Solution to 15A has been deliberately left unsolved and is to be answered 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 answer, if not solved by 1 PM.
ACROSS
8 Unveil jersey for professional horse rider (10) SHOWJUMPER {SHOW}{JUMPER}
9 Fail to cut and fall (4) FLOP {F}{LOP}
10 Most splendid, model kind of hair damage (5,3) SPLIT END {SPLENDId+T}*
11 Lifeless and completely overwhelmed by depression after retiring (6) PALLID {ALL} in {DIP<=}
12 A strong hand stretched to gratify (4,4) LONG SUIT {LONG}{SUIT}
15 Solicitor spending time on good turns occasionally to excel (6) O?T?U? (Addendum - OUTGUN {tOUT}{G}{tUrNs} - See comments)
16 Stop or cap it subtly for making chip (6,5) POTATO CRISP*
22 Kid involved in urban terrorism (6) BANTER [T]
23 Genetics deciphered it? Yes, internally! (8) HEREDITY [T]
26 Make something neat! It's possibly stupidity! (4,2) TIDY UP {TIDY+UP+ITS}*=STUPIDITY
27 Use nice grand solution for upgrading race (8) EUGENICS {USE+NICE+G}*
28 India's first scam superstar (4) ICON {In..a}{CON}
29 Mirth rating possibly for Italian Vermouth (10) EVALUATION {EVALUATION+MIRTH}* = ITALIAN VERMOUTH
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2 Absconding fellow grovelling for shelter (6) AWNING fAWNING
3 Lover welcomes your company (6) BUREAU {B{UR}EAU}
4 Personal article in Europe Daily (2-2) OP-ED [T]
6 Inspiration for a poet - a loud set from America (8) AFFLATUS {A}{F}{FLAT}{US}
7 Firm and devoted liberal (7) COPIOUS {CO}{PIOUS}
13 Regularly sweat to get established (3) SET {SwEaT]
14 Canine is also half of this! (5) TOOTH {TOO}{THis}
17 Cold, dishonest and isolated (8) OUTLYING {OUT}{LYING}
18 See rapid changes in jet's pace (8) AIRSPEED*
19 Rage, without feminine passion (3) IRE fIRE
24 Fix our suffering (6) RIGOUR {RIG}{OUR}
25 Mark of French-English School on head (6) DENOTE {DE}{ETON<=}
27 Kind of lean style (4) ELAN*
Reference List
Fail = F, Model = T, Time = T, Good = G, Grand = G, Small = S, Fellow = F, Loud = F, Firm = CO, Feminine = F, Of in French = DE
15 A - Excel = OUTGUN
ReplyDeleteSolicitor = TOUT
Spending Time is omitting T from
TOUT =. OUT
Good =. G
tUrNs occassionally = NS
OUT +G+UN OUTGUN
Correction
ReplyDeleteUN instead of NS
Very enjoyable!
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ReplyDelete16a for where they are called potato crisp, (potato) chip is a different dish.
ReplyDeletePotato chip is American English and Potato crisp is British English.
DeleteSathia
Potato chip sometimes refer to French fries.
DeleteSathia
Not sometimes. In Britain potato chips mean what we call french fries.
DeleteI think Potato chips are also called crisps (probably since they are crispy)
ReplyDeleteA small distinction is thin potato is called potato crisp ( like Aone Potato chips) and thick potato is called potatochip(like French fries). But no hard and fast rules in usage.
DeleteSathia
Chips is name in NAM and India for crisis.
DeleteIn Britain where they are called crisps, chips is a different dish.
Difficult to call them synonyms unless geographic Indicator is there like Indians chip!
27a eugenics is "solution(study) for upgrading race".
ReplyDeleteSolution on double duty! But I think those have been discarded for more clarity.
Show/jumper, long/suit, out/lying are hardly cryptic! VAM!
ReplyDelete1d IMHO, juvenile and young are not synonyms in this context.
ReplyDeleteJuvenile, young refers to with legal or sexual maturity.
While the young in shop boy has no relevance in that sense. It's more to ability to handle tasks independently.
Wishing you all a happy PARABHAVA NAMA UGADI. .PARABHAVAM means defeat. However Panchagam pundits say the meaning not be taken in its negative stance. Wishing all peace, prosperity and good health...Rangoli is missing ??
ReplyDeleteActually it's not defeat. It is opposite state (of being) which in a battle of sorts means defeat.
DeleteIn the cycle of shristi-sthiti-laya of 60 years, 40/41 is the transient state of moving towards the laya stage, which is opposite of creation.
Tamil New Year is different. It falls on 14th April. So we don't get into the mood and feeling now. But I think the name is same-
DeleteYes. TN follows solar calender, we follow luni-solar. Lunar calender adjusted to match Solar, from time to time.
DeleteWishes for Yugaadi (andhra/karnataka/maharastra, Gud padwa), eid-al-fitr and cheti chand to all.
ReplyDeleteLots of rare words today. Pallid, copious,afflatus. Focal for internally is also new. Thanks!
ReplyDeleteFocal is essential. Internally to remove ends or take internal.
DeleteOk. Thanks
DeletePart for bit and disheartened doctor to door were also new.
ReplyDeleteHappy Ugadi !
ReplyDeleteWishes to everyone here for a happy parabhava nama samvatsaram. Para is parfathi matha( like parasakti), bhava is Lord Shiva and the force of the duo is the meaning.
ReplyDeleteHappy Ugadi !
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DeleteEnjoyable puzzle today, with words that I hadn't used for a while (e.g. pallid, long suit), so several Aha! moments. Thank you, Vidwan.
ReplyDeleteLong suit is a Bridge special.
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