Thursday 27 June 2019

No 12663, Thursday 27 Jun 2019, Gridman


ACROSS
1   In Mumbai suburb carefully select a servant (8) SCULLION {S{CULL}ION}
5   Waited for first-class offer by newspaper editor (6) ABIDED {A}{BID}{ED}
9   One news editor found among friends in early performances (8) MATINEES {MAT{1}{N}{E}ES}
10 Angry outburst on seeing an enlarged photo (6) BLOWUP [DD]
12 Already cut, 27 rearranged (4) SAWN {SWAN}*
13 Troop group in separation (10) DETACHMENT [DD]
15 Saw half-a-dozen covered with morning moisture heading off (6) VIEWED {VI}{dEWED}
17 20 push son to right extreme causing worries (5) CARES (-s)CARE(+s)S
20 17 pull son back, causing alarm (5) SCARE (+s)SCARE(-s)
21 Indian bread placed back in French city (6) NANTES {NAN}{SET<=}
24 Dumps — you're advised to eliminate them (5,5) SCRAP HEAPS [CD]
27 Bird sees a change of heart in 12 (4) SWAN {S{A<=>W)N}
29 Work I rated off-road is calmer (6) OPIATE {OP}{I}{rATEd}
30 Place of seclusion costlier to reconstruct (8) CLOISTER*
31 Being non-committal, leader leaves frame (6) EDGING hEDGING
32 Father takes three directions to reach where uncle does business (8) PAWNSHOP {PA}{W}{N}{S}{HOP}

DOWN
1   Section in the cradle of Polynesia for a snack from India (6) SAMOSA {SAMO{S}A}
2   Involved in getting directions for rich part of a city (6) UPTOWN {UPTO}{W}{N}
3   Bond 28 smashed (4) LINK KILN*
4   Old bees turning quite fat (5) OBESE {O}{BEES*}
6   Sir Toby perhaps starts bringing every little cask happily (5) BELCH Acrostic
7   Fruit brewery crushed are under head of 'Dates' (8) DEWBERRY {Da..s}{BREWERY*}
 Be a substitute and put up an exercise in the river (8) DEPUTISE {DE{SITUP<=}E}
11 16 around to see gamekeeper (6) WARDEN WANDER*
14 17 wiped off insects (4) LICE CIEL*
16 11 out to roam about (6) WANDER WARDEN*
17 14 turned light blue (4) CIEL LICE*
18 When you do something thus, you don't break from custom (2,2,4) AS IS DONE [CD]
19 Waiting, attempting to catch a rebel head (8) TARRYING {T{A}{Re..l}RYING}
22 Change whip (6) SWITCH [DD]
23 Capture leaderless fellows with section rearing up (6) ENTRAP {mEN}{PART<=}
25 Hint's up on mountain climber's aid (5) PITON {TIP<=}{ON}
26 Father's guarantee about Latin dance (5) POLKA {P{O{L}K}A}
28 3 dismantled brick oven (4) KILN LINK*

Reference List
First-Class = A, News = N, Editor = E, ED, Son = S, Directions = W,N,S, Section = S, Old = O, Latin = L 

GRID

9 comments:

  1. Gridman is as entertaining as ever. Loved the concept of paired anagrams.

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  2. +1.some very delectable wordplay. Gridman links words and plays with them like a juggler !

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  3. Today's puzzles filled with pairs. entertained with magical numbers.........superb.puzzles eagerly awaiting for Friday.

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  4. As a solver, I was wondering if it is acceptable to use the Cambridge Crossword dictionary to get the valid word substitutions in the clues ? or is it called cheating ? :-)

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    1. If you are new to solving Cryptic crosswords, nothing like the sight of a filled grid to spur you on. At this stage one uses Dict., CW dict, thesaurus.
      As you master this art, you use less of aids.
      Champion Solvers would never resort to any aids.

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  5. Just loved the delectable pairs. Very nicely done. Thank you Gridman.

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  6. 18D- A small doubt. Should it be 'as was done'? (in stead of is)

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    1. I think it is fine. As is (being) done, equivalent as is the tradition.

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  7. Dr. Gayatri's filling delicacy makes a come back at 1d

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