ACROSS
1 - Reluctant to provide a rhyme (6) - {A}{VERSE}
4 - Diminishing, then stopping, once canine's extracted (6) -
8 - Remain cheerful in tower in such open ground (4,4,4,2) - {KEEP} {ONE'S CHIN UP*}
10 - Brandish one during lewd dancing (5) - {W{I}ELD*}
11 - Leader of temple to request church working party (4,5) - {T}{ASK FOR}{CE}
12 - Bishop with helmet he misplaced in holy place (9) - {B}{ETHLEHEM*}
13 - Criminal following the Spanish about (5) - {F}{EL}{ON}
14 - Old man returning by ferry in suit (5) - {AP<-}{PLY}
16 - About to get first-year student a cool drink (9) - {RE}{FRESHER}
18 - Girl from city in North Carolina, kind of sweet (9) - CHARLOTTE [MD]
20 - Wader that girl has on (5) - {HER}{ON}
23 - Fairly good inside centre, in part (6) - DECENT [T]
24 - Iron Lady's felt hat? (6) - {FE}{DORA}
1 - Like famous gardens on one side (5) - {AS}{KEW}
2 - Most serious heading off for mountain (7) -
3 - Second's repartee in lively argument (9) - {S}{WORDPLAY}
4 - Apology for swearing made by foreign monoglot in Paris? (6,2,6) - EXCUSE MY FRENCH [CD]
5 - Difficult son spat (5) - {S}{TIFF}
6 - Gear position in new Renault (7) - NEUTRAL*
7 - Perform a military ceremony in a better theatre, possibly (4,3,7) - BEAT THE RETREAT*
9 - Note's from male singer, by the sound of it (6) - TENNER(~tenor)
12 - Division of British farm that's large (6) - {B}{RANCH}
13 - Complimentary bingo in pub? (4,5) - {FREE} {HOUSE}
15 - Plain English used after couple's arrested right one (7) - {P{R}AIR}{I}{E}
17 - Nelson's short speech after end of skirmish (7) - {H}{ORATIO
19 - Feudal lord, say, in story (5) - {LI{EG}E}
21 - Man, or disguised woman? (5) - NORMA*
From yesterday's CW:
ReplyDeleteEVIDENT is easily seen/understood or obvious.
How does it relate to the clue - bloody optimistic?
What is apparently evident to everyone else still eludes me.
@venkatesh, cryptic(CW) in Manna's dictionary also means 'inscrutable' as we can discern from many of his clues ('Obstretrics' in Friday's CW for example, in addition to what you have pointed out)
ReplyDeleteThe Sunday THC is a good example of usage of multiple clue types that keep the solver entertained, with sufficient word play to parse the clue. No guesswork needed in arriving at the answers. Hope some of the regular THC setters take a cue (or clue) from here.
ReplyDeleteCol.
ReplyDeleteCan you pl. explain the connection between Nelson & Horatio? (17D)
Nelson's first name was Horatio
ReplyDeletePadmanabhan,
ReplyDeleteSee Horatio Nelson
One of the easiest and most soul satisfying Sunday crosswords .
ReplyDeleteLong time back I remember seeing a movie titled "FEDORA" directed by Billy Wilder with William Holden and Marthe Keller in the lead. A must see.
Col,
ReplyDeleteRef. my post at 08:54
The clue type has been identified as CD.
Pl elucidate.
Venkatesh,
ReplyDeletePlease approach Mr Manna for elucidation!
What I have given, for want of any other annotation, is CD as it cannot be any other type.
Col,
ReplyDeleteThe annotation is not understood - How did you arrive at the solution from the clue?
The solution is not from the clue it is from the crossings
ReplyDeleteDictionary.com has these meanings for sanguine:
ReplyDelete1. cheerful and confident; optimistic
[i]"cheerful, hopeful, confident" - these qualities were thought in medieval physiology to spring from an excess of blood as one of the four humors.[/i]
2. (esp of the complexion) ruddy in appearance
3. blood-red
nice clue in today's Times of India-Down clue
ReplyDeletePolish woman to call up (7)
Thank you,Col.
ReplyDeleteHi Venkatesh, The Col. answered the query about the CD yesterday, but if may interject, why should the Col. have to defend his post with the stridency that you ask of him? It is tough enough on these unsatisfying days to dutifully post the blog by 8.30. In my mind, Bloody obvious (7) is obviously a silly clue not much worthy of solving, let alone commenting. That the Col. has solved it and assigned it a type in no way means that he now has the singularly impossible responsibility of giving the clue the rational respectability a proper cryptic clue needs.
ReplyDeleteVeer,
ReplyDeleteInteresting response. It is not 'bloody obvious' but 'bloody optimistic'.
Leaving aside the verbiage, it is surprising that you appear to tacitly agree with Col's view that when any other clue type does not fit in, then it is a CD!
It appears to be one case when you discuss a clue. When another person seeks an answer, it is a different matter. He is strident! You are welcome to give your views on the clue.
When Col is unsure, he is honest to indicate it in his post, inviting comments from the bloggers. This appeared to be a case where he seemed sure. Hence, the query. He has now indicated that it was from the Xings.
Our CCE has, in the Orkut forum, deferred discussion pending the publication of the solution tomorrow.
Padmanabhan
ReplyDelete(SHE)(LLAC<-)
I'm late on this, but surprisingly for a Sunday crossword I wasn't 100% satisfied.
ReplyDelete4 - Diminishing, then stopping, once canine's extracted (6) - cEASING
What is the role of "then" ?
20 - Wader that girl has on (5) - {HER}{ON}
On the surface is "wader" meant as the shoe? Then shouldn't it be "waders"?
5 - Difficult son spat (5) - {S}{TIFF}
Is it me or does this sentence seem to end too abruptly?
Re: Bloody optimistic (7)=EVIDENT
ReplyDelete@Col : Like the recent MD for multiple definition you might want to introduce MC (mysterious clue) for clues of this category :) Today's puzzle too seems to have a few of them!
Good idea Bhavan, EVIDENT has raised a lot of heat and hackles too!!
ReplyDeleteI'm actually surprised that one un-annotable clue has whipped up such a frenzy. I mean its not like its the first time we are seeing undecipherable clueing in THC
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