ACROSS
9 A line in middle of the staircase, regularly crossed for games (9) ATHLETICS {A}{TH{L}E}{sTaIrCaSe}
10 Period of longing over 100 years (5) EPOCH {H{C}OPE<}
11 Plant with total air-conditioning (5) SUMAC {SUM}{AC}
9 A line in middle of the staircase, regularly crossed for games (9) ATHLETICS {A}{TH{L}E}{
10 Period of longing over 100 years (5) EPOCH {H{C}OPE<}
11 Plant with total air-conditioning (5) SUMAC {SUM}{AC}
12 Bandit capturing King and a fellow to tend (4,5) LOOK AFTER {LOO{K}{A}{F}TER}
13 Miller's good skin with vacuous exterior (7) GRINDER {G}{RIND}{ExterioR}
15 Rejected number composed outside (7) SCORNED {SCOR{N}ED}
17 Good question! I failed in action with right degrees? (4-9) WELL-QUALIFIED {WELL}{QU}{I FAILED}*
21 Cooks bother about time to get engaged (7) BETROTH {BE{T}ROTH*}
22 Small gain sadly led to fraud (7) SWINDLE {S}{WIN}{DLE*}
23 A chap having boiled rice with bit of organic coffee (9) AMERICANO {A}{M{ERIC*}AN}{Organic}
13 Miller's good skin with vacuous exterior (7) GRINDER {G}{RIND}{E
15 Rejected number composed outside (7) SCORNED {SCOR{N}ED}
17 Good question! I failed in action with right degrees? (4-9) WELL-QUALIFIED {WELL}{QU}{I FAILED}*
21 Cooks bother about time to get engaged (7) BETROTH {BE{T}ROTH*}
22 Small gain sadly led to fraud (7) SWINDLE {S}{WIN}{DLE*}
23 A chap having boiled rice with bit of organic coffee (9) AMERICANO {A}{M{ERIC*}AN}{O
25 Heaven is in togetherness (5) ETHER [HIPS]
27 Leave out high class date for model (5) ELIDE {ELI(+D,-t)E}
28 Old boy left just after a day for good, say (9) ADJECTIVE {obJECTIVE}<=>{A}{D}
27 Leave out high class date for model (5) ELIDE {ELI(+D,-t)E}
28 Old boy left just after a day for good, say (9) ADJECTIVE {obJECTIVE}<=>{A}{D}
DOWN
1 Extract from chapter about a ship (7) PASSAGE {P{A}{SS}AGE}
2 Mostly pity is fake (4) SHAM {SHAMe}
3 Wrong coil placed carelessly (10) PECCADILLO*
4 Exchanging large model purifier as stopgap (6) FILLER {FIL(+L,-t}ER
5 Support English wife, snubbed by almost every one (8) ESPOUSAL {E}{SPOUSe}{ALl}
6 Not second best? America is second best! (4) BETA {BEsT}{A}
7 Too scented, exotic germ (10) COTTONSEED*
8 Church, a timeless business and false outward show (7) CHARADE {CH}{A}{tRADE}
14 One after almost failing in duty at point of death (2,8) IN EXTREMIS {I}{NEXT}{REMISs}
16 Liquor store work place having large niches at intervals (3-7) OFF-LICENCE {OFF{L}ICE}{NiChEs}
18 Stupidly value chaps crossing borders for upward mobility (8) UPHEAVAL {VALUEcHAPs}*
19 Ordinary vacuous bhakts, dead at heart devotees (7) OBLATES {O}{BhaktS}around {LATE}
20 Make new request for provide religious education to sect (7) REORDER {RE}{ORDER}
22 Small joke about capturing Pakistan's top city (6) SKOPJE {S}{JOKE}* about {Pakistan}
1 Extract from chapter about a ship (7) PASSAGE {P{A}{SS}AGE}
2 Mostly pity is fake (4) SHAM {SHAM
3 Wrong coil placed carelessly (10) PECCADILLO*
4 Exchanging large model purifier as stopgap (6) FILLER {FIL(+L,-t}ER
5 Support English wife, snubbed by almost every one (8) ESPOUSAL {E}{SPOUS
6 Not second best? America is second best! (4) BETA {BE
7 Too scented, exotic germ (10) COTTONSEED*
8 Church, a timeless business and false outward show (7) CHARADE {CH}{A}{
14 One after almost failing in duty at point of death (2,8) IN EXTREMIS {I}{NEXT}{REMIS
16 Liquor store work place having large niches at intervals (3-7) OFF-LICENCE {OFF{L}ICE}{N
18 Stupidly value chaps crossing borders for upward mobility (8) UPHEAVAL {VALUE
19 Ordinary vacuous bhakts, dead at heart devotees (7) OBLATES {O}{B
20 Make new request for provide religious education to sect (7) REORDER {RE}{ORDER}
22 Small joke about capturing Pakistan's top city (6) SKOPJE {S}{JOKE}* about {P
26 Hot tune grows on us (4) HAIR {H}{AIR}
REFERENCE LIST
Line=L, Hundred=C, Air-Conditioning=AC, King=K, Fellow=F, Number=N, Question=QU, Time=T, Small=S, Date=D, Model=T, Ship=SS, Large=L, English=E, Second=S, America=A, Church=CH, One=I, Ordinary=O, Religious Education=RE, Hot=H.
Again, a good concert by Vidwan.
ReplyDeleteEqually good blogging by Vasant. Hardly notice the difference unless looked for.
ReplyDelete1D- Chapter= Page? Okay?
ReplyDeleteIn the sense of "significant event deserving its own story.
DeletePage and chapter then define only length
7D- Germ= seed is fine, but cotton seed looks more specific. Indication needed?
ReplyDeleteExotic indicates cotton, may be.
DeleteIt seems cotton is exotic to ancient Europe.
I took it as semi&litt.
DeleteCotton was exotic to European because their regular is wool and silk.
And the oilseed breaking while collection gives it a scent.
Egyptian cotton is supposed to bei the best and finest.
Deletehttps://www.silkandsnow.com/en-us/what-makes-egyptian-cotton-so-special/#:~:text=Being%20the%20longest%20variety%20of,of%20the%20Nile%20River%20Valley.
ReplyDeleteHere is the link about Egyptian cotton
A really good one from Vidwan.
ReplyDeleteAgain v neat cluing leading u to the solutions.
One small doubt @prasad - upward mobility to upheaval is acceptable?
My fav
BETA, ADJECTIVE, GRINDER, BETROTH.
Thanx!