Incognito's tribute to our successful Olympians today.
There is something else visible in the grid for Novices/Non-regular commenters to identify.
ACROSS
1 Good! In France, our boy is in for American whiskey (7) BOURBON {B{OUR}{B}ON}
5 Look good by 24 (6) GLANCE {G}{LANCE}
9 A lassie travels giving alternative names (7) ALIASES*
10 Awkwardly binds male in ‘Jaws’, perhaps (9) MANDIBLES*
11 Fears partiality after initially playing hard with ball (7) PHOBIAS {BIAS}<=>{Pl...g}{H}{O}
13 Steer not available by six at entrance (8) NAVIGATE {NA}{VI}{GATE}
17 Fire-bag (4) SACK [DD]
19 Musical composition for first couple in opera by American (4) OPUS {OPera}{US}
20 Consumer in Peru served (4) USER [T]
21 Massachusetts Yankee gets egg and condiment (4) MAYO {MA}{Y}{O}
22 Goods carried? Soapy dal porridge (8) PAYLOADS*
24 At last Neeraj Chopra leads to visible excitement launching Indian spear (7) JAVELIN {n...aJ}{c...rA}{Vi...e}{Ex...t}{La...g}{IN}
30 Naming profession (7) CALLING [DD]
32 Picking up fish having one foot (7) LIFTING {L{1}{FT}ING}
DOWN
1 No MIT band played sport (9) BADMINTON*
2 Over-state small number retired (4) UPON {UP}{NO<=}
3 Punching carton with gin cocktail (6) BOXING {BOX}{GIN*}
4 Fastener on hand? (4) NAIL [DD]
5 Clutch government file (5) GRASP {G}{RASP}
6 A fighter gets ring for friend in Mexico (5) AMIGO {A}{MIG}{O}
7 Asians pace about large water body (7,3) CASPIAN SEA*
12 Head office captain at main game (6) HOCKEY {HO}{C}{KEY}
14 Rent valued veil in entertainment (10) VAUDEVILLE*
15 Caustic chemical from rural Kalimpong (6) ALKALI [T]
18 Grappling with remaining plant (9) WRESTLING {W}{REST}{LING}
23 Exit computer session of golf play (3,3) LOG OFF*
24 Mechanical device in a pack of cards? (4) JACK [DD]
25 Leaning back and spinning tales (5) LYING [DD]
26 Thing misplaced in dark time (5) NIGHT*
28 Part of Virginia Wolf’s missing (4) AWOL [T]
29 Wandering Romanian left Oman with queen (4) RANI RomanIAN*
Reference List
Good in French = BON, Boy = B, Good = G, Hard = H, Yankee = Y, Indian = IN, English = E, Number = No, Government = G, Fighter = MIG, Electronic = E, With = W
I could not find the puzzle online
ReplyDeleteThey must be stil in Holiday mood.
DeleteI think it is up now
DeleteIt was up around 10.30 AM
DeleteIn their synopsis to the grid, it was wrongly mentioned as 2020 Tokyo Olympics!
It is the 2020 Olympics held in 2021 due to Covid
DeleteI didn't notice that. Thanks for the enlightenment.
DeleteAnd the next Olympics is 2024 at Paris.
DeleteAmong the GAMESome clues my pick is 28Dn
ReplyDeleteOf course, I endorse your views and those from the uniformed services would have solved this in a jiffy!!
Delete+1 of course!
DeleteSomething else besides what is highlighted
ReplyDeleteThank you ever so much Incognito.You made my day
ReplyDeleteYou mean ling?
ReplyDeleteGridman always used to say-whenever you have a doubt refer to a dict. It very much applies to this. I also id not know but when I referred I came to know that ling also means heather,a type of plant.
Thank you for a free ride to Tokyo,Incognito. Enjoyed the fast ride.
ReplyDeleteIt's the Shinkansen
Delete???
DeleteBullet train!!
DeleteIt is not a Nina...
ReplyDeleteIncidentally, in the middle of javelin, one can see Vel, the Tamizh word for it...
ReplyDeleteA clever find!
DeleteNot just participated, Gemini...
ReplyDeleteIn 29d, leaving would have been a better option than with
ReplyDeleteA real tribute to successful Indian Olympians. A nice grid, as usual a fast one from Incognito. Thank you for a nice morning.
ReplyDeleteLook at the image of the Grid
ReplyDeleteMy COD 24A
ReplyDeleteOpen to anyone to identify what else is there in the Grid
ReplyDeleteKudos to Incognito for setting this sportive grid. In fact, (not out of any ego but in all humility) I was delighted on being able to solve all the clues in less than an hour and in the process learnt a new word while attempting 14-D, courtesy the Thesauras in my Collins Dictionary!
ReplyDeleteLike some of my friends say, "I have always s(up)ported sports .
DeleteThe letters in the parentheses are silent
Like some of my friends say, "I have always s(up)ported sports .
DeleteThe letters in the parentheses are silent
Good observation- some people pronouncing 'supported'that way. I have also noticed it (swallowing U!)
DeleteInaugural calling?
ReplyDeleteIs it 'Inaugural calling'?
ReplyDelete...or just 'Inaugural night'?
ReplyDeleteI will leave it to the Col. to reveal when he thinks fir
DeleteIs it. Jack Mayo. Perhaps?
ReplyDeleteNo
DeleteLook for an image
ReplyDeleteThere is a small Pentagon around the last letter s of phobias and asps.
ReplyDeleteThat pentagon (or arrow) is a cursor in the crossword software and the s in it is probably the last letter typed just before that grid image was takem
Delete* taken. The image the Col is referring to is nor a letter of the alphabet
Delete*not
DeleteI see a few tetris blocks
ReplyDeleteIt is the 2020 Olympics held in 2021 due to Covid
ReplyDeleteThis comment I made earlier might give you a clue
DeleteLook for the image of 2020 in the grid.
ReplyDeleteI am also still looking.
I am able to see 2 figures of 2 in black squares in the middle of the grid- starting just below and to the right of 14.
ReplyDeleteAfter the first 2, do you see a 0 or 1, or... both?
DeleteAn exclamation mark or question mark after 2.
ReplyDeleteThe Col has marked in grid
DeleteThanks everyone for solving
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