Welcome to our new setter THE ZODIAC. Bouquets and brickbats welcome.
Three answers per commenter till 6 PM (Annotations compulsory)
Please provide all your answers in one comment.
ACROSS
8 Timid one winces initially; letting out a cry (4)
9 & 10 Athlete from America in bit of legal trouble initially (5,4)
10 see 9A
11 Pure cash? (6)
12 Sister takes jewellery for brothers (8)
13 Very old, hence allowed to enter Order (8)
15 Flawless in judgement (6)
17 Mystery of brilliant animal following father (7)
19 Expression of anger about Indian mother's use of language (7)
22 Took a pistol to capture animals (6)
24 Demolishing remarkable houses around Gandhinagar to start with (8)
26 Island where art is regularly stolen by nearly insane gangster initially (8)
28 Sick Malaysian rejects any new dish (6)
30 They are dropped in shock? (4)
31 Ultimately, the sculptor in Paris lost to this painter (5)
32 Present condition of a relative (2,2)
DOWN
1 Half the limestone content retrieved (4)
2 Mashed guacamole almost causes loss of vision (8)
3 Throw some dynamite inside English bar (6)
4 Girl, trapped in curse, becomes a spirit (7)
5 Bribe son to become more elitist (8)
6 Musician is one wearing new boots (6)
7 Criticise small delay (4)
14 Vitamin deficiency can be awful (5)
16 & 29 Protective wear that is passed around (5,4)
18 Doctor presents honours (8)
20 Guy with a broken leg, left to be an explorer (8)
21 Mostly dry region - a US state (7)
23 Desperately aspire for applause (6)
25 Sees six models (6)
27 Glance at "Performing Flea" (4)
29 see 16D
Enjoy.
25d VI SITS
ReplyDelete23D PRAISE*
5D SNOBBIER*
5d: black (b)(lack)
ReplyDelete23d: praise (aspire)*
25d: visits (vi)(sits)
14d, not 5d
Delete8A: YELL(-ow)
ReplyDelete2D: GLAUCOMA {GUACAMOL(-e)}*
5D: SNOBBIER (Bribe son)*
22a: okapi (T)
ReplyDeleteRead: okapis
Delete7 down: SNAG= delay small=S + criticise= nag=
ReplyDelete12 across; SIBLINGS= brothers - SI=SI+ BLINGS = jewellery
15across; INTACT== flawless = in + tact= judgement
Welcome to the cosmos of croswords , Zodiac. Good ebut . Looks simple , Please avoid three letter words !
Raju Check 7D-it doesnt correspond with the crossings of 9 & 10A
DeleteRaju your anno for 12A is incorrect
Deletesorry ! sis+BLING . I hurried up slowly !
DeleteThanks, Vasant. I agree . stand corrected, after getting 9 & 10 a. This is why I hate four letter words. Literally !
DeleteMaking up for 5D
ReplyDelete7D: S LAG
I mean four letter words ! sorry !
ReplyDeleteWhy should four letter words be avoided?
DeleteDrat! hark back RMDC ; wall hall, snag, slag !!! Just so.
Delete15a: intact (in)(tact)
ReplyDeleteMy last 2 are replacements
12a:siblings(brothers): {si(bling=jewellery)s}
ReplyDelete22a:okapis(T)
2d:glaucoma - (guacamole̷)*
Another substitute
ReplyDelete13a: obsolete {OB(SO)(LET)E} = VERY OLD
20D explorer MAGELLAN {M {A} {LEG*}{L}AN}
ReplyDelete32A present condition AS IS {A}{SIS}
16&29D CHAIN MAIL (DD) protective cover/that is passed around
17A Mystery of brilliant animal following father (7) PA + RAD + OX
ReplyDelete26A Island where art is regularly stolen by nearly insane gangster initially (8)
AL + C(AT)RAZ(y)
4D Girl, trapped in curse, becomes a spirit (7) BAN(SHE)E
Great debut!
28A SALAMI {Malaysian - any}*
ReplyDelete1Dn SEMI (T Reverse)
6Dn OBOIST (I in Boots*)
21d ARIZONA
ReplyDelete(ARID-D)+ (ZONE-E)+A
6D OBOIST I in BOOTS*
ReplyDelete28A SALAMI MALAYSIAN*- ANY*
21D ARIZONA ARI(-d)ZON(-e) + A
19A GRAMMAR GRR around AMMA
ReplyDelete11a:rial(cash) - real(~rial)=pure
ReplyDeleteWhat is the answer?
Delete27D LEAF flea*
ReplyDelete30A JAWS CD
Simple and elegant debut! Thanks Zodiac.
ReplyDelete9&10ac usain bolt usa+ initial letters of in bit of legal trouble
ReplyDeletesmall correction!
Delete31a: ernst(German painter) - acrostic of end letters
ReplyDeleteGreat debut indeed... Thanks Zodiac!
ReplyDelete11a liquid DD
ReplyDelete24 rav(a)(g)ing def:demolishing
18 (ob)(serves) ef:honours
Taking the last one:
ReplyDelete3DN HUR[D]L+E def. Bar
Good show Zodiac!
DeleteThat completes it, thank you Zodiac
ReplyDeleteHello everyone!
ReplyDeleteThis is my first contribution to the THCC blog. Hope you guys liked the set.
Please give any feedback - good and bad - which will be useful for me for future grids. Thank you :)
That's great to know Kumaresh. Great debut.
DeleteFollowing the footsteps of your father. Fantastic!!
Like father, like son!
Delete1d)....Half the limestone content retrieved (4).....Half in limestone i.e SEMI (....T<)
ReplyDeleteHad a nice experience of your debut in THCC blog. have a gr8 day
And for those who did not notice it, it was a pangram as well
ReplyDeleteWell done, Kumaresh.Keep up the good work and let’s see more of you in the blog. Please don’t mind my objection to four letter words in use here. It’s my bete- noire ! Follow the footsteps of your dad.
ReplyDeleteI just don't see the logic that RajU U gives for his prejudice against four-letter words. In RMDC crosswords of long ago - and later Quotes crosswords in the Weekly - it was not only four-letter answers but all answers of all other enums had the possibility of choosing either of two answers and so there was great element of chance in getting an all-correct grid. Here in Cryptic Crossword, any answer of any length is unique.
ReplyDeleteCV: I beg to disagree. eg: SNAG could mean delay due to a hitch. = S and criticise= nag whereas the answer is SLAG to synchronise with the L in BOLT . Why not take it the other way round ? S+ LAG = delay
DeleteAgain: 11 across: PURE CASH= Liquid --- need not be pure but which could be also impure.
I strongly believe that cryptic cluing must be strict and unambiguous, with all due respects to all compilers in general and the budding compiler here.
Didn't get pure/impure? Liquid as adj is clear/pure
DeleteAn elegant pangram for starters! I should say a flying start!
ReplyDeleteKeep up the good work.
Started late and missed some live fun, but enjoyed all the same.
An elegant debut :) enjoyed the solving enormously..
ReplyDelete