Wednesday, 5 October 2016

No 11818, Wednesday 05 Oct 2016, Arden


ACROSS
1   Extreme left or extreme right in centrifugal force (7,6) LUNATIC FRINGE*
10 Politico should cut out the crap and make it legal (5) LICIT poLITICo*
11 Religious leader's nurse has a duty (9) AYATOLLAH {AY{A}{TOLL}AH}
12 British Newspaper seen to take credit, for saving their skins (9) SUNSCREEN {SUN}{S{CR}EEN}
13 Said to be clear cut (5) SHEAR (~sheer)
14 Hersh, perhaps asks people to keep talking (7) SEYMOUR (~say more)
16 Anger produces smoke (7) INCENSE [DD]
18 Greenwood gets unfair treatment (3,4) RAW DEAL {RAW}{DEAL}
20 Begin fight with state (2,5) GO ABOUT {GO A}{BOUT}
22 Size at delivery depends on girl or boy, firstly (5) GIRTH (-b+g)GIRTH
24 Separate enclosure – initial capital will give crazy returns (9) COFFERDAM {Ca...l}{OFFER}{MAD<=}
26 Appearance of vehicle returning makes one hurry up (4,5) LOOK SMART {LOOK S} {TRAM<=}
27 Correspondence review in April – I am engaged somewhat (1-4) E-MAIL <=
28 Rudely suggest restricting free Internet (13) IMPERTINENTLY {INTERNET}* in {IMPLY}

DOWN
2   You heard of drug taking nurse? It's weird! (7) UNCANNY (~you){U}{N{C}ANNY}
3   International silence over creativity – it follows the globe in a way (9) ARTICHOKE {ART}{I}{CHOKE}
4   No point being absurd and foolish (5) INANE INsANE
5   Outwardly shy with woman, but showing off (9) FLAUNTING {AUNT} in {FLING}
6   Music on stage for some well known people (5) ICONS [T]
7   Gone away carrying everything from ship (7) GALLEON {GONE}* over {ALL}
8   Left to believe in it – form and out of form (5,8) CLASS STRUGGLE {CLASS} {STRUGGLE}
9   She played her part with him – Peter yells out (7,6) SHIRLEY TEMPLE*
15 Sea lion not a part of natural selection – may be unwilling (9) RELUCTANT NATURaLselECTion*
17 Drink– fruit juice finally consumed as it changes colour (9) CHAMELEON {CHA}{MEL{j..cE}ON}
19 Joey wearing something hot, as engagements are planned here (3,4) WAR ROOM {ROO} in {WARM}
21 Not even born, entirely crazy (7) ODDBALL {ODD}{B}{ALL}
23 Not to stop making tooth pastes in a hurry (5) HASTE {tootH+pAsTES}*
25 It's amusing to get in to bed (5) FUTON {FU{TO}N}


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19 comments:

  1. Kolluru Koteswara Rao5 October 2016 at 08:34

    Nice one. Arden stamp again missing in the online version

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  2. SandhyaP5 October 2016 at 08:46

    26 Appearance of vehicle returning makes one hurry up (4,5) LOOK SMART {LOOK} {TRAMS<=}
    Typo in anno: {LOOK S}{MART<-}

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  3. Padmanabhan5 October 2016 at 09:03

    Long ones on the fringes done nicely.
    Artichoke being called 'Globe artichoke' was new. I was looking for vegetable in the clue, but was bewildered by 'globe'.

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  4. Padmanabhan5 October 2016 at 09:07

    I4A- I could only think of Seymour Nurse, a WI cricketer and could not connect to Hersh.

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    1. jaggu5 October 2016 at 17:54

      Jane Seymour was James Bond's leading lady in "Live and Let Die".

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  5. RameshJ5 October 2016 at 09:15

    Another good one from Arden. Took some to get to the finish line, but loved every minute that I spent in getting there

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    1. Kolluru Koteswara Rao5 October 2016 at 09:48

      +1. Of late, Arden is taking teaching assignments perhaps. Loved many new words,

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  6. Srividya5 October 2016 at 10:31

    Arden's gone rather charadey.. and very nice ones too.. the anagrams are quite elegant too.. with a dash of the obscure (cofferdam, seymour).. nice ! :)

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  7. Vasant5 October 2016 at 12:27

    This one took a long time..struggled on both the long ones of across & class struggle..but as the grid filled slowly felt elation at solving this very instructive puzzle..thanks Arden

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  8. Unknown5 October 2016 at 12:39

    Would 'crap', being listed as vulgar slang in the dictionary, be acceptable language in a cryptic crossword?

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    1. Kolluru Koteswara Rao5 October 2016 at 13:16

      Normally, vulgar slang shouldn't find a place here.
      However, in this case, probably, we have to consider the three words "cut the crap" as a whole, which is slang but may not be vulgar.
      Besides, crap also means a gambling game.

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  9. Vasant5 October 2016 at 12:53

    Completed Monday's puzzle now..
    Typical Arden puzzle that one too
    So now Im finally up to date as far as THC & IXL are concerned..though have to complete Sunday Times..

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  10. Padmanabhan5 October 2016 at 13:02

    That's comparatively easy this time.

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  11. maradnusro5 October 2016 at 16:07

    Very good puzzle. Thanks Arden

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  12. raju umamaheswar5 October 2016 at 21:17

    A scintillating puzzle by ARDEN.
    ARTICHOKE - Globe artichoke is a plant; however, where is the indication in the clue for that?

    SHIRLEY TEMPLE : I have observed that all setters use the names of yesteryears stars and movies. Does it mean that such setters are of that geriatric extraction? Or is it that old movies and stars are well remembered whereas the current crop is eminently forgettable?

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    1. Kolluru Koteswara Rao6 October 2016 at 06:24

      Probably, the current crop is no better than crap, in their view!

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