Solution to 6D 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
2 See you survive around year (3) BYE {B{Y}E}
8 Fish and some peanuts in return (4) TUNA [T<=]
10 Eye blueberry pickings at times (4) LEER {bLuEbErRy}
11 Spoil plan by Spooner for runway (6) TARMAC (~mar tack to tarmac)
12 Payment for a permit for drain (8) ENFEEBLE EN(-a+fee)FEEBLE
16 Edgar Allan's essay or literary work (6) POETRY {POE}{TRY}
18 Immortal divine messenger going north with deists every so often (7) AGELESS {AnGEL}{dEiStS}
19 Preventing, keeping model away from getting wet (7) SOPPING StOPPING
22 Stylish Charlie to miss fountainhead of youth (6) CLASSY {C}{LASS}Yo..h}
24 I'm thus treated resulting in family ruin (8) UNFAIRLY {UNFAIRLY+IM}*=FAMILY RUIN [CA]
25 Roman emperor nursing local infection of ear (8) TINNITUS {T{INN}ITUS}
28 Crooked cops taking it back for appearance (6) OPTICS {OP{IT<=}CS*}
31 Country stuck in uncertain diatribes (5) INDIA [T]
33 Linger in Bangalore, on the way back (3) LAG [T<=]
DOWN
1 Haul around and dance (4) HULA*
2 Consolation exam at Royal Castle (8) BALMORAL {BALM}{ORAL}
4 Second quake rattled core of Himalayas, making high-pitch sounds (7) SQUEAKY {S}{QUAKE*}{Y } Core of Himalayas Y?
5 Almost quit without a folio (4) LEAF {LE{A}Ft}
6 Stiff hair (6) ?L?E?E ()
7 Scoundrel appearing during the elections (4) HEEL [T]
16 Evidence of spiritual strength (5) PROOF [CD]
17 Learn working of kidneys (5) RENAL*
20 Eager about India's art (8) PAINTING {PA{I}NTING}
21 Bus overturned, Yankee democrat is back for government assistance (7) SUBISDY {BUS<=}{Y+D+IS}<=
23 Composition of NATO base inside South Africa (6) SONATA {S{NATO*}A}
26 One adult male, bachelor, inept and corrupt for example (4) IAMB {1}{A}{M}{B} Where is the definition?
27 Slender dress (4) TRIM [DD}
28 Stop allowing wearing of gem (4) OPAL [T]
29 Law of Catholic state banished millions (4) CODE {C}{mODE}
Reference List
Year = Y, Right = R, North = N, Model = T, Charlie = C, New = N, India = I, Yankee = Y, Democrat = D, Adult = A, Male = M, Bachelor = B, Catholic = C, Millions = M
4d (ofhimala Y as making) whole fodder!
ReplyDeleteToo far fetched
Delete26d def by example!
ReplyDeleteInEPT CorRUPT, first part unstressed and second part stressed.
R inept and corrupt examples of IAMB?
DeleteIMHO yes.
DeleteWhen you say the sentence
Inept and corrupt
You say it in iambic. Corrupt gets stressed with not so on inept.
16d D&CD!
ReplyDelete18a going is insufficient deletion indicator, imho.
ReplyDeleteAnd grammatically shouldn't it be north going!
9A- Is Pique correct synonym for 'Peak'?
ReplyDeleteHomonym. Not synonym.
DeleteThere is an interesting blog on that. A blogger on TfTT has coined the wordplay, Aural Wordplay/ Aural Pun for the broader more literal term "Homophone". Interested readers can read that in the link: https://timesforthetimes.co.uk/homophonic-clues
DeleteThank you. Had a look. Will read in detail later. Interesting bu elaborate- naturally!
DeleteHow does this sound?
"Sounds like pick of resentment"
Good. Would be better if we have a synonym of Pick.
DeleteI thought Pick is a suitable homonym for Pique.
DeleteI have a nightmare of Aural Puns with my name Prasad. Getting that into cryptics!
DeleteOodi Baba.......
Lets stick to indicators to indicate relaxed hp's.
BTW why doubt pique/peak!
I was pronouncing it to rhyme with pick and not peak/ peek
Delete22A- Lass for miss nicely used!
ReplyDeleteYesterday it is more of Cross X
ReplyDeleteToday it is more of 4 letter words.
Vidwan is attempting new types of setting of clues. Keep it up!
Sathia
25.a tinnitus is a symptom of ear disorders
ReplyDelete6D Fleece - Double Definition
ReplyDeleteIndividually,
Stiff - To defraud someone
Hair - Sheep's wool
Sorry I seem to be missing something.
ReplyDeleteHow do you get Y from core of Himalayas in 4d?
Col doesn't agree.
DeleteBut it's the centre of whole fodder that follows. (of himalaYas making).
Did the setter intend or coincy....only he can tell.
But the def includes "making high .......". So on recon, I think I need to withdraw.
DeleteI took core of Himalayas as S (last letter - though haven't seen this earlier) and got the answer as SQUEAKS. Def = high noises, making as a connector between wp and def
DeleteThe def then would be "makes high noises".
DeleteI don't do this grid. So someone solving online version can clarify pls.
I too had Squeaks earlier but the online version shows Squeaky
DeleteSQUEAKY sounds correct. Core of Himalayas is not S - but L. Perhaps just an error in cluing.
ReplyDeleteCouldn't understand IAMB either. Simply filled.
My fav today - SUBSIDY, AGELESS, UNFAIRLY.
Thanx Vidwan!
IAMB is a metrical foot in
Deletepoetry consisting of one
unstressed syllable followed
by one stressed syllable. In 26D
in-ept and cor-rupt for example.