ACROSS
8 Bond’s interest in money? (6) COUPON [DD]
9 Discounted off or as on-going stock (3,1,4) FOR A SONG [T]
10 Save second professor at Hogwarts? Not quite! (8) SQUIRREL {S}{QUIRRELl}
11 Drop inhaler in between work-out (6) PLUNGE {P{LUNG}E}
12 She’s spoken for, we hear, in error (8) MISTAKEN (~ miss taken)
13 Know how text messages contained trickery (6) SMARTS {SM{ART}S}
14 Ram’s short? (7) COMPACT [DD]
17 Charged member involved in crooked deal (7) ALLEGED {AL{LEG}ED*}
20 Stopped broadcasting after a devouring love liaison (6) AFFAIR {A}{oFF AIR}
22 It’s hard to miss terribly tedious person, per Spooner (4,4) BARN DOOR (~ darn bore)
25 Several services for one burning in North America (6) NOVENA {N{OVEN}A}
26 Conversely, America and France took time about female right to vote (8) SUFFRAGE {US<=}{FR}{AGE} over {F}
27 Step 1: Due training for delegate (8) DEPUTISE {STEP+I+DUE}*
28 Reason parasite’s found in report (6) SANITY {SA{NIT}Y}
DOWN
1 Without closure, many forfeit love — it stings (8) MOSQUITO {MOSt}{QUIT}{0}
2 Copies cycling race (6) SPRINT[DD] or (+S)PRINT(-s) Not sure of Anno See comments
3 Either of two articles on top of kid’s jacket (6) ANORAK {AN}{OR}{A}{Kid}
4 Nile’s not connected? (3-4) OFF-LINE NILE* [RA]
5 Project advertisement by a student about healthy cooking method (8) PROPOSAL? PROPOS{A}{L} Anno pending (Addendum - {PR}{OPOS}{A}{L} - See comments)
6 So, came up with naughty clue about a time to kiss (8) OSCULATE {SO<=}{CUL{A}{T}E*}
7 Kept near India Gate, helmet’s tribute taken from the top soldier (6) KNIGHT Acrostic
15 Gradually trim down shape (8) PHASEOUT {SHAPE}* [RA]
16 Outstanding lady in Greek architecture? (8) CARYATID [CD] Thanks to Google. Some wordplay rather than a CD would help to get such words.
18 Stretch the tag — no length secured when pulled up (8) ELONGATE [T<=]
19 As he had assumed, graduate was shy (7) ABASHED {AS}{HE'D} over {BA}
21 Animal raised at emergency ward perhaps, rose (6) FLOWER {WOLF<=}{ER}
23 Once again, smelt garbage (6) REFUSE {RE-FUSE}
24 Favourite student lacking courage (6) DARING DARlING
Reference List
Second = S, Work-out = PE, Love = 0, France = FR, Female = F, Student = L, Time = T
8 Bond’s interest in money? (6) COUPON [DD]
9 Discounted off or as on-going stock (3,1,4) FOR A SONG [T]
10 Save second professor at Hogwarts? Not quite! (8) SQUIRREL {S}{QUIRREL
11 Drop inhaler in between work-out (6) PLUNGE {P{LUNG}E}
12 She’s spoken for, we hear, in error (8) MISTAKEN (~ miss taken)
13 Know how text messages contained trickery (6) SMARTS {SM{ART}S}
14 Ram’s short? (7) COMPACT [DD]
17 Charged member involved in crooked deal (7) ALLEGED {AL{LEG}ED*}
20 Stopped broadcasting after a devouring love liaison (6) AFFAIR {A}{
22 It’s hard to miss terribly tedious person, per Spooner (4,4) BARN DOOR (~ darn bore)
25 Several services for one burning in North America (6) NOVENA {N{OVEN}A}
26 Conversely, America and France took time about female right to vote (8) SUFFRAGE {US<=}{FR}{AGE} over {F}
27 Step 1: Due training for delegate (8) DEPUTISE {STEP+I+DUE}*
28 Reason parasite’s found in report (6) SANITY {SA{NIT}Y}
DOWN
1 Without closure, many forfeit love — it stings (8) MOSQUITO {MOS
2 Copies cycling race (6) SPRINT
3 Either of two articles on top of kid’s jacket (6) ANORAK {AN}{OR}{A}{K
4 Nile’s not connected? (3-4) OFF-LINE NILE* [RA]
5 Project advertisement by a student about healthy cooking method (8) PROPOSAL
6 So, came up with naughty clue about a time to kiss (8) OSCULATE {SO<=}{CUL{A}{T}E*}
7 Kept near India Gate, helmet’s tribute taken from the top soldier (6) KNIGHT Acrostic
15 Gradually trim down shape (8) PHASEOUT {SHAPE}* [RA]
16 Outstanding lady in Greek architecture? (8) CARYATID [CD] Thanks to Google. Some wordplay rather than a CD would help to get such words.
19 As he had assumed, graduate was shy (7) ABASHED {AS}{HE'D} over {BA}
21 Animal raised at emergency ward perhaps, rose (6) FLOWER {WOLF<=}{ER}
23 Once again, smelt garbage (6) REFUSE {RE-FUSE}
24 Favourite student lacking courage (6) DARING DAR
Reference List
Second = S, Work-out = PE, Love = 0, France = FR, Female = F, Student = L, Time = T
Hi 5D is PR (OPOS) A+L
ReplyDeleteAdvertisement= PR
OPOS= One pot one shot(type of cooking method)
A= A
Student= L
Thanks Satyen
DeleteThanks Doc 👍 Perfect.
Delete2D- copies=(Prints)*
ReplyDeleteIndirect anagram
DeleteNot really. Cycling is not jumbling here. It is just moving the letters around without changing the sequence. Like you put down prints in a circular form and start reading from S instead of P.
DeleteI think that is acceptable
DeleteOh! Ramki already answered that
DeleteFound the woman philosopher of Alexandria quite tough. Missed COUPON, NOVENA, CARYATID, SPRINT. Liked the neat surfaces and varied wordplay in the rest
ReplyDeleteThanks for your feedback Doctor. Glad you liked the clues and wordplay. 🙏
Delete2D
ReplyDeletecopies = prints
cycling -> take last letter to front to get SPRINT = race
if you take cycling as anagram ind, it would be an indirect anagram
Thanks Ramki
DeleteGreat Ramki. Missed it.
DeletePerfectly spotted Ramki. It’s a clue type often seen in UK crosswords. Gridman has used it occasionally in the THC too.
Delete13A I think the def is "know how"and not trickery (which is highlighted above)
ReplyDeleteThanks, corrected
DeleteThanks for clarifying Ramki.
Delete9a, 3d...awesome puzzle. nicely derived. Dr.X's OPOS @8:36 unimaginable one.....we use to hear pspo ( peak speed peak output) and FCFS (first come first serve)....but OPOS i haven't come across ...tnx to Dr x for the anno.
ReplyDeleteThanks Prasanna Rao. Glad you enjoyed those clues, OPOS has become quite popular amongst health conscious consumers. Wanted to go for a newer wordplay option when I spotted that possibility.
DeleteThanks sowmya. glad to see your comments.
DeleteMany holes in Left Hand Side...:(
ReplyDelete:( Not expected from an IXL champ..
DeleteWhy only left? All over for me! No taking sides.
ReplyDeleteNowadays getting more and more tough clues.
ReplyDeleteSorry about that Paddy sir and Gani sir.if you whittle away at it, it will surely crack :)
DeleteOPOS in 5D stumped me, as did COMPACT, PHASEOUT and CARYATID. The other clues were fun to solve. Thanks, Hypatia!
ReplyDeleteThanks for your feedback Amita. Glad you enjoyed the clues :)
DeleteAfter a hectic day at work, curled up with this. Could get only Alleged, Suffrage, Deputise in Across clue and Abashed, Refuse and Elongate in down clues. Slowly, the grid unravelled with some fantastic clues. Loved the cleverly hidden For a Song. The Harry Potter clue of Squirrel, the two RAs, prised out Barn Door from the Spoonerism than from the definition, had to Google for the outstanding lady and biffed proposal (never knew the healthy way of cooking).
ReplyDeleteThanks for the challenge, Hypatia.
Read at first pass at the end of the 1st sentence.
DeleteAh, that’s a nice roundup of your solving session. Glad they started falling soon enough :) Thanks for the feedback about the clues you liked and those that were a tad difficult.
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