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}{
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}{
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}
DOWN
1 Supports two rugby players (5) BACKS [DD]
2 God! Confused Roman tyrant initially gets a bird (9) CORMORANT {COR}{ROMAN*}{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+DAT
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}{M
24 Appeared for exam once more when taser is returned (2-3) RE-SAT <=
25 Carries kids, holding end of kite (5) TOTES {TOT{
26 Urge noticed in Fitchburg (4) ITCH [T]
GRID
Incognito as enjoyable as ever.
ReplyDeleteAccompaniments- I was looking for musical ones until I turned to culinary ones!
Me too :)...
DeleteTake a look at Family Photos (link on the left) to get a glimpse of yesterday's S&B meet.
ReplyDeleteTHCC Families is the link
ReplyDeleteS&B Meet photographs at the following link
ReplyDeleteS & B Meet Chennai 20 Jan 19
Col. being felicitated for completing a highly successful decade of our blog.
DeleteCol. deserves the felicitation. Hats off to him and all those present who thought of it!
Delete+1
DeleteGreat 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.
1d what's the role two". As a class, rugby players is sufficient to get backs. Am I missing something.
ReplyDeleteI had "back+back" as anno.
ReplyDeleteLooks like that- with a wink!
ReplyDeleteNice puzzle! The NE corner fell in last with two words giving way last 2d and 3d.Thanks Incognito!
ReplyDeleteThe blog is a useful learning tool for beginners. Thanks
ReplyDeleteHow is "Friend" = "ch" in 30A?
ReplyDeleteNo idea !
DeleteFrom 'Companion' of honour?
DeleteIncognito has used it once before. I came across while searching for another anno.
DeleteChum is the nearest I can think of. But what happens to 'um'? um....
ReplyDeleteI took friend=fellow=chap and tried deleting P[for piano] and ended up nowhere. Then referred Chambers for CH and found Companion of Honour
DeleteStopped at that.
See Incognito's comment which I have pasted below
DeleteSorry Col, missed that comment.
DeleteMsg from Incognito
ReplyDelete"Messed up Chutneys. Sorry"
Chutney is already a messed up one!
ReplyDeleteI like that Paddy!
DeleteToday struggled with the thinnest soldier and buckshot...enjoyed it tku incognito..
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