Solution to 8D 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 Moral aspects of changing the electronic circuits (6) ETHICS {THE*}{IC'S}
4 Most importantly, a trip takes limited period (5,3) AFTER ALL {A}{F{TERm}ALL}
10 Bet inland, like 23 (9) BANTERING {B{ANTE}RING}
11 Island partly across a moat (5) SAMOA [T]
12 After small drink make some paint marks (7) STIPPLE {S}{TIPPLE}
13 Fruit to get some divine intervention (7) TANGELO {T{ANGEL}O}
15 Anguish over defeat, but he is optimistic (8) PANGLOSS {PANG}{LOSS}
20 Minute changes, one goes unachieved (5) UNMET MiNUTE*
23 Man.Utd midfielder goes from extreme left to extreme right, just joking (7) RIBBING (-g)RIBBIN(+g)G
25 Ordering mandarin orange, managers arranged metal support (7) ANDIRON {ANDIRON+MANAGER=MANDARIN ORANGE} [CA]
28 Tomato salad - taking on a little cupid (8) AMORETTO {AMO{RE}TTO*}
29 Land to the east, say (6) ESTATE {E}{STATE}
DOWN
1 Laid out some beds and stamped (8) EMBOSSED*
2 Suspended sentence? (7) HANGING [DD]
6 Basics - 50% found in German city (5) ESSEN ESSENtials
7 Like to cross miles, perhaps it's pointless (7) AIMLESS {A{MILES*}S}
8 Force to lease both sides immediately (4,2) L?A? O? (Addendum - LEAN ON {LeasE}{ANON} - See comments)
9 Surrender to the spirit, stop working (4-2,3,5) GIVE-UP THE GHOST {GIVE UP}{THE}{GHOST}
16 Left one bare, otherwise she has loads to work on (9) LAUNDRESS {L}{A}{UNDRESS} Why otherwise?
17 Step one accepted long time ago (5,3) STONE AGE {ST{ONE}AGE}
21 Western woman embraces an Indian warrior (7) MARATHA {MAR{A}THA}
Reference List
Small = S, Bar = PH(Public House), Soldier = OR,RA, On = RE, East = E, Left = L, One = A, An = A
A few very difficult ones with a lot of interesting clues giving us a fighting chance. We should not give up the ghost.
ReplyDeleteThank you Prasanna for giving a divine start.
ReplyDeleteIt's my pleasure sir.
Deletelearned a few new words- Amoretto,Pangloss.
ReplyDeleteStruggling with launderer for a while.
Col., No print issue tomorrow.
ReplyDelete8A. Lean on= force. Immediately= ANON. Lease= let , bothsides mean, E remains. How do i accomodate L or id it Loan on ?sorry for my incomplete anno.
ReplyDeleteYou tried yesterday.
DeleteWhy lease= let? Why not lease itself?
DeleteBut i failed. Not that i hv succeeded today-).Else, i always respect the protocols .....😁
DeleteSince nobody else has come up with any solution, you try with lease in stead of let.
DeleteCol - extremely sorry. But my Rangoli finished only now. Have mailed it to u. If u can, please add it to the blog.
ReplyDeleteThank you so much!!!!
Wondering
DeleteWas not at home so I couldn't post it earlier
DeleteNice Rangoli. finally Navrathri ends with colors. .
DeleteThank u so much Colonel!!
Delete16d i think the clue needs to be semi&lit.
ReplyDeleteShe won't have loads if one is bare!
Otherwise if one dresses up she would have loads to wash.
I took otherwise (or) as a conbector between wp and def
ReplyDeleteAwaiting the anno for the 8A...
ReplyDeleteWould you Ike to have a go? Lease both sides along with Anon as you pointed out earlier
DeleteBoss,you have almost given it.
DeleteSorry, this looked almost fully solved earlier
DeleteIt is 8 D and not 8 Across
DeleteLease .....both sides are s and e .Lea( non).hmmm. not fitting
ReplyDeleteI think it will click for you had it been 'both ends' ...
DeleteCome on! How do you manage to get S&E?!
ReplyDeleteSouth and East..two sides, i presumed
ReplyDeletesides we used to anno. as L & R, S&E considered as points.
DeleteYeah. I got it. Lease both sides is simple, l and E
ReplyDeleteI need to followcthe credo ," let's uncomplicate"
Delete:-)
DeleteThanks all....
ReplyDeleteI thik western woman martha should make it to reference list.
ReplyDeleteNo need I think. Like Sue for girl,this also should be simple enough.
ReplyDeleteNo paddy, martha actually means lady/woman in armeanian (/west Asia!)
DeleteI don't think it has been used in that sense. Arden to confirm.
DeleteI could not find it in the on line Chambers that I looked. Nmae may have a biblical connection.
It's incorrect to call Gribbin a Man Utd midfielder. He never played a single senior game for them! I'm sure even the most devoted fans of the club would've never heard of him.
ReplyDeleteYou are right
DeleteSince there is no paper tomorrow I will post a special at 7 AM
ReplyDeleteThank you Col.
ReplyDeletePANGLOSS, AMORETTO, GRAPPA were new words but gettable from wordplay and crossing letters. Thanks Arden and Col!
ReplyDeleteIs 25A (ANDIRON) a CA? i.e.
(MANDARIN + ORANGE)* = (MANAGER + ANDIRON)
But the S in managerS seems extra?
Even arranged. Typically CA has one anind. Deletion sometimes have two.
DeleteThanks for the lovely artwork and Rangoli, Prasanna and Gowri! Happy Navarathri to all.
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DeleteThank you Ramki, Paddy sir & KKR Garu. Happy Navrathri.
Delete13a grammatically shouldn't it be "gets".
ReplyDelete27a gaurding should suffice!
ReplyDeleteWhy both sides.
Thank you Col.sir for posting my artwork. Enjoyed today's grid. Have a great day.
ReplyDeleteCould visit the blog only now. Beautiful artwork by Prasanna and nice Rangoli by Gowri.
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