Monday 20 June 2011

No 10185, Monday 20 Jun 11, Gridman

ACROSS
1   - Square to talk about a large landowner (8) - {SQ}{U{A}TTER}
6   - Fair appearance (4) - SHOW [DD]
9   - Search for silk ribbon (6) - FERRET [DD]
10 - Last month I began bellowing for a measure — a measure of sound (7) - {DEC}{I}{B}{EL}
13 - Bonnie apt to break Chile morsel (5,4) - PINTO BEAN*
14 - Old account after account recalled source of chocolate (5) - {CA}{CA}{O} <-
15 - Fellow on starter to ethical law (4) - {COD}{E}
16 - If you do, you may fall short of target? (3,3,4) - AIM TOO HIGH [CD]
19 - Shooting away? (2,8) - ON LOCATION [CD]
21 - What a flute-player can do to make a hit (4) - BLOW [DD]
24 - Ruffian lad backs another lad endlessly (5) - {YOB<-}{BOy}
25 - Record about a black sin perpetrated in mountain retreats (3,6) - {LOG} {C}{A}{B}{INS*}
26 - Sues gal for torturing marine snail (3,4) - SEA SLUG*
27 - Kee may emerge in this stretch (3,3) - {EKE*} {OUT}
28 - Not me to clip duplicate toy (2-2) - {YOu}-{YOu}
29 - Leapt forward to see a couple of learners taking a newspaper section (8) - {LO}{LL}{OP-ED}
DOWN
2   - Got promoted on board? (7) - QUEENED [CD]
3   - Broadcast against the cooling business in short (3-3) - {AIR}-{CON}
4   - Headed for a big name in hotels — not tipsy completely! (2,3,4) - {TO THE} {HILTon}
5   - Artist fellow in element (5) - {RA}{DON}
7   - Japanese grill is almost back with greetings all round (7) - {HI}{BACh}{HI}
8   - Illusion of tree covering article is soft (4-1-3-4) - {WILL-O-{THE}-W}{IS}{P}
11 - Case for an entomologist? (6) - COCOON [CD]
12 - Film special champion's mission (5,7) - {SP}{ACE} {ODYSSEY}
17 - Crowd has no right support for marine animal (5,4) - {THrONG} {SEAL} Looks like me when I emerge from the swimming pool !!
18 - One unwinds while reading it (6) - SCROLL [CD]
20 - Where the collection is in volumes (7) - LIBRARY [CD]
22 - Lie stretched out with certain ease (7) - {LEI*}{SURE}
23 - Look at the breadth of summerhouse (6) - {GAZE}{B}O 'O' from ?
25 - Acceptable support to a Labour leader (5) - {LEG}{A}{L}



17 comments:

  1. As usual good and easy fare today

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  2. In 23d O is accounted for. One may have to recall a phrasal solution in Saturday's Gridman (if I remember right).

    G usually does not use this component. But I think NJ does regularly, though not oddly.

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  3. 17 - Crowd has no right support for marine animal (5,4) - {THrONG} {SEAL} Looks like me when I emerge from the swimming pool !!


    :P

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  4. Good and Easy is perfectly right. 2d reminded me of Bro.CGB, who seems to be AWOL.

    The 17d remark was more humourous that any cartoon could possibly be. Way to go, DG.

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  5. CGB is not quite settled. Besides, his daughter with children is visiting him.

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  6. Humour is best when it is at own person's expense. But then how many will go for it?
    I have always thought the Col was a frank, kind, generous person, with a child in his heart. I am really happy to have won his friendhip, though we live in different cities. One can never feel intimidated by his huge frame.

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  7. Me at 840

    Sorry. It is in this very crossword, not Saturday's.

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  8. CV848: Sorry to hear the first sentence. Glad about the second.

    BTW, an article on page 2 about trepanning in Harappan times reminded me of CGB's bro.too.

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  9. 6 & 1 openers seem to sum the puzzle although I have one or two doubts.

    Support meaning seal ? Can anyone provide a context ?

    5D the surface doesn't make sense to me unless it is meant as some variation of ..someone in his/her elements...

    and of course my S.o.D (not any slang word, S is merely statement) comes from 17D as well. Thanks for the laugh Colonel.

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  10. CV @ 8:40 & 8:54,

    At the cost of sounding dumb, I still don't get it!!

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  11. @Col : I suspect its O from of, like it is in will-o-the-wisp ?

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  12. Actually, 'in (one's) element' is correct. 'Elements' would mean weather.

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  13. I was going to say what Bhavan wrote at 0929 but again the Blogger was playing truant and, try as I might, it would not accept my post, though I was signed in properly.

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  14. Well, when you 'seal' an agreement, you support it!

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  15. Bhavan @09:06 How about putting a seal of approval, meaning lending support

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  16. Bhavan 0906

    I just now cottoned on to the fact that you were saying that the puz is 'fair' and 'square'.

    Incidentaly, I was wondering whether it should have been 'squire' (a person) in that clue. However, 'square' is also a noun that means a straightforward person or a puritan.

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