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ACROSS
1 Starts going up very near office, ring the boss (6) GUVNOR Acrostic
4 Appreciating painless treatment? It tells you what to pay (5,3) PRICE TAG APpRECIaTinG*
10 Silent start to puzzle (9) DUMBFOUND {DUMB}{FOUND}
11 Strange end to cricket match, runout was a disgrace (5) ODIUM {ODI}{rUM}
12 It's a mistake to stay outside the circle, run (7) BLOOPER {B{LOOP}E}{R}
13 Cut open, add something extra to the figure (7) OCTAGON {dOCk}{TAG ON}
14 They play a part in growth within computer industry (5) UTERI [T]
15 Standard depth in any well known beach (8) NORMANDY {NORM}{AN{D}Y}
18 Marks it as wrong without an entrance test (8) STIGMATA {IT+AS}* over {GMAT}
20 Interrupt opera, could be as precaution (3-2) CUT-INpreCaUTIoN* [CA]
23 Material for engine part is British, I see (7) CAMBRIC {CAM}{BR}{IC}
25 It's spoken by the hour in Church, it's also sung in Church (7) CHORALE {C{H}{ORAL}E}
26 Opening home on lease (5) INLET {IN}{LET}
27 Little bear cradling in our arms (4,5) URSA MINOR*
28 Kill the fish, it's almost gone bad (8) GARROTTE {GAR}{ROTTEn}
29 Make it hard for girl to be with boy (6) ANNEAL {ANNE}{AL}
DOWN
1 Rover's complaint over a spot (8) GADABOUT {G{A}{DAB}OUT}
2 Go low, break container (7) VAMOOSE {VA{MOO}SE}
3 Issue is not on season (9) OFFSPRING {OFF}{SPRING}
5 Communication or aid? (5,9) RADIO BROADCAST {OR+AID}* [RA]
6 Yahoo's under Charlie's influence (5) CLOUT {C}{LOUT}
7 Pained to see William get a part (7) TWINGED {WING} in {TED}
8 Private parts — exposing half of them in house (6) GEMINI {G{thEM}{IN}I}
9 Electrifying story — something to do with a bank (7,7) CURRENT ACCOUNT {CURRENT} {ACCOUNT}
16 He oozes charm on an unsuspecting audience (9) ANCHORMAN* &lit
17 May be relating to the whole (8) INTEGRAL*
19 Acrobat can hold a drink (7) TUMBLER [DD]
21 Entire organisation protects amateur student (7) TRAINEE {TR{A}INEE*}
22 Training, half the side is longing for it (6) ACHINGteACHING TE from TEam? Not sure of anno
24 Speech exposed only a fraction (5) RATIOoRATIOn
1 Starts going up very near office, ring the boss (6) GUVNOR Acrostic
4 Appreciating painless treatment? It tells you what to pay (5,3) PRICE TAG AP
10 Silent start to puzzle (9) DUMBFOUND {DUMB}{FOUND}
11 Strange end to cricket match, runout was a disgrace (5) ODIUM {ODI}{
12 It's a mistake to stay outside the circle, run (7) BLOOPER {B{LOOP}E}{R}
13 Cut open, add something extra to the figure (7) OCTAGON {
14 They play a part in growth within computer industry (5) UTERI [T]
15 Standard depth in any well known beach (8) NORMANDY {NORM}{AN{D}Y}
18 Marks it as wrong without an entrance test (8) STIGMATA {IT+AS}* over {GMAT}
20 Interrupt opera, could be as precaution (3-2) CUT-IN
23 Material for engine part is British, I see (7) CAMBRIC {CAM}{BR}{IC}
25 It's spoken by the hour in Church, it's also sung in Church (7) CHORALE {C{H}{ORAL}E}
26 Opening home on lease (5) INLET {IN}{LET}
27 Little bear cradling in our arms (4,5) URSA MINOR*
28 Kill the fish, it's almost gone bad (8) GARROTTE {GAR}{ROTTE
29 Make it hard for girl to be with boy (6) ANNEAL {ANNE}{AL}
DOWN
1 Rover's complaint over a spot (8) GADABOUT {G{A}{DAB}OUT}
2 Go low, break container (7) VAMOOSE {VA{MOO}SE}
3 Issue is not on season (9) OFFSPRING {OFF}{SPRING}
5 Communication or aid? (5,9) RADIO BROADCAST {OR+AID}* [RA]
6 Yahoo's under Charlie's influence (5) CLOUT {C}{LOUT}
7 Pained to see William get a part (7) TWINGED {WING} in {TED}
8 Private parts — exposing half of them in house (6) GEMINI {G{
9 Electrifying story — something to do with a bank (7,7) CURRENT ACCOUNT {CURRENT} {ACCOUNT}
16 He oozes charm on an unsuspecting audience (9) ANCHORMAN* &lit
17 May be relating to the whole (8) INTEGRAL*
19 Acrobat can hold a drink (7) TUMBLER [DD]
21 Entire organisation protects amateur student (7) TRAINEE {TR{A}INEE*}
22 Training, half the side is longing for it (6) ACHING
24 Speech exposed only a fraction (5) RATIO
Bhargav's Talepiece
The bouncer and the dancer - Part 46
The public's ODIUM towards SS had subsided. Still wishing to remain in the background he took a friend who had CLOUT in the hamlet as his partner.
Residents were DUMBFOUND to see hoardings in the hamlet:
GEMINI School of Dance
Student Teacher RATIO 1:1
Courses with low PRICE TAG!!
Soon money in the CURRENT ACCOUNT of Gemini School of Dance began to swell.
Little did the residents know that GADABOUTS were visiting the school after 9 pm for adult entertainment!
5Down: Communication or aid? (5,9)
ReplyDeleteRadio Broadcast
Reverse anagram
25Across: It's spoken by the hour in Church, it's also sung in Church (7)
Choral
oral is spoken
Hour is H
Church is CE
Oral is by H inside CE
27A: Little bear cradling in our arms (4,5)
Ursa Minor
Anagram(cradling) of In Our Arms
29A:Make it hard for girl to be with boy (6)
Anneal
Girl in crosswords is almost always Anne
Boy is Al
2D: Go low, break container (7)
Vamoose
low is Moo inside(break) Vase(container)
10a: dumbfound(dd)
ReplyDelete15a: normandy - norm+an(d)y
27a: ursa minor - (in our arms)*
9d: current account(dd)
5d: radio broadcast - (or aid*)+broadcast(com......)
10A is not a DD
Delete9D is not a DD
5D - See the anno given by Srinidhi @ 7:18 above
23a cambric.
ReplyDeleteEngine part - cam
British - br
I see - ic
20a. Cut in
Precaution - opera goes off in precaution
14a uteri
Comp uter i ndustry
3d. Offspring
Not on - off
Season - spring
17d. Integral
Relating anagram
20A:Although your anno is correct, this is actually a composite anagram. (OPERA+CUTIN)*=PRECAUTION
DeleteKKR, its there again. Expose in two opposite meanings. 8d and 24d. Let's wait for the answers to come before discussing)
ReplyDeleteI think both are fine today
Delete4a- PRICE TAG (anagram of appreciating-pain)
ReplyDeleteRemembered Three Idiots where a character(Suhas) is nick named Price Tag("Tu Price Tag ko ukhad, Main Virus ko nipta tha hoon)
Delete6d- CLOUT(influence)
ReplyDeleteOut!(yahoo) under Cl(Charlie)
Recheck anno pls
DeleteYahoo(lout) under Charlie (C)
Delete24d- RATIO(fraction)
ReplyDeleteOration(speech) exposed= -O and -n
26a- INLET (opening)
ReplyDeleteIn(at home) + let(lease)
19d- TUMBLER(Double definition)
ReplyDeleteSorry for not posting all answers together.
ReplyDelete16d anchorman anagram of charm on an
ReplyDeleteWhat is the definition?
Delete21d trainee from entire and a of amateur
ReplyDeleteGive the correct annotation
Delete18a stigmata (marks) anagram of it,as and gmat (entrance test)
ReplyDeleteIt's not a complete anagram
Delete28a garrotte?can't make out the announcement
ReplyDelete21d acting ?no idea how the another works
28a: garrotte {gar(=fish)}{rotte(-n)(=almost gone bad)} = kill
Delete21d: trainee {entire}* around {a} = student
28A - You have to attempt to annotate. No point in just giving the answer.
Delete21D is incorrect
Trot is a fish but garre? How the ano works auto setting made ano as another
ReplyDeleteCheck?
DeleteYou meet these fish often in crosswords. This particular fish is a three lettered on.
DeleteG (a) (dab)out 1d
ReplyDelete1d - G(a)(dab)out
ReplyDelete12d - b(loop)er
ReplyDelete12a
DeleteAnno could be better indicated.
Delete17d - integral (relating) ana
ReplyDelete22d - (Te)aChing.
ReplyDeleteTE from?
Deleteside = TEAM , half the side is TE
Delete8D Private = GI, half of them is EM IN is in, GEMINI = house ( Private parts is G and I separately with EMIN in between )
ReplyDeleteTakes-exposing combo as is a GI goes exposing emin.
DeleteThank u sir
Delete13a. Octagon. Cut open C O . Add something extra. TAG ON
ReplyDeleteCo to oc?. Recheck pls
Delete1a. GUVNOR. starting letters of each word.
ReplyDelete1A GUVNOR slang of Governor (Acrostic )
ReplyDelete1A governor as boss or leader
ReplyDelete11A Strange = RUM -R (Run out) Cricket Match = ODI. ODIUM = disgrace ( UM placed after C Match )
ReplyDelete21DN TRAINEE = student ( entire* +A from amateur )
ReplyDeleteIt's not ENTIRE* + A but {ENTIRE}* over {A}
DeleteThank you for training me
DeleteLast one 7D plus the annotation for 13A
ReplyDelete4a: price tag: (app̷recia̷ti̷n̷g)*
ReplyDelete12a: blooper - b(loop)e+r
28a: garrotte - gar+rotten̷
Doctor,
DeleteThe limit is 5 answers per commenter
12A - stay = be, outside the circle = loop, run = r. Answer is blooper.
ReplyDelete10A - Silent = dumb, start = found, Answer is dumbfound.
4A- It is (Appreciating- pain)*
ReplyDeleteThe way you have indicated it is a 12 letter word against enu of 8. Pl. see comment above for this.
Same for 28A- ga+ (rotten-n)- almost gone bad
7d: twinged: t(wing)ed, ted, the nick name of Williams, wing - a section or part
ReplyDeleteTed is Edward and William is Bill.
DeleteHow is Ted William?
Theodre samuel williams is the legendary baseball player aka ted williams "the kid".
Delete29A-Annealing is a softening process rather than hardening in Metallurgy. I wonder if any of the dictionaries give the opposite meaning.
ReplyDeleteI agree with you. I had worked in cable industry where we used to anneal copper to make it soft and pliable. Whereas in steel it is hardening. Basically conditioning of metal- either softening or hardening- is annealing.
ReplyDeleteFrom Free dic.-
ReplyDelete1. To subject (glass or metal) to a process of heating and slow cooling in order to toughen and reduce brittleness.
2. To strengthen or harden.
I am glad they have mentioned SLOW cooling. If a metal is suddenly cooled (by quenchibg in water,say) it becomes hard but brittle. Metalurgically, it is realignment of molecules.
ANCHORMAN: Hardly a description to the high-decibelled and self-opinionated anchorman of the TV newschannel ! He doesn't charm but harms your eardrums ! very (OB)noxious !
ReplyDeleteI liked the formation of the wordi UTERI -- They play a part in the growth !
OFFSPRING is a cute clue !
ARDEN at his best !
+1 for offspring. Innovative.
ReplyDeleteUteri is a well disguised T. Mention of computer industry takes one's mind off track.
22d , (comma) ->cut off half the team.
ReplyDelete9d electrifying =current?. I thought it is c&did.
ReplyDelete13AC nOCk may also work for this clue, I think.
ReplyDelete