ACROSS
1 Honey being told to kiss Jack (6) NECTAR (~neck){NEC}{TAR}
4 Northern state worth good change and development (8) UPGROWTH {UP}{WORTH+G}*
9 Union leader's tip: "India — extremely perfect state" (6) UTOPIA {U
10 Question stated without essence, was on shaky grounds (8) QUAVERED {QU}{AVE
12 Look like engineer put together without a son (8) RESEMBLE {RE}{
13 Small apartment where artists work (6) STUDIO [DD]
15 Some programmes on TV are so vivid (4) LIVE [DD]
16 Government blocks wife meeting chief in a defence post (10) BRIDGEHEAD {BRID{G}E}{HEAD}
19 Devious show of acrobats entertains one out to have a riot (10) CIRCUITOUS {CIRCU{1}{OUT}*S}
20 Counterfoil carries overruled exceptions (4) STUB<=
23 Opponents long for control button (6) SWITCH {S-W}{ITCH}
25 Target bang for buck in developing North Zone (4,2,2) ZERO IN ON {ROI} in {N+ZONE}*
27 Buildings of education and of abandoned businesses (8) EDIFICES {ED}I{
28 Eg, Sikh touring in Scotland, unsociable (6) SKEIGH*
29 One name for article — only women had to propose? (8) NOMINATE {NO M(1+n-an)AIN}{ATE} Only women should be 'no men' and not 'no man' if my anno is correct
30 A century, and another (century no. 2), right away (2,4) AT ONCE {A}{TON}{C}{
DOWN
1 Court adjourned, somewhat reluctant to be impartial (7) NEUTRAL RELU
2 Angry about voter being a turncoat (9) CROSSOVER {CROSS}{OVER}
3 A team, over little time, draws nil — they are taken at face value (6) AXIOMS {A}{XI}{O}{MS}
5 Put a stop to publicity (4) PLUG [DD]
6 Engineers examined carefully and faced with masonry (8) REVETTED {RE}{VETTED}
7 Tapped by the police, taking drugs (5) WIRED
8 Remarkably odd, not a hairy animal (7) HYDROID {ODD+H
11 Good understanding of erroneous literacy rate at last dropping (7) CLARITY* LIT
14 Post-promotion, one quits panels delivering justice for charges (7) ADJURES {AD}{JUR
17 Old bird stretching wing (9) EXTENSION {EX}{TENSION}
18 Japanese ointment for joint (8) JUNCTION {J}{UNCTION}
19 Tank letting go of a faulty canister (7) CISTERN C
21 Wailing woman to prohibit mostly gullible people (7) BANSHEE {BAN}{SHEE
22 Where seer could be lodged? (6) SOCKET [CD]
24 Largely innocent man can be a bull in a china shop? (5) IDIOM {IDIO
26 Ran hands over a soft fabric (4) FELT [DD]
GRID
7 Dn) DD; tapped by the police / taking drugs
ReplyDeletewired adjective
ReplyDeleteSupplied or secured with wire
(also wired up) taking drugs (slang)
In a tense, nervous state (slang)
Connected to the Internet (informal)
+1
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Delete9A) should the anno be {U+TOPI+A}; leader's tip = TOPI; India extremely = A
ReplyDelete29AC It does not fit in any combination, I felt
ReplyDeleteLogically even a single man rules out only women. Grammatically its said no men.
DeleteBut I took "name for" as I being named for a.
Delete10A) A doubt; Question=Q; how are we getting "U"
ReplyDeleteQuestion is qu
DeleteIs it in usage; Question = QU; I have experienced so far Q for Question
DeleteIf you refer to Chambers, you will find QU for queen and question
DeleteThanks KRK
Delete27a even I can't annotate I.
ReplyDelete+1
DeleteTongue in cheek, Prasad. You can hazard a guess e.g. Building on double duty & EDI=Education Department of India:-)
Deleteno need for double duty, buildings+building will still be buildings. but is building of education lead to EDI.
Delete29A:thought it was ok
ReplyDeleteOnly women=No man
Only women are allowed; No man is allowed.
I took the anno as
Deleteonly women as "NOMEN"
one for "A"
name for article as "IT"
{A+IT+NOMEN}*
That would be indirect anagram. And Scontillator would never attempt that.
DeleteI missed it. Thanks Vasant
DeleteTheme:Words related to Electrical connections.
ReplyDeleteLive, CIRCUITous,Switch, Neutral, Crossover,Plug, Wired,Extension, Junction, Socket.
Pangram as well
DeleteYou would be the one to recognise a pangram!
DeleteApologies for being selfless @27A - too late to rectify before I found out.
ReplyDeleteI thought about 29A and I think "No man" is grammatical: No man has managed to achieve this = Only women have managed to achieved this.
27A:-)
Delete+1- nice way of putting it.
ReplyDeleteElectric CW!
Plug and play.
ReplyDeleteMost of the equipment we buy these days are of the plug and play type.
All you need is to insert the plug in the socket and switch on the equipment.
The socket will be wired inside with a neutral and the live wires will be taken inside PVC tubes maybe with some crossovers and in a circuitous route to the main junction.
One should be cautious while using extension cords.
Wow!
DeleteMore so in India where the voltage is 220 V. People tend to take it easy here with plug in points all over the place underneath tables, dining tables and close to the floor.
ReplyDeleteEven in US, where single phase voltage is 110V. Voltages above 50V are dangerous.
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