Monday 10 April 2023

No 13835, Monday 10 Apr 2023, Incognito

Solution to 1D 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
7   Broadcast idea on air for show showcasing some answers in this puzzle (Continued in 9 Down) (4,5) AERO INDIA*
8   Common people organise Ohio poll before fourth of April (3,6) HOI POLLOI {OHIO+POLL}*{aprIl}
10 French love including right mail (6) ARMOUR {A{R}MOUR}
11 Bets wind moves around bedroom furniture perhaps unsuitable for Chang and Eng (4,4) TWIN BEDS*
12 "Doctor, sick boy having sex appeal makes boring device" (5,3) DRILL BIT {DR}{ILL}{B}{IT}
14 Juliet gets a bean for South American cat (6) JAGUAR {J}{A}{GUAR}
16 Gruesome female horse circles taxi (7) MACABRE {MA{CAB}RE}
18 Successive rulers from a family, I hear, pass away... Horrible! (7) DYNASTY {(~die)DY}{NASTY}
21 Native American having information about knock-out (6) DAKOTA {DA{KO}TA}
23 Yankee leaves military music groups for making sashes to be worn around upper limbs (8) ARMBANDS {ARMy}{BANDS}
25 For example boxing fruit on broken thing (8) FIGHTING {FIG}{THING*}
27 Irritated Nero captured soldier in province (6) REGION {RE{GI}ON*}
29 Extraordinary night amidst fish giving natural discharge of electricity (9) LIGHTNING {LI{NIGHT*}NG}
30 Observed new bishop's domain at first (4) SEEN {N}<=>{SEE}

DOWN
1   Rare rat bits strewn around one in seal-able glass containers containing soil and plants (8) ?E?R?R?A (Addendum - TERRARIA {RARE+RAT}* over {1} - See comments) 
2   Therefore, see alone (4) SOLO {SO}{LO}
3   Angel and actress endlessly getting massage (6) CHERUB {CHEr}{RUB}
 Give orders to socially engage around Indian court (7) DICTATE {D{I}{CT}ATE}
5   Flashy person's Jap pony galloping around island (8) POPINJAY {JAP+PONY}* over {I}
 Flat piece found in physics laboratory (4) SLAB [T]
9   See 7 Across (5) 
13 Perhaps, plain bit of gorilla nostrils (5) LLANO [T]
15 Chinese living in Georgia and an African country (5) GHANA {G{HAN}A}
17 About directories of the most successful pragmatists (8) REALISTS {RE}{A LISTS}
19 Do petals transform into pollywogs? (8) TADPOLES*
20 Watering hole profit? It's a snip (7) BARGAIN {BAR}{GAIN}
22 Pivotal part of taxi alcove (5) AXIAL [T]
24 Optical illusion from image shifting around centre of the Sahara desert (6) MIRAGE {MI{R}AGE*} Seems to be an error here for Anno of R (Addendum - {MI{t...aRa...t}AGE*} Semi&lit - See comments)
26 Very big embrace by Earl (4) HUGE {HUG}{E}
28 Surprised and sudden intake of breath from girl sitting on snake (4) GASP {G}{ASP}

Reference List
Right = R, Boy = B, Sex appeal = IT, Juliet = J, Bean = GUAR, Knock-out = KO, Yankee = Y, New = N, Bishop's domain = SEE, See = LO, Indian = I, Court = CT, Island = I, About = RE, Earl = E, Girl = G

25 comments:

  1. 24d centre "the saha R a desert"'

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    1. R is in centre of the whole phrase: the sahara desert.

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    2. Good one Prasad. Could never think of it that way, in spite of the solution staring you in the face.

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  2. 1 down solved easily, let others try 👍

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  3. Though I knew about Siamese Twins, I did not know their names, It was a revelation. Thank you for the link Col.

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  4. I fully agree with you about pen and paper experience. Nothing to beat it.

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  5. Today, for me, incongnito , did not allow easy way. Bit of hmms...

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  6. 1D, sealable glass containers containing soil and plants = TERRARIA
    RARE RAT BITS STREWN AROUND ONE
    [RARE RAT I]*

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  7. The Air show that was promised earlier during the American rounds- setter's fav.topic.

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  8. Yes, sir. For me too, paper is better than keyboard.

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  9. Thanx Kishore for a lovely crossie. A breeze! I even got R from The Sahara Desert.
    My cod - DYNASTY, TWIN BEDS.

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  10. Btw - Paddy tells me u r a PGW fan.
    Here's to that! 🌷

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  11. As usual excellent grid by my fav. Incognito. aha moments with JAGUAR, MACABRE,TERRARIA.

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