1 Last employee gets kiss before joining duty? Too much (6) EXCESS [
4 Berating the state of winter in Singapore; vent out (8) SCOLDING [COLD inside SING
10 Magazines and papers covered the scandal involving this (9) SANDPAPER [T]
11 Genetic unit found by college academic uses oxygen (5) CODON [C
13 America claims right on unknown constellation (4,5) URSA MINOR [USA outside R
16 Place to rest at home finally (4) SITE [SIT +
19 Endless time needed to produce body fluids (4) SERA [
21 Leader in second position lives in the past, ones in party earlier ignore (7) DISOBEY [Anno pending]
24 Do self-serving lawyers chase this? (9) AMBULANCE [CD]
25 Wife's cooperation is needed to get a child (5) WHELP [W
26 Existence of bribe in government suppressed (5) BEING [T]
27 Say, Uncle Brown protects half of Arab insurgents, primarily from someone from Israel (9) SAMARITAN [SAM + TAN outside AR
28 Extra over? Upset about team captain, Hall exits first incidentally (2,3,3) BY THE BYE [Anno pending]
29 Well, master is upset (6) STREAM [MASTER]*
DOWN
1 At the heart, director's stable but delirious (8) ECSTATIC [
2 A foreign national can harm India, obliterate its capital and seize area (8) CANADIAN [CAN +
3 Colour of sea stays constant (5) SEPIA [SEA outside PI]
5 Police Sergeant in middle, primarily searching for bodies (7) CORPSES [P
6 Moves close to fight; overcomes Mike on second round (9) LOCOMOTES [Anno pending]
7 I played ODI in England (6) IODINE [ODI* + IN + E
8 Support girl's attempt to go over a mountain's edge (6) GANTRY [G
9 Workdog, say faces new dispute (6) OPPUGN [OP + PUG + N
15 Perfect fraud foregoes resistance and becomes an intellectual (9) IDEALOGUE [IDEAL +
17 A bishop (Bengali perhaps) needing support becomes no-show (8) ABSENTEE [A + B
18 Part of the ear and tummy upset? Have pan (8) TYMPANUM [TUMMY* outside PAN]
20 Repayments failed? Take rep out for immunity (7) AMNESTY [
21 Boring, each man is boring and vague (6) DREAMY [DRY outside EA
22 Saint in India, filled with love holding bible seen at a tree (6) BAOBAB [BABA outside 0 + B
25 Defeat? Win or split heartlessly (5) WORST [W
21AC D[IS]O B[E]Y
ReplyDeleteones=Is; party=DO; past=by; E= second position of lEader
This is my guess
Surface could have been better. Does not convey any meaning as it stands.
Deleteits a beautiful commentary on RG!
Delete28AC Extra=BYE; Over=BY; T=Team captain; HE=Hall exits [first letters]
ReplyDeleteI know it is weird guess
KKR, your guesses are as good as mine. I was very late getting to solve and blog this in time, so left whatever I couldn't annotate for others to comment on.
ReplyDeleteI thought so.
DeleteAs expected, my Hyderabad edition carried AD's grid, giving a miss to Dr. X's grid, which you all enjoyed yesterday!
ReplyDeleteI repeat TH has scant regard for the crossword feature and there is hardly anyone to counsel them
Surprisingly, the online version still shows to me Dr. X crossword link
Delete6d CLOSE TO* M(-IKE) second rOund
ReplyDelete+1
Delete14AC Seemingly after dark = I, but then there is no indication for its appearance before TAL[-L]
ReplyDeleteI(TAL I)AN in my opinion.
DeleteIn the company of probably means surrounds.
"In the company" as in to lodge/dwell is the containment indicator, IMU. I(tal I)an.
DeleteAfterdark, today's setter=I
Delete7Dn Though the soln IODINE shows itself up readily, I don't get the defn.
ReplyDeleteIs it a game, character or place?
'I' didn't notice thank you.
ReplyDeleteThere are a few baobab trees in Chennai.
ReplyDelete13A- Minor= unknown?
ReplyDeleteYes, Paddy
Delete3D- SE(PI)A- Constant stops sea or the other way round?
ReplyDeletesorry. It should be stays and not stops.
ReplyDeleteI got a print edition,waiting for the news boy in my balcony enjoying the lovely cold breeze after a downpour yesternight. Caught him on his bike and told him to give me Hindu also. He sent a rolled up missile of three papers that al.ost hit my face!
ReplyDeleteDeletions and additions expert at his best. I wondered about 7 down, IODINE. The chemistry graduate in me got the better of my ego and
I got I.Eureka moment.24a is atop familiar term in my insurance life. The shysters used to chase me too for settlements out of court !
21d is as dreamy as Afterdark.OPPUGN is an UGH clue.
No Metroplus on Thursdays? So my newsboy says. Is that true ? As KKR garu says : a ant regard by the Hindu for crossword buffs ! All pages are filled with ads. Where does the money come from for these ? Bonanza for newspapers !
ReplyDeleteThere is Metroplus on all days- nowadays on Sundays too in addition to Sunday magazine.
ReplyDeleteI got Metroplus today in Hyderabad. It is a just a 4-page paper and roughly a page goes for ads.
DeleteWe too don't have Metroplus on all days of the week in Vizag.
DeleteI put BOABAB for 22d and was groping for 24A (Ambulance); then refereed dictionary for the correct spelling. While a few had iffy surface like 21A, the surface of 25A was very enjoyable.
ReplyDeleteAgreed.
ReplyDelete