Friday 8 April 2011

No 10123, Friday 08 Apr 11, Gridman

ACROSS
1   - Mending a botched-up nightcap (8) - PATCHING*
5   - Insect let out after another insect (6) - {BEE}{TLE*}
9   - Cutting off society woman on telephone (8) - {S}{EVE}{RING}
10 - Daily agent forgets worker's fee (6) - {CHAR}{aGEnt}
12 - Fat boy eating piece of roti (4) - {LA{R}D}
13 - Fly seldom over stadia (10) - VELODROMES*
15 - Church official is right on edge (6) - {VERGE}{R}
17 - A royal descendant in criminal act (5) - {A}{R}{SON}
20 - A gem I snap up in photograph (5) - IMAGE*
21 - A revolting person (6) - RIOTER [CD]
24 - Saint on a day: in France, what is regal? (10) - {ST}{A}{TUES}{QUE}
27 - Abscond with a Buddhist monk (4) - {LAM}{A}
29 - Fast service to include a baked dish for each person (6) - {A{PIE}CE}
30 - Go all over special US newspaper with some interest (8) -{SP}{LAT}{inTERest} Didn't like this clue. 'Some' could be any part of interest.
31 - Swordsman erecting a barrier? (6) - FENCER [DD]
32 - On a plane, apparently running away (2-6) - IN-FLIGHT [DD]
DOWN
1   - Step outlined to the French on crushing tool (6) - {PEST*}{LE}
2   - State strongly in Tamil Nadu bar (6) - {T{AVER}N}
3   - Erect guns on road (4) - {HE}{RD} Can we classify Guns as HE (High explosives). Didn't get the Erect - Herd connection? (Addendum - {HA}{RD} - See comments)
4   - Name formerly used for now (5) - {N}{ONCE}
6   - Article hesitant about old-time anaesthetic (5) - {E{THE}R}
7   - I must air a recipe for a dessert (8) - TIRAMISU*
8   - Not odd number for vespers (8) - {EVEN}{SONG}
11 - Reporter's day in France meets with “Sorry” (6) - {JOUR}{NO}
14 - Give way to Ghana money undergoing ultimate modification (4) - CED(-i+e)E
16 - Old crone traps master coming back: it's overly showy (6) - {GA{RIS<-}H<-}
17 - Poet spills out superior port (4) - ADEN Anno pending (Addendum - AuDEN - See comments)
18 - Sheriff's officer resolves PTA tiffs (8) - TIPSTAFF*
19 - Leave Vice-Admiral on wrong action (8) - {VA}{CATION*}
22 - Newspaper derogatorily on children's game that's disorderly (6) - {RAG}{TAG}
23 - Poll standard's eminence reclaimed (6) - {P{ARR}OT<-} Anno for ARR pending. (Addendum - {PAR}{ROT} <- - See comments)
25 - Relative carrying energy source is a gem (5) - carbUNCLE 
26 - Tot and footloose crank recalled to remove a brooch, perhaps (5) - {tUN}{PIN}<-
28 - With everyone in famous New York Street (4) - {W}{ALL}



14 comments:

  1. 17 - Poet spills out superior port (4) - ADEN Anno pending

    A(-u)DEN

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  2. 3D I had HARD, but could not figure out how HA could be guns. Some kind of artillery, Colonel?

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  3. 23 - Poll standard's eminence reclaimed (6) - {P{ARR}OT<-} Anno for ARR pending.

    {PAR}{ROT<-}

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  4. Maybe Gridman meant Heavy Artillery, don't know if that's an accepted abvn.

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  5. Or Horse Artillery. Again could not find an accepted abbr.

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  6. 3D may be its the High Angle guns used in world war

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  7. @Colonel: Congrats at crossing 4,00,000!

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  8. Col.,
    Congrats!! Keep up the good work.

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  9. Abbreviations.com does give Heavy Artillery as abbreviated to HA

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  10. Yesterday,I was able to complete NJ. Today, Gridman made me feel like a novice, with only 50% success.

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  11. I liked PATCHING.

    14D: is "ultimate" doing double duty (and referring to itself in a weird way)?

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  12. Anyone claiming the 400,000th slot?

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