Saturday, 26 October 2013

No 10914, Saturday 26 Oct 13, Arden

 Found it tough going initially, unusual for an Arden CW.

ACROSS
1   Lord said to have looked back making such proclamations (6) FATWAS ? {FAT}{WAS<=} Is that a misprint for LARD? Or is it (Lord = ~lard = FAT) ?
4   Study face and breast (8) CONFRONT {CON}{FRONT}
9   Again assemble the soldiers before water rises (2-4) RE-EDIT {RE}-{EDIT<=}
10 Wild animal caged in this French lotion (8) CALAMINE {C{ANIMAL*}E}
12 Child to imitate a boy guide (8) CHAPERON {CH}{APE}{RON}
13 It is mostly the fault of economy (6) THRIFT {THe}{RIFT}
15 It explains everything in a line (6,6) STRING THEORY [CD]
18 They open many doors without muscle power (8,4) SKELETON KEYS [CD]
21 Drink and reverse vehicle inside boat (6) ARRACK {AR{RAC<=}K}
22 A group within a group can play music (8) CASSETTE {CAS{SET}TE}
24 Admitted American railway guard (8) SENTINEL {SENT IN}{EL}
25 Twins may be brilliant in one (6) GEMINI {GEM}{IN}{1}
26 Finding food for one involved in metal working (8) FORAGING {FOR{A}GING}
27 Hard set building a cathedral city (6) STEELY {SET*}{ELY}

DOWN
1   Accountant involved in wild growth prediction (8) FORECAST {FORE{CA}ST}
2   A true composition about his books (8) THESAURI {A+TRUE+HIS}*
3   What a hale and hearty footballer is found to be doing (5,3,7) ALIVE AND KICKING [C&DD]
5   Back in history, Vietnam once annexed this country (4) OMAN [T<=] Too much padding.
6   See Anne set forth and make money illegally (7,4,4) FEATHER ONES NEST*
7   No time for wild rioting in the beginning (6) ORIGIN RIOtING*
8   Go and have food inside, it is agreed upon (6) TREATY {TR{EAT}Y}
11 Forbidding to see it’s back in the socket (7) HOSTILE {HO{STI<=}LE}
14 Alter United Nations constitution to make it non-aligned (7) NEUTRAL {ALTER+UN}*
16 Most comfortable journey cannot be side-saddle (8) BESTRIDE {BEST}{RIDE}
17 Since each city lacks a bit of civility, it is hard to endure (8) ASPERITY {AS}{PER}{cITY}
19 Service provided within range (6) MASSIF {MASS}{IF}
20 Clipper puts pressure and sprinter loses direction (6) PRUNER {P}{RUNnER}
23 The writer’s got nothing orderly (4) PEON {PE{O}N}

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  1. Chaturvasi26 October 2013 at 08:37

    Waiting for the next edition of IXL.

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    http://www.ukpuzzle.com/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=518

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    1. Deepak Gopinath26 October 2013 at 08:44

      Lost my password and unable to retrieve as the 'Forgot password' link also is not recognizing my e-mail ID. Tried all the ID's to no avail.

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    2. Chaturvasi26 October 2013 at 09:00

      Please try to register with your yahoo ID or create a non-google email ID and any pseudonym.
      Approval may take some time as the owner is in the UK.

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    3. Anonymous26 October 2013 at 09:10

      I too had a problem in one of the earlier weeks. My remember password did not work and the sms on my mobile had been deleted. I was able to sue the forgot password link and got an email later giving me the password. Hope you get it in time

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  2. Rengaswamy26 October 2013 at 08:37

    1 Lord said to have looked back making such proclamations (6) FATWAS ? {FAT}{WAS<=} Is that a misprint for LARD? Or is it (Lord = ~lard = FAT) ?

    Since it is Lord said i.e. sounding like Lord, (Lord = ~lard = FAT) seems to be okay. That is my anno also.

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  3. C.G. BHARGAV26 October 2013 at 09:00

    I suppose the password would have been received from them by e-mail. Could you check your mail searching Crypticsingh?

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    1. Chaturvasi26 October 2013 at 09:03

      I understood that DG was referring to the UK site.
      The IXL, once your registration is approved, autofills the user mob. no. field once a digit is entered.

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    2. Col_Gopinath26 October 2013 at 09:30

      Got a prompt response from Mr Singh with my password

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    3. Chaturvasi26 October 2013 at 10:16

      I must say that the website is well-done and well-maintained.
      We must express our best wishes for the Comp. to have a grand finale - wherever it is held.
      I wonder if any arbiter is appointed for the final. I would love to be one of them.

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  4. Chaturvasi26 October 2013 at 09:05

    Arden -

    I am not taking any hint from your suggestion at 4a.

    Yours most obediently.

    CV

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    1. Anonymous26 October 2013 at 09:15

      You did follow his advice if you scanned toon under 6d - in an-udder form

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    2. Richard26 October 2013 at 10:00

      front-al encounter!

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    3. Anonymous26 October 2013 at 10:08

      Try that when the bull grabs you by its horns !

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    4. Mukundala Balasubramanyam26 October 2013 at 11:19

      Where is the bull? I see only a hornless/harmless cow !

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    5. Anonymous26 October 2013 at 11:22

      If you try following advice of Arden in 4a on the cow, the bull might take offence and charge ...

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    6. Mukundala Balasubramanyam26 October 2013 at 11:32

      ...I see ! The bull is around there, somewhere, waiting to confront any offenders !!

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  5. Mukundala Balasubramanyam26 October 2013 at 10:55

    Am not clear with the following Annos :
    10A : {C{ANIMAL*}E} CE for ?
    24A : {SENT IN}{EL} EL for ?

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    1. Anonymous26 October 2013 at 10:59

      Ce is French for this as in C'este= this is

      EL is for an Amercian Railroad

      http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erie_Lackawanna_Railway

      I had to reverse engineer it

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    2. Mukundala Balasubramanyam26 October 2013 at 11:10

      Thanks, Kishore. I did try WIKI for American Railway but had trouble finding EL. Anyway I'll go through it once again.

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    3. Deepak Gopinath26 October 2013 at 11:31

      EL = Elevated Railroad (In chambers)

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  6. Anonymous26 October 2013 at 11:07

    Congrats, Mohsin once again !

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    1. Deepak Gopinath26 October 2013 at 11:32

      Congrats Mohsin.

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    2. Mukundala Balasubramanyam26 October 2013 at 11:45

      Thanks, Col Saheb. I think I should buy a Chambers Dic. soon ! It seems no other Dic. can match it as far as abbreviations are concerned !!

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    3. Mukundala Balasubramanyam26 October 2013 at 11:47

      The above reply is in response to Col Sir @ 11:31

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    4. Raghunath26 October 2013 at 13:47

      Mohsin and MB?

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    5. Mukundala Balasubramanyam26 October 2013 at 16:35

      How can it be ?! Please see Paddy's comment @ 2:24 and mine @ 11:47 ! And I have this bad habit of confusing Padmanabhan for Raghunath and vice versa !!
      Hence I had to delete the earlier post :)

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  7. Unknown26 October 2013 at 11:37

    +1

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  8. Padmanabhan26 October 2013 at 14:24

    I think that is why MB clarified. Mail sequence to be blames, I think.

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  9. Padmanabhan26 October 2013 at 14:26

    I feel EL to American Railway is stretching it a bit far.

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    1. Mukundala Balasubramanyam26 October 2013 at 15:00

      ...too far I believe ! I followed Kishore's method of reverse engineering i.e typed E L on WIKI and got the answer for American Railway !!

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    2. Suresh26 October 2013 at 15:36

      I do not think so. EL is elevated railway and is an American term. It has nothing as complicated as Kishore made it out to be in his10:59

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    3. Suresh26 October 2013 at 15:43

      IMO the word American is unnecessary in the clue. But considering the debate on this blog sometime ago regarding American terms .........well!

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    4. Anonymous26 October 2013 at 15:56

      Though Deepak's EL definitely works better, I checked with Arden and he too had intended what I mentioned at 1059

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    5. Suresh26 October 2013 at 15:59

      Ah! Then it is a stretch. Good for the muscles.

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  10. Padmanabhan26 October 2013 at 14:26

    Knotty naughty Kishore!

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  11. raju umamaheswar26 October 2013 at 15:28

    Just chewed this week's Singhum !! Once you are logged in, you're locked in !! so no
    fear of losing one's password. Surprised to see my name as one of the all correct entries , tho' didn't expect due to my late entry. Poor consolation. Regret having criticised their blog but do find it difficult to punch in each letter separately , unlike Acrosslite which goes on to the next block after one is filled.

    When is the Grand Finale?Does any one know?

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    1. Mukundala Balasubramanyam26 October 2013 at 16:14

      Dec 21, 2013 Grand Finale Round (Offline)

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    2. Mukundala Balasubramanyam26 October 2013 at 16:18

      For details, Raju, try http://www.crypticsingh.com/indian-crossword-league-2013/

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    3. Anonymous26 October 2013 at 17:11

      21st Dec, the 100 anniversary of the first English crossword.

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    4. raju umamaheswar26 October 2013 at 17:45

      Thanks, MB & Kishore: I've seen the website Terms and Conditions. However, what is the closing date for Round 4 and when will the results be published ? It appears to be silent on this

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    5. Mukundala Balasubramanyam26 October 2013 at 19:28

      Closing date for round four is Nov 1st (Friday) 11:59 P.M

      The player with the fastest correct solution will be awarded 100 points which will move in a descending order till the 100th solution entry, which will be awarded 1 point. There will be no point awarded to anyone after the 100th entry.

      Results are announced generally after 11:00 A.M on Saturday (Nov 2nd) for round four.

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  12. Chaturvasi26 October 2013 at 19:04

    After logging in, click on thumbs up icon. Then under each week's comp, you can see the compiler's sol grid and your own submitted, side by side. If the latter has any wrong letters, those cells will be in red.

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    1. raju umamaheswar26 October 2013 at 21:49

      Thanks MB &CV. Very clear now. I came to know of myself after clicking the thumbs up icon and it was thumbs up for me !! Will wait for Nov 2nd.

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