ACROSS
1 Growing cold and late in getting a bit of sunlight (8) CRESCENT {C}{RE{Su...t}CENT}
5 Highest point of meditative thought hit badly (6) ZENITH {ZEN}{HIT}*
9 Live wire female's anger beginning to bother everybody (8) FIREBALL {F}{IRE}{Bo...r}{ALL}
10 Teacher back in Gujarat's capital greeting the day (6) RISING {SIR<]{IN}{Gu...t}
12 Sea rushes around page in church section (4) APSE {A{P}SE*}
13 King, nun and tot, together jumping around, loosening (10) UNKNOTTING*
15 Limited masala supply with one dish (6) SALAMI {MASALa}*{1}
17 Tsar in trouble accepts superior rule in Sanskrit (5) SUTRA {S{U}TRA*}
20 What separates words here (5) SPACE Defintion by example
21 Rocklike object encountered by extremely fragile men (6) METEOR {MET}{f...lE}{OR}
24 Natural calamity? Have heart! (10) EARTHQUAKE {HEART}* [RA]
27 With/without 1000 friends? (4) KITH {K}{wITH} How does K go ahead?
29 Worker after one month gets measuring device (6) OCTANT {OCT}{ANT}
30 Noon — when setter's free with piano heartily (8) MERIDIAN {ME}{RID}{pIANo}
31 By river, writer is to dig further (6) DEEPEN {DEE}{PEN}
32 Height of cockiness, with learner replacing model (8) ALTITUDE A(-t+l)LTITUDE
DOWN
1 Garment put back in toilet (6) CAFTAN {C{AFT}AN}
2 There's a way out of regression! (6) EGRESS [T]
3 Youngsters left out of discos (4) CUBS ClUBS
4 In brief, two international cities get yarn (5) NYLON {NY}{LON}
6 English winner men put out (5) EVICT {E}{VICTor} Put out on double duty
7 Start it: a tie-in is needed (8) INITIATE*
8 Overdrive bringing on rage? (4,4) HIGH GEAR {RAGE}* [RA]
11 Secure services of silent revolutionary (6) ENLIST*
14 Digs low (4) BASE [DD]
16 Romeo in love affair brings mail (6) ARMOUR {A{R}MOUR}
17 Child jumps over hole in no time (4) SOON {SO{O}N}
18 What an unscrupulous sportsperson might use to get celestial body (8) ASTERIOD {A}{STERIOD}
19 Sloppy bearer carries essentially better hair ornament (8) BARRETTE {BARRE{beTTer}E*}
22 Military Intelligence on place's setting (6) MILIEU {MI}{LIEU}
23 Risk leaving part of church unfinished (6) CHANCE CHANCEl
25 All but back George's empty joint (5) HINGE {HINd}{Ge..gE}
26 Submit to head of nasties in boat (5) KNEEL {K{Na...s}EEL}
28 One going after bird is a monkey (4) TITI {TIT}{1}
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GRID
1 Growing cold and late in getting a bit of sunlight (8) CRESCENT {C}{RE{S
5 Highest point of meditative thought hit badly (6) ZENITH {ZEN}{HIT}*
9 Live wire female's anger beginning to bother everybody (8) FIREBALL {F}{IRE}{B
10 Teacher back in Gujarat's capital greeting the day (6) RISING {SIR<]{IN}{G
12 Sea rushes around page in church section (4) APSE {A{P}SE*}
13 King, nun and tot, together jumping around, loosening (10) UNKNOTTING*
15 Limited masala supply with one dish (6) SALAMI {MASAL
17 Tsar in trouble accepts superior rule in Sanskrit (5) SUTRA {S{U}TRA*}
20 What separates words here (5) SPACE Defintion by example
21 Rocklike object encountered by extremely fragile men (6) METEOR {MET}{
24 Natural calamity? Have heart! (10) EARTHQUAKE {HEART}* [RA]
27 With/without 1000 friends? (4) KITH {K}{
29 Worker after one month gets measuring device (6) OCTANT {OCT}{ANT}
31 By river, writer is to dig further (6) DEEPEN {DEE}{PEN}
32 Height of cockiness, with learner replacing model (8) ALTITUDE A(-t+l)LTITUDE
DOWN
1 Garment put back in toilet (6) CAFTAN {C{AFT}AN}
2 There's a way out of regression! (6) EGRESS [T]
3 Youngsters left out of discos (4) CUBS C
4 In brief, two international cities get yarn (5) NYLON {NY}{LON}
6 English winner men put out (5) EVICT {E}{VICT
7 Start it: a tie-in is needed (8) INITIATE*
8 Overdrive bringing on rage? (4,4) HIGH GEAR {RAGE}* [RA]
11 Secure services of silent revolutionary (6) ENLIST*
14 Digs low (4) BASE [DD]
16 Romeo in love affair brings mail (6) ARMOUR {A{R}MOUR}
17 Child jumps over hole in no time (4) SOON {SO{O}N}
18 What an unscrupulous sportsperson might use to get celestial body (8) ASTERIOD {A}{STERIOD}
19 Sloppy bearer carries essentially better hair ornament (8) BARRETTE {BARRE{
23 Risk leaving part of church unfinished (6) CHANCE CHANCE
25 All but back George's empty joint (5) HINGE {HIN
26 Submit to head of nasties in boat (5) KNEEL {K{N
28 One going after bird is a monkey (4) TITI {TIT}{1}
GRID
There is a possible anno for 27, though the device may be frowned upon. I am sure the wily sree_sree will extract it.
ReplyDelete/=slash w, out=under.
DeleteI thought slash denotes under or by 2 by 5, 2/5. With is by K(-w)
DeleteWell my thinking:
DeleteWith/ - with
without - "with out" - with (w, an abbr. we use) out - expelled so ith
1000 -k - so k inserted
? - for unusualness
Ah, sorry, the Col. is right. There's no ind for k going ahead or that it replaces w.
Sorry. And thanks.
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K replacing W?
DeleteWithout- w is out
1000(K)is in
K replaces W in first WITH.
Did not see Cv's entry.
DeleteIf yesterday we had Raga & Rangoli, today we have Sutra and masala. Came to know that those things are called Barette!(Wife calls them clutchers!)Another new monkey encountered!
ReplyDeleteTrust Gridman to brighten the day with an enjoyable offering.
They are also called scrunchies. Dict meaning for 'scrunchie' is: "a fabric-covered elastic used for holding back hair (as in a ponytail".
ReplyDeleteA term I came to know when I visited the US.
Here our women will simply say 'clip'.
Was a theme intended? Crescent, Zenith, Rising Space, Meteor, Octant, Meridian,Altitude, Asteroid.
ReplyDeleteYES. Congrats and thanks, Vaasant. Frankly when I subsequently checked and rechecked - and this morning - the theme escaped my own mind. Ha, ha, ha.
ReplyDeleteAdd Fireball and it makes a strong case for the theme.
ReplyDeletePut in Kaftan and struggled to get crescent until I checked the alt. spelling.
ReplyDeleteWe had Ny- Lon a few days ago!
The picture for Barrette looks like a lady's face with eyebrows,eyes,red nose and lips!
ReplyDeleteI saw it like that in my first look.
Wonderful. Yes, now I see it. Padmanabha, I can't imagine what else you see or imagine when you go out and see faces of women.
DeleteNothing!
DeleteOnly other things look like it.
You are not mistaken Paddy, it has been arranged to look like a lady's face
DeleteNice one Col.
DeleteHey! I score one.
DeleteYou do indeed!
DeletePaddy, I felt I was looking at some halloween devil
DeleteBeauty lies in the eyes of the beholder!!
Delete:-)
DeleteAt 32a the original may have been ATTITUDE (a thematic word) but it seems I changed the first T to L as I may have been defeated by KNELT. Now, suggest a clue for KNELT.
ReplyDeleteSubmitted grand new measure to model (5)
DeleteK N El T- Good and neat.
DeleteHi CV Sir! A clue for Knelt.
DeleteBowed down when king finally fell into trap (5)
Nice one Doc.
DeleteNice Doc!
DeleteOr did I find the switch from L in (altitude)to T (to get ATTITUDE) hard. Hint, hint. Write a clue for what would have been a thematic word.
ReplyDeleteAfter such high-flown discussions over this entertaining Xword, I have my own-level doubt here.
ReplyDeleteIn 6A how is OR from VICTOR removed?
Men = Other Rank (OR)
Deletemen put out = OR deleted
Am from the Services but still... very bad, very bad!
ReplyDelete