Friday, 13 January 2017

No 11903, Friday 13 Jan 2017, Afterdark


ACROSS
1   Bill was initially not interested in suggestions; gets warnings (11) ADMONITIONS {AD}{MO{Not}{In...d}TIONS}
9   Small amount/fund as prize (7) JACKPOT {JACK}{POT}
10 You heard smiley is fixed out in condition of ideal happiness (7) ELYSIUM (~you)U in {SMILEY}*
11 Examine bone that’s deficient (5) SCANT {SCAN}{T}
12 Smallest flight seen in shelter (9) NARROWEST {N{ARROW}EST}
13 Images of international fraud found at station primarily (5) ICONS {I}{CON}{St...n}
15 Later princess may have permission to meet one who stands (9) CANDIDATE {DI}in {CAN DATE}
18 Great anxiety, hearts skip facing criminals (9) GANGSTERS {G}{ANGST}{hEaRtS}
21 Judge, Executioner, Saviour, Ultimate-one and Supreme-Being primarily (5) JESUS Acrostic
22 Mob active, violent and aggressive (9) COMBATIVE*
24 Taxi driven to emergency room with Pole (5) CABER {CAB}{ER}
26 Around 1st of January season breaks up in city (3,4) SAN JOSE {Ja...y} in {SEASON}*
27 Head of clan at muddy oasis with new camel, perhaps (7) CAISSON {Clan}{OASIS*}{N}
28 Impediments for courage? Receive kisses (11) BOTTLENECKS {BOTTLE}{NECKS}

DOWN
1   Getting used to one day at fair in Germany's capital (9) ADJUSTING {A}{D}{JUST}{IN}{G}
2   Method to get tea, coffee (5) MOCHA {MO}{CHA}
3   Persons showing favouritism to stepson punished, appeal reversed internally (9) NEPOTISTS {IT<=} in {STEPSON}*
4   Uncannily anticipate ape released will be very large (7) TITANIC ANTICIpaTe*
5   Cooker kept around centre of terrace brimmed (7) OVERRAN {OVE{teRRAce}N}
6   Directive to regularly scan eye's rot (3-2) SAY-SO {ScAn+eYe'S+rOt}
7   Neighbours surprisingly absent before submitting IT returns (8) TIBETANS {IT<=}{ABSENT*}
8   Neglect mantra, meditate essentially (4) OMIT {OM}{medITate}
14 Appoint mentor to help make lotion (8) OINTMENT [T]
16 Vaccination for illness, Jack administered for discharging female (9) INJECTION IN(-f+j)JECTION
17 Protects English sinners by mistake around the corner of church (9) ENSHRINES {E}{S{c...cH}RINES*}
19 It's clear that if invested wrongly some sum will be lost (7) EVIDENT INVEsTED*
20 Central ministers, agency blocked tailor's design (7) STENCIL Anno pending (Addendum - {minISTers + agENcy + bloCked + taiLors}*) Tailor part of fodder as well as AInd
22 100 remains of what we don't have these days (4) CASH {C}{ASH}
23 Mob uprising contained by a low-grade explosive (1-4) A-BOMB {A}-{MOB<=}{B}
25 First graduate school, number one college (5) BASIC {BA}{S}{1}{C}


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22 comments:

  1. Kolluru Koteswara Rao13 January 2017 at 08:55

    20DN design unknown!!!

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  2. Suresh13 January 2017 at 08:59

    20D seems a bit off centre. T and C don't fit in the centre

    6D is a not quite regular

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    1. Padmanabhan13 January 2017 at 09:23

      6D- I thought so too. But the way Col. has indicated it seems like alt. in individual words- not continuous.

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  3. Deepak Gopinath13 January 2017 at 09:05

    Anno for 20D demystified and entered in main post

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    1. Suresh13 January 2017 at 09:09

      L is missing in the demystified version. I Think my off centre version may be the intention

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    2. Kolluru Koteswara Rao13 January 2017 at 09:11

      Well thought of Col, but that needs anind. Let us take design on double duty. Right?

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    3. Deepak Gopinath13 January 2017 at 09:30

      Tailor is the anind and Design the definition

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    4. Suresh13 January 2017 at 09:48

      Doesn't work in my view.

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    5. Suresh13 January 2017 at 10:49

      My anno giving ST from ministers EN from agency C from blocked and IL from tailor has a problem with T being off-centre. Deepak's anno has a problem of fodder being part of the anind. Either way the clue is faulty.

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    6. Kolluru Koteswara Rao13 January 2017 at 11:11

      Yes, there is a design defect for sure.

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  4. Padmanabhan13 January 2017 at 09:24

    Barring the above problems a fast one which I could do on line before receipt of print edition.
    Thank you AD for giving our morning coffee with a choice of tea as well!

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  5. Vasant13 January 2017 at 09:32

    20D:fodder still has error..central minISTers..whereas only ST was required
    Otherwise an enjoyable puzzle ftom AD

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    1. Deepak Gopinath13 January 2017 at 10:49

      No error IST+EN+C+L = STENCIL

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    2. VMA Nair13 January 2017 at 13:50

      Tailor is an anagrind only when it precedes the fodder. Moreover with 's (tailor's) it won't work as anagrind at all. I think it is an oversight and Suresh' s anno is right

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    3. Vasant13 January 2017 at 14:03

      I think thats right..I had annotated it as such problem is with minISTers

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    4. Raghunath13 January 2017 at 14:14

      Ajeesh's point about tailor not being the indicator as it follows the fodder. But how many of us follow that?

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    5. VMA Nair13 January 2017 at 14:14

      Same with 6d.it is not quite regularly

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    6. Raghunath13 January 2017 at 14:15

      I meant his point is valid

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  6. Padmanabhan13 January 2017 at 13:07

    Col.'s anno is pretty clear- centre of all words with design as def.

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  7. raju umamaheswar13 January 2017 at 22:32


    Subject: fun for English lovers. Good fodder fpor all cryptic crossword compilers ?

    Happy PUNgal to ye all !!

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    All that glitters is not gold

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    Where there's smoke there's fire

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    Beggers can't be choosers

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    A rolling stone gathers no moss

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    He who laughs last, laughs best

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    Beauty is only skin deep

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    GO TO HELL !

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