Satyen Nabar's Sun Spl analysed

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Tuesday, 27 February 2018

No 12251, Tuesday 27 Feb 2018, Arden


Answer and anno for 20A left for a first time commenter till 10 AM.

ACROSS
1   Either of the Chappel brothers can have hard time — prayer's the answer (9,5) GREGORIAN CHANT {GREG}{OR}{IAN} {C{H}AN}{T}
10 Heedless, drinks cold coffee (5) DECAF {DE{C}AF}
11 Reformation canonises a holy event (9) ASCENSION*
12 Sharp wit of man (7) PUNGENT {PUN}{GENT}
13 They are on hand during travels — take care after vacation (7) TRICEPS {TRI{CarE}PS}
14 Fish had bad odour (5) SMELT [DD]
16 Lost again, recollecting and longing for the past (9) NOSTALGIA*
19 Most of the money is advanced, it's quite huge (9) CORPULENT {CORPUs}{LENT}
20 Correct and open text, do it later (5) E?A?T (Addendum - EXACT {tEXt}{ACT} - See comments)
22 All cry out when I enter, it's emotional (7) LYRICAL {I} in {ALL+CRY}*
25 Caught her taking supplement over cheese (7) CHEDDAR {C}{HE{ADD<=}R}
27 Curse the devil, create mayhem (9) IMPRECATE {IMP}{CREATE}*
28 It sticks to outer surface, stupid! (5) GOOSE {GOO}{Su...cE}
29 The average Joe freely entertains them (3,2,3,6) MAN IN THE STREET*

DOWN
2   Set up nuclear reactor — not clear about his side of the story (9) RACONTEUR {NUclear+REACTOR}*
3   Slip is showing, affecting some entries (5) GAFFE [T]
4   Can create oscillating electrical phenomenon (9) REACTANCE*
5   Like the material, half of it goes for the tie (5) ASCOT {AS}{COTton}
6   Open supply — open for one in the race (9) CANDIDATE {CANDID}{sATE} (Correction - {CANDID}{cATEr} - See comments)
7   A bloodsucker in a fairy tale (5) ALICE {A}{LICE}
8   Country represented by Usain Bolt finally secured independence (7) TUNISIA {I} in {USAIN+bolT}*
9   Conforms as a day goes past (6) ADAPTS {A}{D}{PAST*}
15 Billy's meal, it's time right made way for left (9) TRUNCHEON {T}{(-l+r)RUNCHEON}

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17 Place men on board, they fix things (9) SETSCREWS {SET}{S{CREW}S}
18 Organised — organised something extravagant (9) GRANDIOSE*
19 Devotion to a form of light music (7) CULTISM {LT+MUSIC}*
21 Object to keeping salt on bag (6) TARGET {TAR}{GET}
23 Mature state of writer (5) RIPEN {RI}{PEN}
24 Change hands, come up to filter (5) LEACH (-r+l)LEACH
26 The Queen over time has been enthusiastic (5) EAGER {E{AGE}R}

GRID

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31 comments:

  1. JS27 February 2018 at 08:34

    20A = EXACT = Correct and open t{ex}t, (do it = Act) later

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  2. Vasant27 February 2018 at 08:35

    Nice puzzle!Far easier with some cracking wp. Many went in at the first pass including the old chestnut at 1A(Greg or Ian-either of the Chappel brothers-poor Trevor cant find a place in the crossies!)

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  3. sree_sree27 February 2018 at 08:36

    6d supply=cater my understanding

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  4. sree_sree27 February 2018 at 08:52

    4d will "oscillating can create".....

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    1. sree_sree27 February 2018 at 08:56

      Is it acceptable clueing.

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    2. Deepak Gopinath27 February 2018 at 09:15

      Then it should be 'Oscillation' and not 'Oscillating'

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    3. Vasant27 February 2018 at 09:28

      Oscillation can create electrical phenemenon...sounds better?

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    4. sree_sree27 February 2018 at 09:48

      thanks col.
      thanks vasant.

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    5. Padmanabhan27 February 2018 at 10:04

      I don't see any problem with the clue as it is.
      In the surface reading- 'Reactance can create oscillating phenomenon.
      In cryptic 'oscilating' is anind.

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    6. JS27 February 2018 at 11:40

      +1

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    7. sree_sree27 February 2018 at 11:47

      There is absolutely nothing wrong in the clue given. I am just trying to learn clueing. Hence wanted opinion on if my way is ok.

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    8. Satyen Nabar27 February 2018 at 13:11

      Referring to what Bhavan had specified about Nounal anagrinds earlier on this blog. If the Nounal anagrind 'Oscillation' is to be used, it would be more appropriate to use it as 'Oscillation of/in..'

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  5. Dr. Krishnamoorthy. A, Vellore27 February 2018 at 08:56

    20a: exact - ex(open text)+act(do)

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  6. Ramani27 February 2018 at 10:50

    Right made way for left...is it ok?

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    1. sree_sree27 February 2018 at 10:58

      i read it as "billy is meal if tr made for l"

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    2. Padmanabhan27 February 2018 at 11:29

      But it is 'made way'. So, it reads as if 'tr' made way for L & not the other way round.

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    3. sree_sree27 February 2018 at 11:45

      Yes sir. Truncheon (billy) becomes (is) Luncheon(meal) if (,) tr made way for L.

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    4. Ramani27 February 2018 at 12:04

      Thanks you Prasad.

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    5. Ramani27 February 2018 at 12:05

      Read Thank. Auto fill played.

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  7. raju umamaheswar27 February 2018 at 12:08

    Bhargav's bargain basement is empty? RACONTEUR running short of creative juices ? or still stirring up ?

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    1. Padmanabhan27 February 2018 at 13:34

      Give him an hour and he will spin a story.

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    2. Padmanabhan27 February 2018 at 13:35

      So, it's reverse- meal becomes Truncheon.
      Thank you Prasad.

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  8. C.G. BHARGAV27 February 2018 at 13:15

    The MAN IN THE STREET is EAGER to know the EXACT reason...
    And so does the CORPULENT policeman. Maybe he SMELT something PUNGENT.
    Some people are found murmuring a GREGORIAM CHANT. Some are viewing the LYRICAL songs repeatedly. All are in NOSTALGIA.
    If something fishy how will it be found?
    Nothing GRANDIOSE.

    Just a GAFFE.

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