Solution to 30A 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
8 Animal captured by millionaire (4) LION [T]
9 Pokes around wheel part (5) SPOKE*
10 Initially, her love note followed by a kiss resulted in deception (4) HOAX {Her}{O}{A}{X}
11 Fantastic UN girl's enticing (6) LURING*
12 Tip to tip width of aircraft obtained by parking inside new awnings (8) WINGSPAN {WINGS{P}AN*}
13 I left material to cover top of night-stand on mother's side (8) MATERNAL {MATER(-i+n)NAL}
17 At first, werewolves consume that lady and survive (7) WEATHER {We...s}{EAT}{HER}
19 Scheme in favour of a type of aircraft engine consuming carbon (7) PROJECT {PRO}{JE{C}T}
22 Setter's operation in-charge is short sighted (6) MYOPIC {MY}{OP}{IC}
24 A rag is twisted twice to produce jelly-like substance (4-4) AGAR-AGAR {A+RAG}*{A+RAG}*
26 Winter precipitation starting to shower now... Before autumn! (8) SNOWFALL {Sh...r}{NOW}{FALL}
28 Pressed one and drone flew (6) IRONED {I}{DRONE*}
30 Still have four left after removing first and last letters from this number (4) ?I?E (Addendum - FIVE {fIVe = IV = FOUR} - See comments)
31 Wrong! Wrong! Cultivated! (5) GROWN*
32 Get rid of bag (4) SACK [DD]
DOWN
1 Officer releases tenant's place (4) LIEU LIEUtenant
2 Indian police department: "Ten injured in event" (8) INCIDENT {IN}{CID}{TEN*}
3 Bad sign contains separate circles in equiangular polygon (6) ISOGON{SIGN}* over {O} and O}
5 Green tea prepared for adolescent person (8) TEENAGER*
6 Tool possessed by Ranchi's elite (6) CHISEL [T]
7 Space agency located in Salinas Airport (4) NASA [T]
14 Give up ale in leap year resolution, resulting in mockery (5) APERY {leaP+YEAR}*
16 A little time for tea or coffee? (5) MOCHA {MO}{CHA}
18 Trade old coins (8) EXCHANGE {EX}{CHANGE}
20 Envy Seoul jay's flying (8) JEALOUSY*
21 Boy everyone loves gets new mushroom (7) BALLOON {B}{ALL}{OO}{N}
23 Prisoner of war gets red, rejected cosmetic (6) POWDER {POW}{RED<=}
25 Extraterrestrial beings a fib? No! Start to search... (6) ALIENS {A}{LIE}{N}{Se...h}
29 Engrave part of banquet chair (4) ETCH [T]
Reference List
Kiss = X, Parking = P, Carbon = C, Operation = OP, In-charge = IC, Indian = IN, Republican = R, Oscar = O, Little time = MO, Old = EX, Boy = B, New = N, No = N
10a note seems redundant
ReplyDelete4d fine could be well or swell
As usual breezer from Incognito
+1 for all.
ReplyDelete27D- Both Brad & Unguis were new to me. Had to refer.
I could not find the theme. Thank you Col.
ReplyDeleteThat was because the 'Rosewell incident' was new to me.
ReplyDeleteIncognito made my day....what a WP in 30A . It's my Aha moment cracked in 3 seconds........Amazing. fantastic grid as usual.
ReplyDelete1D- Aha! moment on seeing the blog. Though I filled in, I could not spot the tenant being evicted!!
ReplyDeleteToday’s was like SA innings yesterday 50 over one got over almost like T20. 26A, 1D, 16D among the ones I liked a lot.
ReplyDelete15A.. I went into a spin for midnight., going for ' ni'. Then it dawned on me to apply for niGht
ReplyDelete30ac (f) iv(e)
ReplyDeleteRemoving first and last letters from five
IV (roman 4)
+1
DeleteGood solve!
ReplyDeleteIncognito deserves a better welcome. No more 'thank you, 'enjoyed it'.......?
ReplyDeleteLet me also join you in hailing dear Mr. Kishore Rao with a hearty 'Welcome Back' although all of us are aware that it is a sort of cyclic roster for our THC Setters.
DeleteBreezy Sunny grid on a gloomy rainy day.
ReplyDeleteLoved MOCHA, FIVE, MYOPIC, WEATHER.
Thanx Kishore!
Welcome back! 💐
ReplyDeleteThanks, everyone for the welcome! BTW, I can vouch for the truth of an alien dropping into Roswell. One of my Indian friends had visited the place...
ReplyDeleteI have heard of Indian American but not an Indian Alien!!!!!!
Delete30 A -- FIVE.....remove 1st and last letters you get 4. ...IV
ReplyDeleteWell done!
ReplyDelete👌
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