Welcome to our new setter, Karthikeyan. Bouquets and Brickbats welcome.
Three answers as usual till 6 PM (Annotations compulsory)
Please provide all your answers in one comment.
ACROSS
1 A vessel first for aid (6)
4 Abnormal waiter shook extremely a surface sport (5,3)
10 Pet race announced anyhow in acrobatics (7)
11 Produce lot more trill (7)
12 Score single digit (6,3)
13 Swelling in suede mat board (5)
14 Overide king, a ruler (7)
16 Only without money collected by railway employee becomes cylindrical in cross-section (6)
19 Pass by the spanish church feature (6)
21 Regret raising capital in Rupees all over east (7)
25 Aussie general takes part in prolonged assault (5)
26 Will fluid disinfectants fade away? I have a feeling it might (9)
28 One-time recidivist holds back this anti-social individual (7)
29 Semidiapente almost commonplace to have single interval (7)
30 We writers going into sea nearly in a state of anxiety (8)
31 Fathers, say, absorbed in gambling (6)
DOWN
1 Shrewd pupil finally drops English after getting good grades (6)
2 Rush to dispute point (5)
3 Ghost creeps shapelessly around the centre of Patna (7)
5 Then, maybe, in the morning's a national song (6)
6 Heartily vexed annoy English scripture interpreter (7)
7 Sergeant major fine with English lower in rank in such a zone (9)
8 One very delayed daughter put in quarantine (8)
9 Dear resting place gets zero score (7)
15 Quite brazen, offering fake drug in smaller quantity (9)
17 Have another look at most of the actual engineering found in two ships (8)
18 Body found in squat surrounded by refuse (7)
20 Litres split, with lemonade finally lacking vitality (7)
22 Old eleven with new team goes rusty (7)
23 Lags inside facing endlessly rigourous sentences initially (6)
24 Current ship permitting license leading to small islands (6)
27 Made a decision about stockings (5)
Enjoy.
25a: seige (T)
ReplyDelete8d: isolated {i}{so}{late}{d}
19A EL APSE
ReplyDelete25A SIEGE T
20D STERILE (LITRES)*+ E
8d One very delayed daughter put in quarantine (8)I SO LATE D
ReplyDeleteMaking up for 25A
ReplyDelete28A EREMITE T<
5D Then, maybe, in the morning's a national song (6)A (NTHE)* M
ReplyDelete4a: water ski {waiter+s...k}*
ReplyDelete30 We writers going into sea nearly in a state of anxiety (8)S {US}{PENS} E
ReplyDelete1 A vessel first for aid (6)A SS IST
ReplyDeleteFor isolated
13 ac edema (T)
ReplyDelete1ac assist a ss (vessel) ist first)
8 dn isolated I so (very) late(delayed) Daughter
12AC TWENTY ONE
ReplyDelete21AC R[EMOR<]S E
7DN S M OK E LESS
12A ; TWENTY ONE [Score= Twenty][Singel=One] Def : Digit
ReplyDelete3Dn : SPECTRE Screep* around paTna Def : Ghost
10ac trapeze (pet race)*
ReplyDelete11ac tremolo (lot more)*
ReplyDeleteIn place of 12A done by KKR
ReplyDelete2Dn : SPATE [SPAT+E] Def ; Rush
3D : SPECTRE FROM Creeps around T - centre of paTna
ReplyDelete24D : ISLETS from (I)S(LET)S
17D : REASSESS from REA(-L)SS(E)SS
My last one
ReplyDelete15A : Quite brazen, offering fake drug in smaller quantity (9) SHAMELESS [SHAM+E+LESS]
22 D OXIDISE ( old-O, eleven -XI, team - SIDE * , def: rusty )
ReplyDeleteIndirect anagram
Apologies.....
DeleteMissed my scrutiny....
Ok :)
DeleteNice puzzle!
6D Heartily vexed (EXE) annoy (GET)Engl ish (E) (Scripture interpreter) = EXEGETE
ReplyDelete26A - INSTINCTS - {DISINFECTANTS-FADE}*
ReplyDelete31A - BEGETS {B{EG}ETS}
27D - CHOSE {C}{HOSE}
MB and Nagendra Prasad!
ReplyDeleteYour 3D needs correction
Not able to annotate it differently. Seek help.
DeleteOk. Got it courtesy sree sree @ 15:24 pm.
DeleteIt is SPECTER. Correction in spelling with respect to other crossings.
Well done Karthikeyan..
ReplyDeleteThank you, KKR
Delete29 AC Semidiapente almost commonplace to have single interval
ReplyDeleteTritone = Semi + dia + pente (musical interval composed of three adjacent whole tones)
Anno is incorrect
DeleteWhat could be the correct annotation. Anyone please
DeleteCommon. Tri(via)
DeleteSingle = one
Intervaa = t
Tritone
16A Only without money collected by railway employee becomes cylindrical in cross-section (6)
ReplyDeleteTERETE
Only is Mere Remove M (without money)
Put inside TTE(railway employee)
18D Body found in squat surrounded by refuse (7)
DENSITY
Sit is squat
inside Deny (refuse)
23D Lags inside facing endlessly rigourous sentences initially (6)
LIFERS
Acrostic semi&Lit
Well done Srinidhi....
DeleteThanks Sir. Very nice puzzle.Didnt look like a debut puzzle.
Delete9D Dear=BELOVED (resting place)= BED gets (zero score)=LOVE
ReplyDeleteLast 2
ReplyDeleteAcross - 14
Down - 1
1a: assist - (a)(ss)(ist)
ReplyDelete26a: instincts - (d̷isinf̷e̷cta̷nts)*
22d: oxidise - {(o)(xi)(side*)}
For 29 ac what could be the correct annotation. Anyone please
ReplyDeleteTRIT(-e)+ONE
DeleteCommonplace=Trite
DeleteThank you Sir
DeleteAlmost is redundant, may be misleading.
Deletealmost indicates dropping of 'e' in TRITE
DeleteSemidiapente is suppressed 5th.
DeleteDidn't strike to me while cluing; could also be clued that way
DeleteSuperb debut puzzle. Keep them coming Karthikeyan.
ReplyDelete+1.Great Debut!
DeleteThanks MB and Vasant
Delete14a USURP ER
ReplyDelete1d A'S TUTE (-e).
Nice one karthikeyan. Had guests so ca!me in late.
MB, 3d would be specter.
Thanks Sree
Delete@ sree sree
DeleteFree Dict shows specter as the variant of spectre. Maybe specter suits the grid better!
Specter is the American spelling, so an indicator would be required
DeleteThanks for the special Karthikeyan.
ReplyDeleteThanks Col. for publishing
Delete14a: usurper - (pursue+r)*
ReplyDeleteExcellent CW. Enjoyed solving,though late
ReplyDeleteKARTHILKEYAN: Excellent debut. Come again. I liked EXEGETE and the use of SEMIDIAPENTE clue. Are you into music by any chance ?
ReplyDeleteI am yet to get used to the time span between India and the US. I wish I had actively participated . Missing ye-all !
Thank you sir. Not into music though love to hear soft music.
DeleteWe miss you too Raju..your unique comments..your sane madness(!)..your encouragement to all setters..
DeleteWish you a super stay in USA alongwith your family
Enjoyed the puzzle Karthikeyan! Could solve it only late yesterday.
ReplyDeleteLooking forward to more.
Thank you Ramki.
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