Day 19 of 21 Stay safe at home
Three answers per commenter as usual till 6 PM (Annotations compulsory)
Please submit all your answers in one comment.
ACROSS
9 (&2D) Doctor posted some info - a result about body fat (7)
10 Clear up old lowland (7)
11 They store pearls in variety stores around York, mainly (7)
12 That man drowned in strange watery fluid (5)
13 A place to stay, perhaps. Hint: Hotel (3,6)
15 Watch characters from Herge's "Tintin" (5)
16 If age is between 45 and 60 perhaps... (7)
19 Planned action without force (7)
20 Pretty woman in city might provoke harassment initially (5)
21 Umpire's position is fair and liberal, say (6,3)
25 Rule to kick-out people from apartment (5)
27 Quality of chemical I breathe (7)
29 Grapes mostly grow in the beginning of spring (7)
30 Story about retired judge (7)
DOWN
1 Result of nap? (3,3)
2 see 9AC (6)
3 Region of gas (not oxygen) (4)
4 JEE - detailed, complicated test for high-flyers (3,3)
5 Fashion designer quit (8)
6 Primarily something providing a reason to fight (4)
7 Glass bowls essential to wine makers possibly (8)
8 Energetic inmate thrown into a dungeon initially (8)
14 For example, setter's greeting to welcome knight coming back (5)
15 Son always separate (5)
16 Capital's new name - Troy (8)
17 Violently detain setter, admitted for mental illness (8)
18 Society, for example, is entertained by extremely eminent writer (8)
22 A French boy seen outside college, naked (6)
23 Work done on a birthday? (6)
24 Assemble together without hesitation, in slum area (6)
26 Partner can accept wife (4)
28 Building initially missing bar (4)
Enjoy.
24d GHETTO def:slum area (together-er)*
ReplyDelete26d t(w)in def:partner
28d Lock : def bar block-b
excellent, smooth flow. all done on first read except 7d. have to look up.
Deletethanks for sunday apetizer.
Thank you sree sree!
Delete11 across: OYSTERS . Pearls in Oysters. STORE + Y
ReplyDeleteYour anno is incorrect. STORE+Y = STOREY
Deletesorry, It should be STOREs+Y
DeleteStill wrong
Delete15d S EVER
ReplyDelete8D ANIMATED*
6D SPAR ACROSTIC
3 down: )-O) ZONE = Region
ReplyDelete5D: RESIGNED...DESIGNER*
ReplyDelete4 down : JETSET.high fliers> JEE +test
ReplyDeleteYour Anno is incorrect JEE+TEST = JEETEST
Deletesorry, J +TEST
DeleteStill wrong J+TEST = JTEST
Delete17dn dementia (de(me)tain)*
ReplyDelete20dn twin t(w)in)
15dn sever s(on) ever
14D: IRISH...SIR<- in HI<- Irish Setter A dog
ReplyDelete27a: CALIBRE (T)
ReplyDelete6D: SPAR (ACROSTIC}
8D: ANIMATED {A}{INMATE*}{D}
27Ac CALIBRE - (T)
ReplyDelete9A and 2D ADIPOSE TISSUE (POSTED)* around A ISSUE
ReplyDelete(POSTED+I)* around A ISSUE. I from some Info
Delete21A SQUARE + L + EG
ReplyDelete12A R{HE}UM
15A STINT (T)
Compensating for 12A
Delete19A DE{VIS}ED
10Ac EXPLAIN - {EX}{PLAIN}
ReplyDelete12A: RHEUM...R(HE)UM
ReplyDelete25A TENET; rule; {TEMEmenT}
ReplyDelete13A: THE HILTON (HINT HOTEL)*
ReplyDelete15Dn SEVER- {S}{EVER}
ReplyDeleteCompensating for 12A,
ReplyDelete7D: RAMEKINS...w(IN)e in Makers*
13A: The hilton. Anagram of "hint hotel" (not surely bangkok one
ReplyDelete16D MONETARY; capital's; NAME+TROY*
ReplyDelete22 dn
ReplyDeleteUNCLAD: naked
A French (un) college (c) boy (lad)
For 15Dn
ReplyDelete30Ac ACCOUNT -{AC}{COUNT}
anno!
Delete1d Result of nap? (3,3)
ReplyDeletePan out meaning Result of
Reverse anagram. If you anagram (out) Pan you get nap
Replaements:
ReplyDelete5D: RESIGNED {DESIGNER{*
29a: RAISINS {RAIS(-E)}{IN}{S(pring)}
16dn MONETARY {name Troy}*
ReplyDelete18dn ESSAYIST (S SAY IS) in E(-minen)T
22dn UNCLAD (UN C LAD)
18d Society, for example, is entertained by extremely eminent writer (8)
ReplyDeleteEssayist -a writer
Say is for example
is is is
put "say is" inside ET ( extremely EminenT)
16A If age is between 45 and 60 perhaps... (7)
ReplyDeleteMidlife.. mildly cryptic way of saying you are in middle age.
relook pls.
DeleteIf is Middle of lIFe.
DeleteThanks for pointing out.
Good clue!
For the repeat of Essayist
ReplyDelete17d Violently detain setter, admitted for mental illness (8)
Dementia- a mental illness
put ME, the crossword setter inside an anagram of Detain
For 27Ac
ReplyDelete20Ac NYMPH - {NY}{M(-ight)P(-ro..e)H(-arr..nt)}
1D PAN OUT; result; reverse anagram of NAP
ReplyDelete20 across NY M P H
ReplyDeleteYet to be solved
ReplyDeleteAcross - 30 and Anno for 11A and 16A
Down - 23
16A has been solved (and annoed) by Srinidhi
Delete23 down LABOUR (DD)
ReplyDeleteLabour to deliver a baby...
11 across O(Y)STERS*
ReplyDeleteZodiac has charted a lovey and elegantly complied configuration. Enjoyed it.
ReplyDeleteThank you!
DeleteI liked the simplicity in the formation of TWIN. So pithy !
ReplyDeleteIn place of 16dn
ReplyDelete30ac : ACCOUNT (CA<<)(COUNT)..About=ca=circa
Simple and elegant. Enjoyed solving it.
ReplyDeleteThank you :)
DeleteThanks for the special Kumaresh
ReplyDeleteWelcome, Col!
DeleteWonderful grid, Kumaresh. I liked it very much.
ReplyDeleteIt all got exhausted before I came in.
Thank you KKR!
DeleteLovely set of clues Kumaresh. Just missed the bus,but solved all except a couple- 7D & Pan out.
ReplyDeleteThank you.
Glad you liked it!
DeleteA doubt about 18D- what is the role of 'society'in the clue?
ReplyDeleteLoved 16D- looking for capitals of various countries for a long time before 's dawned on me.
18d S for society
DeleteFeo example is Say
E(S)(Say)(IS)T
Got it.Thank you. Missed one S.
Deletenice crisp clues. Many were solved before i got in....
ReplyDeleteThanks! :)
DeleteIt was Father yesterday and Son today
ReplyDeleteHaha!
DeleteTo use a tennis analogy
DeleteKrishnan Sr. yesterday entertained us with a beautiful serve and volley game.
Today Krishnan Jr. served a nice melange of deft touches.
THC & THCC!
ReplyDeleteNice.... Just saw it now....
ReplyDeleteThank you
Delete5D....anagram of (Designer)* - RESIGNED
ReplyDelete6d - SPAR - Acrostic
28d...Building = (-B)LOCK ...LOCK
sorry for late sitting. I was not feeling well since 2 days. really its a treat by Zodiac. Thanks for the classic grid by Zodiac once again.
Thank you :)
DeleteThanks for the entertainment Kumaresh :)
ReplyDeleteThanks, Doc!
Delete