Solution to 3D 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.
ACROSS
8 Cess on one car (for hire) (4) TAXI {TAX}{1}
9 A fighter gets ring for Spanish friend (5) AMIGO {A}{MIG}{O}
10 Get submerged in washing place (4) SINK [DD]
11 Scary exclamation about louse egg and fish (6) BONITO {BO{NIT}O}
12 Dahlia arranged around outskirts of Hyderabad in pretentious manner (8) LAHDIDAH {LA{Hy...aD}IDAH*}
13 Princess’s flower’s ill fortune (8) DISASTER {DI'S}{ASTER}
15 Bug born and led astray (6) NEEDLE {NEE}{LED*}
17 Is tabby excited to look after young one? (7) BABYSIT*
19 Sir, some compounds are chemicals with same molecular weight but different arrangement of atoms (7) ISOMERS*
22 Composer hid the French chemical (6) BLEACH {B{LE}ACH}
24 Monstrous ladies with consuming interest? (8) OGRESSES [CD]
26 Chinese guy follows bird for accomplice (8) HENCHMAN {CH}{MAN}<=>{HEN}
28 Landlord certain to include question about commencement of insurance (6) SQUIRE {S{Q}U{I}RE}
30 Little data found in certain forms (4) INFO [T]
31 DIN or new ISO designed by Europe (5) NOISE {N}{ISO*}{E}
32 Arranged sale of drinks (4) ALES*
8 Cess on one car (for hire) (4) TAXI {TAX}{1}
9 A fighter gets ring for Spanish friend (5) AMIGO {A}{MIG}{O}
10 Get submerged in washing place (4) SINK [DD]
11 Scary exclamation about louse egg and fish (6) BONITO {BO{NIT}O}
13 Princess’s flower’s ill fortune (8) DISASTER {DI'S}{ASTER}
15 Bug born and led astray (6) NEEDLE {NEE}{LED*}
17 Is tabby excited to look after young one? (7) BABYSIT*
19 Sir, some compounds are chemicals with same molecular weight but different arrangement of atoms (7) ISOMERS*
22 Composer hid the French chemical (6) BLEACH {B{LE}ACH}
24 Monstrous ladies with consuming interest? (8) OGRESSES [CD]
26 Chinese guy follows bird for accomplice (8) HENCHMAN {CH}{MAN}<=>{HEN}
28 Landlord certain to include question about commencement of insurance (6) SQUIRE {S{Q}U{I}RE}
30 Little data found in certain forms (4) INFO [T]
31 DIN or new ISO designed by Europe (5) NOISE {N}{ISO*}{E}
32 Arranged sale of drinks (4) ALES*
DOWN
1 Ex–British Prime Minister has egg and a thick cold sauce (4) MAYO {MAY}{O}
2 Perhaps, armed forces immorality... operating in absence of Medical Officer (8) MILITARY IM
3 Elephant driver’s ham? (6)
4 Small mountain railway carries a Clinton’s wife (7) HILLARY {HILL}{A}{RY}
5 They can be sweet between bedfellows (8) NOTHINGS [CD]
6 Hope to climb a steeple (6) ASPIRE {A}{SPIRE}
7 Indian Chartered Accountant goes to South American empire (4) INCA {IN}{CA}
14 Badly uninstall, losing nuts altogether (2,3) IN ALL {
16 Big and regal. Confused? (5) LARGE*
18 Cruel Indiana male in shade (8) INHUMANE {IN}{HU{MAN}E}
20 Brawny curs maul badly (8) MUSCULAR*
21 Find out excitedly and announce using this exclamation (5,2) FOUND IT*
23 Sancho rode, carrying TV personality (6) ANCHOR [T]
25 The remaining journalist took a break (6) RESTED {REST}{ED}
27 Bird from Northern Europe (4) ERNE [T]
Reference List
The in French = LE, Question = Q, New = N, Europe = E, Railway = RY, Indian = IN, Indiana = IN, Journalist = ED
Very easy grid. Got solved fully in 15 minutes. Occasionally such grids help boost the confidence of the solver
ReplyDelete2 more days to boost self confidence!
ReplyDelete19A- Liked it,Sir!
ReplyDelete:-)
DeleteEnjoyed a few anagrams well concealed. Got stuck for a while with false capitalisation of DIN in 31A.
ReplyDeleteWe have seen the lift and separate trick in clues as part of wordplay; now it seems we may see it in the light (or the solution) itself. Has it been used by Arden, Gridman and others in THC? Or is first-use of it by Incognito?? Comments invited.
ReplyDeleteReferring to 14D?
ReplyDeleteProbably, CV Sir is referring to 3DN?
DeleteCome to think of it, I think it is common in rev anagram clue.Right?
DeleteYes, Sir. But in this clue, mahout is a single word. Breaking it as mah+out, is it OK?
DeleteIn a reverse anagram, we, normally, consider ?+away or +out {either prefix or suffix] only for words which have meaning by themselves. I don't find any meaning for MAH separately. Hence the doubt.
You have elaborated on the sneaking doubt I had. I am not criticising it but merely pointing to a novelty.
DeleteCol., please mark T letters in the clue in pink- Anchor.
ReplyDeleteIt is past 9:00. Elephant driver is yet to come.
ReplyDeleteBecause our Col has chosen the clue carefully. It is maha outre.
DeleteMahout
DeleteHam= mah out
Right. It is a rev anagram of mahout where mah and out have to be lifted and separated.
DeleteRe 3d Elephant driver's ham? (6) MAHOUT
DeleteCompare Gridman's clue in the past:
Easy to swap out. Nitre may be got (15)
KKR I don't think MAH need necessarily be a pucca word.
ReplyDelete