Monday 26 March 2018

No 12274, Monday 26 Mar 2018, Gridman


Answer and anno for 17D left for a first-time commenter till 10 AM.

ACROSS
1   Paint a picture of late writer without publicity (8) DESCRIBE {DEad}{SCRIBE}
6   Caregiver — senior — left ashram in trouble (4) AMAH AsHrAM*
9   Socialise with old boy entering Honduras with old boy (6) HOBNOB {H{OB}N}{OB}
10 English politician's mistake disheartened ruler (7) EMPEROR {E}{MP}{ERrOR}
13 For ever, Oriental's strict with no small friend (9) ETERNALLY {E}{sTERN}{ALLY}
14 One wouldn't want to lose it and become a pauper (5) SHIRT [CD]
15 Besides, get solar application right away (4) ALSO SOLAr*
16 He takes away and takes away furtively (5,5) SNEAK THIEF [CD]
19 Illuminating poetry? (5,5) LIGHT VERSE [CD]
21 A wager on what an accessory would do (4) ABET {A}{BET}
24 Change half of them to the finish (5) EMEND {thEM}{END}
25 Communist back to call for act — courageous act (7-2) DERRING-DO {RED<=}{RING}-{DO}
26 Outline sections switched in Rugby formation (7) LINEOUT OUT<=>LINE
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By PierreSelim - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, Link
27 Good fellow? Not starting to be a cold person (6) ICEMAN {nICE}{MAN}
28 Smell bad — one from Athens no good (4) REEK gREEK
29 Imagination of Disney and me comes out (5,3) MINDS EYE {DISNEY+ME}*

DOWN
2   They run away with union in mind (7) ELOPERS [CD]
3   Corporal punishment makes girl rise in odd cage (6) CANING {Ca{NINA<=}Ge}
4   One doctor getting a cut betrays partiality (9) IMBALANCE {1}{MB}{A}{LANCE}
5   Woman gets line without exception (5) EVERY {EVE}{RY}
7   Swallow India's original drink (7) MARTINI {MARTIN}{India}
8   Can't go deep? Really puzzling! (4,2,6) HARD TO FATHOM [C&DD]
11 Exercise to fix a former Spanish coin (6) PESETA {PE}{SET}{A}
12 Tell confused leader he sells goods to consumers (6,6) RETAIL DEALER {RETAIL} {LEADER}*
17 Claim a small advertisement in newspaper is not Indian (9) A?S?R?I?N (Addendum - ASSERTION {A}{S}{inSERTION} - See comments)
18 Dust off girl's workshop (6) STUDIO {DUST*}{IO}
20 Conservationist, that is inexperienced, to begin with (7) GREENIE {GREEN}{IE}
22 Extreme poverty? Urge good lamb owner spending millions (7) BEGGARY {BEG}{G}{mARY}
23 Various aquatic birds (6) DIVERS [DD] Didn't know this variant of 'diverse'
25 Mutated dramatically after backward alien left: that's a fact (5) DATUM MUTAteD*

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30 comments:

  1. Poornima26 March 2018 at 08:47

    17d- ASSERTION
    A S(small) INSERTION( advertisement in newspaper) - IN( not Indian)

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  2. sree_sree26 March 2018 at 08:52

    clue by GM sometime back. Many // wetsuit wearers (6)

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  3. KARTHIK26 March 2018 at 09:05

    18D) How do we get Girl's = IO ? Asking as a crossword beginner

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    1. sree_sree26 March 2018 at 09:09

      https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/io

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  4. C.G. BHARGAV26 March 2018 at 09:27

    SNEAK THIEF!

    Sneak thieves exist ETERNALLY. And thy have their DIVERS methods. The police have the DATUM.
    For the police, in most cases, it is not HARD TO FATHOM as to who could have done it. A chain snatcher will never pick a pocket. One who strikes a RETAIL SELLER will do the same time and again.
    No IMBALANCE there!!
    A theft by a GREENIE could be solved as many clues would have been left behind.
    And the CC Cameras!
    Almost EVERY reported theft can be solved in the MINDS EYE of the cops.
    In some cases light CANING may suffice.
    Some others need more time and effort.
    If the have the will they can surely find a way.
    But for them to have the will....!!!

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    1. Padmanabhan26 March 2018 at 10:07

      Spot on CGB. Will they ever have the 'will'? Or it has to be induced and if so how?!
      Another nice and enjoyable one from Gridman.

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    2. Vasant26 March 2018 at 10:38

      +1

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    3. sree_sree26 March 2018 at 11:47

      I have a decade of volunteering at the higher echlons of Policing. it depends on whats solving: sneaky theft is Achilles heel of legal system. PROOF is a mirage in such cases. compensating a victim (with significant loss) outside legal system is predominant. the key factor is getting an FIR registered not just a complaint. the order and nature of compensation vary but system has a necessity of closing the case. so in the end who has more patience is what matters?

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    4. Padmanabhan26 March 2018 at 17:20

      Quite interesting. I will catch up with you on that next time we meet.

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  5. Mukundala Balasubramanyam26 March 2018 at 09:46

    12 Tell confused leader he sells goods to consumers (6,6) RETAIL DEALER {RETAIL} {LEADER}*

    Is 'tell' = 'retail'?

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    1. C.G. BHARGAV26 March 2018 at 10:00

      Yes MB Sir. Synonyms.

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    2. Mukundala Balasubramanyam26 March 2018 at 10:06

      Thanks CGB. :)

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    3. Suresh26 March 2018 at 10:18

      ??!! What synonym? Source?

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    4. Deepak Gopinath26 March 2018 at 10:21

      From Free Dictionary

      v. re·tailed, re·tail·ing, re·tails
      v.tr.
      1. To sell in small quantities directly to consumers.
      2. (also rĭ-tāl′) To tell or repeat (gossip or stories, for example) to others.

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    5. Deepak Gopinath26 March 2018 at 10:22

      It is also there in Chambers

      verb (retailed, retailing) 1 a to sell (goods) in small quantities; b intrans to be sold in small quantities to customers. 2 to tell or recount (a story, gossip, etc) in great detail.

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    6. Kolluru Koteswara Rao26 March 2018 at 10:58

      Even Oxford has:
      recount; relate details of.




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    7. sree_sree26 March 2018 at 11:05

      Give an account of a sort of trade (6), EARLIER ON BY GM.

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    8. Suresh26 March 2018 at 12:29

      Went through the def in free dictionary earlier but could not find it. Checked again. It is there. Thanks

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  6. Padmanabhan26 March 2018 at 10:47

    Thank you Col. I had a vague idea, but not sure.

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  7. Kolluru Koteswara Rao26 March 2018 at 11:02

    23DN: Initially, felt HP indicator was missing!
    The Dict. gave the archaic/literary word.

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  8. maradnusro26 March 2018 at 11:19

    I hope Gridman appears tomorrow too.

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  9. Padmanabhan26 March 2018 at 11:37

    Sorry. Only 4 in every turn- he has reduced from 6 to 4.

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  10. raju umamaheswar26 March 2018 at 12:18

    Gridman's mill grinds on ; showing signs of compiling-fatigue? Well, one can be at one's peak at all times !

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    1. Deepak Gopinath26 March 2018 at 14:41

      I don't see any signs of compiling-fatigue!!

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    2. raju umamaheswar26 March 2018 at 16:54

      I meant o ne CANNOT be ! This crossie of Gridman is so unlike his usual as it is rather easy ! That's what I meant !

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    3. Vasant26 March 2018 at 17:22

      Raju: These might be easy for you who have been doing crosswords for many years but what about those who have taken to crosswords recently? I find Gridman's puzzles always enjoyable..also you can learn the art of cluing from his puzzles.

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    4. Padmanabhan26 March 2018 at 18:54

      Yes and surface stories.

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  11. Padmanabhan26 March 2018 at 17:18

    Most likely that he wants to make them easy, rather less complicated and more enjoyable.

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  12. raju umamaheswar26 March 2018 at 21:08

    I understand. Please do not take my comments as negative as that's not my intention. Take them on their face value.

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    1. Vasant26 March 2018 at 22:25

      We know you are the most positive person..but there is a big gap between your intention and your words 😀😀

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