Monday, 16 May 2011

No 10155, Monday 16 May 11, Gridman

Bhavan has kindly consented to host the CW tomorrow as I will be on the train headed back to Bangalore.
Not adding any pictures or cartoons as I have to beat the 6 to 9 power cut.
ACROSS
1   - Mind each setup is automatically processed (8) - MACHINED*
6   - See 21ac 
9   - Reach at Tamil leader and volunteers home (6) - {A}{T}{TA}{IN}
10 - Where haverel wanders off (2,5) - LE HAVRE*
13 - Assume position on union leader tardily (9) - {POST}{U}{LATE}
14 - Model, being pregnant, has gate moved inwards (3-2) - PIN-UP Anno pending (Addendum - (-in)P(+in)IN-UP - See comments)
15 - Woman versifier dismisses American writer (4) - TESS Anno pending (Addendum poeTESS - See comments)
16 - Came to know individual scholar (7,3) - {LEARNED} {MAN}
19 - He has many servers under his charge (4,6) - HEAD WAITER [E]
21 and 6 - Three children fall on the French back-street (8) - {TRIP}{LE}{TS<-}
24 - Vulgarian has small key put in a container (5) - {CA{S}{E}D}
25 - Jog, for example (9) - WATERFALL [CD]
26 - Spells of a cricket match (7) - INNINGS [CD]
27 - Rome is preparing almost identical compound (6) - ISOMER*
28 - Backlash in sport? (4) - GOLF <-
29 - Writer says site is under construction (8) - ESSAYIST*
DOWN
2   - Demonstrates at examinations (7) - {AT}{TESTS}
3   - Near-smash at you and me taking a break (6) - {HIt}{AT}{US}
4   - The peak that David and Anne reached excitedly (5,4) - NANDA DEVI*
5   - Investigate to find fifty-five are drowned in water (5) - {DE{LV}E}
7   - Moderate holds new mantra as poison (7) - {E{N}VEN}{OM}
8   - Will it act to give you the rest you sought? (8,4) - SLEEPING PILL [CD]
11 - Barge like a mall habitué who's lost his head (6) - sHOPPER
12 - Looking for stains? Not exactly! (4-8) - SPOT CHECKING
17 - Spaceships' homestretches? (9) - REENTRIES [CD]
18 - Breaking news about Press chief in land (6) - {SW{ED}EN*}
20 - Depository of a royal army on the border of Lucknow (7) - {A}{R}{SENA}{L}
22 - They guffaw at MGM's lion, for one, as screening begins (7) - ROARERS [CD]
23 - It is not in preference for the abbey (6) - PRIORY [CD] (Addendum - PRIORitY - See comments)
25 - Sweat-out is useless (5) - WASTE*

GRID


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24 comments:

  1. Anonymous16 May 2011 at 08:31

    15 - Woman versifier dismisses American writer (4) - TESS Anno pending

    (-poe)TESS

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  2. Bhavan16 May 2011 at 08:32

    23 - It is not in preference for the abbey (6) - PRIORY [CD]

    I thought this was PRIOR(-it)Y where preference = priority

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  3. Anonymous16 May 2011 at 08:33

    I know I am FLOG<-ing a dead horse, but there was some discussion long back whether the MGM lion's sound is a roar or a growl.

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  4. Venkatesh16 May 2011 at 08:35

    23 - It is not in preference for the abbey (6) - PRIORY [CD]
    PRIOR[-it]Y

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  5. Venkatesh16 May 2011 at 08:43

    21 and 6 - Three children fall on the French back-street (8) - {TRIP}{LE}{TS<-}
    This is given as 21A (4) TRIP & 6A (4) LETS

    Breaking the solution which contains two or more words is common. But, it appears to be the first time in THC that a single word solution is bisected and given in two places.

    Any comments?

    Has this been done in The Times?

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  6. Anonymous16 May 2011 at 08:44

    14 - Model, being pregnant, has gate moved inwards (3-2) - PIN-UP Anno pending

    Gate moved inwards could refer to IN being inserted.P(IN)UP But yet to get link between PUP and pregnant

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  7. Anonymous16 May 2011 at 08:46

    SRV, I have also not come across this type of split for a single word. Luckily the two split parts are valid words in themselves, though they cannot be enumerated at 4-4.

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  8. Venkatesh16 May 2011 at 08:50

    Kishore,
    pregnant = INPUP
    gate (IN) moving inwards
    gives P(IN)UP

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  9. Anonymous16 May 2011 at 08:51

    I Googled for Inpup without success ;-(

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  10. Venkatesh16 May 2011 at 08:57

    This is a word used in veterinary practice.

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  11. Anonymous16 May 2011 at 09:17

    BTW, Doc, are you a people doc or a pup doc?

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  12. Bhavan16 May 2011 at 09:39

    Two people seem to think today's puzzle was an average offering. Wondering what is missing from this to make it a good puzzle in their opinion.

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  13. Deepak Gopinath16 May 2011 at 10:17

    Average has gone up to 4

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  14. Anonymous16 May 2011 at 12:12

    Now eight

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  15. Padmanabhan16 May 2011 at 14:14

    Reminding me of old times when ,during college film shows,we used to roar with the lions (or growl if Kishore prefers that way)

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  16. Padmanabhan16 May 2011 at 14:16

    Col.,
    We are better off in Chennai with only 1 hour power shutdown!This has been before the change of Govt.and is continuing as on date.Man is always hopeful of a better tomorrow!

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  17. Venkatesh16 May 2011 at 16:35

    When I mentioned use of inpup in veterinary practice, it is not as a technical term but for communicating with laypersons about their pets/animals.

    Some people call me a 'paper doctor'! Mayhaps (maybe + perhaps) as the work is in the 'corridors of power' a la Sankalak.

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  18. Venkatesh16 May 2011 at 16:38

    A nice clue from ET today:
    No reps may represent a refugee (9,6)

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  19. Padmanabhan16 May 2011 at 16:49

    That was an enjoyable one,indeed!!

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  20. Col_Gopinath16 May 2011 at 16:54

    Average has gone to 15!! Some people seem to be unhappy with Gridman's offering today.

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  21. Venkatesh16 May 2011 at 17:10

    Here is CV sir's response on the Orkut site (to my query @ 08:43):

    To answer a query in the Col's blog (where I am unable to post) -

    Re 6 and 21

    Gridman may be using this device for the first time but I think Sankalak has had it in THC on a couple of occasions.

    Decades ago, I have come across it in a UK crossword that used to appear in The Mail [of Madras].

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  22. Anonymous16 May 2011 at 20:19

    Dropped to 13. Can anyone undo their choice? Or mess with the score by extra-clicks?

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  23. Deepak Gopinath16 May 2011 at 21:16

    Kishore,
    Change your specs, it's still 15. Choice cannot be undone and if I am not wrong you are allowed only one click in each of the options.

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  24. Anonymous17 May 2011 at 07:43

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