BOTH SIDES ARE SAME
ACROSS
1 Slippery slope for some Europeans (5) POLES*
4 Source of dehydration in Indian college slang (9) DESICCANT {DESI}{C}{CANT}
9 Vehicle turns silent after dropping Gussalufz for a court thing (7) RACQUET {CAR<=}{QUiET}
10 Hide from the boring king (7) LEATHER {LEA{THE}R}
11 No drug for setter in opening ceremony? (14) GROUNDBREAKING {NO DRUG}* [RA]
12 Resort to A.I. for hint (4) IOTA*
13 "Husbanding" includes our sniffing, licking, eating? (9) SAVOURING {SAV{OUR}ING}
17 See Vera going around incorporating French and being one irritating woman (3,6) EVE TEASER {SEE+VERA}* over {ET}
19 Tipping crown to one side, emperor makes love (4) ZERO {NERO with N turned to get Z}
22 "Page Six" airs all debauched arrangements stars are often found in (6,8) SPIRAL GALAXIES*
27 Reject birds from Spooner's rotating skewers (9) TURNSPITS (spurn tits to turnspits)
28 Arc of smoke over Vatican City (5) CURVE {CUR{V}E}
DOWN
1 Manoeuvre through atmosphere of anger involving top under secretary (9) PARAGLIDE {RAG{LID}E}<=>{PA}
2 Luck too, engineered an escalation in labour dispute (7) LOCKOUT*
3 React to glare from queen when wearing, say, pride shirt (6) SQUINT {S{QU}IN}{T}
4 Rising youngster humbles record holders (9) DATABASES {A TAD}<=}{BASES}
5 Crack that's very large and very close to fuselage (5) SOLVE {SO}{L}{V}{f...gE}
6 Delineating a landmark's edges, touch up sketch (5,3) CHALK OUT {A}{La...rK} in {TOUCH<=}
7 African crash anticipated, to an extent (7) ASHANTI [T]
8 Stretch limits in torture room (4) TERM {To...rE}{RooM}
14 They can change bad parts via laser surgery (9) VARIABLES {B} in {VIA+LASER}*
15 Judgment from authorities implicating outsiders initially seen suspiciously (4,5) GOOD SENSE {GODS} over {Ou...s} with {SEEN}*
16 Sleeping bags of top quality abruptly snagging? Peculiar (8) BEDROLLS {BE{DROLL}St}
18 Unkempt, i.e., run-down houses with fewer inhabitants (7) EMPTIER [T]
20 Current discharge reported in coach (7) EDIFIER (~eddy fire)
21 Analyse the speed of light; it's useful for measuring long distances (6) PARSEC {PARSE}{C}
23 Girl has one drink (5) LASSI {LASS}{1}
24 Egg with spoilage surrounding base (4) ROOT {RO{O}T}
Reference List
College = C, Indian = DESI, Slang = CANT, And in French = ET, Vatican city = V, Queen = QU, Shirt = T, Large = L, Very = V, Bad = B, Speed of light = C
4d typo!
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4a I feel I should object to Indian as desi in Indian crossword!
ReplyDeleteWhy? It is there in English dictionaries
DeleteBesides it is no an abusive term and commonly used to signify indegenous and also for purity. Like desi ghee
DeleteEven as noun, it's an adjective. Referring to place of origin. From where they came from.
DeleteIn India, we are here. Not from some place else.
Theme:equation!
ReplyDeleteThanks, as always, to the Colonel for blogging and to everyone solving/commenting.
ReplyDeleteHere are my notes for this crossword:
*Notes*
The theme of this crossword is that common-but-amazing mathematical construct, the equation. The title alludes to this two-sided equality, and you can see EQUATION as a nina running down the fourth column. The following entries are thematic:
1a. POLES. These are points where reciprocals of complex functions can be equated to zero.
5d. SOLVE. We like to solve equations to identify what values of variables make the two sides equal.
8d. TERM. That's the, er, term for a component of an equation.
14d. VARIABLES. They are the unknown quantities in equations.
19a. ZERO. It is the term used for a solution to an equation of the form f(x) = 0.
24d. ROOT. That's another term for a solution or zero of an equation of the form f(x) = 0.
28a. CURVE. A curve on a graph is what might be defined using an equation with variables.
*Personal notes*
The back is still not a 100% back (I think every time I forget to bend my knees it just regresses a bit). I've now bought a thing that used to be a fixture in every desi home: a hot water bag. It seems to be helping (along with stretching exercises). I did manage to get through the San Francisco Half Marathon (HM #27 for me) as the back issues generally haven't affected my running.
The son has forbidden social-media-bragging, so I'll just brag here in this space largely invisible to him: on August 4, 2025, Kavi flew his first solo flight!
Congrats to Kavi
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