Welcome Bruno into the group of THC setters.
ACROSS
8 Mouthpiece sent back? (4) TRAP <=
9 Part of US where last of mountain sheep is seen with no organ to produce hormones (3,7) NEW ENGLAND {m...iN}{EWE}{N}{GLAND}
10 Disease spread through Penang (in Asia) (6) ANGINA [T]
11 Flexible at the edge of boundary, stopping the ball while cap blows off (8) YIELDING {b...rY}{fIELDING}
12 Spoil interest in Bolt (4) RUIN {RU{I}N}
13 More sense to conserve energy that's unnecessary (10) EXTRANEOUS {EXTRA}{N{E}OUS}
17 Down jacket? (4) FELL [DD]
18 Amnesty International bails out collapsing African currency (5) FRANCaFRiCAN*
19 Fault detected in celebrity portrait (4) TYPO [T]
20 One left, staggering out of fluorobenzene explosion engulfing function to safe area (6,4) BUFFER ZONE {FlUoROBEnZENe}* over {F}
22 Fat man recruited by American company (4) GHEE {G{HE}E}
23 US government cleans out Guam... regularly hides it (5,3) UNCLE SAM {CLEANS}*in {gUaM}*
27 Where one may find a short wire with charge (6) INFUSE {IN FUSE}
28 Insect with inwardly broken thigh — it stands tall and bright (10) LIGHTHOUSE {L{THIGH*}OUSE}
29 Regularly anointed as excellent (1-3) A-ONE AnOiNtEd
DOWN
1 French style from Vanuatu or Southern Papeete... unclear (3,7) ART NOUVEAU {VANUATU+OR+p...tE}*
2 Open work with pitch, where one fell in (8) OPTIONAL {OP}{T{1}ONAL}
3 A French vehicle forced child out — poor and neglected (7-3) UNCARED-FOR {UN}{CAR}{FORcED}*
4 Aerate at the beginning — then dry off (4) AWRY {Ae...e}{WRY}
5 Wanted: limitless money for gambling (4) ANTEwANTEd
6 Promise of a place on the line (6) PLEDGE {PL}{EDGE}
7 Soon-to-be priest's not Catholic? (4) ANONcANON
14 Latin guy turned it on in the past (5) TIAGO {IT<=}{AGO}
15 Academic calendar cleared and altered for official (10) ACCREDITED {Ac...iC}{Ca...eR}{EDITED}
16 Bad suntan... with pale bust (10) UNPLEASANT {SUNTAN+PALE}*
19 Game of upper classes in Hogwarts played endlessly — involving quaffle in the middle (3-2-3) TUG-OF-WAR {U+hOGWARTs+quaFfle}*
21 Nasty crowd — mostly they suck energy out (6) FILTHY {FILl}{THeY}
24 Tip came off animal's claw (4) NAILsNAIL
25 Part of London that's very lively (not Southend) (4) SOHO {SO HOt}
26 Low noise of grimace (4) MOUE (~moo)
GRID
8 Mouthpiece sent back? (4) TRAP <=
9 Part of US where last of mountain sheep is seen with no organ to produce hormones (3,7) NEW ENGLAND {
10 Disease spread through Penang (in Asia) (6) ANGINA [T]
11 Flexible at the edge of boundary, stopping the ball while cap blows off (8) YIELDING {
12 Spoil interest in Bolt (4) RUIN {RU{I}N}
13 More sense to conserve energy that's unnecessary (10) EXTRANEOUS {EXTRA}{N{E}OUS}
17 Down jacket? (4) FELL [DD]
18 Amnesty International bails out collapsing African currency (5) FRANC
19 Fault detected in celebrity portrait (4) TYPO [T]
20 One left, staggering out of fluorobenzene explosion engulfing function to safe area (6,4) BUFFER ZONE {F
22 Fat man recruited by American company (4) GHEE {G{HE}E}
23 US government cleans out Guam... regularly hides it (5,3) UNCLE SAM {CLEANS}*in {
27 Where one may find a short wire with charge (6) INFUSE {IN FUSE}
28 Insect with inwardly broken thigh — it stands tall and bright (10) LIGHTHOUSE {L{THIGH*}OUSE}
29 Regularly anointed as excellent (1-3) A-ONE A
DOWN
1 French style from Vanuatu or Southern Papeete... unclear (3,7) ART NOUVEAU {VANUATU+OR+
3 A French vehicle forced child out — poor and neglected (7-3) UNCARED-FOR {UN}{CAR}{FOR
4 Aerate at the beginning — then dry off (4) AWRY {A
5 Wanted: limitless money for gambling (4) ANTE
6 Promise of a place on the line (6) PLEDGE {PL}{EDGE}
7 Soon-to-be priest's not Catholic? (4) ANON
14 Latin guy turned it on in the past (5) TIAGO {IT<=}{AGO}
15 Academic calendar cleared and altered for official (10) ACCREDITED {A
16 Bad suntan... with pale bust (10) UNPLEASANT {SUNTAN+PALE}*
19 Game of upper classes in Hogwarts played endlessly — involving quaffle in the middle (3-2-3) TUG-OF-WAR {U+
21 Nasty crowd — mostly they suck energy out (6) FILTHY {FIL
24 Tip came off animal's claw (4) NAIL
25 Part of London that's very lively (not Southend) (4) SOHO {SO HO
26 Low noise of grimace (4) MOUE (~moo)
GRID
15d academic:ac, is standard abbreviation, IMU.
ReplyDeleteWelcome Bruno! Liked it very much.
ReplyDeleteBruno the Balaji?
ReplyDeleteWelcome to THC,though we are already familiar.
Thank you for a good and enjoyable start.
Liked fielding- yielding.
9A- Did not get 'Ewe' and struggling to fit in New Orleans.
ReplyDeleteCol.
ReplyDeleteAdd the 2 latest setters to the THC setters list.
Added name only. Profile awaited
DeleteAdding of new setters bound to happen sooner than later. Are anymore in the offing?
ReplyDeletewarm welcome Mr Bruno. 20A and 6D...covered for National safety week.
ReplyDeleteWelcome to THC Bruno! Lovely grid.
ReplyDeleteFor new setters as well as old, whose profiles are not available under the link 'THC Setters' at the top of this page, please send me a write up about yourselves and I will add it under your name in that page.
ReplyDeleteMore the merrier ! Or we tend to get used , though cryptic crosswords are different from each other, each day with new innovations.
ReplyDeleteHasn’t, Bruno featured in our Specials ? Old wine in new bottle is always heady, Paddy !
he's sunrise (bru-no) person awakened with suprabhatam!!
Deletewow. very nice explanation the name-theme. great sree_sree
DeleteWonderfully out of the box clueing, Bruno. Enjoyed it thoroughly. Thanks
ReplyDeleteSuper debut from a veteran THCC setter!
ReplyDeleteI encourage new setters to add at least sparse details of themselves, original name, where they live and work and any other personal details.
ReplyDeleteWelcome Bruno! Enjoyed the grid - YIELDING, EXTRANEOUS, AWRY, ACCREDITED were favs.
ReplyDeleteGreat debut Bruno :)
ReplyDeleteThank you all for the kind comments. Yes, the same Bruno from the Colonel's blog. Look forward to setting more...
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