Wednesday, 6 January 2016

No 11593, Wednesday 06 Jan 2016, Exa


Crisp definitions.

ACROSS
5   A celebrity keeps student excited (6) AFLAME {A}{F{L}AME}
7   Crew gets old dresses (8) BANDAGES {BAND}{AGES}
9   Perfect chance to tour the south (4) BEST {BE{S}T}
10 Old-fashioned rock genre has a 50's beat (10) OUTGENERAL {OUT}{GENRE*}{A}{L}
11 Brand new chai caterers (12) CHARACTERISE*
13 Compassionate tone enthralls lover (6) HUMANE {HU{MAN}E}
15 Boys held by law for wreckage (6) RUBBLE {RU{BB}LE}
18 Trim, fashionable girls now changing into robe (8,4) DRESSING GOWN {DRESS}{IN}{G G}{NOW*}
21 Mom dancing when drunk? Impressive (10) COMMANDING*
22 Turned on by jolly type (4) NORM {NO<=}{RM} Jolly=Royal Marine=RM
23 Short, skinny trousers proper for coastal resort (8) BRIGHTON {RIGHT} in {BONy}
24 Time of day in New York now (6) TRENDY {T}{RE}{N{D}Y}

DOWN
1   Bugs bachelor with endlessly dreadful recital (8) BACTERIA {BA}{RECITAl}*
2   Grand choir arranged over middle of opera (6) HEROIC {CHOIR+opEra}*
3   Lower pants (8) INFERIOR [DD]
4   Grace men with flowers (6) RACEME [T]
6   Expand shelf (5,3) FLESH OUT {SHELF}*
7   Friend lacking resistance to trouble (6) BOTHER BrOTHER
8   Minute cutting tool lifted for an evaluation (4) EXAM {EXA}{M}<=
12 Fresh folder we opened (8) FLOWERED*
14 Drug that for married one in motherhood is paradise (8) ETERNITY (-m-a+e)ETERNITY
16 Order beer and gin with northern starter (8) BEGINNER {BEER+GIN+N}*
17 Give out a small warning (6) ASSIGN {A}{S}{SIGN}
18 Lady given silver as compensation (6) DAMAGE {DAM{AG}E}
19 Oppose rebellious teenager without hesitation (6) NEGATE TEENAGer*
20 Give gold entry (4) DOOR {DO}{OR}


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11 comments:

  1. SandhyaP6 January 2016 at 08:35

    Short and sweet clues! Good things come in small packages! :)

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  2. Mukundala Balasubramanyam6 January 2016 at 08:37

    Lovely one from Exa with smooth surfaces! Liked reverse anagram in 6Dn. My COD is 18Ac DRESSING GOWN. Thanks for the samosas, Exa. It was an enjoyable solve. :)

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  3. Vasant6 January 2016 at 08:50

    Awesome puzzle!Amazing clues all round...

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  4. ranger6 January 2016 at 11:19

    Some very nice clues. Bravo Exa!

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    1. Bhavan6 January 2016 at 13:33

      +1 took the words right out of my keyboard

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    2. Vasant6 January 2016 at 20:55

      Reminded a lot of a Buzzer Puzzle

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  5. raju umamaheswar6 January 2016 at 13:32

    Only four hits as at 1330 hrs? Where's everyone?

    When was it that we had the least or no hits ?

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  6. Unknown6 January 2016 at 14:19

    The grid on the online edition appears to be flawed?
    12 and 14 down are stuck together. So was unable to solve completely.

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    1. Padmanabhan6 January 2016 at 14:32

      TH has omitted to darken the square next to 12. 14 comes in the next row.

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    2. Unknown6 January 2016 at 14:45

      Thanks. I used the grid on the Hindu website. The online application seems to be missing some slots altogether!

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  7. Padmanabhan6 January 2016 at 14:26

    Late in getting to the CW. Loved it nevertheless, though not near samosas. Thank you Exa.

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