Wednesday 19 October 2016

No 11829, Wednesday 19 Oct 2016, Afterdark


ACROSS
1   Grant given to founders of Israel perhaps, to reject leader of musicians (13) ACCORDIONISTS {ACCORD}{zIONISTS}
10 Rule of cricket tournament described by king's son (9) PRINCIPLE {PRINC{IPL}E}
11 Dismissed on one run; son cries (5) ROARS {RO}{A}{R}{S}
12 Siva leaves achievers breaking into applause (5) CHEER aCHiEaERs
13 Understand Inspector General by mistake evicted harassed planter (9) RECOGNISE  {InSpECtOR+GENernl}*
14 Ignore learner in show (6) SLIGHT {S{L}IGHT}
16 Almost consider eliminating source of animal (4) MULE {MULl}{El...g}
19 Low jacket sailor took out (4) BLUE Anno pending
20 Suspend without charge, dozens essentially (6) FREEZE {FREE}{doZEns}
25 Inmates read publicity given to one boy's frequent regress (9) PRISONERS {PR}{1}{SON}{rEgReSs}
26 Case opened to keep posh dressing (5) SAUCE {U} in {CASE}*
27 Selection of scumbag revaluated to give the go ahead (5) AGREE [T] Appears to be a typo in the fodder
28 Thinking about one issue in midnight... (9) REASONING {RE}{A}{SON}{IN}{niGht}
29 ..contraceptives provided by European landlords (6,7) FRENCH LETTERS {FRENCH} {LETTERS}

DOWN
2   Conditions to review setter in Times (8) CRITERIA {CRIT}{ER{I}A}
3   Turn up at gate outside coronary care unit (5) OCCUR {OR} over {CCU}
4   Pull out arrow trapping sweetheart Penny (6) DEPART {D{swEet}{P}ART}
5   Best company closed earlier might end first (8) OVERCOME {OVER}{CO}{Might}{End}
6   One road's good; bypassing road at Eastern Ural's terribly bumpy (9) IRREGULAR {1}{R}{R}{E}{G}{URAL*}
7   Pathetic jerk holding kid (6) TRAGIC {T{RAG}IC}
8   First sauté, cool under pressure, add a bit of salt and seasonings (6) SPICES {Saute}{P}{ICE}{Salt}
9   Requested to take lid off barrel to get some eggnog and drank first (5) ASKED {cASK}{Eg...g}{Dr..k}
15 Let man out receiving guarantee at the end on 1st November or 31st October (9) HALLOWEEN {H{ALLOW}E}{g...tE}{No...r}
17 Analysis of cars here redone (8) RESEARCH*
18 Exceptional training given to Copper to catch false witness (8) PECULIAR {PE}{CU}{LIAR}
21 Spirit of English queen's gloomy, disheartened (6) ENERGY {EN}{ER}{Gl..mY}
22 Talk with police officer before breakup essentially (5) SPEAK {SP}{brEAKup}
23 Reflection on uncontrolled terrorism set out (6) MIRROR teRRORIsM*
24 Quest at England to reveal standing (6) ESTATE [T]
26 Kill ducks silently before time (5) SHOOT {SH}{OO}{T}

GRID

19 comments:

  1. 27AC Probably typo RE-EVALUATED may have been there.

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  2. 19 Low jacket sailor took out (4) BLUE

    BLOUSE - OS [ordinary seaman]

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    1. But OS is not in the same sequence in BLOUSE

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    2. could it be Blue jacket....USS Navy ship.

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    3. In my opinion OS should have appeared as OS in the word from which it was to be deleted

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    4. Bluejacket seems to be logical, on second thoughts

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    5. blue·jack·et (blo͞o′jăk′ĭt)
      n.
      An enlisted person in the US or British Navy; a sailor.... thefreedic

      But the wp considering this seems awry (sailor took out?). "Sailor's lost" perhaps?

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  3. After the tough cw of yesterday's, this was quite easy & enjoyable..which makes me wonder why cant Hindu arrange the puzzle as per difficulty levels on particular days a la Guardian puzzle..easier ones on Mondays & Tuesdays(Incognito, Lightning,Anon)..Medium ones on wednesdays & Thursdays..tougher ones on Fridays & Saturdays(xCh..Scintillator)

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    1. A tall order in the existing circumstances!

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  4. Well the online version i see.. shows this puzzle with yesterday (18th) date :( donno what thats about.. rather nice puzzle from AD.. could not parse criteria.. thanks for the crit meaning. new to me.. thought a few wps a bit heavy and did it from crossings rather than strictly by wp.. but overall rather enjoyed..

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  5. 4 Down Pull out arrow trapping sweetheart Penny (6) DEPART - It seems more like, DEAR for sweetheart , T rom trapping and P from penny..DE{P}AR{T}

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    1. Pull out = Definition = DEPART
      arrow = DART
      trapping = Containment indicator
      sweetheart = E (heart of swEet)
      Penny = P
      {D{E}{P}ART}

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