Satyen Nabar's Sun Spl analysed

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Wednesday, 22 November 2017

No 12169, Wednesday 22 Nov 2017, Gridman


ACROSS
1   Get close to squelch fire in corner (8) BEFRIEND {BE{FIRE*}ND}
5   Reportedly sees limit to Polar covering (3,3) ICE CAP (~eyes){ICE} {CAP}
10 Debase revolutionary with a writer (7) CHEAPEN {CHE}{A}{PEN}
11 A church official’s one deductive (1,6) A PRIORI {A}{PRIOR}{1}
12 Bring out from Felicity’s heart? (6) ELICIT [T]
13 Writer, with one temporary accommodation, is in a sorry state (8) PENITENT {PEN}{1}{TENT}
15 Wild revelry takes gory turn (4) ORGY*
16 Smuggled goods from carton disposed of by group (10) CONTRABAND {CARTON*}{BAND}
18 Ignoring complexity, one politician with rota, enters thus (10) SIMPLISTIC {S{1}{MP}{LIST}IC}
20 Girl going around the Spanish restaurant (4) DELI {D{EL}I}
23 Expose to risk Vendan gerrymandering in interior parts (8) ENDANGER [T]
24 Lawful pattern? (6) MOSAIC [DD]
26 Rest with half a record on business (7) RECLINE {RECord}{LINE}
27 National might be a female I hang about (7) AFGHANI {A}{F}{HANG+I}*
28 Praise European Union's record with extreme sincerity (6) EULOGY {EU}{LOG}{s...tY}
29 In which state one doesn't do anything (8) IDLENESS [CD]

DOWN
1   Yet one with this educational qualification may be married (9,6) BACHELORS DEGREE [CD]
2   Throw over the middle of greens causes sensation (7) FEELING {F{grEEns}LING}
3   Damage from mischievous child's broadcast (6) IMPAIR {IMP}{AIR}
4   Desirable cloud for one to be on? (4) NINE [CD]
6   Papal appointment of basic importance (8) CARDINAL [DD]
7   Chennai's top artist gets depression caused by deadly disease (7) CHOLERA {Ch...i}{HOLE}{RA}
8   Current layouts impress journalist groups (7,8) PRINTED CIRCUITS {PRINT}{ED} {CIRCUITS}
9   Narrow victory gets father in terrible excitement after point (5-4) WAFER-THIN {W}{FATHER+IN}*
14 Sew and hoover furiously — in any manner (9) HOWSOEVER {SEW+HOOVER}*
17 Designing puts a bit of novelty in carpenter's work (8) PLANNING {PLAN{No...y}ING}
19 Claimed to be in a way curative (7) MEDICAL*
21 Issue is raising alien with a title (7) EMANATE {ET}{A}{NAME}<=
22 Shake injured leg after run (6) JOGGLE {JOG}{LEG*}
25 Charge hospital section (4) WARD [DD]

GRID

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30 comments:

  1. Kolluru Koteswara Rao22 November 2017 at 08:32

    Smooth sailing today! Thanks GM

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  2. sree_sree22 November 2017 at 08:34

    9d w(father*)in. My understanding. Narrow is the def.

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    1. Col_Gopinath22 November 2017 at 09:00

      Since the Anind (terrible) is after in, it will have to be included in the fodder.
      Narrow victory is the definition

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    2. Kolluru Koteswara Rao22 November 2017 at 09:18

      Prasad would have been correct if there is no wordplay on POINT

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    3. Padmanabhan22 November 2017 at 09:30

      Question is if 'wafer-thin' means just narrow or narrow victory. Much to be said for both- it is used more frequently with majority,victory etc.

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    4. Kolluru Koteswara Rao22 November 2017 at 09:38

      Wafer-thin is an adjective only. victory or margin is used in poll analysis.

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  3. sree_sree22 November 2017 at 08:37

    4d. Cloud ten is the next mantra. Marketing always pushes the boundaries of superlatives.

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  4. maradnusro22 November 2017 at 08:39

    I am in cloud nine. Thank you Gridman. You never disappoint in providing the right mix of tantalising clues.

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  5. Vasant22 November 2017 at 08:39

    How?
    Point=W(N,S,E,W-the compass points)
    +Father in*
    As annotated by Col.

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    1. Vasant22 November 2017 at 08:40

      This is in reply to Prasad @ 8:34

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    2. sree_sree22 November 2017 at 08:45

      wafer thin is only indicative of margin of victory. After point, indicative of placement of father*.

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    3. Vasant22 November 2017 at 08:51

      Let us see what Gridman says

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    4. Padmanabhan22 November 2017 at 09:31

      Exactly what I wanted @ 9.30.

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    5. Chaturvasi22 November 2017 at 10:00

      I think we have usages where we say 'His victory margin was wafer-thin." In the clue, victory is not part of the def. Narrow = wafer-thin. Both are adjectives.

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  6. Padmanabhan22 November 2017 at 09:32

    Enjoyable workout.Typically Gridman. Thank you.

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  7. Padmanabhan22 November 2017 at 09:45

    24A- Thoughtful of Col. I did not know the 'lawful' meaning of mosaic.

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  8. Padmanabhan22 November 2017 at 09:52

    Very informative link on 'a priori'.
    The link about cloud nine, though interesting, seems inconclusive about its origins.

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  9. Vasant22 November 2017 at 11:04

    A clue in today's ET that I couldnt get
    18D: Leave English monarch mostly in SW city(8)
    Crossings are ?e?s?a?h

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    1. Vasant22 November 2017 at 11:26

      Oh!had made a mistake in one of the crossings. Now got it!

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    2. Vasant22 November 2017 at 11:29

      B(E QUE)ATH

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    3. Padmanabhan22 November 2017 at 11:35

      Thank you,Vasant, for solving one clue for me. I would not have got it in spite of having been to SW city Bath. Monarch mostly giving 3 out of five! Point is, monarch may lead to king as well. We can't take it as English monarch, since it is for E.

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    4. Vasant22 November 2017 at 11:56

      Paddy:30A was also tough..could get it after 10 minutes of brain wracking!

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    5. Padmanabhan22 November 2017 at 12:41

      Hot Rod

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    6. Vasant22 November 2017 at 13:43

      Bingo!

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  10. Vasant22 November 2017 at 11:34

    After Kishore's post in FB that the ET crosswords are no more recycled ones but are brand new ones, have started doing them again. Today's puzzle had a few good clues.

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    1. Padmanabhan22 November 2017 at 11:47

      Thank you. I can get my doubts cleared.
      Yes, I have been noticing a few good clues lately.

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  11. Chaturvasi22 November 2017 at 13:35

    I had a look at the puzzle in ET today.
    One look at the grid and I can confidently say it is still the Daily Mail puzzle.
    This is confirmed by the Copyright notice at the bottom.
    As for the difficulty level and whether the owner company has renewed its arrangement, I cannot say anything.
    Can't go by solvers' perceptions.
    When we don't remember a clue/solution of a week ago, how can we remember a cwd/clue from some three years ago? Only a database query can tell.

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  12. Padmanabhan22 November 2017 at 16:25

    My point is that as long as I don't remember solving the clue earlier, it is as good as new- as long as the difficulty level is reasonable. When we have the time to spare....

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  13. raju umamaheswar22 November 2017 at 21:14

    Cryptic clues have various permutations and combinations possibilities and at times, one does get the feeling of deja vu ! The compilers themselves do the jugglery and recycling of clues in various ways of anagrams and charades. So long as one is not facing a direct lift-offs of others' creations , let us enjoy. I , for one, welcome any and all kinds-- originals, recycled or otherwise !

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  14. Vanchinathan23 November 2017 at 08:27

    One of the rare days when I solved 25 or so clues!
    The clue for Eulogy (28Ac) gave a picture of someone
    in UN Aseembly speaking about Europe's good work, and the clue for Cholera (7Dn) conjured up an image of a Kodambakkam star down with some malady, and so was the clue for Cheapen reminding attempts to tarnish the image of intellectuals with leftist leanings. These types of clues make this pastime delightful!

    About a priori, it was nice to see it coming up in clues, something I see a lot in mathematics literature.

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