ACROSS
1 Fellow revolutionary leader embracing master advocate (8) CHAMPION {CHA{M}P}{NO1<=}
5 Shape of old boy with desire (6) OBLONG {OB}{LONG}
9 Score reputation with Iron Man, say (8) NICKNAME {NICK}{NAME}
10 Convert money that is leftover (6) CHANGE [DD]
12 Aid was settled in part (5) ASSET [T]
13 Give torte in order to move on (3,4,2) GET OVER IT*
14 Weak-minded person to finish late, falling short (6) DOTARD {DO}{TARD
16 Large number with large amount of food item (7) NOODLES {N}{OODLES}
19 Erratic route by pupil (7) WAYWARD {WAY}{WARD}
21 Messiah from Switzerland without type of spin (6) CHRIST {CH}{
23 Modern sports shirt in American state (3,6) NEW JERSEY {NEW}{JERSEY}
25 Young animal caught inside, at a spotlight (5) FOCAL {FO{C}AL}
26 Expressed viewpoint through newspaper column about batting (6) OPINED {OPED} over {IN}
27 New spur, it’s right for rider’s aid (8) STIRRUPS {SPUR+ITS+R}*
28 Engineer agrees to provide lubricating oil (6) GREASE*
29 Ordinary chance, missing a part of sky where sun sets (8) OCCIDENT {O}{
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1 Scan vast stores for thick cloth (6) CANVAS [T]
2 Say soccer preparation is extra (9) ACCESSORY*
3 Measure taking in old wine (5) PINOT {PIN{O}T}
4 Scientist with unknown canine returned expression of shock (2,2,3) OH MY GOD {OHM}{Y}{DOG<=}
6 Not quite big, have our mysterious ways (9) BEHAVIOUR {BI
7 Proprietor died missing drug (5) OWNER
8 Entrance exam, a challenge for the most outstanding (8) GREATEST {GRE}{A}{TEST}
11 Foolish to go back to shock (4) STUN<=
15 Knowledge of a type of pottery at headland (9) AWARENESS {A}{WARE}{NESS}
17 Rephrases clauses to one without hope (4,5) LOST CAUSE*
18 Bird’s last act? (8) SWANSONG [CD]
20 Ruin food prepared for eating (4) DISH {DD]
21 Shout softly before finishing off, check mark this clue (7) CRYPTIC {CRY}{P}{TIC
22 Fail to break court secret (6) CLOSET {C{LOSE}T}
24 Passage of time where one replaced a mammal (5) WHILE WH(-a+1)ILE
25 Curiously fire male physicist (5) FERMI {FIRE+M}*
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Bhargav's Talepiece
The bouncer and the dancer - Part 49
The floor beyond the CRYPTIC board soon became the FOCAL point of an increasing number of people and this became one of its GREATEST threats.
Words like "Oh My God" "What an ASSET" and "Wonderful DISH" were heard in conversations.
A WAYWARD pot-bellied man going by the NICKNAME of Wild Bill frequented the place to WHILE away his time and he was telling everyone around.
Soon Uncle Sam came to know about this and to get AWARENESS he went to th school in disguise.
What he saw STUNNED him. He could not GET OVER IT.
Is that KAYAL?? If he took action against the school the skeleton in the CLOSET would be revealed!
What happened next?
surprisingly smooth from Lightning. Super solve.
ReplyDeleteA walk in the park! Thank you Lightning. :)
ReplyDeleteSuperb puzzle. Enjoyed solving it. Thank you Lightning.
ReplyDeleteNew Jersey was good and so was Oh My God. Simple and neat.
Why 'Large' in 16A? Just number would do for N?
16A:I think number can be N or No but a large number is N as in 1,2,3....N
DeleteThank you Vasant- just to dispel any doubts?
DeleteLightning brings in at least one scientist. This time it is Fermi.
ReplyDeleteOHM
DeleteYes, I missed it.
ReplyDeleteToday CGB is on time with his SHOW!
ReplyDeleteWhen the North is hit with lightnings, our Lightning is lenient to us.
ReplyDeleteThanks for an easy offering.
OCCIDENT (al) refers to countires of the West. Sun setting in the west -- can we use occident for the sun setting in the west ? Or is the reference west itself alludes remotely to occident? Just a mere question . Or else, a smooth crossie without any thunder from Lightning !
ReplyDeleteDish : informal British lang for ruin is a nice synonym.
Dictionary meaning of occident is west- not countries in the west. So I don't see any problem there. Occidental is western- people, countries etc. as I understand it.
ReplyDeleteOxford Dict. clearly defined Occident as:
ReplyDeleteThe region of the sky in which the sun sets; the west
Of course, it says the usage is rare now.
Thannks KKR & PADDY. I stand clarified !
ReplyDeleteI based my comment more on the usage being uncommon .
Any novelty in the picture?
ReplyDeleteSomething on top of the dancer's head?
ReplyDeleteIt is K followed by A-Y-A-L. Just tried it.
ReplyDelete👏👍
DeleteI just started, should have continued. Good one. K,Y & L are clearly visible.
DeleteWonderful CGB Sir:👏👏👏
DeleteYes, CGB Sir, great to see your mind. Of course, we would have surely missed, if you hadn't given us the hint.
DeleteThanks Col. For a Lightning puzzle the thought thought was like a bolt from the blue!!
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