Tuesday, 29 October 2013

No 10916, Tuesday 29 Oct 2013, Arden

Trust Arden to throw in some Naval terms. Samosa days are over, time to gear up for Scintillator and onwards.

ACROSS
9   Country music is about people (7) ARMENIA {AR{MEN}IA}
10 Angry to have lost direction? Time to do one better (7) UPSTAGE {UPSeT}{AGE}
11 Mark a large fat bird (7) MALLARD {M}{A}{L}{LARD}
12 What the family gets time and time again by literally splitting hairs (7) KERATIN {K{ERA}{T}IN}
13 Poise — company doctor has it definitely (9) COMPOSURE {CO}{M{P}O}{SURE} 'P' for 'it'?
15 Morons lose nothing, break rules (5) NORMS MORoNS*
16 It is fantastic when unstable (7) ROCKING [DD]
19 Doctor needs transport to a city (7) DRESDEN {DR}{NEEDS*}
20 A girl gets a bad start, spits venom (5) COBRA {CO{B}RA}
21 A boy will face the bowler and another is on course for a good score (9) ALBATROSS {AL}{BAT}{ROSS}
25 Two opposing players with two kings, on a square grid, say (7) NETWORK {N}{E}{TWO}{R}{K}
26 Condemned to free work outside (7) DERIDED {DE{RID}ED}
28 Measure and drink up oriental stuff (7) ENGORGE {EN}{GORG<=}{E}
29 Edward provided diamond structure (7) EDIFICE {ED}{IF}{ICE}

DOWN
1   Act strangely keeping a hand on pavement (6) TARMAC {T{ARM}AC*}
2   It represents something extremely beautiful, in equal measure (6) EMBLEM {EM}{BeautifuL}{EM}
3   These people had a place in Poincare’s heart (4) INCA [T]
4   A Russian physicist’s carriage (6) LANDAU [DD]
5   Big chief makes a partition (8) BULKHEAD {BULK}{HEAD}
6   A severe kind of witch hazel perhaps (10) ASTRINGENT {A}{STRINGENT}
7   Struck time out for queen exchanged (8) BARTERED {BA(-t+r)RTERED}
8   He announced “the game has started’’ and wrote ‘Break, break, break’ (8) TENNYSON (~tennis)(TENNYS}{ON}
14 When two Europeans agree over the table, it will send a message (5,5) OUIJA BOARD {OUI}{JA} {BOARD}
16 Tilted again as one withdrew (8) RECANTED {RE}{CANTED}
17Confine boat built internally to coastal navigation (8) CABOTAGE {CA{BOAT*}GE}
18 Girl will torment the French birds (8) GRACKLES {G}{RACK}{LES}
22 Harry provides token resistance (6) BADGER {BADGE}{R}
23 Invest in gold midway amidst all the confusion (6) ORDAIN {OR}{D{wAy}IN}
24 Study below the earth and you get wet (6) SODDEN {SOD}{DEN}
27 Annoy the Russian leader and it may be called crude (4) ROIL {R}{OIL}

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  1. Anonymous29 October 2013 at 08:41

    14 When two Europeans agree over the table, it will send a message (5,5) OUIJA BOARD {OUI}{JA} {BOARD}

    Three yeses and only one no. Unfair !

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  2. Anonymous29 October 2013 at 08:47

    This puzzle was for the birds !


    11a, 21a, 18d

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  3. Padmanabhan29 October 2013 at 09:00

    'samosa days are over'- not from tomorrow, but from today itself. Tough one today. Had to wait for 8.30 to understand quite q few. Cabotage was new- BTW the def. is not highlighted.

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  4. Richard29 October 2013 at 09:13

    Looks like the setter was tired of receiving accolades for presenting smooth ones all this time. May have tried to be different by giving a tough one today. :-)

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    1. Mukundala Balasubramanyam29 October 2013 at 10:48

      + 1. May be he meant this puzzle to act as a "Wake-up Call" to all Samosa lovers !

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  5. Unknown29 October 2013 at 09:59

    I suppose it's good to exercise those ageing grey cells, but I do miss the samosa days!!
    Divali round the corner, could that be the reason for the reduced number of comments?
    Good morning all.

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    1. Anonymous29 October 2013 at 10:07

      Yes, appears some of our friends are off on trips ...

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  6. VMA Nair29 October 2013 at 10:31

    21 A boy will face the bowler and another is on course for a good score (9) ALBATROSS {AL}{BAT}{ROSS}

    bowler = bat? I thought it is hat.Or is it 'face the bowler'? Didnt get Ross part also.

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    1. Col_Gopinath29 October 2013 at 10:45

      A boy = AL
      will
      face the bowler = BAT
      and another = ROSS (ie another boy)
      is on course for a good score = Definition = {AL}{BAT}{ROSS}

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    2. ranger29 October 2013 at 10:49

      Al - boy. Face the bowler - bat. and another(boy) - Ross
      Two boys facing bowler in the middle on course for a good score- probably would have been better.

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  7. VMA Nair29 October 2013 at 10:40

    13 Poise — company doctor has it definitely (9) COMPOSURE {CO}{M{P}O}{SURE} 'P' for 'it'?

    From the below link
    P = Poise. So I think by 'it' Arden meant poise again.

    http://www.acronymfinder.com/P.html

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  8. VMA Nair29 October 2013 at 10:48

    Thanks Col

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  9. VMA Nair29 October 2013 at 10:51

    Thanks Arden

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    1. Suresh29 October 2013 at 13:41

      Could OMP stand for Ophthalmic Medical Practitioner. It is certainly given in abbreviations.com

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  10. VMA Nair29 October 2013 at 18:30

    Hi,
    Any idea what needs to be done after getting password in mobile for IXL (first time)? what user name we should give?

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    1. Anonymous29 October 2013 at 18:35

      Login with whatever user name you gave at time of Regn. And this password.

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  11. VMA Nair29 October 2013 at 18:38

    I gave mobile number as user name and password which I got in mobile but getting a black screen :(.Think problem with office internet. Will try from home. Thanks

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