ACROSS
1 I too roar vehemently for musical work (8) ORATORIO*
5 Scratches daughter discarded are aplenty (6) OODLES
9 Bond provided female agent (7) BAILIFF {BAIL}{IF}{F}
10 Diva upset with almost bitter counsellor (7) ADVISOR {DIVA}*{SOR
11 Giant's bad sign of acts of searches (9) TROLLINGS {TROLL}{SIGN*}
12 Amma's first hint of things to come: home (5) ABODE {A
13 Indian film director's beams (4) RAYS [DD]
14 Military-style decoration Oriental man and I stripped (9) EPAULETTE {E}{PAUL}{
19 God of riches drops many odd rounds (4) AMMO
23 Harebrained woman goes for model that is cheap (5) TACKY (-w+t)TACKY
24 Cosies up, holding odd lead figure (9) ISOSCELES {COSIES}* over LES Seems to be an error
25 Praise good sizzling oil fry (7) GLORIFY {G}{OIL+FRY}*
26 Told about dead repeatedly (7) RELATED {RE}{LATE}{D}
27 Swear about entertaining new solution (6) ANSWER {A{N}SWER*}
28 Raise hospital section at the back (8) REARWARD {REAR}{WARD}
DOWN
1 They go around with other hungry, ferocious dogs (8) ORBITERS {O
2 Cost of leaving – leaving luxury car in a US city (7) ALIMONY {LIMO} in {A}{NY}
3 God in different role as flier (6) ORIOLE {OR{IO}LE*}
6 Prevented old boy, oddly vain, with a boy (8) OBVIATED {OB}{V
7 Hal's yell? (4,3) LASH OUT {HALS}* [RA]
8 Show or block? (6) SCREEN [DD]
10 Went over a sailor, ill-mannered, in soldiers' training area (7,6) ASSAULT COURSE (~ a salt coarse)
15 Admire song about daughter first – it's elegantly feminine (8) LADYLIKE {LA{D}Y}<=>{LIKE}
16 Inclined to let worried desi to plod around confusedly (8) LOPSIDED {PLOD}* over {DESI}*
18 If you do, do you right a wrong sign? (7) UNCROSS [CD]
20 A limit I set for soldiers' group (7) MILITIA*
21 Magistrate, lacking tear-off, is devious – disgrace! (6) STIGMA MAGIST
22 Given to jesting, Jack's out of one's eye (6) OCULAR
Reference List
Daughter = D, Female = F, Oriental = E, I = Letter, Small = S, Woman = W, Model = T, Good = G, About = RE, Dead = D, New = N, Old Boy = OB, Jack = J
GRID
Error in 24a regretted. Could explain how this happens but that takes us nowhere.
ReplyDelete14A. I applied 'stripped' to setter.
ReplyDeleteYes, that was my intention. Now looking for a piece of cloth.
DeleteTo strip?
DeleteTo cover myself, Paddy.
Delete:-)
Delete+1
ReplyDeleteI leads to setter. stripped is 'ette'.
I like the way in which GM stripped letter
Delete11A- I did not know the meaning of 'Troll' as a giant.
ReplyDeleteI encounterd this word yesterday in Times Quick cryptic and it was defined as Ugly Dwarf!
DeleteTQC 1436 by Joker, 9A: Ugly dwarf's charge for passage across river (5)
T(R)OLL.
Its a contra-nym. Both giant and dwarf. Primarily ugly creature.
DeleteThanks Prasad.
DeleteLoved today's CW- compiled by Gridman as only he can.
ReplyDeleteEnjoyable. Just the right difficulty level- within reach.
26A- 'dead repeatedly' gives D & late?
ReplyDeleteYou are dead right Paddy
Delete:-)
DeleteO! D'd.
DeleteNot only the setter but most of us here seem to play with words!
DeleteThat is how we cross words here
DeleteThank god, we don't cros swords
Delete24A. Isosceles is an adjective while figure is either a noun or a verb. Does figure define isosceles ?'I have doubts
ReplyDeleteNow that you have raised this question, Sreeni, you've a point! So the clue as two mistakes, it seems.
Delete... But sometimes we do use adjectives as nouns. E,g., in hotels, 'sada' for 'sada dosai'. This is by way of samaalification. .
ReplyDeleteEveryone seems to have missed Onam!
ReplyDeleteHappy Onam to everyone here!!
Happy Onam All.
DeleteIf Col. would have been in India, he would have prepared the Onam Platter!
Happy Onam friends!
DeleteFestivity with PM losing value!
DeleteHappy ONAM
Does it not become OMAN?I took losing value as reversal indicator. Otherwise it becomes indirect anagram
Delete2310 ->0231 loses value.
DeleteI don't understand a bit! Losing value can also be 0123, right?
DeleteBetter if you explain.
I meant to move up "o" (zero, a number loses value when a zero moves up from its current position. I left open How many places.). Namo->onam
DeleteZeroes and O's are mixed up- okay even if it is only CW?
DeleteIt is okay if it was for some fun,of course (or pun?)
Suresh was at his wit's end.
ReplyDeleteHe seemed to have reached a dead end.
Ironically Suresh's ABODE was situated at the dead end of a blind alley. And it was occupied by one Kamalesh aka cycle chain Kamal, a rowdy who never paid the rent. He was surrounded by a gang who would GLORIFY all his deeds.
When approached he would LASH OUT.
One of Suresh's friend and an ADVISOR suggested an ASSAULT COURSE. But that would involve OODLES of cash.
Court action was the right ANSWER. The RELATED papers were handed over to a Lawyer famed as an INFANT PRODIGY.
Suresh was against the BAILIFF entering his house as there was STIGMA attached to such action.
But over a period of time Kamal could no longer extend the proceedings and quietly left one fine morning.
Suresh was happy and cried out
DEAD ANT DEAD ANT
DEADANT DEADANT DEADANT!!
Andante,andante, andante!
DeleteCV’s CV has notched up several levels ! Great grid, Man !
A resounding victory!!
ReplyDeleteI love Gridman's puzzles! Thank you, sir, for another enjoyable one.
ReplyDeleteWill be meeting Fraser Simpson in Toronto today
ReplyDeleteHope you have a wonderful time. Do post photographs.
Delete+1
DeleteMini S&B happening far far away from all of us.
DeleteEagerly awaiting photos & say Hi to him from all of us and appreciate his keeping awake late nights to be part of the blog.
Why is Model = T?
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