Three answers per commenter as usual till 6 PM. (Annotations compulsory)
Please submit all your answers in one comment.
ACROSS
1 We carry volume around to make sound of speech (5)
4 Respect of honour is heart disease (9)
9 Providing passage for vessels via Bengal perhaps (9)
10 Flying merely without unknown blackbird (5)
11 Item of property like television (5)
12 You will find them in washing machines and in political action (9)
13 Home doorway, outdoor, alternatively (7)
15 The bush telegraphs, say, travel South with drinks (7)
18 Left ignored terminal is reconstructed as tower (7)
20 Despicable criminal ignored CBI and slipped away (7)
21 East and West 6 -10 at church for survival (9)
23 Eclipse 90 in general review (5)
25 Knowledge destroyed church from that time (5)
26 Iron-handed captain is dismissed in an accord surprisingly (9)
27 Drawing book in untidy desk contains a bad patch (6,3)
28 Retired hurt on transports (5)
DOWN
1 5 and 6 violently cause damage to property (9)
2 Do they accept our different views? (5)
3 Astronomical distance during daytime? (5,4)
4 Working lunches will be provided here perhaps? (2-5)
5 Flatfish left lake in the early part of night (7)
6 Mails delivered at this place (5)
7 Managed about company with spasms and drugs (9)
8 They are in brief responsible for business administration (5)
14 Self-imposed punishment by intuition (9)
16 He takes the blame for hanging special coat around a peg (9)
17 Boy is having the diseases of old age about pursuing auxiliary activities (9)
19 Strengthened a democrat in setback (5,2)
20 Gemstone is a mere setting on or off with lord? (7)
21 Get the hell out of complaints, it comforts (5)
22 He, at the helm, goes after tea reportedly. He drinks too much tea (5)
24 Take the chill off the cat/mouse here (5)
Across Lite version can be accessed at KKR 31
Enjoy
16D SCAPEGOAT (S COAT A PEG)*
ReplyDelete7D NAR CO TICS
ReplyDelete1A VO(WE)L
ReplyDelete2D WIVES (VIEWS)* semi &LIT
3D LIGHT YEAR CD
Thanks vasant
Deletesuperb vasant.....
Delete2D WIVES*
ReplyDelete21A E XIS <- TEN CE (LOVE THIS)
ReplyDeleteThanks Ram
Delete18Ac MINARET - Termina(-l)*
ReplyDelete20Dn EMERALD - A MERE*+L(-OR)D
ReplyDelete20Ac ELAPSED - Desp(-ic)a(-b)le (<=)
ReplyDelete7dn narcotic (ran)* could tickets
ReplyDelete21ac existence e(six)* ten ce
3dn light year light(day) year(time)
12a You will find them in washing machines and in political action (9)
ReplyDeleteAgitators.Two meanings.
15a The bush telegraphs, say, travel South with drinks (7)
Gossips (the bush telegraphs)
Go-travel
S-South
Sips-drinks
1d 5 and 6 violently cause damage to property (9)
Vandalism (cause damage to property)
V-5
and-and
alism- anagram of 6(Simla)
shrinidhi....12a....I could not get the anno...for washing machine....pl.comment
Delete18across: MINARET=tower. TERMINA(-L) anagram
ReplyDelete11 across: AS SET= like-as+set= television= ASSET
ReplyDelete9a =cross:: NAVIGABLE=providing passage.anagram of VIA BENGAL
ReplyDeleteSimple and elegant small grid.KKR garu. Thanks fro filling up for what would have been an otherwise another stressful IXL series on a Sunday.
ReplyDeleteCol;
8D..Execs..( shortened executives)?
ReplyDelete10A: MERLE...MERELY-Y*
ReplyDelete23A: EXCEL...(XC)in EEL<-
ReplyDelete23A: EXCEL ...(XC)in LEE<-
Delete26A: DRACONIAN...(IN AN ACCORD)-C*
ReplyDeleteGot a call from KKR garu that he is somewhere up in the hills and hence out of reach for internet. he would return by night and respond to all later.
ReplyDeletePrasadji" Can you please play locum for KKR garu? I am also likely to go oot on some errands. thanks
ReplyDeleteI am stuck up with ayyappa pooja at home.but will try .
DeleteMy 3
ReplyDelete5D - EVENING {EVEN}{(-l)ING}
6D - SIMLA {MAILS}*
27A - SKETCH PAD {PATCH}* in {DESK}*
col.sir...12a....washing machine annotations I could not get it..pl.comment sir.
Delete12A- Agitator is common to a washing machine (rinser) & politics.
Deleteok.thanks paddy.....nice of you.
DeleteYet to be solved
ReplyDeleteAcross - 4, 13, 25, 28
Down - 4, 14, 17, 19, 21, 22, 24
19d- Toned up- T(ONE D)UP
ReplyDeleteSetback- PUT=<
Democrat- D
4D- On Board- CD? or is it a DD?
ReplyDeleteDining table/ Company Board table
paddy...i got the answer as "on board"....but annotation i got confused. wheather GK or DD. I just noticed your comment @ 15;58
DeleteWorking=ON; Lunches=MEALS/BOARD
DeleteArchiac, board is a table set for meal.
DeleteChambers just gives BOARD as "Provision of meals (with or without lodging)" It does not say it is archaic. I don't know your source.
Delete13A- In Stead- Alternatively
ReplyDeleteHome-in
Stead- Position- Doorway/outdoor?
home=in; doorway=doorstead; outdoor=delete door;
DeleteIts door's stead. Not exactly doorway! Doorstead doesn't stead instead of doorway.
DeleteHi Prasad, refer to Chambers for door-stead. It gives doorway
Delete4A...Respect of honour is heart disease -RESPECT- OBEISANCE
ReplyDelete28A.....Retired hurt on transports....SHEDS
Gemstone is a mere setting on or off with lord? A+ MERE+LORD = EMERALD ...remove OR from lord
28A- Pl. refer to Jacob's comment @ 5.09
Delete14D SENTIENCE intuition; SENT{I}ENCE
ReplyDelete20A....Despicable criminal ignored CBI and slipped away ..(removal of CBI from Despicable)
ReplyDeleteELAPSED
21A East and West 6 -10 at church for survival E-East , 6-six, 10-ten , church-ce
Deletee+six+ten+ce = existence
NICE GRID KKR.....SPENT GOOD TIMES WITH KKR GRID.....
ReplyDelete22D THEIC he drinks too much of tea; {T}{HE}{IC}
ReplyDelete28A SMART retired hurt TRAMS<<
ReplyDelete28A TRAMS; transport SMART<<
DeleteLeft over-
ReplyDeleteAc.- 25
Dn.- 17,21,24
It's 6 O clock folks..
ReplyDelete17d SIDLINES SID +SENILE<
21d (-dis) EASES
17d SIDELINES
DeleteCannot annotate 25A or 24d, so anybody else can crack them
ReplyDelete25A- Since- From that time
ReplyDeleteKnowledge destroyed- Sin
Church- CE
24D- China
Except the chill part (Ch) not able to annotate the rest.
25A) IMO S(-C)I(-E)NCE ; SCIENCE from knowledge and CE from Church
DeleteHow is knowledge destroyed is Sin?
DeleteKarthik's anno looks plausible.
DeleteYes, this was what I intended. Thanks Karthik
DeleteLogged in at about 3.30 thinking it would have been completed and surprised I was able to participate. Bloogers seems to be taking it easy after 8 hectic weeks of IXL.
ReplyDeleteThank you KKR for the nice grid.Enjoyed solving it.
Loved 'wives' for the simplicity and a nice sense of humour (or practical wisdom?!)
24d looks lie i is{C}{HINA}
ReplyDeletehina cat or hina mouse/
C from?
DeleteLooks to be a compound anagram- Remove C (take the chill off) from China to get Hina cat.
DeleteHere seems to play a part indicating China.
...or 'Here' the def.?
DeleteGood one. Did not know the Hina part
ReplyDeleteIs it a porcelin cat- not a live one?
ReplyDeleteThanks for the Special KKR
ReplyDeleteSorry friends. I had to go out on a picnic for two days. Apologies for not being available on time due to various reasons.
ReplyDelete24D Take the chill off the cat/mouse here (5) CHIN[-chill]A
ReplyDeleteChinchilla is both cat/rodent
here is the def
I think I gave my inputs above where necessary.
ReplyDeleteThanks Col for the opportunity once again.
KKR
ReplyDeleteEnjoyed solving yesterday and being able to take part in spite of late entry.
Thank you for all the clarifications.