Tuesday 17 September 2024

No 14282, Tuesday 17 Sep 2024, Afterdark

Artwork by Prasanna for Vishwakarma day
Solution to 23D 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   Say, diamond prices to US, one had to recalibrate (8,5) PRECIOUS STONE {PRICES+TO+US+ONE}*
10 Reject original sound track, one should primarily enter contest (9) OSTRACISE {Or...l}{So..d}{Tr..k}{RAC{1}{Sh...d}E}
11 Expression of approval from supporter, very outstanding basically (5) BRAVO {BRA}{Very}{Ou...g}
12 Triple compound of nitre... (5) TRINE*
13 ...say, found on border, towards US (9) STATESIDE {STATE}{SIDE}
14 Labours seen at corner have starter of soup (6) SWEATS {SW}{EAT}{Soup}
16 Counter provided some nachos, apples, oranges in the last-minute (5) FINAL {IF<=}{Na...s}{Ap...s}L L from?
19 Former NZ cricketer is a rabbit (5) CONEY [DD]
20 Seaming wicket in first ground behind South End primarily (6) SEWING {W}{IN}{Gr...d}<=>{S}{End}
25 Unusual manual, so First Officer's confounded (9) ANOMALOUS {MANUAL+SO+Of...r}*
26 Country special in a mess (5) SPAIN {SP}{IN+A}*
27 Plant in garden placed behind electricity meter (5) EMBED {BED}<=>{E}{M}
28 Pastor Frost at stage between 8 pm and 10 pm IST (5,4) PRIME TIME {P}{RIME}{TIME}
29 Kindly suggest new heater to be given to daughter (13) TENDERHEARTED {TENDER}{HEATER*}{D}

DOWN
2   Say, advance for shopkeeper to issue 50 for note (8) RETAINER RETAI(-l+n)NER
3   Primarily cringe-worthy, destroy trend (5) CRAZE {Cr...y}{RAZE}
4   Say, windows in old town-house (vacated) is redundant (6) OTIOSE {IOS} in {O}{To...sE}
5   Outline track is incomplete near a city, say (8) SCENARIO {SCENt}{A}{RIO}
6   Mixed water, ale and some bourbon in the dishes (9) TABLEWARE {WATER+ALE+Bo...n}*
7   Initially not interested in procuring AC in compound (6) NIACIN {Not}{In...d}{AC}{IN}{
8   Unborn child be enemy to US ? No nothing. (6) FOETUS {FOE}{To}{US}
9   King of Rajasthan employed ambitious leaders from a peninsular region in Asia (5) KOREA  Acrostic
15 For a change, wanted HOD who's ambidextrous (3-6) TWO-HANDED*
17 Erratic bowler without power, amateur, worse than expected (5,3) BELOW PAR {BOWLER}*{ over {P}{A}
18 OK to hire the greatest singer first and settle (8) FINALISE {FIN{ALI}{Si...r}E}
21 A bird is seen with princess during good times (6) GANNET {ANNE} in {G}{T}
22 Alter? Alter afterwards (5) LATER*
23 Possible to replace one with unionist as substitute (6) ?O?B?E (Addendum - DOUBLE DO(-a+u)UBLE - See comments)
24 Dream like prince having passion (6) ASPIRE {AS}{P}{IRE}
26 Sweden's Ministry of External Affairs rule is a slander (5) SMEAR {S}{MEA}{R}

Reference List
Supporter = BRA, Very = V, Wicket = W, South = S, Electricity = E, Meter = M, Pastor = P, Daughter = D, 50 = L, Note = N, Old = O, Power = P, Amateur = A, Greatest = ALI, Good = G, Times = T, Unionist = U, Prince = P, Sweden = S, Rule = R

13 comments:

  1. What does the word (say )indicate?

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  2. Say, is for example, for instance

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  3. 23D : double - possible=do(a)ble. Replace (a) one with (u) unionist.

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  4. Happy Viswakarma day. Thank you col.sir for posting my artwork. will remeber architech & Engineers on this specila day.

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  5. All engineers here to celebrate.
    Thank you Prasanna.

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  6. Architect is one who builds. So, even crossword setters are also builders. ha ha

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