I'm stumped today.
ACROSS
ACROSS
1 - Fruit for the artist's home (6) - RAISIN {RA}{IS}{IN}
4 - A young member of family, having dollars, is splitting (8) - SCISSION {SC{IS}{S}ION}
10 - After accommodation in prison it's reserved for a fiddler (7) - CELLIST {CELL}{ISY*}
11 - Law and order measure requires diplomacy by Brazilian city (4,3) - RIOT ACT {RIO}{T ACT}
12 - He employs us with hesitation (4) - USER {US}{ER}
13 - Master the main point at speed to give justice (10) - MAGISTRATE {MA}{GIST}{RATE}
16 - Somehow lost again on taking solid higher alcohol (6) - STEROL {LOST+RE}*
17 - Cavalrymen dance (7) - (Addendum - LANCERS [DD] - See comments)
20 - Greed for caviar salad (7) - AVARICE {AVARIC*}E Caviar is also spelt Caviare.
21 - A woman graduate will receive part (6) - (Addendum - BRENDA {B{REND}A}- See comments)
24 - Walker is not inspired (10) - PEDESTRIAN [DD]
25 - Hide zip (4) - ZEST [DD] (Addendum - PELT [DD] - See comments)
27 - To support arch, attach half pillar to wall (7) - RESHOED ? (Addendum - RESPOND [CD] - See comments)
29 - Term of abuse heat in gallery (7) - (Addendum - TRIREME {TR{IRE}ME*} - See comments)
30 - Need coat replaced — spinning a tale (8) - ANECDOTE*
31 - Not charged for rags — it appears wrong (6) - GRATIS*
DOWN
1 - Option for sappers where there's racing (8) - RECOURSE {RE}{COURSE}
2 - Statement of hospital policy is resented (3-8) - ILL-RECEIVED[DD]
3 - Found Amir isled with a plant having tuberous roots (4) - IRIS [T]
5 - Crimson top — a daring design for a knitted jacket (8) - CARDIGAN {C}{A}{RDIGAN*}
6 - Race types ostentatiously exhibit marks of injury (6,4) - SPORTS SCAR {SPORTS} {SCAR} Something is wrong here (Addendum - SPORTS CARS {SPORT}{S CARS} - See comments)
7 - She turns around to give assistance (3) - IDA {AID*}
8 - Scored a goal (6) - NETTED [DD]
9 - The last one broke the camel's back (5) - STRAW [CD]
14 - Plan pictures to include mountains and people (11) - ARRANGEMENT {AR{RANGE}{MEN}T}
15 - Agree to maintain connection (10) - CORRESPOND [DD]
18 - Accept as a true Roman Catholic cadet in trouble (8) - ACCREDIT {I+RC+CADET}
19 - One to whom orders may be sweet (8) - (Addendum - WAITRESS [CD] - See comments)
22 - Stupidly aspire for a plant having plume shaped heads with flowers (6) - SPIREA*
23 - Makes a dash for river (5) - (Addendum - DARTS [DD] - See comments)
26 - A mountain range (4) - (Addendum - TIER [GK] - See comments)
28 - Use her to make legal claim (3) - SUE [DD]
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ReplyDeleteI can't unravel the NE corner. Totally lost
ReplyDelete27 - To support arch, attach half pillar to wall (7) - RESHOED ?
ReplyDeleteRESPOND, a half pillar attached to a wall to support an arch
Bhavan, SE corner I think.
ReplyDeleteKishore,
ReplyDeleteCALVARY is the name of a place near Jerusalem? What is the definition here?
Some answers :
ReplyDelete17 - Cavalrymen dance (7) - LANCERS (DD)
21 - A woman graduate will receive part (6) - B(REND)A
25 - Hide zip (4) - ZEST [DD] PELT (DD)
27 - To support arch, attach half pillar to wall (7) - RESHOED ? RESPOND
From Chambers : Respond (n) A half-pillar or half-pier attached to a wall to support an arch (corresponding to one at the other end of an arcade, etc)
6 - Race types ostentatiously exhibit marks of injury (6,4) - SPORTS SCAR {SPORTS} {SCAR} Something is wrong here
It is SPORT + SCARS giving SPORTS, CARS
Moreover CALVARY does not match with 6D
ReplyDelete@Kishore, thanks I meant SE
ReplyDeleteYup, DG, got it wrong.
ReplyDeleteBhavan, just shows how disoriented we are today.
19 - One to whom orders may be sweet (8) -
ReplyDeleteWAITRESS CD ?
23 - Makes a dash for river (5) - DARTS 2
ReplyDelete26 - A mountain range (4) -
ReplyDeleteSPUR ?
29A and 26D totally devoid of ideas.
ReplyDeleteGood morning
ReplyDeleteFirst time since i visit here saw some unfinished one..
The stalwarts of this blog definitely would finish before its late.
Good day
Mathu
Going with Kishore's answers for 19 - WAITRESS and 23 - DARTS which do sound like they are correct, I have these:
ReplyDelete26D A mountain range (4) TIER
Tier (n) : A mountain range (Tasmania)
29 - Term of abuse heat in gallery (7) TR(IRE)ME*
It must be a printer's devil or devil's print of GALLERY for GALLEY
Good Bhavan . I had TRIREME too with the misprint idea. But could not figure out the anno.
ReplyDeleteI google for Tier mountains and still could not find it. Close to home for you Bhavan, so you know.
ReplyDeleteI found tier in some dictionaries.
ReplyDelete5 Down - In my opinion SPORTS SCAR is correct. SPORTS here means exhibits.
ReplyDeleteTx Suresh.
ReplyDelete@Vijay
6 Race types ostentatiously exhibit marks of injury (6,4)
Race types = def = sports cars
ostentatiously exhibit = sport
marks of injury = scars
Great, Bhavan. Quite a few Australian references in this run of MM's, huh?
ReplyDeleteAnd isn't it poetic justice that Tier mountains are in Tasmania south east of Australia and also appear in the SE quarter of the grid which proved troublesome.
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