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ACROSS
1 Fire catapult into one thousand to reach London area (9)
6 Shell company replaced one in step (5)
10 Space traveller loses holy verses and gets confused by bird (6)
11 Timer ran backward and got lost in one chaotic church? Unworldly! (8)
12 Emperor was found playing with Tower of London occupant (5)
13 Ate a bit of rice and felt like a king (7)
16 Key ingredient in coloured Soviets (6)
17 Someone like Wilde loves Joyce’s collection endlessly (8)
18 Host went back before method for famous Roman (8)
21 Model king with no attachments; succeeded 12A (7)
23 Almost add small vessel to get something like rain (7)
24 Omnipresent medium that puts people to sleep? (5)
27 Novice member of secret society? Let’s begin (8)
28 It’s phoney to mix money with 6th letter (6)
29 Treat plaque by cleaning its end and rinsing with natural perfume (5)
30 See ships carrying cosmetics (9)
DOWN
2 Mix notes with mother, child and craftsman (10)
3 Commoner lacks a chaotic sense of boorishness (7)
4 Water source trades off between Procter & Gamble for tribe (4)
5 A rope ran down continuously to be part of the equation (7)
7 Stravinsky had to scramble before French friend to learn art (7)
8 Firm conditionally wears tight hat (4)
9 Another eulogy? (9)
14 One valid man might become a type of Asian (9)
15 New age Guinea pig? (4,6)
19 Armed men placed at the disputed border before Iowa (7)
20 Formal figure at the Spanish yard sale (7)
22 Blind follower loses head to become a crafty person (7)
25 Native lost one to become one (4)
26 Colour me like a lemon tree, so to speak (4)
Across Lite version can be accessed at HALLIBILLY 2
Enjoy.
surprise gift, thanks col and HalliBilly
ReplyDelete30A: Eyeliners (eye)(liners) = cosmetics
ReplyDelete14D Maldivian (I+valid+nab)* = Asian
4D: gond {(-p)(+g)ond} = tribe
14d: typo. Pl read
DeleteMALDIVIAN (I+VALID+MAN)*
24A-Ether- DD?
ReplyDeleteOmnipresent/ puts people to sleep
5D- Operand-T-rOPE RAN Down
8D- Coif- Co if Def.- Hat
Had confidence in Col.
ReplyDeleteThank you Col. & HillyBilly
indirect anagrams?!
ReplyDelete22d (-p)ARTISAN
ReplyDelete17Ac DUBLINER (CD)
ReplyDelete17Ac Anno: DUBLINER(-S)- Book by James Joyce& Oscar Wilde was from Dublin.
Delete2D STONE* MA SON
ReplyDelete11A E {(REMIT<-) I} C
ReplyDelete1Ac ISLINGTON - Sling(catapult)+into*
ReplyDeleterelook
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Delete6AC +CO[-i]NCH shell=def
ReplyDelete18AC COM<+MODUS moc=master of ceremonies [although the recognised one for host=MC]
7DN ORIG*+AMI stravinsky IGOR AMI=french friend [indirect anagram]
18Ac COMMODUS - Com(moc<=?)Modus(method).
ReplyDeleteIn place of 18Ac
ReplyDelete25Dn UNIT - (-I)NUIUT*. - A native American
(-I)NUIT* (anno spell check)
DeleteI think UNIT is right and indirect anagram again I am afraid
Deleteyup. there are more
Delete23 across. PLUVIAN = like rain. almost add=plu(-s) + vial= small vessel
ReplyDelete10A TOUCAN {COSMONAUT - OMS}* Definition BIRD
ReplyDeleteindirect!
Delete+1 Too many of them!
Delete23 across above: please correct spelling error; PLUVIAL
ReplyDeleteWhat is the (TM) thing in a few clues?
ReplyDeleteForget it.when 's used it comes in acrosslite
DeleteCopied the clues and grid in a word file and solved pen on paper; so no problem for me.
Delete20 down: STATELY.= formal---Stat=figure+EL, spanish the+ Yard
ReplyDeleteShort form of Statistics?
ReplyDeleteyup. we had a long discussion somtime back on this forum.
Delete5 across; OPERAND. container within a rOPE RAN Down
ReplyDeletedone by paddy @802
DeleteOK. I'll take another. 27across: INITIATE- a novice member of a seret soceity. also means to begin. The mystrious symbols confused me !
ReplyDeleteWith KKR's guidance I have learned that when we are foxed like this look at the original clue not its Acroslite version.
Delete19Dn MILITIA {LIMIT}*{IA}. BORDER=Limit, Iowa=IA Definition=Armed men
ReplyDelete7D is done by KKR at 10.13
ReplyDelete1a is also done but for a small correction in anno.
ReplyDeleteone thousand is I TON & sling into it.
I(SLING)TON
Overwhelmed by cricket a 'ton' seems a hundred rather than ten of them.
Delete7d is also again done by KKR.
ReplyDeleteSo still pending-
Across- 12,13,21,28,29
Down- 3,9,15,26
and 16A
Delete29A) Defn: Natural Perfume
ReplyDeleteSoln: ATTAR
Anno: {TARTA(-R)}*
TARTAR from plaque; another indirect anagram
3D) Defn: sense of boorishness
Soln: INCIVIL
Anno: {CIVILI(-A)N}*
CIVILIAN from commoner; another indirect anagram
9D) Defn: another eulogy
Soln: RETRIBUTE CD
9d not exactly a CD
DeleteRE from another & TRIBUTE from eulogy
DeleteBut definition?
DeleteStill pending-
ReplyDeleteAcross- 12,13,16,21,28
Down- 15,26
across
ReplyDelete12: NERVA, raven*
13 HADRIAN HAD R (-ian suffix: like/resembling)
28 ERSATZ (rs+ZETA)*
13A HAD R IAN
ReplyDelete15d BETA TESTER CD
12A NERVA Indirect anagram of RAVEN?
For repeats:
ReplyDelete21 A T R AJAN
26d TEAL ~Tilia
i had teil
DeleteTeal is colour and it is homophone of teil; I stand corrected.
Delete16Ac KAHLUA &Lit?
ReplyDeleteWhat's the wordplay?
DeleteThere is no word play. But it fits the definition coloured Russians! &lit seems to be wrong. Seek guidance!
Deleteblack russian is drink with kahlua
DeleteSo CD?
DeleteYes CD.
DeleteThanks Vasant. :)
DeleteOnly 16A is left
ReplyDeleteSoviets?
ReplyDeleteHalliBilly, if you are seeing the comments, please note that there are too many indirect anagrams in your CW. Indirect anagrams are not to be used in CWs
ReplyDeleteSorry sir just seeing this. Noted! Thanks for the feedback
ReplyDeleteHi Halli Billy, the Setter's art is difficult, one has to be creative and innovative yet set clues within the rules laid down. While your first puzzle had an assymetrical grid, your second puzzle had many indirect anagrams. From these two grids, I understand you are an enthusiastic yet a new setter. Please do continue to set.. But do focus on the basics of Cryptic Crosswords..
DeleteBest wishes for further grids!
Hello sir
DeleteThank you for the feedback. I'll make sure to apply these learnings in the next grid.
I have heard of being UNcivil and never INcivil ! Incivility , yes.
ReplyDeleteHalliBilly has to answer all the comments. He has only acknowledged the Col's note.
He has taken a compiler's licence and hence many must have found his grid a bit on the outre' side, though it was challenging, yet enjoyable.
Hello sir,
DeleteSorry I've been travelling without proper access to mails and hence didn't know this was getting published. I'll make sure to check the blog and answer comments immediately next time. Thank you for the feedback, glad you enjoyed it
Regarding incivil: I agree that it's not used regularly. I wasn't sure of it myself before I confirmed
The grid was tough due to the large presence of indirect anagrams.
ReplyDeleteThere are good clues too which made it much more cryptic.
If you can avoid the indirect anagrams, I am sure we will be seeing a really tough grid from you next time. Good luck!
Thank you sir will make sure to avoid indirects next time. Thanks a lot for solving the grid today :)
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