Tuesday, 15 December 2009

No 9714, Tuesday 15 Dec 09, Nita Jaggi

ACROSS
 1  - Money for a supporter on the ship (5) - {BRA}{SS}
 4  - Skill of an expert woman initially enrolled in Sunday school (7) - {PRO}{W}{E}{SS}
10 - Nymph designs the spa for an artist (6) - {A}{PSA*}{RA}
11 - A difference of opinion on the double viewpoint (8) - {DI}{STANCE}
13 - Characteristic of one of the regulars! (8) - HABITUAL [CD]
14 - Possibly hard for the master to do the right thing (6) - {DHAR*}{MA}
16 - Ripped in the storehouse (4) - TORE [T]
17 - Lazy owls cry in a short time at six in the borders of Nuremberg (4,6) - {SLOW*} {MO}{VI}{NG}
20 - Dean head will always display the royal badge to the school child (3,7) - {D}AY BOARD{ER} Anno pending
21 - An average worker takes control of the boat (4) - M{E}AN
24 - Being sick in the United Nations, we left the capital of Lebanon (6) - {UN}{WE}{L}{L}
26 - Express a negative opinion of a worker (8) - BELITTLE [CD]
28 - Handed down some personal property? (8) - HEIRLOOM [CD]
29 - Cross out the cheque initially before the engineers in England (6) - {C}AN{CE}L Anno pending
30 - Drama for a foreign leader about the lunar deity is humorous (7) - {PLAY}{F}{UL}
31 - The underpart of the body (5) - BELLY [CD]
DOWN
 2  - Bronx cheer for the fruit (9) - RASPBERRY [DD]
 3  - Guarantee for a certain hollow toy (6) - {SURE}{T(-o)Y}
 5  - Rule out the French becoming bankrupt (4) - {RU(-le)}{IN}
 6  - Guardian has a timepiece in front of the animal (8) - {WATCH}{DOG}
 7  - Sound system for a boy and a redhead (5) - {SON}{A}{R}
 8  - Cash arranged for an alien is in the bag (6) - {SACH*}{ET}
 9  - Writer before midnight is on an island (6) - {PEN}{AN}{G}
12 - They are automatically routed on dialling the correct number! (7) - CALLERS [CD]
15 - Wet tree damages the speaker (7) - TWEETER*

18 - Same dialect in composition (9) - IDENTICAL*
19 - Sharp practice primarily officers use learning Public Law at Yale (4,4) - FO{U}{L} {P}{L}{A}{Y} How is FO connected to Officers I have no idea
20 - Cook with expressions of disgust, the flour mixtures (6) - {DO}{UGHS}
22 - It’s alright to prick one with this! (6) - NEEDLE [CD]
23 - Talk one into becoming a robber (6) - P{I}RATE
25 - Short trip in quick succession (5) - WHIRL [CD]
27 - Tax officer is half full having the soft food (4) - {TO}{FU(-ll)}


GRID

14 comments:

  1. 'aye' (more common) and 'ay' are English dialectical or archaic words that mean 'ever' or 'for ever'.
    It is also used in poetry, maybe ballads.

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  2. 19 ACROSS:
    FO = Field Officer(synonym)/ commissioned military officer(hypernym)

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  3. FO for field officer is not an accepted synonym in the Army

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  4. Shuchi was right yesterday about NAVET, but I have no idea how ATSIGHT can mean 'It's okay to be hale and hearty!' which was the clue

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  5. Some interesting clues.

    Since Indian names rarely appear, APSARA and DHARMA took a little more time.

    10 - Nymph designs the spa for an artist (6) -

    Is it {A}{PSA*}{RA} or {APS*}{A}{RA}?


    Richard

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  6. The word primarily appearing in the clue dictates taking an O only from officers as it has for the rest of the words, as such the clue itself is faulty

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  7. Agreed. A word beginning with 'f' appears to have been left out.

    Richard

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  8. Re yesterday's clue 'It's okay to be hale and hearty!':

    Besides the Col's point, I remember reading a rule on the usage of OK. It is used as OK only, but only when it is used as a verb, it will be 'okay'. e.g., 'Government Okays Power Project', 'Foreign Tour Plan Okayed'. Any opinions?

    Richard

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  9. 19AC
    Agree that the clue itself is faulty, but maybe NJ intended "primarily officers" to imply "First Officers" as in the Navy (?) and hence "FO"?
    My first post as I am learning from the masters posting here. Thank you for an excellent blog.
    Veer

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  10. My apologies on the previous post .. First Officers is possibly an aviation / air force term rather than Navy.
    Veer

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  11. I can't find any word 'atsight'.Unless it is at sight, though it is not indicated as two words. In any case I can't find any connection

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  12. Liked the Tweeter clue.
    The ones that continue to needle me are
    =Cross out the cheque initially before the engineers in England (6) CANCEL
    Is ANSEL a engineering firm or community in England?
    OR does AN= before

    = Short trip in quick succession (5) - WHIRL
    Why quick succession? Was it intended as a DD?

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  13. @Veer,
    Primarily has been used to indicate usage of the first letter

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