ACROSS
1 This feat may be performed without headgear too! (3,5) HAT TRICK [CD]
5 Panic about carbon in short supply (6) SCARCE {SCAR{C}E}
9 Very exasperated at first with violent tale (8) ALLEGORY {ALL}{Ex...d}{GORY}
10 Scholar with play on words, joins democrat with appeal (6) PUNDIT {PUN}{D}{IT}
12 At last prune thin tree (5) EBONY {p..nE}{BONY}
13 Badly torn, left with hope to the top of Arctic (5,4) NORTH POLE {TORN+L+HOPE}*
14 These days, reasonable to change for the better (6) ADJUST {AD}{JUST}
16 Having great knowledge, energy and appeal amidst uneducated (7) ERUDITE {E}{RUD{IT}E}
19 Parrot caught in segment of short wall (7) PARAPET {PAR{APE}T}
21 Was her papa escorted by Tenzing, perhaps? (6) SHERPA [T]
23 Cook sees range with enthusiasm (9) EAGERNESS*
25 Issue about a large reception room (5) SALON {S{A}{L}ON}
26 Indeed I go ahead and stop at a line of uniform pressure (6) ISOBAR {SO<=>I}{BAR}
27 Curtailed order entering pit to get drug (8) MEDICINE {M{EDICt}INE}
28 Mother goes inside, agrees to people on the move (6) NOMADS {NO{MA}DS}
29 Can’t Jade move nearby? (8) ADJACENT*
DOWN
1 Pull nationalist to promised land (6) HEAVEN {HEAVE}{N}
2 Essentially uniting everyone by command — it’s a difficult task (4,5) TALL ORDER {uniTing}{ALL}{ORDER}
3 Sport grand gem on the outside (5) RUGBY {RU{G}BY}
4 Medical examiner’s detailed report finally shows part of pastern (7) CORONET {CORONEr}{r...rT}
6 Rearrange university hub close to building for social gathering (9) CLUBHOUSE {U+HUB+CLOSE}*
7 Sales pitch in southern city broadcast wirelessly (5) RADIO {R{AD}IO}
8 See democrat meet engineer that is reputable (8) ESTEEMED {SEE+D+MEET}*
11 Payment to acquire recipe open to all (4) FREE {F{R}EE}
15 Advantage of top agency (5,4) UPPER HAND {UPPER}{HAND}
17 Reckless one, primarily misreading heart rate, injected with IV (9) IMPULSIVE {1}{Mi...g}{PULS{IV}E}
18 Potentially help a leader going back to planet at its farthest from the sun (8) APHELION {A+HELP}*{NO1<=}
20 Going north, encounter swarm (4) TEEM<=
21 Postpone pay after under-secretary returns (7) SUSPEND {US<=}{SPEND}
22 Introduce saint, not wanting to move outside (6) INSERT {IN{S}ERT}
24 Prepare grand chamber (5) GROOM {G}{ROOM}
25 One idolized four breaking cryptographic algorithm (5) SHIVASH{IV}A Anno pending (Addendum - {SH{IV}A} - See comments)
Reference List
Carbon = C, Democrat = D, Appeal = IT, Left = L, Energy = E, Parrot = APE, Large = L, Nationalist = N, Grand = G, University = U, Recipe = R, Saint = S
1 This feat may be performed without headgear too! (3,5) HAT TRICK [CD]
5 Panic about carbon in short supply (6) SCARCE {SCAR{C}E}
9 Very exasperated at first with violent tale (8) ALLEGORY {ALL}{E
10 Scholar with play on words, joins democrat with appeal (6) PUNDIT {PUN}{D}{IT}
12 At last prune thin tree (5) EBONY {
14 These days, reasonable to change for the better (6) ADJUST {AD}{JUST}
16 Having great knowledge, energy and appeal amidst uneducated (7) ERUDITE {E}{RUD{IT}E}
19 Parrot caught in segment of short wall (7) PARAPET {PAR{APE}T}
21 Was her papa escorted by Tenzing, perhaps? (6) SHERPA [T]
23 Cook sees range with enthusiasm (9) EAGERNESS*
25 Issue about a large reception room (5) SALON {S{A}{L}ON}
26 Indeed I go ahead and stop at a line of uniform pressure (6) ISOBAR {SO<=>I}{BAR}
27 Curtailed order entering pit to get drug (8) MEDICINE {M{EDIC
28 Mother goes inside, agrees to people on the move (6) NOMADS {NO{MA}DS}
29 Can’t Jade move nearby? (8) ADJACENT*
DOWN
1 Pull nationalist to promised land (6) HEAVEN {HEAVE}{N}
2 Essentially uniting everyone by command — it’s a difficult task (4,5) TALL ORDER {
3 Sport grand gem on the outside (5) RUGBY {RU{G}BY}
4 Medical examiner’s detailed report finally shows part of pastern (7) CORONET {CORONE
6 Rearrange university hub close to building for social gathering (9) CLUBHOUSE {U+HUB+CLOSE}*
7 Sales pitch in southern city broadcast wirelessly (5) RADIO {R{AD}IO}
8 See democrat meet engineer that is reputable (8) ESTEEMED {SEE+D+MEET}*
11 Payment to acquire recipe open to all (4) FREE {F{R}EE}
15 Advantage of top agency (5,4) UPPER HAND {UPPER}{HAND}
17 Reckless one, primarily misreading heart rate, injected with IV (9) IMPULSIVE {1}{M
18 Potentially help a leader going back to planet at its farthest from the sun (8) APHELION {A+HELP}*{NO1<=}
21 Postpone pay after under-secretary returns (7) SUSPEND {US<=}{SPEND}
22 Introduce saint, not wanting to move outside (6) INSERT {IN{S}ERT}
24 Prepare grand chamber (5) GROOM {G}{ROOM}
25 One idolized four breaking cryptographic algorithm (5) SHIVA
Reference List
Carbon = C, Democrat = D, Appeal = IT, Left = L, Energy = E, Parrot = APE, Large = L, Nationalist = N, Grand = G, University = U, Recipe = R, Saint = S
25d Sh(iv)a. Sha is cryptic algorithm
ReplyDeleteSha:secure hash algorithm.
DeleteI could never have got it, if I had not googled.
DeleteIf you have observed, the length of password change (while logging into gmail or banking site), its the SHA at working. Converting the password into a gibberish except for the original (intended) server.
DeleteThanks to Prasad, got to learn about it; otherwise Sha was a tailless Playwright for me!
DeleteThank you Prasad. I used to wonder why the 5/6 letter password that I type in, suddenly enlarges,making me doubt if I have made a mistake.
DeleteYou need to be ERUDITE or a PUNDIT to have IT (sex appeal)😊
ReplyDeleteAnd s(HIV)a warns you on how you display the appeal!
DeleteVery Good
ReplyDeleteThis really was an excellent puzzle. Short and crisp clues with some credible surfaces.
ReplyDeleteThanks Lightning.
+2
Delete+3. Smooth, simple clues. Liked HEAVEN, RUGBY, SCARCE a lot. Thanks Lightning
DeleteThanks to Chaitanya , MB ‘s son, I too could do this on Acrosslite version. Very interesting grid. Shiva was derived by intuition. HIV was the lead. +4.
ReplyDelete12A.....one of the costly puzzle........it's too expensive wood in the world.....Thanks to col.for the pic. of ebony....
ReplyDeleteThat reminds
DeleteCol, def to be highlighted.
+3
ReplyDeleteIt should actually be +4 after Ramki.
ReplyDeleteRaju Sir has put +4;so it is 5
DeleteLightning's puzzles have been consistently good and crisp.
ReplyDelete