Monday 21 January 2019

No 12528, Monday 21 Jan 2019, Incognito


ACROSS
1   Notes stolen to get large pellet, say, 00 (8) BUCKSHOT {BUCKS}{HOT}
5   Jump softly on animal (6) POUNCE {P}{OUNCE}
10 Wish ill upon dogs having last bit of bone (5) CURSE {CURS}{bonE}
11 Alienated journalist consumed rum (9) ESTRANGED {E{STRANGE}D}
12 Films sprouts (6) SHOOTS [DD]
13 Practice about the funeral vehicle (8) REHEARSE {RE}{HEARSE}
15 Previous role, to be precise (5) EXACT {EX}{ACT}
17 Campaigns for painting materials (9) CANVASSES [DD]
19 Stop lathe turning! Produce stoves (9) HOTPLATES*
20 Each clever youth was hiding (5) EVERY [T]
21 Get Meerschaum's instruments (8) BAGPIPES {BAG}{PIPES}
23 Royal Academician? Royal Academician returns, time after time, consuming fish after discarding head and tail (6) ARTIST {RA<=}{T}{fISh}{T}
27 Thinnest soldier wearing toupee hid during trial (9) TWIGGIEST {T{WIG}{GI}EST}
28 Sketch about right ladies garment (5) SKIRT {SKI{R}T}
29 Memory stick is used to force things in (6) RAMROD {RAM}{ROD}
30 Friend substituted piano in London area to get Indian accompaniments (8) CHUTNEYS (-p+ch){CHUTNEY}{S}  S from? See comments

DOWN
1   Supports two rugby players (5) BACKS [DD]
2   God! Confused Roman tyrant initially gets a bird (9) CORMORANT {COR}{ROMAN*}{Ty...t}
3   Fish exuded pong (5) SMELT [DD]
4   Finished half a dozen deliveries (4) OVER [DD]
6   Vandalised a grave; one, usually (2,7) ON AVERAGE*
7   Pour back gin, with hesitation, into river (5) NIGER {GIN<=}{ER}
8   Infinitely without any aim (9) ENDLESSLY [DD]
9   Steps seen winding, showing gradient (9) STEEPNESS*
14 Disseminated and distributed secret data endlessly (9) SCATTERED {SECRET+DATa}*
15 Shower once: broth was spilled around setter twice (9) EXHIBITOR {EX}{H{I}{B{I}TOR*}
16 Klan got it wrong and faced a lecture (7-2) TALKING-TO*
18 Cleanse and neuter (9) STERILISE [DD]
22 Folk tale collector was stern before being a bit morbid (5) GRIMM {GRIM}{Mo...d}
24 Appeared for exam once more when taser is returned (2-3) RE-SAT <=
25 Carries kids, holding end of kite (5) TOTES {TOT{kitE}S}
26 Urge noticed in Fitchburg (4) ITCH [T]

GRID

25 comments:

  1. Incognito as enjoyable as ever.
    Accompaniments- I was looking for musical ones until I turned to culinary ones!

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  2. Take a look at Family Photos (link on the left) to get a glimpse of yesterday's S&B meet.

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  3. Replies
    1. Col. being felicitated for completing a highly successful decade of our blog.

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    2. Col. deserves the felicitation. Hats off to him and all those present who thought of it!

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    3. +1
      Great job Col! It's not an easy task to come daily exactly at 8.30 with solved grid. It requires lot of dedication. We are proud and privileged to be with the blog.

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  4. 1d what's the role two". As a class, rugby players is sufficient to get backs. Am I missing something.

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  5. Nice puzzle! The NE corner fell in last with two words giving way last 2d and 3d.Thanks Incognito!

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  6. The blog is a useful learning tool for beginners. Thanks

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    1. From 'Companion' of honour?

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    2. Incognito has used it once before. I came across while searching for another anno.

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  8. Chum is the nearest I can think of. But what happens to 'um'? um....

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    1. I took friend=fellow=chap and tried deleting P[for piano] and ended up nowhere. Then referred Chambers for CH and found Companion of Honour
      Stopped at that.

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    2. See Incognito's comment which I have pasted below

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  9. Msg from Incognito

    "Messed up Chutneys. Sorry"

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  10. Chutney is already a messed up one!

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  11. Today struggled with the thinnest soldier and buckshot...enjoyed it tku incognito..

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