Another 6 down puzzle from Gridman
ACROSS
1 Reeling, Leo named a fizzy drink (8) LEMONADE (LEO NAMED)*
5 Spin caused by radical view embraced by single learner (6) SWIVEL (VIEW* in S L)
9 Refuses to acknowledge one’s lost in following set of clues (7) DISOWNS (1'S in DOWNS)
Till the DNA test confirms paternity!
10 Dry scholar, out of maze, is treated to drinks all round (7) WIZENED (MA out of MAZE, with WINED around)
11 Tree to support the girl leaning back with devotee (6,3) BRAZIL NUT (BRA LIZ< NUT)
12 Told to study the poet (5) READE (~READ)
13 Told to study the woodwind piece (4) REED (~READ)
Unique combo of two consecutive clues giving two homophones of the same word
14 Oil favourite part with pump limitlessly (9) PETROLEUM (PET ROLEpUMp)
17 Film female’s charge for weed in kitchen equipment (6,3) COFFEE POT (COF FEE POT)
TH does it again- some sub. substituting 'film' for fírm'
19 “Roll on, __ deep and dark blue Ocean” (Byron) (4) THOU (GK, f-i-t-b)
When I first came across a Byron poem, I thought the byline said "By Ron"
23 Fragrant oil extracted back in the time left (5) ELEMI (T<)
24 Voiced disapproval as teacher after teacher left other ranks and fetched Edward (3-6) TUT-TUTTED (TUTor TUTor TED)
King Tut might want royalty for this clue
25 Brides gaga over a marine flyer (7) SEABIRD (BRIDES* around A)
26 Do nothing to show it (7) NEGLECT CD
27 Long-suffering sort, gentleman is creative at heart (6) MARTYR (MR is ARTY at heard)
28 Father’s father gets a lot of money to father (8) GRANDDAD (GRAND DAD)
DOWN
1 Insect I’d badly treated going through road (8) LADYBIRD (I'D BADLY through R)
2 Rub group over time (7) MASSAGE (MASS AGE)
3 Beginner said to have been conversant with contest (6) NEWBIE (~KNEW BEE, the spelling contest)
4 Not biased in having resident’s diet altered (13) DISINTERESTED (RESIDENT'S DIET)*
6 Like a magician producing sweet dish endlessly in crafty circumstances (8) WIZARDLY (ZARDa in WILY)
Zarda is similar to Mutanjan. Yellow, yellow, ...
7 Country vehicle takes a turn at University (7) VANUATU (VAN U AT U)
8 Account book showing advantage in two sides (6) LEDGER (EDGE in L R) semi-&lit?
10 Sprinkles more frequently what increases sudsing power (5,8) WATER SOFTENER (WATERS OFTENER)
The best water softener, I understand, is of Scottish ori-gin.
15 Natural liking of fifty in a binding (8) AFFINITY (FIFTY IN A)*
16 Unfashionable maybe, but not at home, with a friend and daughter (8) OUTDATED (OUT DATE D)
18 Odisha’s top writer to broadcast outside (4-3) OPEN-AIR(O PEN AIR)
20 Impetuous one – could be H (7) HOTHEAD (H could be head of HOT) CD
21 Fast plane Uncle goes after is junk (6) JETSAM (JET SAM, uncle)
Elusive stuff, this. Of course it will never be found if the plane did not crash ...
22 Pillager with drink was persistent (4,2) HUNG IN (HUN GIN)
ACROSS
1 Reeling, Leo named a fizzy drink (8) LEMONADE (LEO NAMED)*
5 Spin caused by radical view embraced by single learner (6) SWIVEL (VIEW* in S L)
9 Refuses to acknowledge one’s lost in following set of clues (7) DISOWNS (1'S in DOWNS)
Till the DNA test confirms paternity!
10 Dry scholar, out of maze, is treated to drinks all round (7) WIZENED (MA out of MAZE, with WINED around)
11 Tree to support the girl leaning back with devotee (6,3) BRAZIL NUT (BRA LIZ< NUT)
12 Told to study the poet (5) READE (~READ)
13 Told to study the woodwind piece (4) REED (~READ)
Unique combo of two consecutive clues giving two homophones of the same word
14 Oil favourite part with pump limitlessly (9) PETROLEUM (PET ROLE
17 Film female’s charge for weed in kitchen equipment (6,3) COFFEE POT (COF FEE POT)
TH does it again- some sub. substituting 'film' for fírm'
19 “Roll on, __ deep and dark blue Ocean” (Byron) (4) THOU (GK, f-i-t-b)
When I first came across a Byron poem, I thought the byline said "By Ron"
23 Fragrant oil extracted back in the time left (5) ELEMI (T<)
24 Voiced disapproval as teacher after teacher left other ranks and fetched Edward (3-6) TUT-TUTTED (TUT
King Tut might want royalty for this clue
25 Brides gaga over a marine flyer (7) SEABIRD (BRIDES* around A)
26 Do nothing to show it (7) NEGLECT CD
27 Long-suffering sort, gentleman is creative at heart (6) MARTYR (MR is ARTY at heard)
28 Father’s father gets a lot of money to father (8) GRANDDAD (GRAND DAD)
DOWN
1 Insect I’d badly treated going through road (8) LADYBIRD (I'D BADLY through R)
2 Rub group over time (7) MASSAGE (MASS AGE)
3 Beginner said to have been conversant with contest (6) NEWBIE (~KNEW BEE, the spelling contest)
4 Not biased in having resident’s diet altered (13) DISINTERESTED (RESIDENT'S DIET)*
6 Like a magician producing sweet dish endlessly in crafty circumstances (8) WIZARDLY (ZARD
Zarda is similar to Mutanjan. Yellow, yellow, ...
7 Country vehicle takes a turn at University (7) VANUATU (VAN U AT U)
8 Account book showing advantage in two sides (6) LEDGER (EDGE in L R) semi-&lit?
10 Sprinkles more frequently what increases sudsing power (5,8) WATER SOFTENER (WATERS OFTENER)
The best water softener, I understand, is of Scottish ori-gin.
15 Natural liking of fifty in a binding (8) AFFINITY (FIFTY IN A)*
16 Unfashionable maybe, but not at home, with a friend and daughter (8) OUTDATED (OUT DATE D)
18 Odisha’s top writer to broadcast outside (4-3) OPEN-AIR(O PEN AIR)
20 Impetuous one – could be H (7) HOTHEAD (H could be head of HOT) CD
21 Fast plane Uncle goes after is junk (6) JETSAM (JET SAM, uncle)
Elusive stuff, this. Of course it will never be found if the plane did not crash ...
22 Pillager with drink was persistent (4,2) HUNG IN (HUN GIN)
Kishore, in the cartoon, what is the idea of keeping Doctor out Drones?
ReplyDeleteYou'll have to wait till afternoon to get a response on that as K is not around this morning
DeleteJust got back. Had to attend a death...
DeleteRenga, I have displayed only part of the entrance of The Drones. You can see the drone on one side of the door, but the drone on the other side and the door itself is not shown. This combo of Drone-Door-Drone is the most common illustration of the front of the club, including in the Hugh Laurie/Stephen Fry rendition of the Wooster-Jeeves saga. If the name board is spanning the width of that, then one might see only ONES in the part shown, the blank taking some space. I could have made it just ES, if I had to be graphically correct. However, I preferred to use a recognizable part of the name since ONES is a word by itself.
In reality, British clubs might not actually display their names such brazenly. Subtlety would be norm. However, this is just an 'artist's impression', as they say, though I lay no claims to be an artist.
The ref to Brazil nut just reminded me of the popular pass-time, amongst the idle rich members of the club, who preferred to indulge in that activity, possibly with a view to polishing their skills for the rustic coconut-shy event.
doctor out of drones
ReplyDelete15 Natural liking of fifty in a binding (8) AFFINITY (FIFTY IN A)*
ReplyDeleteLost some time in solving this - trying to put L in a binding. Enjoyed the anagram and anind after solving
Renga 8:40 - One can never trust this tribe of setters, you know. There are crafty blokes. ;-)
DeleteIndeed a crafty clue! I couldn't get it till I saw this blog!!
DeleteMe too :(
Delete20 Impetuous one – could be H (7) HOTHEAD (H could be head of HOT) CD
ReplyDelete22 Pillager with drink was persistent (4,2) HUNG IN (HUN GIN)
Liked both clues -
Only 70% :-(
ReplyDeleteRe the clue and anno yesterday:
ReplyDelete3 Stir up in tourist’s destination, say (6) INCITE {IN}{CITE}(~sight)
As Dr Pankajam pointed out in a late-evening Comment, it should be (~site).
That was my intended WP.
A tourist's destination is a 'site' (such as Mahabalipuram).
Sorry that I did not notice it yesterday and thanks to Dr Pankajam for setting it right.
A tourist also enjoys the 'sight'
Delete...of a Khajuraho Temple certainly ;-)
Delete"H coule be head of Hot" Can it be amended as H is the...?
ReplyDeleteK has just repeated what's in the clue
DeleteThen it can probably called a DD.
Deleted&cd ? Second part is cryptic
DeletePaddu I too vote for DD - CV Sir may come to our rescue?
DeleteNo dd. There is only one definition that is the first part. The second part cannot be a definition., because it is not a dictionary meaning of the answer. It is only a cryptic phrase.
DeleteThat is what a d&cd right?
DeleteNo. Just CD
DeleteHow it a cd ? The entire clue is not definition for hothead right?
DeleteThanks for the analysis, Mr Suresh.
Deletecryptic double-definition (d&cd) clue type is a hybrid of the double definition (dd) and cryptic definition (cd) clue types. The clue has two definitions, with a twist - at least one of those definitions is cryptic.
DeleteOinking tendency? (8) PENCHANT
Two definitions here - 'oinking' and 'tendency' - but unlike a regular dd clue, one of those definitions is a lateral one. 'Oinking' gives PEN CHANT, but that is not a dictionary meaning of the word.
From crossword unclued
If Shuchi says so, then that is correct of course.
DeleteAjeesh 1:50
DeleteJust now back from Suchi's (d&cd) subject and I too felt it was (d&cd)
The preamble made me think another half-a-dozen were disparaging my puzzle.
ReplyDeleteA 'GOOD FRIDAY' after all! Thank you Gridman.Missed 12 A.:)
ReplyDeleteRe 11a: tree 'to support' and another couple of days back: 'to work' = OPUS. I have have doubt on the use of 'to'. Gridman may clear it, as both bra & opus are not verbs.
ReplyDeleteIf it's OK, then it clears the way for future use.
DeleteRaghunath
DeleteNo, it does not clear the way.
You have a point. I must admit I was less than careful in writing that - and the other - clue.
Thanks for confirming.
DeleteFor 11A Tree to support the girl leaning back with devotee (6,3)
DeleteCan "To' be treated as a linking word ? In which case can support be treated as a noun in the cryptic reading?
Why not? !
DeleteI think 'to', 'in' etc. are not fair connectors.
DeleteIt covered excellently by Shuchi in:
Deletehttp://www.crosswordunclued.com/2009/07/same-connector-unequal-impact.html
9A- toying with 'Across' for clues. Then noticed Gridman's very careful wording''following'. Nicely put.
ReplyDeleteMost enjoyable smooth flowing CW. Misspelt the Pacific island country in 7D and struggled to get the poet.
28A- Would 'gives' be better for surface reading than 'gets'? Just loud thinking.
ReplyDeleteClues 12 and 13 are 'look alike clues' but for the definition part!
ReplyDeleteTough going today but could get pass marks. My COD is 15Dn.
12 & 13- compare and contrast!
ReplyDeleteWhat is f- i-t -b?
ReplyDeletefill in the blank/s
DeleteIn high school we used to have these exercises.
DeleteIt is a common clue-type in US synonymic crosswords.
Thanks
DeletePaddy. Don't monkey around.
ReplyDeleteSorry.
DeleteSorry for what? I was only joking.
Delete24a- only item that failed me.14a&10d nicely clued.10d real fodder for thought.Enjoyed the puzzle today.
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