Solution to 7D 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 Males follow Twitter's movie (1-3) X-MEN {MEN}<=>{X}
9 Outstanding due (5) OWING [CD]
10 Greek god rose awkwardly (4) EROS*
13 Satanic preparation of fine item of food (8) FIENDISH {FINE*}{DISH}
15 A religious symbol that appears at the top of the clue list in a puzzle like this (6) ACROSS {A}{CROSS}
17 For example, King's doctor manages ranch (7) MONARCH {MO}{RANCH*}
19 Law includes Union Territory in Punjab, for example (7) STATUTE {STAT{UT}E}
22 Contraption that will produce electricity from Monday, perhaps (6) DYNAMO*
24 Remove teaspoon from mashed banana split for national of a Balkan country (8) ALBANIAN {BANANA+spLIt}*
26 Body of water in the northern hemisphere disturbed with ease (5,3) WHITE SEA*
28 Visitors' speculate about temperature (6) GUESTS {GUES{T}S}
30 Wrongly capture after loss of headgear? Correct! (4) TRUE capTURE*
31 Different to return with that lady (5) OTHER {TO<=}{HER}
32 Vehicle part that is pretty reliable part (4) TYRE [T]
DOWN
1 In absence of mentor, composed commentary for non-governmental federation (1,1,1,1) YMCA {CoMmentArY}*
2 One residing in damaged mansion gets loss of sleep (8) INSOMNIA {INSOMN{1}A*}
3 Therefore, African country gets native of another African country (6) SOMALI {SO}{MALI}
4 Okapi ran haphazardly carrying fish (7) PIRANHA [T]
6 I, a dog? (6) SETTER [DD]
7 Show bottom satellite (4) ?O?N (Addendum - MOON [DD] - See comments)
14 After four, Roy transported material of animal origin (5) IVORY {IV}{ROY*}
18 Robs cows wrongly, producing weapon (8) CROSSBOW*
23 The man composed a song of praise (6) ANTHEM*
25 Garbo dances with model actor (6) BOGART {GARBO*}{T}
29 Rent revolving throne after His Excellency departs (4) TORN ThRONe*
Reference List
Twitter = X, Old = O, Prince = P, Teaspoon = TSP, Temperature = T, New = N, University = U, MOdel = T
An enjoyable stroll. Thank you Incognito.
ReplyDeleteQuite a few deletions today.
9a
ReplyDeleteBoth outstanding and due mean owing!
Its not a DD since both are same def.
Outstanding is also the Best. I hesitated a bit before filling.
DeleteAgree with Prasad sir . It is ok if outstanding is answer with best and due are 2 definitions (in a DD). Here it is just 2 synonyms
DeleteI've shown it as a CD and not a DD
DeleteI am unable to get how it is CD, Col. Both are direct synonyms.
DeleteMy outstanding due on my credit card was Rs .....
DeleteThats a legal terminology where the business gives a time frame to pay the dues. The dues that are not paid after the due date are outstanding dues.
DeleteHence outstanding here means in the other meaning of the word. Not owing.
Anyways, 2 synonyms of Definition are staring in the eye: it cant be CD, IMHO.
Also, there is POS mismatch with CD because the answer here is owing?
DeleteOWING to the outstanding contributions of the stock setters of THCC, let us agree that an oversight once in a grid is okay.
DeleteReminded of Dr.Gayathri, one of our active participants earlier, who used to treat herself to samosas whenever she completed a grid.
ReplyDeleteInviting picture by Col.
After solving this crossword was reminded of Henry Thoreau: SIMPLICITY SIMPLICITY SIMPLIFY SIMPLIFY SIMPLIFY
ReplyDeleteSome good laughs today. X-MEN, SOMALI, SETTER, 7a, true corkers
ReplyDeleteIndeed and so too were the clues for 21-D & 27-D.
Delete8a doest an indication of "in the past" Needed?
ReplyDelete11a doesnt pitroda need a "perhaps"
12a prancing is extraneous!
Prancing around makes the surface exciting instead of just around.
ReplyDeletePrancing is anind. (Dancing!).
DeleteAt 9:25 you said it's extraneous at 11:11 you say it's Anind š, make up your mind.
DeleteIsn'?t around an anind
Deletehttps://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/prance+around
DeleteCol, was ref to Paddy making it a container. Prancing doesnt work in the meaning of container.
DeleteWith excitedly already as anind second anind is extraneous.
@rao ji, the phrase has meaning of dancing around.
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DeleteAgreed. Technically 'prancing' is redundant.
DeleteAnagram of Dating around O& P. Agreed Prancing is not technically needed, mut IMHO it adds value to the surface.
DeleteThe clue works literally IMHO, technicalities not withstanding.
DeletePaddy ji, we cannot add redundant words for the surface. That’s not kosher. ‘Going around’ is fine as a container indicator but not prancing around (based on the definition)
DeleteGot it. But no ji please. You know me well enough.
Delete7D-moon-satellite and streak(show bottom)
ReplyDelete7D Moon - Showing bottom is mooning and the satellite moon.
ReplyDeleteOne more easy breezy grid from Kishore. Loved X MEN, SOMALI & SETTER.
ReplyDeleteAnd of course BOGART.
I'm sure most of us here have seen Casablanca & are Bogart fans.
IVORY MOON ANTHEM was playing in the background mildly.
ReplyDeleteVladimir wondered audibly 'what happened yesterday?'
Ganesh put a bloody CROSSBOW in his lap with a FIENDISH smile akin a PIRANHA.
Disclaimer: HARD to know TRUE facts even if you are a SETTER or MONARCHš
Immaculately dressed like H. BOGART and with the look of a MONARCH, Vladimir
ReplyDeleteentered the hall in SOMALI.
He was carrying the book 'No Orchids for Miss Blandish'. Little did he know that he would
have no SAMOSAS !
Soon he was surrounded by GUESTS. He took a HARD look at one among them with
a FIENDISH look.
TRUE. It was none OTHER than...
Who was it?
What happened next?
X-MEN.
DeleteHe was given one SAMOSA and told 'your IPR is as old as BOGART'.š