No 10246, Tuesday 30 Aug 11, Nita Jaggi

ACROSS

8   - Good word will tone one commander disorganised (14) - RECOMMENDATION (tone+i+commander)*

9   - Note our man following the Supreme Court method (6) - SCHEME {SC}{HE}{ME}

10 - Weight problem (8) - NUISANCE [CD?] Why weight?

11 - Out of date order covers the well lease (8) - OBSOLETE  {OB{SO}{LET}E}

13 - Shrug off the leaders in Ghana not observing rules easily (6) - IGNORE {I}{G}{N}{O}{R}{E}

14 - New currency (6) - TENDER [DD]

16 - Content user biased in this country (6) - SERBIA [T]

19 - A senior fails to get a desirable product which is safe to eat (6) - EDIBLE DEsIraBLE*

21 - Note an unopened fence around the coal site (8) - EMINENCE {fE{MINE}NCE}

23 - Telephone man has a door sign to manifest his calling (4,4) - BELL PUSH {BELL} {PUSH} (Addendum BELL PULL {BELL} {PULL} - See comments)

24 - Nebraska Indians (6) - OMAHAS [GK]

26 - Divided the outline of the graph (7,7) - SCATTER DIAGRAM {SCATTER} {DIAGRAM}

DOWN

1   - It flies behind the building block when thrown as a missile (8) - BRICKBAT {BRICK}{BAT}

2   - Part of a plot in an Israeli port (4) - ACRE [DD]

3   - Hold back an evil spirit in the meddle regularly (6) - IMPEDE {IMP{mEdDlE}

4   - A curve in a river (7) - MEANDER [E]

5   - To improve it, I have to use the preservative (8) - ADDITIVE {ADD}{IT}{I'VE}

6   - Possible to achieve a target in front with a characteristic alien abbot not an American man (10) - ATTAINABLE {A}{T}{TAINABLEbo*}

7   - Regularly stoics cheer this world cup sport (6) - SOCCER {StOiCs ChEeR}

12 - Make less visible (10) - OBNUBILATE [E] Another new obscure word for me.

15 - Killed the senior manager out at tea-time in Germany (8) - EXECUTED {EXECUTivE}{D}

17 - Welcomes the current lot of mails distributed (8) - ACCLAIMS {AC}{C}{LAIMS*}

18 - Keep apart (7) - METHODS ?(Addendum - SECLUDE [E] - See comments)

20 - Some children cheerfully get wet (6) - DRENCH [T]

22 - Weather map line (6) - ISOBAR [E]

25 - First to see no demon quality (4) - AURA AsURA

GRID

No 10245, Monday 29 Aug 11, Nita Jaggi

ACROSS

8   - Non-stop, a client travels in this Turkish city (14) - CONSTANTINOPLE* Reminds me of what we used to ask in school 'Constantinople is a very big word if you can't spell it you are the biggest fool in the world?'

9   - I am recalling the short artist for the sun god (6) - MITHRA {M'I<-}{THe}{RA}

10 - Sign to pause at midday is the same for the military man (8) - COMMANDO {COMMA}{N}{DO} Comma is sign? (See comments)

11 - Short mixed drink (8) - COCKTAIL [E]

13 - You now left the fence closed (6) - UNOPEN {U}{NOw}{PEN}

14 - Gives in to the youth leaders holding one elder without hesitation (6) - YIELDS {Y}{I}{ELDer}{S} 'S' from?

16 - Goes off with the least fashionable shirt in front (6) - STEALS {STEAL*}{S}

19 - A bluish mineral (6) - GALENA [E] The color is actually lead grey and silvery

21 - Port wine (8) - BORDEAUX [DD]

23 - Girl inside will expose the lines of the loop stitch (8) - BARGELLO {BAR{G}E}{L}{L}{O}

24 - Impose the fee (6) - CHARGE [DD]

26 - Essential swimming wear (7,7) - BATHING COSTUME [E] Is it really essential?

DOWN

1   - Unfriendliness of a character — an army icon (8) - ACRIMONY* Where's the AInd?

2   - Found the main character within a short distance (4) - INCH [T]

3   - Some best ratable levels (6) - STRATA [T]

4   - King uncle somehow covers the crack at the base of this part of the fist (7) - KNUCKLE {K}{NUC{K}LE*}

5   - French queen will love you in an effort to get off the horse (8) - DISMOUNT DISM{O}{U}NT Anno pending

6   - An African otter-like mammal (10) - POTAMOGALE [E]

7   - I ignore the claim of the director general to make the final promise (6) - PLEDGE {PLEa}{DG}{E}

12 - Diatomaceous earth (10) - KIESELGUHR [E]

15 - No longer carrying current trade within this particular time limit (8) - DEADLINE {DEAD}{LINE}

17 - Contraband carrier (8) - SMUGGLER [E]

18 - Tapped a British trainer without introduction (7) - ABROACH {A}{BR}{cOACH}

20 - Exercises prescribed by Ayurveda (6) - ASANAS [E]

 

22 - Note the British tax rate (6) - RECESS {RE}{CESS} Rate?

25 - An Asian river between China and Russia (4) - AMUR [E]

GRID

No 10244, Saturday 27 Aug 11, Nita Jaggi

9 E's today.
ACROSS

7   - A tactical unit in the army (8) - DIVISION [E]

9   - Mend the surface way (6) - COBBLE [DD]

11 - Mythical place (9) - RURITANIA [E]

12 - Manage to avoid the party digger regularly (5) - DODGE {DO}{DiGgEr}

13 - Habitual practice of an annoying person playing out (6) - USANCE nUiSANCE 'in' for playing.

14 - Cheer the winner accommodating the firm youngster (8) - ACCOLADE {AC{CO}{LAD}E}

17 - An associate of the company left the tournament (9) - COLLEAGUE {CO}{L}{LEAGUE}

22 - Button material is on a right number on the upper arm band (8) - BRASSARD {BRASS}{A}{R}{D}

23 - Twins in the sky, maybe (6) - GEMINI [CD]

25 - Fruit for one spiritual teacher (5) - ILAMA {I}{LAMA}

27 - Noble path in Buddhism (9) - EIGHTFOLD [E]

28 - You led us on the seventh planet (6) - URANUS {U}{RAN}{US}

29 - A kind of polyester fabric (8) - TERYLENE [E]

DOWN

1   - Smelly shirt left outdoors for drying (7) - ODOROUS OUtDOORS*

2   - Supervised through the logging tool (7) - OVERSAW {OVER}{SAW}

3   - Calculate for the judge (5) - COUNT [DD]

4   - Barefaced boy is familiar (4) - BOLD {B}{OLD}

5   - A seaport in Ivory Coast (7) - ABIDJAN [E]

6   - Cut out from the French, the French trend regularly (7) - DELETED {DE}{LE}{TrEnD}

8   - Set with bristles (9) - SETACEOUS [E]

10 - A crescent-shaped sand dune (7) - BARCHAN [E]

15 - Let-up only structure in a luxurious manner (9) - OPULENTLY*

16 - Heartless boy grasps to learn the art of flattery (7) - BLARNEY {Bo{LARNE*}Y}

SEE THIS CARTOON

18 - Easy to understand the old boy leading various institutions out in America (7) - OBVIOUS {OB}{V}{I}{O}{US}

19 - Albert leaves the wild animal to harm the bird (7) - JACAMAR {JACkal}{A}{MAR} Anno not clear. How is 'kal' Albert, is it King Albert? And where does the A come from ?

20 - Man whose wife is no more (7) - WIDOWER [E]

21 - Played around spending days in the field (7) - FIDDLED {FI{D}{D}LED*} I liked Gita's answer in the Orkut App!!

24 - Same as concur (5) - AGREE [E]

26 - Styptic agent found in the metal umbrella (4) - ALUM [T]

GRID

No 10243, Friday 26 Aug 11, Nita Jaggi

Head accoutrements day today plus some new languages. Reasonably okay CW today.
ACROSS

1   - Reprimand the jamboree participant without note in the borders of Leningrad (5) - SCOLD {SCOut}{L)(D}

4   - Mostly turn up at the stronghold with ease (7) - COMFORT {COMe}{FORT}

10 - I get or cure this disease (6) - GOITRE*

11 - Feathered head ornament (8) - AIGRETTE [E]

13 - Lacking sympathy, peacekeeper's kin delay regularly (8) - UNKINDLY {UN}{KIN}{DeLaY}

14 - Scrub the Spanish container (6) - BUSHEL {BUSH}{EL}

16 - Deity in the capsule (4) - APSU [T]

17 - Small Halloween broom-rider has recovered from a complete change around (10) - SWITCHOVER {S}{WITCH}{OVER}

20 - One who may maintain a deliberately modest standard of living (3,7) - LOW PROFILE [E]

21 - Twisted headband of a lass (4) - AGAL {A}{GAL}

24 - You and I play the piano without one arm (6) - WEAPON {WE}{APONi*}

26 - Hair clasp (8) - BARRETTE [E]

28 - Friendly French friend is in the taxi in Leh shortly (8) - AMICABLE {AMI}{CAB}{LEh}

29 - Farm horse is the same for two bishops at home (6) - DOBBIN {DO}{BB}{IN}

30 - Hand in the tool in this mess of things (7) - CLUTTER {C{L}UTTER}

31 - Pushes the surge of excitement (5) - URGES*

DOWN

2   - Very smart Kansas leaders grasped the language (9) - CHICKASAW {CHIC}{KA}{SAW}

3   - You are eating fish that is tempting (6) - LURING {L{UR}ING} Who is eating who?

5   - Overlook an order for one head teacher (4) - OMIT {OM}{I}{T}

6   - Lacking social skills, it's hard describing our cafe in renovation (8) - FAROUCHE* (h+our+cafe)

7   - Start off the scribbly writing on the mechanical device (5) - RATCH scRATCH

8   - Drag out a locked up mammal (6) - AGOUTA [T]

9   - A place for wine merchant, overheard (6) - CELLAR (~seller)

12 - Maybe very angry to lose one's temper (4,3) - BLOW OFF [CD]

15 - Outstanding set of characters for a couple of students beforehand (7) - STELLAR {STE*}{LL}{A}{R}

18 - Edible plant (9) - VEGETABLE [E]

19 - Adventurer massages an orangutan out in the open finally (8) - ARGONAUT ORANGUTAn*

20 - Language in law you decipher (6) - LUWIAN  (in+law+u)

22 - An ornamental vaulting rib (6) - LIERNE [E]

23 - With an intense feeling you are following the road speedily (6) - ARDOUR {ARDO*}{UR}

25 - Uranian moon (5) - ARIEL [E] I never knew that the moons of Uranus are all named after characters from the works of Shakespeare.

27 - Run away with the woman and an old general (4) - FLEE {F}{LEE}

GRID

No 10242, Thursday 25 August 11, Nita Jaggi

ACROSS

4   - Order and control is ignored at home by the follower (8) - DISCIPLE DISCIPLinE

8   - Secure one job shortly (6) - ANCHOR {AN}{CHORe}

9   - It may be used for scanning body parts (10) - ULTRASOUND [CD]

SEE THIS CARTOON

10 - Unfortunate to tip-off a revolutionary army unit (4) - POOR POORt <-

11 - Girl has suffered a big cut (4) - GASH {G}{ASH*}

13 - A Khan you misbehave with is an important person (6) - KAHUNA*

15 - Undertake a race with regular team training (7) - ATTEMPT {A}{TT}{tEaM}{PT}

17 - Unwritten examination (4) - ORAL [CD]

18 - Note that a king will have a good long bath (4) - SOAK {SO}{A}{K}

19 - Stout woman? (7) - ALEWIFE {ALE}{WIFE}

21 - Fancies the Mayfair women (6) - WISHES [DD?] Anno pending

22 - Mostly digest the French cheese (4) - BRIE BRIEf

25 - Visibly terrified, friend exposes the leader (4) - PALE {PAL}{E}

26 - Packaging material (10) - BUBBLEWRAP [E] Should have been (6,4)

27 - Slip away to mostly see the rebellious mob excitedly in front (6) - ESCAPE {eES<-}{kCAP<-}{E}Anno pending

28 - One on foot, confused dealers without the aged sellers (8) - PEDDLERS PEDDaLERS ?

DOWN

1   - Pitches a tent, cold in the morning in Paris with determination (5) - CAMPS {C}{AM}{PariS}

2   - Horizontal entries in a crossword puzzle (6) - ACROSS [E]

3   - Island leaders are ruthless under British Army (5) - ARUBA {A}{R}{U}{B}{A}

4   - Get rid of the girl on time in the church (5) - DITCH {DI}{T}{CH}

5   - Small measure of cocktails served in this Pakistani city (7) - SIALKOT cOcKTAILS*

6   - Sir, no hero is travelling in the locomotive (4,5) - IRON HORSE*

7   - Revolutionary leader is a degree holder in the city (9) - LENINGRAD {LENIN}{GRAD}

12 - Flashy bag (5) - SWELL [DD?]

14 - Guitar Ted played as a feeling of indebtedness (9) - GRATITUDE*

15 - A sacred city (9) - ALLAHABAD [CD]

16 - Same as strength, might (5) - POWER [E]

19 - Simple way of life (7) - AUSTERE [E]

20 - War camp prisoner is on the street, a Jet follower (6) - STALAG {ST}{A}{jetLAG} What is prisoner doing in the clue?

22 - Two way tickets at last for fliers (5) - BIRDS Anno pending (Addendum -{BI}{RD}{S} - See comments)

23 - Encourage the sister, not a simple character (5) - IMPEL sIMPLE*

24 - A simple machine (5) - LEVER [E]

GRID

No 10241, Wednesday 24 Aug 11, Nita Jaggi

Back home and ready for the torture of the next 7 days. 24D takes the cake today.
ACROSS

2   - Eye doctor and I will be able to drink (6) - IMBIBE {I}{MB}{I}{BE}

7   - Report the noise (4) - BANG [DD?]

9   - Unusual painter is an engineer (4) - RARE {RA}{RE}

10 - Distracted a manic dreamer of good life (8,5) - AMERICAN DREAM*

12 - Staff head missed an odd extra thin silk material (7) - TAFFETA {sTAFF}{ExTrA}

13 - Second part of spirits (7) - ALCOHOL What is the first part!!!

15 - Opportunity for a drunken host (4) - SHOT*

17 - Hand in the pump at the beach spot (5) - SHORE {SHO{R}E}

18 - Home paper from the French editor (4) - DEED {DE}{ED} What is home paper?

19 - Caught cutting the big glaciers at an ancient port (7) - ALGIERS GLAcIERS* Why ancient? It's no longer a port is it?

21 - Portion of the church is inclined towards the rear evenly (7) - CHAPTER {CH}{APT}{rEaR}

23 - Troubled them in an outhouse for pets straying and agitated (7-6) - TEMPEST-TOSSED {ThEM}{PEST*}-{TOSSED}

27 - Warning sign about me inside (4) - OMEN {O{ME}N}

28 - Headless men look at your foremost feeling (4) - ENVY {mEN}V{Y} What kind of a look is 'V' !!

29 - Wild cat devours an arab pitch maker (6) - LARYNX {L{AR}YNX}

DOWN

1   - An artist has to back into an African desert (6) - SAHARA {SAH<-}{A}{RA}

2   - Correctly use if giant has delusions (5,5) - IGNES FATUI*

3   - Block the primary imports in an Italian port (4) - BARI {BAR}{I}

4   - Cord left in the large snake (4) - BOLA {BO{L}A}

5   - Loyal Turk leader will regret (4) - TRUE {T}{RUE}

6   - Robot men play this musical instrument (8) - TROMBONE*

8   - Say, sell this piano part (5) - PEDAL (~peddle)

11 - Trains the commander, an expert on horse selection initially (7) - COACHES {CO}{AC{H}E}{S}

13 - Fruit with a pit (7) - APRICOT [CD]

14 - Sophocles tragedy (7,3) - OEDIPUS REX [E]

16 - Compose the ‘A' film during this short rest period (4,4) - HALF TIME*

20 - Chaucer pilgrim (5) - REEVE [E]

22 - Salad ingredient is the last thing I have (6) - ENDIVE {END}{I'VE}

24 - Simon kisses the disguised monk (4) - MONK Mother of all clues!!

25 - A seed is served up in this kind of steak (4) - TUNA  {TUN}{A}<-

26 - Missing lead for stolen valuables is in the hill station (4) - OOTY bOOTY

GRID

No 10124, Saturday 23 Jul 11, Nita Jaggi

WHAT A RELIEF!

ACROSS

8   - Fashionable elite (5,2,2,5) - CREME DE LA CREME [E]

9   - Boy goes back to the mother to first learn the language (6) - {NOR<-}{MA}{L} Not sure if this is right.

10 - Speed up the switch for the gadget width (8) - {DIA<-}{METER} DIAMETER

11 - Passenger getting a free ride (8) - STOWAWAY [CD]

13 - Neat mask made from this type of leather (6) - {OX}{HIDE} OXHIDE

14 - Substitute for alms (6) - RELIEF [DD]

16 - Gap left in the current international primary account (6) - {L}{AC}{UN}{A} LACUNA

19 - Ancient manuscripts (6) - PAPYRI [E]

21 - Clappers for this reason tip-off the followers of the German car (8) - {AUDI}{hENCE} AUDIENCE

23 - Restless seeker about a god travels out of Ohio (8) - GADABOUTo* GADABOUT

24 - Izmir native will mostly prohibit the Diva's headwear (6) - {TURk}{BAN} TURBAN

26 - Tricks the Scotsman in an important venture (6,8) - {MONKEY} {BUSINESS} MONKEY BUSINESS Monkey is 500 pounds don't know if it is a Scotsman also. (Addendum - {MON}{KEY BUSINESS} - See comments)

DOWN

1   - To equip a couple of colleges known to the king (8) - {A}{CC}{OUT}{ER} ACCOUTER

2   - Duration of a prison sentence (4) - TERM [DD]

3   - Further on is the sound of thunder (6) - (~below) BELLOW

4   - Sure shot of the French journalist in regard (4,3) - {DE}AD {EYE}  Anno pending DEAD EYE This is one word and not two as shown.

5   - Geometric curve (8) - PARABOLA [E]

6   - Generally first see our hen wandering in the cold frame (5,5) - {G}{REEN HOUSE*} GREEN HOUSE

7   - Threaten the paid men roaming out on the road (6) - IMPENDa* IMPEND

12 - Maybe it is a two-way communication device (5-5) - WALKY-TALKY [E] Why maybe?

15 - Plant embryo (8) - EPICOTYL [E]

17 - Old-fashioned church, an artist describes is in Malta (8) - {A}{R{CH}A}{IS}{M} ARCHAISM

18 - Time the worker, freakish in a fit of anger (7) - {T}{ANT}{RUM} TANTRUM

20 - Further behind an endless jungle is a mythical warrior (6) - {A}{MAZe}{ON} AMAZON Not sure of anno

22 - Particular detective is in distress (6) - {DET}{AIL} DETAIL

25 - Soundly scan the marsh plant (4) - (~read) REED

GRID

No 10213, Friday 22 July 11, Nita Jaggi

Non-cryptic day today.

ACROSS

1   - You be hidden in Takshila without a king (8) - {TSHIL{U}{B}Aak*} TSHILUBA Where is the definition for this word? Kishore & Richard can have an exchange in Tshiluba today.

5   - Chatlines reveal the mythical Hun king (4) - ATLI [T]

9   - Improves the perks (8) - BENEFITS [DD]

10 - Establishment of a plant in a new habitat (6) - ECESIS [E]

12 - A secretive bird (4) - RAIL [E]

13 - One who knows what's up in the sky (10) - ASTRONOMER [E]

15 - An associate in a legal offence (7,2,5) - PARTNER IN CRIME [CD]

17 - To find a compromise, come out with a level of assurance (6,1,7) - STRIKE A BALANCE [CD]

21 - Start a conversation on an Arctic vessel, maybe (10) - ICEBREAKER [DD]

22 - Slightly wet (4) - DAMP [E]

25 - Brief outline revealed in the paper cut (6) -  APERCU [T] New word for me

26 - Elizabeth is excited, oh! to be back with the girl in high spirits (8) - {E}{UP}{HO<-}{RIA} EUPHORIA

27 - Kate strictly undergoes the check-up (4) - TEST [T]

28 - Climb up to see a cat roaming around the lawn in front (8) - {ESCA{L}ATE*} ESCALATE Climb up or raise ?

DOWN

1   - Set aside for the French an empty red sleeveless tunic (6) - {TAB}{A}{ReD} What is French doing in the clue? TABARD

2   - I love to follow the Chinese dynasty in the capital city (5) - {HAN}{O}{I} HANOI

3   - Activity time (4) - LIFE [CD]

4   - Set a bit of the stitched fabric (7) - BATISTE*

6   - Lawrence is the chief finance agent dismissing the strong skilled worker (10) - {TE}{CHNICIANeeff*} Don't know how 'eeff' are deleted TECHNICIAN

7   - Someone who cannot sleep (9) - INSOMNIAC [E]

8   - Cost cutting money hoarder (5) - MISER [CD]

11 - Half an area you eye for the sheep (4) - {ARea}{U}{I} ARUI

14 - Are caskets positioned for the track events? (5,5) - STAKE RACES*

16 - A common time to hold the note on a formal contract (9) - {A}GREE{ME}NT AGREEMENT Anno pending (Addendum - {A}{GREE{ME}N}{T} - See comments)

18 - Progenitor of the human race (4) - ADAM [E]

19 - Specifically overlooking the scene on the roads (7) - {A{VENUE}S} AVENUES

20 - Latest news you taped by mistake (6) - {U}{PDATE*} UPDATE

21 - I have no money to add up in this Leghorn locale (5) - {I}{TAlLY} ITALY

23 - Vessel from India or Tashkent (5) - AORTA [T]

24 - An artist, he gets trapped by the bird (4) - {R{HE}A} RHEA

GRID

No 10212, Thursday 21 Jul 11, Nita Jaggi

Colour coding changed, looks better this way. Managed to continue batting and did not have to retire hurt today.
ACROSS

7   - Grand church is outside the royal home reflecting it in Albania (8) - {PALAce}{TI<-}{AL} PALATIAL

9   - A river in South Africa (6) - ORANGE [E]

11 - Lame devil forever is inside the confectionary store (9) - {IMP}{ER}{conFECTionary} IMPERFECT

12 - Adult drops garbage haphazardly in the boat (5) - BARGEag* 'A' from adult, 'G' from ? BARGE

13 - Kick off the first game (6) - OPENER [DD]

14 - Songbird (8) - BOBOLINK [E] Thanks to Google

17 - Dreadful display by an art house back by Iowan leaders in America (9) - {ATR*}{OC<-}{IOwan}{US} ATROCIOUS Well said for this series!!

22 - An assortment of things maybe (5,3) - MIXED BAG [E]

23 - One follows to add masala not good in the sausage (6) - {SALAMa*}{I} 'A' for 'good'? SALAMI

25 - Go to the canteen, terrified (5) - ENTER [T] Telescopic indicator?

27 - The woman's note is hanging on the gate of an isolated place (9) - {HER}{MI}{TAGE*} AInd for gate? HERMITAGE

28 - Bit of strategy used to trap cats in an odd corner initially (6) - T{ACT*}I{C} Anno pending TACTIC

29 - Large containers in which plants are grown (8) - PLANTERS [CD]

DOWN

1   - An arbitrarily small quantity (7) - EPSILON  [E]

2   - Cutting tool is in the ship (7) - CLIPPER [DD]

3   - Playfully jump on the pickled flower buds (5) - CAPER  [DD]

4   - Take hold of the girl, an artist in Belgium (4) - {G}{RA}{B} GRAB

5   - In hesitant sound, note the physics topic (7) - {IN}{ER}{TI}{A} 'A' from 'the' ? INERTIA

6   - Adorns the foundation in the city on the borders of Kansas (7) - {BED}{EC}{KansaS} BEDECKS

8   - Caused pain to the resident magistrate, a specialist editor (9) - {TO}{RM}{ENT}{ED} TORMENTED

10 - Son will also tell tales about an informer (7) - {S}{TOO}{LIE} STOOLIE

15 - Egg drop period (9) - OVULATION [E]

SEE THIS CARTOON

16 - You are in Goa at the church with an easel in front to paint with watercolour and gum (7) - (u+goa+ch+e) GOUACHE*

18 - Forgiveness for past crimes (7) - AMNESTY [CD]

19 - Unusual objects from a far-off country (7) - EXOTICA [CD]

20 - Camp leaders keep out of an exotic dance performance (7) - {CAmp}{BAR}{ET} CABARET

21 - Permit the leading lawyer to put away the name in part of the case (7) - {L}{ICE}{N}{caSE} LICENSE

24 - Regularly Turk falls sick with the bird's sound (5) - {TuRk}{ILL} TRILL

26 - Surprise attack (4) - RAID [E]

GRID

No 10211, Wednesday 20 Jul 11, Nita Jaggi

NJ is reminding us to file our returns before 31 Jul!! I'm fed up with NJ. Yesterday I was clean bowled, today I'm stumped! Tomorrow I think I'll retire hurt!!

ACROSS

1   - Stop the furnace fuel from engulfing the house (5) - {C{H}OKE} CHOKE

4   - He may be the one at the casino table (7) - GAMBLER [CD]

10 - Commander is hit in an attack (6) - {COM}{BAT} COMBAT

11 - Being the only one to chant, you are in front of God (8) - {SING}{U'{LA}R} Anno not clear SINGULAR

13 - Stop conserving the plantation largely widespread (8) - NATIONALpt* How do we take out 'pt' NATIONAL

14 - Winter coat (6) - ANORAK [E]

16 - Extremely easy to note the rare Norse giant (4) - {Y}{MI}{R} YMIR

17 - Presiding judge has an opportunity to file the return (10) - {CHANCE}{LLOR<-} File & Roll? CHANCELLOR

20 - Discourteous angry casino guru (10) - UNGRACIOUS*

21 - Best agent is continuously without women (4) - STAG [T] Surely not James Bond!!

24 - Casual doorman is standing out at eleven (6) - R?U??? (Addendum - RANDOMo* RANDOM - See comments)

26 - Supporter is firm on eating one of the Italian flat cooked dish (8) - {BRA}{C{I}O}{LA} Is 'la' 'the' in Italian?  BRACIOLA

28 - Unused portion of food (8) - LEFTOVER [E]

29 - Stand for a French man involved in a love affair (6) - ARDOUR ARMOUR ?

30 - Stuck firmly to the redhead in trouble (7) - ADHERED*

31 - Submits the income tax returns (5) - FILES [CD]

DOWN

2   - Cut-up the line of the large tendon (9) - {HAM}{STRING} HAMSTRING How is Ham connected to cut up!!

3   - Alerting device (6) - KLAXON [CD]

5   - Turning point for eleven soldiers in front (4) - {A}{XI}{S} AXIS

6   - An apprentice repairs an engine in the British Rail (8) - {B{EGINNE*}R} BEGINNER

7   - Mathematician in Seoul even has the French right (5) - {sEoUl}{LE}{R} EULER

8   - Restricted to check the territory borders (6) - {SCAN}{T}{Y} SCANTY

9   - Market figure (6) - BROKER [CD]

12 - Second shikari learns to omit one language (7) - {KASH{M}IRi*} Isn't the language Kashmiri?  'M' for second!!KASHMIR (Addendum - {B}{ASHKIRi*} BASHKIR - See comments)

15 - Ask for the popular leading escort (7) - {IN}QUIR{E} Anno pending INQUIRE

18 - Chinese stone (9) - LITHOPONE [CD] NJ has conveniently swallowed an 'H' from LITHOPHONE

19 - Physicist at lunchtime is in the capital city (8) - {?A???}{ONE}(Addendum - {GABOR}{ONE} GABORONE - See comments)

20 - Difficult to control an international law contract at the end of the day (6) - {UN}{RULe}{Y} UNRULY

22 - Assault the following man on the horse-drawn carriage (6) - {G}{HARRY} GHARRY

23 - Kind of tax levied in October abroad will not exist for an individual (6) - {OCTRObe*}{I} OCTROI

25 - E-fund development in the desert area (5)  - UNFED* Desert area!!! (Addendum - NEFUD* - See coments)

27 - Distribute the reading out of the gauge contract (4) - METEr METE

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No 10210, Tuesday 19 Jul 11, Nita Jaggi

Plenty of shapes today! I've been clean bowled by the NW and SE corners, never had so many unsolved ever since I started this blog.
ACROSS
4   - Trustee involved is daring to arrest you on the road (8) - {G{U}{A}RDIAN*} GUARDIAN What's the connection between 'A' and 'Road' ?
8   - Cut off the joint (6) - (Addendum - CORNER [DD] - See comments)
9   - Steep prices (10) - EXORBITANT [E]
10 - An extinct ox (4) - URUS [E]
11 - Dispatch a State Enrolled Nurse on duty first (4) - {S}{E}{N}{D} SEND
13 - Hardly ever depend on God (6) - {RA}{RELY} RARELY
15 - Deposit the American man's medicine (7) - {PLACE}{BO} PLACEBO
17 - Car given to the French princess (4) - {AU}{DI} AUDI
18 - A canonical hour (4) - NONE [E]
19 - Lock up the prisoner in shape (7) - {CON}{FINE} CONFINE
21 - Call for a specialist in distress (6) - {ENT}{AIL} ENTAIL
22 - Darlings, switch the dance move (4) - STEP <-
25 - Stop the puppy (4) - STAY ? (Addendum - SEAL [DD] - See comments)
26 - He may be caught for general theft on camera (10) - SHOPLIFTER [CD]
27 - Adjust four files alternately for the new opening term (6) - {O}{R}{I}{E}{N}{T} ORIENT I wonder if anyone can make this clue longer!!
28 - Vendor in South Africa has to hand some suspicious names (8) - {SA}{L}{ESMAN*} SALESMAN L from Left hand?
DOWN
1   - Check out the small river outside the castle (5) - {S}{C}OU{R} ? (Addendum - {S}{COUrT} - SCOUT See comments)
2   - Acclaimed raja protects the warrior prince (6) - (Addendum - {ARJ{UN}A*} ARJUNA - See comments)
3   - Square temple found in the rocky ridge (5) - ARETE [T]

4   - Earth's shape (5) - GEOID [E]
5   - Boar ate in Rio this kind of rice (7) - {ARBO*}{RIO} ARBORIO
6   - Ted put up the fine coat in shape (9) - {DET<-}{ERMINE} DETERMINE
7   - Alternative for a divorce (9) - ANNULMENT [E]
12 - One gets up to first cook the hot starters as a snack (5) - {NA<-}{C}{HOt} NACHO
14 - Pundit starts using the naughty language (9) - (Addendum - {PU}TONGHUA PUTONGHUA - See comments)
15 - Long for the delicious fruit (9) - {PINE}{APPLE} PINEAPPLE
16 - Suitable boy in England is in great shape (5) -  {B}{E}{FIT} BEFIT
19 - It is found in bones and teeth (7) - CALCIUM [E]
20 - Time on the Spanish square (6) - {}{EL} (Addendum - {EL}{EVEN} ELEVEN - See comments)
22 - Waited, wearing the shiny fabric (5) -  {SAT}{IN} SATIN
23 - Outperformance of an actor following the rare Cockney girl is a mistake (5) -  {'ER}{R}{actOR} ERROR
24 - Charts out an area (5) - PLOTS [DD]

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No 10209, Monday 18 Jul 11, Nita Jaggi

ACROSS

2   - Deliver a message to the President individually (6) - {PR}{EACH} PREACH

7   - Cover the round pool (4) - {LID}{O} LIDO

9   - One turns back to hold one granny (4) - {N{AN}A<-} NANA

10 - Somehow calling-off arrangements at the last minute (13) - CANCELLATIONS [E] Somehow?

12 - Wrong street I enter in an Italian seaport (7) - TRIESTE*

13 - Stipulate before hand (7) - PROVED ? (Addendum PROVIDE [E] - See comments)

15 - Quite a hit on the short track (4) - SWAT Anno pending (SWATh See comments)

17 - Remnant of something that has been cut off (5) - STUMP [E]

18 - Steno designates the characters in the focal point (4) - NODE [T]

19 - Austrian composer of waltzes (7) - STRAUSS [E]

21 - Bring up the bed out from the birdhouse so constructed (7) - N{OURISHbed*} NOURISH Where does the N come from?

23 - Heart-in-the-mouth zigzag ride (6,7) - ROLLER COASTER [CD]

27 - Secret agent is a doctor on the borders of Lahore (4) - {MO}{LahorE} MOLE

28 - Electrical units installed in homes have no energy (4) - OHMSe* OHMS

29 - Same as widespread, general (6) - COMMON [DD}

DOWN

1   - Carpenter's hand tool (6) - PINCER [E]

2   - Flower of the Holy Night (10) - POINSETTIA [CD]

3   - Leaders exercise and sit energetically in comfort (4) - {E}{A}{S}{E} EASE

4   - Auction off the modern phone on radio (4) - (~sell) CELL As per the surface of the clue this should be SELL

5   - Do follow an international word processing command (4) - {UN}{DO} UNDO

6   - Unfair, prejudiced (3-5) - ONE-SIDED [E]

SEE THIS CARTOON

8   - Try to repeat an omission of a boy's name (5) - PETERa* PETER

11 - The father of Odysseus (7) - LAERTES [E]

13 - Vivid red kind of cheese (7) - PIMENTO Pimento by itself is not vivid red nor is it the color of Pimento cheese!!

14 - Strong emotion displayed by a native Senor outside (10) - VENERATIONs* VENERATION

16 - Heartless attendant will check in detail the famous battle (8) - {WAiTER}{LOOk} WATERLOO Heartless will delete 'IT' ?

20 - A tabloid? (5) - SHEET [CD]

22 - Economise the regular cost over margin of the first product (6) - {tSoC<-}{RIM}{P} SCRIMP

24 - Soup vegetable for the French geek regularly (4) - {LE}{gEeK] LEEK

25 - Call the ring leader of the underworld (4) - {CAP}{O} CAPO

26 - Trace a male cat (4) - {A}{TOM} ATOM

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No 10182, Thursday 16 Jun 11, Nita Jaggi

I laughed so much when I got the solution to 13A that I did not need to think of any cartoons for today.
ACROSS
8   - Plan out a revision meant to dismiss one appraisal that is too high (14) - OVERESTIMATIONan*
9   - Clever boy is accurate (6) - {B}{RIGHT}
10 - Broad amount charged for the chemical salt (8) - {TART}{RATE}
11 - Trouble occurs when school teacher's initial is halved (8) - (-m+d)DISTRESS
13 - Idles around with the girl finally on the circular road in the sun (6) - {L}{O}{AVE}{S}
THIS ONE TAKES THE CAKE How can someone be so dumb!!!
14 - Look around for Elizabeth involved in the grand arrangements (6) - {GAND{E}R*}
16 - Harm old soldiers in the yacht station (6) - {MAR}{INA}
19 - Development of an area (6) - ESTATE [E?]
21 - Eating zone is out in the open (8) - ALFRESCO [E]
23 - Hollow muscular organs of an air passage (8) - LARYNGES [E]
24 - Distant cloud, blue in colour is found in North America (6) - {N{EBUL*}A} Colour as 'AInd' ?
26 - Injured people cry out to one ruler in pain losing heart in the end (7,7) - {WAiL}{KING} {WOUND}{EnD}
DOWN
1   - Getting on to the ferry shortly on the way with the leaders of the new group (8) - {BOAt}{RD}{I}{N}{G} 'I' from 'the' ?
2   - Ice block on the faulty bridge is not the same (4) - BERGid*
3   - Calm the horse guarding the Northern Territories in Luxembourg (6) - {GE{NT}{L}E}
4   - Political control in this situation is left to the Maoist leader (7) - {STATe}{IS}{M}
5   - It mostly gets held up in the rains (8) - UMBRELLA [CD]
6   - To commemorate, Germany fails to get the general site in place (10) - ETERNALISEg*
7   - Hate to see the man (6) - {LO}{AT}{HE} Where does 'AT' come from?
12 - Yank a giant forcibly into the great lake (10) - TANGANYIKA*
15 - Coming into view by combining the following central theme (8) - {thEme}{MERGING}
17 - Recognition for a couple of colleges, mostly old today in England (8) - {A}{CC}{OLd}{AD}{E}
18 - Quickly swam over the small anchor in front of the port town (7) - MASSAWA* (swam+s+a)
20 - Do not load cars in motion with any physical quantity (6) - {SCALARdo*}
22 - Parasitic plant that may be a growing concern (6) - FUNGUS [CD]
25 - Waited for the crowd shortly after eight (4) - {BODy}{E}

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No 10181, Wedensday 15 Jun 11, Nita Jaggi

ACROSS

1   - A tram is plying on the road in the holy city (8) - AMRITSAR*
5   - A U.S. actor known for moody rebellious roles (4) - DEAN [E]
9   - Followers of a European car are half in sequence (8) - {AUDI}{sequENCE}
10 - Seafood for the Disney pup at lunchtime (6) - {SCAMP}{I}

12 - At dawn left the British nobleman (4) - EARLy
13 - Here, being present in class (10) - ATTENDANCE [CD]
15 - Typical feature of the satiric catcher in motion (14) - CHARACTERISTIC*
17 - Kind of music that precedes an act in an opera (7,7) - {CHORALE} {PRELUDE} What has this got to do with an Opera and what's the definition here?
21 - Formula is numeric describing this radioactive element (10) - {LAW}{RENCIUM*}
22 - Flows back in the east for two seconds in this direction (4) - {E{BB}S}
25 - Spot marked for one advertisement is a bit unusual in this mythical place (6) - {X}{AN}{AD}{U}
26 - Double the disc range in the movie theatre (8) - {BI}{O}{SCOPE}
27 - Put in the basin (4) - SINK [DD]
28 - Short newspaper article about a group (8) - PERSONAL ?
DOWN
1   - Stimulate a woman, one devoted to point out (6) - {A}{W}{A}{KeEN}
2   - Passenger fare (5) - RIDER [DD] Hardly a DD, both are the same
3   - Ends an argument before time again for an adolescent (4) - {T}{E}{E}{N}
4   - His majesty is not schematic in handling the monk (7) - ASCETIChm*
6   - Aircraft squadron declares war over Israel (10) - {ESCADR{IL}LE*}
7   - Officially suggested the token left for Edward (9) - {NOMINAl}{TED}
8   - It is awarded to a winner, maybe (5) - PRIZE [E]
11 - She believes in this goddess of youth (4) - HEBE [T]
14 - Any crucial conflict (10) - ARMAGEDDON [E]
16 - Deceives gangster (9) - HOODWINKS Supposed to be a DD. How does 'winks' fit into the def of gangster.
18 - Cut to draw out the silk edge (4) - skETCH
19 - Set of instructions that a computer obeys (7) - ROUTINE [E]
20 - Bony kind of duck is in the pond (6) - {O}{S}{TEAL} Not sure of anno
21 - Hindu goddess of wealth (5) - LAXMI [E]
23 - Poet has nothing to drink with the toast (5) - BROWN ? (Addendum - BROWN(ing) - See comments)
24 - Prays for the king trapped in the ship (4) - {A}{S{K}S}

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