Friday, 2 October 2015

No 11515, Friday 02 Oct 2015, Gridman


Gadi and Alu/Aloo are there in Chambers, I wonder if they are permitted in Scrabble. 

ACROSS
1   Within possibility, one is replaced by potato of great worth (8) VALUABLE {V{-i+alu}ALUABLE} Never realised that 'Alu/Aloo' is there in Chambers
5   Cruel brother, upstart, not completing story (6) BRUTAL {BR}{Up}{TALe}
9   Madrid native revamps Iran pads (8) SPANIARD*
10 Fig variety in Atlanta suburb (6) SMYRNA [DD] Thanks to Google
12 Man leaves country supporter in civil disorder (4) RIOT patRIOT
13 NYC kerbs up to some renovation by computer nerds (10) CYBERPUNKS*
15 True believers don't have them (6) DOUBTS [CD]
17 Groom about to enter a West Indies plantation (5) PREEN {P{RE}EN}
20 In decline, poor desi’s pocketed lakhier at first (5) SLIDE {S{La...r}IDE*}
21 State desi's changed to the optimistic view (6) UPSIDE {UP}{DESI}*
24 Put Lords' wives ashore: they have tenants to look after (10) LANDLADIES {LAND}{LADIES}
27 Retreat from snooker? (4) NOOK [T]
29 Teachers' noises of disapproval about primarily offensive remarks (6) TUTORS {TUT{Of...e}{Re...s}S}
30 Tired individual is comprehensive (3-2-3) ALL-IN-ONE {ALL-IN}-{ONE}
31 Staggered drunkenly and leered rudely (6) REELED*
32 Snap! Soaks back cooking vessels (8) STEWPANS {STEW}{PANS}<=

DOWN
1   Travellers lose one-time face masks (6) VISORS VISitORS
2   Field fellow to entice (4,2) LEAD ON {LEA}{D ON}
3   A footloose royal is of the same sort (4) AKIN {A}{KINg}
4   Look, railway's transporting red truck (5) LORRY {LO}{R}{RY}
6   Gather man is in to plot again (5) REMAP {RE{M}AP}
7   Formed crowd to see girl is sitting in gaddi, starting declamation (8) THRONGED {THRON{G}E}{De...n}
8   Networking includes one in sailing trip (8) LIAISING {LIAIS{1}NG*}
11 Reportedly picks up perfumes (6) SENSES [CD] (Addendum - CENSES (~senses) - See comments)
14 Only advance mentioned (4) LONE (~loan)
16 Leaps in spring and start of summer (6) BOUNDS {BOUND}{Su...r}
17 Stationery stock in apartments (4) PADS [DD]
18 Liars too treated by one who quarantines (8) ISOLATOR*
19 Produce short sketch by vetting comic scene at last (8) VIGNETTE {VETTING}*{s..nE}
22 Ring for girl possessing nothing new (6) CORONA {COR{O}{N}A}
23 They go high in the air or down the slope (6) SKIERS [DD]
25 Gross display from muscular gendarme (5) LARGE [T]
26 Election Commission almost tardy in applause (5) ECLAT {EC}{LATe}
28 See six accepting Middlesex blow finally (4) VIEW {VI}{sEx}{bloW}

GRID

Thursday, 1 October 2015

No 11514, Thursday 01 Oct 2015, Gridman


ACROSS
1   One should decline to be in such morally corrupt state (8) DECADENT  [DD]
5   Graduate doctor rings for cane (6) BAMBOO {BA}{MB}{OO}
10 Darts around with mantra to attain celebrity status (7) STARDOM {DARTS}*{OM}
11 No doubt fool tore up Durex after snipping tip off (7) ASSURED {ASS}{DUREx}*
12 Take stock that is not yours (6) RUSTLE [CD]
13 Disreputable person, one being in the basement? (3-5) LOW-LIFER [CD]
15 Comfort stop not launched (4) EASE cEASE
16 One cannot be dull while on such work (6,4) ACTIVE DUTY [CD]
18 Zesty alarm about a slow trickle (4,6) LAZY STREAM*
20 Beat it with footwear, say (4) SHOO (~shoe)
23 Enjoyable moments in the attic? (4,4) HIGH TIME [CD]
24 Son, really enjoy! That's excellent! (4-2) SLAP-UP {S}{LAP UP}
26 Normal, till criticism returned (2,2,3) UP TO PAR {UP TO} {PAR<=}
27 One makes changes to the electrical accessory (7) ADAPTER [DD]
28 Pardon former wife's blasphemous cry with no heart in it (6) EXCUSE {EX}{CUrSE}
29 15/4 or 4/15 as you may put it (3-5) MID-APRIL [CD]

DOWN
1   Oh, use may yet result from what Indian Parliament often is (10,5) DISORDERLY HOUSE {OH+USE}*
2   In case the boy and half-sister appear... (7) CHASSIS  {CHAS}{SIS}
3   Handout about Doordarshan? That's easy to do (6) DODDLE {DO{DD}LE}
4   Identify a father leaving Tarzan climbing up (4) NAME NAMEpa <=
6   Frees sailors and loves to go hither and thither (8) ABSOLVES  {ABS}{SOLVE}*
7   Girl said to have disappeared in virus outbreak (4,3) BIRD FLU {BIRD} {FLU}(~flew)
8   This military soldier could well be poor Carl (7,8) ORDERLY CORPORAL {POOR+CARL}*
9   Authoritative setter in charge overwhelmed by a great amount rising (9) CANONICAL {C{ANON}{IC}AL<=}
14 Stinging comment in the Arctic? (3,6) ICY REMARK [CD]
17 Atomic elements presented in bizarre depositions without din (8) ISOTOPES dEPOSITiOnS*
19 Gorky's ___ Mynci: Welsh rock band (7) ZYGOTIC [FITB] Thanks to Google
21 Trendy joint, all but strict (7) HIPSTER {HIP}{STERn}
22 Fabric of turned-out headwear in a low key (6) ALPACA {A}{L{PAC<=}A}
25 Wise men’s conjury is unfinished (4) MAGI MAGIc

GRID