DIWALI GREETINGS TO ONE AND ALL
ACROSS
1 Cut British bug? No no! (6) BISECT {B}{InSECT}
4 Cheaply courts on Twitter (3,1,4) FOR A SONG {FORA}{SONG}
10 Almost pass by leg of Mark (9) SEMICOLON {SEMI}{COL}{ON}
11 Elderly person's nothing left to check out (5) OLDIE {O}{L}{DIE}
12 Iced fluid for unknown bridge player (5) FROZE {FOR*}{Z}{E}
13 Transport wire to accountant near house (5,4) CABLE CARS {CABLE}{CA}{RS}
14 Reprint note to son (7) REISSUE {RE}{ISSUE}
16 Send small joint (4) SHIP {S}{HIP}
19 Vehicle to take horse to park (4) JEEP {JEE}{P} Jee is an alternate spelling of Gee, but just Gee does not mean horse?
21 Point about tea outside Indian city (7) CHENNAI {CH{NNE<=}A}{I} can also be {CH{NNE<=}AI} with Indian city as definition
24 Flier sliced a lone pear (9) AEROPLANE*
25 Lorry business (5) TRUCK [DD]
26 Daisy's neat look (5) OXEYE {OX}{EYE}
27 Unmarked rats underground (9) UNSTARRED*
28 Unnecessary to provoke German soldier (8) NEEDLESS {NEEDLE}{SS}
29 Drunk diners are meaner (6) SNIDER*
DOWN
1 American president to dismiss a destroyer of forests (8) BUSHFIRE {BUSH}{FIRE}
2 Slimy cob flung by representative (8) SYMBOLIC*
3 Round part of fancy cleats (5) CYCLE [T]
5 Honour Bill by adding you and me to this collection (7) OMNIBUS {OM}{NIB}{US}
6 Once simultaneously (2,3,4) AT ONE TIME [DD]
7 Painful experience/arrangement (6) ORDEAL {OR}{DEAL}
8 Oil country on call (6) GREASE (~greece)
9 Almost cut off revolutionary's platitude (6) CLICHE {CLIp}{CHE}
15 Locating device of timid person has breadth and length (5,4) SHEEP BELL {SHEEP}{B}{ELL}
17 Examined a set of papers in conclusion (8) ENQUIRED {EN{QUIRE}D}
18 More evil to bring burning cord near distressed dear (8) WICKEDER {WICK}{DEER*} Dear/Deer. Is that a typo?
20 Places English article inside for very little money (7) PEANUTS {P{E}{AN}UTS}
21 Perhaps Swiss revolutionary's point (6) CHEESE {CHE}{ESE}
22 Public room or rest room in hospital (6) SALOON {SA{LOO}N}
23 Nearly smile at lady's lament (6) GRIEVE {GRIn}{EVE}
25 School retinue (5) TRAIN [DD]
GRID
1 Cut British bug? No no! (6) BISECT {B}{I
4 Cheaply courts on Twitter (3,1,4) FOR A SONG {FORA}{SONG}
10 Almost pass by leg of Mark (9) SEMICOLON {SEMI}{COL}{ON}
11 Elderly person's nothing left to check out (5) OLDIE {O}{L}{DIE}
12 Iced fluid for unknown bridge player (5) FROZE {FOR*}{Z}{E}
13 Transport wire to accountant near house (5,4) CABLE CARS {CABLE}{CA}{RS}
14 Reprint note to son (7) REISSUE {RE}{ISSUE}
16 Send small joint (4) SHIP {S}{HIP}
19 Vehicle to take horse to park (4) JEEP {JEE}{P} Jee is an alternate spelling of Gee, but just Gee does not mean horse?
21 Point about tea outside Indian city (7) CHENNAI {CH{NNE<=}A}{I} can also be {CH{NNE<=}AI} with Indian city as definition
24 Flier sliced a lone pear (9) AEROPLANE*
25 Lorry business (5) TRUCK [DD]
26 Daisy's neat look (5) OXEYE {OX}{EYE}
28 Unnecessary to provoke German soldier (8) NEEDLESS {NEEDLE}{SS}
29 Drunk diners are meaner (6) SNIDER*
DOWN
1 American president to dismiss a destroyer of forests (8) BUSHFIRE {BUSH}{FIRE}
2 Slimy cob flung by representative (8) SYMBOLIC*
3 Round part of fancy cleats (5) CYCLE [T]
5 Honour Bill by adding you and me to this collection (7) OMNIBUS {OM}{NIB}{US}
6 Once simultaneously (2,3,4) AT ONE TIME [DD]
7 Painful experience/arrangement (6) ORDEAL {OR}{DEAL}
8 Oil country on call (6) GREASE (~greece)
9 Almost cut off revolutionary's platitude (6) CLICHE {CLI
15 Locating device of timid person has breadth and length (5,4) SHEEP BELL {SHEEP}{B}{ELL}
17 Examined a set of papers in conclusion (8) ENQUIRED {EN{QUIRE}D}
18 More evil to bring burning cord near distressed dear (8) WICKEDER {WICK}{DEER*} Dear/Deer. Is that a typo?
20 Places English article inside for very little money (7) PEANUTS {P{E}{AN}UTS}
21 Perhaps Swiss revolutionary's point (6) CHEESE {CHE}{ESE}
22 Public room or rest room in hospital (6) SALOON {SA{LOO}N}
23 Nearly smile at lady's lament (6) GRIEVE {GRI
25 School retinue (5) TRAIN [DD]
GRID
Happy DIWALI!!!
ReplyDeleteHappy Deepavali to all!
ReplyDeleteHappy Deepawali to all
ReplyDeleteCol,
ReplyDeleteAgree with your points on 19AC and 18DN
+1
DeleteIs there any special tomorrow? I think there will be no paper.
ReplyDeleteHappy Deepawali to all.
ReplyDeleteEnjoyable solve today! Thanks Sunnet.
Happy Deepavali to All!!!
ReplyDeleteThanks to those who wished earlier.
Yes Col. No paper tomorrow and so we look forward to Diwali spl.
Had a little trouble in SW corner. Otherwise a smooth pangram. Thank you Ramesh for an enjoyable Deepavali solve. Rides were good.
ReplyDelete21A ... {CH{NNE<=}AI}
ReplyDeleteIs Point = N = ENN, like L = ELL in 15D?
Point is NNE. 'North North East'
DeleteThanks Sir. I think I made a mountain of a mole hill !!!
DeleteTypo...Pl read " Mountain out of a mole hill"
DeleteWith 'about' being there as reversal indiactor, Col. has taken NNE as direction.
ReplyDeleteYou mean Point = Direction = ENN for East-North-North?
DeleteGoogle for points of the compass
DeleteThanks Sir. Finally tube light started functioning!
DeleteCol.- Spl.?
ReplyDeleteHappy Diwali to all!
ReplyDeleteHappy Diwali to All!
ReplyDeleteHoliday special at 7 AM tomorrow by Raju
ReplyDeleteWill have to do this on pen and paper as we are working tomorrow and that too no G shift only A shift(7 AM to 3 PM)..Leave here on 8th only.
DeleteI came across a clue in the Guardian on Sunday:
ReplyDelete18 Across Act heartily, in unreal style, embracing it (13)
Although I solved it, could someone explain what type of clue this is?
Semi&lit
DeleteThanks Col.
ReplyDeleteI felt the def. STYLE is coming inside. So, the doubt.
And the answer is anagram combination of ACT+HEARTILY+IT
DeleteDef is act as in pretence (exaggerated performancd), imu
DeleteHappy Deepavali and joyous celebrations -- ye-all ! I am told that in Bombay, celebrations are on a low key with less noise and minimal sweet distribution ? If so, I am glad. Less noise pollution and folks get more health conscious ! Let there be more enlightenment and lighting.
ReplyDeleteWell said Raju!
DeleteAny problem in network? Holiday special is yet to be uploaded
ReplyDeleteIt's up now. I forgot to hit the publish button
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