ACROSS
1 Hector determines VAT for commercial (13) ADVERTISEMENT*
10 Promote tutor taking over emergency response team (9) ADVERTISE {ADV{ERT}ISE}
11 Established American University hires a lecturer (5) USUAL {US}{U}{A}{L}
12 Interpol arrived to arrest Siberian (5) POLAR [T]
13 Extends short game after rest (break) and some tea (9) STRETCHES {CHESs}<=>{REST*} over {Tea}
14 Issues at peak, first person cheats heartlessly (6) TOPICS {TOP}{I}{Ch..tS}
16 Even if the first character is replaced, it is always kiss (4) NECK (p or n)NECK
19 Single son's game lacks power (4) SOLO {S}{pOLO}
20 Appreciating a cathedra in Germany (6) SEEING {SEE}{IN}{G}
25 Short race arranged for group (9) ORCHESTRA*
26 Climbed with dad falling off at location (5) SCENE aSCENdEd
27 Having tea outside home in country (5) CHINA {CH{IN}A}
29 Record mark, not top though suggested not having a presentation (13) ENTERTAINMENT {ENTER}{sTAIN}{MEaNT}
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2 Engineering learner cracks Devops and advances (8) DEVELOPS {DEV{E}{L}OPS}
3 Herr Orel hides mistake (5) ERROR [T]
4 After taking 5th wicket, hitters smack long (6) THIRST HITTeRS*
5 Controlling young ox in ground at the front (8) STEERING {STEER}{IN}{Gr...d}
6 Ouch, mate's cut facial hair (9) MOUSTACHE*
7 Purchased note for boy for nothing (6) NOUGHT (-b+n)NOUGHT
8 Floor-covering of vehicle has uneven pleats (6) CARPET {CAR}{PlEaTs}
9 Blue? Almost used green (5) BLUSH {BLUe}{SH} Blush/Green?
15 Work together for a performance inside cottage (9) COOPERATE {CO{OPERA}TE}
17 Shrink in study with pamphlet (8) CONTRACT {CON}{TRACT}
18 Back at home to clear, even take out some vessels - becomes one less than a score (8) NINETEEN {IN<=}{NET}{EvEN}
22 As per sources, velocity of inter city express is express (5) VOICE Acrostic
23 Party leader evicted by force (6) ACTION fACTION
24 State that husband and wife are in India from the beginning (6) HAWAII Acrostic
26 A male gamete cut out of spectrum (5) SPERM SPEctRuM
Reference List
University = U, Lecturer = L, Son = S, Power = P, Cathedra = SEE< Germany = G, Home = IN, Zone = Z, Engineering = E, Learner = L, Note = N, Boy = B, Used = SH(Second Hand)
My paper says setter is After dark not Arden.
ReplyDeleteOnline too
Delete+1
ReplyDelete9D- Sh from used?
ReplyDeleteSecond Hand?
DeleteBlush- we had a discussion anout this a few days ago
ReplyDeleteThat was
DeleteGreen red not blue
Don’t understand the surface meaning in 18D and 21D. Can someone please explain?
ReplyDelete2D - Devops is literally development plus operations so there’s big root issue with develops as answer
Surprising to see advertisement and advertise in same grid.
Liked 11A (assuming hires can be a valid position Ind)
2D
DeleteDEVOPS is a technical term, so the setter can be assumed to just use it as letter fodder and not bother about definition.
Not sure if this is what you asked for, anyway here's my understanding
ReplyDelete18D Back at home to clear, even take out some vessels - becomes one less than a score (8) NINETEEN {IN<=}{NET}{EvEN}
Score is 20, one less is 19
At home is IN, back is to reverse it.
To clear is NET
even take out vessels gives EEN
21 Visitors at Germany by New York time in US (6) GUESTS {G}{U{EST}S}
DeleteVisitors is Guests
Germany gives G
US is US
New York Time is eastern standard time which gives EST and it goes into US
What you explained is cryptic meaning.
DeleteSurface meaning is what a plain English reading gives.
Like 1a surface meaning is (a person called) hector is determining a tax applicable for a commercial.
A good cryptic needs a good surface.
Or it should be difficult to decipher it's a cryptic unless it's been explicitly told (like this is cryptic crossword) to look for
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DeleteVisitors from Germany to US adopted NY standard time.