Three answers per commenter till 6 PM (Annotations compulsory)
Please submit all your answers in one comment.
Across
Down
Enjoy.
(COMMENTS ENTERED WITH LESS THAN THREE ANSWERS/ANNOTATIONS WILL BE DELETED WITHOUT NOTICE, UNLESS THE COMMENTER SPECIFIES THAT IT IS A COMPENSATION FOR A REPEAT)
Saral 15
By Saral
Across
| 1 | Small and sweet potato (4) |
| 4 | An oil rig at sea is unique (8) |
| 9 | Commanding officer with civil engineer consuming drinks join together in a group (8) |
| 10 | Make certain to follow queen aboard (6) |
| 11 | Army officer discussed a right defense technique (10) |
| 12 | Exotic, neat hot spot in Italy (4) |
| 13 | Singers brawl madly with press, endless chaos (8) |
| 15 | Reply from editor finally after a news,perhaps (6) |
| 17 | Mother accepting work in gallery (6) |
| 20 | Cut off area behind east street (8) |
| 23 | Addict is back inside, presumably (4) |
| 25 | Cheat kidnaped old Frenchman and maiden at east side of Ranchi for payment (10) |
| 27 | Former students circulated university mail about final examination (6) |
| 28 | Ran newspaper opinions later with audacity (8) |
| 29 | Doctor Shane flanked by chief of interns with two students inside protective chamber (2,1,5) |
| 30 | Initially kid drew/scribbled everywhere naughtily on table (4) |
Down
| 2 | Tasty to eat food after a tour from south (9) |
| 3 | Infection? Moved aside at corner (7) |
| 4 | Ring each leading artist for musical drama (5) |
| 5 | Lack of interest at home to organise a rite (7) |
| 6 | Troubled Aussies like to drop case (5) |
| 7 | Order from a king, fury to arrest knight (7) |
| 8 | Numbers coming up at academy's classical composition (6) |
| 14 | Yes here's some seashell seller, say (3) |
| 16 | Cracks over trendy society photographs (9) |
| 18 | Greek character left in soup, sadly (7) |
| 19 | Gadget mechanic almost damaged (7) |
| 21 | Tried to dance holding wife's hand and rotated rapidly (7) |
| 22 | Goalkeeper adores mittens (6) |
| 24 | Politician led by troops at small hills (5) |
| 26 | Carry oxygen at first, move up the mound on ski slopes (5) |
Enjoy.
Please note- 11 A enum is 7,3. Sorry for the error.
ReplyDelete24d have a doubt but will discuss after seeing anno.
Delete28a think a small typo.
Rest were very enjoyable.
12a was too delightful.
Thanks for the special Sunday.
Ok Thanks.
Delete9A COALESCE CO(ALES) CE
ReplyDelete13A WARBLERS BRAWL* +(-p)RES(-s)*
14A SHE T ( from She sells sea shells on the sea shore-Nice clue)
Yes Vasant. :)
DeleteThanks Sowmya for pointing it out :)
ReplyDeleteYou're welcome LV - minor slips happen even when we take a lot of care.
DeleteLovely grid with neat surfaces and tight wordplay. Loved ETNA amongst other good clues. Nice touch to put SHE in the middle. Hope it's a harbinger of more crosswords set by ladies here.
Thanks a lot Soms :)
Delete15a: ANSWER (A+NEWS)*(R)
ReplyDelete17A: MUSEUM (M(USE)UM)
27A: ALUMNI (U+MAIL)* around (...N)
12ac Etna (neat)*
ReplyDelete4ac original (an oil rig)*
19dn machine (mechanic-c)*
10A- Ensure- Mke certain- ENSU(R)E
ReplyDelete6D- Issue- Case- (Aussies- AS)*. Like=As
12A- Etna- Hot spot in Italy- NEAT*
Looks like totally saral!
:D
Delete22d GLOVES: mittens
ReplyDeleteG( goal keeper) LOVES(adores)
20ac ESTRANGE: cut off
E( eastern) ST(street) RANGE( area)
4D OPERA - Musical drama
ReplyDelete{O}{per}{a}
5D INERTIA - lack of interest
{in}{a rite*}
22D GLOVES - mittens
{g}{loves}
Replacement for 22D
Delete30A DESK - table
{k d s e}*
My 3rd
ReplyDelete4d OPERA: musical drama
O( ring) PER( each) A( leading Artist)
23a user p(resu<)mably
ReplyDelete3d disease.aside*+se.
7 a Arrange A R ra(n)ge.
1a: S(PUD)
ReplyDelete6a: ORIGINAL..an,oil,rig*
19d; MACHINE...mechani(-e)*
11ac. MARTIAL ART..(army officer) MARTIAL A R(igh)T
ReplyDelete5d..INERTIA ..IN (at home)( a rite )*
2d..PALATABLE..A LAP( in reverse) Table( food)
Recheck 11a pls.
Delete11A: martial ~marshall (Homophone)
DeleteYes :)
DeleteReplacement for 4d
ReplyDelete18 d UPSILON: Greek character
( L(left) IN SOUP)*
Sadly is anagram indicator
25a COMMISSION C(O)(M)(MISS)(I)ON
ReplyDelete29a IN A SHELL I(SHANE*)LL
18d UPSILON (L IN SOUP)*
Yet to solve
ReplyDeleteAcross- 28
Down- 8,16,21,24,26
28a GALLOPED; {OP ED{ <=> {GALL} ran; gall= audacity, op-ed= newspaper opinions
ReplyDeleteOpED is either opinion: opposite of editorial page
DeleteOr Opinions and editorials page
8Dn SONATA - {NOS<=}{AT}{A(academy)}
ReplyDeleteReplacement for 18d
ReplyDelete8d SONATA:: composition
SON( nos- numbers coming up) AT A(academy’s)
16Dn SNAPSHOTS - {SNAPS{HOT}{S}}
ReplyDelete8d SONATA; classical composition; NOS<= AT A (= academy?)
ReplyDelete21d TWIRLED; rotated sharply; Wife and L (=hand?) in TRIED*
REplacement
ReplyDelete24d RAMPS; hills. RA MP S; Is ramp a hill?
a hill with a gradient of 1 in 3 - from collins
Delete8D (NOS)< + AT +A = SONATA
ReplyDelete24d RA+MP+S RAMPS
26d ((LUG)+O(xygen)+M(ound))< = MOGUL(ski slope)
Enjoyable clues LV,though on the easier side. Thank you.
ReplyDeleteThanks a lot sir :) (See my pseudonym :D)
DeleteAll done. Can anyone give correct anno for 11 A ?
ReplyDelete11A ~Marshal+ A+RT
DeleteYes Marshal~
DeleteThis comment has been removed by the author.
ReplyDeleteThanks all for solving it :)
ReplyDelete@Col Thanks for publishing. It is a grid with a woman- SHE in the middle :)
Thanks for the special LV. Will be in your home town Madurai tomorrow. Will be doing the Foodies tour on our own, ending with Jigarthanda
ReplyDeleteYay . Enjoy & don’t forget to share pics of my place :D
DeleteThat was the last in my kitty. Please send in crosswords for the specials
ReplyDeleteEnjoy your Jigarthanda at its home.
ReplyDeleteLovely Grid LV. Since did not look at the comments - did not get MARTIAL ART. Kept looking for a single word.
ReplyDeleteA good way to augur Women's day week.:)
Thanks a lot Gowri :) Sorry for that error .
Delete