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9 You and I rush after hero and the actors in "Cloudy with a chance of rain", perhaps (7,8) WEATHER FORECAST {WE}{AFTER+HERO}*{CAST}
10 Fail to pay when due and flat broke! (7) DEFAULT {DUE+FLAT}*
11 Fast or strike without a purpose (7) RAPIDLY {RAP}{IDLY}
12 Wild crab and one deeply burrowed (9) ABANDONED [T]
14 A little dog fight starting near swamp (5) DROWN {Dog}{ROW}{Near}
17 Spice and flavour from reddish orange natural sources (7) SAFFRON Acrostic &lit
19 Patent Hypatia had registered in first lady's book (7) EVIDENT {EV{I'D}E}{NT}
21 Stretchy fabric from two fashion capitals (5) NYLON {NY}{LON}
23 Jane's casual clothes (4,5) BLUE JEANS [RA]
25 Upset when flat earning rent's gutted (7) STARTLE {STA{RenT}LE}
27 Bother hiring nurse before a disaster (7) TORNADO {TO{RN}{A}DO}
30 MI associate and double "O" shot on the US shores (1,8,3,3) A THOUSAND AND ONE {A} with {AND+AND+O} in {ON+THE+US}*
DOWN
1 Impressed by old woman knocking girl out (4) AWED A(-g+w)WED
2 Spouse nearly adopted a homeless child (4) WAIF {W{A}IFe}
3 Bear ought to get climbing again (8) SHOULDER {SHOULD}{RE<=}
4 Something charged for running behind time (6) PROTON {PRO}{T}{ON}
5 I drop bananas with a bit of Ragi, picking up say, a breakfast dish (8) PORRIDGE {I+DROP}* over {Ragi} and {EG<=}
6 That man needing parking is escorted and assisted (6) HELPED {HE}{L{P}ED}
7 Reportedly manufactured cleaner (4) MAID (~made)
8 Delay support (4) STAY [DD]
12 Burning issue? (5) ARSON [CD]
13 Terrific or Terrible? (5) AWFUL [DD]
15 Talk show hostess invites European leaving Hungary for entertainment (5) OPERA {OP{E}RAh}
16 Perhaps re-do records? (5) NOTES Definition by example
18 Name country entertaining British before the French duke, say (8) NOBLEMAN {N}{O{B}{LE}MAN}
20 Casting a spell, criminal's hot and smashing (8) INJURING (-con+in)INJURING
22 Batting after putting up century abroad (3-3) NOT-OUT {TON<=}{OUT}
24 Disunity in party is getting messy (6) UNTIDY DisUNITY* [CA}
25 Animal's tail flicked by leg (4) STAG STAG(-e)
26 Avoiding the restless Cheetah attacking in hunger (4) ACHE CHEetAh*
28 Trace a cat (4) ATOM {A}{TOM}
29 Out briefly at regular intervals to submit (4) OBEY {O}{BriEflY}
Reference List
First lady = EVE, Book = NT, Nurse = RN(Regidtered Nurse), Associate = A, Woman = W, Girl = G, Again = RE, Time = T, Running = ON, Say = EG, Parking = P, European = E, Name = N, British = B, The French = LE, Hot = IN, Century = TON, Out = O
9 You and I rush after hero and the actors in "Cloudy with a chance of rain", perhaps (7,8) WEATHER FORECAST {WE}{AFTER+HERO}*{CAST}
10 Fail to pay when due and flat broke! (7) DEFAULT {DUE+FLAT}*
11 Fast or strike without a purpose (7) RAPIDLY {RAP}{IDLY}
12 Wild crab and one deeply burrowed (9) ABANDONED [T]
14 A little dog fight starting near swamp (5) DROWN {D
17 Spice and flavour from reddish orange natural sources (7) SAFFRON Acrostic &lit
21 Stretchy fabric from two fashion capitals (5) NYLON {NY}{LON}
23 Jane's casual clothes (4,5) BLUE JEANS [RA]
25 Upset when flat earning rent's gutted (7) STARTLE {STA{R
27 Bother hiring nurse before a disaster (7) TORNADO {TO{RN}{A}DO}
30 MI associate and double "O" shot on the US shores (1,8,3,3) A THOUSAND AND ONE {A} with {AND+AND+O} in {ON+THE+US}*
DOWN
1 Impressed by old woman knocking girl out (4) AWED A(-g+w)WED
2 Spouse nearly adopted a homeless child (4) WAIF {W{A}IF
3 Bear ought to get climbing again (8) SHOULDER {SHOULD}{RE<=}
4 Something charged for running behind time (6) PROTON {PRO}{T}{ON}
5 I drop bananas with a bit of Ragi, picking up say, a breakfast dish (8) PORRIDGE {I+DROP}* over {R
6 That man needing parking is escorted and assisted (6) HELPED {HE}{L{P}ED}
7 Reportedly manufactured cleaner (4) MAID (~made)
8 Delay support (4) STAY [DD]
12 Burning issue? (5) ARSON [CD]
13 Terrific or Terrible? (5) AWFUL [DD]
15 Talk show hostess invites European leaving Hungary for entertainment (5) OPERA {OP{E}RA
16 Perhaps re-do records? (5) NOTES Definition by example
18 Name country entertaining British before the French duke, say (8) NOBLEMAN {N}{O{B}{LE}MAN}
20 Casting a spell, criminal's hot and smashing (8) INJURING (-con+in)INJURING
22 Batting after putting up century abroad (3-3) NOT-OUT {TON<=}{OUT}
24 Disunity in party is getting messy (6) UNTIDY D
25 Animal's tail flicked by leg (4) STAG STAG(-e)
26 Avoiding the restless Cheetah attacking in hunger (4) ACHE CHE
28 Trace a cat (4) ATOM {A}{TOM}
29 Out briefly at regular intervals to submit (4) OBEY {O}{B
First lady = EVE, Book = NT, Nurse = RN(Regidtered Nurse), Associate = A, Woman = W, Girl = G, Again = RE, Time = T, Running = ON, Say = EG, Parking = P, European = E, Name = N, British = B, The French = LE, Hot = IN, Century = TON, Out = O
GRID
1D AW(G)ED W(oman)knocking out G(irl) impressed.
ReplyDelete2D WAIF- Wife (spouse) adopting a homeless child.
8D STAY (CD?)
8D is a DD
Delete2D Wife nearly means wife-e = wif. Adopted is the insertion indicator for 'a'. W(A)IF
Delete9ac weather forecast
ReplyDeleteWe(you and i) (rush after hero)*
cast(actors)
5dn porridge (I drop r (ragi)* ge (eg)
19ac evident ev(id)e +nt (book)
22dn atom a tom (cat)
15dn opera (ophra) +e-h
12 a abandoned.crAB AND ONE Deeply.
ReplyDelete12 d Arson.Burning Issue.
13 d Awful.
17 a Saffron-Spice and flavour.
6 d Helped That man-He escorted-led p parking.Hel(p)ed.
Anno of 13d, please.
Delete17A: There is something more to the clue
7d made (maid) cleaner
ReplyDeleteRelook representation. What's the def?
Delete3d shoulder should from ought and re from again
ReplyDelete21 a nylon new York and Lon don
ReplyDelete13 d terrific-anothee meaning-Causing terror- terrible.Awful.
ReplyDelete17 a SAFFRON -Acrostic.
10 d DEFAULT (anag of due&flat).-fail to pay.
ReplyDelete19 a EVIDENT means patent.-first lady=eve. Hypatia had=I'd. book=nt(new testament).
4d:proton(something charged) - {(pro=for)+(t)+(on=running)}
ReplyDelete11A RAP + IDLY
ReplyDelete28 d
ReplyDeleteA Tom (cat)
Atom
20DN INJURING
ReplyDeleteCasting a spell=Conjuring;
Criminal's hot = CON becomes IN
Smashing=Def
22d
ReplyDeleteNot (ton)
Out(abroad)
Not out
29 d
ReplyDeleteO BriEflY
Obey
18Dn Name country entertaining British before the French duke, say (8)
ReplyDeleteNOBLEMAN {N}{O(B+LE)MAN} Definition:Duke
Enjoyable grid. Loved 12A and 17A. Thanks Hypatia!
ReplyDelete30A. MI associate and double “O” shot on the US shores. A THOUSAND AND ONE.
ReplyDeleteMI- Roman numerals for 1001. {Associate} {ON THE US}*over double AND AND +O
Nice solve Balaji.
Delete+1
Delete+2
Delete23 ac blue jeans
ReplyDeleteAnno pls
Delete28 D....A + tom = ATOM (CAT = TOM)
ReplyDelete16d....RECORD (S) = NOTES
3d...SUPPORT = ST DE(ST)AY = STAY
Yet to
ReplyDeleteAC 14,25,27
DN 24,25,26
16d. Also, RE and DO are notes, as in do, re, mi etc
ReplyDelete3d. Is a DD
Nice to see you here, V.S.
DeleteDon't think 3d is a DD.
DeleteOught=Should+ER<(Climbing again)
+1 Vasant
DeleteHe meant 8D
Delete14a. DROWN - D(og) ROW N(ear), swamp(v) is the def
ReplyDelete25a. STARTLE - STALE (flat) earning (insertion indicator) RT (R-enT gutted)
ReplyDelete27a. TORNADO - TO DO (bother) hiring (insertion indicator) RN (nurse) before A
ReplyDelete25A: STA(R(-en)T}LE
ReplyDelete27A TORNADO RN (nurse) + A in TO DO (bother)
ReplyDelete26D ACHE (Cheetah - the)*
23a: blue jeans(reverse anagram) - (janes)*
ReplyDelete24D Disunity in party is getting messy (6) UNTIDY (CA)
ReplyDelete{DISUNITY}* = {IS + UNTIDY}*
Making up for 25A, the last unanswered clue:
ReplyDelete24D UNTIDY CA ( UNTIDY+IS)*=DISUNITY
Beat you to it by a minute :D
Delete:-)
Delete25D is still to be solved
ReplyDeleteSTAG(-e)
DeleteThe MAID brought the PORRIDGE to the dining table. Praful was clean shaven and dressed in a spotless SAFFRON kurta. His son Chandar was looking AWFUL and UNTIDY, wearing a worn out BLUE JEANS.
ReplyDeleteIt was EVIDENT that the ideas and ideologies of the two were poles apart.
A RAPIDLY deteriorating situation between the two needed to be set right.
Grandfather took upon himself to
SHOULDER the responsibility.
Praful was AWED when his grandfather gave him the money to continue his studies abroad. He happily and willingly OBEYED!!
Nice one, Sir.
DeleteNice family story CGB sir:):)
Delete29d do we need to take o abbreviation! (Out BriEflY) at regular intervals, IMU.
ReplyDeleteWe can take it in two ways. As the Col has shown 'Out briefly' at regular intervals or as O + 'briefly' at regular intervals.
ReplyDeleteHow do I get stage in 25d?
ReplyDeleteLeg is stage when it's tail is flicked, it becomes STAG
Deleteleg= one section of a long competition= stage= one section of a long event
DeleteThanks to Colonel for the blog and thanks to all who participated in the solving session.
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