ACROSS
1 Initially, minister of state at capital city gets an aircraft (8) MOSQUITO {Minister}{Of}{State}{QUITO}5 Sister, I entered company for papal legate (6) NUNCIO {NUN}{C{I}O}
10 Army captured a Zulu in city square (5) PLAZA {PL{A}{Z}A}
11 Policeman swindles Board (9) CONSTABLE {CONS}{TABLE}
12 Dig out from the founder of the Indian National Congress (6) EXHUME {EX}{HUME}
13 Important point // for a churchman (8) CARDINAL (DD)
15 Abandon trench (5) DITCH (DD)
17 English city would sound the same even without ice (9) LEICESTER {~LESTER}
19 Day auditors observe a meat dish (9) FRICASSEE {FRI}{CAS}{SEE}
20 Rips beverage money (5) TEARS {TEA}{RS}
21 Richtofen and Bernard flying around circle (3,5) RED BARON {BERNARD*} around {O}
23 You would be upset if you had a buzzer in this // part of the car (6) BONNET (DD)
27 Hirer soon modified old railway engine (4,5) IRON HORSE {HIRER+SOON*}
28 Submarine snake in Utah (1-4) U-BOAT {U{BOA}T}
29 Witch slipped back around the Spanish to get a shoe (6) GALOSH {HAG<=} around {LOS}
30 Two hours before noon, the communist returned for servant (8) ATTENDER {AT}{TEN}{RED<=}
DOWN
1 Draw the French source of sugar (5) MAPLE {MAP}{LE}2 After bath, throwing egg out of the ghetto, setter gets pasta (9) SPAGHETTI {SPA}{GHETT
3 Remove mail, perhaps (5) UNARM (CD)
4 Thanks Commanding Officer, for Mexican food (4) TACO {TA}{CO}
6 Dirtiest tie nudist tore up (9) UNTIDIEST {TIE+NUDIST*}
7 Voyage accommodation // that Uncle Tom had? (5) CABIN (DD)
8 Bosses on cricket grounds (9) OVERLORDS {OVER}{LORDS}
9 Lived in church dress with little Edward (9) INHABITED {IN}{HABIT}{ED}
14 Pants, (solution of crazy maths: + 4444444444444) (4,5) PLUS FOURS (D&CD)
15 Submitting humbly // for postponement (9) DEFERRING (DD)
16 Chief pines for troubles (9) HEADACHES {HEAD}{ACHES}
18 Doctor and tailor railway capacity (9) TRAINLOAD {AND+TAILOR*}
22 Medico with spectacles begins to learn to salivate (5) DROOL {DR}{OO}{L
24 Overrule without mistake and get an egg (5) OVULE {OV
25 Tutankhamen, in short, or a teacher (5) TUTOR {TUT}{OR}
26 Gave money // for a month of fasting (4) LENT (DD)
Reference List
Company=Co, Army=PLA, Zulu=Z, From=Ex, Auditors=CAs, Money=Rs, Circle=O, Utah=UT, The Spanish=Los, The communist=Red
The French=Le, Egg=O, Setter=I, Thanks=Ta, Commanding Officer=CO, Medico=Dr, Spectacles=OO
Colour/Font Scheme
Definition, Solution, Component letters, Embedded links, Theme word, Reference list word, Anagram Indicator, C/C indicator, Reversal Indicator, Hidden word Indicator, Letter Pick indicator, Deletion Indicator, Homophone Indicator, Movement Indicator, Positional Indicator, Substitution, Indicator, Opposite indicator, Link/Connector, Extraneous
23a- Would I be upset or would I be obsessed?
ReplyDeleteObsessed is also a type of being upset? (that due importance is not being given)
DeleteYou would be upset if you had 'a bee(buzzer) in your bonnet'
DeleteNothing for the newbies?
ReplyDeleteSlightly tougher than the normal Incognito standards- in the sense it took slightly longer and needed a few look-ups.
ReplyDeleteMy COD is 12A- Who would connect/remember Allan Octavian Hume as founder of INC?
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DeleteWe used to remember a who?me?
DeleteYes usually when i do incognito i use a handicap of first only doing acrosses as much and then getting to the downs and not using the cross letters and solving then independently. And finally the rest which would be v few left if any. But this time had to use the cross letters to do good crossword.
Delete14D- I was counting the no.of 4's wondering if it would give a clue.
ReplyDeleteInteresting to find out why they are called Plus fours?
1920s: so named because the overhang at the knee required an extra four inches of material
DeleteWhy do they call them plus fours?
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They were baggy garments that fastened tight around the knee area and were popular among some soldiers during the First World War. Some bright spark had the idea of making these pants a little longer - adding 4 inches to their length, hence the nam
I too counted the numbers. But the first four letter I got it from symbol'+'. and rest I have taken many four(s).
DeleteVery tricky one. solved all. In car even a small mosquito we all upset. Thanks to Incognito and Col. Have a nice weekend.
Is Lord's a cricket ground or "grounds"?
ReplyDeleteLord's is cricket ground.
DeleteCentum this time, thanks Incognito 9D a nice clue!
ReplyDeleteTough one
ReplyDelete22D - Begins to learn is not L
It should be start/starting/beginning to learn for the letter selection (a noun form is required. Begin or begins won’t work)
Couple of DDs were bit difficult.
ReplyDeleteBut now I am a fan of Incognito!
No crossword this Sunday?
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