Solution to 21D 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
4 Beginner shot selfies that are dull (8) LIFELESS {L}{SELFIES*}
10 Places to go excitedly? Some nude resorts (9) RESTROOMS {sOMe+RESORTS}*
11 Weakness of a boy overwhelmed by success (5) HABIT {H{A}{B}IT}
12 Prepare to print form before game of tennis (7) TYPESET {TYPE}{SET}
13 Women's work, mostly performed by men (7) DISTAFF {DId}{STAFF}
15 Plane bearing royal crosses border (8) AIRLINER {AIR}{LINE}{R}
18 Chronicle of tailless tigress running wild (8) REGISTER {TIGRESs+R}* (Correction - {RE+TIGRESs}* - See comments)
20 Dressing for dance (5) SALSA [DD]
23 Champion exhausted, nervous in track (7) SPONSOR {SPO{Ne...uS}OR}
26 Shakespearean character lofty in speech (5) ARIEL (~aerial)
27 Abruptly put out rage inside - could be harmful (9) DANGEROUS {D{ANGER}OUSe}
28 "Lived in camp" - entertaining article by journalist (8) TENANTED {TEN{AN}T}{ED}
29 Supports chances (6) STAKES [DD]
DOWN
1 Temporary leave, followed by discharge? On the contrary (4-4) PART-TIME {PART}{EMIT<=}
2 Weak batting by pair regularly included in team - finally game lost (7) INSIPID {IN}SI{PaIr}De}
3 Goddess of performing arts and studies, always in white basically (9) SARASWATI {ARTS+And+St...s+Al...s+In+Wh..e}
6 Encourage those having spirit (5) ETHOS* [T]
7 Cover containing rupee became wrinkled (7) EMBRACE {R+BECAME}*
8 Start a journey with extremely suave, well-dressed gentleman (3,3) SET OFF {SuavE}{TOFF}
9 Run inside, kiss wife, winning good game (8,6) CONTRACT BRIDGE {CONT{R}ACT}{BRID{G}E}
16 Unyielding boss at last is splitting target (9) INSISTENT {IN{bosS}{IS}TENT}
17 Gives a name to pet bass swimming outside island (8) BAPTISES {PET+BASS}* over {I}
19 Feeling sorry - no time to accept love (7) EMOTION {NO+TIME}* over {0}
21 Spooner cites items required to imprison humorist (7) L?A?O?K (Addendum - LEACOCK (~ key lock to leacock) - See comments)
22 Squint-eyed like a German philosopher (6) ASKANT {AS}{KANT}
24 Treat tips of nails, oily locks and skin here? (5) SALON {Na..s+Oily+Locks+And+Skin}* &lit
Reference List
Italy = I, Beginner = L, Boy = B, Royal = R, Of = RE, Running = R, Journalist = ED, Batting = IN, Rupee = R, Run = R, Good = G, Island = I
Krisskross made us work hard today. Learned a few and could not get a few.
ReplyDeleteYes it is an old usage. Hence added the phrase "in the olden days"
ReplyDelete7D: I got stuck due to the parsing like this:
ReplyDeleteCover is cased
Rupee is re
Containing as containment indicator
Wrinkled= c(re)ased
Later when the crossing was not happening then corrected. Also realised it is cover not covered to use cased.
Sathia
Yes Re for rupee is standard.
ReplyDelete18A Isn't there an error in annotation. An E is missing. I thought OF is RE and TIGRES
ReplyDeleteI think 'running' = on = re
Delete(TIGRES-s RE)* = REGISTER
I think OF is re here
Deleterunning wild-anagrind
DeleteThat is correct. The intended anno is RE (of) + anagram of TIGRES(-s), running wild is the anagrind.
DeleteCol, request you to change the anno. Thanks.
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DeleteThanks KKR, Ramki and B.N.Acharya.
DeleteI stand corrected.
+1
ReplyDelete21d Leacock. After Stephen Leacok the humorist; Spoonerism of (~see lock)
ReplyDeletewhy items? shouldn't it be item, to get lock?
Answer is correct. LEACOCK (humorist)
DeleteBut Spoonerism works on pronunciations. Spoonerism of Leacock would be Key Lock (items required to secure - two items)
Hope this clarifies.
Got it. A good one.
DeleteThanks. Oh yes. Spooner cites = spooner mentions.
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DeleteNot sure the annotation is perfect. A qualification for the humorist might be missing. 🤔
DeleteTough going today. Madd yo earn.
ReplyDelete12A GAME is distinct from SET in tennis(game, set and match). A different word could have been chosen imho.
ReplyDelete+1. A part of tennis? Or a part score of te Nisha?
ReplyDeleteTypo- Part score of tennis
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