Across
1 Member of school using his fork to hold a piece of chapathi (8) ROCKFISH {HIS+FORK*} around {C
5 Yoga practitioner's // drinking spree? (6) BENDER (DD)
9 Debate about "Lean Economy" — in conclusion, make products (8) MULTIPLY {MUL{TIP}L}{
10 Blocks tables (6) STALLS (DD)
12 Small fights where one kills American meerkats (9) SQUIRRELS {S}{QU(+I-a)RRELS}
13 Harry, after removing cap, is different (5) OTHER {
14 Play from Japan is in French (4) JEST {J}{EST}
16 Nurse starts to treat man's broken bone (7) STERNUM {NURSE+T
19 Man left gadget in landing area (7) HELIPAD {HE}{L}{I-PAD}
21 Selects from cleanest possible counter (4) OPTS (T<=)
24 KrisKross, overwhelmed by confusion, becomes yellow (5) MAIZE {MA{I}ZE}
25 Fantastic! I win free TV after eliminating fellow in selection test (9) INTERVIEW {I+WIN+
27 Doctor Seuss describing India or part of Europe (6) SUISSE {SEUSS*} around {I}
28 State houses say "No" (8) NEGATION {N{EG}ATION}
29 Pacific island is home to South Indian snack (6) SAMOSA {SAMO{S}A}
30 Cook carrying coffee and soap (8) FLATTERY {F{LATTE}RY}
Down
1 Slow maiden over in the beginning (6) R2 Say, brown dog going around dirty loo (6) COLOUR {C{LOO*}UR}
3 Bill's father, reportedly a storyteller (5) FLIER {F}{~LIAR}
4 For a change, listen without starting to answer — it's important (7) SALIENT {LISTEN*} around {A
6 Former teetotaller drinking? Right on! He's a sociable person (9) EXTROVERT {EX}{T{R}{OVER}T}
7 Old ship at sea, catching no fish (8) DOLPHINS {OLD+SHIPS*} around {N}
8 Stages play, or performs on the guitar (8) ROSTRUMS {OR*}{STRUMS}
11 Setter's sibling is a goddess (4) ISIS {I}{SIS}
15 Rulers of states get money for vote (9) EMPRESSES {E(-x+M)PRESSES}
17 Military intelligence cracks, busts drug dealers (8) CHEMISTS {CHE{MI}STS}
18 Working in labs, I'm getting a skin problem (8) ALBINISM {IN+LABS+I'M*}
20 Call for action to make money (4) DOIT {DO}{IT}
21 One in a motel cooked breakfast food (7) OATMEAL {A} IN {A+MOTEL*}
22 I've almost died, fighting for partition (6) DIVIDE {I'V
23 Score in time left before close of play (6) TWENTY {T}{WENT}{
26 Old king about to eat duck and meat (5) ROAST {TSAR<=} around {O}
Reference List
Samll=S, One=I, American=A, Japan=J, Is in French=Est, Man-M, Fellow=F, India=I, Say=Eg, South=S
Over=Re, Father=F, Former=Ex, Teetotaller=TT, Right=R, No=N, Setter=I, Sibling=Sis, Money=M, Vote=X, Military Intellignce = MI, One=A, Time=T, Duck=O
Over=Re, Father=F, Former=Ex, Teetotaller=TT, Right=R, No=N, Setter=I, Sibling=Sis, Money=M, Vote=X, Military Intellignce = MI, One=A, Time=T, Duck=O
Definition, Solution, Component letters, Embedded links, Theme word, Anagram Indicator, C/C indicator, Reversal Indicator, Hidden word Indicator, Letter Pick indicator, Deletion Indicator, Homophone Indicator, Movement Indicator, Positional Indicator, Substitution, Indicator, Link/Connector, Extraneous
1D. REMISS, maybe?
ReplyDeleteYes, as annotated by Satyen below.
Delete20D is DUIT, which sounds like do it.
ReplyDeleteDOIT was the answer I had in mind (means a small amount of money). DO IT is the call for action.
Delete1DN My guess is RI[M O]SE where beginning=rise
ReplyDeleteBut I couldn't find any match for def. here
1D- I also thought of Remiss only,synonym being slow.
ReplyDeleteOne of the meanings of Rimose is rough- could it be a beginning?
1D REMISS
ReplyDeleteDefn= slow
maiden= miss
over= re
in the beginning= placement ind.
Wow! Thank you Doc.
DeleteMaiden over when they come together takes you off at a tangent.
Thanks Doc.
DeleteLoved Chemists and Helipad. I was thinking of different kinds of drugs & dealers until I got the right medicine.
ReplyDeleteThanks Paddy
Delete15D- X for vote is a good one. I missed it.
ReplyDeleteThank you fo the nice blog Ramesh. What happened to Sunnet?
Thanks Paddy. Stopped setting ever since the new copyrights regime was proposed
DeleteI didn't get your point.
DeleteHow does it affect you as a setter?
He is just kidding.
DeleteLast time I talked to him during IXL 18 finals, said he was very busy at work. No time for setting or even solving.
Thankfully he has found time to solve and blog.
Thought so too.
Deletenot really, vasant.
DeleteIf you have some inside dope, out with it!
Delete16AC is it not the prize-winning clue in ccwc?
ReplyDeleteYes KKR!
DeleteWhen I open the Hindu webpage {on laptop or mobile} i still find Dr.X crossword of 9th Oct.
ReplyDeleteIs it the same with you too?
KKR,
DeleteIf you click that it takes you to CW page where you find today's CW. Of course that would open only with subscription or free trial. I was also initially surprised.
15D was the star clue today KK!
ReplyDelete+1
Delete+2.As were many thers
DeleteOthers
DeleteThanks everyone!
DeleteTopical and nicely put!
ReplyDelete25a......was awesome puzzle.
ReplyDelete23d.....I got the anno for T (Time)&Y(Play). but, could not convinced for "WENT"
Went = left is straight isn't it?
DeleteSolutions for IXL Round 2 are up!
ReplyDeleteAnd leader board too!
DeleteIN THE CARDS threw me down in stead of ON THE CARDS. 😥
DeleteI too missed a clue- it was President Bush who felled me.
DeleteI too was caught in two minds! But went for the idiom 'on the cards'!
DeleteLuckily all correct. Submitted at 10:10 pm. Reason... As usual guests at home!
DeleteTomorrow is no different too!!
Me too. But I strongly stand by my answer. Cards also refers to the "deck" of cards.there are as much in the cards as much as on the cards
DeleteKindly keep in mind that by convention, we follow the British language by default whether it's phrases or spellings.
Delete'On the cards' is British
'In the cards' is North American
As a matter of fact, Chambers (BRB) does not even list 'In the cards' as a phrase.
If a distinctly American expression/spelling is to be clued, then the clue MUST contain an appropriate indication that such is indeed the case.
Considering the above, the answer can only be 'On the Cards'
Hi Setter! Thanks for the clarification.. But I had no doubt whatsoever about the answer.
DeleteI thought this was a fantastic puzzle! The surfaces were outstanding.. Petrol filling station.. Wow!
Thank you very much..
Thanks a lot :)
DeleteDid I miss something? Was there any second part of clue that pointed to "likely possible"
DeleteVery enjoyable, thank you, KrissKross. Only one quibble: 12A, a meercat is not a squirrel.
ReplyDeleteThanks Amita. Agree to your point on 12A - meercat is closer to mongoose. But Chambers listed it as a synonym and I went by it.
DeleteRamki
DeleteEntries under a head in Chambers Crossword Dictionary or any thesaurus for that matter cannot always be taken as pucca equivalents. Associated words are clubbed together to jog our memory. Checking with other sources like a dictionary might be needed.