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Physics class by Lighting today.
25 Last month with gold colour scheme (5) DECOR {DEC}{OR}
ACROSS
1 Page maybe a tiny piece (8) PARTICLE {P}{ARTICLE}
5 Sailor, you and I cover account with calculator (6) ABACUS {AB}{AC}{US}
9 Replaced gold sign in living quarters (8) LODGINGS*
10 Echo respect mostly joining first baseman (6) REVERB {REVERe}{Ba...n}
12 Hot inside vehicle with medium appeal (5) CHARM {C{H}AR}{M}
13 Blocked at the top, want opening in light sink (5,4) BLACK HOLE {Bl...d}{LACK} {HOLE}
14 At first tense with problem in fabric (6) TISSUE {Te..e}{ISSUE}
16 Aggressive person – popular German physicist (7) HAWKING {HAWK}{IN}{G}
19 Ordinary passage about English scientist (7) PENROSE {P{EN}ROSE}
21 Taste yummy starters, fish wraps (3-3) TRY-OUT {TR{Yu..y}OUT}
23 Arrived without bishop to free grand English town (9) CAMBRIDGE{CAM{B}E}{RID}{G}{E} (Correction - {CAM{B}{RID}{G}E} - See comments)
1 Page maybe a tiny piece (8) PARTICLE {P}{ARTICLE}
5 Sailor, you and I cover account with calculator (6) ABACUS {AB}{AC}{US}
9 Replaced gold sign in living quarters (8) LODGINGS*
10 Echo respect mostly joining first baseman (6) REVERB {REVER
12 Hot inside vehicle with medium appeal (5) CHARM {C{H}AR}{M}
13 Blocked at the top, want opening in light sink (5,4) BLACK HOLE {B
14 At first tense with problem in fabric (6) TISSUE {T
16 Aggressive person – popular German physicist (7) HAWKING {HAWK}{IN}{G}
19 Ordinary passage about English scientist (7) PENROSE {P{EN}ROSE}
21 Taste yummy starters, fish wraps (3-3) TRY-OUT {TR{Y
23 Arrived without bishop to free grand English town (9) CAMBRIDGE
26 Firm text message describing love in universe (6) COSMOS {CO}{SM{O}S}
27 Generation caught moving upfront in response (8) CREATION (+c)CREA(-c)TION
28 Return after missing the first exit (6) EGRESS
29 Earth with pit oddly nicked in an area of high ground (8) EMINENCE {E}{MINE}{N
DOWN
1 Speed around the French king’s residence (6) PALACE {PA{LA}CE}
2 Raised help splitting quota of emitted energy (9) RADIATION {RA{AID<=}TION}
3 Manner of speaking by insensible person, not entirely masculine (5) IDIOM {IDIO
4 Bold panel big electors held back (7) LEGIBLE [T<=]
6 Separate vacation, not here (9) BREAKAWAY {BREAK}{AWAY}
7 Sacred ornaments stored for a belief (5) CREDO [T]
8 Throw beer mugs in sink (8) SUBMERGE*
11 Dull and hard subject (4) MATH {MAT}{H}
15 Saint using whatever means necessary secures display areas (9) SHOWROOMS {S}{HOW}{MOORS*} Anind missing?
17 Anointment at home event not fine (9) INUNCTION {IN}{
18 Primarily estimating fraction of period with circle around another circle (8) EPICYCLE {E
21 Proof in article more strange (7) THEOREM {THE}{MORE*}
22 Unofficial border (6) FRINGE [DD]
24 Instructor dropping temperature of device amplifying microwaves (5) MASER MAS
25 Day before precipitation is empty (5) DRAIN {D}{RAIN}
GRID
Bhargav's Talepiece
The bouncer and the dancer - Part 74
Clement had his own set of CREDOS. He was not bothered about the BLACK HOLE in a tunnel. He went after the light at the end of the tunnel. His business IDIOM?
Stay ahead of the pack!
He wanted to stay one step ahead of the Gemini School of Dance. He did his MATH. To increase the collections he had to go in for renovation and additions! He should increase the CHARM of his night club and make it a place of EMINENCE. He was not bothered about the DRAIN on his finances. He had enough and more.
He wanted to TRY OUT a completely new DECOR.
One Stephen who was HAWKING at the end of the road was rehabilitated and given a shop in the new SHOWROOMS which he added on one side.
Pole dancing was an addition. And so was the REVERB. And many more. The CREATION of a pro from CAMBRIDGE.
After the LODGINGS too being renovated the whole place now looked like a PALACE,
What happened next?
Relatively easy fair. Smooth one like monsoon showers without any thunder bolts.
ReplyDeleteOnly Lghtning!
DeleteAs I have been given a promotion from a Rookie last week, I will not post my answers.
ReplyDeleteI solved 9 clues. Found them relatively easy. Would love to see the annotation of 1A which I couldn't get.
Off to school-school fest today.
Srinidhi I exempted you from the promotion since you need to get to school early. You can post your five answers
DeleteFor 1A - think what 'maybe a' is!
DeleteGot it! Thanks Sir!
DeleteSearch the solution with .js extension. A very interesting way of designing web page backgrounds.
DeletePrasad, your reply is in context to what?
DeleteThought its an interesting reading, particle.js is a (web) page. Animated page back grounds.
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ReplyDeleteYour answer is deleted as there are no annotations. You may repost the answer with annotations
Delete5 Abacus (Ab): sailor, (ac): account and (us): you and I.
ReplyDelete25 A: DECOR DEC: Last month and OR from gold.
ReplyDelete26A: COSMOS. CO: Firm, O: Love and SMS: Text message.
ReplyDeleteTo be shown as {CO}{SM{O}S}
Delete9a lodgings anagram of gold sign
ReplyDeleteThat is living quarters
1d palace
ReplyDeleteSpeed - pace
French - la
12a charm
Vehicle car
Hot h
Medium - m
2d radiation
Help raised - aid becomes dia
Quota - ration
4 d legible
Pan el big el errors. Held back
14a tissue
Tense at first - t
Problem - issue
Annotations to be shown as under to make it easier to understand
DeleteLA in PACE or PA{LA}CE}
H in CAR and M or {C{H}AR}{M}
{AID}<= in {RATION} or RA{AID<=}TION}
LEGIBLE [T<=]
2d Radiation aid and ration from help (aid)and quota (ration)
ReplyDelete21 A Try Out = Taste (Yummy starter in Trout -Fish)
ReplyDelete6D Breakaway = separate (vacation = break, not here =away)
13 A Blackhole= light sink(Blocked top = B, want = Lack, Opening Hole)
3d Idiom = Manner of speaking ( Insensible person not entirely = Idio(t) +Masculine M
27A Creation = Generation (Caught moving upftont in response, ReaCtion)
13 A BLACK HOLE (Blocked at the top)-B, (want)-LACK (opening) HOLEin (light sink ) Def
ReplyDelete7D CREDO Sa{cred o}rnaments stored for a (belief) - Def
ReplyDelete1A PARTICLE = Tiny piece ( P from Page , a is ARTICLE )
ReplyDeleteWith help from DG Sir at 7.25
21D THEOREM = (Proof) in article - THE more (MORE)* strange
ReplyDelete10A REVERB = Echo ( REVERE -E respect mostly, B from baseman )
ReplyDelete25d Drain d and rain d from day ,precipitation is rain empty means drain
ReplyDelete10 ac: reverb {rever(-e)}{b(-atsman)} = echo
ReplyDelete16 ac: Hawking {hawk(=aggressive person)}{in(=popular)}{g(=German)} = physicist (Stephen Hawking)
19 ac: Penrose {en(=English)} inside {prose(=ordinary passage)} = scientist (Roger Penrose)
23 ac: Cambridge {b(=bishop)}{rid(=free)}{g(=grand)} inside {came(=arrived)} = English town
25d: drain {d(=day)}{rain(=precipitatio n) = empty
nice to see your answers.....today i solved only 2...but after seeing the answers i could not digest.......
DeleteInitially, that is what happens. You will get over it gradually. We call it 'Aha moment'- how did I miss it?!
DeleteReplacement for 25d
ReplyDelete8d: submerge (beer+mugs)* = sink
20D EDDY = current ( TEDDY is toy , at first not is remove T )
ReplyDelete25D DRAIN
ReplyDeleteDay-D before precipitation-RAIN is empty-(Def)
24D MASER = device for amplyfying... ( MASTER is instructor - T from temperature )
ReplyDelete17d inunction at home (in) (unction ) event is function f removed
ReplyDelete24D MASER
ReplyDeleteInstructor - MASTER
dropping temperature- ( -T) of
(device amplifying microwaves) def
18d epicycle period is one cycle p e from primarily estimating and one is I epicycle
ReplyDeleteYour annotation is incorrect
Delete11d math dd
ReplyDeleteThis is your 6th answer. By the way it's not a DD
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ReplyDeletePlease restrict yourself to 5 answers
DeleteTo be solved
ReplyDeleteAcross - 28, 29
Down - 11(Annotation only), 15, 18, 22
16a: hawking - (hawk)(in)(g)
ReplyDelete23a: cambridge - (cam)(b)(rid)(g)(e)
26a: cosmos - co+sm(o)s
2d: radiation - ra(aid<=)tion
17d: inunction - in+f̷unction
18D EPICYCLE
ReplyDelete(Primarily estimating)- E
(fraction)- PI
(of period)- CYCLE with
(circle around another circle) - def
29A. Earth with pit oddly nicked in an area of high ground. EMINENCE.{e}{mine}{nIcKeD}
ReplyDelete11D.Dull and hard SUBJECT. MATH. {Matt}-T+h
11d ? deletion indicator for t?
DeleteIs it (~matt)?
Delete'Mat'is given as alt. spelling for 'matt'. So deletion of t is required- it is just mat h- subject (math as called in U.S.)
DeleteSorry. Deletion of T not required.
Delete28a egress ( regress = return removing first letter)
ReplyDelete29a eminence e(earth) + mine(pit) + nce ! Odd letters of nicked)
28A EGRESS = exit ( REGRESS is Return - R ( after First ))
ReplyDelete29d: eminence: (e)(mine)(ni̷ck̷cd̷)
ReplyDelete22d: fringe(dd)
Particle, Balckhole, Hawking, Cosmos, Creation, Radiation, MASER, Theorem and Drain have a common Theme (May be some more).
ReplyDeleteCREDO and DECOR anagrams (in solutions)
An Ode to Stephen Hawking?
Delete+1
DeletePenrose, Cambridge, eddy, math,epicycle too.
Delete15d: showrooms - {(s)(how)(moors*)}, moors-secures
ReplyDeleteWhat is the anagram indicator?
DeleteGood tutorial for a beginner like me
ReplyDelete15D: Isnt it an indirect anagram of Moors*
ReplyDeleteIndirect anagram with anind missing?
Delete+1 Vasant on missing anind as well as indirect anagram
DeleteSaint:S
DeleteWhat(ever) means(ways): how
Necessarily: properly
Secures:moors.
Properly as anind.
My understanding.
Necessary:proper, anind. Sorry for typo.
DeleteEven with anind it still is indirect
Delete+1 to Vasant.
DeletePrasad,
You seem to have ignored the principle of anagram. When a word is intended as anagram for solving, that word must appear there [like ROOMS here]. It would have been fine if moors was used rather than secures.
I hope you agree with me
on any principle, I have no clue of. i take it as given by members on this site. this site is my only guru. My curiosity is more in understanding setter's mind in setting the clue. could this be the way the setter thought the clue would work. right or wrong I am not competent to venture, yet.
Delete23a: Annotation is having an extra 'E'.
ReplyDeleteSince 'came' is already having one 'E', I think, we should not go for another 'E' from 'English' is not required. Definition seems to be 'English town'.
You are right. Shall correct it
DeleteThe English town has connection with theme. Not the US one.
DeleteEnjoyed today's puzzle. Got 100 marks.
ReplyDeleteMost of the time I know by intuition and link letters I am righ. However, I wish I could Anno like my learned friends here.
It's just a question of time.
ReplyDeleteBhargav has sent in an additional drawing. See the top of the page
ReplyDeleteSuperb Drawing with an apt quote from the man himself
DeleteVery curvy and I guess the logo curvature too!
DeleteLiked today's 4D in the Guardian Cryptic
ReplyDelete+1. Liked 8D too
DeleteI liked 4DN
DeleteApologies for the erroneous clue in 15D. In the original version, I had “somehow moors”. Then I somehow dropped “somehow” and changed “moors” to “secures” for surface, resulting in a completely messed up clue.
ReplyDeleteAdding to the highlighted theme, I chose the words from:
ReplyDeleteParticle creation by Blackholes (1975 paper by Hawking) whose effect is Hawking radiation
Hawking Penrose theorems that proved singularity in cosmos.
Cambridge, math and few others mostly fell from the crossings.
Excellent theme, Lightning!
DeleteGreat tribute to a genius!👏👏👏👏
DeleteGreat! Thank you Lightning. Nice way to remember him. He wanted to take science to the common man.
ReplyDeleteThe moment I got Hawking, I started looking for the Black Hole.