Three answers per commenter as usual till 6 PM (Annotations compulsory)
Please provide all your answers in one comment.
This crossword was set by Ramki Krishnan.
Thanks to Kumaresh Ramakrishnan of IIT(M) for sharing this with us.
ACROSS
1 Butcher starting to marinate fish (6)
5 No. 1 in cryptics? He's a member playing ingeniously - our new winner (8)
9 FDA ruled compound to be terrible (8)
10 Opposing extremely crass jokes (6)
11 School pins notice for review (10)
12 Want to massage, say (4)
13 His work could be highly noted (8)
16 In April, days are long, ultimately sultry, scorching sun on top (6)
17 Tricks and passes out, reportedly (6)
19 Unusual mess I clear up (8)
21 Soldier's pledge (4)
22 Showing devotion when welcoming cleric at one time (10)
25 Shape of coarse rug I finally rejected (6)
26 Avoiding exercise (8)
27 A French composer's works out (8)
28 Most painful...therefore, take a break (6)
DOWN
2 Expert wearing an overall (5)
3 Understanding Agra's princely homes (5)
4 Results of massaging feet and face regularly with sulphur (7)
5 Dog runs to a worker of mine (7)
6 Con a good saint to become corrupt (7)
7 Possible workaround, with cunning, talent, and a bit of intelligence (9)
8 Together, they play or box, running around, primarily (9)
14 Frank not quite helping in surgery (9)
15 At first Professor Linnaeus moved to India perhaps (9)
18 Drink's on me? Excellent! (7)
19 Irons Penny's clothes, except the top (7)
20 Annoys, mostly in contests (7)
23 Winning a top (5)
24 They could be used for navigating a golf course (5)
Enjoy.
23d A HEAD
ReplyDelete19D P (-D)RESSES
15D P ENINSULA*
Ahead would work for a cold-solving clue but it won't fit with the crossing letters. We realised the possibility of an alternate answer when people guessed this during the final
DeleteRam -- Take a second look at 15 down-- doesn't fill in the crossing clue with 19 down !
Delete9A: DREADFUL (FDA RULED)*
ReplyDelete2D A(PRO)N
3D EFFECTS (FEET +FaCe)*+S
It's 4D and not 3D Vasant.
Delete19A: PECULIAR (I+CLEAR+UP) = UNUSUAL
ReplyDelete25A: FIGURE (T<--) = SHAPE
7D: POTENTIAL {OP+TALENT+I}* = POSSIBLE
11A- Inspection- review- (pins notice)*
ReplyDeleteSchool is the anind.
6D- Against- (A G Saint)*
ReplyDeleteMy third-
ReplyDelete12A- Need- want
~knead
12A : NEED from ~Knead (Massage)
ReplyDelete19A : PECULIAR for Unusual anagram of I CLEAR UP
ReplyDeleteCompensating for 12A,
ReplyDelete28A : SOREST from (SO)(REST)
COMPENSATING FOR 19A:
ReplyDelete3D : GRASP for Understanding FROM aGRASPrincely - T
My 3rd,
ReplyDelete5D: COLLIER for MINER from COLLIE(dog)R(runs)
1A MANGLE {M}{ANGLE}
ReplyDelete3D GRASP (T))
1A Anno {M(-arinate)}{ANGLE}
Delete13 across: COMPOSER= relates to music - high notes.
ReplyDelete17 across: FEINTS- sounds like faints- passes out-tricks =feints= pretends
27 across: UNRAVELS-- works out-- UN + a RAVEL's a music composer's---
In place of 3Dn
ReplyDelete10A : ANTICS {ANTI}{C(-ras)S}
5A No. 1 in cryptics? He's a member playing ingeniously - our new winner (8)
ReplyDeleteChampion- Winner
Take the first letters( No 1 in) of Cryptics He's A Member Playing Ingeniously Our New
excellent srinidhi.....i was confused with No. 1...i was trying with UNO against of No 1.this puzzle makes my mind think beyond.....
Delete1ac mangle m(arinate)+angle(fish)
ReplyDelete14dn operation ratio(n) in open
2dn apron pro in an
16A In April, days are long, ultimately sultry, scorching sun on top (6)
ReplyDeleteThirty number of days in April
Long is Thirst add Y( ultimately sultrY); remove S (scorching Sun on top)
Grat solve,Srinighi. I was struggling.
DeleteWell solved, Srinidhi!
Deletesuperb...no words to say....
Delete8D Together, they play or box, running around, primarily (9)
ReplyDeleteOrchestra Together they play
Or is Or
Chest is box
Add first letters( primarily) of Running Around)
Compensating for 2dn
ReplyDelete8dn orchestra
Or+chest(box)+r(unning) a(round)
Mine third
ReplyDelete18Dn : SUPREME {SUP}{RE}{ME}
22A at one time; {P{REV}IOUSLY}
ReplyDelete20D annoys; {CHIc}{VIES}
ReplyDeleteBonuses from Ramki are most welcome any time. Thank you Ramki, Kumaresh & Col.
ReplyDelete21A PAWN (DD)
ReplyDelete24D LINKS they could be used for navigating/a golf course (DD)
ReplyDeleteApologies for posting the 4th. Thought 20D was taken.
DeleteLast two to be solved
ReplyDelete26A and 23D
Taking the last two
ReplyDelete26A SKIPPING [DD]
23D UPPER [DD]
23D anno is UP(winning)+ PER(a)
DeleteSatyen's anno is correct. It is a charade and not a DD
DeleteThat brings to an end the CW's from this years IITM Open
ReplyDeleteThanks to WGC IITM, Kumaresh Ramakrishnan and Ramki
Excellent crossie! My favourites were 21A & 26A. Thank you Ramki and Kumaresh for the entertainment.
ReplyDeleteWelcome, everyone :)
ReplyDeleteRamki....due to exigencies of my schedule I could not spent time for IIT-M, special sunday. outstanding puzzles. esp. 16a. the way srinidhi solved .....thanks once again and my special thanks to col. who always comes with new concepts.have a gr8 sunday.
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