ACROSS
1 Most clever statutes put out (8) ASTUTEST*
6 Do without short mast (4) SPAR SPARe
9 Killer necklace? (6) CHOKER [DD]
10 Scattered coal priced with certain limits relative to heat (7) CALORIC {COAL*}{pRICed} Not sure of anno
13 A farm harvest by loose soil in old building (9) ACROPOLIS {A}{CROP}{SOIL*}
14 Plea from principal I bickered with (5) ALIBI [T]
15 Belted out — it’s no good! (4) SANG {SA}{N}{G}
16 What a newly wed couple did before moving (3,2,5) SET UP HOUSE [CD]
19 Somehow bear speech starting late in a deviancy (10) ABERRATION {BEAR*}{oRATION}
21 Information Bureau section’s gone over one bloomer (4) IBIS {IB}{1}{S} Bloomer? Seems to be an error here
24 Government order by the bell? No, it is a famous no-show (5) GODOT {GO}{DOT}
25 Ohio poll I conducted with ordinary people (3,6) HOI POLLOI*
26 One may throw it in a fit (7) TANTRUM [CD]
27 Kind of game in MP town, we hear (6) INDOOR (~indore)
28 Teacher back with trick finally to take a chance (4) RISK {SIR<=}{t..cK}
29 Reveal information about bird that’s appropriating (8) STEALING {S{TEAL}ING}
DOWN
2 Certain African has risen for a magnificent stripping (7) SAHARAN {HAS<=}{A}{gRANd}
3 Scruffy man leaves, neglected (6) UNKEPT UNKEmPT
4 Ron let men in a whirl for registration (9) ENROLMENT*
5 Amasses beheaded nails (5) TACKSsTACKS
7 Neighbourhood is an almost clean place (7) PURLIEU {PURe}{LIEU} Cheated on this one
8 Set’s in a state of administration after financial failure (12) RECEIVERSHIP[CD] (Addendum - {RECEIVERS}{HIP} - See comments)
11 Hate the combination of two articles by incomplete bunch (6) LOATHE {LOt}{A}{THE}
12 Charge for fellow’s sound of merriment (12) MANSLAUGHTER {MANS}{LAUGHTER}
17 Murder of animal reared in old city — that is getting detectives in (9) UXORICIDE {U{OX<=}R}{I{CID}E}
18 About to assess Rajasthan leader’s depression (6) CRATER {C}{RATE}{Ra...n}
20 Dispatching son to the South for finales (7) ENDINGS (-s)ENDING(+s)S
22 Swell dance by silly person stripped (7) BALLOON {BALL}{lOONy}
23 Rogue head of clan dismissed to circular niche (6) RONDELAnno pending See comments
25 It's hard on some dilapidated residences (5) HOMES {H}{SOME*}
Reference List
IT = SA(Sex appeal), No = N, Good = G, Section = S, Man = M, Old City = UR, About = C, Son = S, Hard = H
1 Most clever statutes put out (8) ASTUTEST*
6 Do without short mast (4) SPAR SPAR
9 Killer necklace? (6) CHOKER [DD]
10 Scattered coal priced with certain limits relative to heat (7) CALORIC {COAL*}{
13 A farm harvest by loose soil in old building (9) ACROPOLIS {A}{CROP}{SOIL*}
14 Plea from principal I bickered with (5) ALIBI [T]
15 Belted out — it’s no good! (4) SANG {SA}{N}{G}
16 What a newly wed couple did before moving (3,2,5) SET UP HOUSE [CD]
19 Somehow bear speech starting late in a deviancy (10) ABERRATION {BEAR*}{
21 Information Bureau section’s gone over one bloomer (4) IBIS {IB}{1}{S} Bloomer? Seems to be an error here
24 Government order by the bell? No, it is a famous no-show (5) GODOT {GO}{DOT}
25 Ohio poll I conducted with ordinary people (3,6) HOI POLLOI*
26 One may throw it in a fit (7) TANTRUM [CD]
27 Kind of game in MP town, we hear (6) INDOOR (~indore)
28 Teacher back with trick finally to take a chance (4) RISK {SIR<=}{
29 Reveal information about bird that’s appropriating (8) STEALING {S{TEAL}ING}
DOWN
2 Certain African has risen for a magnificent stripping (7) SAHARAN {HAS<=}{A}{
3 Scruffy man leaves, neglected (6) UNKEPT UNKE
4 Ron let men in a whirl for registration (9) ENROLMENT*
5 Amasses beheaded nails (5) TACKS
7 Neighbourhood is an almost clean place (7) PURLIEU {PUR
8 Set’s in a state of administration after financial failure (12) RECEIVERSHIP
11 Hate the combination of two articles by incomplete bunch (6) LOATHE {LO
12 Charge for fellow’s sound of merriment (12) MANSLAUGHTER {MANS}{LAUGHTER}
17 Murder of animal reared in old city — that is getting detectives in (9) UXORICIDE {U{OX<=}R}{I{CID}E}
18 About to assess Rajasthan leader’s depression (6) CRATER {C}{RATE}{R
20 Dispatching son to the South for finales (7) ENDINGS (-s)ENDING(+s)S
22 Swell dance by silly person stripped (7) BALLOON {BALL}{
23 Rogue head of clan dismissed to circular niche (6) RONDEL
25 It's hard on some dilapidated residences (5) HOMES {H}{SOME*}
Reference List
IT = SA(Sex appeal), No = N, Good = G, Section = S, Man = M, Old City = UR, About = C, Son = S, Hard = H
GODOT didn't arrive till 8.30am. He was not be seen anywhere in the PURLIEU. But for these 2 managed the rest. Had it been coal price instead of coal priced, 'with certain limits' could be taken as an indicator to remove the first and last letter of 'price' to get 'ric' that would have teamed up with 'scattered' coal and given CALORIC, defined as relative to heat
ReplyDeleteIt was a difficult solve for me. Actually, I gave up solving!
ReplyDelete7DN; 8DN; 17DN and 23DN stopped me forever.
10A- probably 'certain limits' is the indication for the irregular removal of letters.
ReplyDeleteDid not get Godot,Rondel and the long 8D.
Looks to be a crime special.
Choker,Stealing,Manslaughter,Uxoricide......
ReplyDeleteHad to take liberal help from googling.
ReplyDelete8d set's=receiver's in hip, imu
ReplyDeleteThanks Prasad
DeleteTook a long time to understand Set= (Radio)Receiver!
DeleteAs Gridman comes to his week's quota end, this grid ,for the most part, looked like a filler, as most of the clues were easy to solve. But no, he belied my hope with a few tough ones like PURLIEU,UXORICIDE , GODOT etc. Incidentally, UXORIOUS means one who is excessively fond of one's wife, as most of us are. UXORICIDE means the killing of one's wife ! Here,,Gridman seemed to have stopped short by omitting the word WIFE. For. NABAR. any comments ? Enjoyed immensely indoors as I decided to give a break to my sightseeing. Nearing the end of my sojourn here in Tokyo.Thanks, Gridman.
ReplyDeleteI meant . DR. Nabar
ReplyDelete27a and 28 a.......absolutely superb the way he formed the puzzle.After a long time a sound like puzzle appeared.
ReplyDeleteCheated on 7d and 8d and didn't get 23d. A rare DNF for a Gridman puzzle.
ReplyDeleteIn 8d how do you get hip? & What is the role of in? Kindly explain.
ReplyDeleteIn (thing) = trendy/hip
DeleteOh!!!! Thanx
DeleteAlso please explain 23d. I Got the word but not the parsing - since I started with ROUNDEL & didn't know how to get rid of U.
ReplyDelete23d is unfinished work. The clue is wrong. I took efforts to change the clue on Sat'day and also took some precautions but they did not fructify. Regretted.
ReplyDelete21A was also wrong, wasn't it? Ibis instead of iris? Got everything except 23D, but had minor quibbles for the clues of 24A, 25A.
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