Tuesday, 13 December 2016

No 11876, Tuesday 13 Dec 2016, Anon


EID MUBARAK

ACROSS
1   Pet looking after the ship? (6) CARESS {CARE}{SS}
4   Fears scan within Damascus’ boundaries… (6) DREADS {READ} in {Da...uS}
9   …sloth starts unusually nesting atop icecaps (4) UNAI Acrostic
10 Implored sober cadet to revolt (10) OBSECRATED*
11 Idle love in spring (6) LOUNGE {L{O}UNGE}
12 Final fact is not even usable (8) EVENTUAL {EVENT}{UsAbLe}
13 Aid vestry perplexed by misfortune (9) ADVERSITY*
15 Protect Investment Company (5) HEDGE [DD]
16 Get rid of leftover (5) SCRAP [DD]
18 I find deft stranger timid (9) DIFFIDENT*
22 Demands of multinational not operating dubiously (8) ULTIMATA MULTInATionAl* Deletion fodder not clear. NIL ON for Not operating?
23 Whale found in lunar waters (6) NARWAL [T] Seems to be an error in the fodder
25 Forgetting bridge’s directions, takes second left in US city (3,7) LOS ANGELES {LOS {ANG{lEft}LE}S} Not sure of Anno
26 Walk with father at Church of England (4) PACE {PA}{CE}
27 Drink for German man within Sicily’s boundaries (6) SHERRY {HERR} in {Si..lY}
28 Disguised, appeared as Oriental devil (6) VEILED {E+DEVIL}*

DOWN
1   Erstwhile turbojet, it is said, was compact (7) CONCORD (~concorde}
2   Sit on the throne on curb (5) REIGN (~rein) Homophone indicator?
3   Pushers hang about in ship (7) SHOVERS {S{HOVER}S}
5   Loud noise of bat, we hear (6) RACKET (~ racquet)
6   Exclude husband who yearns most for return of racial discrimination (9) APARTHEID {APART}{H}{DIEs<=}
7   Woman to crash system (7) SHEBANG {SHE}{BANG}
8   It can be found out if aliens eat crab stew (13) ASCERTAINABLE*
14 Destroy cycle, insist on removing tyres first (9) ERADICATE {ERA}{DICtATE}
17 Insensitive outcries missing tact, at first (7) CALLOUS {CALL OUtS}
19 Subtlety of penalties seem odd (7) FINESSE {FINES}{SeEm}
20 We hear new dance is difficult, has refinement (7) NUANCED (~new){NU}{DANCE}*
21 More expansive beer has drop of rum in it (6) LARGER {LA{Rum}GER}
24 Keep at bay returning outcast (5) REPEL <=

GRID

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7 comments:

  1. Kolluru Koteswara Rao13 December 2016 at 08:54

    Too many gaps. Can someone give satisfactory annos?

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    1. raju umamaheswar14 December 2016 at 01:54

      I had no difficulty at all ! Fairly easy , I'd say. OBSECRATED is a new one for me. Spell checker directed me to add to my dictionary. I have obeyed !

      I pray that all our friends and every other person in Madras are safe and sheltered from the killer cyclone ! Madras seems to be under a bad spell ?

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  2. Vasant13 December 2016 at 09:24

    A few iffy clues..22A,23A,25A & 2D..
    Otherwise the puzzle was quite ok..

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  3. Raghunath13 December 2016 at 09:47

    25 Forgetting bridge’s directions, takes second left in US city (3,7) LOS ANGELES {LOS {ANG{lEft}LE}S} Not sure of Anno

    Anno is correct: Forgetting: LOSS, bridges: Container ind. Direction (not directions?) takes in lEft

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  4. Vasant13 December 2016 at 22:03

    Paddy..hope all is well in Chennai..had talked to my sister in the evening..she said power has been in restored..my cousins too are safe..do post

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    1. Vasant13 December 2016 at 22:04

      CV Sir,Ajeesh,Renga, Srinkanth..hope you are all safe & fine

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