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ACROSS
1 Give way, exposing both of them as nouveau riche (7) PARVENU {sPARe}{aVENUe}
5 Empty ground, touch embarrassed to share and share alike (2,5) GO DUTCH {Gr..nD+TOUCH}*
10 Crockery found on the western border of a country (4,5) BONE CHINA {Bo...r}{ONE}{CHINA}
11 Terrible life, not providing any record (9) CHRONICLE {CHRONIC}{LifE}
12 Gather for a service (5) AMASS {A}{MASS}
13 Fat boy gets second prize (4) LARD {LA{pRize}D}
15 Ready to wear cotton, it's tough and fibrous (8) LIGAMENT {LI{GAME}NT}
18 They work for a dictator, is that a complaint? (8) STENOSIS {STENOS}{IS}
19 Wet ground, Australia grim, drop tailenders... (4) DAMP Tail Acrostic
22 ...part of the game, need to recall a run getter (5) ENEMA [T<=]
24 Runs over a bit of minor inconveniences (4,5) FLEA BITES {FLE{A}{BIT}ES}
26 Can bishop be a good jockey? (9) BRIDEWELL {B}{RIDE WELL}
28 Knight taking 3 back to house (7) KNESSET {K{ESSEN<=}T}
29 Come back for Indian political leaders in store, perhaps (7) RIPOSTE {R{In...n}{Po...l}OSTE*}
DOWN
1 Stone a tailless wild cat sitting on snow (6) PUMICE {PUMa}{ICE}
4 Releases unless shortly some money comes in (9) UNBUCKLES {UN{BUCK}LESs}
5 Kind to supply some Oxygen requirement (5) GENRE [T]
6 Ask to stop work as one gave a formal speech (9) DECLAIMED {DE{CLAIM}ED}
8 Taken in two parts amount covering is sounding harsh (6) HOARSE {HO{A}RSE}
14 Waste fancy saree for work clothes (9) DUNGAREES {DUNG}{SAREE*}
16 Preacher gropes around, holding a measure (9) GOSPELLER {GOSP{ELL}ER*}
17 Meant to be different songs for these worms (9) NEMATODES {MEANT*}{ODES}
23 Best in the literary circles (5) ELITE [T]
24 Ships run on time (5) FLEET {FLEE}{T}
25 Flyer getting married in spot (5) BLIMP {BLI{M}P}
Reference List
Name = N, Bishop = B, Knight = KT, Measure = ELL, Smell of sweat = BO(Body Odour), Time = T, Married = M
5a go Dutch ( empty ground gd) + anagram of touch.
ReplyDelete1d pumice (pum(a) + ice (snow)
ReplyDelete3d Essen (middle of lessens)
ReplyDelete14d Dungarees ( dung =waste, anagram of saree)
ReplyDelete19a - damp; last letter off ground, Australia, from & drop
ReplyDelete9a - canon; c off care & anon
ReplyDelete10a - bone china; oN + thE + BO (western of border) + China (country)
ReplyDelete5d - genre; off oxyGEN REquirement
ReplyDelete@ uncertainly yours
ReplyDeletePlease check your solution for 9a. 1d is already solved. Check the crossings.
24d -Fleet; flee (run) + t (time)
ReplyDelete29a - reposit; lead letters of Indian Political (I + P) & anag of store
ReplyDeleteCheck the answer again.
DeleteRiposte
Delete29A is not correct.
ReplyDeleteOnly 5 answers per person.
4D unless shortly - unles
ReplyDeleteSome money - buck comes in
Releases - Un(buck)les
12a- amass- gather A ,mass is service
ReplyDelete5d- genre- a kind of...(oxyGEN REquirement)
24d- fleet- ships, run is FLEE ,T from time
23d- elite - best ( in thE LITErary circles)
11A terrible - chronic
ReplyDeleteLife not proving(if) - l(-if)e
Record - CHRONICLE
21d- estate, from last in line E,say is STATE
ReplyDelete13a lard from lad and second r from pRize
ReplyDelete15A ask - claim
ReplyDeleteWork - deed
Ask to stop work - de(claim)ed
Gave a formal speech - DECLAIMED
7d Taiga from TrAdInG dAy regulars from trading day
ReplyDelete27 India from Indonesia - ones
ReplyDelete28Ac KNESSET - {K{ESSEN reversed}T}
ReplyDeleteAnno: Knight (KT) taking (in) 3(dn) -ESSEN back - NESSE becomes KNESSET which is Israel's parliament - House
Delete1a PARVENU: newly rich( nouveau riche in French)
ReplyDeleteSPARE( give) AVENUE(way)
Both exposed, (-s)PAR(-e) (-a)VENU(-e)
2 dn redbreast-flyerv
ReplyDeleteorhers-rest re(bread*)st
9a MIDAS: king
ReplyDeleteCare: MIND : unnamed is MI(-n)D
like is AS
MIDAS
Good one
Delete20d :: REEBOK = Fast runner
ReplyDelete(REE(BO)K)
REEK : Smell
BO (Body Odour) : Smell of sweat
Reek = Bad smell
Deleteothers -re(bread*)st
ReplyDelete26A (B)(RIDE WELL)?
ReplyDeleteBishop = B
good jockey? = RIDE WELL?
What is the definition anyway?
Den. Is Can - prison
DeleteRead Den as Defn.
Delete@KRM
ReplyDeleteDefinition is can: prison
Bridewell is prison for petty offenders.
@AJ @DNM Rao. The clever surface mislead.
Delete8D-hoarse-sounding harsh; amount to be split into two-a and mount; Ho(a)rse
ReplyDelete+1
Delete24A runs - flees
ReplyDeleteOver 'a bit'
Minor inconveniences - FLE(A BIT)ES
18A- Stenosis- Stenos is- complaint
ReplyDeleteThey work for a dictator(!)- Stenos
Stenosis is a bodily complaint of pinching nerves.
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Delete4d, releases = unbuckles
ReplyDeleteMoney comes in = buck
Unless shortly = unless
[ UN (buck) les]
Typo, unless shortly = unles
ReplyDeleteMy 5th. I thought this can't be. But it seems like.
ReplyDelete22A ... gAME NEed to recall(reverse telescopic)
Run getter - ENEMA
It is!! It runs.
DeleteFunny def ain't it! Lol.
DeleteNeed atleast a "!" When its anot a direct definition.
Delete+1
Delete16d, preacher = gospeller
ReplyDeleteMeasure of length = ell
[(Grop(ell)es)*]
Holding = container indicator
24a FLEA BITES = Minor inconveniences
ReplyDeleteFLEES Runs over A BIT
25d, flyer = blimp
ReplyDeleteIn spot = blip
Married = m
Splitting a word in 2 parts- today Arden has specifically mentioned it in 8D.
ReplyDeleteAmount- A Mount
Trying to decipher his intent gave me a splitting headache!
DeleteRemaining
ReplyDelete15A
Closing chance after a long time!
ReplyDelete15a li(game)nt.
Yes,it is a pleasure.
Delete9A Care like an unnamed King (5)
ReplyDeleteIs 'an' justified?
Looks like it is needed for the surface reading, esp. since the king is unnamed.
DeleteNo. Redundant and extraneous.
DeleteI mean redundancy is acceptable but not when it becomes extraneous.
DeleteI found a couple of other redundant phrases in the grid. "of" in 24A and "to supply" in 5D. It is well and good that the surface reading makes sense, but these serve as red herrings when digging beneath the surface for cryptic meanings.
DeleteWhat if they are worded so:
Delete24A Runs over a bit '(-of) for' minor inconveniences.
5D Kind in supplying oxygen requirement.
Economizer, what ails you?, no double entendre! You are an asset to this blog. Do share with economy.
DeleteI used to crack THC mostly in my late teens and early twenties. At 52, I am an expert, still a novice. When I kick my bad habits, I will join the elders. 😅
@Rao Pilla that is kind of you to say.
DeleteI am ailed by a combination of neurological, psychiatric and orthopaedic troubles centered on the spine. An incomplete list of my diagnoses has been added to a Crossword grid and submitted to Col. Certainly an addiction to puzzles also ails me.
If all goes smoothly we are destined to be elders, be it good or bad examples!
Is cotton (Lent) wearing a game or the other way round?
ReplyDeleteReady= Game.I suppose.
ReplyDeleteReady( game) to wear cotton ( lint)
ReplyDeleteLI( GAME ) NT
To me, it looks like Lint is wearing game.
ReplyDeleteOh! I get it. Wearing is covering.
Can someone explain 10A anno? I get the answer, but not the annotation.
ReplyDeleteBONE CHINA (B)(ONE)(CHINA)
DeleteB : Western (B)order
Eastern borde(R)
ONE : A
CHINA : Country
Western, Eastern usage for Across clues
DeleteThat was my take (Anno)
DeleteFurther improvement on it welcome!
Comments from Sree Sree awaited
DeleteSounds more like it than @8:46 answer
DeleteArden has outdone himself in the level of cryptic wordplay of this puzzle.
ReplyDeleteI had filled in 27A as NIGER and got stuck for some time. How? Country = NIGERIA, ones = {I}{A}, Country without ones = NIGER(-i)(-a).
There were plenty of excellent clues. To list a few: 12A {A}{MASS}, 19A DAMP (tail acrostic), 29A {R{I}{P}OSTE (store*)}, 17D {NEMAT (meant*)}{ODES}, 20D {REE{BO}K}, 21D {E}{STATE}, 23D ELITE [T], 24D {FLEE}{T} and 25D {BLI{M}P}.
Two clues with excellent surface readings were 13A {LA{R}D} (Fat boy gets second prize) and 14D {DUNG}{AREES (saree*)} (Waste fancy saree for work clothes).
It was interesting to see FLEE as run in two connected clues, 24D and 24A (however, "run getter" in 22A was rather indirect a definition for ENEMA). There were also a couple of fliers in the grid, as well as a King and a dictator, plus a preacher and a bishop.
TAIGA and GO DUTCH were interesting selections in the grid. After TAIGA I started looking for a tailless tiger in 1D and enjoyed spotting the PUM(-a) on snow.
For 16D GOSPELLER I had the GOSPEL but was missing ELL as a measure. I found 11A {CHRONIC}{L(-if)E} and 15A {LI{GAME}NT} to be quite difficult, though it was easy to appreciate the setter's wordplay once they were solved.
Interestingly, the flags of NIGER and INDIA bear certain similarities (colours and shapes).
DeleteUncertainty-yours it would certainly be nice if you could be certain and give us your name
ReplyDeleteCertainly :) my name's Vijay Pitchaimuthu . An entrepreneur based now in Chennai . A CW addict; such was my addiction I started tamil-vaalga.blogspot.com - to help more Tamil-speakers start solving CWs . However, amid busy work schedules- the attempt eventually fizzled out . Plan to revive it soon though :)
DeleteCol, nice way of as"certain"ing his name. Welcome Vijay
DeleteYou are 'certainly' welcome here
DeleteThanks, Col. & Kolluru !
DeleteDo you know a certain Dr. Raghava Rao, Orthopedician? From vizag, about 80.
ReplyDeleteBig THC fan from late 1980's or even before.
I lost touch with him after my father(his friend)'s death in 2010.
Dr. Raghava Rao was very good.
Naga'Raja' Rao Pilla is my full name.