Saturday 21 May 2016

No 11706, Saturday 21 May 2016, Gridman

Addenda - Higlighted the 6 special words in the grid 

Across

1 Tend // to the Reverend (8) MINISTER (DD)
5 Sack backward cricketer of Cambridge (6) CANTAB {CAN}{TAB<=}
10 Ruler's passing over even banshee sound (7) KEENING {K{E'EN}ING}
11 Cast out, one former wife is in river (2,5) IN EXILE {I}{N {EX}ILE}
12 In a growth period, pound is flourishing (6) ABLOOM {A}{B{L}OOM}
13 Stalemate from poor deal made in harbour (8) DEADLOCK {DEAL}* in {DOCK}
15 All of which are a preparation (small) for attentive listening (4) EARS {ARE}*{S} Not sure how to classify this
16 Very careful lookout to snap up low catches (5,5) CLOSE WATCH {LOW CATCHES}*
18 When the cat's out of the bag, it's ... ... (4,6) OPEN SECRET (CD)
20 Leaders of Ettayapuram bluster, brandishing some flags (4) EBBS (Acrostic)
23 Top town maybe, a road is out of line (8) UNTOWARD {U}{NTOW*}{A}{RD}
24 Trial arranged around 2nd of June for ceremonial (6) RITUAL{TRIAL}* around U
26 Rain falling around Indian State overwhelmingly (2,1,4) IN A ROMP {IN A R*}{O}{MP}
27 Repeat party gets a score (2,5) DO AGAIN {DO}{A}{GAIN}
28 Like Hell, enter rashly, bearing a bit of hubris (6) NETHER {ENTER}* around Hubris
29 Make the most of woman's garment, semi-worn out (8) MAXIMISE {MAXI}{SEMI*}

Down

1 Determine to produce a second answer? (4,1,10) MAKE A RESOLUTION {MAKE}{A}{RE-SOLUTION}
2 A teasing type, the last of men leered mischievously (7) NEEDLER {meN}{LEERED*}
3 It's one short role reversal for deckhand (7) SAILOR {SA}{I}{eLOR<=}
4 Journalist fellow disheartened and nervously irritable (4) EDGY {ED}{GuY}
6 What every day is at sunrise (1,3,4) A NEW DAWN (CD)
7 Consider carefully - with 1,000 gone, become sparse (4,3) THIN OUT {THINk} {OUT}
8 Finally speak up (this is how you get 'the license') (5,3,7) BREAK THE SILENCE Rev Anag of 'THE LICENSE'
9 Unalterable measure - with which one can't dance (5,4) FIXED STEP {FIXED} {STEP}
14 Lazily pores over need for what may be used for walking on in the circus tent (5,4) SLACK ROPE {S{LACK} ROPE*}
17 All things considered // in toto (2,1,5) AS A WHOLE (DD)
19 Pull out old pamphlet (7) EXTRACT {EX}{TRACT}
21 Indian style of singing taking Union Territory's native (7) BHUTANI {BH{UT}ANI}
22 Another native bit short, with hair disarranged (6) BIHARI {BIt}{HARI*}
25 Put together (answer inexchange of views in West Bengal (4) ADDA {ADD}{A}? {A} from? {ADD}{A} 'answer in' added to the clue via mail from Gridman.

Reference list

One=I, Former wife=Ex, Pound=L, Small=S, Top=U, Road=Rd, Around=O, Indian State=MP
It=SA (Sex Appeal), Journalist=Ed, 1000=K, Old=Ex, Union Territory=UT, Answer=A

Color/Font Scheme

Definition,Solution,Component letters,Anagram Indicator,C/C indicator,Reversal Indicator,Hidden word IndicatorLetter Pick indicator,Deletion Indicator,Homophone Indicator,Movement Indicator,Positional Indicator,Substitution IndicatorLink/Connector


35 comments:

  1. Gridman ends the run with a highly entertaining 15 letter grid..nice CDs too alongwith the two long ones..Nice blog too

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  2. 25 Put together exchange of views in West Bengal (4) ADDA {ADD}{A}? {A} from?
    Is it coming from DADA?

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    1. 'Answer in' was lost in transmission. Please refer to the clue/solution again

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  3. The IA version is finally online today

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    1. They are making sure bloggers on this blog aren't tempted to look in there. So they publish it only after this blog is up :)

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  4. Also from Gridman
    "NOT EXACTLY A NINA but there is some thought-out play in gridfills (some six clues will come under three paired categories!".
    I am unable to spot it. Can any one else see what Gridman is hinting at?

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  5. In the Gridman quote above in Ramesh's Comment, read some six grid entries etc etc. That will be more useful.

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  6. Is "edgy" on "slack rope" a part of the deliberate grid fill?

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    1. Keening - in exile
      Untoward - Ritual

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    2. Highlighted what Gridman had in mind (got it after he mailed). In hindsight it looks obvious

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  7. (Reposted after corrections)
    15a as it appears is
    All of which are a preparation (small) for attentive listening (4)
    This was not the original version. It was while at the clue sheet yesterday that I revised the clue to this ver on a sudden thought after I saw the anag possibility.
    It is not a known clue type. It may not be in the copybook (a term I remember from cricket commentaries).
    But as I said earlier we setters must have freedom to break rules occasionally.
    As long as the setter does something and the solver understands it and solves, is should be OK, no?
    I invite solvers to air their views on acceptability of clueing technique.
    If anything is weird, please tell me!

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    1. +1. As long as the solvers are able to see the setter's mind, I think breaking of rules is OK. At the maximum, such clues may become non-standard ones.

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    2. I do not know what rule you are talking about, CV. The clue flows smoothly and who cares if it cannot be classified into a "clue type".
      It does not make a difference to Pluto whether it is a planet or not, nor to Mt. Everest, whether it is taller than Chimborozo or not.
      Regarding Bhala's point as to whether a particular clue could be classified as a DD or not, it falls in the same category.

      Maybe DiDi would have the answer to that one

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  8. 10 Ruler's passing over even banshee sound (7) KEENING {K{E'EN}ING}
    How is EVEN = E'EN ?

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    1. is there a need for passing over? even = een and King's indicates containment??

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    2. Surface becomes poorer without "passing over". Also "'s" is a weaker C/C indicator than "passing over"

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  9. CV Sir continues to raise the bar!

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  10. Another nice one from Gridman ji :) Break the silence was awesome ) Cantab a new word so last to fall..CDs today were fun :)

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    1. btw the interactive version shows up the "s" in resolution as red - so thats a typo.. i really wish they would get rid of the coloring of letters

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    2. Appears to be a data entry error as A is next to S on the keyboard

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  11. 5A- How do we get 'can'?
    Is it sack=bed=can?

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    1. Thank you Ramesh for the reply & for the blog. You really take SOME pains to do it.

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  12. Iam unable to parse 3D. If LOR comes from a short LORE, and I comes from one, where does SA come from?

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  13. Confused a bit about Bhutani. UT may be Union Territory, but Bhutan is not in India. So, what is the anno?

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  14. Indian style of singing is called 'BHANI'. UT goes into it to give you a native i.e., BH UT ANI

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  15. The def for that entry is only 'native'. India or Bhutan is out of reckoning.

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