Wednesday, 7 July 2010

No 9888, Wednesday 07 Jul 10, Neyartha

ACROSS
1   - Analyse this rice shoot's vertical rows of leaves (13) - ORTHOSTICHIES*
9   - Disinterested in the PIL Amrita rewrote (9) - IMPARTIAL*
10 - Partial house-raising by the desert inn (5) - SERAI [T]
11 - Stinging insect in outfit sent back, in fact, by the model (4,3) - {ARMY} AN{T} Anno pending
13 - Steady habit (7) - UNIFORM [DD]
14 - Assume that the force would make way for the leader to be put to rest (5) - IN(-f+t)TER
15 - Dispatch reported cuts on the potatoes, turnips and the like (4,5) - (~route){ROOT} {CROPS}
17 - Temper resulting from lie a valet manufactured (9) - ALLEVIATE*
18 - Abdominal segment of the resident of a city with a sneezing ban (5) - U?I?E (Addendum - URbanITE - Thanks to Bhavan, see comments)
20 - Engraved wrong sign on plug? Put tape around to hide it (7) - E?C?D?T (Addendum - {E{X}{CUD}IT<-} - Thanks to Bhavan et al, see comments)
22 - Former English cricketer Mullally employed by coach for harbour residents (7) - {B{ALAN}US}
23 - Something fine in theory may look good on this (5) - PAPER [CD]
24 - In Korea, Norm reviewed a James Bond film (9) - MOONRAKER*
26 - Gamma ray detector from the north hidden in dismantled scenic trains (13) - {SCINTISCA{N}NER*}
DOWN
1   - Japanese art (showing insect climbing up) framed in Rhode Island (7) - {O{RI}GAMI<-}
2   - Alloy made using a sort of rock (4-5) - {TYPE}-{METAL}
3   - Paddle obtained using Danish money, we hear (3) - OAR (~ore)
4   - Flaw found in answer during period after commencement (5) - TAINT Anno pending (Addendum {sT{A}INT} Thanks to Shuchi, see comments)
5   - Carbohydrate measure (suitable for children) in packed container (9) - {C{ELL}{U}LOSE} 
6   - Gut shown by crazy lunatics wrapping bronze ingredient (11) - {INS{TIN}CTUAL*}
7   - Cereal grass turning up amongst the dog roses (5) - SORGO [T<-]
8   - Test that may be decisively indicative (6) - LITMUS [CD]
12 - Farewell to the Italian (11) - ARRIVEDERCI [E]
15 - Try again to remove head from large bait (9) - {gREAT}{TEMPT}
16 - Pungent vegetable membrane used in making carbon copies (9) - {ONION}{SKIN}
17 - A totem pole featuring a musical direction (1,5) - {A} {TEMPO} [T]
19 - Guarantor to burn saree worn by stripping sailor (7) - ASSURER Seems to be an error here (Correction - ENSURERab* - Thanks to Kishore)
21 - Page throwing out first-class cakes made by the Egyptian Christians (5) - COPTS Anno pending
22 - Orders records (5) - BOOKS [DD]
25 - Ray finally goes up with the Swedish rug (3) - R(+y)YA(-y)
 GRID


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65 comments:

  1. Anonymous7 July 2010 at 08:32

    Hi
    Suddenly scientific: ORTHOSTICHIES to SCINTISCANNER. Further Botany in ROOT CROPS.

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  2. Anonymous7 July 2010 at 08:34

    5D C(ELL)(U)LOSE, Ell = measure, U=Universal, as in movies, suitable for children, Close=packed used as a container, ie. enveloping ellu. Cellulose is a carbohydrate

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  3. Anonymous7 July 2010 at 08:35

    19d burn saree- ab (sailor) = ensurer*

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  4. Richard7 July 2010 at 08:36

    Hi all

    The comments box seems to be going haywire. Is it worth posting until goes all right?

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  5. Deepak Gopinath7 July 2010 at 08:36

    Hi Kishore,

    I got the Anno at 8:30 on the dot by when the scheduled post had been published.

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  6. Deepak Gopinath7 July 2010 at 08:37

    Kishore @ 8:35

    In that case 18A ends with an E

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  7. Deepak Gopinath7 July 2010 at 08:40

    Comments seem to be behaving as of now. I had checked with eBlogger, most of the blogs had the same problem yesterday

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  8. Bhavan7 July 2010 at 08:41

    18 - Abdominal segment of the resident of a city with a sneezing ban (5) - U?I?A UR(-ban)ITE : One of the segments of the abdomen or post-abdomen of arthropods.

    20 - Engraved wrong sign on plug? Put tape around to hide it (7) - E?C?D?T EXCUDIT : Latin
    s/he printed or engraved (this)

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  9. Deepak Gopinath7 July 2010 at 08:43

    Thanks Bhavan

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  10. Bhavan7 July 2010 at 08:46

    4 - Flaw found in answer during period after commencement (5) - TAINT Anno pending

    I put it as TWI(X)T meaning between for during period after commencement.

    Of course I might have gone off a tangent here.

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  11. Deepak Gopinath7 July 2010 at 08:47

    What's the anno for EXCUDIT ?

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  12. Anonymous7 July 2010 at 08:49

    4d Answer could be = TIT (as in Tit for tat). Balance anno still ??

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  13. Anonymous7 July 2010 at 08:50

    20d wrong sign = X, balance ??

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  14. Deepak Gopinath7 July 2010 at 08:50

    Looks like it is {EX{CUD}IT}

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  15. Shuchi7 July 2010 at 08:50

    Flaw found in answer during period after commencement (5) - TAINT

    [s]T(A)INT
    A = answer,
    STINT = period, after commencement => remove its 'S'

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  16. Deepak Gopinath7 July 2010 at 08:52

    Thanks Shuchi, you have the last word as usual :-)

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  17. Bhavan7 July 2010 at 08:52

    My take on EXCUDIT

    Wrong sign = EX
    Plug = CUD (n) a wad of chewable tobacco
    IT

    Its lame, but can't think of another for the moment.

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  18. Anonymous7 July 2010 at 08:53

    Shuchi, Perfect explanation

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  19. Bhavan7 July 2010 at 08:54

    Shuchi, that lays to rest all the speculation. Cheers

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  20. Anonymous7 July 2010 at 08:58

    Bhavan 852: This leads me to a further step:

    Wrong sign =X
    Plug= Cud
    Tape = tie, tape around = e(x)(cud)it

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  21. Deepak Gopinath7 July 2010 at 08:58

    Off for breakfast, really hungry after all that exercising ;-)

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  22. Shuchi7 July 2010 at 08:58

    One more!

    20 - Engraved wrong sign on plug? Put tape around to hide it (7) EXCUDIT
    wrong sign = X
    plug = CUD (n) a wad of chewable tobacco
    put tape around to hide it => put (TIE)<- around (X CUD)

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  23. Chaturvasi7 July 2010 at 08:59

    Try
    Engraved
    wrong sign - X as against the tick mark which is a right sign!
    on
    plug? - CUD (as indicated above, that of tobacco for instance)
    Put tape around - rev of TIE
    to hide it - container ind.
    So E (X CUD)IT<

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  24. Shuchi7 July 2010 at 08:59

    Ah, Kishore beat me to it :)

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  25. Deepak Gopinath7 July 2010 at 09:00

    Kishore, that looks better

    We are still left with COPTS to be annotated

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  26. Chaturvasi7 July 2010 at 09:01

    When I wrote 'as indicated above' I meant what Bhavan wrote.

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  27. Chaturvasi7 July 2010 at 09:04

    Page - P
    throwing out - replacing
    first-class - A
    cakes - COATS (as in dust caked over the faced of the monument)
    made by
    the Egyptian Christians - def for word reqd
    So
    CO{-a+P}TS

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  28. Chaturvasi7 July 2010 at 09:05

    read: as in 'dust caked over the face of the monument'

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  29. Bhavan7 July 2010 at 09:05

    @CVasi, that was too good.

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  30. Shuchi7 July 2010 at 09:06

    Page throwing out first-class cakes made by the Egyptian Christians (5) - COPTS

    P (page) replaces A (first-class) in COATS (cakes)

    I think the clue should indicate that the replacement has to be done in cakes.

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  31. Shuchi7 July 2010 at 09:07

    Whoa. Late again!

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  32. Chaturvasi7 July 2010 at 09:10

    Re: What Shuchi wrote at the end of her anno for COPTS.

    I too had the same reservation in my mind though I didn't express it; didn't want to waste time because of my slow typing lest others should beat me to it!

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  33. Anonymous7 July 2010 at 09:11

    Shuchi, 2 second positions are equal to one first place, and in addition to the TAINT anno, this puts you tops !

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  34. Chaturvasi7 July 2010 at 09:12

    Also, is 'throwing out' OK?
    After all, it's not mere deletion.
    There is a replacement.
    What is the general opinion?

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  35. Anonymous7 July 2010 at 09:12

    'Taint so bad !

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  36. Anonymous7 July 2010 at 09:14

    Could be that Page is 'throwing out' hence replaces A. So much for general opinion (sample size 1 and not even a private). What about Colonel opinion ?

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  37. Chaturvasi7 July 2010 at 09:15

    That leaves a mark on you, Kishore, for being too quick in your repartees.

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  38. Chaturvasi7 July 2010 at 09:16

    general... private ! Quite uniform in wordplay !

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  39. Chaturvasi7 July 2010 at 09:18

    I didn't include Colonel because this can't be used as an adj while the other two can be. I would expect "Colonel's" in that last sentence.

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  40. Anonymous7 July 2010 at 09:18

    You mean I am a marked man. Then I am one alphabet ahead of Don Diego de la Vega , who was a masked man.

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  41. Anonymous7 July 2010 at 09:20

    You are right regarding the 's of course. Quick draw makes for innacurate shooting: Old Western proverb !

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  42. Chaturvasi7 July 2010 at 09:24

    Quick draw produces wrong images !

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  43. Chaturvasi7 July 2010 at 09:26

    Inaccurate shooting too produces shaky or blurred pictures !

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  44. VJ7 July 2010 at 09:26

    11A: {ARM} {YAN <-} T

    ARM = outfit
    YAN = NAY in reverse (for in fact)
    T from Model T (ford)

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  45. VJ7 July 2010 at 09:36

    A doubt on 18A...

    Could "the resident of a city" be equated to "Urbanite"?

    Well the phrasing made it sound like we're looking for a resident of a particular city (like chennaiite or whatever). At least that's how I took it after reading the clue the first time. Or am I wrong?

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  46. Deepak Gopinath7 July 2010 at 16:23

    Today's 45 comments were generated in the space of just one hour, almost a comment a minute

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  47. Suresh7 July 2010 at 16:47

    Deepak. Maybe people are worried that the blog may play up, like yesterday

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  48. Richard7 July 2010 at 18:41

    Things have settled down. So has the comments section, after playing truant yesterday.

    Here's some trivia to end the day with. This is for soccer aficionados.

    There are people who believe that the winner of the current World Cup is already determined by the numbers.

    1. Brazil won the World Cup in 1994; before that they also won in 1970. Adding 1970 + 1994= 3964

    2. Argentina won its last World Cup in 1986; before that they also won in 1978. Adding 1978 + 1986= 3964

    3. Germany won its last World Cup in 1990; before that they also won in 1974. Adding 1974 + 1990= 3964

    4. Brazil also won the World Cup in 2002; before that they also won in 1962. Adding 1962+ 2002= 3964

    5. Therefore if you want to know which nation is going to win the World Cup in 2010, you only have to subtract 2010 from the magic number that we have determined: 3964.3964 minus 2010 = 1954... In 1954 the World Cup was won by Germany !

    Amazing, isn't it?

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  49. Deepak Gopinath7 July 2010 at 18:57

    Richard,
    That really is amazing I wonder who worked out that bit of mathematics

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  50. Richard7 July 2010 at 19:00

    Btw, my wife, who has been following the World Cup fixtures, is wondering in the above context as to what would happen to the prediction by the psychic octopus: Read here
    PAUL THE PSYCHIC OCTOPUS

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  51. L N Srinivasakrishnan7 July 2010 at 19:01

    Richard:

    This formula will never allow any team to win the World Cup for the first time! So Spain and Holland can't. That leaves only Germany!!

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  52. Anonymous7 July 2010 at 19:19

    I understand that the old octopus wrongly chose Germany in Euro 2008 finals over Spain. So hopefully in a Deutsch Hispaniola tie, either he picks the loser as he did in the past if he is really psychic or the abacus (which gives only Germany the chance as demonstrated in earlier posts) prevails over the octopus.

    Deutschland, Deutschland über alles,
    Über alles in der Welt,

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  53. Richard7 July 2010 at 19:25

    Deepak and LNS:

    I am no soccer fan and but only shared with you all what a friend pointed out as I found it interesting.

    Kishore, so it won't be Auf wiedeheresen for Germany, may I presume?

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  54. Richard7 July 2010 at 19:27

    Sorry, it should be auf wiedersehen .

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  55. VJ7 July 2010 at 19:31

    This psychic stuff is obviously baloney.

    Nadal won the Wimbledon championship in 2008 and to follow it up, Spain won Euro 2008. I wish something similar would happen here.

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  56. Anonymous7 July 2010 at 20:01

    Richard: If they go off today, they will probably say 'Gut. Ve go, but we komm back' a la the Goths in Asterix.

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  57. Deepak Gopinath7 July 2010 at 20:06

    I believe Paul has predicted that Spain will win today.

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  58. Suresh7 July 2010 at 21:12

    All predictions are baloney unless it psyches the players.

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  59. Richard7 July 2010 at 21:18

    As the one who brought the prediction thing in here let me make it clear that I don't believe in predictions at all. I posted it for fun. Even if the prediction comes true I would deem it only as a purely accidental coincidence.

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  60. Col_Gopinath7 July 2010 at 22:21

    Accidental coincidence ?

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  61. Anonymous8 July 2010 at 01:58

    Good morning! The accidental coincidence has happened. The unterseeboot has become sunkenshippen !

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  62. Richard8 July 2010 at 05:24

    Deepak, I intentionally said accidental coincidence for rhetoric effect, to mean 'unexpected' or 'unforeseen'.

    Yes, Kishore, it's time to sing 'Viva Espana' (1973) - a great karaoke song, also popularized by James Last in the later years.

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  63. Deepak Gopinath8 July 2010 at 06:33

    So PAUL's prediction was correct after all.

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  64. Anonymous8 July 2010 at 07:17

    Let us ask Paul if NJ will improve !

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  65. Giridhar8 July 2010 at 07:19

    Hitting a record for number of comments for a non-NJ day?

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