Saturday, 7 November 2015

No 11545, Saturday 07 Nov 2015, Buzzer

Across

8 Love digging into a mass produced savoury dish (6) SAMOSA {O} in {A MASS}*

9 Some opine on a talk relating to new-borns (8) NEONATAL (T)
10 A barrier to bloc traffic in water (5,3) ADAMS ALE {A}{DAM}{S ALE} ? See Comments
11 One craving // for more time (6) LONGER (DD)
12 Dislike and treat with contempt a backward model political group (15) DISSATISFACTION {DISS}{A}{TIS<=}{FACTION}
14 Cloudy layer to seize most of tropical city (7) CHENNAI {C}{HEN}{NAIl}
16 Thought argument against church had point (7) CONCEPT {CON}{CE}{PT}
19 Illusion of playing to become semi-professional (5,10) FALSE IMPRESSION {FALSE IMPRESSION+O}* = SEMI PROFESSIONAL
22 Regular ski-wear, great for a range of mountains (6) SIERRA {SkIwEaR gReAt}
24 Source of illumination to descend over Red Cross (3-5) ARC LIGHT {A{RC} LIGHT}
25 Noble lady stands with society for right (8) COUNTESS {COUNTE(-r+S)S}
26 Compositions from new typist rejected (6) NONETS {N}{ONETS<=}

Down

1 Has wind knocked out getting caught in squeeze (8) SANDWICH {HAS WIND}* Getting C
2 Maiden filling gaps in narrative for detective (6) HOLMES {HOL{M}ES}

3 Language of kings, mostly that's popular going up north (10) RAJASTHANI {RAJAS}{THAt}{NI<=}
4 Strong batting under pressure (7) INTENSE {IN}{TENSE}
5 Cosmetic from coal for the ears (4) KOHL {~COAL}
6 Enchanting is to capture through sorcery (8) MAGNETIC {MAG{NET}IC}
7 Look bowled over by a summerhouse (6) GAZEBO {GAZE}{B}{O}

13 A minor raise including allowance (10) ADOLESCENT {A{DOLE}SCENT}
15 Accessory out of place on singer (4,4) NOSE RING {ON SINGER}*
17 They see profits being gathered (8) PROPHETS {~PROFITS}
18 One in uniform to hail lift (7) UPRAISE {U}{PRAISE} One in as a letter pick indicator?
20 Writer Dumas I'm overjoyed to take in (6) ASIMOV (T)

21 Singular interest shown in royal sport (6) SKIING {S}{KI{I}NG}
23 Top of mirror has a marker for spots (4) APEX {APE}[X}

Reference list

Love=O, Model=Sit, Cloudy=C, Layer=Hen, Church=CE,  Point=Pt, Of=O, Red Cross=RC, Society=S, Right=R, New=N 

Caught=C, Maiden=M, Popular=In, Batting=In, Bowled=B, Over=O, Singular=S, Interest=I

Color/Font Scheme

Definition,Solution,Component letters,Anagram Indicator,C/C indicator,Reversal Indicator,Hidden word Indicator, Letter Pick indicator,Deletion Indicator,Homophone Indicator,Movement Indicator,Positional Indicator,Substitution Indicator

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25 comments:

  1. Suresh7 November 2015 at 08:36

    What is the ? On Adams ale? A barrier to block is a dam. Traffic is sale.

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  2. Suresh7 November 2015 at 08:37

    Unusual faus pas by Buzzer in 19A

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    1. Raghunath7 November 2015 at 08:38

      I think the O for 'of' is a rarely used abbreviation

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    2. Suresh7 November 2015 at 08:41

      There is an extra o in the fodder

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    3. Suresh7 November 2015 at 08:42

      Okay I see it now

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    4. Raghunath7 November 2015 at 08:43

      Yes that's right.

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    5. Raghunath7 November 2015 at 08:46

      You confused me too.

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    6. RameshJ7 November 2015 at 08:57

      The clue is fine. What do you folks see?

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    7. Raghunath7 November 2015 at 09:12

      It is fine.

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    8. Chaturvasi7 November 2015 at 09:36

      Excuse me...
      A faux pas is not a mistake. It is a socially awkward or tactless act. A social blunder or indiscretion, as another dict defines.

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    9. Suresh7 November 2015 at 09:37

      We see that it is fine

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    10. Deepak Gopinath7 November 2015 at 09:40

      You mean the faux pas is fine? :-)

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    11. Suresh7 November 2015 at 09:47

      RightCV. It was a faus pas by me for posting the comment without thinking.

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    12. Chaturvasi7 November 2015 at 09:53

      I think Suresh was typing his Comment when I was posting mine. Hence it follows mine and is in a wrong place.

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  3. Suresh7 November 2015 at 08:40

    Thanks to Sony we have the cw on the last page effectively

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  4. Vasant7 November 2015 at 09:36

    Had to work really hard to get 8A in this super xword...was stuck forever for skiing & arclight..could easily get 10A remembering the clue posted by Bhavan in crossword unclued regarding elission & the fascinating discussion thereafter: Isolated place,el asmada?(8)

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  5. Arvind Ramaswamy7 November 2015 at 12:17

    Loved today's puzzle Buzzer! 8As all the way!

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  6. Ramani7 November 2015 at 15:36

    Only 17/26 - Nowhere near 8A

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  7. Suresh7 November 2015 at 16:03

    Those samosas look real yummy.

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  8. Chaturvasi7 November 2015 at 17:45

    My wife, a Caclutta-born and brought-up lady until she married me and came to Madras, would say 'singadas', Calcutta-style samosas, are more delicious.

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  9. ranger7 November 2015 at 18:27

    Very nice crossie. 18D I think uniform is the call sign for U. Not sure why 'One in' is used.

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