Saturday 4 May 2013

No 10764, Saturday 04 May 13, Arden

My COD 28A.

ACROSS
1   Early records of his involvement in survey of politicians (4,9) CAVE HISTORIES {CAVE} {HIS}{TORIES}
10 Eccentric route (5) OUTRE*
11 I made mistake entering services training establishments (9) ACADEMIES {AC{I+MADE*}ES}
12 It helps one keep safe distance from a wild porbeagle (9) BARGEPOLE*
13 First send in extra signal (5) MORSE {MOR{S}E}
14 The three from Spain initially took the French support (7) TRESTLE {TRES}{T}{LE}
16 Tramp mostly returned by rail (7) VAGRANT VAG{RANT} Anno for VAG pending (Addendum - {eVAG<=}{RANT - See comments)
18 Girl provides cover for a creepy-crawly (7) ANNELID {ANNE}{LID}
20 Hardy hits back at Brown (7) SPARTAN {SPAR<=}{TAN}
22 Strict usage would cover any such attack (5) ICTUS [T]
24 Puts back to see if anagrammed puzzles (9) STUPEFIES {STUP<=}{SEE+IF*}
26 Endured no disfigurement being somewhat rare (9) UNDERDONE*
27 A team with everyone (mostly) forming an alliance (5) AXIAL {A}{XI}{ALl}
28 The yacht silently moves in a man-made way (13) SYNTHETICALLY*

DOWN
2   Goddess treats one differently (7) ASTARTE {TREATS+A}*
3   …..and others without the French men are essential (9) ELEMENTAL {E{LE}{MEN}TAL}
4   Preliminary investigation done about hospitals outside the state (5) IDAHO {I}{D}{A}{H}{O}
5   Goes after a drink as they go in to the brew (3,6) TEA LEAVES {TEA} {LEAVES}
6   When drink has taken hold of the fellow, discharge (5) RHEUM {R{HE}UM}
7   Consider it reasonable to include a part of Africa (7) ERITREA [T]
8   What some soldiers get to fight weariness (6,7) COMBAT FATIGUE {COMBAT}{FATIGUE} Normally known as 'COMBAT FATIGUES' See comments
9   To be firm, lessens rate of change (6,7) ASSERT ONESELF*
15 The instrument gives a doctor freedom after final examination (9) ENDOSCOPE {END}{O}{SCOPE} 'O' from 'O' levels? What's the role of 'a doctor' here other than using the endoscope?
17 Gold and silver metal processing in the country (9) GUATEMALA {AU+AG+METAL}*
19 Only difference about the boy, in particular (7) NOTEDLY {NO{TED}LY*}
21 Half a dozen, in case it is of no consequence (7) TRIVIAL {TRI{VI}AL}
23 Fish for Jack perhaps (5) SPRAT [CD]
25 Note when anger is misdirected, they often carry many issues (5) UTERI {UT}{ERI<=}


23 comments:

  1. 1 Early records of his involvement in survey of politicians (4,9) CAVE HISTORIES {CAVE} {HIS}{TORIES}

    I took this as CASE HISTORIES.

    Case a joint= survey a place

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  2. 8 What some soldiers get to fight weariness (6,7) COMBAT FATIGUE {COMBAT}{FATIGUE} Normally known as 'COMBAT FATIGUES'

    I thought Arden referred to the war-weariness and not the uniform

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    1. That's right. Having never been to actual combat, I've not experienced it!!

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  3. Col, a typo in 20A anno.

    16A - I thought 'returned' was for gave, but then it will mean no reversal indicator.

    15D - O stands for examination in the long list.

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  4. I took it as CAVE as CAVE HISTORIES though not a regular phrase was more suited to 'Early records' and moreover thefreedictionary has this

    cave: Brit school slang
    n
    guard or lookout (esp in the phrase keep cave)
    sentence substitute
    watch out!
    [from Latin cavē! beware!]

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    1. 'Cave' is a Latin term which means 'Beware! Look out!"
      'Cave canem' means 'Beware of the dog'.

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    2. Caveat emptor=buyer beware, and caveat, the legal petition are also from the same stable.

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    3. agree with this too, but as a phrase 'CASE HISTORIES' seems to have a better ring to it. Could be either really.

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  5. And 3D - is 'without' the right word there? Others to contain 'the French men'. So is without a container indicator?

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    1. others - ET AL
      without = outside (a container indicator)
      the French = LE
      men - MEN
      Defn: are essential - E(LE)(MEN)TAL

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    2. The easily overlooked grammatical error creeps in here ('are' as the connector doesn't work)

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  6. 16 Tramp mostly returned by rail (7) VAGRANT VAG{RANT} Anno for VAG pending

    returned = GAVE BACK = GAVE<=
    mostly returned = GAV<= = VAG
    by
    rail = RANT

    Defn: tramp - {[-e]VAG<=}{RANT}

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  7. 20A- small typo- it is 'apar' instead of 'spar'.

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  8. I have a doubt about 11A-
    Can 'services' be synonym of 'aces'? Only a few of the services can be aces, but not all.

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  9. 15D-
    doctor 'freedom freedom after final examination' to get 'endoscope'? Second meaning could be it gives doctor some freedom in his diagnosis.

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  10. Felt something's in 24 a and 19 d seems incomplete.

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  11. Meant 24 ac seems a bit odd.

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  12. Col.'s anno for24A is quite clear.
    Puts back- stup
    (see if)*- efies

    So is 19D
    Difference is Anind.

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    1. Anno was not the problem, the sentence in esp. 19 dn seemed incomplete.

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  13. Nice clues eg. 5,19,& 25d escalate to the defined destination.1 & 16a really brain teasing ones.Overall a thorough entertainer.

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