Saturday 7 June 2014

No.11105, Saturday 07 Jun 14, Arden

Another completely entertaining puzzle from Arden. Liked too many to list here. Some great anagrams and surfaces. Unusually there were 5 hidden clues, but all handled well.

ACROSS
1 Somehow feed a stubborn mule (5,2,6) BEAST OF BURDEN [FEED A STUBBORN]*
10 Recoil from electrical apparatus getting shock (5) APPAL [T<=]
11 For example, way to save money plant (9) EGLANTINE [EG + LANE outside TIN]
12 See periodic interest in America and North American state (9) LOUISIANA [LO + I & I inside USA + NA]
13 Cut through a small fruit (5) SPEAR [S + PEAR]
14 Burn and make around a million (7) CREMATE [CREATE outside M]
16 Rebel’s call for attention gets nervous reaction (7) HERETIC [HERE + TIC]
18 Sadly, weekend with an  individual in Anchorage (7) ALASKAN [ALAS + K + AN]
20 It can’t be nothing (3-4) NON-ZERO [CD]
22 Big man got in and got it anyway (5) TITAN [T]
24 Key to second room (9) BACKSPACE [BACK + SPACE]
26 Rest, perhaps as in the past (9) ERSTWHILE [REST* + WHILE]
27 Novel items hiding the best (5) ELITE [T]
28 A strange thing — can you tolerate such philandering? (3-5,5) ONE-NIGHT STAND [ONE + THING* + STAND]

DOWN
2 Partner will follow direction and adopt (7) ESPOUSE [E + SPOUSE]
3 Persuasion to develop Salt lakes (5,4) SALES TALK [SALT LAKES]*
4 Time for doctor to come up, it’s the end (5) OMEGA [AGE + MO] <=
5 Stop a child playing inside canopy (9) BALDACHIN [BAN outside A CHILD]
6 Expressing annoyance about new rails (5) RANTS [RATS outside N]
7 Well known organisation, nine times is not there (7) EMINENT [NINE TiMEs]
8 He singsCan’t clear up my mess” (4,9) PAUL MCCARTNEY [CANT CLEAR UP MY]*
9 Mention to have met actor unhappy with an instrument (13) REFRACTOMETER [REFER outside MET ACTOR*]
15 Good to be brought up in Paris, evergreen and uplifting (9) ENNOBLING [BONNE <= + LING]
17 Entrances made to be reborn (9) RENASCENT [ENTRANCES]*
19 One managed to sit up inside with worker (7) ARTISAN [A + RAN outside SIT<=]
21 Misery of broken toenail? Just the opposite (7) ELATION [TOENAIL]*
23 Presently it may be fashionable, but hopeless otherwise (2-3) NO-WIN [NOW + IN]
25 Uncle attempts to hold the wedge (5) CLEAT [T]

33 comments:

  1. Cartoon 28A - Unless it's part of the creator's sense of humour, 'a one-night stand' is s correct expression - 'a' as article and 'one' as part of the adjective.

    2D - Can a life-partner obtained through Internet communication be called e-spouse? ;-)

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    1. * corr. 'a one-night stand' is a correct expression.

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    2. Of course, Richard, that is why I have retained the hyphen in the cartoon ...

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    3. Talking of night-stands and their original use, did you think I had gone potty?

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    4. I was not referring to the hyphen. I inferred that you were speaking of the usage of 'a' and 'one' together.

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    5. The toon is all about 'me' missing the bus by being pedantic (that too unnecessarily) ...

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    6. She is talking of 'a one-night stand' whereas 'I' am thinking she is talking about 'a night-stand' and using one unnecessarily. 'I' not only missed the bus, but also missed the miss ...

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    7. 2D - Can a life-partner obtained through Internet communication be called e-spouse? ;-)

      Yes, I ~suppose, and what if one of the partners decides to uninstall ...

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    8. I thought you missed the miss on purpose!

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    9. Kishore@9.09-
      Easy to use the key- delete?

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    10. Kishore @ 9:08 reg.

      Lady luck knocks at your door only once! And you....!

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    11. I know, MB, I know ...

      But she came back and knocked again ...

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    12. Horsing around leads to nightmares...

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    13. Lady luck knocks at your door only once.

      When it is the first time, it is always Lady Luck.

      The second time, it is invariably her daughter, Miss Fortune.

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    14. Richard @926

      Do you mean I must 'ang up my boots now?

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    15. Since she was single, she was Miss Fortune in the first place ...

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    16. We sure know how to labour the point, dont we?

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  2. Narrowly missed a centum, but enjoyed it nonetheless. Failed to get 9Dn in spite of various other means! Thank you Arden.

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  3. Buzzer's by line is as precise and typical as his CW!

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  4. My favourite setters make an appearance in 1A. (I was referring to Bu-rden. What were you thinking?)

    6D - Should be 'Expression of annoyance...', no?

    8D - OMG! Not being a fan of The Beatles, I assumed that this was an E/CD type, although not quite in Arden's style. Brilliant clue!

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  5. Another entertaining puzzle in the weekend.26a,24a ,20a clues were suggestive and pointing.9d- thro net we got two options.reflecto&refractometer.Thanks to the pointed clue(mention for refer) we got the obvious answer.thank you Arden.

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  6. Today is the 60th anniversary of the death of Alan Turing, British cryptanalyst, mathematician, logician and computer scientist.

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    1. The Guardian today has a Cryptic by Pasquale to mark this occasion.

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    2. What a way to ruin the surprise for others! That too for a prize puzzle that is currently active.

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    3. I whole heartedly agree with you, Bhavan

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    4. Some people will never learn, even after being given hints

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  7. Coincidentally, Arden brought up Turing 2 days back in 15d

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