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I invite readers to add Comments if any in the light of clue-sol-WP-cluetype marshalled together here. A sample Comment I have added below. Please be constructive even in any criticism. (E&OE) Clue |
Sol |
WP |
Clue type |
| 8 and 11 Palmist's instruction - Reveal intentions | SHOW ONES HAND | NA | DD |
| 9 Reserves to practise during intervals (10) | RESTRAINTS | RES(TRAIN)S | Container-content |
| 10 Throws out failures? Not right (6) | EJECTS | rEJECTS | Del: head off |
| 11 See 8 | NA | NA | NA |
| 12 Opposed to a drink (4) | AGIN | A GIN | Charade |
| 13 Employing disheartened amateur winsomely (10) | ENGAGINGLY | ENGAGING LaY | Cha w del |
| 17 Briefly luxurious asset (4) | PLUS | NA | Del: Tail off |
| 18 Leader ignored safe approach (5) | COFFER | cOFFER | Del: Head off |
| 19 Discard the actors (4) | CAST | NA | DD |
| 20 Instructs one to delete documents with changes (10) | TRANSFORMS | TRAiNS FORMS | Cha w del |
| 22 Pretentious talk of market optimist (4) | BULL | NA | DD |
| 23 Dressing laggards with best clothes (4, 4) | GLAD RAGS | NA | Anagram |
| 27 Working with urgency to make career (6) | ONRUSH | ON RUSH | Charade |
| 28 Extremely unemotional in uniform? That's a doctor (10) | CONSULTANT | NA | Container-content w del |
| 29 Long in the water with evasive people (4) | EELS | Not clear | Unclassified |
| 1 See 14 | NA | NA | NA |
| 2 Unsolicited opinion of very little value (3, 5) | TWO CENTS | NA | DD |
| 3 Runs in to have sex? Dismisses curtly (7, 3) | BRUSHES OFF | B(RUSHES)OFF | Container-content |
| 4 Some aficionados lounging at city (4) | OSLO | aficionodOSLOunging | Hidden |
| 5 Time to regret being faithful (4) | TRUE | T-rue | Charade |
| 6 Transfer is rejected with brief call (6) | SIPHON | SI<-PHON(e) | Cha w rev and del |
| 7 Pugilist under pressure contributes to knock one senseless (4) | STUN | pugiliSTUNder | Hidden |
| 14 and 1D Attack fiercely and advance towards pitcher who’s breaking a rule cunningly (2, 3, 3, 7) | GO FOR THE JUGULAR | GOFORTHE-JUG-(ULAR-e)* | Cha with del-cum-anag |
| 15 Lass searches for young women’s organisation (4, 6) | GIRL SCOUTS | GIRL SCOUTS | Cha |
| 16 Lacking agenda, lackey content to leave unenthusiastically (10) | LISTLESSLY | NA | Cha w del |
| 19 Obscurely perverse lacking soul perhaps, intimacy can be a net attraction (8) | CYBER SEX | (OBSCURELY - SOUL)*-SEX | Cha w del |
| 21 Practice of abandoning habits? (6) | NUDISM | NA | CD |
| 24 Spoils machine in retrospect (4) | LOOT | NA | Reversal |
| 25 Colleague lawfully removes member (4) | ALLY | legALLY | Deletion:letters off |
| 26 Speak roughly to break zest (4) | SNAP | NA | Multiple def |
Sample comments
ReplyDeleteThere is a good mix of clue types.
In 15dn the sol GIRL SCOUTS has been broken as girl and scouts and clued as a charade. It is OK but solvers may expect a phrase to be broken differently and clued.
As a setter I know any crossword will have more charades than any other clue type. But some of these will suffer deletionshave deletions as here.
Hi Chaturvasi Sir, thank you for taking time out for the analysis. It means a lot to receive expert feedback and criticism! Definitely helps to improve as a setter!
ReplyDeleteSir, the clue type for 14 and 1D would be Cha + cont-cum-anag. GO FORTH + (E{JUG}ULAR*)
For 29A, EELS, my intention was CD & D. Long in the water? (eels being long fishes) and evasive people definition
Thank you again Sir!
Count of clue types
ReplyDeleteAnagram 1
23 Dressing laggards with best clothes (4, 4)
NA
GLAD RAGS
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CD 1
21 Practice of abandoning habits? (6)
NA
NUDISM
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Cha w del 4
13 Employing disheartened amateur winsomely (10)
ENGAGING LaY
ENGAGINGLY
16 Lacking agenda, lackey content to leave unenthusiastically (10)
NA
LISTLESSLY
19 Obscurely perverse lacking soul perhaps, intimacy can be a net attraction (8)
(OBSCURELY - SOUL)*-SEX
CYBER SEX
20 Instructs one to delete documents with changes (10)
TRAiNS FORMS
TRANSFORMS
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Cha w rev and del 1
6 Transfer is rejected with brief call (6)
SI<-PHON(e)
SIPHON
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Cha with del-cum-anag 1
14 and 1D Attack fiercely and advance towards pitcher who’s breaking a rule cunningly (2, 3, 3, 7)
GOFORTHE-ULAR
GO FOR THE JUGULAR
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Charade 4
12 Opposed to a drink (4)
A GIN
AGIN
15 Lass searches for young women’s organisation (4, 6)
GIRL SCOUTS
GIRL SCOUTS
27 Working with urgency to make career (6)
ON RUSH
ONRUSH
5 Time to regret being faithful (4)
T-rue
TRUE
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Container-content 2
3 Runs in to have sex? Dismisses curtly (7, 3)
B(RUSHES)OFF
BRUSHES OFF
9 Reserves to practise during intervals (10)
RES(TRAIN)S
RESTRAINTS
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Container-content w del 1
28 Extremely unemotional in uniform? That's a doctor (10)
NA
CONSULTANT
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DD 3
19 Discard the actors (4)
NA
CAST
2 Unsolicited opinion of very little value (3, 5)
NA
TWO CENTS
22 Pretentious talk of market optimist (4)
NA
BULL
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Del: head off 2
10 Throws out failures? Not right (6) 1
rEJECTS
EJECTS
18 Leader ignored safe approach (5)
cOFFER
COFFER
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Del: Tail off 1
17 Briefly luxurious asset (4) 1
NA
PLUS
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Deletion:letters off 1
25 Colleague lawfully removes member (4) 1
legALLY
ALLY
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Hidden 2
4 Some aficionados lounging at city (4)
aficionodOSLOunging
OSLO
7 Pugilist under pressure contributes to knock one senseless (4)
pugiliSTUNder
STUN
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Multiple def 1
26 Speak roughly to break zest (4) 1
NA
SNAP
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Reversal 1
24 Spoils machine in retrospect (4) 1
NA
LOOT
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Unclassified 1
29 Long in the water with evasive people (4) 1
Not clear 1
EELS 1
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Grand Total 29
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E & O E (Some automation was used in this classification)