ACROSS
1 Ex-con takes flight at India carrying backpack. Gets killed at entrance! (11,4) EXCLAMATION MARK {EXC{LAM}{AT}{I}ON}{RAM<=}{Ki...d}
9 Fight and clamour to restrain seamen on first encounter (6) BARNEY {BA{RN}{En...r}Y}
10 Mite crawling over pillow primarily can lead to a good old skin infection (8) IMPETIGO {IM{Pi...w}ET*}{1}{G}{O}
11 Odd view at border, 40% of enemy troops basically looks animated (8) VEHEMENT {ViEw}{HEM}{ENemy}{Tr...s}
14 Weapon's power is a great deal on recoil (6) PISTOL {P}{IS}{LOT<=}
17 Sunder's mind in a turmoil touring Thailand, a mistake (13) MISUNDERSTAND {SUNDERS+MIND}* over {T}{A}
20 Highly developed over years, women cultivate and hoard eggplant, lentils at the beginning to exchange for fruit (8,5) HONEYDEW MELON {HONE{Y}D}{EWM{Eg...t}{Le...s}ON*}
23 Plain citrus juice... (6) RUSTIC*
25 ...in a dirty pot at a US state produced food poisoning compound (8) PTOMAINE {POT}*{MAINE}
28 Netted 4 points? Read wrongly (8) ENSNARED {E}{N}{S}{N}{READ*}
29 Bird with a clipped tail, injured and tied at the end with a rope (6) LARIAT{LARk}{TAIl}* Anno not clear (Addendum - {LARk}{In...d}{And}{Tied} - See comments)
30 It's 10, and me not having a book starting to see a film (3,12) TEN COMMANDMENTS {TEN}{COMMA}{aND}{ME}{NT}{See}
DOWN
2 Diagnosed a mystery man, artist by spreading dye (1-5) X-RAYED {X}{RA}{DYE*}
3 Clean lash with a weapon... (5) LANCE*
4 ...perhaps a month to live (5) MAYBE {MAY}{BE}
5 Change in time, women first (5) TWIST {T}{W}{1ST}
6 In theory one acquires father's property first by right (2,5) ON PAPER {ON{PA}{Pr...y}E}{R}
7 Subject is a man at cash dispenser moving to the first position, he's dispensing drug (5) MATHS {(+m)MAT(-m)}{HeS}
8 Schooling at weekend at present to get little advantage (9) KNOWLEDGE {weeK}{NOW}{L}{EDGE}
12 Man's ambitious; when pressure is relieved becomes soft (5) MUSHY {M}{pUSHY}
13 Nowadays, no one uses cash primarily (5) NONCE {NONE} over {Cash}
15 It’s no good wanting to become author (5) TWAIN WANTIng* [RA]
16 Horrid, hot barren stretch (9) ABHORRENT*
17 Itsy-bitsy clue set? Remove, take away (5) MINUS MINUScule*
18 Ant reportedly, in ease covers 2 miles over little time (5) EMMET {E{MM}E}{Time}
19 Free meals at TN town (5) SALEM*
21 Oddly duel getting cold drink? Has no good manners... (7) DECORUM {DuEl}{C}{O}{RUM}
22 ...child in France, a truant basically (6) INFANT {IN}{F}{AN}{Tr...t}
24 Double century? One inside having shot in the arm (5) TONIC {TON} and {C} over {1}
25 Case against a leading architect constructing platforms (5) PODIA {POD}{1}{Ar...t}
26 Looked at the ball on good length, drove back, holed out (5) OGLED {O}{G}{L}{DrovE<=}
27 Accept that at the beginning, a good rest eases expedition (5) AGREE Acrostic
GRID
1 Ex-con takes flight at India carrying backpack. Gets killed at entrance! (11,4) EXCLAMATION MARK {EXC{LAM}{AT}{I}ON}{RAM<=}{K
9 Fight and clamour to restrain seamen on first encounter (6) BARNEY {BA{RN}{E
10 Mite crawling over pillow primarily can lead to a good old skin infection (8) IMPETIGO {IM{P
11 Odd view at border, 40% of enemy troops basically looks animated (8) VEHEMENT {V
14 Weapon's power is a great deal on recoil (6) PISTOL {P}{IS}{LOT<=}
17 Sunder's mind in a turmoil touring Thailand, a mistake (13) MISUNDERSTAND {SUNDERS+MIND}* over {T}{A}
20 Highly developed over years, women cultivate and hoard eggplant, lentils at the beginning to exchange for fruit (8,5) HONEYDEW MELON {HONE{Y}D}{EWM{E
25 ...in a dirty pot at a US state produced food poisoning compound (8) PTOMAINE {POT}*{MAINE}
28 Netted 4 points? Read wrongly (8) ENSNARED {E}{N}{S}{N}{READ*}
29 Bird with a clipped tail, injured and tied at the end with a rope (6) LARIAT
30 It's 10, and me not having a book starting to see a film (3,12) TEN COMMANDMENTS {TEN}{COMMA}{
DOWN
2 Diagnosed a mystery man, artist by spreading dye (1-5) X-RAYED {X}{RA}{DYE*}
3 Clean lash with a weapon... (5) LANCE*
4 ...perhaps a month to live (5) MAYBE {MAY}{BE}
5 Change in time, women first (5) TWIST {T}{W}{1ST}
6 In theory one acquires father's property first by right (2,5) ON PAPER {ON{PA}{P
7 Subject is a man at cash dispenser moving to the first position, he's dispensing drug (5) MATHS {(+m)MAT(-m)}{H
8 Schooling at weekend at present to get little advantage (9) KNOWLEDGE {
12 Man's ambitious; when pressure is relieved becomes soft (5) MUSHY {M}{
13 Nowadays, no one uses cash primarily (5) NONCE {NONE} over {C
15 It’s no good wanting to become author (5) TWAIN WANTI
16 Horrid, hot barren stretch (9) ABHORRENT*
17 Itsy-bitsy clue set? Remove, take away (5) MINUS MINUS
18 Ant reportedly, in ease covers 2 miles over little time (5) EMMET {E{MM}E}{T
19 Free meals at TN town (5) SALEM*
21 Oddly duel getting cold drink? Has no good manners... (7) DECORUM {D
22 ...child in France, a truant basically (6) INFANT {IN}{F}{AN}{T
24 Double century? One inside having shot in the arm (5) TONIC {TON} and {C} over {1}
25 Case against a leading architect constructing platforms (5) PODIA {POD}{1}{A
26 Looked at the ball on good length, drove back, holed out (5) OGLED {O}{G}{L}{D
27 Accept that at the beginning, a good rest eases expedition (5) AGREE Acrostic
GRID
Bird with a clipped tail = LARK – K
ReplyDeleteInjured And Tied at the end = I+A+T (first letters)
Should have been at the beginning and not at the end
Delete+1
DeleteToo many clues with opening/ending letters today!
Could end not be either side?
DeleteWe should be able to make both ends meet!
DeleteIt could be clarified as front end and back end
DeleteThat makes sense. And it is fair to the solver.
DeleteGood one. Enjoyed. Thank you AD
ReplyDelete30a shouldn't the full title be clued in when having the title/name of the film?
ReplyDeleteSurprisingly, my photo identity is missing in the blogger! Can someone please tell me how to restore?
ReplyDeletePls chk if you are logged in with google+ profile or blogger profile.
DeleteI think it was +google which is defunct now. How to add my photo image which is available still in gmail account?
DeleteThanks Prasad for reminding about +google. I got my new photo uploaded.
DeleteIt looks like a subdued KKR!
DeleteHa ha!
DeleteWe can cheat anyone...but not our age!
Enjoyable puzzle
ReplyDeleteHello all,
ReplyDeleteDoes the word 'basically' have any specific meaning in a clue? I have been seeing it quite often but can't pinpoint a specific function.
I was also wondering if the presence of an ellipsis at the start or end of the clue (as seen twice today) conveys any meaning?
Sam I'd.. If you closely look at the annotation of the clue 22d as given in the blog, it denotes the 1st letter.
DeleteEllipsis in two clues bind the two clues in the surface story (in some clues in word play and/or definition too)
Sorry for the typo in your name
DeleteThank you!
DeleteAh yes, should have noticed the first letter!
Re ellipsis - I can see how 23A and 25A can be joined to make a meaningful sentence. But the others don't seem to have any connections between them at all