Tuesday 28 February 2012

No 10397, Tuesday 28 Feb 12, Anitya

Anitya must be disappointed, except for Bhavan we all missed out on yesterday's Nina which was 'Hi, here comes another setter'
ACROSS
8   - Navy's main strength (3,5) - SEA POWER [CD]
9   - Concerning friend? Indeed! (6) - REALLY {RE}{ALLY}
10 - Five aired off — not all the same (6) - VARIED {V}{AIRED*}
11 - Currently rejection meets with a shock, reportedly (8) - NOWADAYS {NOW}{A}{DAYS}(~daze) Anno for 'NOW' not clear (Addendum - {NO}{W}{A}{DAYS}(~daze) - See comments)
12 - Examine, see — all right? X? (4,4) - LOOK INTO {LO}{OK} {INTO}
13 - A minister recalled American dislike (6) - ANIMUS {A}{NIM<-}{US}
14 - Overly equipped and ready for bottle (5,2,3,5) - ARMED TO THE TEETH [CD] That should be 'battle'
18 - Special care about keyboard bar (6) - SPACER {SP}{CARE*}
20 - Took a look at cut-back and dug deep! (8) - EXAMINED {EXA<-}{MINED}
23 - What Bryan III dished out? (8) - BIRIYANI*
24 - Region's noble unknown (6) - COUNTY {COUNT}{Y}
25 - iPad's browser on a trek? (6) - SAFARI [DD]
26 - One way to wax — as a speaker might! (8) - ELOQUENT [CD]
DOWN
1   - Smooth in a score (6) - LEGATO [E]
2   - At special icy area, the French dot (8) - SPRINKLE {SP}{RINK}{LE}
3   - Wends scattered around Eastern country (6) - SWEDEN {SW{E}DEN*}
4   - What the paper follows is today's pattern (5,2,3,5) - TREND OF THE TIMES [CD]
5   - No bawler gets roasted malt brew (5,3) - BROWN ALE*
6   - A joiner entered General Hospital for one leader (6) - GANDHI {G{AND}H}{I}
7   - Soft, common courtship in women's wear (8) - PLAYSUIT {P}{LAY}{SUIT}
15 - Salesman off-rails in avenger's action (8) - REPRISAL {REP}{RAILS*}
16 - Turtle from pawn in region (8) - TERRAPIN {TERRA{P}IN}
17 - Philosopher whose follower has refined taste (8) - EPICURUS [CD]
19 - High point of the ride cut short by upper figure (6) - CLIMAX {CLIp}{MAX}
21 - Do a news job? It can be dropped! (6) - ANCHOR [DD]
22 - Navigation instrument with top detached is still there (6) - EXTANT sEXTANT

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  1. Bhavan28 February 2012 at 08:34

    Another good puzzle. I'm beginning to like Anitya's style.

    8 - Navy's main strength (3,5) - SEA POWER [CD]

    I'd consider this a charade with main = sea and strength = power

    11 - Currently rejection meets with a shock, reportedly (8) - NOWADAYS {NOW}{A}{DAYS}(~daze) Anno for 'NOW' not clear

    Rejection = No
    With = W

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  2. C.G. BHARGAV28 February 2012 at 08:35

    Oh se aha! Thanks. I was at my wits end.

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  3. Deepak Gopinath28 February 2012 at 08:37

    Thanks Bhavan

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  4. Nadathur Rajan28 February 2012 at 08:37

    11 - Currently rejection meets with a shock, reportedly (8) - NOWADAYS {NOW}{A}{DAYS}(~daze) Anno for 'NOW' not clear

    Could it be

    ~(no way) (daze)

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  5. Nadathur Rajan28 February 2012 at 08:46

    It used to be written as now-a-days.
    Is it nowadays taken as a single word?
    Should the enu be 3-1-4 or 8?

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    1. Bhavan28 February 2012 at 08:49

      I was under the same impression and in fact write it as a 3-1-4. But Chambers and ODE confirm that it is an 8 letter word.

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  6. Nadathur Rajan28 February 2012 at 08:52

    Thanks,Bhavan

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  7. Nadathur Rajan28 February 2012 at 09:10

    Had Anitya managed to get in J and Z, the setter would have had a Pangram!

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  8. maradnusro28 February 2012 at 09:46

    I endorse Bhavan's views. I enjoyed today's puzzle.

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  9. Padmanabhan28 February 2012 at 10:03

    Imagine coming up with a NINA on debut !! ( I think no one expected).I like the crisp easy,fluent style, particularly not trying to go overboard in an attempt to be dramatic in the opener. In short, I would like to look forward to more in future.

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  10. Padmanabhan28 February 2012 at 10:07

    One more point- encouraging enough for amateurs like me. I was able to nearly complete- generally I find it difficult not only when a new setter is up but also the first one of a series. It is a level playing field between the setter & solver.

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    1. mathu's memoirs28 February 2012 at 10:31

      i fully agree with this view as an ordinary solver...happened early with cryptonite and arden also...but the style seems to be a combination of mover and spiffytrix. look forward for more enlightenment.

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  11. Anonymous28 February 2012 at 17:06

    I liked it. In fact I liked it much better than yesterday's one. Yesterday's one somehow reminded me of Anit*, ya. Of course, you know who I am talking about. Just take the a in the quartet and put it at the end...

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  12. Anonymous28 February 2012 at 17:10

    Another thing, apart from the Nina yesterday. Anitya had STARTING BLOCK right in the middle of the first crossie

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  13. Unknown28 February 2012 at 17:46

    9 - Across - There is spelling mistake. In CROSSWORDS it could be disastrous.

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  14. Nadathur Rajan28 February 2012 at 19:20

    And, today it would have been a Pangram but for J and Z! Good going.

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  15. Alok28 February 2012 at 21:51

    Is it just me or has the number of typos and printer's devils increased of late in the Hindu (and not just THC)?

    Whither copy-editors??

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  16. Padmanabhan28 February 2012 at 22:19

    Kishore,
    That was neat !

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