Arden opens with an entertaining and comparatively easy puzzle which should bring respite to a few solvers here after the last two days : )
ACROSS
1 Motionless, lands it at last somehow (2,1,10) AT,A,STANDSTILL (LANDS IT AT LAST)*
10 In a maths function I see reasoning (5) LOGIC (LOG + I + C) C = See missing a homophone indicator?
11 Crime and punishment for one placed awkwardly (5,4) PENAL,CODE (ONE PLACED)*
12 Grow with a group that is collecting tax (9) CULTIVATE (CULT + IE outside VAT)
13 The local has no time to be artless (5) NAIVE (NA
14 The expert will nudge the boss (7) EGGHEAD (EGG + HEAD)
16 It is almost fashionable to oppose wine (7) CHIANTI (CHI
18 Live up to see if it could cause harm (4,3) EVIL,EYE (LIVE<= + EYE)
22 Appropriate // advice from a physical trainer (5) BEFIT (DD)
24 Fancy car for all to see and some money makes one erratic (9) MERCURIAL (MERC + U + RIAL)
26 Aphrodite sadly wasted away (9) ATROPHIED (APHRODITE)*
27 Condescend to a study about a former prime minister, perhaps (5) DEIGN (DEN outside I
28 Understanding what perching men do otherwise (13) COMPREHENDING (PERCHING MEN DO)*
DOWN
2 Language label on a record (7) TAGALOG (TAG + A + LOG)
3 Senior aircraftsman upset about, say the violation (9) SACRILEGE (SAC + RILE outside EG)
4 Character shown in the initial phase (5) ALPHA (T)
5 If horse could start, will mostly avoid this humiliation in class (6,3) DUNCE'S, CAP (DUN + C + ESCAP
6 Get along holding part of a bird’s foot (5) TALON (T)
8 With a servant in bed, stop taking energy pulse (5-4,4) BLACK-EYED,BEAN (LACKEY inside BED + BAN outside E)
15 Initially denounce paper as being surreal (9) DREAMLIKE (D + REAM + LIKE)
17 Confiscated when one admits to be hit (9) IMPOUNDED (I'M + POUNDED)
19 Divine refusal leads to hell (7) INFERNO (INFER + NO)
21 Round gear is often aired (7) OPINION (O + PINION)
23 Fill it to the brim for a little pet (3-2) TOP-UP (TO + PUP)
25 Travel around midnight for a highland feature (5) RIDGE (RIDE outside G)
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An enjoyable Ardenesque puzzle. Liked AT A STANDSTILL, PENAL CODE, CULTIVATE, NAIVE, CHIANTI, EVIL EYE, POPCORN (my COD) BEFIT, MERCURIAL, ATROPHIED, COMPREHENDING, SACRILEGE, TALON, RIDGE, TOP UP and others.
A few classics like EVIL EYE and VENETIAN BLIND.
My day is done. Thank you, Arden.
TAGALOG came easily since I had a few Filipinos and Filipinas as colleagues while working abroad.
DeleteHi Bhavan,
ReplyDelete10 In a maths function I see reasoning (5) LOGIC (LOG + I + C) C = See missing a homophone indicator?
SEE is standard substitution for the letter C, on the lines of EM for the letter M that Neyartha had used the other day.
I have also seen it used in Guardian puzzles
DeleteO I C. Thanks
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DeleteI think anno for 22a should be
ReplyDeleteAppropriate = BEFIT = {BE}{FIT}
I too took it the same way.
DeleteCV,
ReplyDeleteLong time no 'C', where are you?
I was preparing the same post.
DeleteIsn't some time since we heard from CV-ji. Hope everything is fine. CGB could perhaps let us know.
Plus one.
DeleteThank God! Arden has restored some sanity.
ReplyDeleteMuch needed respite from Arden! Many thanks to all for the welcome encouragement yesterday. Enjoyed Venetian Blind and Popcorn! Good morning all.
ReplyDeleteGood one from Arden ( as usual ). Liked Venetian blind & opinion (Spent a lot of time trying to find a round gear using 'is often' as fodder). Dun & Sac were new words for me.
ReplyDeleteWhat some want Arden to do ( or not do ?)
Maintain or raise the level (4,2,2)
Step it up?
Delete'Keep it up' is what I was looking for (as Padmanabhan has said below)
DeleteKeep it up !!
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DeleteTalon fig was nice! The 'leg piece' we call claws generally was good.
ReplyDeleteBrilliant stuff, the kind that makes crossies worth doing. Clever surfaces and wordplay as usual
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