Saturday, 28 February 2015

No 11330, Saturday 28 Feb 2015, Sunnet


Sunnet the Pangrammist is back with another humdinger.

ACROSS
1   Scotsman goes after great socialist (6) FABIAN {FAB}{IAN}
4   Traitor's nearly a pound to throw (8) QUISLING {QUId}{SLING}
10 Lay new money (a quarter) on Dale's sweetheart (9) VALENTINE VALE{N}{TIN}{E}
11 Attractive man's animal circles me (5) ROMEO {RO{ME}O}
12 Rate of methamphetamine (5) SPEED [DD]
13 After delivery of mail near South African province (9) POSTNATAL {POST}{NATAL}
14 Article denies 'Scary Spice' (7) ANISEED {A}{DENIES}*
16 Ogle a king reportedly (4) LEER (¬lear)
19 Lead the girl on at first (4) HERO {HER}{On}
21 Man who takes a lot of interest in an attempt to secure (7) SHYLOCK {SHY}{LOCK}
24 One young man came first and removed the fastener (9) UNBUCKLED {UN}{BUCK}{LED}
25 Life sustaining container is filled with tea initially (5) VITAL {VI{Tea}L}
26 Aide's around Rhode Island city (5) PARIS {PA'{RI}S}
27 Gold smuggled back by group is getting smaller (9) NARROWING {NAR}{RO}<={WING}
28 Sister used alternative device (8) RESISTOR {SISTER}*{OR}
29 Radio operator's allowed in small village (6) HAMLET {HAM}{LET}

DOWN
1   First class sailor follows game (4-4) FIVE-STAR {FIVE-S}{TAR}
2   Shot in journal (8) BULLETIN {BULLET}{IN}
3   Pimpled hooligan is after Bill (5) ACNED {AC}{NED}
5   Turn to get nearly ductile tool (7) UTENSIL {U}{TENSILe}
6   Funnily gal's entry is mishandled (9) STRANGELY*
7   One confined in Congress (6) INMATE {IN}{MATE}
8   Incomplete search engine? Heard why it is a wrong 'un? (6) GOOGLY {GOOGLe}{Y}(~why)
9   Compressed and moved at a high speed (6) ZIPPED [DD]
15 Uses cress, I plucked by a river (9) EXERCISES {EXE}{CRESS+I}*
17 Block housing very revolutionary hospital, one that is at the base of a mountain (8) FOOTHILL {FO{OT<=}{H}IL} (Correction - {F{OOT<=}{H}ILL} - See comments)
18 The blue Kindle provides a window to heaven (8) SKYLIGHT {SKY}{LIGHT}
20 Soldiers' property around Florida city (7) ORLANDO {OR}{LAND}{O}
21 Dispatchers drop-in at last for Jewish ritual services (6) SEDERS SEnDERS
22 Leap over King's garment (6) JUMPER {JUMP}{ER}
23 A short flash intermittently returns and ends (6) ABORTS {A}{eBORTS<=}
25 Look back inside by means of instrument (5) VIOLA {VI{OL<=}A}

GRID

PS: I can't but help remarking here that the Kiwis have demolished the Aussies!

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34 comments:

  1. SandhyaP28 February 2015 at 08:36

    17 Block housing very revolutionary hospital, one that is at the base of a mountain (8) FOOTHILL {FO{OT<=}{H}IL}

    F{OOT<-}{H}ILL

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  2. Chaturvasi28 February 2015 at 08:48

    Off topic

    Today there is a story of a woman's dress, the pic of which (on the Intenet) is seen in either of two colours by viewers.

    Believe it or not, I saw it first in blue and black. But minutes later I refreshed the page and saw it in gold and white.

    I betook myself from the chair, went to the drawing room and showed it to the Lady of the House. She said "blue and black' but I was still seeing it as gold and white.

    I don't know what the mystery is about.

    How do you see it?

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    1. SandhyaP28 February 2015 at 08:51

      Gold & White

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    2. Deepak Gopinath28 February 2015 at 08:53

      Blue & Black

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    3. Aakash Sridhar28 February 2015 at 09:44

      My friend said she's got to write an article on this.. Didn't know the subject was catching on.. She said the picture is no more than a badly taken picture under unnatural lighting, which is why everyone is confused..

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    4. Deepak Gopinath28 February 2015 at 09:48

      It must be what the ladies call a 'shot'

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  3. Padmanabhan28 February 2015 at 09:38

    Where is it? Now that the curiosity has been kindled, all of us would like to see it, but look where?
    17D- Block= Fill?
    i was struggling with 'Downhill' & trying to fit in 'Narrower' in a 9 letter slot!

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    1. Deepak Gopinath28 February 2015 at 09:43

      It's circulating on facebook

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    2. Padmanabhan28 February 2015 at 10:10

      ??
      I don't have a face there!

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    3. Deepak Gopinath28 February 2015 at 10:18

      See it at this link http://gawker.com/what-color-is-this-goddamn-dress-1688330170?utm_campaign=socialflow_gawker_facebook&utm_source=gawker_facebook&utm_medium=socialflow

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    4. Deepak Gopinath28 February 2015 at 12:39

      The photo is also there on page 11 of the Hindu today

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    5. Padmanabhan28 February 2015 at 13:32

      Thank you Col. I think,like AS said, poor lighting is the cause. Initially I saw it as Gold & White. But as I scrolled down I started seeing the Blue shade.

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  4. Padmanabhan28 February 2015 at 09:40

    Col.,
    Kiwis seem to have overshadowed Sunnet!

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    1. Deepak Gopinath28 February 2015 at 09:50

      ... and McCullum is continuing where his bowlers left off, with a 50 in 21 balls

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    2. Deepak Gopinath28 February 2015 at 10:45

      ... but you can't just write off the Aussies

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    3. Mukundala Balasubramanyam28 February 2015 at 10:52

      ...think we can, at least today!

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    4. Deepak Gopinath28 February 2015 at 11:50

      Not yet MB

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    5. Deepak Gopinath28 February 2015 at 11:56

      Still think so MB!!!

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    6. Mukundala Balasubramanyam28 February 2015 at 11:59

      ...I am almoooost ready to take back my words!

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    7. Deepak Gopinath28 February 2015 at 12:01

      What a match. Well played Australia and New Zealand

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    8. Mukundala Balasubramanyam28 February 2015 at 12:03

      Hey! New Zealand saved my honour!!!

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    9. Mukundala Balasubramanyam28 February 2015 at 12:04

      What a nail biting fininish! The game of Cricket won our hearts!!

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    10. Padmanabhan28 February 2015 at 12:53

      I thought NZ were a goner at the fall of their 9th wicket. Quite a hit- the last 6.

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  5. Abhay28 February 2015 at 10:48

    Good one from Sunnet - thanks to him, and to DG for the blog. Lots of imaginative wordplay here.

    I am doubtful about Congress=mate. Mate as noun doesn't work at all; mate as verb will require the gerund (mating) to be synonymous with congress. Am I missing something?

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    1. Chaturvasi28 February 2015 at 11:09

      Good point!

      Yes, congress (forgetting the false capitalization) = mating, not mate. (I told you I don't know these grammatical terms.)

      Yes, congress does have the meaning 'sexual intercourse' in he dictionary. But I can't imagine anyone of us using that word in everyday conversation.

      Make any suggestion to any woman and she might direct you to the office of the political party. Only you will be confused in you have to go to INC, TMC or worse, Tamil Maanila Congress. Some might prefer US Congress.

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    2. RameshJ28 February 2015 at 13:09

      No Abhay. You are right. That clue will need rework. Apologies to all the solvers

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  6. Mukundala Balasubramanyam28 February 2015 at 10:50

    Nice puzzle, Sunnet. Had to settle with a few blanks left in the South-West corner.

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  7. RameshJ28 February 2015 at 13:13

    Theme?

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  8. Arvind Ramaswamy28 February 2015 at 13:19

    Good one Sunnet... Very Enjoyable.. Its always a great feeling when i manage to finish the grid :-) :-)

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  9. PKPSwami28 February 2015 at 16:50

    Exhilarating experience. 21d- nice wordplay.17a- very revolutionary 'oot'. wow.2d- really a wonderful shot.7d- congress is mate.unusual & unheard-of-usage.In fine, we got (sun)lit up sans net on sat. Thank you Sunnet.

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  10. raju umamaheswar28 February 2015 at 21:16

    C : Ever the gawker, eh? you don't know how lucky you are !! There are viragos and harridans out there who would beat the husband black and blue following such colourful revelations !!!

    CONGRESS synonyms ? Trust you to go to the bottom of it !! Confluence, conjugations, combinations and conjunctions not to speak of consensuals . Many more such connotations and concantinations following confabulations can be finally conceived ! Conceded ? or is it conseeded? I am convinced !!

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