Monday, 7 September 2015

No 11493, Monday 07 Sep 2015, Arden


ACROSS
1   Writer's ambition to be a storehouse of data (8) PENDRIVE {PEN}{DRIVE}
5   'I'd avoid tamarind' — perhaps it's an oft-repeated sentence (6) MANTRA TAMARiNd*
10 Starts with energy conservation — a subject which is out of place (7) ECTOPIC {En...y}{Co...n}{TOPIC}
11 Material in newspaper on South Africa (7) ORGANZA {ORGAN}{ZA}
12 Bar over a business, split fifty-fifty (5) LOCAL {L}{OC}{A}<={L}
13 Stoically develop thick skin (9) CALLOSITY* &lit
14 Wayside inn where one can arrive as a replacement (12) CARAVANSERAI*
18 American art critic, so straight and noble (12) ARISTOCRATIC {A+ART+CRITIC+SO}*
21 Inspiration to promote auto component (5,4) SPARK PLUG {SPARK} {PLUG}
23 Outburst of trainee-in-charge (5) FLARE {F{L}ARE}
24 In pain, skips one US city for another (7) CHICAGO {CHIC}{AGOny}
25 Pirate set up exclusive group (7) BRIGAND {B{RIG}AND}
26 After mass, say it under your breath (6) MUTTER {M}{UTTER}
27 Nurse admitted tense old woman in old city (8) CARTHAGE {CAR{T}{HAG}E}

DOWN
1   Dish may be palatable, if tab's ignored (6) PAELLA PALAtabLE*
2   See, it isn't frozen! (6) NOTICE {NOT}{ICE}
3   Loathsome on skin — an insect (9) REPELLANT {RE}{PELL}{ANT}
4   University administrator's very cool — will risk putting up the list (4,10) VICE CHANCELLOR {V}{ICE} {CHANCE}{LLOR<=}
6   Trouble for Greece in the past (5) AGGRO {AG{GR}O}
7   Inert gas used in an African city (8) TANGIERS*
8   Broadcast action replay, rope removed on examination (8) ANALYTIC {ACTIoN repLAY}*
9   Voice disapproval, allege an error, and support a subject (7,7) BOOLEAN ALGEBRA {BOO}{ALLEGE+AN*}{BRA}
15 Scrooge fell on stone (9) SKINFLINT {SKIN}{FLINT}
16 Top music composition may be hot (8) CAPSICUM {CAP}{MUSIC*}
17 A haze follows — gross violation of union laws by him (8) BIGAMIST {BIG}{A}{MIST}
19 State borders of China, Namibia and Dominica (6) CANADA {ChinA}{Na...iA}{Do...cA}
20 May be pressing the French obelisk (6) NEEDLE {NEED}{LE}
22 Villain said to be somewhere inside church (5) KNAVE (~nave)

GRID

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25 comments:

  1. Chaturvasi7 September 2015 at 08:48

    Off topic (craving indulgence of the Colonel)

    Two interesting articles I happened to stumble upon:

    http://thewire.in/2015/09/06/in-the-sheena-bora-case-let-us-not-forget-the-law-10096/

    http://scroll.in/article/736845/first-person-the-story-behind-how-sanjay-gandhi-slapped-indira-six-times-at-a-dinner-party?ref=yfp

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    1. Padmanabhan7 September 2015 at 09:59

      I discount the second story since it comes from across our often transgressed border!

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  2. Mukundala Balasubramanyam7 September 2015 at 08:51

    Beautiful CW.. Had to rely on 'net' for 14Ac & 9Dn. Just a couple missed in SW corner. Overall an enjoyable solve. .Thank you, Arden.

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  3. Chaturvasi7 September 2015 at 09:19

    24: I like the switch 'in' does in its role as part of surface and as subsidiary indication.

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    1. RameshJ7 September 2015 at 09:25

      I took "In" as a component, Here is how I parsed the clue.
      24 In pain, skips one US city for another (7)
      In=Chic // Fashionable
      Pain=Agony
      Skips = Deletion Ind
      one US city=NY
      for Another=Defn

      I am still trying to figure out "subsidiary indicator" part

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    2. Chaturvasi7 September 2015 at 09:32

      Subsidiary indication (SI) is word play (WP).
      In surface reading, 'in' is - what's the grammatical term? - prposition? Sorry, I am hopelessly ignorant of grammar.
      In WP it is an adj meaning chic.
      This is what I meant.

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    3. Raghunath7 September 2015 at 09:36

      Ramesh's anno is correct. Charade followed by deletion to get the def. There is no sub ind.

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    4. Raghunath7 September 2015 at 09:38

      Tks for the explanation. I did not refresh the page before posting.

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  4. Chaturvasi7 September 2015 at 09:26

    Does the use of many images slow down the downloading of page on your device as it does on my iPad?
    Should I go in for 4G on a mobile?
    Have razors with four blades come?

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  5. Vasant7 September 2015 at 09:36

    Delightful xword..the long ones were superbly handled..learnt new words..ectopic & callosity....My COD..chicago

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    1. Chaturvasi7 September 2015 at 09:46

      We usually hear of ectopic pregnancy. One such occurs when an embryo implants somewhere other than the uterus, such as in one of the fallopian tubes.

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  6. Padmanabhan7 September 2015 at 10:05

    Could not get a few new long ones, but still enjoyed the exercise/ Thank you Arden.
    Learning new words is always a pleasure, though it was pointed out once that we may not be able to use them. But at least we can understand if we come across the words while reading.

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  7. Padmanabhan7 September 2015 at 10:06

    CV's (.46 is one such.

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  8. Chaturvasi7 September 2015 at 10:07

    Doing an MB...
    In 24a, 'another' is to be in bold ital. US city isn't the def.

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  9. Suresh7 September 2015 at 11:21

    Paella is ceretainly not paatable for vegetarians

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  10. Srividya7 September 2015 at 13:36

    Phew ... had to rush on this one and recourse to tech more than usual but enjoyed it ... did like 23a .. 12a was interesting.. 18a has a good surface... 17d a laugh... overall piquant xword... thanks Arden

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  11. Unknown7 September 2015 at 15:14

    Well GRIDMAN, has at-last succeeded in forcing THE HINDU to publish the crossword ina particular page.
    Thanks.

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    1. Richard7 September 2015 at 17:00

      Don't say it loud, boss. They might change their mind...

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  12. RameshJ7 September 2015 at 17:29

    MB@10:33 triggered this question. Is there a whatsapp group for the THCC folks? Does it make sense to create one?

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    1. Deepak Gopinath7 September 2015 at 19:38

      Let's stick to commenting here rather than shifting to a Whatsapp group, as it is comments are far and few between

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    2. Vasant7 September 2015 at 20:24

      Ramesh@5:29: I am already jostling with 6 groups...its very difficult to manage...but would b game to join one if someone initiated

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  13. Ramki Krishnan7 September 2015 at 22:19

    Started on the crossword at 9 p.m. - great way to unwind after a long day at work :) Thanks Arden. "Exclusive" as container ind was new for me.

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