ACROSS
1 Mother to look over fashionable publication (8) MAGAZINE {MA}{GAZ{IN}E}
5 Squeal excitedly in matches (6) EQUALS*
9 Most tense royal contest divides home (8) NERVIEST {NE{R}{VIE}ST}
10 Feed fellow with more rum (6) FODDER {F}{ODDER}
12 Senora hid criminal from Zimbabwe (9) RHODESIAN*
13 KrisKross shredded oats to small pieces (5) IOTAS {I}{OATS*}
14 On the contrary, guns in America could be for men only (4) STAG<=
16 Power punching — goodbye to a bit of excess fat (7) ADIPOSE {ADI{P}OS}{Ex...s}
19 Lawbreakers in US state destroyed store (7) RIOTERS {RI}{STORE*}
21 Nutritionist’s starting to feed timid rabbit (4) CONY {CO{Nu...t}Y}
24 Homicide movie featuring retired doctor (5) MEDIC [T<=]
25 Chaps near Silverlake zoo (9) MENAGERIE {MEN}{AG}{ERIE}
27 Small hike, including a run (6) STREAK {S}{TRE{A}K}
28 They argue for and against bans restricting trade limits (8) DEBATERS {DEBA{TradE}RS}
29 Some extremely disputatious leaders had to calm down (6) SEDATE {Some}{Ex...y}{Di...s}{ATE}
30 Autocrat ran dominion essentially in a haphazard manner (2,6) AT RANDOM [T]
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1 Beginners in meditation always need to relax, articulating this (6) MANTRA Acrostic Semi&lit
2 Monster to move right, and turn north (6) GORGON {GO}{R}{GO}{N}
3 Wild zebra, striped in the middle (not black) somewhere in Africa (5) ZAIRE {ZEbRA+strIped}*
4 At the corner, Rob making a cosy home (7) NESTING {NE}{STING}
6 Common statement — mostly, “India Transformed” (9) QUOTIDIAN {QUOTe}{INDIA*}
7 Charlie quits bad habit — it’s an improvement (8) ADDITION ADDIcTION
8 Forces top-secret locks (8) STRESSES {Se...t}{TRESSES}
11 Old currency of Indian nation (4) ANNA [T} &lit
15 Cutting half of tree near entrance (9) TRENCHANT {TRee}{ENCHANT}
17 President negligent to protect European property (8) PREMISES {P}{REMIS{E}S}
18 Forced to control crowd finally in ground (8) POWDERED {POW{c..wD}ERED}
20 Problem when talking to a few (4) SOME (~sum)
21 Setting a phishing message? (7) CONTEXT[DD?] (Addendum - {CON}{TEXT} - See comments)
22 Partner cooked holding base of spoon (6) FRIEND {FRIE{s..oN}D}
23 Drunken set in trouble — they are really wasted (6) JETSAM {J{SET*}AM}
26 Fruit from University in Spanish city (5) GUAVA {G{U}AVA}
Reference List
Royal = R, Fellow = F, Power = P, Small = S, Right = R, North = N, Black = B, Corner = North-East = NE, Charlie = C, President = P, European = E, University = U
1 Mother to look over fashionable publication (8) MAGAZINE {MA}{GAZ{IN}E}
5 Squeal excitedly in matches (6) EQUALS*
9 Most tense royal contest divides home (8) NERVIEST {NE{R}{VIE}ST}
10 Feed fellow with more rum (6) FODDER {F}{ODDER}
12 Senora hid criminal from Zimbabwe (9) RHODESIAN*
13 KrisKross shredded oats to small pieces (5) IOTAS {I}{OATS*}
14 On the contrary, guns in America could be for men only (4) STAG<=
16 Power punching — goodbye to a bit of excess fat (7) ADIPOSE {ADI{P}OS}{E
19 Lawbreakers in US state destroyed store (7) RIOTERS {RI}{STORE*}
21 Nutritionist’s starting to feed timid rabbit (4) CONY {CO{N
24 Homicide movie featuring retired doctor (5) MEDIC [T<=]
25 Chaps near Silverlake zoo (9) MENAGERIE {MEN}{AG}{ERIE}
27 Small hike, including a run (6) STREAK {S}{TRE{A}K}
28 They argue for and against bans restricting trade limits (8) DEBATERS {DEBA{T
29 Some extremely disputatious leaders had to calm down (6) SEDATE {S
30 Autocrat ran dominion essentially in a haphazard manner (2,6) AT RANDOM [T]
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1 Beginners in meditation always need to relax, articulating this (6) MANTRA Acrostic Semi&lit
2 Monster to move right, and turn north (6) GORGON {GO}{R}{GO}{N}
3 Wild zebra, striped in the middle (not black) somewhere in Africa (5) ZAIRE {ZE
6 Common statement — mostly, “India Transformed” (9) QUOTIDIAN {QUOT
7 Charlie quits bad habit — it’s an improvement (8) ADDITION ADDI
8 Forces top-secret locks (8) STRESSES {S
11 Old currency of Indian nation (4) ANNA [T} &lit
15 Cutting half of tree near entrance (9) TRENCHANT {TR
17 President negligent to protect European property (8) PREMISES {P}{REMIS{E}S}
18 Forced to control crowd finally in ground (8) POWDERED {POW{
20 Problem when talking to a few (4) SOME (~sum)
21 Setting a phishing message? (7) CONTEXT
22 Partner cooked holding base of spoon (6) FRIEND {FRIE{
23 Drunken set in trouble — they are really wasted (6) JETSAM {J{SET*}AM}
26 Fruit from University in Spanish city (5) GUAVA {G{U}AVA}
Reference List
Royal = R, Fellow = F, Power = P, Small = S, Right = R, North = N, Black = B, Corner = North-East = NE, Charlie = C, President = P, European = E, University = U
21d pun, con text.
ReplyDeleteI took it as CON+TEXT phishing=con; message=text
Delete+1 for KKR. Def.- setting
DeleteThank you Prasad
Delete6d took me back to my SAIL days, as just appointed Jr.mgr personnel I was baffled by the two most common causes on leave applications and fitness certificates:pyretic and quotidian.
ReplyDeletesree-sree....I am in Bhilai working for SAIL-BSP project.
DeleteI noted it sometime back.
DeleteThank you KriisKross for an enjoyable time- pangram to boot.
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DeleteAwaiting Talepiece.
ReplyDeleteCould not get Gorgon- I was trying Gordon (confused it with Gordian (knot))but could get nowhere.
ReplyDeleteANNA and her RHODESIAN husband SAM maintained a MENAGERIE of animals in their farm near River Congo in ZAIRE. On the PREMISES of the farm were young rabbits, from which the duo made CONY, without an IOTA of compunction and exported it, in spite of TRENCHANT criticism from SOME native conservationists, who also claimed that commercial exploitation endagered the NESTING site of the JET black long snout crocodiles. In ADDITION, they also made POWDERED FODDER from GUAVA, used for making the chicken ADIPOSE. To beat the STRESSES of a harsh life in the wild, her husband went once to a STAG party at a FRIEND's place. When he was away, Anna developed high fever. The native MEDIC, a witch doctor, who looked like a GORGON, was summoned. The medic diagnosed QUOTIDIAN fever and recited a MANTRA AT RANDOM in Swahili and administered a herbal potion. Anna became SEDATEd and the fever came down. A local weekly MAGAZINE, probed the CONTEXT of the story and got the potion examined. It was nothing but cinchona decoction that EQUALS the modern quinine. The incident caused them to develop a STREAK of kindness and they gave a handsome donation to the World Wildlife Fund
ReplyDeleteThank you Dr.RKE.
ReplyDeleteThank you Col. for the inviting picture of guava.
26d....I filled in grid as "CEUTA" but krisskross simply mentioned as Guava. but I took "u" as the base and searched the spanish fruit in google. but while coming to 28ac....I got the error.
Deleteesp.9a....as ultimate puzzle. i got confused with the word "divide" .for me it is possible only with pen and paper to get "VI"
Some clues on Africa (Zaire, Zimbabwe, wild zebra) and one on US state (Rhode Island) and Europe (as Europe and as Spanish city, also a Senora thrown in), two on India (anna, India transformed) a world-travelling puzzle.
ReplyDeleteI liked the very first clue for Magazine, very innocuous.
Sorry, KrisKross, I had to split JETSAM and use it as 2 words for my tale!
ReplyDelete@paddy pl.correct me.
ReplyDeleteMonster to move right, and turn north (6) GORGON {GO}{R}{GO}{N}
one set of move-GO,right-R &north- N.... I got the anno. . another "GO" to be taken against "TURN" is it so!!!
Yes
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DeleteEnjoyable puzzle. Thanks, KrisKross.
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