Wednesday 26 March 2014

No 11042, Wednesday 26 Mar 2014, Mover


RAH-RAH Mover

ACROSS
1   Very close-knit like stupid criminals? (5,2,7) THICK AS THIEVES [C&DD]
10 Song about river, ocean, and lake initially (5) CAROL {CA}{R}{O}{L}
11 Dissolute pair mauls one who keeps her precious ones in a pouch? (9) MARSUPIAL*
12 Romantically inclined when shapeless undergoes pH loss (7) AMOROUS AMORphOUS
13 Extreme displeasure exhibited by an embarrassed nude god (7) DUDGEON*
14 Blood factor in ocean mammal (5) RHINO {RH}{IN}{O}
16 Anxious letters from Virgil, late as ever (3,2,4) ILL AT EASE [T]
19 Tanzanian leader knocks adornments (9) TRAPPINGS {T}{RAPPINGS}
20 Old director took note (5) DATED {D}{ATE}{D}
22 Ointment suitable for children consumed by man from UN (7) UNGUENT {UN}{G{U}ENT}
25 Must his clowns strip in the ocean? (7) ISTHMUS*
27 Tense philosopher may suit the bride? (9) TROUSSEAU {T}{ROUSSEAU}
28 Team leader left Mister Scrooge (5) MISER MIStER
29 Royal Society leaders share abnormal dry run before the first performance (5,9) DRESS REHEARSAL {R+S+LEADERS+SHARE}*

DOWN
2   Cheer up Lewinsky! It produces music if blown (9) HARMONICA {HAR<=}{MONICA} It sure does !! My COD
3   Small room and leader of orchestra needed for an instrument (5) CELLO {CELL}{O}
4   Acknowledging access (9) ADMISSION [DD]
5   Sleepy returned it, blushing (5) TIRED {TI<=}{RED}
6   Overwhelmed, one sister went out (9) INUNDATED {1}{NUN}{DATED}
7   Dainty fabric Olive ordered (5) VOILE*
8   Otherwise license the rest of Hamlet (7) SILENCE*
9   Prepared lacier cream pastry (6) ECLAIR*
15 Cruelly treats work with printers (9) OPPRESSES {OP}{PRESSES}
17 Total lack of enthusiasm for girlishness in Scotland? (9) LASSITUDE {LASS}ITUDE Anno not clear
18 I go after Diana with a perennially bitter herb (9) ARTEMISIA ARTEMIS{I}{A}
19 Ridiculed nut and date confection (7) TAUNTED*
21 Abandon merit (6) DESERT [DD] 
23 Men go mad for a garden ornament (5) GNOME*
24 The men point out a topic (5) THEME {THE}{MEn}
26 Send back stopwatch (5) TIMER <=

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36 comments:

  1. Richard26 March 2014 at 08:30

    As it often happens, missed just 2. Stopped at 8.30

    THICK AS THIEVES, CAROL, MARSUPIAL, DUDGEON, RHINO, TRAPPINGS, UNGUENT, CELLO, ADMISSION, VOILE, TAUNTED, OPPRESSEs, LASSITUDE, THEME were good.

    Specially liked AMOR(-ph)OUS, ILL AT EASE, ISTHMUS, TROUSSEAU, MISER, DRESS REHEARSAL, INUNDATED and a few others,

    2D - HARMONICA - would dread to see a cartoon from Kishore.

    Not sure of anno for 5D.

    Like Hamlet, rest is 8D. Unlike him, still alive and kicking.

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    1. Richard26 March 2014 at 08:33

      Got anno for 5D before posting. Pls ignore the penultimate line.

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  2. Richard26 March 2014 at 08:35

    21D I had DESERT in mind. But did not know this shade of meaning.

    Learning all the time!

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  3. Kishore26 March 2014 at 08:38

    17 Total lack of enthusiasm for girlishness in Scotland? (9) LASSITUDE {LASS}ITUDE Anno not clear

    girl=lassi/lassie (in Scotland)
    hence girlishness = lassitude

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  4. Richard26 March 2014 at 08:39

    At a forthcoming S&B at Bangalore, DG could entertain us with his 2D.

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  5. Kishore26 March 2014 at 08:40

    DG's opening comment reminded of Boney M's Rasputin.

    Har Monica reminded me of possible objection due to similarity ot Har Har M......

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    1. Richard26 March 2014 at 08:45

      See my 8:30 post...

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    2. Anonymous26 March 2014 at 09:02

      We came to understand that Ms Lewinsky was working on the President's staff

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    3. Raghunath26 March 2014 at 09:27

      I was wondering why "blown" followed Monica?

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    4. Padmanabhan26 March 2014 at 09:38

      The purpose of the clue is to invite comments as above and as expected it got 'just deserts'- COD!!

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    5. Mukundala Balasubramanyam26 March 2014 at 10:14

      I suppose, it was meant to be a 'mind blowing clue' !

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    6. Rengaswamy26 March 2014 at 10:34

      Har Monica reminded me of possible objection due to similarity ot Har Har M......

      Oh My God!

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    7. Mukundala Balasubramanyam26 March 2014 at 10:41

      I hear someone singing here "Monica, Oh My Darling.....!"

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    8. Col_Gopinath26 March 2014 at 12:32

      Raghu @9;27

      You have to blow into the Harmonica for it to produce music

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    9. Raghunath26 March 2014 at 15:06

      Col,
      My comment was relating to the Monica Lewinsky in question and her 'job' with the US Pres and juxtapose K's innocent comment.

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    10. Raghunath26 March 2014 at 15:10

      That should read "juxtaposed with K's innocent comment at 9.02"

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    11. Anonymous26 March 2014 at 16:10

      Raghu, that should read "juxtaposed with K's not so innocent comment at 9.02"

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    12. Col_Gopinath26 March 2014 at 17:00

      That's right. Catch Kishore making innocent comments !

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    13. Raghunath26 March 2014 at 17:04

      Kishore,
      I thought it was just an innocent comment ;-)

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  6. Kishore26 March 2014 at 08:50

    2D - HARMONICA - would dread to see a cartoon from Kishore.

    I hope you did not think I'd be Lewd in sky

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  7. Prabhanjan26 March 2014 at 09:35

    Hurray! Completed this one from Mover. Enjoyable one.

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  8. Suresh26 March 2014 at 09:53

    Got all except the Biology question. Gave it up.

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  9. Mukundala Balasubramanyam26 March 2014 at 10:10

    Could crack Mover's puzzle at last ! TRAPPINGS was the last one to fall. Had to take Net help for 27Ac Philosopher and 18Dn Shrub. A nice puzzle, no doubt.
    BTW is 'trapping' a Noun ?

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  10. Mukundala Balasubramanyam26 March 2014 at 10:34

    8 Otherwise license the rest of Hamlet (7) SILENCE*

    Rest of Hamlet : Silence ? Tubelight not glowing pl ! It's silent !!

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    1. Kishore26 March 2014 at 10:52

      Hamlet's last words were " the rest is silence"

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    2. Mukundala Balasubramanyam26 March 2014 at 10:58

      Thank you Kishore. The tube light started glowing now ! :)

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    3. Richard26 March 2014 at 17:34

      MB - also ref to the last sentence of my 8:30. :-)

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    4. Mukundala Balasubramanyam26 March 2014 at 18:50

      Yes, I did read that but couldn't get the gist as I am a total ignoramus of Shakespear plays !

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  11. PKPSwami26 March 2014 at 11:03

    Very happy today. I could crack all w/o reference except 18d wherefor I had to browse the net. All lovely clues esp.1,12a&6d. The paradox is I had to struge for posting this com
    ent. Very nice puzzle Thanks Mover.

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  12. PKPSwami26 March 2014 at 11:05

    Rapping could be verbal noun.(gerund)

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    1. Mukundala Balasubramanyam26 March 2014 at 11:22

      Thanks, PKPSwami. Checked(now) Wiki and feel satisfied. :)

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  13. Unknown26 March 2014 at 14:29

    Your cartoon drawing is good. Not HORRIBLE AS HAGAR.

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  14. Navneeth27 March 2014 at 00:50

    Lovely puzzle, I enjoyed solving it and the nice surfaces.

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