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}

18 comments:

  1. 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. This puzzle was for the birds !


    11a, 21a, 18d

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

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

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

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

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  10. 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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