Across
1 Grandpa standing devours an edible toroid (5) PASTA
4 Dust clouds of speckles on the cornea (7) NEBULAS
10 Great admiration for these central figures in a film (6) HEROES
11 Dream-breaker is the panic monger (8) ALARMIST
13 Preventing movement is important for the editor in the capital of Guinea (8) IMPEDING
14 The French and Italian turned back to number the language (6) LATINO
16 Stylish for the Spanish article (4) ELAN
17 A disorganised argument without any limits (4,3,3) FREE FOR ALL
20 Quiet bird has a sign on a strange occurrence (10) PHENOMENON
21 Taken advantage of the mixed-up dues (4) USED
24 Left father to turn the cover of a large notebook (6) LAPTOP
26 Whistle of shout following a young woman (8) BIRDCALL
28 Traditional idea to twist a hot rod for a bovine animal (8) ORTHODOX
29 Set back the legal system for an eccentric person of dark brown colour (6) WALNUT
30 Small one left on an ancient city (7) BABYLON
31 Demon has one’s primitive article (5) ASURA
Down
2 Real ape on to charge a pilot’s vehicle (9) AEROPLANE
3 Up-to-date to run in to manage at the end of the day (6) TRENDY
5 Slippery characters after the first holders (4) EELS
6 Training a nurse to take over would be madness (8) UNREASON
7 Head of attorney liberal for one making an excuse (5) ALIBI
8 The carriage is, in each case, moving (6) CHAISE
9 By the way turn over to a walk (6) STROLL
12 Proper arrangement for one new to request for food (2,5) IN ORDER
15 Left for safekeeping, material added to a land form (7) REPOSIT
18 Non-voter’s rating to mark the queen (9) ABSTAINER
19 Medical officer not performing at the end of the day due to boredom (8) MONOTONY
20 Intimate talk in bed on a head rest (6) PILLOW
22 Edit a notice point to give permission to Edward (6) DELETE
23 Left in thoughts of high principles (6) IDEALS
25 Father upset by social worker in capital city (5) PETRA
27 Individual card game for a single performer (4) SOLO
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7 comments:
hey Anokha, I am beginning to get back to crossie hobby again... after a prolonged gap. :-)
Well, I got quite a bit today. Here are my doubts on today:
1. NEBULAS was direct is it?
2. I thought 17 across was Over The Top, but knew that was wrong since it was not matching with other clues!
3. what is the funda of 29 across, how did you arrive at Walnut?
4. Same for 5, 15 and 20 downs. I got 20 down, but that was random.
5. reg. 22 Dn, I got DELETE too. Notice= D is it? and reg 18 Dn, I got ABSTAINER but through guesswork ,so Rating= AB is it?
6. 25 Dn, I guess the answer is PATNA.
(PA+ ANT = PATNA ) is what i thght for 25 Dwn
ation..isnt it nebulae? no difference..still..
Hi Pannag,
1. Yes
2. FREE FOR ALL fits the clue
3. This wasn't much difficult -
Legal system = LAW
set back -> WAL
eccentric = NUT
WALNUT is dark brown in color!
4. Got 5DN by just slippery reference and the fit with other letters
15DN - thought of DEPOSIT straightaway due to "material added" and form is "POSE" references but "REPOSIT" is something that is left for safekeeping
20DN Intimate talk is PILLOW TALK and headrest is PILLOW
5. 22DN - point is E, permission LET, Edward ED, edit is DELETE
18DN - rating AB, Mark STAIN, Queen ER, non-voting is abstaining
6. Yup, 25DN is PATNA - missed that one as I had just returned from a two days hectic tour!
Hi breaking d habit - Nebulae and Nebulas both are in the dictionary and NEBULAS fits better with the clue
I have made my thoughts known on this compiler. The clues are all over the place ranging from some intelligent ones to totally dumb!
Can't find Sunday's crossword online. Not posted yet???????????
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