Monday, 11 April 2016

No 11673, Monday 11 Apr 2016, Afterdark


ACROSS
9   Public draw (7) OUTWARD {DRAW}*
10 Performed with experience in couch (7) BEHAVED {BE{HAVE}D}
11 Aches to collect six stones (7) PAVINGS {PA{VI}NGS}
12 A doctor's prescription is steam bath for Communist (7) MARXIST {M{A}{RX}IST}
13 Guards seen with nurse right in the buff on Sunday (9) ENSHRINES {EN}{SH{R}INES}
15 A maiden disheartened with input/output in state of pregnancy (5) AMNIO {A}{Ma..eN}{I/O}
16 A jazz band hires student and orchestra leader in capital (7) COLOMBO {CO{L}{Or...a}MBO} Never knew that Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte is the Administrative capital of Sri Lanka and Colombo the Commercial capital
19 Grows when nitrogen is diffused over time in fertilizers (7) MATURES MA(-n+t)NURES
20 Essentially yields given by finance is small (5) ELFIN {yiELds}{FIN}
21 Cheat attempts to kidnap midwives and succeeds (9) CONTRIVES {CON}{TRI{wiVes}ES}
25 VIP from the east's perfect, needs no introduction as crucial (7) PIVOTAL {PIV<=}{tOTAL}
26 Cabbie's duty is to pick one person (7) TAXIMAN  {TAX}{1}{MAN}
28 Recover gold stolen by others at office in the end (7) RESTORE {REST}{OR}{o...cE}
29 Talk and detailed broadcast on personal property (7) CHATTEL {CHAT}{TELl}

DOWN
1   Dead body found right in the woods (6) CORPSE {CO{R}PSE}
2   Avoids guards circling square (6) STAVES {S{T}AVES}
3   Losing opener once more is a benefit (4) GAIN aGAIN
4   Scientist was on wrong side earlier (6) EDISON {SIDE*}{ON}
5   Body odour in morning's a result of stomach compartment (8) ABOMASUM {A{BO}M}{A}{SUM}
6   Feather flew in terrace subsequently (10) THEREAFTER {FEATHER}* in {TER}
7   New intern receives clap getting a frozen meal (2,6) TV DINNER {T{V D}INNER*}
8   Note regarding splitting team turning into issues (8) EDITIONS {EDI{TI}{ON}S<=}
14 Persian poet gathers people for an act of meditation (10) RUMINATION {RUMI}{NATION}
16 Made crepes, collected money in plants (8) CREEPERS {CREPES+RE}*
17 Ladies found in elevator with a jacket, perhaps (4,4) LIFE VEST {LIF{E VES}T}
18 Cult's code scrambled and concealed (8) OCCULTED*
22 Awareness from hypnotic exercise (6) NOTICE [T]
23 Throws up misplaced motives without a point (6) VOMITS MOTIVeS*
24 Being unmarried is wrong, yet endless fun (6) SINGLE {SIN}{GLEe}
27 Noel in exams; loses head in confusion (4) XMAS eXAMS*
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37 comments:

  1. Suresh11 April 2016 at 08:41

    18a is a problem. If it is an anagram how is the S removed. If cult is not a part of the anagram fodder then it should be outside, not inside

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    1. Raghunath11 April 2016 at 09:02

      18D: Just 'cult code' might have been better?

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  2. Suresh11 April 2016 at 09:06

    Even Code cult's would work

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  3. Vasant11 April 2016 at 09:10

    Enjoyed solving this easier puzzle...some nice clues...especially liked TV DINNER, MARXIST..ABOMASUM was a new word...
    Lets see how this puzzle is dubbed by "The no joy gang"

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  4. Vasant11 April 2016 at 09:15

    Rumi reminded me of Ghani Kashmiri a poet from Kashmir who wrote in Persian & Ghalib believed him to be the best poet of India(he believed Mir was a greatest Urdu poet of India)

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    1. Vasant11 April 2016 at 09:18

      Ghani Kasmiri's work can be read in English..The Captured Gazelle

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  5. Ramani11 April 2016 at 09:24

    Thank you AD for nice and tasty samosas!

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  6. Padmanabhan11 April 2016 at 09:38

    Marxist is the spoiler.
    Put in 'Afterwards' for 6D and wasted a lot of time.
    An enjoyable outing to start the week. Thank you AD.

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  7. Padmanabhan11 April 2016 at 09:40

    Handle apostrophes with care is the lesson from 18D.

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  8. Suresh11 April 2016 at 09:52

    16D Can "made" used in the position it is be a valid anagram indicator? What do others think?

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  9. Srividya11 April 2016 at 09:56

    Interesting one from AD today.. though with some queries. Occulted is a bit off but presume typo. In Enshrines not sure Guards is a good def - and is nurse = EN? In Chattel...why is broadcast = L? In behaved is experience = have? Abomasum a new word.. tks for the knowledge. Total laughs for 24d :) and do think Marxist too has a steamy surface :) but I just adore Contrives as a word. reminds me of a character in a historical novelette i used to read - whose personal motto was "i Contrive" ! And how he contrived :) Happy Monday and have a fun week folks,,,

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    1. Col_Gopinath11 April 2016 at 10:05

      EN - Enrolled Nurse
      Broadcast = TELL, when detailed = TEL
      Experience = Have

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    2. Suresh11 April 2016 at 10:20

      Answering SriVidya's doubt about the validity of Guards as a definition. Enshrine does mean protect or guard. Like the Fundamental Rights enshrined in the Constitution.

      Incidentally, where is Kishore?

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    3. RameshJ11 April 2016 at 10:22

      Srividya @9:56 : Long time since I came across the Viscount of Barham.

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    4. Padmanabhan11 April 2016 at 10:23

      Presumably in Bangalore!

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    5. Nadathur Rajan12 April 2016 at 00:18

      RameshJ : From THE MASQUERADERS by Georgette Heyer, one of my favourite authors.

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    6. Srividya12 April 2016 at 08:38

      OMG.. Yes i meant Masqueraders... Men read Heyer?? Thats news to me.. pleasant news :)

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    7. Srividya12 April 2016 at 08:39

      Thanks Colonel for the help.. I had Chatter - r+ l.. it is chat + tel..

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  10. Padmanabhan11 April 2016 at 09:58

    C(RE)EPERS- Would this make it any better? "CREPE"* collecting RE.

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  11. Padmanabhan11 April 2016 at 09:59

    I meant (CREPE)* collecting RE.

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  12. Padmanabhan11 April 2016 at 10:01

    Wrong again- (Crepes)* collecing Re.
    But Re in stead of Rs. is fine, though it means Rupee in singular?

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  13. Padmanabhan11 April 2016 at 10:09

    Chattel- Detailed broadcast is (Tell- l)
    Enshrines- (Shine= buff) nursing R followed by S(unday)

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    1. Suresh11 April 2016 at 10:22

      Paddy. Whichever way you look at it there is an anagramming of Crepes.My only point was whether Made Crepes would be an adequate anagram indicator.

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  14. Padmanabhan11 April 2016 at 10:22

    I have a doubt about Marxist. What is the container indicator for ARX? Is it 'Is'? Though "is' works well for the surface reading, it does not seem to indicate containment.

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  15. Mukundala Balasubramanyam11 April 2016 at 10:48

    9A : Public draw (7) OUTWARD {DRAW}*
    Can we classify it as reverse angram clue since anind 'out' forms part of the answer?

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  16. vdsprasad49@gmail.com11 April 2016 at 12:24

    What does VD stand for in TV DINNER? Clap?

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  17. Padmanabhan11 April 2016 at 12:46

    Pl. follow the link for clap.

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  18. Mahesh V11 April 2016 at 13:21

    Felt some clues such as 7 down and 16 down could be more meaningful as a solver. Otherwise a decent crossword from Afterdark
    . Hope this was helpful. Many Thanks

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    1. Shrikanth11 April 2016 at 13:30

      Even I felt 16D was not good. But 7D was OK I thought. Anyway thanks for the feedback :)

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    2. Suresh11 April 2016 at 13:38

      I think Mahesh is talking of the surface reading not being good.

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    3. Shrikanth11 April 2016 at 15:19

      I understand. Clap was used to denote Cheers. So I thought it could make a passable surface.

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