Tuesday 30 September 2014

No 11203, Tuesday 30 Sep 2014, Vulcan


ACROSS
6   Largely decorated room with works of art (7) GALLERY*
7   Receive order (7) COMMAND [DD]
9   Belittle a foundation (5) ABASE {A}{BASE}
10 It leaves our mark all over (6,3) INDIAN INK [CD]
11 Backing Avatar or Public Enemies to win a fair share (3,4) PRO RATA [T]
13 Estimate of yield and profit in the end (6) BUDGET {BUDGE}{p...iT}
15 Coppola say, went ahead of time directing this classic (10,3) APOCALYPSE NOW {COPPOLA+SAY}* {NOW} How did an O become an E? (Addendum - {COPPOLA+SAY+WENt}* - See comments)
19 Whatever Solomon had perhaps Norman did too (6) WISDOM [DD]
20 Fighters on horseback left to the east, in a great ordeal (7) CAVALRY CA(-l)VA(+l)RY
23 Nourishment gotten from fruit, Iron it provides (9) NUTRITION {NUT}{IRON+IT}*
24 Old lady with UN diplomat from the east (5) NANNA <=
26 Birds flying to caves (7) AVOCETS*
27 Recipe is too complex and time consuming to make, a rice dish (7) RISOTTO {R}{IS}{OT{T}O*}

DOWN
1   Appeal from section of the people affected (4) PLEA [T]
2   Swelling made one extremely uncomfortable (6) OEDEMA {MADE+OnE}*
3   In the usual way, extremely touchy picture had everybody cryin' at heart (9) TYPICALLY {TouchY}{PIC}{ALL}{crYin}
4   Green tea and rum starting to make one dizzy (8) IMMATURE {TEA+RUM+Make+1}*
5   Pal and I go down to swim in shallow waters (6,4) WADING POOL {PAL+I+GO+DOWN}*
6   Catch son leaving with dad's brandy (6) GRAPPA {GRAsP}{PA}
7   Abandon children, say (4) CEDE (~seed)
8   Information about old king living up in a North American region (6) DAKOTA {DA{K}{O}<=TA}
12 Resentment of old political leader is awkward during election (10) OPPOSITION {O}{P}{POSITION}
14 Classic main course, mostly where the focus is (9) EPICENTRE {EPIC}{cENTRE} (Addendum - {EPIC}{ENTREe} - See comments)
16 Option to include topping of chocolate and that of strawberries in a dessert (4-4) CHOC-ICES {CHO{C}-ICE}{S} That should have been 'in desserts'.
17 War ravaged and split the country (6) RWANDA {WAR}*{AND}*
18 Deputy to Prime Minister, an energetic person (6) DYNAMO {DY}{NAMO}
21 Disappear in a vehicle with one's husband (6) VANISH {VAN}{1'S}{H}
22 Bends and hits (4) TIPS [DD]
25 Sign a letter (4) NOTE [DD] ?

GRID

22 comments:

  1. 24a is rev. of [Kofi] ANNAN, former secretary-general of the United Nations.

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  2. 15 Coppola say, went ahead of time directing this classic (10,3) APOCALYPSE NOW {COPPOLA+SAY}* {NOW} How did an O become an E?

    Here if WENT ahead of time=T is taken then WEN will replace NOW in the fodder. Maybe this was the intention of the setter.

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  3. A question about clue-writing technique...

    As in 14a,. can 'mostly' refer to the latter part of a word than the first part of a word?

    In other words, can 'mostly bran' give RAN as much as it gives BRA?

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    1. Similarly, we have seen "endless" in THC to remove the first letter of the word.

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  4. 14 Classic main course, mostly where the focus is (9) EPICENTRE {EPIC}{cENTRE}

    I took this to be {EPIC}{ENTRE(-e)}

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  5. Sandhya's Comment renders my question ineffectual, but certainly the issue raised, esp. with quite a different example of my own, may be addressed.

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  6. Is 'entree' main course? Is it not a small course served before a large one?

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  7. 12 Resentment of (old political leader is) awkward during election (10) OPPOSITION {O}{P}{POSITION}

    OP(POIS*)TION = OP(POSI*)TION?

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    1. O(ld )P(olitical) IS * awkward is anagrind. OPTION (election) Container?

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    2. If we have to take the first letters O & P, should it not be leaders?

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    3. I took it as OP(PO)(SI*)tion, with PO from political leader? (Awkward will be Anind for IS)

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    4. O = Old is a standard abbreviation

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  8. 1 Appeal from section of the people affected (4) PLEA [T]

    In such a clue is the position of 'the' intrusive to the fodder? Isn't it unecessary in the clue or can we overlook it?

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  9. I don't think there is any problem with the presence of 'the'.
    The surface reading would have been better by adding 'a' before 'section'.
    In a T clue, any extra bit after the T fodder might be frowned upon. Here that is not the case.

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    1. When you command respect from people, you receive respect.

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  11. 7D- Children is 'seed' or 'seeds'?

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    1. You may sow seed in a hurried performance in a chance encounter on the mottai madi, but the unexpected result may be a twin.

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  12. 10a : what is the need for all over as part of the clue?

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