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ACROSS
1 Lovely planet revolving around a sun (8) PLEASANT {PLE{A}{S}ANT*}
5 Scared of a fellow’s assault (6) AFRAID {A}{F}{RAID}
9 Like an idiot, parks in reverse, in a casual manner (8) STUPIDLY {PUTS<=}{IDLY}
10 Develop a liking for a movie clip, very short (4,2) TAKE TO {TAKE}{TOo}
12 Make soft cooked entrees — idlis, dosas primarily (9) TENDERISE {ENTREES+Id..s+Do..s}*
13 Controls territories ignoring government order at first (5) REINS REgIoNS
14 Don’t go right away — wander around (4) STAY STrAY
16 Old-timer working only during the day (7) SUNDIAL [CD]
19 Regularly surf web, or play, with this (7) BROWSER {SuRf+WEB+SO}* &lit
21 Fires and tries to kill leader (4) AXES tAXES
24 Character from Sparta participating in some games (5) OMEGA [T]
25 Member of film unit arrived with scientist (9) CAMERAMAN {CAME}{RAMAN}
27 Great Britian ordered oil ban (6) ALBION*
28 One in slight trouble, finally gets cover (8) INSULATE {INSULT}{t...lE}
29 Still, some amigos never returned (4,2) EVEN SO [T<=]
30 Veteran soldier who rears bats (8) WARHORSE*
DOWN
1 Submits reports about India (6) POSITS {POS{I}TS}
2 Queen and I crazy about horses (6) EQUINE {QUEEN+I}*
3 Great stories with endings switched to create excitement (5) SPICE (-e+s)SPIC(-s+e}E
4 Make invalid somehow fly in? Extremely unusual (7) NULLIFY {FLY+IN+Un...aL}*
6 Kid enters a country for perfume (9) FRAGRANCE {F{RAG}RANCE}
7 Alcoholic drink of pirate, if at sea (8) APERITIF*
8 It could be seen at the entrance of ground (Lords) — image of London’s leaders playing (8) DOORSILL {LORDS+Im..e+Of+Lo...n}* What's the role of playing? See comments
11 Projects using English for University’s courses (4) JETS J(-u+e)ETS
15 They will transfer asset to next survivor in the end (9) TESTATORS {ASSET+TO+nexT+s...oR}* &lit
17 Stop sibling cutting precious stone (8) ABROGATE {A{BRO}GATE}
18 A boy cracking O-level casually is worthy of affection (8) LOVEABLE {LOVE{A}{B}LE*}
20 It causes pain and destruction (4) RACK [DD]
21 One moving to tail pilots near a country in Asia (7) ARMENIA {A(-i)RMEN(+i)I}{A}
23 Son with joints reportedly gets a forceful expulsion (6) SNEEZE {S}{NEEZE}(~knees)
26 Say, collar a thug (5) ROUGH (~ruff)
Reference List
Sun = S, Fellow = F, Government order = GO, Right = R, India = I, English = E, University - U, Boy = B, Son = S
4d - NULLIFY* - flyin+UL from unusual extermely
ReplyDelete22d - IMPAIR - setter-I'am ; mate-pair
2d - EQUINE* - queen+I
30a - WARHORSE* - who rears
24a - OMEGA ---->[T] sOME GAmes
5A AFRAID =Scared
ReplyDeleteA,F(ellow),RAID=attack
12A TENDERISE=Make soft
{ENTREES+I(dlis)+D(osas)}*
13A REINS=controls
Territories=REGIONS-(G),-(O),govt Order
6D FRAGRANCE,RAG=kid entering FRANCE
F(RAG)RANCE
7D,APERITIF=Alcoholic drink
(Pirate if)*
28A one = a, slight = insult, trouble(e) finally = e, insul(a)t(e) = cover
ReplyDelete17D stone = agate, sibling = bro, a(bro)gate = stop
23D son = s, joints = knees, reportedly = homophone indicator, knees ~ neeze, s+neeze = sneeze = forceful expulsion
4D extremely (u)nusua(l) = ul, somehow = anagram indicator, ul+fly in = nullify = make invalid
ReplyDelete27A ordered = anagram indicator, oil ban = Albion = Great Britain
4D already given. As alternative,
ReplyDeleteRegularly (s)u(r)f = sr, play = anagram indicator, sr+web or = browser DD
25A Member of film unit = came (arrived) raman (scientist)
ReplyDeleteOrtho Paul
ReplyDelete29ac EVEN SO..reverse T
6d. FRAGRANCE. F(RAG)RANCE
14a. STAY..STRAY MINUS R(IGHT)
3D- spice- excitement, great stories - epics switch endings;
ReplyDelete9A - stupidly - like an idiot; parks - puts in reverse plus idly meaning in a a casual manner;
17 D- abrogate- stop; sibling - bro; precious stone- agate; a( bro)gate;
18D- loveable- worthy of affection; a plus (b)oy plus o level jumbled
Ortho Paul
ReplyDelete3d. SPICE..epics*
18d. LOVEABLE.. A B(oy) in OLevel*
10A- take to -develop a liking for; a movie clip - take
ReplyDeleteAnnotation is incomplete
Delete15d testators from asset to t r from end of next survivor
ReplyDelete14a stay wander-stray-r=stay
I just realized that 8D has a redundant indicator (which I should have removed before submission)! Apologies for the slip-up.
ReplyDelete15D. Testators.. Direct one.
ReplyDeleteRelook
Delete21D ARMENIA = country in Asia.
ReplyDeletepilots = airmen
One moving to tail = I going to end=armeni
near a = a
well anno. KRM
Delete19A BROWSER = (SR+WEB+OR)*
ReplyDelete20d RACK
ReplyDeleteRack: cause extreme pain and anguish
Another meaning is ruin, destruction
21A AXES (DD)
ReplyDeleteIt is not a DD
Delete21D Annotation is incorrect
ReplyDelete8D anno needs to be written correctly
Yet to be solved
ReplyDeleteAcross - 10, 21(Annotation)
Down - 8(Annotation), 11, 26
8d
ReplyDeleteIt can be seen at the entrance=doorsill
Lords +I+o+l(image of londons leaders)
10A TAKE TO; develop a liking; TAKE=movie clip; very = TOO very short = TO
ReplyDelete26 d Rough.collar-ruff/rough,-thug.
ReplyDelete11d JETS JUTS -e+u
ReplyDelete11d - JETS = meaning Courses [projects-> juts; using english (E) for university (U) -> -U +E]
ReplyDeleteNot sure of anno after I saw sree_sree's @12:28
DeleteGood solve.
ReplyDeleteTries is taxes. Remove leader = -(t)axes = fires.
ReplyDeleteSathia at...
ReplyDelete21A : I think Tries is Taxes, remove leader and get Axes = Fires.
16A Nice solve.
Oops! Missed to notice Sujatha's post below! Apologies.
ReplyDeleteNot at home. Will update blog after I get back later in the evening
ReplyDelete23D. Both homophones need to be actual words in their own right, no? Is neeze a word? ... Merriam Webster says neeze is sneeze and gives neese as a variant.
ReplyDelete