Tuesday, 2 February 2016

No 11614, Tuesday 02 Feb 2016, xChequer


ACROSS
7   Always intruding on worship (6) REVERE {R{EVER}E}
8   Master joining institute, rummy type, put through test (8) ORIGINAL {OR{I}{GIN}AL}
9   Strain in romance? First letter, then daughter stays cool (8) SERENADE {A}{D} in {SERENE}
10 Bears, tender in the main, in retreat (6) ABIDES {A{BID}ES<=}
11 Small whiskers giving squirrel away (5) STASH {S}{TASH}
12 Stomach reduction (6) DIGEST [DD]
14 Rigor that often develops over hours — is this found when one croaks? (4,2,3,6)  FROG IN THE THROAT {H} in {RIGOR+THAT+OFTEN}*
17 Saved criminal engaging independent counsel (6) ADVISE {I} in {SAVED}*
18 Air through blower in large house (5) ?A?O? MANOR ? (Addendumm - (~ manner) - See comments)
22 Provocation from the tongue (3,3) RED RAG Anno pending [DD] - See comments
23 Open, admission with permit (8) AMENABLE {AM}{ENABLE}
24 Jar treated, grand inside, kept as object of attention (8) TARGETED {G} in {TREATED}*
25 Fine leached ashes placed in bundles (6) SHEAFS {F} in {ASHES}*

DOWN
1   Born in poverty, raised true to form, creating a sort of bond (9) DEBENTURE {DE{B}EN<=}{TRUE*}
2   Drives away mole coming up once earth is removed (6) REPELS SLEePER<=
3   Really at odds just after 5, not 4, and not 6 (5) FERAL {FivE}{ReAlLy}
4   If switched on: source of light, meant to get heated! (8) FILAMENT {FI<=}{Li..t}{MEANT*} &lit
5   Senior politician's home, smashing address for him? (8) MINISTER {IN} in {MISTER}
6   Controlled manner in which some investments may be kept up (5) TAMED <=
8   When it is soon over, when ultimately honest dating collapses (3-5,5) ONE-NIGHT STAND  {wheN + HONEST + DATING}*
13 Wide and leafy, if relaxed, crossing over is typical behaviour (3,2,4) WAY OF LIFE {O} in {W+LEAFY+IF}*
15 Sunday best day in large gas complex, free time at last (4,4) GLAD RAGS {D} in {LARGe + GAS}*
16 Pilot, one behind vehicle, brought over at gunpoint (8) NAVIGATE {NAV<=}{1}{GAT}{E}
19 Keeping a vigil on new Kindle (6) AWAKEN {A}{WAKE}{N}
20 Refund on discharge (5) REPAY [DD] (Addendum - {RE}{PAY} - See comments)
21 Spread rapidly consuming energy (5) FEAST {F{E}AST}


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  1. Nadathur Rajan2 February 2016 at 08:40

    18 Air through blower // in large house (5) ?A?O? MANOR ?
    ~manner MANOR

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    1. Nadathur Rajan2 February 2016 at 08:42

      Blower is a slang term for telephone. So it is a homophone that we have to look for.
      air = manner

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    2. SandhyaP2 February 2016 at 08:47

      Well cracked NR!

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    3. Raghunath2 February 2016 at 08:52

      + 1

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  2. Raghunath2 February 2016 at 08:46

    20 Refund on discharge (5) REPAY [DD]
    I felt it was RE PAY

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  3. Nadathur Rajan2 February 2016 at 08:49

    22 Provocation from the tongue (3,3) RED RAG
    This is a DD. 'Red rag' is slang term for tongue, just as 'potatoe trap' for mouth

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  4. Raghunath2 February 2016 at 08:51

    red rag noun 1 slang the tongue. from http://www.chambers.co.uk/search.php?query=red+rag&title=21st

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  5. Shrikanth2 February 2016 at 08:51

    22A - I have come across the term 'Give your red rag a holiday' denoting tongue. But I am not sure whether that's the intended anno

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  6. Padmanabhan2 February 2016 at 09:29

    23A- AM for admission?

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    1. Col_Gopinath2 February 2016 at 09:44

      Admission - I'm - I am

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    2. Padmanabhan2 February 2016 at 09:48

      Thank you Col., but it is AM as per the anno. and not IM.

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    3. Deepak Gopinath2 February 2016 at 13:11

      am (ăm)
      v.
      First person singular present indicative of be.

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  7. Padmanabhan2 February 2016 at 09:33

    14A- Though it is an anagram it is very cleverly hidden.Connected with rigor, I took croak to be 'die' and never got the anagram part.

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  8. Srividya2 February 2016 at 09:50

    Boy was this very tough today - missed out on Tamed and Feral :( smashing clue for Tamed - demat becoming tamed wow Xchequer ! :) 3d - Feral was way too deep for me but seriously clever - Five (-iv for 4) :) Manor - while i did get it just could not parse it :) Never thought it was a homophone though Google did tell me blower was a slang for phone .. not able to join the dots :) Xchequer seriously made me sweat today :)

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  9. SandhyaP2 February 2016 at 09:53

    In the following clues, are PLACED and TO GET the anagram indicators?

    25A Fine leached ashes placed in bundles (6) SHEAFS {F} in {ASHES}*
    4D If switched on: source of light, meant to get heated! (8) FILAMENT {FI<=}{Li..t}{MEANT*} &lit

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    1. Raghunath2 February 2016 at 10:02

      Yes for 25A. In 4D I think 'to get heated' is the signal

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    2. Vasant2 February 2016 at 10:04

      Yes I think..because in the former leached is container indicator & in the latter switched is anind for If

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    3. SandhyaP2 February 2016 at 13:07

      Thanks Raghunath & Vasant!

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  10. Vasant2 February 2016 at 10:16

    Soldiered today to get all...even though there were a lot of anno pending from my side...
    Standard of the puzzle was just very high....solving this I believe boosts your confidence no end
    Great Work xChequer

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  11. Padmanabhan2 February 2016 at 10:18

    I thought leached was anind and placed for F to be inside.

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    1. SandhyaP2 February 2016 at 13:10

      Let's see what xChequer has to say.

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    2. Raghunath2 February 2016 at 13:23

      leach means to seep through. It cannot be an anagrind as it's placed between the fodder. It should be at either end of the fodder

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    3. Raghunath2 February 2016 at 13:25

      Or there are 2 anagrinds leached & placed which I don't think is the case.

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    4. Bhalchandra Pasupathy2 February 2016 at 13:29

      @Paddy, Raghu, Sandhya: 'leached' (seeped through) is the insertion indicator, while 'placed' (positioned in a certain way) acts as anagrind. Thanks for your comments

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    5. SandhyaP2 February 2016 at 17:45

      Thanks Bala!

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  12. Padmanabhan2 February 2016 at 14:06

    Thank you Bala. Enjoyed 2 days. A bit of brainstorming.

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  13. Ramki Krishnan2 February 2016 at 21:39

    3D: How is "not 6" = FERAL? I'm not getting it.

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    1. Ramki Krishnan2 February 2016 at 21:55

      Ok got it from Bhala - "not 6" -> not TAMED -> FERAL. Wow :)

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  14. ranger2 February 2016 at 22:20

    Nice one Bhala, enjoyed

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