REPUBLIC DAY GREETINGS
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ACROSS
1 Bringin' up a mount to the location of the president's residence (7,4) RAISINA HILL {RAISINg}{A} {HILL}
9 A person in one's custody gets recognition (5) AWARD {A}{WARD}
10 Attractive woman's stunning disclosure (9) BOMBSHELL [DD]
11 State: "Vertical and erect" (10) UPSTANDING {UP}{STANDING}
12 Presently unidentified, in short (4) ANON [DD]
13 More's previous spouse returns paintings, for example (5) EXTRA {EX}{ART<=}
15 Floats! Use at lab anyhow (8) TABLEAUS*
17 Prohibit use of drug in British Railway plant (8) BARBERRY {BAR}{B{E}R}{RY}
19 Crushed stone produces some music! (5) NOTES*
22 Standard mark (4) FLAG [DD]
23 Decide ... Drunk? A tad juiced? (10) ADJUDICATE*
26 Perhaps 22 attempt, I hear, with our army officer in the lead (9) TRICOLOUR (~try){TRI}{COL}{OUR}
27 Open bowling spell before commencement of tea-break (5) OVERT {OVER}{T
28 Main sports lady at YMCA shown dancing (11) YACHTSWOMAN*
DOWN
1 Shouts loudly, "Install propeller in empty rafts" (5) ROARS {R
2 Country weapon initially exhibited at war memorial (5,4) INDIA GATE {INDIA} {GAT}{E
3 Buries forged dimes around base of baobab (6) IMBEDS {IM{
4 Gas shell, perhaps, with anti-terror organisation (7) AMMONIA {AMMO}{NIA}
5 Briefly, this month Indian Naval ship begins to travel (4) INST {INS}{T
6 Stick around expectantly — laze around at home and linger (3,2,4) LIE IN WAIT {LIE} {IN}{WAIT}
7 Greet and transport 15, except sailor (6) SALUTE T
8 Plot Spanish flying machines (6) PLANES {PLAN}{ES}
14 Gutturally order harlot carrying it back by subway in the end (9) THROATILY {THROA{IT<=}L*}{
16 Oft Merlin may create things shaped like leguminous seeds (9) LENTIFORM*
17 Suits best, if altered (6) BEFITS*
18 Studied, I heard, for first test, in Delhi's landmark (3,4) RED FORT (~read){RED} {FOR}{T
20 Vessel contains small portion of titbits and toffees, perhaps (6) SWEETS {S{WEE}{T
21 Donkey starts to whimper in den (6) BURROW {BURRO}{W
24 To some extent, please another regional inter-governmental organisation (5) ASEAN [T]
25 Troy monster's neck ring (4) TORC {T}{ORC}
GRID
1ac raisina hill
ReplyDeleteBringin raisin + a+ hill (mount)
11 ac upstanding
Up (state) +standing (vertical)
13ac extra ex (previous spouse) + tra (art returns)
14ac barberry bar (prohibit)+e (drug) in br+ Ry(railway
19ac tones an agricultural
22ac flag (dd)
23ac adjudicate an agricultural
26ac tricolour try + col (army
Officer) + our
27ac overt
Over (bowling spell) + tra
28ac yachts woman an agricultural
1 dn roars iP in rs (empty rafts)
2dn India gate
3dn imbeds (dimes + b)
5dn inst (ins INdian Naval Ship +
Travel)
8dn planes plane (plot)+Spanish
7dn salute
14dn throat Ilyich an agricultural
17dn befits an agricultural
18dn red fort red (read)+for+Test
20dn sweets wee (small) + T in ss (vessel)
24dn Asean pleASE ANother
Jayalakshmi what is 'agricultural'?
DeleteYou have not annotated 1A, 27A, 1D, 2D, 7D, 14D
Delete1D oar - propeller in empty rafts - rs = roars
Delete1D oar - propeller in empty rafts - rs = roars
Delete12ac ANON - ANONymous
ReplyDelete16dn LETNIFORM anagrid
21dn BURROW burro + Whimper
16D - LENTIFORM*
DeleteTypo Anagrid not agricultural
ReplyDeleteYou mean Anagram
DeleteSomeone can list out the theme words as well
ReplyDelete16dn LENTIFORM anagrid
ReplyDelete6dn lie in wait
19dn NOTES anagrid
4ac AMMONIA ammo+nia(national investigation
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10ac bombshell (DD)
25dn TORC Tory + orc (monster)
ReplyDelete9a award a + ward ( person in one's custody)
ReplyDelete1ac RAISINA HILL place where rashtrabathi bhavan located
ReplyDelete27ac OVERT over-bowling spell+Tea
7dn SALUTE an deleted from tableaus
14dn THROATILY anagram
14D is not a complete anagram
DeleteAnnotation for 1A is incomplete
Deleteorder - AnagrInd
Deleteharlot* carrying it<= + subwaY in the end
[THROA(TI<=)L][Y] Gutturally
1Ac Bringin' up RAISIN' + a + mount HILL
DeleteDefn: the location of the president's residence (RAISIN)(A HILL)
2dn INDIA GATE India(country)+gat(weapon)+
ReplyDeleteExhibited
@Jayalakshmi due for promotion ??
ReplyDeleteThink so!
DeleteWoman power on Republic Day!
ReplyDeleteJayalakshmi and Ranjani gobbling up all the clues till now.
Theme words
ReplyDelete1A) President's Residence
9A) recognition
10A) attractive
11A) erect
12A) presently
13A) more
15A) floats
17A) plant
19A) music
22A) DD
23A) decide
26A) in the lead
27A) break
28A) sports lady
1D) shouts loudly
2D) war memorial
3D) buries
4D) gas
5D) briefly this month
6D) stick around expectantly
7D) greet
8D) flying machines
14D) gutturally
16D) leguminous seeds
17D) suits
18D) delhi's landmark
20D) toffees
21D) in den
24D) regional inter-governmental organisation
25D) troy
Karthikeyan, theme words are normally taken from solution words only
DeleteMaybe. But I think the think the theme can extend to the words and constructionof the clues as well
DeleteDr. A.Krishnamoorthy, Vellore
ReplyDelete1a: raisina hill - raisin(g) a hill (mount)
9a: award - a ward (ones custody)
11a: upstanding- up(state) + standing
13a: extra - ex + art*
15a: tableaus - use at lab*
19a: notes - stone*
22a: flag (DD)
23a: adjudicate - a tad juiced*
26a: tricolour - tri + our + col*
27a: overt - over + t
1d: roars - oar in rs
2d: India gate (DD)
3d: lumbers - dimes + b*
5d: inst - I+n+s+t
7d: salute - ( tableaus - ab)*
8d: planes - plane + s
14d: throatily- (harlot + it+y)*
16d: lentiform- (oft+Marlin)*
17d: befits- best if*
18d: redfort(DD)
21d: burrow - burro+w(imper)
24d: asean - (ple)ase an(other)
Dr. A.Krishnamoorthy, Vellore
ReplyDelete1a: raisina hill - raisin(g) a hill (mount)
9a: award - a ward (ones custody)
11a: upstanding- up(state) + standing
13a: extra - ex + art*
15a: tableaus - use at lab*
19a: notes - stone*
22a: flag (DD)
23a: adjudicate - a tad juiced*
26a: tricolour - tri + our + col*
27a: overt - over + t
1d: roars - oar in rs
2d: India gate (DD)
3d: lumbers - dimes + b*
5d: inst - I+n+s+t
7d: salute - ( tableaus - ab)*
8d: planes - plane + s
14d: throatily- (harlot + it+y)*
16d: lentiform- (oft+Marlin)*
17d: befits- best if*
18d: redfort(DD)
21d: burrow - burro+w(imper)
24d: asean - (ple)ase an(other)
Theme words.
ReplyDeleteRaisina Hill
Award
Tableaus
Flag
Tricolour
India Gate
Planes
Red Fort
ASEAN
Sweets
Add SALUTE to the list
DeleteDid you hear how Col. Dhiraj Chengappa ROARS? :)
Delete6d: lie in wait- lie(laze) in(at home) wait(linger)
ReplyDeleteRight
DeleteI will update the post with the regular blog at 2 PM today as I am leaving for Goa in the afternoon for my annual college get-together
ReplyDeleteEnjoy yourself
DeleteHave fun!
ReplyDelete9A. Award (A+ward). Meaning: recognition
ReplyDelete10A. Bombshell (DD)
15A. Tableaus (Can't really Anno it - but it is an anagram of Use at Lab).
19A. Notes - and not tones
20D. Sweets (SS contains wee and t - Meaning toffees).
4D. Ammonia (Ammo+ NIA)
Good night, everyone! Thanks for solving
ReplyDeleteI think due to a packed sporting visual treat many of the regular commenters are absent today to comment on what is a typical enjoyable thematic offering from Incognito. Thanks Incognito.
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