ACROSS
1 Doctor met in person — one way to describe God (11) OMNIPRESENT*
7 Short snappy dog (3) CUR CURt
9 Land reclaimed in Kola peninsula (5) NEPAL [T<=]
10 River's got a name, flows in a desert (9) PATAGONIA {PA{GOT+A+N}*I}{A} (Addendum also {P{A}{TAG}O}{IN+A}* - See comments)
11 Untidy at home, 10 becomes shabby (4-5) MOTH-EATEN {AT+HOME}*{TEN}
12 Free to grab a pawn quick (5) RAPID {R{A}{P}ID}
13 Anything goes, but nothing to create a bouquet (7) NOSEGAY {N{GOES*}AY}
15 Crossover divine lover (4) EROS<=
18 Half the arrivals back in the race (4) SLAVarriVALS<=
20 To be sent back to Netherlands — nothing but a tragedy (7) OTHELLO {TO<=}{HELL}{O}
23 Scrub overheads, hardly amount to anything (5) LOOFA{A}{FOOL}<= (Addendum - {LOO}{FA} - See comments)
24 Foreign countries are extremely foolish (9) CRETINOUS*
26 Action at a resort ends in a stupor (9) CATATONIA*
27 Appeal for daily mass (5) CHARM {CHAR}{M}
28 Outstanding pair, third one has become old (3) DUE DU(-o+e}E
29 Chicken on a rock in the park (11) YELLOWSTONE {YELLOW}{STONE}
DOWN
1 Nothing in Times about people — it should provide some relief (8) OINTMENT {O}{IN}{T{MEN}T}
2 Favouritism shows up in all forms — it opens doors (8) NEPOTISM [T<=]
3 Keen to get a point to beat (5) PULSE {PUL{S}E}
4 Pay them pounds, it shows you care (7) EMPATHY*
5 Understanding double entry, key lines erased (7) ENTENTE {ENTry}{ENTry}{E}
6 Woolly bear once became more tight (5,4) TIGER MOTH*
7 Able to copy a piece of furniture (6) CANAPE {CAN}{APE}
8 Warn about saying yes in Russian country (6) RWANDA {WARN*}{DA}
14 It can provide everyone inside a lift — showing valour (9) GALLANTRY {G{ALL}ANTRY}
16 Seldom exposed — taking road transport to a land of plenty (8) ELDORADO {sELDOm}{ROAD*}
17 Comes on freely, Frenchman lands in soup (8) CONSOMME {M} in {COMES+ON}*
19 Name in a civil dispute is local (7) VICINAL {N} in {A+CICIL}*
20 Only animal reared with herb (7) OREGANO {O}{ONAGER<=}
21 First check in, check out, stay cool (6) PLACID {PLA{Ch..k}ID}
22 State support needed to grow a beard... (6) GOATEE {GOA}{TEE}
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25 ...if detailed by old South Americans (5) INCAS {IN CASe}
GRID
1 Doctor met in person — one way to describe God (11) OMNIPRESENT*
7 Short snappy dog (3) CUR CUR
9 Land reclaimed in Kola peninsula (5) NEPAL [T<=]
11 Untidy at home, 10 becomes shabby (4-5) MOTH-EATEN {AT+HOME}*{TEN}
12 Free to grab a pawn quick (5) RAPID {R{A}{P}ID}
13 Anything goes, but nothing to create a bouquet (7) NOSEGAY {N{GOES*}AY}
15 Crossover divine lover (4) EROS<=
18 Half the arrivals back in the race (4) SLAV
20 To be sent back to Netherlands — nothing but a tragedy (7) OTHELLO {TO<=}{HELL}{O}
23 Scrub overheads, hardly amount to anything (5) LOOFA
24 Foreign countries are extremely foolish (9) CRETINOUS*
26 Action at a resort ends in a stupor (9) CATATONIA*
27 Appeal for daily mass (5) CHARM {CHAR}{M}
28 Outstanding pair, third one has become old (3) DUE DU(-o+e}E
29 Chicken on a rock in the park (11) YELLOWSTONE {YELLOW}{STONE}
DOWN
1 Nothing in Times about people — it should provide some relief (8) OINTMENT {O}{IN}{T{MEN}T}
2 Favouritism shows up in all forms — it opens doors (8) NEPOTISM [T<=]
3 Keen to get a point to beat (5) PULSE {PUL{S}E}
4 Pay them pounds, it shows you care (7) EMPATHY*
5 Understanding double entry, key lines erased (7) ENTENTE {ENT
6 Woolly bear once became more tight (5,4) TIGER MOTH*
16 Seldom exposed — taking road transport to a land of plenty (8) ELDORADO {
17 Comes on freely, Frenchman lands in soup (8) CONSOMME {M} in {COMES+ON}*
20 Only animal reared with herb (7) OREGANO {O}{ONAGER<=}
21 First check in, check out, stay cool (6) PLACID {PLA{C
22 State support needed to grow a beard... (6) GOATEE {GOA}{TEE}
GRID
Another smooth crossie!
ReplyDeleteLovely puzzle! An early morning solve for me. In the stillness of morning, in a huge sprawling campus of Banasthali Vidyapeeth, Rajasthan it was most enjoyable to solve the puzzle.
ReplyDeleteCol:Missed wishing you on 16th. Belated Happy Birthday!
ReplyDeleteReply to your sunday's blog.
DeleteTotally three pangrams. Fourth missed by 3 or 4 letters.
Outermost squares have a pangram.
Wow!Great grid Karthikeyan! Because of the triple pangram some unusual words cropped in.
DeleteYes and could not avoid them.
DeleteI was so engrossed in solving ( due to the unusual words) that I missed the triple pangram. Great effort!
DeleteCol.'s Birthday? How did we all missed it?
ReplyDeleteBelated Birthday Wishes Col.- with due apologies.
+1
DeleteBelated birthday wishes Col.
ReplyDeleteBelated Happy Birthday Colonel Sir!
ReplyDeleteThank you Paddy, KKR, Karthik and MB
ReplyDeleteI didn't understand 23A. I wrote the answer coz it fit but didn't get the annotation. Could someone please help explain? Thanks.
ReplyDeleteBelated B'day wishes Col.
ReplyDelete23A. LOO+FA LOO- heads(toilet on old ships). FA-Fanny Adams(hardly amount to anything). Over- positional indicator.
ReplyDelete10A. P(A+TAG)O + INA*. PO is the river
+1 10a.
DeleteThank you.
ReplyDelete10A. By a strange coincidence both annos work
ReplyDeleteThank you Arden.
ReplyDeleteCol. to change anno of 23A. Did not know Heads=Loo
Col: Many happy snruter of 16th+ from me and Sapna. May God bless you with a long,happy life with peace & good health. Cheers . Enjoy your holidays in the vibrant & cool Virajpet.
ReplyDeleteThank you Raju
DeleteIs this easy puzzle really Aarden .? Hard to believe! I loved Catatonia & Patagonia !
ReplyDeleteI thought CANAPÉ is a cocktail savoury item. Never knew one could sit on it !
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