ACROSS
1 Minor army unit? (8) INFANTRY {INFANT}RY RY from?
5 One’s property in Sri Lanka, say (6) ISLAND {1'S}{LAND}
9 Predict beginnings of cyclone arriving in jungle (8) FORECAST {FORE{C
10 Merger for the most part upset returning leader (6) FUSION {FUS
12 Stop right outside batsman’s line (5) CEASE C
13 Punishment in court’s final ruling very detached (9) INTERDICT {IN}{
14 Storm about most bold leaders’ bet (6) GAMBLE {GA{M
16 Lighter moment in Sicilian capital (7) PALERMO {PALER}{MO}
19 Agreement from firm parliamentarian joining operation (7) COMPACT {CO}{MP}{ACT}
21 Large accessory for celebrity (6) BIGWIG {BIG}{WIG}
23 Team drill arranged on exercise equipment (9) TREADMILL*
25 Come about havoc curtailed somewhat (5) OCCUR [T]
26 Sailors put together deposit (6) TARTAR {TAR}{TAR}
27 Food healthy for so long (8) FAREWELL {FARE}{WELL}
28 Brash face, part cocky, on the edge (6) CHEEKY {CHEEK}{
29 Levelling instrument perfectionist moved from last spot to third (8) STRICKLE {ST(+r)RICKLE(-r)
DOWN
1 Guess short court is dirty (6) INFECT {INFE
2 Broadcast a real firm warning signal (4,5) FIRE ALARM*
3 Hard breaking delightful recess (5) NICHE {NIC{H}E}
4 Break ceremony without extra-sensory perception (7) RESPITE {R{ESP}ITE}
6 Genuine support for fielder (6,3) SQUARE LEG {SQUARE} {LEG}
7 Losing diamonds, spontaneously one provides excuse (5) ALIBI {A
8 Work with country to get money for a cause (8) DONATION {DO}{NATION}
11 Refrain from rotating earthenware (4) STOP <=
15 Auditor’s listless stroll by path on seafront (9) BOARDWALK (~bored){BOARD}{WALK}
17 Hacker caught in reproducing ticket for future use (4,5) RAIN CHECK {HACKER+C+IN}*
18 Joyous engineer at first characterised radio noise (8) ECSTATIC {E}{C
20 Struggle with temperature to lubricate (4) TOIL {T}{OIL}
21 Heavy material in explosion around a lake (7) BALLAST {B{A}{L}LAST}
22 Framework in Greek and English houses incorrect (6) GRILLE {GR}{ILL}{E}
24 Letters from seer I examined are disturbing (5) EERIE [T]
25 Order fifty one daggers (5) OBELI {OBE}{LI}
GRID
5A- Coincidence- Col. is reporting this from SL.
ReplyDelete10A- Fuss from upset?
Lightning fast as usual, though I could not parse (verdict-V)
1A:I thought it was a CD with a pun on minor=infant
ReplyDeleteI would have liked it if it was minors. Infantry has an archaic meaning for infants/children.
Deletein APP6-NATO command symbols I is for infantry company.
DeleteAfter dark there might be some lightning too. The rain may never CEASE in the near future. To get RESPITE one of the BIGWIGs among cruciverbalists has left his COMPACT TREADMILL maybe.
ReplyDeleteHe has bid FAREWELL to his hometown and enjoys his BOARDWALK in Sri Lanka ISLAND. His wife is in an ECSTATIC mood and has not forgotten to take her COMPACT with her.
Having retired the days of the INFANTRY, FIREARMs and BALLAST are things of the past.
He may even have time to see a spinner bowling and the batsman taking a CHEEKY single past SQUARE LEG.
Anyone can win his GAMBLE and say that the THCC site will be updated at 830 hours sharp. In the armed forces the sticking to time is INFECT-ious.
No con-FUSION who is being referred to!
Happy Sri Lanka tour to our Colonel.
Nice timely wishes and I am joining you in the same.
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