Monday 12 June 2017

No 12031, Monday 12 Jun 2017, Vulcan


ACROSS
1   Press one to come out with the reply (8) RESPONSE*
5   With pleasure, eat around one city (6) MUNICH {MUN{1}CH} With pleasure is superfluous
10 Gatecrashed businesswoman's plantation (3,6) TEA GARDEN {GATE}*{ARDEN} Is Arden standard for a businesswoman (No pun intended)?
11 Son captivated by A Tree Song (5) PSALM {P{S}ALM}
12 Order soap (6) SERIES [DD]
13 No coming back? Feels differently for me! (7) ONESELF {NO<=}{FEELS}*
14 Dance starting off with a caper — exciting (8) ROMANTIC {pROM}{ANTIC}
15 In love with old natural dye (6) INDIGO {IN}{DIG}{O}
18 Mildly resembling a man? (6) GENTLY [CD]
20 Error, one in magazine's first run (8) MISPRINT {Ma,,,e}{1}{SPRINT}
22 Sad title associated with last album (3,2,2) LET IT BE {TITLE}*{BE}
25 Student gives up learning basically to become breadwinner (6) EARNER lEARNER
27 Suit and tie originally designed for African (5) TUTSI {Tie+SUIT}*
28 Day spent in one scary resort that's inferior (9) SECONDARY {D} in {ONE+SCARY}*
29 Performer, European, catches cold before the start of recital (6) DANCER {DAN{C}E}{Re...l}
30 Novice one prepared to wrestle, say (8) NEOPHYTE {ONE*}{PHYTE}(~fight)

DOWN
1   Rodent with excellent speed (4) RATE {RAT}{E}
2   Political leader, one from Kentucky! (9) STATESMAN [DD]
3   New idea to get rid of pub brought cheers (7) OVATION innOVATION
4   Back as a girl with a cane endlessly cruel (8) SADISTIC {AS<=}{DI}{STICk}
6   Emotional meet-up before the end of reunion for many (7) UMPTEEN {MEET-UP}*{r...oN}
7   When animal shelters turning empty ... (5) INANE [T<=]
8   Civilian population struggled for ultimately one month (9) HOMEFRONT  {FOR+onE+MONTH}
9   Found old dresses loose (4) UNDO [T] That should be LOOSEN?
14 Great duel badly moderated (9) REGULATED*
16 Route I experiment with — to get in in time (9) ITINERARY {I}{T{IN}{ERA}RY}
17 Telegram about new case for the smart one! (8) WISEACRE {WI{CASE*}RE}
19 Can learn it for a change (7) LATRINE*
21 Vegetable that's cut, cut and cut (7) PARSNIP {PARe}{SNIP}
23 A giant, it's brown on the outside (5) TITAN {T{IT}AN}
24 Fatty? It's not good, right; it's straightforward (4) EASY grEASY
26 Promotion of a shy person (4) HYPE [T]

GRID

21 comments:

  1. You take out dresses kept in the wardrobe. You may find some of them 'loose', some 'tight' and some others 'just fit'. I think the wording in that clue is OK.

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    1. http://chambers.co.uk/search/?query=undo&title=thes

      1 unfasten, untie, unbuckle, unbutton, unhook, unzip, unlock, unwrap, unwind, open, free, release, loose, loosen, separate, disentangle

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    2. undo is both loose and loosen? Strange

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  2. 2. To eat with pleasure

    5A from free dictionary

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  3. Pleasant start for the week. Enjoyed solving.

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  4. 2D: Man from Kentucky=Man from states(united)=statesman? Or is it state's(kentucky)man?
    But a nice clue neverthless

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  5. Vasant,
    It is ONE from Kentucky- not MAN. Do it fits into a DD nicely.

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    1. One from Kentucky translates to man from States, doesnt it
      Of course it is a DD, no doubt.Was just wondering how one from Kentucky becomes Statesman

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    2. Probably referring to Martin Luther King.

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    1. Yes.Net connection restored on saturday evening

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  7. Happy Birthday Dr DS. Don't see you here nowadays?

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    1. Thanks Colonel and all my friends here. I do look at the Blog regularly though I don't post comments. Won't miss this group anytime. Regards to all.

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  8. 19 Dn.I am at a loss to appreciate the solution.

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