Thanks to Rishikesh, Bhavan, Ramesh and Prasad for keeping the blog up and running during my absence from 28 Sep to 21 Oct.
ACROSS
1 Cut short cut vegetable (7) PARSNIP {PARe}{SNIP}
5 Hint the point's broken (3-3) TIP-OFF {TIP}{OFF}
9 Talisman loses edge in racing site (5) ASCOTmASCOT
10 Poet has no direction for Indian dish said to be stew (9) POTPOURRI {POeT}{POURRI}{~puri)
11 See old boy's ill-written verse (7) OBSERVE {OB}{VERSE*}
12 Farmer is hospitable after admitting fifty (7) PEASANT PlEASANT
13 Slow rate is sticking point with learner (5) CRAWL {CRAW}{L}
14 Dismounted — in no position to control (3,6) OFF SADDLE [DD]
16 Fair goal (9) OBJECTIVE [DD]
19 Brother beginning to appreciate a relative's foundation (5) BASIS {B}{Ap...e}{SIS}
21 Hardy of the French mob lacks a follower (7) DURABLE {DU}{RAbBLE}
23 Was somehow greeting on Long Island in a foreign language (7) SWAHILI {WAS*}{HI}{LI}
24 Being lax, I got a blob for musical accompaniment (9) OBBLIGATO*
25 Continue to play with stick? (5) BATON {BAT ON}
26 Lives once sites are cleaned up by removing a bit of encumbrance (6) EXISTS {EX}{SITeS*}
27 Real networking goes on forever (7) ETERNAL {REAL+NET}*
DOWN
1 Instrument of a key player with some squeeze (5,9) PIANO ACCORDION [CD]
2 Tricks have ferreted out old transport vehicle (7) RICKSHA [T]
3 Brown's up on mountain that is unspoiled (7) NATURAL {TAN<=}{URAL}
4 Sausage found to be no peppier (9) PEPPERONI*
5 Infant raised to do a simple sum (3,2) TOT UP {TOT}{UP}
6 Expert sailor's up with a fair share arrangement (3,4) PRO RATA {PRO}{TAR<=}{A}
7 Presumptuous female or child (7) FORWARD {F}{OR}{WARD}
8 Gesture to the barber to cut one's hair? Not exactly (8,6) DISTRESS SIGNAL [C&DD]
15 Releases quality type of fruit (9) FREESTONE {FREES}{TONE}
17 Not one new hurt! Fight in court area (4,3) JURY BOX {inJURY}{BOX}
18 Drivers who get hailed from a pickup line (7) CABBIES [CD]
19 Bush's beginning on leisurely walk (7) BRAMBLE {Bush}{RAMBLE}
20 Struck by a Pole with a glove (7) SMITTEN {S}{MITTEN}
22 PM's tests? (5) EXAMS Anno pending
Reference List
Direction = E, Old Boy = OB, Fifty = L, Learner = L, Brother = B, A follower = B, Sailor = TAR, Female = F, One = I, New = N, Pole = S
1 Cut short cut vegetable (7) PARSNIP {PAR
9 Talisman loses edge in racing site (5) ASCOT
10 Poet has no direction for Indian dish said to be stew (9) POTPOURRI {PO
11 See old boy's ill-written verse (7) OBSERVE {OB}{VERSE*}
12 Farmer is hospitable after admitting fifty (7) PEASANT P
13 Slow rate is sticking point with learner (5) CRAWL {CRAW}{L}
14 Dismounted — in no position to control (3,6) OFF SADDLE [DD]
16 Fair goal (9) OBJECTIVE [DD]
19 Brother beginning to appreciate a relative's foundation (5) BASIS {B}{A
21 Hardy of the French mob lacks a follower (7) DURABLE {DU}{RA
23 Was somehow greeting on Long Island in a foreign language (7) SWAHILI {WAS*}{HI}{LI}
24 Being lax, I got a blob for musical accompaniment (9) OBBLIGATO*
25 Continue to play with stick? (5) BATON {BAT ON}
26 Lives once sites are cleaned up by removing a bit of encumbrance (6) EXISTS {EX}{SIT
27 Real networking goes on forever (7) ETERNAL {REAL+NET}*
DOWN
1 Instrument of a key player with some squeeze (5,9) PIANO ACCORDION [CD]
4 Sausage found to be no peppier (9) PEPPERONI*
5 Infant raised to do a simple sum (3,2) TOT UP {TOT}{UP}
6 Expert sailor's up with a fair share arrangement (3,4) PRO RATA {PRO}{TAR<=}{A}
7 Presumptuous female or child (7) FORWARD {F}{OR}{WARD}
8 Gesture to the barber to cut one's hair? Not exactly (8,6) DISTRESS SIGNAL [C&DD]
15 Releases quality type of fruit (9) FREESTONE {FREES}{TONE}
17 Not one new hurt! Fight in court area (4,3) JURY BOX {
18 Drivers who get hailed from a pickup line (7) CABBIES [CD]
19 Bush's beginning on leisurely walk (7) BRAMBLE {B
20 Struck by a Pole with a glove (7) SMITTEN {S}{MITTEN}
22 PM's tests? (5) EXAMS Anno pending
Reference List
Direction = E, Old Boy = OB, Fifty = L, Learner = L, Brother = B, A follower = B, Sailor = TAR, Female = F, One = I, New = N, Pole = S
1d key player: piano, squeeze(box):accordion, imu.
ReplyDeleteWelcome back Sir!
ReplyDelete22D PM's = Ex AM's
(As in post meridiem was formerly ante meridiem, I think?)
Exactly!
DeleteI don't understand it. If so, what was post meridiem called?
Delete....rather AM?
DeleteI thought the indication was EX=past; So, ex AM is PM now
Deletemeridians were originally calculated for navigation purpose. and hence their reference point was when the stars crossed the meridian from east to west on Midnight. so on that ref to current system, AM is PM and PM is AM
Deletebut i simply took that in the cyclic nature of AM-PM-Am, PM is EX-AM
Welcome back, Col.
ReplyDeleteMuch water has flowed under the bridge. Today heavy rains in Chennai are forecast
THC is now behind a pay wall.
I saw that
DeleteWelcome back Col.
ReplyDeleteJust 3 weeks?! Seemed a long long time.
Seems like old times.
21A- A follower is B? Nice one. I did not get it.
ReplyDelete2D- I thought it ended in W and the link says so. But there are always spelling variations in such words from other languages.
ReplyDelete14AC Dismounted should normally lead to OFF-SADDLED, right?
ReplyDeleteI think both are correct.
ReplyDeleteIn such cases try writing two sentences with the phrases and see if they match.
ReplyDeleteAt the racecourse I saw the jockey off-saddle.
At the racecourse I saw the jockey dismounted.
I see no problem.
I am afraid we don't have to take the pains of drafting sentences to see whether it is correct or not.
DeleteAs long as the dictionary makes both the entries available, the synonyms also follow the same pattern.
Chambers clearly recognises off-saddle as unsaddle and also gives its usage as off-saddled.
The question is: are dismounted and off saddle are equivalent.
ReplyDeleteI think so. Even if a dict or the does not list them together.
Note the grid entry is OFF SADDLE, not OFF-SADDLE.
When someone is off saddle, he is dismounted.
Thanks CV Sir!
DeleteThrown off the saddle ?
ReplyDeleteAt the barber's , I am always distressed !
ReplyDeleteClues very nice. 22D EXAMS tops for me!
ReplyDeleteIn 22A REAL NET from networking gives ETERNAL allright, but what is the anagram indicator?
Working!
DeleteI think this is a rare usage by Gridman- (Real net)working- by splitting the word 'Networking'.
DeleteThank you, I got it!
DeleteWelcome back Col.
ReplyDeleteTum aaye to aaye mujhe yaad,
Gali main Aaj chand nikla.
How was your Kashmir trip Col.?
ReplyDeleteWelcome back Col!
ReplyDeleteSmooth sailing today - thanks Gridman. NATURAL, CABBIES, DURABLE were some favourites.
In 19D, "Bush" doing double duty?