Friday 28 August 2009

No9622, Friday, 28 Aug 09, Nita Jaggi

ACROSS
7 - Scot pair to cut the fruit (8) - APRICOTS* Reminds me of a response we used at school. When somebody said 'What' we would reply 'Apricot lick a basin full of snot' !
9 - Emotion covering again the leader of the Democrats (6) - {HAT}{RE}{D}
11 - Bird lover, in the morning has it smuggled on the sailboat (9) - {CAT}{AM}A{RAN} One extra A 'ran' in !!
12 - Start to take the bird on track (5) - {T}{RAIL}
13 - Coverings on explosives (6) - SHELLS [DD]
14 - To talk back about the jokes surrounding the English suitcases (8) - {BAG<-}{GAG{E}S}
17 - It is but an omission in a set of rules (9) - EXCEPTION [CD]
22 - Make an effort to follow the strips of fabric (8) - {TAPES}{TRY}
23 - Tangible account of the tradesmen is with Albert (6) - {AC}{TU}{AL}
25 - Masculine maleHenry in coma is disturbed (5) - MAC{H}O*
27 - One above criticism was back holding the credit code broken (6, 3) - SA{CR}{ED CO*}W <- )
28 - Caught the housekeeper and an alien with the red wine (6) - {C}LAR{ET} LAR and housekeeper ?
29 - Telling the valuation without the articles (8) - APPR(-a)ISAL
DOWN
1 - Body in the vehicle is roughly on the ship (7) - CA{RCA*}{SS} ?
2 - Restrict the movement without time of the creature (7) - CRITTER(-s)*
3 - Strong wind on the way round the borders of Ratlam (5) - {ST}{O}{R(-atla)M}
4 - Old man is not disheartened by a short intake of breath (4) - {PA}{N(-o)T}
5 - Put in proper order (7) - ARRANGE [E]
6 - To admire a lot, one English holding the solid form (7) - I{DOLIS*}E
8 - Commander has an endless word puzzle for seven in the groups of buildings (9) - {COM}{PLEXE(-r)}{S}
10 - A new colour shown-up on the round tree (7) - {A}{N}{NAT<-}{O} (Correction {A}{N}{NAT<-}T{O} - see comments below)
15 - Merrymaking in high spirits (4, 5) - GOOD CHEER [CD]
16 - Cause to drop the garment around Elizabeth softly (7) - D{E}{P}RESS
18 - So match the parts of an organ (7) - STOMACH*
19 - Sarpanch has an epic edited for almost all (7) - {S}{PECI*}{AL(-l)} This must be a special(sic) for CW's 'A clue without a definition' if my answer is correct. Or is it the famous Printers Devil of THE HINDU at work?
20 - He is the one not allowed to perform the rituals (7) - OUTCAST [CD]
21 - Dislike the distressing attitude (3, 4) - ILL WILL [CD]
24 - The range of a magnifier (5) - SCOPE [DD]
26 - Finished in a controversy (4) - OVER [T]

9 comments:

  1. 14 - To talk back about the jokes surrounding the English suitcases (8) - BAGGAGES

    Deepak,
    Do you have any dict support for BAGGAGE as a countable noun, adding -s for its plural form, which is the sol here?

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  2. I don't understand your answer to 10 A ! :-(

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  3. Sorry that should have read 10 Down

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  4. Hi Pammechchu,
    10 - A new colour shown-up on the round tree (7) - {A}{N}{NAT<-}{O}

    A = A
    new = N
    colour shown-up = NAT<-
    on the = connector
    round = O
    tree = Definition = {A}{N}{NAT<-}{O}
    The link to ANNATO has been provided in the main post

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  5. Hi CV,
    I have no dict support for BAGGAGES.
    As far as English Grammar goes it was my weak point in school, I just take it by the ear and write what sounds correct to me, generally I am not wrong.
    In any case there is no point in pulling one's hair out over NJ's grammar also.

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  6. 10 D has to be of seven letters. But ANNATO contains only six!

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  7. Seems one T is missing. It should have been ANNATTO

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  8. Hi George,
    Thanks for pointing that out. The origin of the second T remains a mystery :-O which maybe why I slipped on it :-)

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  9. 28A the Lar stands for a gibbon and originates from a Thai word meaning Household God.

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