ACROSS
8 Part of speech announced to some extent (4) NOUN [T]
9 Apt entertainment (3,7) TAP DANCING {APT}* [RA]
10 Love inventor returning with American capital (6) OTTAWA {0}{WATT<=}{A}
11 Unnecessary sewing instruments with son (8) NEEDLESS {NEEDLES}{S}
12 Maintained inertial navigation system is not serviceable kind in the end (8) INSISTED {INS}{IS}{noT}{s...lE}[kinD}
14 Is taken to court and let out (6) ISSUED {IS}{SUED}
16 Wilder component of chromosome? (4) GENE [DD]
17 Support for forger from terrible villain shelling out one lira (5) ANVIL VilLIAN*
18 Nurse's vehicle having engine at the front or at the back?! (4) CARE {CAR}{En...e}
19 Strip foolishly around university and instigate (4,2) STIR UP {STIR{U}P*}
21 Secretive, introverted bird with cut tail nests inside (8) STEALTHY {S{TEAL}{cuT}HY}
23 Gets expert treatments (8) PROCURES {PRO}{CURES}
26 Djellaba customer's computer? (6) ABACUS [T]
28 South Indian king starting to help follower of Guru Nanak (4) SIKH {SI}{K}{Help}
DOWN
1 Dependent girl occupies large landmass (10) CONTINGENT {CONTIN{G}ENT}
2 Cutting into body in Virginia's inherently violent experiment in the beginning (8) INVASIVE {IN}{VA'S}{In...y}{Vi...t}{Ex...t}
3 Finally keep map book on top of table (2,4) AT LAST {ATLAS}{Ta..e}
4 Love writing instrument that is transparent (4) OPEN {0}{PEN}
5 Mummy gets assorted retail stuff (8) MATERIAL {MA}{RETAIL*}
6 Balances South Carolina drinks (6) SCALES {SC}{ALES}
7 Guns arranged to get some antelopes (4) GNUS*
15 Heart tremor shaking ground (10) EARTHQUAKE {HEART}* [RA]
17 Father returns with defective pearls and clothes (8) APPARELS {PA<=}{PEARLS*}
18 Fault under pass leads to crash (8) COLLAPSE {LAPSE}<=>{COL}
20 Take note: Communist has accepted God! (6) RECORD {RE{COR}D}
22 Animals from piece of real estate in Spain (6) ELANDS {E{LAND}S}
25 Protect some ailing vultures earnestly for starters (4) SAVE Acrostic
Reference List
American = A, Son = S, Lira = L, University = U, South Indian = SI, King = K, Girl = G, Virginia = VA, Mummy = MA, South Carolina = SC, Father = PA, pASS = col, God! = COR, Spain = ES, Yankee = Y
I felt there is something more enjoyable to 18A.
ReplyDeleteE/CAR/E
That is if engine is added in the beginning it becomes e-car or if it is added at tge end ut becomes nurse.
Na. It's simply saying you take either end of engine. Because it's e either way.
Deleteokay
DeletePardon typos
ReplyDeleteLoved collapse & earthquake. Gene was the last to fall since it took a while to get Gene Wilder.
ReplyDeleteThere used to be days when RAs needed an indication.
DeleteAs of now, we look for anagrind. It's fair, right?
DeleteAn indication saying don't look for synonyms like !? .
DeleteAnd wilder used to be perhaps.
I too considered the same. Later got the word play. or . tricky one.
DeleteAlso enjoyed Ottawa. It toik time to decipher.
ReplyDeleteInteresting link for INS. Thank you Col.
ReplyDeleteSir, can anno for 18D be explained. How do we get COL. Lapse = fault?
ReplyDeleteCol.= Short for column/ mountain pass
ReplyDeleteThanks ji.
DeleteYes,lapse=fault
ReplyDeleteThanks, sir.
Deletecol (kŏl)
ReplyDeleten.
A low point along a ridge, as between two mountain peaks.
Thanks, sir.
Delete2.a. I thought it was vivisect.
ReplyDeleteThanks Doc.
DeleteI had a doubt.
The act of cutting per se is operation/surgery/vivisection/disection.
Invasive is limited to introduction of instruments into body cavitivies (natural or made through anyone of above procedures.).
Also cutting into would be verb
DeleteInvasive I could only find adjective.
Dear Mr. Kishore Rao,
ReplyDeleteThanq for another CW compilation that was smooth and a tricky one too. Except for 2-D, did manage to solve today's grid. Ah, apart from 2-D, I couldn't guess the right answer for 16-A.
Nice, easy, breezy. My COD - Tap Dancing & Earth Quake.
ReplyDeleteThanx Incognito.
very interesting grid and finished in well manner. bit struck up with 21A. my CoD -OTTAWA, OPEN,SCALES. have a nice week end. thank you Incognito.
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