Solution to 13A 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 Remove IV etc. in operation (5) EVICT*
11 Angora worn containing unknown material (7) ORGANZA {ORGAN{Z}A*}
12 Appreciation rejecting local reform (7) OVATION innOVATION
13 Faculty spread out in webcast (5) F?A?R (Addendum - FLAIR (~flare) )
14 G-50 say (6,3) MIDDLE AGE {aGe}
15 “Pay up without feelings” said Spooner, irritating (10) NETTLESOME (~settle numb}
17 Turn black before death (4) BEND {B}{END}
19 Kiss Gregory, say (4) PECK [DD]
21 “Listen to Ria”— News shows booming (10) STENTORIAN [T]
25 Say bear, at BSE? (4,5) WILD BEAST {AT+BSE}* [RA]
27 Ghetto temporarily covering sign (5) TOTEM [T]
30 Second time in straw is fast (5) HASTY {HA{S}{T}Y}
31 End of puzzle (5) STUMP [DD]
DOWN
2 He has no address book after heading to virtual city (7) VAGRANT {NT}<=>{Vi...l}{AGRA}
3 Checks by regulators (8) CONTROLS [DD]
5 Make possible by sound, losing tempo (6) ENABLE tENABLE
6 Sneer of German expert gaining edge (7) GRIMACE {G}{RIM}{ACE}
7 Gone case? (6) COFFIN [CD]
10 At home, 10 Downing’s leader is mean (6) INTEND {IN}{TEN}{Do...g}
16 Messaging you an item I ordered for details (8) MINUTIAE {(~you)U+AN+ITEM+I}*
18 Thus identify describing newspaper’s vulnerability (4,4) SOFT SPOT {SO}{FT}{SPOT}
19 Fruit in two hands (6) PAWPAW {PAW}{PAW}
23 Quick setter’s becoming old in August (6) NIMBLE N(-o+i'm)IMBLE
24 Protest against idea (6) OBJECT [DD]
26 Encourage son in Delhi to cycle (4) ABET (+a)ABET(-a)
Reference List
Girl = G, Unknown = Z, Local = INN, Black = B, Again = RE, Priest = P, Second = S, Time = T, Book = NT(New Testament), Tempo = T, German = G, Man = M, Fine = F, Newspaper = FT(Financial Times), Old = O, Son in Hindi = BETA
28A- Is U & I we or us also?
ReplyDeleteBoth are first person plural. One is used for subject and the other for object!
Delete19A- Have not heard about this fruit. Trying to fit in Papaya.
ReplyDeleteJungle book . Bear necessities!
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DeleteHopefully it didn't prick a raw paw:)
DeleteMany clues like. PAWPAW, STUMP, COFFIN.
ReplyDeleteI don't know if the English people use the phase 'gone case' but Tamilians - who while talking the ancient language in their daily talk or on TV shows often use English - say that.
That's when someone or something fails totally.
I liked "gone case"
DeleteI instantly remembered "pootta case" coining in Vasool Raja
For us in TN this is very common-both gone case & pootta case. When we are using English slang why not local slang? Only problem is we are taken by surprise.
DeleteThanks CV sir:) Guess you can take a person out of Chennai but can't take Chennai out of a person. KKR garu - extra points for "pootta case" - made me smile!
DeleteWonderful, but not difficult puzzle. A number of lovely clues.my greatest favourite today was 28dn. 19ac is another, taking a few minutes to remind me of Roman Holiday and The Omen for Gregory Peck. 28ac also I loved. I completed all but G-50, for which I had to wait till 8:30 to see the blog. Thank you Hypatia.
ReplyDeleteThanks AJ. Glad you liked it. One of my favorite roles that Peck played is that of "Atticus Finch". Btw did you mean 26Dn since there is no 28D..
DeleteYes,26d. ABET. Sorry.
DeleteInnovative and creative puzzle. Loved the creativity of Middle Age, the misleading surface of Wild Beast, et al. Thank you Hypatia.
ReplyDeleteThanks Vasant. Made my day:)
DeleteI also had a problem withG-50. I suppose it is because we try to read it as G-50. It is just G followed by 50,say. The hyphen makes us assume things. Clever.
ReplyDeleteI don't see how "middle" is derived. I thought it was "golden age"
DeleteG is in the middle of aGe.
DeleteThanks Paddy:)
Delete13A Faculty- Flair
ReplyDeleteWebcast-air
Incorrect, where did you get the F and L from?
Delete15a NUM is an alt spelling of numb.
ReplyDeleteNope, NUMB is pronounced as NUM, B is silent
DeleteIncorrect, see the main post
ReplyDeleteI enjoyed the clue G-50 for middle age, the reverse anagram WILD BEAST and the clue for INTEND (all of these I missed along with many others). Tough for me. Enjoyed after seeing the solutions in this blog.
ReplyDeleteThanks Vanchinathan sir. Happy to know that you enjoyed them though were elusive.
DeleteYes,we do get Aha moments on seeing the blog. Innovative clues. I could not proceed beyond beast. The RA never occurred to me.
ReplyDeleteThey are a bit hard to spot - in this case the Bear and BSE fit very well for the surface story and so I went with it.
Delete13Ac FLAIR - {FL}{AIR}
ReplyDeleteFL - Flourish=Spread out
Incorrect
DeleteSince no one has got it
ReplyDelete13A - FLAIR (~flare)
Thanks for the perfect blog and explanations Colonel. Much appreciated by both the setters and solvers..
DeleteWow Colonel and Hypatia..never bothered to parse it..the clue was imminently biffable
DeleteIts more of a Reversal clue. G is the Middle letter of (a G e)..and 50 is roughly Middle age.
ReplyDeleteI did not FOND. It was actually so easy. On the other hand i was so proud to get Middle Age & Wild Beast. Thanx Hypatia. I also love Gregory Peck's Atticus Finch. 😊
ReplyDeleteget*
ReplyDeleteLooks like "FOND" was slightly harder than I thought. Well done on cracking "Middle Age" and "Wild Beast":)..Plus 2 for Atticus Finch, then..
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