Answer and anno for 15D left for a first-time commenter till 10AM.
ACROSS
1 Extremely explosive grenade set off by outlaw (8) RENEGADE {e...vE+GRENADE}*
5 Caretaker of farmhouse missing first recipe (6) RANGER {gRANGE}{R}
9 Expensive fine I have for showing hand gesture (4,4) HIGH FIVE {HIGH} {F}{I'VE}
10 Small shelf, rather imaginary one in stories (6) HOBBIT {HOB}{BIT}
12 County parish Ireland sheltered (5) SHIRE [T]
13 Are wicked males finally subject to humiliation? (9) ABASEMENT {ABASE}{MEN}{s...cT}
14 Weak have to consume bread for starters to get energy (6) FEEBLE {FEE{Br..d}L}{E}
16 Kelvin’s eating meat in hot wind? (7) KHAMSIN {K{HAM}S}{IN}
19 Mistake in printing word for word (7) LITERAL [DD]
21 Core engineer that one replaces to interfere (6) MIDDLE M(-e+i)IDDLE
23 Certain about maid paying final and additional expense (9) SURCHARGE {SUR{CHAR}{p...nG}E}
25 Planet’s core moved end to end (5) EARTH (-h)EART(+h)H
26 First attempt filling void every year (6) ANNUAL {ANNU{At...t}L}
27 A belief in peculiar, vast resemblances to ancestors (8) ATAVISMS {A}{TAV{ISM}S*}
28 Fellow leaving dinner party by oriental river on holy day (6) EASTER {fEAST}{E}{R}
29 Comprises expenses to secure poles on island (8) CONSISTS {CO{N}{S}{I}STS}
DOWN
1 Man goes back into reckless subject without any change (6) REHASH {R{HE<=}ASH}
2 Leg in cast? Fellow is careless (9) NEGLIGENT {LEG+IN}*{GENT}
3 Old man curtailed mistake (5) GAFFE GAFFEr
4 Kapil’s next one had to move away (7) DEVIATE {DEV}{1}{ATE}
6 A stroke in anticipation (9) AFOREHAND {A}{FOREHAND}
7 Bet millions wasted for feature in a wall (5) GABLE GAmBLE
8 Flipping grade, about to rise (8) ROTATING {R{TO<=}ATING}
11 Diamonds on boat are not bright (4) DARK {D}{ARK}
15 Joke about earth falling in danger to natality (9)B?R?H?A?E (Addendum - BIRTHRATE {RIB<=}{THR(-e)AT(+e)E}- See comments)
17 Closes risk for the most part revising hard condition (9) SCLEROSIS {CLOSES+RISk}*
18 Dance move — glide, a sliding step primarily (8) GLISSADE {GLIDE+A+Sl...g+Step}* Semi&lit
20 Abridged tales on dead ruler (4) LORD {LORe}{D}
21 Expert engineer packing sailing aid brings back gold (7) MAESTRO {MA{E}ST}{OR<=}
22 Article Swiss oddly provided for dissertation (6) THESIS {THE}{SwIsS}
24 Bring stealthily smuggled ornaments (5) RINGS [T]
25 Tricksters quietly breaking ledges (5) ELVESshELVES
GRID
1 Extremely explosive grenade set off by outlaw (8) RENEGADE {
5 Caretaker of farmhouse missing first recipe (6) RANGER {
9 Expensive fine I have for showing hand gesture (4,4) HIGH FIVE {HIGH} {F}{I'VE}
10 Small shelf, rather imaginary one in stories (6) HOBBIT {HOB}{BIT}
12 County parish Ireland sheltered (5) SHIRE [T]
13 Are wicked males finally subject to humiliation? (9) ABASEMENT {ABASE}{MEN}{
14 Weak have to consume bread for starters to get energy (6) FEEBLE {FEE{B
16 Kelvin’s eating meat in hot wind? (7) KHAMSIN {K{HAM}S}{IN}
19 Mistake in printing word for word (7) LITERAL [DD]
21 Core engineer that one replaces to interfere (6) MIDDLE M(-e+i)IDDLE
23 Certain about maid paying final and additional expense (9) SURCHARGE {SUR{CHAR}{
25 Planet’s core moved end to end (5) EARTH (-h)EART(+h)H
26 First attempt filling void every year (6) ANNUAL {ANNU{A
27 A belief in peculiar, vast resemblances to ancestors (8) ATAVISMS {A}{TAV{ISM}S*}
28 Fellow leaving dinner party by oriental river on holy day (6) EASTER {
29 Comprises expenses to secure poles on island (8) CONSISTS {CO{N}{S}{I}STS}
DOWN
1 Man goes back into reckless subject without any change (6) REHASH {R{HE<=}ASH}
2 Leg in cast? Fellow is careless (9) NEGLIGENT {LEG+IN}*{GENT}
3 Old man curtailed mistake (5) GAFFE GAFFE
4 Kapil’s next one had to move away (7) DEVIATE {DEV}{1}{ATE}
6 A stroke in anticipation (9) AFOREHAND {A}{FOREHAND}
7 Bet millions wasted for feature in a wall (5) GABLE GA
8 Flipping grade, about to rise (8) ROTATING {R{TO<=}ATING}
11 Diamonds on boat are not bright (4) DARK {D}{ARK}
15 Joke about earth falling in danger to natality (9)
17 Closes risk for the most part revising hard condition (9) SCLEROSIS {CLOSES+RIS
18 Dance move — glide, a sliding step primarily (8) GLISSADE {GLIDE+A+S
20 Abridged tales on dead ruler (4) LORD {LOR
21 Expert engineer packing sailing aid brings back gold (7) MAESTRO {MA{E}ST}{OR<=}
22 Article Swiss oddly provided for dissertation (6) THESIS {THE}{S
24 Bring stealthily smuggled ornaments (5) RINGS [T]
25 Tricksters quietly breaking ledges (5) ELVES
GRID
18d whats anag indicator? Is it semi&
ReplyDeleteMove is the AInd in my view and is on Double duty. Can't be semi&lit as it's not a sliding step as seen at the link
DeleteIt is - Dash IMO
DeleteGlissade in French is sliding. https://www.britannica.com/art/glissade
DeleteIf- is an anind, it is something new.
DeleteGLISSADE: a sliding ballet step. From Chambers on line
DeleteCracking crossword. Challenging in parts especially the NE corner but enjoyable. Thanks Lightning.
ReplyDeleteYes, challenging,but interesting.
Delete7D- millions, 11d- diamonds- Is the plural required in both cases?
ReplyDeleteWhile D works only for Diamonds, M works for both singular and plural.
DeleteRefer to Chambers.
DIAMONDS-SUITE of cards. M is standard for millions as per ISO. http://www.onlinegrammar.com.au/writing-about-millions-and-billions/
Delete15D BIRTHRATE - Joke(rib) about(t) (earth) falling in danger(anagram indicator) to natality- (RIB+T+EARTH)*
ReplyDeleteMy anno is
DeleteJoke about = {RIB<=} = BIR
Danger = threat
earth falling in danger = THRATE
BIRTHRATE is the solution
"about" is reversal indicator
DeleteNice one Karthikeyan!
DeleteRaghu- Is earth falling in danger is (THREAT)*?
DeleteEarth indicates letter "E" which falls from threat and becomes "thrate"
DeleteYes Karthikeyan. You are right.
DeleteWell cracked Karthikeyan
DeleteMore simply put natality is birthrate.
DeleteGreat!
ReplyDeleteJoke about- Rib
DeleteEarth falling- (Earth)*
{(bir)(earth)}*
T is missing. That is not explained. It cannot be from about.
+1
DeleteKartikeyan's attempt leads to indirect anagram, right?
No anagram is involved. Only letter shifting.
Delete(BIR<)+THR(-e)AT(+E)
Thank you KKR. But I still think singular will work without affecting the surfaces.
ReplyDeleteLord of the rings theme
ReplyDeleteNice one Ramesh. Missed it.
ReplyDeleteCan someone list out the theme words. I have nevre read Lord of the Rings
ReplyDeleteEARTH!
ReplyDeleteIt is always ROTATING around itself and around the Sun. Not in lightning speed!
One full rotation in 24 hours. The THESIS that the earth is flat was broken long back. Yes, it is a globe and a spinner. It spins during day and after dark. Can we not call it a nitya rotator?
I am digressing. The hero of our story is not incognito or a Dr. X. He is Rex GABLE son of LORD Paul a forest RANGER, a hefty MIDDLE aged person.
Paul wanted his son to turn a film actor but Gable was NEGLIGENT to that idea.
...to be continued
He wished to become an ardent astronomer. Even at the age of five he knew that saturn and neptune have RINGS. Received a HIGH FIVE for that from his kindergarten teacher for that.
ReplyDeleteHe spoke of stars as scintillators. Looking at the longitudes and latitudes on his mac one could say he was a gridman of sorts.
(Story takes a turn here)
By the time he was ten he read a lot of comics often dressing himself like a batman or The Phanthom.
By the time he was twenty he was a MAESTRO on the piano.
He was intelligent no doubt. Pressed the buzzer first in KBC.
Life CONSISTS in changing interests and attitudes...
At fifty he was a top politician and an expert in skullduggery!!
Wow!!
ReplyDeleteNot only puzzle words,but all setters have also been roped into your THESIS.
Lightning
Spinner
Afterdark
Anitya
Incognito
Dr.X
Ranger
Scintillator
Gridman
Phantom
Buzzer
Skulldugger
Add my Wows as well. Quite Amazing!
DeleteArden and Mac too...
ReplyDeleteYes, I noticed both while reading.
DeleteAFOREHAND, ATAVISMS & SCLEROSIS were very well composed. Especially, A FORE HAND. FORE -Lightning must be a golf player ? HIGH FIVE is a new -age cheer ! High five to the copiler for introducing such new age language ! Brain tingler of a puzzle that I could complete in less than 20 minutes !
ReplyDeleteCGB: OH, I forgot to thnk you for not having aken a hoilday from poetizing on my Sunday Special too !
20 minutes is great timing!I also saw that you got a full score in the Bud puzzle which was one of the toughest puzzles I encountered. Great solving!Congrats!
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