TIB #16
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Across – Diogenes
1) Performers of music or revolutionary arts maybe (9)
6) Kid’s magazine (5)
9) Toils to win power for those with special skills (7)
10) Runs away from sweets, reportedly (7)
11) Annoyed to lose the pound gained (6)
12) Extraordinary lyrist held court paying close attention to detail (8)
14) A strong draft beer taken after a drop of gin (4)
15) Naughtily ogle at her when model’s caught in the __________ ? (10)
18) Deserter returned to embrace a ruling coalition with three sides (10)
20) Road work sign (4)
23) Financially rewarding study award I got in London district (8)
24) Having even less money, put zero deposit in advertising (6)
26) Winning card (Hearts) getting one to victory (7)
27) Cases, for instance, involving glue suffocation indoors (7)
28) Severe cold hasn’t begun (5)
29) No good to get terribly aroused about involving a risk (9)
Down– Cryptonyte
1) Suddenly finished? About time! (9)
2) Fine money (7)
3) Devout holy man is missing, daughter realised (6)
4) Cast away on ship (4)
5) I.Bishop comes back in – logical, no run conceded extra (10)
6) Pyridines (without Yttrium) violently fired (8)
7) Mark’s having no handicap (7)
8 ) Dress a young one has to try (5)
13) Grew vigorously, fire should be put out (10)
16) Press agent to remodel resort (9)
17) Expert playing well, Joyce perhaps (8)
19) Evening. Yours truly’s right on the circuit. Unit of force India, Giancarlo’s first (7)
21)A storm to the navy’s a burst of frenzied activity (7)
22) Fever checked at the start, first tip of thermometer’s in contact with this body part (6)
23) Go into specialist doctor’s emergency room (5)
25) Drop of lemongrass in utensil to cook something up (4)
The I-do-it Box 
Ok- I think I got all except 1. Am I crazy or is there something wrong with the online version of the crossword?
Across
1) OR {CHE} STRA*
6) ISSUE 🙂
9) EX{P}ERTS(7)
10) DESERTS ~ (7)
11) NETT {-L} ED (6)
12) STRI{C}TLY* (8)
14) {G} ALE(4)
15) ALTOGETHER* 🙂 (10)
18) T {RIANGUL*}AR guess (8)
24) P {O} {ORE}R(6)
26) TR{I}UMP{H}S(7)
27) LU{GAG}GE* (7)
28) {-F}RIGID (5)
29) DANGEROUS* (9)
Aruna
September 7, 2009 at 8:32 pm
Aruna, too easy was it? Thanks for solving 🙂
diogeneb
September 17, 2009 at 12:07 pm
Down- Cryptonyte
1) OVERNIGHT(9)
2) CAPITAL[DD[ (7)
3) Devout holy man is missing, daughter realised ??(6)
4) TO{SS} (4)
5) ADDITIONAL —>guess (10)
6) INSPIRED*{-Y} (8)
7) SCRATCH [DD](7)
8 ) ESSAY—>guess (5)
13) FLOURISHED*(10)
16) REP ORTERS* 9)
17) INFORMED —> did not get the Joyce part _ assume its cricket /sports based ! (8)
19) I R ON IN G(7)
21) TO RN ADO (7)
22) T ON {-A}GUE (6)
23) ENT ER(5)
25) P {L} AN?(4)
Aruna
September 7, 2009 at 8:36 pm
Some really complex wordplay in Cryptonyte’s set this time 🙂
Fav clues: 1A, 27A, 1D, 8D
Last clues solved: INFORMED, SCRATCH (I had entered STRETCH at first)
Across
1 OR CHE STRA<-
6 ISSUE [2]
9 EX{P}ERTS
10 DESERTS{~desserts}
11 NETT{-l}ED
12 STRI{CT}LY
14 G ALE
15 ALTOGE{T}HER*
18 T{RIANGUL*}AR<-
20 ST OP
23 E{CON OM I}C
24 P{O ORE}R
26 TR{I}UMP H
27 LUG{GAG}E*
28 {-f}RIGID
29 DA{NG}EROUS*
Down
1 OVER NIGH T
2 CAPITAL [2]
3 EARNE{-st}{+D}
4 TO SS
5 {-r}A{{DD I}<-}TIONAL
6 INSPIRED{-y}*
7 SCRATCH [2]
8 ESSAY [T]
13 FLOURISHED*: Deceptive anagram fodder!
16 REP ORTERS*
17 IN FORM ED
19 I R O N IN G
21 TO RN ADO
22 T ON {-a}GUE
23 ENT ER
25 P{L}AN
Shuchi
September 8, 2009 at 7:29 pm
Across
OR CHE STRA*
ISSUE
EX(P)ERTS
DES(-S)ERTS
NETT(-L)ED
STRI(CT)LY*
G ALE
ALTOGE(T)HER*
ST OP
E(CON)MIC?
P(O ORE)R
TR(I)UMP H
(-F)RIGID
Down
OVER NIGHT
CAPITAL
EARNE(-ST)D
TO SS
(-R)A{DD}TIONAL
INSPIRED(-Y)*
SCRATCH
ESSAY(T)
FLOURISHED*
REP ORTERS*
IN-FORM(ED?) Joyce?
IRONING
TO RN ADO
T ON (-A)GUE
ENT ER
P(L)AN
LUG(GAG)E*
panchmal
September 12, 2009 at 8:13 am
Thanks for solving Sridhar. Would love to know your comments on clues you liked/hated as well.
diogeneb
September 17, 2009 at 12:08 pm