANTRY {P{AGE}ANTRY}
15. Boredom in the open, nuisance tolerated (5) ENNUI (T)
16. John's unhappy with straight talk (7) CANDOUR {CAN}{DOUR}
19. It prevents the child bawling its head off after a respite (7) LULLABY {LULL}{
20. Talked about rules in code (5) MORSE
21. Very cold beer rejected — it's to do with the royal representative (9) VICEREGAL {V}{ICE}{LAGER<=}
25. Will happen again on our cycles kept inside (7) REOCCUR {RE}{O{C}{C}UR}
26. Force on work group (7) FACTION {F}{ACTION}
28. A canoe moving around island — many islands here (7) OCEANIA {A+CANOE}* around {I}
29. Missing a length, in great difficulty (2,5) AT LARGE {A}+ {L} in {GREAT*}
Down
1. Captain Cook — one's gone to sleep (6) CATNAP {CAPTA2. Spice in overturned stone cask (6) NUTMEG {{GEM}{TUN}}<=
3. Rolls up, just disregard (4) SNUB {BUNS<=}
4. A way to get computers connected diagonally (6) ASLANT {A}{S{LAN}T}
5. Hand gets frazzled making payment (8) DEFRAYAL DE{FRAY}AL} Frazzled=Fray or Frayed?
6. Head of Government's taken a risk reviewing voter's list (10) CHANCELLOR {CHANCE}{ROLL<=}
7. It's hot, set sail, go around the land (8) SLOVENIA {SAIL*} around {OVEN}
8. Grave crime to be hoarding gold amidst all the hostility (8) ENORMITY {EN{OR}MITY}
14. Youth rise to accept payment (10) ADOLESCENT {A{DOLE}SCENT}
16. State able to nab straying Romeo (8) CAMEROON {CA{ROMEO*}N}
17. Came closer in the end about missile storage (8) NARROWED {END}* around {ARROW}
18. It doesn't make a difference to a palindrome (8) REVERSAL (CD)
22. Able to take back robe (6) CAFTAN {C{AFT}AN}
23. Complaint — it's in blood (6) GOITRE {GO{IT}RE}
24. Spread tentacles, set out with a knife (6) LANCET {TEN
27. Share includes fifty in the group (4) CULT {CU{L}T}
Reference List
University=U, Mike=M, One=A, Hesitation=Er, One=An,John=Can, Very=V, On=Re, Cycles=CC, Force=F, Island=I, Length=L
One=I, Way=St, Gold=Or, Fifty=L
Colour/Font Scheme
Definition, Solution, Component letters, Embedded links, Anagram Indicator, C/C indicator, Reversal Indicator, Hidden word Indicator, Letter Pick indicator, Deletion Indicator, Homophone Indicator, Movement Indicator, Positional Indicator, Substitution, Indicator, Link/Connector, Extraneous
GRID
20a mores hphone ->morse
ReplyDeletemores for rules and talked about being HP indicator?
DeleteSounds good.
Thanks Sree_sree
Delete+1 with Col on 20AC and 5DN
ReplyDeleteKKR- If it's Saturday, it is Ramesh, not Col.!
ReplyDeleteThanks Paddy.
DeleteSorry Ramesh.
Not an issue KKR Garu. It is very difficult to find out who has blogged without looking at the byline, as the Col follows the Saturday format when he (frequently?) stands in for me. To make matters worse, I, when I am pressed for time, use the regular-day blog format
DeleteLooked to be tough, but slowly one byone fell in place. But still I found NE corner difficult. Of course, could not get a few annos as usual.
ReplyDelete11A - Countryman - Is it in order? Having definition partly and the wordplay partly?
ReplyDeleteWas Iberia a country at any time?
DeleteThis is what wiki says-
DeleteOccupied by both Spain and Portugal, the Iberian Peninsula lies in southwestern Europe. Its name is derived from its ancient inhabitants, whom the Greeks called Iberians. This name probably comes from the Ebro (Iberus), the peninsula's second longest river after the Tagus.
Iberia was a name given (hiberia) to Georgian kingdom in Caucasus. (Kartvelians). Not the Spanish peninsula.
DeleteThank you Prasad. History is one of my weak points. Iberian peninsula is the nearest I could think of.
DeleteI think we had a few like this earlier.
ReplyDeleteIt is a lift and separate clue.
ReplyDeleteI had the same doubt on 5D. Frazzled should be frayed.
ReplyDeleteThe puzzle flowed smoothly. Far easier offering. Thanks Arden and Ramesh for the usual wonderful blog
The MORSE code read: ...- - -...
ReplyDeleteA young yuppie wanting to ward off his ENNUI during lunch time tried to solve a cryptic crossword.
He RAN OVER the clues a couple of times. Having solved only a clue or two and seeing
that his colleagues were watching him, he wished to avoid their SNUB.
And that was the reason he sent the SOS to a friend who he knew was an expert.
Having sent the message he wondered if one should be an ALUMNUS of Oxford or Cambridge to
quickly solve the clues. Such persons were from a higher ECHELON.
The ENORMITY of his predicament could have been avoided, if he, as an ADOLESCENT had been
regular in attempting to solve the daily crossies. Had he done that he would now have belonged to a different CULT.
To avoid embarrassment he went into a CATNAP and rose startled as he felt someone poking him with a LANCET.It was only a friend who woke him up to go back to work.
He said he had to leave the crossword unfinished as he had hear a LULLABY which had put him to sleep.
His friend later told him about our THCC and a REVERSAL of his skills were soon seen.
Thanks, Bhargav. I have come to enjoy your stories as much as I do The Hindu Crossword and the blog. Look forward to more of them.
DeleteMost of us have been through that,CGB! Shall we call it a collective autobiography?
ReplyDeleteIXL Solutions are up. Almost full reds in SW corner. May find myself at the bottom of the leaderboard:(
ReplyDeleteDon't worry as long as i am there behind (or under) you.
ReplyDeleteCarnage for me. One in the NW as well.
Still Iam trying to get a few annos.
Which clues?I can send if required
DeleteThree is crowd. I am with you Paddy and Ram.
DeleteMade a mistake.
All correct but submitted at 6:00 pm.
DeleteGreat MB.
DeleteThanks Paddy. :)
DeleteThank you Vasant.
ReplyDeleteRegistrar,Alumnus.
complain- Is it sight-T?
Registrar:
DeleteStern=Rear
Meat=gist
Slaughter ultimately=R
Gist+R inside Rear
Alum
U inside Alm(-s)
Sigh is correct
I am coming across (informal- says Free dic.) alum for alumnus for the first time.
ReplyDeleteStern- I was trying to fit in strict. Missed the shipping terminology.
Thank you Vasanth. All correct for you?
Yes. All correct.
DeleteHappy for you. I am sure you will continue to be in the top ten. You are doing fine and pl. do keep it up.
Delete+1
DeleteVERY GOOD VASANT.
ReplyDelete+ Vasant. I just checked and as expected :: ALL CORRECT. I was more or less confident after a re-check before : SUBMIT. I am mortally scared of that word as I hate submitting myself to a challenger.
ReplyDeleteToday's ARDEN is fairly Ardenian. except for VICEREGAL & GOITRE . Will miss ARDEN until his appearance next week.
As for me I am constantly making submissions to adjudicating and appellate authorities.
Delete😀😀
DeleteGreat Vasant, keep it up.
ReplyDeleteThank you all.
ReplyDelete