Monday, 21 July 2025

No 14542, Monday 21 Jul 2025, Karaoke

 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 solve, if not solved by 1 PM.

ACROSS
1   According to Spooner, beggars dance when author lacks inspiration at times (7,5) WRITERS BLOCK (blighters rock to writers block)
9   Beggar going around neighbourhood collecting money (5) TRAMP {P{M}ART<=}
10 Expert statement, master rejected by apple of the eye (9) COMPETENT {COmM{PET}ENT} 
11 Handsome earl bent to hug girl (7) ELEGANT {E}{LE{G}ANT}
12 Name that is assumed by everyone carrying plastic money with no hassle ultimately (7) ALLONYM {ALL}{MONeY}*
13 Dummies for babies to suck, then rest (8) SOOTHERS {SO}{OTHERS}
14 Drop small court petition first (5) SWOOP {S}{WOO}{Pe...n}
18 Give up cocaine immediately to make up for deficiencies (5) ATONE {AT ONcE}
20 Bear touring around Accra often in container (3,5) TEA CADDY {TE{AcCrA}DDY}
24 Praises once in a funny manner about plan (7) ENCOMIA {ONCE*}{AIM<=}
26 Ready for action, thespian performing without a trace of tears (2,5) IN SHAPE tHESPIAN*
27 Haze and frost follow wind destroying island in peace (9) ARMISTICE {MIST}{ICE}<=>{AiR}
28 Unpleasant smell from skunk essentially passing through swinging door (5) ODOUR {ODO{skUnk}R*}
29 Ask section about eligible trains primarily. It is good for several trips (6,6) SEASON TICKET {ASK+SECTION}*{El...e}{Tr...s}

DOWN
1   How a table could become a conveyance! (9) WHALEBOAT*
2   Short drive, almost long charge (7) IMPEACH {IMPEl}{ACHe}
3   Continuing in the same way, alien chasing alien participating in mixed race (2,6) ET CETERA {ET}{C{ET}ERA*}
4   Relish deer (6) SAMBAR [DD]
5   Fabrication prolonged, goes unnoticed (4,3) LIES LOW {LIE}{SLOW}
Unadulterated drug infesting society (5) CLEAN {CL{E}AN}
7   Freethinker takes time to participate in a robbery (7) ATHEIST {A}{T}{HEIST}
8   At start, players must struggle for wicket (5) STUMP {Pl...s+MUST}*
15 Amount for one differing from others in a group? (3-3-3) ODD-MAN-OUT {AMOUNT}* [RA]
16 Using brie repeatedly causes disease! (8) BERIBERI {BERI}* Letterbank
17 Both years unusual, so sad to remove from memory (2,5) BY HEART {BoTH+YEARs}*
19 Magi returned without taking special revenge! (7) NEMESIS {wISEMEN<=}{S}
21 Money in short supply? No tension for outerwear (7) CASSOCK {CASh}{StOCK}
22 Right side of a cricket field at arm's length basically (5) LEGAL {LEG}{Arm}{Le...h}
23 Food and the like, one rejected in counter-attack (6) ?A?I?N (Addendum - RATION (R etal i ATION)
25 Celestial object swapped tails for philosopher (5) COMTE COM(E<=>T)

Reference List
Money = M, Master = M, Earl = E, Girl = G, Small = S, Court = WOO, Cocaine = C, Island = I, Drug = E, Time = T, With = W, Special = S, Tension = T, and the like = ET AL

16 comments:

  1. 4D. Is relish a synonym of sambar?.

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  2. Allonym was new to me.
    Why is it that when you read wicket, taking a wicket comes to mind first than the stump. I was stumped for a while!

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  3. Relish is any dish that one relishes. Sambar is a good example.

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    1. True. My disconnect is to treat it as a DD( if it were one!)

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  4. 22D- I was struggling with off for a long time- RIGHT side!!

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  5. Good compilation on the whole. KKR has taken extra efforts for us to relish
    Thank you KKR.

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  6. 23d ration=Food
    Counter attack =retaliation
    and such like = et al
    one= i
    R(--etal, i)ATION

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  7. Excellent WP KKR garu.....All clues are really intersting to attempt

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  8. Sir, i am a new visitor to this blog. I live abroad. Is it possible to get the image version of the crossword posted as well?

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    1. There is an online version available at crossword.thehindu.com

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  9. Very nice CW KKR!
    Though I didn't get ATONE.
    Mu fav
    ARMISTICE, IMPEACH, TEA CADDY,.ENCOMIA.
    Thanx!

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