Thursday 23 April 2015

No 11376, Thursday 23 Apr 2015, Buzzer


ACROSS
1   Cape to put on as a protective covering (6) TOECAP*
5   Body of church to provide aid endlessly (7) CHASSIS {CH}{ASSISt}
9   Typical salesperson (14) REPRESENTATIVE [DD]
11 Wrong turn initially taken in one street in Paris (6) UNTRUE {UN}{Turn}{RUE} 
12 Platform to ride a bicycle around estate (8) PEDESTAL {PED{EST}AL}
13 Irrational jumping into ocean for ink from a cuttlefish (5) SEPIA {SE{PI}A}
14 Gained hard, difficult experience (2,7) GO THROUGH {GO T}{H}{ROUGH}
16 Doctor canonised presently (2,1,6) IN A SECOND*
18 Review system adopted say is trash (5) DREGS {DR{EG}S}
20 Gauze wrapped round leg at first is chafing (8) NETTLING {NETT{Leg}ING}
22 Training on a lake with old boat (6) PELAGO ? {PE}{L}{AGO} I don't think my answer is correct as this is a Brand name (Addendum - PEDALO {PED}{A}{L}{O} - See comments)

24 Government isn't exactly held in high regard (14) ADMINISTRATION {ADMI{ISNT*}RATION}
25 Some quickest relatives for a falcon (7) KESTREL [T]
26 Halo's surrounding yellow light (6) AURORA {AUR{OR}A}

DOWN
2   Look down on public work (7) OVERTOP {OVERT}{OP}
3   Spread Iodine through clear-cut wound (9) CIRCULATE {C{I}RCULATE*}
4   Afterthought in a letter is true attention getter (4) PSST {PS}{S}{True}
5   Vain quote describing one time director (9) CONCEITED  {C{ONCE}ITE}{D}
6   Informed reportedly where to follow article (5) AWARE {A}{WARE}(~where)
7   Massage, it has us loosened (7) SHIATSU*
8   Singular athletes who possibly triumph unexpectedly (5,3,4) STEAL THE SHOW {S}{ATHLETES+WHO}*
10 Search and fingerprint holding one charged ? (8,4) QUESTION MARK {QUEST}{ION} {MARK}
14 Going round selling smuggled weed (9) GROUNDSEL [T]
15 A dog is not oddly friend to me (3,6) RED SETTER {fRiEnD} {SETTER}
17 Maiden hiding runs in dresses every so often (2,5) AT TIMES {AT TI{M}rES}
19 Charm of hair-raising tours uncovered (7) ENAMOUR {ENAM<=}{tOURs}
21 Ship left in pier's half-visible (5) LINER {L}{IN}{piER}
23 Field around new stadium (4) AREA AREnA

GRID

23 comments:

  1. 22 Training on a lake with old boat (6) PELAGO ? {PE}{L}{AGO}

    PED A L O

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  2. 22 Training on a lake with old boat (6) PELAGO ? {PE}{L}{AGO} I don't think my answer is correct as this is a Brand name
    PE DAL O - a very small boat that you move by pushing pedals with your fee

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    1. This anno seems plausible, though I thought PED: Physical Education dept, which is a stretch

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  3. Actually it is PE DAL O
    We can't forget the lake in an integral part of our country.

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  4. Didn't note NR has already provided the correct anno.

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  5. 4 Afterthought in a letter is true attention getter (4) PSST {PS}{S}{True}

    Unable to get the anno. Is T for 'true'? What's 'is' in the clue? In a letter = S (Is it fair?)

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  6. is= 's = s
    true = T as in quizzes - The Phantom is a crossword setter - T or F?

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    1. OK. Thanks.It's a continuous learning process.Was a bit unsure whether the 's could have been added as :"in a letter's"

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  7. Didn't quite get 23 D WP. Some composite type ?

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    1. Field is area.
      The WP is a little unusual.
      The idea is: if you take ARE around N, it becomes stadium.
      Sometimes I too toy around with this sort of WP but I am not sure if I was brave enough to actually use it in my CW. Can't cite an example as DB does not include clue-types.

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    2. Buzzer has used it at least once before.

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    3. Thanks. I have seen composite anagrams from buzzer . What's clue type for this one ? :-D

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    4. Where are u buzzer? Can't u pl clear our doubts?!

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  8. Of course, I have used the following clue type:
    Def plus WP being if you add this to x, it becomes a given.

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  9. Quite enjoyable with smooth surfaces.12,20a & 15d are calling shots. For me todays buzz(er) puzzle is10a. Very entertaing & engaging type of puzzle.Thanks Buzzer.

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  10. Great xword. Loved 13a and 10d...Pedalo was new to me.. good learning must say :)

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  11. A doubt about 24A-
    (Isn't) should be put in exactly and not as it is. Am I right? Does it mean that 'exactly' acts as Anind?!

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    1. Yellow : amber, gold - a deep yellow color; "an amber light illuminated the room"; "he admired the gold of her hair"

      Copy paste from Free Dic.

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  13. Great crossword Buzzer! Enjoyed it... Got all except PEDALO and PSST... Loved ENAMOUR, SHIATSU, STEAL THE SHOW, SEPIA, GO THROUGH....

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  14. I noticed a couple of clues which required a different approach-
    10D- ? is the def., with a nice wordplay
    17D- Dresses (attires) gets split as {At (tires)} in solution.

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