Commemorating Golden Jubilee of the events of 20 Jul 1969.
ACROSS
8 Shake stone (4) ROCK [DD]
9 Fuses stink badly (5) KNITS*
10 Agree, god makes ladies' fingers (4) OKRA {OK}{RA}
11 Reply, "Solution" (6) ANSWER [DD]
12 US lecher may be a strongman (8) HERCULES*
13 Partially photograph a rise extraordinarily for a hypocrite (8) PHARISEE [T]
15 Tells, letter by letter, "Magic incantations" (6) SPELLS [DD]
17 Bringing down a plane on flat area above step (7) LANDING [DD]
19 Order naval officer without hesitation (7) COMMAND COMMAND
22 Write: A no-good city (6) PENANG {PEN}{A}{NG}
24 Svelte redhead on board ship slides (8) SLITHERS {S{LITHE}{R
26 Scold maid, "Nosh is bad" (8) ADMONISH*
28 Crafty daughter followed small animal (6) SHREWD {SHREW}{D}
30 For starters, no earthling is lying — He took a giant step for mankind! (4) NEIL Acrostic
31 Wined dancing astronaut (5) EDWIN*
32 After first half of June, heartless lady produces "Seventh Month" (4) JULY {JU
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1 Low at the beginning of night and behave listlessly (4) MOON {MOO}{N}
2 Deer running behind South London garden's impaled (8) SKEWERED {S}{KEW}{DEER*}
3 Goes around in feminine clothes (6) SKIRTS [DD]
4 Claim he is abnormal saint (7) MICHAEL*
5 El Salvador media's love for some coffee (8) ESPRESSO {ES}{PRESS}{0}
6 Moulded model contains uniform segment (6) MODULE {MOD{U}LE*}
7 No charges for Liberty (4) FREE [DD]
14 Hurl that chap on little boulevard (5) HEAVE {HE}{AVE}
16 Left district in Himachal Pradesh at end of September to get something related to 1 (5) LUNAR {L}{UNA}{
18 General returns, followed by another general carrying policeman's night dress (8) NEGLIGEE {GEN<=}{L{IG}EE}
20 A ham jar is broken by a ruler (8) MAHARAJA*
21 Shuns chess we played (7) ESCHEWS*
23 A referendum by old Greek god (6) APOLLO {A}{POLL}{O}
25 Begins an enterprise that is, to some extent, mad (6) INSANE [T]
27 Sketched actor Barrymore (4) DREW [DD]
29. Law broken by king and tramp (4) WALK {LAW*}{K}
Reference List
No = N, Good = G, Ship = SS, Daughter = D, Low = MOO, South = S, Love = 0, Uniform = U, Left = L, Old = O, King = K
Apt theme Incognito!
ReplyDeleteCol, 32A (JULY) also fits the theme and can be highlighted.
He has mentioned the month in his preamble, though.
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DeleteAs soon as I saw 30AC and 31AC, I guessed the theme. It was long overdue from Incognito!
ReplyDeleteThanks
The epic quote by 30A still gives one goosebumps, "One small step.."
ReplyDeleteThanks Incognito.
Remember hearing those words spoken like on my transistor radio fifty years ago! Televisions were not thought of tnen.
ReplyDeleteThank you Incognito for bringing back good old memories.
ReplyDeleteToday's very easy.except for 14 down, solved
ReplyDeleteNice theme but it was all so easy!
ReplyDeleteI think the Reference List needs small correction. It is not N=No;G=Good
ReplyDeleteIt is NG=No Good
(Theme) would have been more apt if it were 20th July.
ReplyDeleteTrue but then it is the job of an editor. Sadly TH doesn't have a crossword editor.
DeleteThanks, everyone. You would have noticed that the Colonel is rocking at Round 8 ;)
ReplyDeleteI share my birthday and month with Neil Armstrong and actress Kajol. See where they hav gone whereas I am so grounded ! Astrology ? BaaaH !!
ReplyDeleteJab Jab jo jo hona hai, tab gab so so hota hai ! As Ghalib told wisely, kabhi kisi ko mukammal jahan nahin milta !! How true !
Jee huzoor, aapnay baja farmaaya hai. Hamaari baat kuch aur hai...
DeleteKabhee mukkay milte hain, aur kabhi maal. Par mukammal kabhee nahin ;)
Irshad !!
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