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22 Place offering before good man having nothing, more or less (6) ALMOST {ALM}{O}{ST}
ACROSS
1 Champion conquers peak before she intermittently feels weakness (8,4) ACHILLES HEEL {AC{HILL}E}{SHE}{fEeLs}
10 Manages to bypass some granular levels (5) RUNGS {RUN{Gr...r}S}
11 Contender initially campaigns with current partner (9) CANDIDATE {Ca...s}{AND}{I}{DATE}
12 Silently, let’s cheer! (6) PLEASE {P}{LEASE}
13 Applied medicine programme not part of certification (8) OINTMENT appOINTMENT
15 Explain propaganda for leader of nation in cyberspace (9) INTERPRET INTER(-n+pr)PRET
16 Celebrity ultimately forgives returning traitor (4) STAR {f...eS}{RAT<=}
20 Guys with no energy leading to failures (4) DUDS DUDeS
21 One who pushes paper to insert a cryptic (9) STATIONER*
24 Offended by ungodliest setting, go out! (8) INSULTED {UNgoDLIEST}*
26 Special fish from the east enters the land of Nod! (6) SLEEPS {SP}{EELS}<=
28 Intricate tips of endoscope capturing experimental subject pumped with oxygen (9) ELABORATE {En...pE} over {LAB}{O}{RAT}
29 Steer clear of upset woman holding egg (5) AVOID {DI{O}VA<=}
30 Knowing where to go — perhaps, try it on a pet dog at first! (5-7) POTTY-TRAINED {TRY+IT+ON+A+PET+Dog}*
DOWN
3 Demanded tidiness for a change (8) INSISTED*
4 Catch something that keeps time, when starting late! (4) LOCK cLOCK
5 Views forwarded by setter included in clues — not hard! (10) SENTIMENTS {SENT}{hI{ME}NTS}
6 Throws out peculiar vices eating up time (6) EVICTS {EVIC{T}S*}
7 Left on the day before, taking a break (5) LEAVE {L}{E{A}VE}
8 For starters, can’t rely on price support for farm produce (5) CROPS Acrostic
9 Money tribunal’s head absent for a long period of time (7) CENTURY {CENT}{jURY}
14 Pay actor questionably sheltering male drug dealer? (10) APOTHECARY {PAY+ACTOR}* over {HE}
17 As a result, player goes after umpire intervening in unfinished argument (9) THERFORE {THE{REF}ORy}{E}
18 Talked into commercial battle eating up money by leading diplomat (7) ADVISED {AD}{VI{S}E}{Di...t}
19 Eating ban overturned, Indian cricketer turns to cabbage variety (8) KOHLRABI {KOHL{BAR<=}I}
23 Every team’s in isolation (5) ASIDE {A}{SIDE}
25 Vacant secretariat, a politician’s hallmark! (5) STAMP {Se...aT}{A}{MP}
27 Hold up trimmed facial hair (4) BEAR BEARd
Reference List
Current = I, Silently = P, Propaganda = PR, Oxygen =O, Diameter = D, Hard = H, Time = T, Player = E(East), Money = S, Good man = ST
30ac POTTY TRAINED . [DD]
ReplyDelete28ac ELABOARATE . {E {LAB{O}RAT} (-laborat) E}
15ac INTERPRET . {INTER (-n)(+PR) ET}
10ac RUNGS . {RUN {G} S}
2dn CONCERNED . {C {ON} {CERN} E} {D}
30A is not a DD
DeleteIn 10A you should indicate where the G comes from
30ac POTTY TRAINED . {TRY IT ON A PET D(-og)}*
Delete10ac RUNGS . {RUN {G(-ranular)} S}
28ac ELABOARATE . {E {LAB{O}RAT} (-ndoscop) E}
Delete8D CROPS farm produce {Can't Rely On Price}
ReplyDelete25D STAMP = Hallmark { Secretariat, empty + A+ MP, politician}
24A INSULTED= offended {ungodliness - go, anagram}
16A STAR = celebrity { forgives ,ultimately, S + tar ,rat returning}
8D- No indication for S.
Delete22D ALMOST = more or less (alm, offering + O, nothing, ST, saint)
ReplyDelete1AC ACHILLES HEEL : AC{HILL}E+SHE+EL (fEeLs) : Weakness
ReplyDelete24AC INSULTED: UN(-go)DLIEST* : Offended
3DN: INSISTED: TIDINESS* : Demanded
8DN: CROPS: Acrostic.
21A Stationer - anagram of 'to insert a'.
ReplyDeletePlease mention yur name. Didn't you read the advisory at the beginning of the post?
DeleteHow does one get one's name registered?
DeleteGo to your Profile and add your name there
DeleteGet help from someone who knows. Till then simply add a name at the end of your Comment posted as Unknown.
DeleteI have added a page on top wherein details have been given on how to edit your profile to display your name
Delete19D Ban overturned = rab. Indian cricketer = kohli. Cabbage variety = Kohl Rabi I = kohlrabi
ReplyDelete1a) champion is ace peak is hill she intermittently feels is shekels put together its Achilles heels meaning weakness
ReplyDelete14a)male drug.dealer is aromatherapy anagram of pay actor and he
ReplyDeleteIncorrect.
Delete29a)upset woman is avid holding egg is o The solution is avoid meaning steer clear of
ReplyDelete14d. Pay , factor and male =he. Gives you apothecary whos a drug dealer
ReplyDelete14d actor not factor.
DeleteAnnotation is incorrect
Delete26a. Fish from east is eels. Sp is from special. Anagram is sleeps for land of nod.
ReplyDeleteAnnotation is incomplete
Delete20a. Guys are dudes. With no energy becomes duds= failures.
ReplyDelete27d bear beared-ed
ReplyDeleteBrajesh, check your Anno.
ReplyDelete12A. {P}{LEASE}
ReplyDelete11A. {C}{AND}{I}{DATE}
26A. SLEEPS. {SP}{EELS}<=
17D. THEREFORE. {REF} in {THEOR y}+{E}
2D. CONCERNED. {ON}{CERN} in {CE}+{D}
Yet to be solved
ReplyDeleteAcross - 13
Down - 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 14(Anno only), 18, 23, 27(Anno only)
6D EVICTS=throws out
ReplyDeleteVICES*=EVIC(T)S
Time (T)
PAY ACTOR* sheltering HE(male)
ReplyDeleteAPOT(HE)CARY
14A APOTHECARY
ReplyDelete4D LOCK (catch), (cLOCK) - C
ReplyDelete6D EVICTS (throws out) T(time) in (VICES)*
7D LEAVE (break) L (Left) eve (the day before) taking A inside.
9D CENTURY (long period of time) cent (money) jury - j.
Note to any volunteer
ReplyDeletePlease write a simple but complete step-by-step note on what a visitor should do to post a Comment with name. If on Fridays that is appended by the Col as an intro I am sure many more will participate. The note must say that after adding the name to Profile one must be logged on with the same email ID so the name can show up.
I had done this many times on this blog to help out friends individually. I will try to consolidate.
Delete1. If you had (intentionally or unintentionally) to blogger.com through Google+ profile.
Since Google discontinued plus, all that is lost.
Remedy: login in directly at blogger, edit your profile at https://www.blogger.com/edit-profile.g. provide a display name.
2. If you have been ccessing through mobile and the display name was correctly being displayed before but suddenly became unknown.
It's got to do with deleting cookies/data from chrome/Google app.
Go to account setting, services in your mobile Google account and modify blogger service.
3. If not any of above, most likely the browser has disabled third party cookies. Please enable.
All of the above assuming, as CV sir, said you have logged in using the same email I'd that tour blogger profile is associated with.
Otherwise please switch account.
Prasad there seems to be a typo in the link give by you under the Remedy for 1. Please give the correct link
DeleteSorry, autocorrect seems to have added a fullstop. Delete the last one after g
Delete13A - Synonym for certification is Appointment
ReplyDeleteAppointment without programme (App) is Ointment which means to apply medicine
slight correction; OINTMENT is applied medicine, a qualified noun.
DeleteI agree
DeleteHence 13A is Ointment
ReplyDelete5D SENTIMENT; views; {SENT}{hI{ME}NT}
ReplyDeleteRecheck
Delete5D SENTIMENTS; views; {SENT}{hI{ME}NTs}
DeleteI am so error-prone. Need to check every time before hit send
5D SENTIMENTS; views; {SENT}{hI{ME}NTS}
Delete18D - Ad (commercial) vie (battle) eating money S ($) is Advised
ReplyDeleteSorry add leading diplomat (D) to Advise - Advised
ReplyDeleteWhat does an exclamation mark and a question mark signify? Does exclamation mark mean that we have to take the whole clue into consideration without finding indicators?
ReplyDeleteHi Manas, it could mean a few different things - while it has no standalone value, it can be used by a setter to indicate that there is something deviant or twisted about the clue, most commonly in the case of cryptic definitions.
DeleteIt is also commonly found accompanying words like 'perhaps' at the end of a clue, where the setter might think an extra nudge is needed to justify a certain instruction or in a case of a definition by example.
Sonetimes it is just a mere part of the surface reading and maybe there just to throw you off.
Thank you for your explanation Srivathsan. This helps!
Delete23d
ReplyDeleteASIDE: in isolation
A: every
SIDE: team
23Dn... Every (A) team (SIDE) = ASIDE meaning in isolation
ReplyDeleteLast one, correct anno for 27D
ReplyDeleteFacial hair (BEARD) ... when 'D' is trimmed becomes BEAR which means Hold up
ReplyDelete3.dn.Insisted. rearranging letters from tidiness
ReplyDelete6.dn.Evict. vices + t from time and rearranging the letters
7.dn.Leave. L from left and eave = the day before
8.dn. Crops. First letters of Can't , Rely On, Price, Support
16.ac. Star. Traitor = rat + s from forgives
You need to indicate annotations correctly. As per your annotations we get the following
Delete16A rat+s = rats
7D anno is wrong
6D is not a total anagram
Enjoyable grid as ever, Spinner!
ReplyDelete1A, 28A, 30A and 19D were favs. Could not anno 13A and 18D till I saw the blog.
Thank you so much :)
DeleteSuperb grid. Finished late last night and verified some of the parsing just now. Some delightful clues...25D, 30A my favorites
ReplyDeleteThank you :)
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