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ACROSS
1 On the radio, name a composer (6) HANDEL (~handle)
4 Go ahead and exercise - you're fat! (5,3) AFTER YOU*
10 Meets poor horse, holding a bit of straw (5,4) BUMPS INTO {BUM}{P{St..w}INTO}
11 Wake up, men! Return to work! (5) ROUSE {OR<=}{USE}
12 Slow passage from heart of romantic poet (7) ANDANTE {romANtic}{DANTE}
13 Wear out part of a car (7) EXHAUST [DD]
14 Tree in public highway (5) LICHI [T]
18 Party dismissing a boorish person creates uproar (8) BALLYHOO {BALL}{YaHOO}
20 No time to check old sound system (5) AUDIO {AUDIt}{O}
23 Part of Europe (Britain) mostly flooded (7) UKRAINE {UK}{RAINEd}
27 European shouted about cutting end of poor saw (9) EYEBALLED {E}{YE{BAd}LLED}
28 At work, I stop men hiring relatives, say (8) NEPOTISM*
DOWN
1 Spooner's boss welcomes those providing sole protection (8) HOBNAILS (~knob hails to hobnails)
2 Retired criminal going over one wall like a gypsy (7) NOMADIC {C{1}{DAM}ON}<=
3 German city's IT rebelled in the beginning about learning BASIC (9) ESSENTIAL {ESSEN}{TI<=]{Ab..t}{Le...g}
5 Polar bear's orthopaedic problem? (6,8) FROZEN SHOULDER {FROZEN}{SHOULDER}
6 Endlessly harm the poor planet (5) EARTH {hARm+THE}*
7 Finally out! Uber's hidden videos can be seen here (7) YOU TUBE [T]
8 Would I quit tedious broadcast? (4,2) USED TO TEDiOUS*
9 Surprisingly US and China revered companies that perform below expectations (14) UNDERACHIEVERS {US+CHINA+REVERED}*
16 One group of men who saw a miracle - not made-up (9) IMAGINARY {1}{MAGI}{NARY}
17 Bullfighter raced on rough road (8) TOREADOR {TORE}{ROAD*}
24 Unfit during a drill (5) INAPT {IN}{A}{PT}
Reference List
Horse = PINTO, Men = OR(Other ranks), Time = T, Old = O, European = E, Name = N, Rupee = R, Date = D, Energy = E, Drill = PT
6D. I feel, the clue should be " ENDSLESSLY"?
ReplyDeleteThere is no such word as ENDSLESSLY
DeleteEndlessly may also mean without both ends.
DeleteOk
Delete22d, impulsive = sudden
ReplyDeleteSon, say = SUN[I stop men
Dates = dd
Energy = e
[SU+dd+e+N]
23a, part of Europe (britain) mostly flooded = UKRAINE
UK + RAINE (-D)
28A, At work, I stop men hiring relatives, say = Nepotism
[I stop men ]*
26a, goddess = DURGA
Acrostic
Destroyed Ugly Rakshasa Guarding All
24 D, UNFIT = INAPT
DURING = IN
A = A
DRILL = PT
RR , 22D. Anno and 28A. Sort of mixed up..
ReplyDeleteI don't see anything wrong.
DeleteNothing wrong but typing got mixed up
DeleteSorry, error while typing. Noticed error after publishing. I stop men was for 28A. So kindly ignore those extra words in 22d after SUN. Thanks Gemini.
ReplyDeleteIf you may want, you may copy paste the corrected version....
ReplyDelete22d, impulsive = sudden
DeleteSon, say = SUN
Dates = dd
Energy = e
[SU+dd+e+N]
4 Go ahead and exercise - you're fat! (5,3)
ReplyDeleteexercise => YOU RE FAT=> AFTER YOU=go ahead
6 Endlessly harm the poor planet (5)
ReplyDeleteE h(AR)m THe =>EARTH=planet
I am in a dilemma. If it is endlessly , it should be Har(m).
DeleteIf it has to be AR, imho, both the ends should be open
Check your annotation for 6d Sudhakar.
Delete+1 for AJ
Delete7 Finall[y out! Ube]r's hidden videos can be seen here (7)
ReplyDeletehidden=>container (T) [y out! Uber]=>YOUTUBE=videos can be seen here
3 German city's IT rebelled in the beginning about learning BASIC (9)
ReplyDeleteGerman city=ESSEN
IT rebelled=TI
beginning (A)bout (L)earning
BASIC=ESSENTIAL
14 Tree in pub[lic hi]ghway (5) (T)
ReplyDeletein =container (T)
LICHI=tree
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ReplyDelete12Ac ANDANTE – {romANtic}{DANTE}
ReplyDelete(Dante – Poet)
13a EXHAUST [DD]
ReplyDelete21 D - (DOUB(LE)T)
ReplyDeleteHesitation - Doubt
extremely l(-oos)e
Doublet - A man's close fitting jacket
29a OYSTER: secretive person
ReplyDeleteYouth: BOY - B( headless): OY
Grim: STERN - N( nameless): STER
(-B)OY STER(-N)
4 ac bumps into -meets.
ReplyDeletepoor bum
horse Pinto
s -traw. bump(s)into
sorry it is 10 ac
ReplyDelete10A. Poor = BUM + S (first letter of straw) inside PINTO (horse) = BUMPS INTO = meet
ReplyDelete2dn : NOMADIC = A gypsy
ReplyDelete(C(I)(DAM)ON) <= Reversed
Criminal : CON
Walk : DAM
One : I
Good solve MB sir....I solved it.....but anno. of walk. I had a doubt
DeleteTypo: please read wall for walk
DeleteReplacement for 10A.
ReplyDelete17D. Raced = TORE + ADOR ( anagram of road) = TOREADOR = bullfighter
1 DN HOBNAILS protect heels. NOB (boss) HAILS(welcomes) to Hob Nails
ReplyDeleteNice solve! 👏👏
Deletegood solve. but I think boss=knob pronounced as nob
Delete18A BALLYHOO - BALL (Party) + YAHOO (Boorish person - without (dismissing) a )
ReplyDelete5D- Frozen Shoulder; Polar-Frozen; Bear Shoulder
ReplyDelete5d frozen shoulder (dd)
ReplyDelete25a period to relax = leisure (lie+ sure (of course)
ReplyDeleteTweak required
Delete9d under achievers (us china revered anagram)
ReplyDelete👏
Delete20ac AUDIO: sound system
ReplyDeleteCheck: AUDIT -T ( no time) O: old gives AUDIO
27A EYEBALLED = saw
ReplyDeleteE= European
YELLED=shouted
BAd-d = cutting end of poor
about containment indicator
27a {E{YE{BA}LLED}
ReplyDeleteSeveral good clues and good solves. Enjoyable Friday!
ReplyDelete1A - HANDEL who is a composer. ~Handle which is a synonym of Name
ReplyDeleteEnjoyable X-ie. Bu5 for 1D got rest.. did not know there was a word called Hobnails in the first place. Guess one learns something new everyday
ReplyDelete11ac, 19d, 16d and 8d still remain.
ReplyDelete11A: ROUSE (wake up) from OR (men) return + USE (to work)
ReplyDelete19D: AIRDROP (supply coming down) from AIR (look at) + DOPe (brief information) about R (rupee)
16D: IMAGINARY (made-up) from I (one)+ MAGI (group of men who saw a miracle) + NARY (not)
8D: USED TO (would) anagram of tedious minus I (one quit)
Full marks for Kriskross this Friday
ReplyDelete4ac - clue contains the word YOU - which is part of the solution....is it kosher? (a la Prasad)
ReplyDeleteOtherwise nice grid.
My cod - FROZEN SHOULDER, IMAGINARY.