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Solution to 15A 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 solve, if not solved by 1 PM.
ACROSS
1 Running after businesses for protection (6) COCOON {ON}<=>{CO}{CO}
10 Confines credit notes - keen to succeed (9) AMBITIOUS {AMBIT}{IOUS}
13 Anteater can hide perhaps (7) ECHIDNA*
15 Chasing records? Go hang it (8) T?P?S?R? (Addendum - TAPESTRY {TAPES}{TRY} - See comments)
18 Wine bottles - sell contents in the cupboard (8) CELLARET {C{sELl}LARET}
20 Satellite carrying essential cargo - one's slow (5) MORON {MO{caRgo}ON}
23 Flowing stream, I follow the experts (7) MAESTRI {STREAM}*{I}
25 Do wear a hat - it could be felt (7) TACTILE {T{ACT}ILE}
26 Oscar, say, nowadays filled with action (5) AWARD {A{WAR}D}
27 Visionaries have plans to acquire bank (9) IDEALISTS {IDEA{LIST}S}
28 Rule allows the odd dress - do it all over again (8) REDESIGN {RE{DrEsS}IGN}
29 Home bird put in jail (6) INTERN {IN}{TERN}
DOWN
1 Lot of noise over club's indifference (8) CLANGOUR {C}{LANGOUR} Spelling is LANGUOR
2 Ministers can't be sacked accepting bribe at the centre (7) CABINET {CANT+BE}* over {brIbe}
3 Straight away active - follow inner layer (2,3,4) ON THE NAIL {ON}{T{HEN}AIL}
5 Side dish prepared atop homesteads (6,8) MASHED POTATOES*
7 Randomly slept around without stop - refuse to wash (7) LAUNDER {sLEpt+ARoUND}* Why refuse?
8 Witty judge missing as one could see (6) OCULAR jOCULAR
9 In short, Indian daily allowing to take shower - part of child rearing (6,8) TOILET TRAINING {TOI}{LETT{RAIN}ING}
16 Simon Cole used a key (9) SEMICOLON*
17 Physically at home, each issue follows (2,6) IN PERSON {IN}{PER}{SON}
22 Reduce time span, girl to expose all of them (6) IMPAIR {tIMe}{sPAn}{gIRl}
24 Some closed items gave rise to surges (5) TIDES [T<=]
Reference List
Business = CO, Peg = TEE, Nowadays = AD, Club = C, Layer = HEN, Church = CH, Judge = J, Diamonds = D
7d anind for stop!
ReplyDeleteIs it needed? Deletion of 'stop'- does it have to be continuous? I thought it could be in any order without the need of Anind.
DeleteDouble anind or single is setters choice
DeleteDouble anind was rule of yore until itvwas reasoned (here!) That anind on wordplay , one of the anagrams could always lead def+(second)fodder.
Like here one of the angrams of
(Slept aeound) would be launderstop and then we delete stop.
I am with the first one, anind should be applied to final fodder after deletion.
25A- I had my doubts about tactile since I could not justify tile from hat. On checking, Free Dic. says it us an old British usage.
ReplyDeleteNice clues today though I couldn’t finish 😩
ReplyDelete15A TAPESTRY - hang it; records {TAPES}, go {TRY}
ReplyDelete15 A- Chasing records (tapes) + go (try) hang it : Tapestry
ReplyDelete9D - Cheeky!!
ReplyDelete10A. Confines= Ambit ?. Any dictionary to refer to...
ReplyDeleteambit meaning https://g.co/kgs/GqGZgM5
DeleteUsage. Confine is to restrict or keep within range.
ReplyDeleteAmbit is scope/ range. Free Dic.says archaic meaning is an external boundary.
I used anagram generator for 5d. It gave me "shaped tomatoes" !! I thought it is also a side dish and I was trying to fit in other clues based on this !!
ReplyDeleteIt may work only for single words, but not phrases like this. You will have to get a few crossings at least to be able to make out. Short cuts never work.
ReplyDeleteMashed potatoes is very common.
Of course, not from Indian point of view. We can make better stuff with potatoes than just mash them!!
DeleteReally enjoyed today's puzzle. While I got all answers, could not parse MAO, RILL (5A) HEN (3D). CELLARET was a new word for me which was a parsing based guess!! Good puzzle Arden.
ReplyDeletePrasanna had sent me his Artwork for World Art Day. I forgot to post it in the morning. I have added it now
ReplyDeleteMy sincere Thanks to Col.sir for promoting our skills. we have learned many things from this Blog.
DeleteBeautiful!!
ReplyDeleteNot nay would see this since i is late for today. I suggest you post it again tomorrow.
Lovely artwork Prasanna.
ReplyDeleteHello dear all,
ReplyDeleteI was missing all of you for over right months since my PC had conked out & I've not been smart (in fact comfortable) enough to convey thru' so-called smartphone.
All said-n-done, hats off to Prasanna for the artistic & colorful tribute to our The Hindu Crossword.
Cheers!!!
What I meant above was "missing for over eight months...."
ReplyDeleteWelcome back! Have a nice time with us in the blog.
DeleteBeautiful representation of World Art
ReplyDeleteDay, addressing all of us! Thank you.
+1 Thank you Prasanna ji
DeleteLovely Artwork Prasanna!
DeleteWorld Art Day Wishes to the Artist in u!!
+2
Delete+3
Deleteour sincere Thanks every one who greeted us........The top one by me and the bottome one by Mrs Gowri's Rangoli.......Thank you Col.sir for promoting our skills. we have learned many things from this Blog.
Delete@ Gowri.....Your style and colors make this website stand out. Good coincidence as the Drawing and Rangoli both are Peacock. Thanks to Paddy sir for naming team P&G
DeleteThis time completed Arden on all days.
ReplyDeleteSome v nice clues. My fav
- TOILET TRAINING, IN PERSON, CELLARET, GENTEEL.
Thanx!