Saturday, 7 March 2015

No 11336, Saturday 09 Mar 2015, Aspartame


Aspartame has used lots of herbs and condiments used to cook up the CW today.

Starred clues have no definition but share a common theme.

ACROSS
6   Adult got thrashed, hence distressed (7) ABASHED {A}{BASHED}
7   * Spirit, bordering on crazy, is guarding gold (7) CHICORY {CHI}{Craz{OR}Y}
9   * Most of dance party is about to move indoors (5) BASIL {BA{SI<=}Ll}
10 * Décor Ian derived on display (9) CORIANDER {D+COR+IAN}*{ER} What display is ER? (Addendum - [T] - See comments)
11 Once again publish using printer (7) REPRINT*
13 Ill boy is being treated. All get out! (6) BILLYO* As per Chambers the enu should be (5-1)
15 Maniac cop, nude, running all alone (13) UNACCOMPANIED*
19 Could be you or me — lonely, without love around New York (6) ANYONE {A{NY}lONE} L for love?
20 * Shakespearean character wears spectacles (7) OREGANO {O{REGAN}O}
23 See a thumbs up on Facebook for a celebrity impersonator (4-5) LOOK-ALIKE {LOOK}-{A LIKE}
24 Rule to implement before exam time runs out (5) DOGMA {DO}{GMAt}
26 Cola and rum cocktail caused racket (7) CLAMOUR*
27 Replace income (7) REVENUE [DD] (Addendum - {RE}{VENUE} - See comments)

 DOWN
1   Stand in Grenada isle (4) DAIS [T]
2  * Sound American nation (6) CHILLI (~chile)
3   To a dunce I relay instructions (9) EDUCATION*
4   Best tax provided to be revoked. This is mania! (8) FIXATION {FI}{XAT}{1ON}<=
5   I’ll order accountant to build a range (10) CORDILLERA {I'LL+ORDER+AC}*
6   Colour seen when bureau burns (6) AUBURN [T]
7   Crop that’s old-fashioned (4) CORN [DD]
8   * Brief story on war (6) YARROW {YARn}{ROW}
12 * Pony nearly beaten up (10) PENNYROYAL*
14 Branch of medicine that has visionaries? (9) OPTOMETRY [CD]
16 * Commit a crime as discussed on a weekday (8) CINNAMON (~sin){CINN}{A}{MON}
17 * A protective charm against vampires (6) GARLIC [CD]
18 * Bread stuffed with gold is finally stolen (6) BORAGE {B{OR}AGEl}
21 * Go up at a corner, then go down (6) ENDIVE {EN<=}{DIVE}
22 Rank first in TOEFL and IELTS, second in JEE and GRE (4) TIER {Toefl}{Ielts}{jEe}{gRe}
25 Hereditary unit is produced but not evaluated (4) GENE GENErated

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27 comments:

  1. JRK7 March 2015 at 08:38

    Sir, 10 Across is a telescopic clue.

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  2. SandhyaP7 March 2015 at 08:43

    10 * D?cor Ian derived on display (9) CORIANDER (T)

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  3. VMA Nair7 March 2015 at 08:44

    Re + venue

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  4. SandhyaP7 March 2015 at 08:52

    19 Could be you or me — lonely, without love around New York (6) ANYONE {A{NY}lONE} L for love?

    L for Love - internet slang?

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  5. Deepak Gopinath7 March 2015 at 08:59

    By the way what is D?Cor

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    1. Deepak Gopinath7 March 2015 at 09:07

      Print edition shows it as 'Decor', so nothing wrong there

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    2. Deepak Gopinath7 March 2015 at 09:08

      Just checked, online edition also shows it as Decor so it's a copy paste formatting error from my side

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    3. Chaturvasi7 March 2015 at 12:10

      I have since corrected it so that the character appears above with the diacritic mark.

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    4. Richard7 March 2015 at 18:51

      Until now, all of us here know D is for Deepak....:-)

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  6. PKPSwami7 March 2015 at 12:42

    Quite enjoyed & felt as if I had had a stroll in the park thanks to interesting&intriguing clues evoking suspense.Once I cracked the first condimemt (cinnamon in my case),my goal was clear.Rest followed the suit.7d-defined as old-fashioned but clued in a new fashion.Likewise, 4,14&21d equally nice.All said, a thorough entertainer.Thank you,sir.

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  7. Srividya7 March 2015 at 12:51

    Nice fresh and aromatic xword from a seasoned setter :)

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  8. mohsin7 March 2015 at 13:52

    13A: How is "all get out!" a definition for Billy-o? As far as I can see, it means "very hard/strong/much"

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    1. VMA Nair7 March 2015 at 14:04

      . - an unimaginably large amount; "British say `it rained like billyo' where Americans say `it rained like all get out'"

      all get out, billy-ho, billyoh

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    2. VMA Nair7 March 2015 at 14:05

      http://www.thefreedictionary.com/billyo

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    3. Richard7 March 2015 at 18:51

      Billyo reminded of the song, Billy Billy Bayou...

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    4. Mukundala Balasubramanyam7 March 2015 at 20:27

      By Jim Reeves.

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  9. Chaturvasi7 March 2015 at 16:49

    Neyartha's clue in 2010 was

    Act on call for an unimaginably large amount (6)

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  10. raju umamaheswar7 March 2015 at 21:28

    Good one from ASPARTAME> Wonder, why his pseudonym is not in one of the clues-- an artificial sweetener- sweet poison-- as love is !!

    Again , one more herb DILL is seen in CORdillERA !! part of the theme?

    GARLIC-- GRRR !! Licking good but as absorbing in the body as FENI !!

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