Wednesday 15 May 2013

No 10773, Wednesday 15 May 13, Sunnet

Woke up late and too many questions today.

ACROSS
1   Hair of the elderly perhaps used as coinage (6) SILVER [DD]
4   Avoid wearing a tie (8) WITHDRAW {WITH}{DRAW}
10 Prosy guru’s oral gymnastics (9) GARRULOUS*
11 Prance around a music store with nothing on (5) DISCO {DISC}{O} 'Disc' as music store?
12 Yuan printer initially couldn’t hire in North America (5) CHINA {C}{H}{I}{N}{A} What is a 'Yuan printer'?
13 Xhosa chief lost one duel around a hill station (9) DALHOUSIE {xHOSA}{1}{DUEL}*
14 Try to veto a nuclear treaty (4,3) TEST BAN {TEST} {BAN}
16 Half broken fragments you primarily used as a gemstone (4) RUBY RUB{Y} Anno pending (Addendum - {RUBble}{Y} - See comments)
19 Water collector beats us outside (4) (Addendum - POND POuNDs - See comments)
21 Express distress on the street with sawn off drink glass (7) CRYSTAL {CRY}{ST}{ALe}
24 Down Switzerland’s river in an ancient relay (5,4) (Addendum - TORCH RACE {TOR}{CH} {R}{ACE} - See comments)
25 Dictator missing the southern base (5) DEPOT DEsPOT
26 Ideal pellet has two sides (5) (Addendum - PEARL {PEA}{R}{L} - See coments)
27 Nixon in China perhaps gets note against action (9) OPERATION {OPERA}{TI}{ON}
28 Go gaga over spa’s hydro massage (8) RHAPSODY*
29 A quarterback’s approach towards retrospective honour (6) ESTEEM {ES}{TEEM}<=

DOWN
1   Nestor’s claim to fame is urban legend pushed forward (8) SAGACITY ? - See comments
2   New ride introduced in finally for the most obese (8) LARDIEST {LA{RIDE*}ST} Is there such a word?
3   Inside a Peru car plant… (5) ERUCA [T]
5   ..vandalized urinal with a trace of smell is closed (7) INSULAR {URINAL+S}*
6   Exsiccated grass containing fresh buds on a water body (6,3) HUDSON BAY {H{UDSON B*}AY}
7   React in an adversarial way to others being invaded by Iceland (6) RESIST {RES{IS}T}
8   Stiff material for the most part hanging above a hole (6) WOODEN {WOOl}{DEN}
9   A shade of antiquity with piece of garnet on top (6) GOLDEN {G}{OLDEN}
15 Reverse an awkward situation with sulphur perhaps produced by the escape of air through the liquid metal (9) BACKFIRES {BACK}{FIRE}{S} ? (Addendum - BLOWHOLES {BLOW}{HOLE}{S} - See comments)
17 Yes, we spit without any end carelessly and not continuously (8) (Addendum - STEPWISE {yES+WE+SPIT}* - See comments)
18 ‘Very Desirable’ with Tina dancing inside is one that sold over a million copies (8) PLATINUM {PL{TINA*}UM}
20 Adamant girl upset about the first of December (7) (Addendum - DIAMOND {DIAM<=}{ON}{D} - See comments)
21 Recipes I misplaced making pan cakes (6) CREPES RECiPES*
 
22 Sleep over held in a reserve lacking some equipment (6) (Addendum - STUPOR {ST{UP}ORe} - See comments)
23 Hand over Countess of Lovelace to the marauding Spaniards (6) (Addendum - ARMADA {ARM}{ADA} - See comments)
25 Agreements for planks of pine wood (5) DEALS [DD]
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63 comments:

  1. SandhyaP15 May 2013 at 08:32

    16 Half broken fragments you primarily used as a gemstone (4) RUBY RUB{Y}

    Half broken fragments = half of RUBBLE

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  2. Anonymous15 May 2013 at 08:32

    23 Hand over Countess of Lovelace to the marauding Spaniards (6)

    ARM ADA

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  3. Rengaswamy15 May 2013 at 08:34

    The first letter of the clues lead to the following:

    "HAPPY TENTH WEDDING ANNIVERSARY VARSHA"

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    1. Deepak Gopinath15 May 2013 at 08:37

      Who is Varsha?

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    2. Raghunath15 May 2013 at 08:43

      Guess is Mrs Sunnet.

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    3. Chaturvasi15 May 2013 at 10:02

      I wouldn't know but I do remember that in the avatars of members at left here and also in Shuchi's blog we have seen a Varsha. If I remember right, it's the picture of a standing girl in a pic that is predominantly blue in colour.

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    4. RameshJ15 May 2013 at 11:53

      raghunath@8:43 got it right

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    5. Shrikanth15 May 2013 at 12:20

      Then it is Happy Anniversary to you too Ramesh. Many happy returns of the day :)

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    6. RameshJ15 May 2013 at 12:25

      It was long back :) . Thanks.

      BTW that was the theme of the crossword as well

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    7. Shrikanth15 May 2013 at 12:31

      But wishes due anyway :)

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  4. Anonymous15 May 2013 at 08:34

    12 Yuan printer initially couldn’t hire in North America (5) CHINA {C}{H}{I}{N}{A} What is a 'Yuan printer'?

    Probably meands that China prints Yuans.

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  5. Anonymous15 May 2013 at 08:35

    11 Prance around a music store with nothing on (5) DISCO {DISC}{O} 'Disc' as music store?

    A disc stores music and is hence a music store

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  6. Raghunath15 May 2013 at 08:36

    ACROSS
    19 Water collector beats us outside (4) POUNDS - US: POND
    29 A quarterback’s approach towards retrospective honour (6) (ES<-)(TEEM<-)
    DOWN
    1 Nestor’s claim to fame is urban legend pushed forward (8) SAGA CITY
    17 Yes, we spit without any end carelessly and not continuously (8) STOPGAPS ? (STEPWISE -Y*)
    20 Adamant girl upset about the first of December (7) DIAMOND (D)(AMON<-)(D)

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    1. Raghunath15 May 2013 at 08:38

      20 D: DIAMOND. Sorry anno is faulty.

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    2. Raghunath15 May 2013 at 08:40

      DI AMON<- D

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    3. Raghunath15 May 2013 at 08:41

      Still not convincing. There is only one girl here.

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    4. Anonymous15 May 2013 at 08:42

      20 Adamant girl upset about the first of December (7) DIAMOND (D)(AMON<-)(D)

      MAID< ON D= DIAMOND

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    5. Raghunath15 May 2013 at 08:45

      New meaning for girl: Maid?

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  7. Rengaswamy15 May 2013 at 08:37

    12 Yuan printer initially couldn’t hire in North America (5) CHINA {C}{H}{I}{N}{A} What is a 'Yuan printer'?

    yuan is Chinese currency and is printer is China

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  8. Anonymous15 May 2013 at 08:37

    17 Yes, we spit without any end carelessly and not continuously (8)

    STEPWISE yESWESPLIT*

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  9. Anonymous15 May 2013 at 08:39

    1 Nestor’s claim to fame is urban legend pushed forward (8) SAGACITY ?

    Urban legend=city saga, with saga pushed forward. Not very convincing

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  10. Anonymous15 May 2013 at 08:46

    From Monday morning blues, we have moved to Wednesday woes !

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    1. Deepak Gopinath15 May 2013 at 08:50

      +1

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    2. Shrikanth15 May 2013 at 08:52

      +1

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    3. Raghunath15 May 2013 at 08:54

      Agreed and hope it's not Thursday's troubles.

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    4. RameshJ15 May 2013 at 11:52

      Jaggi being replaced by Jagannathan ? ;)

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    5. VJ15 May 2013 at 12:08

      LOL! RJ, you got a long way to go i.e. if you wanna become NJ

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    6. Shrikanth15 May 2013 at 12:22

      Guess it is the anniversary angle Ramesh :)

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  11. Anonymous15 May 2013 at 08:49

    15 Reverse an awkward situation with sulphur perhaps produced by the escape of air through the liquid metal (9)

    BLOWHOLES
    a reverse= a blow
    an awkward situation= a hole
    sulphur=s

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  12. Raghunath15 May 2013 at 08:50

    24 A: TORCH RACE?

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    1. Deepak Gopinath15 May 2013 at 08:54

      Maybe we need to use 'AAR' the Swiss river?

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    2. Anonymous15 May 2013 at 08:57

      CH can be Swiss, but not sure of down=tor

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  13. Shrikanth15 May 2013 at 08:51

    15D - Backflows?

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  14. Anonymous15 May 2013 at 08:53

    26 Ideal pellet has two sides (5)

    PEA R L ? a PEARL can be an ideal, but is it stretching the defn.

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  15. Raghunath15 May 2013 at 08:55

    24 A: Torch Race is an ancient relay race.

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  16. Shrikanth15 May 2013 at 08:55

    22D - Stupor?

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  17. Anonymous15 May 2013 at 08:56

    27 Nixon in China perhaps gets note against action (9)

    action=OPERATION fits, but I don't know the anno

    China perhaps=NATION ?

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    1. Deepak Gopinath15 May 2013 at 08:58

      Nixon in China is an opera. See the link in the main post

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    2. Anonymous15 May 2013 at 09:00

      Got it now. Thanks

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    3. Col_Gopinath15 May 2013 at 09:42

      I got it as I googled 'Nixon in China', else I would never have guessed

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  18. Anonymous15 May 2013 at 09:02

    22 Sleep over held in a reserve lacking some equipment (6)

    ST(UP)ORe

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    1. Anonymous15 May 2013 at 09:03

      though over=up is a bit iffy
      reserve=store is fine, lacking some equipment, deletion of e

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  19. Shrikanth15 May 2013 at 09:05

    27A - Operation - just by crossings, no clue on how it can be so

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    1. Deepak Gopinath15 May 2013 at 09:08

      See my 8:58 above

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    2. Shrikanth15 May 2013 at 09:15

      Got that . Thanks Colonel .. And also the possible anno for Stupor from Kishore

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  20. Deepak Gopinath15 May 2013 at 09:09

    24A TOR(CH} {R}ACE
    CH from Switzerland and R from river no clue on the rest

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  21. SandhyaP15 May 2013 at 09:16

    24 Down Switzerland’s river in an ancient relay (5,4)

    Could this be: {TOR}{CH} {R}{ACE}?

    TOR = Down (Down Tor is a tor in Dartmoor)
    CH = Switzerland
    R = river
    ACE = 1 = an

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  22. Deepak Gopinath15 May 2013 at 09:17

    Even the THC app has got the 'Wednesday woes'!!
    I get this reply when trying to access it "Could not connect: Too many connections"

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  23. Deepak Gopinath15 May 2013 at 09:19

    Sandhya's 9:16 settles it. Off to breakfast now.

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  24. Raghunath15 May 2013 at 09:27

    24 Down Switzerland’s river in an ancient relay (5,4)
    TOR = Down (Down Tor is a tor in Dartmoor)
    CH = Switzerland
    R = river
    ACE = 1 = an

    As it is some purists frown at an = 1 and now an = 1 = Ace. How farfetched is that? This goes also for TOR: as in Down Tor in Dartmoor

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  25. Suresh15 May 2013 at 10:24

    28A RHAPSODY. Isn't there a problem here. Go gaga is a verb form while Rhapsody is a noun.

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    1. Shrikanth15 May 2013 at 10:49

      Suresh, it also means 'To express enthusiasm' . I had the same doubt and later crosschecked.

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    2. Shrikanth15 May 2013 at 10:51

      http://www.thefreedictionary.com/rhapsody

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    3. Suresh15 May 2013 at 11:18

      The link you gave is where I checked and the only meaning is in noun form. It gives 'an expression of ecstatic enthusiasm'.

      Maybe other online dictionaries have a verb form.

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    4. RameshJ15 May 2013 at 11:46

      That was an oversight on my part. As far as I know rhapsody is a noun and not a verb

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  26. Raghunath15 May 2013 at 10:30

    In all the melee about the other clues this was overlooked.

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  27. Suresh15 May 2013 at 10:34

    To answer Deepak's question on Lardiest. Yes, there is such a word. Only I am not sure it is used in the context of obese or just maximum fat in something we eat.

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  28. RameshJ15 May 2013 at 11:08

    24A : Down Switzerland’s river in an ancient relay (5,4)

    Down = Tor ( http://thesaurus.com/browse/hill )
    Switzerland = CH
    River = Race ( http://thesaurus.com/browse/race )
    an ancient relay = Defn = Torch Race

    26A Ideal pellet has two sides
    Pearl : the finest example of something ( http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/pearl ).
    (http://thesaurus.com/browse/pearl?s=t)

    1D Nestor’s claim to fame is urban legend pushed forward
    Nestor’s claim to fame = Defn
    urban= city
    legend = saga
    pushed forward => take saga ahead = sagacity


    2D Lardiest : http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/lardiest

    20D :
    Maid = a girl or young unmarried woman. ( http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/maid )

    22D :
    Up = Over ( For ex: Your time is up / Your time is over )

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    1. Shrikanth15 May 2013 at 12:19

      Ramesh, I think thesaurus stretches things too far. It keeps taking one of the synonyms and produces more from there. It is my own opinion nonetheless.

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    2. Col_Gopinath15 May 2013 at 16:57

      +1

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    3. Raghunath15 May 2013 at 19:54

      Especially the ones referred above.

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    4. Anonymous15 May 2013 at 20:16

      Afterdark's remark reminds me of Cornelius Ryan's ' a bridge too far '

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