Solution to 17D 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
1 Reluctant to draw? (8) BACKWARD {DRAW<=}
5 Protest against goal (6) OBJECT [DD]
9 Enticing everyone with universal jewellery (8) ALLURING {ALL}{U}{RING}
10 Hard worker on the edge for song (6) ANTHEM {ANT}{HEM}
12 Acceptable noise (5) SOUND [DD]
13 Toil with animal — one that could perform arduous tasks (9) WORKHORSE {WORK}{HORSE}
14 Carry drug left by groups in collusion (6) CARTEL {CART}{E}{L}
16 Allow smuggling one European stone (7) GRANITE {GRAN{1}T}{E}
19 English bird beside a lake is ageless (7) ETERNAL {E}{TERN}{A}{L}
21 Drinks tea at regular intervals by order (6) DIKTAT {DrInKs+TeA+aT}
23 Rewrite prose essay essentially for teacher (9) PROFESSOR {PROSE+esSay+FOR}*
27 A primarily big survey on land is not concrete (8) ABSTRACT {A}{Big}{Su...y}{TRACT}
28 Oriental flower for religious festival (6) EASTER {E}{ASTER}
29 Treason by earl at resort (8) BETRAYAL*
DOWN
1 Brown on the top, lift to cook slowly (6) BRAISE {Br..n}{RAISE}
2 Reckon branch of mathematics had us lost (9) CALCULATE {CALCULus}{ATE}
3 Remark about liberal group of countries (5) WORLD {WOR{L}D}
4 Authentic, detailed information interrupting restoration (7) RENEWAL {RE{NEWs}AL}
6 Stand on medium boat to get a reference point (9) BENCHMARK {BENCH}{M}{ARK}
7 Met heretic helping to make theory rejected by Einstein (5) ETHER [T]
8 Type of glass that may cause irritation? (8) TEMPERED [DD]
11 Talk proudly about bachelor on tabloid (4) BRAG {B}{RAG}
15 Entering a building for fruit (9) TANGERINE*
18 Souvenir from castle’s main tower accompanied by drink (8) KEEPSAKE {KEEP}{SAKE}
20 Endure final (4) LAST [DD]
21 Long lasting rule, bad for a change (7) DURABLE*
22 Advanced by one large plant (6) LENTIL {LENT}{1}{L}
24 In the middle of toast, wish for place of safety (5) OASIS {tOASt}{wISh}
25 Take care of animal at emergency room (5) CATER {CAT}{ER}
Reference List
Universal = U, Drug = E, Left = L, European = E, English = E, Lake = L, Eastern = E, Oriental = E, Liberal = L, Medium = M, Bachelor = B, Tabloid = RAG, Large = L, Emergency Room = ER
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ReplyDeleteAnno?
DeleteSolution without anno is likely to be deleted. Of course crossings help,but you must explain how you got it.
10a-anthem(worker-ant,edge-hem)
ReplyDelete24d-oasis(middle of toast-oas,wish-is)-place for safety in desert
25d-cater-(animal-cat,+er)
Mr.Raja, 3 solutions rule is only for Fridays. Other days you are expected to solve the only clue- 17D here- that is given for solution.
Delete17 down ...IMAGINARY ..Written and opposite is imaginary ..
ReplyDeleteSudha, your annotation is incorrect
DeleteOpposite does not enter the picture here and no indication for that also.
ReplyDeleteLovely enjoyable CW.Flowed fast like Lightning. Several good clues. Particularly liked 14A,27A and of course 17D. I got 18D wrong.
ReplyDeleteLovely puzzle. My pick of the day is 17d. I also liked 12a, 2d and 18d. Enjoyed solving.
ReplyDeleteMistake in yesterday's solve. 14D is SUGAR COATS not SUGAR TOOTH. https://www.fifteensquared.net/2020/10/18/everyman-3861/
ReplyDeleteA SOUND and light show this time!
ReplyDeleteWORD spread around and enthusiasts sat before their computers.
The best of the best are not exactly WORKHORSES but are TEMPERED.
They CALCULATE anagram counts with lightning speed.
Have ABSTRACT thinking capacity and they don't BRAG!!
The ALLURING person yet again becomes the champion. His wins seem to be ETERNAL.
He thus sets a BENCHMARK difficult to EMULATE.
The losers are not losers. They love to lose but not before a friendly attempt to topple him!!
Congratulations RAMKI KRISHNAN.
All of us could only write a one line congrats,but it takes a CGB to write a paragraph- with today's words at that. Imaginative!
DeleteRAGHAVAN
ReplyDelete17D Imaginary
Anyone with background in science and math would easily recognise it and thought that no specific anno was needed
You are right. All that one should know is that an imaginary number has a written representation in Mathematics.
DeleteSathia, you don' t have to bring in a complex number at all. The square roots of negative numbers(which do not exist as per the basic concept of square roots) is an imaginary number. Straightaway, an imaginary number has a written expression, no need for homophone etc. 5i is an imaginary number considered to be the square root of - 25.
ReplyDeleteWish to ascertain the logic behind the solution for 22D.
ReplyDeleteAdvanced = LENT
DeleteOne = 1
Large = L
Plant = LENTIL
Thank you Col. Saab....
DeleteRegards
Suresh Panje
When money is advanced, that is given. It is LENT. You could have looked up 'advance'in a dict.
ReplyDeleteA clue from today"s Independent crossword for Dr AJ and others of her ilk -
ReplyDeletePoster we knocked up to illustrate mathematical concept (5,3)
Anagram of poster we -------POWER SET
DeletePower set?
ReplyDelete+1.No question mark needed.
ReplyDeleteVery nice clues today. It was a pleasure. Especially 8D Tempered, 12A Sound, 1A Backward and of course Imaginary.
ReplyDelete18d- how do you get KEEP from Castle's main tower? Can you explain? I got the answer with crossings but could not parse.
ReplyDeleteGot the answer by googling. Thank u.
ReplyDeleteAs I always say, look up a word in a dictionary before you ask a question like this.
ReplyDeleteIf the clue has 'castle' and the Col's annotation KEEP, all that you have to do is look up KEEP.
The dictionary will have 'castle'.
Spare a few minutes and look it up in a paper dictionary.
As you flip the pages for KEEP, some other word will catch your eye and you will learn a new word.