Saturday, 22 January 2011

No 10058, Saturday 22 Jan 11, Nita Jaggi

Stumped by 6D and 18D
ACROSS
7   - Poisonous extract on a trip, one collects (8) - ATROPINE*
9   - A hole in a stocking (6) - POTATO [CD]
11 - Support the journalist now caught in by a native from both sides (9) - ADHERE{N{C}E} Anno pending
12 - Dutch leaders pursue about dismissing eight lords (5) - {DU}KES Anno pending (Addendum - {DU}{KEeS<-} - See comments)
13 - Artist you see on a river (6) - {A}{RA}{U}{C}{A}
14 - Conducted a raid at the city's hangar site (8) - {AIRD*}{ROME}
17 - Fought with the queen on arrival with the Spanish editor (9) - {QU}{ARR}{EL}{ED}
22 - Man is let to adjust with the disorders (8) - AILMENTS*
23 - Cheerful Bishop is turned on by the man (6) - {B}{LIT}{HE}
25 - Clock sounds (5) - TICKS [E]
27 - No one in the carnival has a name to handout for this form of dance (9) - {FAiR}{A}{N}{DOLE}
28 - Sign of controversy as you are guarding the boat (6) - {U{PROA}R}
29 - Plot against the jailbird in front of the high riser (8) - {CON}{SPIRE}
DOWN
1   - Physicist is away for a period of time (7) - {FAR}{A}{DAY}
2   - Supporter at hand is a worker from the priestly category (7) - {BRA}{H}{MAN}
3   - Silly bridge opponents follow old soldiers (5) - {INA}{N}{E}
4   - Arctic firm is on the fringe of the land (4) - {CO}{LanD}
5   - Accumulation of jobs not done in time maybe (7) - BACKLOG [E]
6   - Personal matter on affairs to rise eventually (7) -?O?S?E? (Addendum - {DO'S}{SIER*} - See comments)
8   - Emergency umbrella-like device (9) - PARACHUTE [E]
10 - Dressup at the night spot in the perfect state (7) - {BED}{I}{ZEN}
15 - Notice the water hole on both sides of the geysers in the tenements (9) - {D{WELL}IN}{G}{S}  DIN from ?
16 - To please a girl, try if it is possible (7) - (G)RATIFY*
18 - Unknown worker has a house outside the borders of an ancient city (7) - {X}{ANT}{H}U? (Addendum - {X}{ANT}{HoUSe} - See comments}
19 - Pick the painter for a mythical being (7) - {ELECT}{RA}
20 - Bar seat that is for the sting participant (7) - {STOOL}{IE}
21 - Biblical cruel princess (7) - JEZEBEL [E]
24 - Sing in an empty car around New Orleans in retrospect (5) - {CaR}{O}{ON<-}
26 - Balkan native left this kind of driver (4) - SLAVe  Not sure of Anno

GRID


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25 comments:

  1. Bhavan22 January 2011 at 08:36

    Pangram today. Some thoughts

    12 - Dutch leaders pursue about dismissing eight lords (5) - {DU}KES Anno pending

    DU[KE(-e)S]<-

    6 - Personal matter on affairs to rise eventually (7) -?O?S?E?

    DOS SIER* . Personal record might have been more appropriate.

    18 - Unknown worker has a house outside the borders of an ancient city (7) - {X}{ANT}{H}U?

    ancient city = X ANT HUS(-oe)
    oe = borders of outside ?

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  2. Deepak Gopinath22 January 2011 at 08:39

    No comments, no reactions!!
    I woke up late as it's supposedly a Bandh day here in Bengaluru (everything seems to be running though) tussled with today's CW, didn't manage to finish it by my deadline, that's why you see no images or cartoons, not that I was in the mood seeing the fare offered today.

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  3. Deepak Gopinath22 January 2011 at 08:42

    Thanks Bhavan,

    I thought the ancient city was XANTHOS

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  4. Deepak Gopinath22 January 2011 at 08:48

    Bhavan,

    I had thought of DOSSIER but dismissed it and I couldn't see any AInd for RISE.

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  5. Bhavan22 January 2011 at 08:52

    @Colonel, I had it as PROSPER for a long time meaning 'rise eventually' which I couldn't fit with the wordplay at all.

    Eventually(!) it dawned that eventually might be an AInd.

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  6. Deepak Gopinath22 January 2011 at 09:03

    Everyone knows who marked this as outstanding !!!

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  7. Anonymous22 January 2011 at 09:03

    Deepak, the Bandh had the opposite effect on me. My son had an industrial visit from his college. He checked this morning and they said it was on. However, no buses were running (!) and I took him to the college only to hear that it was off since the bus was not coming and the resultant ride back. No buses at all on my route in the one hour we spent on the road.

    So, my CW too experienced a bundh. Now to put pen to paper...

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  8. Bhavan22 January 2011 at 09:21

    No COD today Colonel ? After a long thought I decided on AIRDROME despite the lack of indication for US spelling.

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  9. Deepak Gopinath22 January 2011 at 09:24

    Was too busy trying tomeet the deadline soforgotthe COD. Mine would be STOOLIE

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  10. Chiru22 January 2011 at 09:36

    11 - {AD}{HERE}{N{C}E}

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  11. Padmanabhan22 January 2011 at 09:53

    Bhavan,
    @airdrome-Is conducted supposed be Anind? Why "city's"?

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  12. Deepak Gopinath22 January 2011 at 10:12

    Chiru,

    Where is the journalist?

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  13. Deepak Gopinath22 January 2011 at 10:15

    Padmanabhan,

    Conducted = AInd
    a
    raid = Anagram fodder
    at the
    city's = ROME
    hangar site (8) = Definition = {AIRD*}{ROME}

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  14. mathu's memoirs22 January 2011 at 10:35

    13 a - where is first a come from?
    17 a - how many letters could be taken from subsequent words? i was lost...
    xanthus - where in the world is this? only because it starts from x i presume its in china.
    I also could not understand what is a potato doing in a stocking?
    how many days left?
    Probably someone wanted to test the resilience of the solvers...i presume..how could u justify airdrome other than this.
    Mathu.

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  15. Suresh22 January 2011 at 10:38

    15 - Notice the water hole on both sides of the geysers in the tenements (9) - {D{WELL}IN}{G}{S} DIN from ?
    D is abbreviation for Notice as per the infamous long list

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  16. Anonymous22 January 2011 at 10:42

    A suggestion:

    We restrict our comments only on clues, not on setters.

    That way we can avoid being personal, but at the same time air our views.

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  17. Suresh22 January 2011 at 11:19

    Is a hole in a stocking called a potato. I do not know. I could not find it in a Dictionary. Maybe I need to check elsewhere

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  18. Bhavan22 January 2011 at 11:45

    @Suresh :

    http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/potato

    (informal, UK) A conspicuous hole in a sock or stocking

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  19. Suresh22 January 2011 at 12:10

    TKS Bhavan. I knew I had heard this meaning somewhere, but could not find it.

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  20. maddy22 January 2011 at 12:20

    Here's wishing everyone and their loved ones a very belated and a very happy 2011.Just came across this amazing clue by Shyam on DIY clue writing forum, which needless to say won this week's contest-

    Jobs disliked by everyone working here? (9)

    Does Shyam visit these parts of the virtual world?

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  21. Chaturvasi22 January 2011 at 12:42

    Of course, he does.

    Before Shyam, two other visitors to crossword forums in India have won DIYCOW comp, I think.

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  22. Ramani22 January 2011 at 16:21

    Deepak Sir, 10d - Your famous quote - where did I come from? - from 'in'? I am not getting.

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  23. Shyam22 January 2011 at 18:42

    Hi maddy...

    Thank you! I do visit this forum frequently except on the days of Manna and NJ :P

    CVasi Sir... Ya... Shuchi has won once and Vinod a number of times... Also Veer won a couple of weeks back.

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  24. ishwa23 January 2011 at 04:54

    Hi Could anybody explain 9A

    vishwa

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  25. Anonymous23 January 2011 at 05:59

    dargarshali, pl refer Bhavan's 1145

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