Solution to 16A has been deliberately left unsolved and is to be answered only by a non-regular/novice commenter, with proper annotation. Those who have answered earlier in the week, please give others a chance.
Castle = R, Old = O, New = N, Volunteers = TA, Conservative = C, Drug = E, Right = R, Programming languages = C, R, Diamonds = D, Partner = N, New = N, Point = E
ACROSS
1 Complain at last, to neighbour, about parking space (3,4) CAR PORT {CARP}{tO}{n...uR]{a..uT}
5 Castle with messy attic full of old cheese (7) RICOTTA {R}{IC{O}TTA*}
9 Do calorie exercises, keeping the temperature low in one specific way (3-6) AIR-COOLED*
10 Axe to grind about news? Appropriate! (5) ANNEX {A{NN}EX*}
11 Insurgence of wild viruses overwhelming a billion ceaselessly (10) SUBVERSION {SU{B}VERSI*}{ON}
12 Secured a job in retirement, hiding fatigue (4) JADE [T<=]
14 The way a cute animal character by Milne (filmed by Sudhir Mishra, initially) leads to a market area? (8) SHOWROOM {HOW}{ROO} in {Su...r}{Mi...a}
16 A portion of bisque as yoghurt!? Nauseating (6)?U?A?Y (Addendum - QUEASY [T] - See comments)
19 Fix broken safety net? Not yet (6) FASTEN {SAFETy+Net}*
20 Surprisingly, argued about backing volunteers’ group! (8) GRADUATE {GRADU{TA<=}E*}
23 Conservative politician embracing a party (4) CAMP {C}{A}{MP}
25 Note about a top university’s responsibility (10) COMMITMENT {COM{MIT}MENT}
28 Part of joint lacking drug (5) SHARD SHAReD
29 The most disorganised, clumsy IIT student, for the most part (9) UNTIDIEST {IIT+STUDENt}*
30 Chitrangda Singh, perhaps, and others (mostly) in original cast (7) ACTRESS {RESt} in {CAST}*
31 According to Spooner, toilet snagged pants! (7) CULOTTE (~loo caught)
DOWN
1 Frame Escher, essentially in its original condition, including some smudges (7) CHASSIS {esCHer}{AS IS} over {Sm...s}
2 It’s hard to find these to read, right? Korea’s resolved to restrict Bankims and Orwells, for starters (4,5) RARE BOOKS{R}{KOREAS+Ba...s+Or...s}* (Correction - {R}{KOREAS}* over {Ba...s+Or...s} - See comments)
3 A spark in the air may create this hint of odour over area (5) OZONE {Od..r}{ZONE}
4 Program lost two lakhs (4,4) TALK SHOW*
5 Communicates goodbye after the end of encounter (6) RADIOS {ADIOS}<=>{e...eR}
6 Study a couple of programming languages in the morning (4) CRAM {C}{R}{AM}
7 Perhaps Geeta’s on this vehicle, see? (5) TONGA {GeeTAs+ON}* [CA]
8 Chaotic exit during an emergency ultimately leads to distress (7) ANXIETY {AN}{EXIT*}{e...cY}
13 Left with diamonds for a portion of tea and a portion of tobacco (4) QUID QUI(-t+d)D
15 Satellite of neighbour (heavenly) (4) RHEA [T]
17 With regular coverage, nausea of news gets put away; polls overwhelmingly favour one side in such a place (1,4,4) A SAFE SEAT {nAuSeA+oF+nEwS}{EAT}
18 A starry-eyed partner gets dumped for having a distinctive odour (8) AROMATIC {A}{ROMAnTIC}
19 Bush said, “Hardly any Iranian leader ...” (7) FUCHSIA (~few shah)
21 “... expected North’s trickery in this legitimate exchange, to begin with. Name one!” (7) ENTITLE Acrostic
22 Shot guns to get excited (2,4) GO NUTS*
24 A new mistake, essentially, by Gussalufz, is expected (5) MEANT {A}{N}{misTake}<=>{ME}
26 Pointless detail in play about what a powerful attraction might cause (5) TIDAL DeTAIL*
27 Unused part of Python? (4) IDLE [DD]
Reference List1 Complain at last, to neighbour, about parking space (3,4) CAR PORT {CARP}{
5 Castle with messy attic full of old cheese (7) RICOTTA {R}{IC{O}TTA*}
10 Axe to grind about news? Appropriate! (5) ANNEX {A{NN}EX*}
11 Insurgence of wild viruses overwhelming a billion ceaselessly (10) SUBVERSION {SU{B}VERSI*}{ON}
12 Secured a job in retirement, hiding fatigue (4) JADE [T<=]
14 The way a cute animal character by Milne (filmed by Sudhir Mishra, initially) leads to a market area? (8) SHOWROOM {HOW}{ROO} in {S
16 A portion of bisque as yoghurt!? Nauseating (6)
19 Fix broken safety net? Not yet (6) FASTEN {SAFET
20 Surprisingly, argued about backing volunteers’ group! (8) GRADUATE {GRADU{TA<=}E*}
23 Conservative politician embracing a party (4) CAMP {C}{A}{MP}
25 Note about a top university’s responsibility (10) COMMITMENT {COM{MIT}MENT}
28 Part of joint lacking drug (5) SHARD SHAR
29 The most disorganised, clumsy IIT student, for the most part (9) UNTIDIEST {IIT+STUDEN
30 Chitrangda Singh, perhaps, and others (mostly) in original cast (7) ACTRESS {RES
31 According to Spooner, toilet snagged pants! (7) CULOTTE (~loo caught)
DOWN
1 Frame Escher, essentially in its original condition, including some smudges (7) CHASSIS {
2 It’s hard to find these to read, right? Korea’s resolved to restrict Bankims and Orwells, for starters (4,5) RARE BOOKS
3 A spark in the air may create this hint of odour over area (5) OZONE {O
4 Program lost two lakhs (4,4) TALK SHOW*
5 Communicates goodbye after the end of encounter (6) RADIOS {ADIOS}<=>{
6 Study a couple of programming languages in the morning (4) CRAM {C}{R}{AM}
7 Perhaps Geeta’s on this vehicle, see? (5) TONGA {G
8 Chaotic exit during an emergency ultimately leads to distress (7) ANXIETY {AN}{EXIT*}{
13 Left with diamonds for a portion of tea and a portion of tobacco (4) QUID QUI(-t+d)D
15 Satellite of neighbour (heavenly) (4) RHEA [T]
17 With regular coverage, nausea of news gets put away; polls overwhelmingly favour one side in such a place (1,4,4) A SAFE SEAT {
18 A starry-eyed partner gets dumped for having a distinctive odour (8) AROMATIC {A}{ROMA
19 Bush said, “Hardly any Iranian leader ...” (7) FUCHSIA (~few shah)
22 Shot guns to get excited (2,4) GO NUTS*
24 A new mistake, essentially, by Gussalufz, is expected (5) MEANT {A}{N}{
26 Pointless detail in play about what a powerful attraction might cause (5) TIDAL D
27 Unused part of Python? (4) IDLE [DD]
Castle = R, Old = O, New = N, Volunteers = TA, Conservative = C, Drug = E, Right = R, Programming languages = C, R, Diamonds = D, Partner = N, New = N, Point = E
Dr Rke's TalePiece
RHEA Singh and SUDHIR MISHRA are GRADUATE students at Jawaharlal Nehru UNIVERSITY. Rhea also is a feisty TALK-SHOW hostess on RADIO Mirchi. She aspires to be an ACTRESS and a model just like her mother’s youngest sister, the famous CHITRANGADA SINGH. No doubt, the young men in the CAMPus, GO NUTS when Rhea sashays about in her FUCHSIA coloured CULOTTEs wearing a JADE pendant on a platinum chain.
Sudhir on the other hand, is her polar opposite. He is often seen in his ROOM (the UNTIDIEST in the hostel), lying IDLE, passing a JOINT, with his LEFT leaning buddies. They discuss RARE BOOKS by Engels or Trotsky late into the night, instead of CRAMming for the economics exam the next morning. JNU has this effect of converting those with a bourgeois background to raving leftists.
Rhea and Sudhir meet at the open air theatre in JNU at a screening of “Hazaaron Khwaishein Aisi”. SUBVERSION is a theme that runs through in this movie and Sudhir is there to watch Siddharth the hero of the movie, a man of his own red-ilk. Rhea is only there because of her distaff relative, who plays GEETA, the heroine of the movie. There must have been plenty of invigorating OZONE in the tree-surrounded theatre, that remains naturally AIR COOLED even in the harshest Delhi summer of 2019, what with the AROMATIC champaks adding to the romance in the air. So it was love at first sight- to use that hackneyed expression. What do they say about ‘unlike poles attracting each other’ (to use another hackneyed expression!). After the movie, they drive away in (her) Renault KWID. Typical of their characters, she FASTENs the SAFE SEAT belt while Sudhir only vents his angst on the rules of civil society. After a RICOTTA cheese pizza at Dominos (paid by her), they drive around lazily talking about their beliefs, ideals and plans.
In the CAR PORT of her apartment, they share an intimate moment but as she is still [This word will be added later] about a COMMITMENT, Sudhir is denied the pleasure of going up to her flat. Having no QUID in his pocket, MEANs that Sudhir has to trudge his way on foot back to the hostel. A TIDAL wave of ANXIETY sweeps through him as he wonders “how ENTITLED do these women act?”
PS: The year is 2026. Sudhir, a much changed man, is a successful Customer Relation Officer in a foreign bank that caters solely to well-heeled corporate clients. Mrs.Rhea Mishra, a much changed woman, now manages an orphanage ANNEXed to an old-age home. They are still polar opposites but the attraction between them has only become all the more.
Sudhir on the other hand, is her polar opposite. He is often seen in his ROOM (the UNTIDIEST in the hostel), lying IDLE, passing a JOINT, with his LEFT leaning buddies. They discuss RARE BOOKS by Engels or Trotsky late into the night, instead of CRAMming for the economics exam the next morning. JNU has this effect of converting those with a bourgeois background to raving leftists.
Rhea and Sudhir meet at the open air theatre in JNU at a screening of “Hazaaron Khwaishein Aisi”. SUBVERSION is a theme that runs through in this movie and Sudhir is there to watch Siddharth the hero of the movie, a man of his own red-ilk. Rhea is only there because of her distaff relative, who plays GEETA, the heroine of the movie. There must have been plenty of invigorating OZONE in the tree-surrounded theatre, that remains naturally AIR COOLED even in the harshest Delhi summer of 2019, what with the AROMATIC champaks adding to the romance in the air. So it was love at first sight- to use that hackneyed expression. What do they say about ‘unlike poles attracting each other’ (to use another hackneyed expression!). After the movie, they drive away in (her) Renault KWID. Typical of their characters, she FASTENs the SAFE SEAT belt while Sudhir only vents his angst on the rules of civil society. After a RICOTTA cheese pizza at Dominos (paid by her), they drive around lazily talking about their beliefs, ideals and plans.
In the CAR PORT of her apartment, they share an intimate moment but as she is still [This word will be added later] about a COMMITMENT, Sudhir is denied the pleasure of going up to her flat. Having no QUID in his pocket, MEANs that Sudhir has to trudge his way on foot back to the hostel. A TIDAL wave of ANXIETY sweeps through him as he wonders “how ENTITLED do these women act?”
PS: The year is 2026. Sudhir, a much changed man, is a successful Customer Relation Officer in a foreign bank that caters solely to well-heeled corporate clients. Mrs.Rhea Mishra, a much changed woman, now manages an orphanage ANNEXed to an old-age home. They are still polar opposites but the attraction between them has only become all the more.
16A Queasy (hidden clue)
ReplyDelete16A QUEASY. bis{QUE AS Y}oghurt
ReplyDelete2d technical typo: BO is restricted!
ReplyDelete29a surface is brilliant description of reality,
ReplyDeletePangram with a Nina. Good one Gussalufz
ReplyDelete+1
DeleteAnd a couple of clues have surfaces referring to the Nina which is a movie directed by Sudhir Mishra and starring Chitrangda Singh.
DeleteBrilliant!
Interestingly the movie title was based on a famous Ghazal by Mirza Ghalib:
Hazaron Khwaishe Aisi Ki har kwaish pe mere dum nikle.
Bahut nikle hai mere armaan phir bhi Kum nikle.
Queasy :telescopic clue : bisque as yoghurt
ReplyDeleteDr.RKE. Interesting tale. Finally RHEA & JNU appeared in Doctor's Tale piece.
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