Answer and annotation for 1D left for a rookie commenter till 10 AM.
ACROSS
1 Full of life and spirit, born to be adventurous (5) BRISK {B}{RISK}
4 Bound dictionary showing 'Blight' misspelt with 'A' for 'H' (9) OBLIGATED {BLIG(-h+a}AT} in {OED}
9 Somewhat ill-treat? Absurd, not right (1,6) A LITTLE ILLTrEAT*
10 Love rat essentially admitting was a pig (7) OVERATE [T]
11 Of a lens, misaligned between opposite points (4-5) WIDE-ANGLE {W}{ALIGNED*}{E}
12 First letter from Delphi or its fourth (5) DELTA [C&DD]
13 Girl's returning to run through warm up again (6) REHEAT {HER<=}{EAT}
15 Beetle an insect for example ... (8) INSTANCE*Beetle as Anind? See comments
18 ... shrewd in the extreme, able to retreat concealing self (8) CANNIEST {CAN}{N{I}EST}
19 Subatomic particle with breadth nothing like neutron (1,5) W BOSON {W}{B}{O}{SO}{N}
22 Fabulous Greek fare is soup every so often (5) AESOP {fArE+iS+sOuP}
24 Viewpoint here arguably to hide behind (2,3,4) IN THE REAR [T]
26 Result of jab and cut perhaps (7) PRODUCT {PROD}{CUT*}
27 Hot drink, char taken hastily going through windpipe (7) TRACHEA {T{CHAR*}EA}
28 Enclosing snaps of the distant past (4,5) LONG SINCE*
29 Key, alpha sort of personality (4,1) TYPE A {TYPE} {A}
DOWN
1 Fight to overcome bloody revolutionary (2,2,3)B? A? W?R (Addendum BE AT WAR {BEAT}{RAW<=} - See comments))
2 At heart Achilles, Priam's ode (5) ILIAD {achILles}{prIAms}{oDe} &lit
3 Grand hat worn by a goddess of destruction in dramatic dance (9) KATHAKALI {K}{HAT*}{A}{KALI}
4 Anxious individual bringing up say daughter (2,4) ON EDGE {ONE}{EG{D}<=}
5 Unfinished business left to handle, one does (5,3) LOOSE END {L}{ONE+DOES}*
6 Gross act, stuffing mouth (5) GREED [DD]
7 Tracks and terminals under repair (9) TRAMLINES*
8 Time to expect engagement between two shortly bearing fruit (3,4) DUE DATE {DUEl}{DATE}
14 Passes on with no difficulty (5,4) HANDS DOWN [DD]
16 Seasoning is at best, all right (5,4) TABLE SALT*
17 When can having a little sibling help? (6,2) ASSIST IN {AS}{SIS}{TIN}
18 Fellow partner for a singular footwear? (7) CHAPPAL {CHAP}{PAL} Imagine, youngsters these days wear this to office. I use them in the bathroom only.
20 Bliss taking vehicle through teeming rain (7) NIRVANA {NIR{VAN}A*}
21 Say protecting university's image (6) STATUE {STAT{U}E}
23 Seals many a promotion (5) PLUGS [DD]
25 Online store sales showing at last 40% jump (1-4) E-SHOP {salES}{HOP}
GRID
1 Full of life and spirit, born to be adventurous (5) BRISK {B}{RISK}
4 Bound dictionary showing 'Blight' misspelt with 'A' for 'H' (9) OBLIGATED {BLIG(-h+a}AT} in {OED}
9 Somewhat ill-treat? Absurd, not right (1,6) A LITTLE ILLT
10 Love rat essentially admitting was a pig (7) OVERATE [T]
11 Of a lens, misaligned between opposite points (4-5) WIDE-ANGLE {W}{ALIGNED*}{E}
12 First letter from Delphi or its fourth (5) DELTA [C&DD]
13 Girl's returning to run through warm up again (6) REHEAT {HER<=}{EAT}
15 Beetle an insect for example ... (8) INSTANCE*
18 ... shrewd in the extreme, able to retreat concealing self (8) CANNIEST {CAN}{N{I}EST}
19 Subatomic particle with breadth nothing like neutron (1,5) W BOSON {W}{B}{O}{SO}{N}
22 Fabulous Greek fare is soup every so often (5) AESOP {
24 Viewpoint here arguably to hide behind (2,3,4) IN THE REAR [T]
26 Result of jab and cut perhaps (7) PRODUCT {PROD}{CUT*}
27 Hot drink, char taken hastily going through windpipe (7) TRACHEA {T{CHAR*}EA}
28 Enclosing snaps of the distant past (4,5) LONG SINCE*
29 Key, alpha sort of personality (4,1) TYPE A {TYPE} {A}
DOWN
1 Fight to overcome bloody revolutionary (2,2,3)
2 At heart Achilles, Priam's ode (5) ILIAD {
3 Grand hat worn by a goddess of destruction in dramatic dance (9) KATHAKALI {K}{HAT*}{A}{KALI}
5 Unfinished business left to handle, one does (5,3) LOOSE END {L}{ONE+DOES}*
6 Gross act, stuffing mouth (5) GREED [DD]
7 Tracks and terminals under repair (9) TRAMLINES*
8 Time to expect engagement between two shortly bearing fruit (3,4) DUE DATE {DUE
14 Passes on with no difficulty (5,4) HANDS DOWN [DD]
16 Seasoning is at best, all right (5,4) TABLE SALT*
17 When can having a little sibling help? (6,2) ASSIST IN {AS}{SIS}{TIN}
18 Fellow partner for a singular footwear? (7) CHAPPAL {CHAP}{PAL} Imagine, youngsters these days wear this to office. I use them in the bathroom only.
21 Say protecting university's image (6) STATUE {STAT{U}E}
23 Seals many a promotion (5) PLUGS [DD]
25 Online store sales showing at last 40% jump (1-4) E-SHOP {
GRID
'Beetle': dash, hurry, nip, run, rush, scamper, scoot, scurry, tear, zip
ReplyDeleteInitial "huh?" followed by "Aha!" clues today! INSTANCE, WIDE ANGLE, LONG SINCE, ASSIST IN etc.
ReplyDeleteThanks Bhavan!
Does 4A need the "misspelt"? I thought it was an anagrind, but there is none required since it's just a substitution.
ReplyDelete'misspelt' for surface reading
DeleteI think it is needed. Dictionaries should have and they do have proper spellings. In the rate instance where there is a typo, we need to say the word is misspelt. BTW, I have indeed noticed a rare typo in a well-known dictionary.
Delete*rare
Delete18d I wore them to my CAT interview, ofcourse attended classes in shorts and chappals too.
ReplyDeleteFor those of our generation they are called 'bathroom chappals' Period.
DeleteIn India chappals/sandals are OK for most occasions, incl. office. What the col. scoffs at are Hawaii slippers or thongs. Bathroom chappals, which my dad as an air force officer at home, are quite different. They will cover the front part of one's feet in shiny black leather with just two holes for aeration. They won't do outside your house or garden.
DeleteNowadays these have become a lot stylish and colourful in contrast to the ones shown in the pic.
DeleteCV, what you refer to were the bathroom chappals that were in use before arrival of the Hawaii Chappals
Delete30 years back I started my career with proper tie and all and almost ending it with shorts and chappals #startup
DeleteI will let our respected fellow-commenter Raju talk about thongs.
DeleteI have a lot against wearing open sandals in India. In a Coimbatore mall, there is a shop called Methi adi ( I first thought that it is a she- adai made of Methi !) that sells these as spare parts with the base piece and diy straps attachable in different colours. They are very highly priced selling at Rs 1000+ ! We have the variety of wooden clods a la Ramdev maharaj . Then we have flip-flops known as Hawaiian or Singapore sandals. High fashion 'thongs ' worn by ladies strapping all around their feet which enhances ankles.
DeleteI am fully with the Col that these days we have casuals worn in offices. These are as a result of dress downs on weekdays, wearing Ts and jeans . Gone are the days of Booted- suited dress codes. Rahul Gandhi's 'bete noire ' ?
The hideous looking velcro-ons worn by men in Coimbatore with their dirty feet are unpardonable. These were the diluted version of the stylish Pathan shoes worn in those days. In tropical climates like in India one can pass off wearing open sandals , but must be with socks on as the roads are full of filth and in rainy season these cause foot diseases ( not of the politician's foot and mouth variety !) . I am always used to wearing proper closed slip-on I don't know why they are branded as hush-puppies !) footwears and use slippers only indoors.
As for CV's comments from me on thongs of another variety, I refrain , lest I tread on female toes ! I don't intend being slippered by them by their footwear or stabbed by their stilettos !
Today's crossie by buzzer had tricky clues and anagrams and was very enjoyable. e-shop and boson are nice to be seen in crossies .
The dress code for SBI officers that was publicised recently suggested that they should wear proper shoes, not chappals, at work. Of course, the rules went to some extreme lengths by an overzealous prescriber. My own view is offices must have a dress code. But I have observed that even offices that do have a code are rather reticent/lax on dress code for women. It is those who are very concerned about women's rights, women's empowerment, blah, blah.
ReplyDeleteto overcome = BEAT
ReplyDeletebloody = RAW
{BEAT(RAW)*} BE AT WAR is the answer
BE,AT, RAW<-
DeleteA pleasure puzzle!Many clues brought a smile. Product, Be at war, Wide Angle,Delta, Due Date. Could get W Boson through Wordplay only.
ReplyDeleteNice puzzle. Wish Buzzer has one more in quota.
DeleteSecond that whole-heartedly
DeleteYeh dil mange more!
Delete+1
DeleteI found many clues to be very interesting and shrewd. While I do the Hindu puzzles religiously everyday, I am not too keen an observer of details. I solve the puzzle, see the blog and forget it. Today, even to my casual self, the number of interesting clues was striking. Many thanks to Buzzer. I enjoyed his work.
DeleteSomewhat easier puzzle, I think, for Buzzer Standard.
ReplyDelete15AC Beetle means scurry/hurry. So may work as anind.
ReplyDeleteSorry Raghunath. Missed your very first message at 8.35 AM
Delete1a to be adventurous is to be risky or risk? (Adventure:risk?)
ReplyDeleteTo be adventurous is to risk something right? IMO it works.
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