Solution to 22D 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.
Open for anyone to answer, if not solved by 1 PM.
ACROSS
1 Details of maniacs with bars (4,3,5) NUTS AND BOLTS {NUTS}{AND}{BOLTS}
9 Heavy iron block from African village (5) ANVIL [T]
10 I'm opting out of dodgy re-claimants in connection with inheritance (9) ANCESTRAL {RECLAimANTS}*
11 Special services for goblins (7) SPRITES {SP}{RITES}
12 Without light, you and I start browsing illegal sites (4,3) DARK WEB {DARK}{WE}{Br...g}
13 Type of vehicle that is difficult to handle, needs kick-starting by muscleman essentially (8) TRICYCLE {TRICkY}{musCLEmen}
14 Pleasure-seeker eliminates don in robbery (5) HEIST HEdonIST
18 Order to expel director for knavery essentially (5) EDICT E(-v+d)DICT
20 Couple wearing nothing at regatta (4,4) BOAT RACE {B{O}{AT}RACE}
24 They barely go out when it's Sun God's final eclipse (7) NUDISTS {ITS+SUN+goD}*
26 Ethnic cooking features ultimate rock cake (7) THICKEN {ETHNIC}* over {rocK}
27 Spooner's record battles for those helping to see things in obscurity (3,6) FOG LIGHTS (~log fights to fog lights)
28 I drifted off without penny in a place surrounded by water (5) ISLET {I}{SLEpT}
29 Limbs for a lot of money? (2,3,3,1,3) AN ARM AND A LEG [DD]
DOWN
1 Don't worry about hideout sheltering obnoxious people (5,4) NEVER MIND {NE{VERMIN}D<=}
3 A trade barrier gets priority for water (5,3) ADAMS ALE {A}{SALE}<=>{DAM}
4 Commit yourself to defeat independent for old crack (6) DECODE DEC(-i+o)ODE
5 The side of a coin's original value swapping the place of shilling, say (7) OBSERVE OB(-v+s)SER(-s+v)VE
6 Announcement of fit project (5) THROW (~throe)
15 Device for firing bullet around playground quietly (9) SPARKPLUG {S{PARK}{P}LUG}
16 Bruised jailbird took advantage of model inside (8) CONTUSED {CON}{USED} over {T}
17 Angry ape gets bananas, maybe 21 (7) PEANUTS {APE}*{NUTS}
19 Get rid of tunic as hierarchical clothing (7) CASHIER [T]
21 Everyday fight ending with opponent usurping island (7) TRIVIAL{f..hT}{RIV{I}AL}
22 Chopper of king regularly providing drugs (5) ?N?F? (Addendum - KNIFE {KiNg}{IF}{E} - See comments)
23 Arguably steroid treatment has magical answer basically for breathing problem (6) ASTHMA Acrostic Semi&lit
25 What will the workers at the coalface do to eat heartily? (3,2) DIG IN [DD]
Reference List
Special = SP, Director = D, Penny = P, Democrat = D, Republican = R, Independent = I, Old = O, Shilling = S, Quietly = P, Model = T, Island = I, Drugs = E
15d typo
ReplyDeleteCorrected
Delete22 down solved, let others try
ReplyDeleteThis one was my Aha moment..........very interesting..........
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We OBSERVE Vladimir turning the pages of TOLSTOY's Anna Karenina and munching PEANUTS
ReplyDeletefrom a silver bowl.
What made him THROW the book and the bowl?
Not very difficult to DECODE.
He says unto himself: " NEVER MIND. I will remit the money to the CASHIER and go to the NUDISTS camp for a week."
The plot THICKENS...
What happened next?
CGB Sir, I liked it.
DeleteAren't you eager to 'See' what happened at the nudists camp?
DeleteWe all know what happens in such camps, right?
DeleteWhat is the correlation between Bars and Bolts for 1a?
ReplyDeleteLook up OED.
Delete"a bar that slides into a socket to fasten a door or window."
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ReplyDeleteK N ( king alt ltrs) IF (providing) E ( drugs) .....should it be drug singular?
DeleteI feel it is ok for drugs=E. Chambers thesaurus gives dope=drugs=E[slang]
DeleteI think it has been used as such earlier too.
Noted. Thanks for clarification
DeleteStill would have preferred drug when drugs in plural seems needless.
Delete18A: In the solution, instead of the 'k' in 'knavery' being highlighted, it should be the 'v'.
ReplyDeleteCorrected
DeleteLovely one Karaoke. Excellent clues enjoyed solving esp 24,27,28,29A & 1,2,17D. Nice.
ReplyDelete+1 FROM MY SIDE TOO.
Delete+2
Delete+3 Could get the SPOONERISM right
Delete+3 except for a few 'Nuts & Bolts' here and there.
ReplyDeleteNice grid. TOLSTOY, EDICT, CASHIER, TRICYCLE were a few favs. Thanks Karaoke and Col!
ReplyDeleteThanks to you all for your comments.
DeleteVery nice grid. After 2 days - nice to fill it fully. Though I thought SPARK PLUG is 2 words.
ReplyDeleteLoved NUTS AND BOLTS, AN ARM AND A LEG, TRICYCLE, HEIST.
Thank KKR!
Thanks Gowri!
ReplyDeleteHad few entries before I started to, really, DIG IN. TOLSTOY & TRICYCLE were among numerous clues I enjoyed solving.
ReplyDeleteThank you KKR garu.
Thanks Raogaru
DeleteMany Dictionaries & sites r giving SPARK PLUG as 2 words. Can someone clarify?
ReplyDeleteOED has it as one word
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