ACROSS
1 Struggle in one's life leading to crimes (8) FELONIES*
5 Sad about everything in this city (6) DALLAS {D{ALL}AS<=}
10 Make fun of/about religious woman with drink problem (9) CONUNDRUM {CO{NUN}D}{RUM}
11 This is subject to architect relinquishing the top 2 positions (5) UNDERfoUNDER
12 Detain a student (6) INTERN [DD]
13 Sit back, ring in with old information! (7) TIDINGS {TI{DING}S<=}
14 City, one in Iran, not quite vast, exotic (8) VARANASI {A+IRAN+VASt}*
15 A dismissal, Roy caught in gully (6) ARROYO {A}{R{ROY}O}
18 Barely practice this (6) NUDISM [CD]
20 These are not realised (3,5) BAD DEBTS [CD]
22 No objective! It's eternal (7) ENDLESS {END}{LESS}
25 Article is outlining scientist's first paper (6) THESIS {THE}{Sc...t}{IS}
27 Famous study about the Bible, incisive (5) NOTED {N{OT}ED<=}
28 Large and small ants killed at once (9) INSTANTLYIN{ANTS*}TLY Anno pending (Addendum - {L+TINY+ANTS}* - See comments)
29 Urge to sell abroad, heroin for profits primarily (6) EXHORT EX(-p+h)HORT
30 Directions received, assassin firstly to check out and leave town (3,5) SAN DIEGO {S}{As...n}{N} {DIE}{GO}
DOWN
1 Deal with authority (4) FACE [DD]
2 Learning about Damascus, Capital city that's old (9) LENINGRAD {LEARNING}*{Da...s}
3 Couple of names to describe a strong fabric (7) NANKEEN {N}{A}{N}{KEEN}
4 Clairvoyant woman initially went hiding in strange setting (8) EERINESS {sEER{IN}ESS}
6 Separated and sure to be sure (7) ASUNDER*
7 Loaded and left the Asian port (5) LADEN {L}{ADEN}
8 Son and one of the friends over in France, very protected, they are a source of tension (9) STRESSORS{S}TRES{SO}RS Anno pending (Addendum - {S}{TRE{ROSS<=}S} - See comments}
9 Old university in neglect (4) OMIT {O}{MIT}
14 Can timelessly get even with this (9) VENGEANCE {CAN+GEt+EVEN}* Semi&lit What is the Anind here?
16 Rest in uncertainty after heading off to the empty dark cell (9) OUBLIETTE {dOUB{LIE}T}{ThE}
17 Work addict, chap leaving Tasmania (8) FANTASIA {FAN}{TASmanIA}
19 Lean/small shark (7) SLENDER {S}{LENDER}
21 I'd heard about this action film (3,4) DIE HARD*
23 Died with hunger in a trench (5) DITCH {D}{ITCH}
24 Match an outfit (4) SUIT [DD]
26 Error of City Police (4) TYPO [T]
GRID
1 Struggle in one's life leading to crimes (8) FELONIES*
5 Sad about everything in this city (6) DALLAS {D{ALL}AS<=}
10 Make fun of/about religious woman with drink problem (9) CONUNDRUM {CO{NUN}D}{RUM}
11 This is subject to architect relinquishing the top 2 positions (5) UNDER
12 Detain a student (6) INTERN [DD]
13 Sit back, ring in with old information! (7) TIDINGS {TI{DING}S<=}
14 City, one in Iran, not quite vast, exotic (8) VARANASI {A+IRAN+VAS
15 A dismissal, Roy caught in gully (6) ARROYO {A}{R{ROY}O}
18 Barely practice this (6) NUDISM [CD]
20 These are not realised (3,5) BAD DEBTS [CD]
22 No objective! It's eternal (7) ENDLESS {END}{LESS}
25 Article is outlining scientist's first paper (6) THESIS {THE}{S
27 Famous study about the Bible, incisive (5) NOTED {N{OT}ED<=}
28 Large and small ants killed at once (9) INSTANTLY
29 Urge to sell abroad, heroin for profits primarily (6) EXHORT EX(-p+h)HORT
30 Directions received, assassin firstly to check out and leave town (3,5) SAN DIEGO {S}{A
DOWN
1 Deal with authority (4) FACE [DD]
2 Learning about Damascus, Capital city that's old (9) LENINGRAD {LEARNING}*{D
3 Couple of names to describe a strong fabric (7) NANKEEN {N}{A}{N}{KEEN}
4 Clairvoyant woman initially went hiding in strange setting (8) EERINESS {
6 Separated and sure to be sure (7) ASUNDER*
7 Loaded and left the Asian port (5) LADEN {L}{ADEN}
8 Son and one of the friends over in France, very protected, they are a source of tension (9) STRESSORS
9 Old university in neglect (4) OMIT {O}{MIT}
14 Can timelessly get even with this (9) VENGEANCE {CAN+GE
16 Rest in uncertainty after heading off to the empty dark cell (9) OUBLIETTE {
17 Work addict, chap leaving Tasmania (8) FANTASIA {FAN}{TAS
19 Lean/small shark (7) SLENDER {S}{LENDER}
21 I'd heard about this action film (3,4) DIE HARD*
23 Died with hunger in a trench (5) DITCH {D}{ITCH}
24 Match an outfit (4) SUIT [DD]
26 Error of City Police (4) TYPO [T]
GRID
Bhargav's Talepiece
The bouncer and the dancer - Part 60
The music was ENDLESS FANTASIA.
And UNDER the spot light the audience NOTED that the dresses were tending towards NUDISM.
Elsewhere A SUNDER Smith sat FACE to face with the SLENDER Emir and the Earl wearing a turquoise SUIT.
EERINESS hung heavily in the air. SS was EXHORTED to handover the envelope and promised payment from LENINGRAD by transfer to his associate at VARANASI.
SS took the two inside an OUBLIETTE.
What happened next?
28a (l+tiny+ants)*
ReplyDeleteThat's a indirect anagram then
DeleteIndirect?
DeleteTiny for Small
DeleteWe are having Vulcanised puzzles! Yesterday was Vulcan in Guardian and today here.
ReplyDelete14D: Thought even without Anind the instruction was clear: get this from the letters of Can+ge(-t)+even
8d Ross, character in friends TV serial. Tree is very French.
ReplyDeleteThanks. Typo in your comment, TRES is very in French and not TREE
DeleteSorry. Typing from mobile, missed correcting auto correct.
DeleteYou mean Tres?
DeleteS+TRE(SSOR<)S
14d with it (/this)-> trendy, colloq.
ReplyDeleteTuesday blues for commenters here?
ReplyDeleteVasant: Tuesday greys in CBE here ! Rainy, windy and dark ! Welcome though some civil work in my home is being delayed-- easy excuse for the workers not to turn up !
ReplyDeleteDon't you think Vulcan's clues are excellent? One can solve instinctlively then look for annotations !
ARROYO and OBLIETTE are new words for me . This is why I love cryptic crosswords. Each day brings with it new thinking. I particularly liked CONUNDRUM - dum-di-dum ! In VARANASI, use of exotic as anind is unique. Isn't 1 down pithy and cute wordplay?
Theme of four cities ? Bhargav could have included all the four.
Vulcan's puzzle lifted me out of my Tuesday blues and disappointments .
Already CGB has jumped from Leningrad to Varnasi!
ReplyDeleteRaju,
ReplyDeleteDivert spme rains over to Chennai. We are starved and thirsty and dreading the next few months- water scarcity (one more city) looms large.
Raju, Paddy: Coincidently I am travelling to Varanasi.
ReplyDeletePaddy: We don't even have hopes from the newly appointed Cauvery Water Board ! It is ridiculous that neighbouring states are fighting within one country. Water harvesting and conservatioon is the only solution. But alas, where are our priorities ?
ReplyDeleteVasant: Have a good sojourn in Benares. God bless you .
Thanks RajU😀😀
DeleteHave a good trip and earn some credit points (punniyam)! PM's constituency.
DeleteNo points on that account.
DeleteThanks Paddy.
Back here after a year and half. The changes are visible. A lot cleaner. The ghats are looking sparkling. Roads getting constructed. Flyovers coming up. Electricity now almost 24 hrs.
KKR is missing today. Is he enjoying CGB's 'strip'?
ReplyDeleteHi Paddy,
DeleteThanks for your enquiry.
I was out since the morning to visit relatives and came back home just now.
Bhargav has been teasing with his strip till date. I don't know how long we have to wait for it!! Ha ha!!
DeletePatience is bitter, but its fruit is sweet!
DeleteStrip tease slowly unfolding😀
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