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Friday, 20 July 2018

No 12374, Friday 20 Jul 2018, Arden


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ACROSS
1   Time to review lack of interest in sex — it will blow you apart! (6) SEMTEX {S{TiME<=}EX}
4   Wine bottles — seal regularly missing from sideboard (8) CELLARET {C{sEaL}LARET}
9   Languages go into creative works (6) ARGOTS {AR{GO}TS}
10 Means to fight wild watchers (3,5) WAR CHEST*
12 Find abnormal gain in medicine (8) DIAGNOSE {D{GAIN*}OSE}
13 Two men find shelter (6) ALCOVE {AL}{COVE}
15 Sentence partly overlapping, pan India maybe (12) CONDEMNATION {CONDEM{N}ATION} Anno pending
18 Hijacked, need resolve — it portends danger (12) COMMANDEERED {COMMA}{NEED*}{RED}
21 Shops here are to protect heel (6) ARCADE {AR{CAD}E}
22 Maybe clean spike before the top (8) PINNACLE {PIN}{CLEAN*}
24 Delivery work on land (8) CHINAMAN {CHINA}{MAN}
25 Essentially kept to stop attack, it's settled (6) REPAID {R{kEPt}AID}
26 Fire on soldiers at the scene of warfare (8) RETRENCH {RE}{TRENCH}
27 Master's changing course (6) STREAM*

DOWN
1   Pomelo supplement for parting hair (8) SHADDOCK {SH{ADD}OCK}
2   Setter gulps second single malt, gets headache (8) MIGRAINE {M{sIngle}{GRAIN}E}
3   Need tolerance — it can lead to better relations (7,8) ENTENTE CORDIALE* &lit
5  Spurious cheese? (4) EDAM MADE<= (made up)
6   Can love over long term run the town council? (5,10) LOCAL GOVERNMENT {CAN+LOVE+LONG+TERM}*
7   Runner promoting drink is allowed (6) REEBOK {BEER<=}{OK}
8   Lead time, it's everywhere (6) TETHER {T}{ETHER}
11 Moving mountains? Not on, it could be catastrophic (7) TSUNAMI {MoUNTAInS}*
14 Engineer silent about Charlie's design (7) STENCIL {STEN{C}IL*}
16 Carry on, take care of the debris (8) WRECKAGE {W{RECK}AGE} 
17 Supplement to port — dig up soil to gain depth (8) ADDENDUM {AD{D}EN}{MUD<=}
19 American port's mark on the sailor (6) LASCAR {LA}{SCAR}
20 Writing sure to transform into holy books (6) SCRIPT {SCRIPT+SURE} [CA]
23 Lecture heard about a mineral (4) TALC (~talk)

GRID

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50 comments:

  1. Srinidhi20 July 2018 at 07:09

    2d Setter gulps second single malt, gets headache (8)
    Migraine which is headache
    Me is the crossword setter
    He is consuming I(single) & grain(malt)
    3d Need tolerance — it can lead to better relations (7,8)
    Entente cordiale – a French term used in diplomacy meaning better relations
    Anagram(Can) of Need Tolerance it
    6d Can love over long term run the town council? (5,10)
    Local Government meaning Town council
    Anagram of Can Love Long Term

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  2. Deepak Gopinath20 July 2018 at 07:12

    I am driving back to Bangalore today, accordingly the regular blog will be updated only after I reach.

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  3. Srinidhi20 July 2018 at 07:31

    Another clue
    5d Spurious cheese? (4)
    Edam which is a cheese
    Spurious is Made up. Reverse(up) Made
    Nice one!

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    1. sree_sree20 July 2018 at 08:34

      Just curious, which one did you get first. Cheese or spurious.

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    2. Padmanabhan20 July 2018 at 19:10

      I got cheese, but could not 'make it up'.
      Well done Srinidhi.

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    3. Srinidhi20 July 2018 at 19:50

      @Sree_Sree-Cheese first. Getting the anno was the a-ha moment
      Thanks Padmanabhan Sir.

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    4. Srinidhi20 July 2018 at 19:57

      I solved the four clues in the morning and read rest of the answers from the comments section. I find the puzzle is of a very high class. Wish I could write such clues.

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  4. Jayalakshmi arumugam20 July 2018 at 07:58

    17ac diagnose
    (gain) * in dose
    2dn migraine
    M(i) (grain) e
    11dn tsunami
    (Mountains-on) *
    14dn stencil (silent) * about c
    27ac stream (master) *

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  5. KARTHIK20 July 2018 at 08:30

    typo it should be 12A and not 17A

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  6. Dr. Krishnamoorthy. A, Vellore20 July 2018 at 08:38

    4a: cellaret - c(el)laret
    27a: stream - (master)*
    2d: migraine - {m(s̷in̷g̷l̷e̷)(grain)e}
    6d: local government - (can love long term)*
    23d: talc(~talk)

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    1. Suresh20 July 2018 at 10:23

      Answer to 23D is correct.

      The problem is that the two are not homophones.

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    2. KARTHIK20 July 2018 at 10:29

      Isn't "talc" , a homophone of "talk"?

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    3. KARTHIK20 July 2018 at 10:44

      Agree with you Suresh; they are not homophones; only "talk" and "torque" are homophones;
      http://www.singularis.ltd.uk/bifroest/misc/homophones-list.html

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  7. KARTHIK20 July 2018 at 09:00

    1A) Defn: it will blow you apart; Soln: SEMTEX; Anno: {S{TME<=}EX}; reversal indicator=review; time without interest=TME; semtex is a plastic explosive;
    15A) Defn: sentence; Soln: CONDEMNATION; Anno: {CONDEM{N}ATION}; pan=condemn; India=NATION; partly overlapping=’N’ overlaps;
    18A) Defn: hijacked; Soln: COMMANDEERED; Anno: {COMMA+{NEED}*+RED}; “ ,”=COMMA; anind for need=resolve; it portends danger=red;
    1D) Defn: pamelo; Soln: SHADDOCK; Anno: {SH{ADD}OCK}; supplement=ADD; hair=SHOCK; SHADDOCK is a pale-yellow citrus fruit;
    17D) Defn: supplement; Soln: ADDENDUM; Anno: {{AD{D}EN}{MUD<=}}; port=ADEN; D from depth; soil=MUD; reversal indicator=dig up;

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  8. Uma Sundar20 July 2018 at 09:08

    22a pinnacle
    Clean and pin (spike)

    25a repaid
    K (Ep) t and raid (attack)

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  9. Unknown20 July 2018 at 09:10

    21A AR(CAD)E
    22A PIN NACLE*
    25A R(EP from essentially kEPt)AID
    11D TSUNAMI MOUNTAINS(without on)*
    19D LA SCAR

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    1. Unknown20 July 2018 at 09:16

      Substitutes for 22A and 25A
      20D SCRIPT S(CRIPT)URE

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    2. KARTHIK20 July 2018 at 09:21

      Guess anno is incorrect

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    3. sree_sree20 July 2018 at 09:54

      20d anno needs rework

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    4. Unknown20 July 2018 at 10:05

      Perhaps SCRIPTURES SCRIPT+SURE*

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    5. KARTHIK20 July 2018 at 10:12

      my anno also is same; 20D) Defn; writing; Soln: SCRIPT; SCRIPT+SURE* = SCRIPTURES (holybooks); anind for sure=transform;

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    6. Vasant20 July 2018 at 10:32

      Right. I think it is a composite anagram.

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  10. Uma Sundar20 July 2018 at 09:10

    10a war chest
    Watchers anagram

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  11. P. Venkatesan20 July 2018 at 09:10

    10a: war chest {watchers}* = means to fight
    22a: pinnacle {pin(=spike)}{clean}* = top
    25a: repaid {(-k)ep(-t)} inside {raid(=attack)} = settled
    7d: reebok {beer<-(=promoting drink)}{ok(=is allowed)} = runner (antelope)
    16d: wreckage {reck(=care)} in {wage(=carry on)} = debris

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  12. Uma Sundar20 July 2018 at 09:14

    9a argots
    Go and arts (creative works)

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  13. P. Venkatesan20 July 2018 at 09:22

    Making up for repeats

    24a: chinaman {china(=land)}{man(=work)} = delivery (left arm wrist off spin bowling)
    8d: tether {t(=time)}{there}* = lead

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    1. Vasant20 July 2018 at 09:24

      8d I think it is T +Ether
      Ether is everywhere!

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    2. KARTHIK20 July 2018 at 09:33

      +1

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    3. P. Venkatesan20 July 2018 at 09:38

      I took everywhere as anagrind and lead as definition. Lead is synonym for lead.

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    4. P. Venkatesan20 July 2018 at 09:39

      Typo..
      Lead is synonym for tether

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    5. KARTHIK20 July 2018 at 09:44

      But how do we get "there" and also what is anind for "there"

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    6. P. Venkatesan20 July 2018 at 09:54

      Sorry. In the urgency to supply replacements, 'there' somehow got into my mind. Vasant is right. Thanks Karthi.

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  14. Radhamani20 July 2018 at 10:19

    26a retrench. Def is fire .re = soldier + scene of warfare = trench

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  15. Balaji20 July 2018 at 10:23

    26A. FIRE on soldiers at the scene of warfare. RETRENCH. {re}{trench}.

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  16. B N Acharya20 July 2018 at 10:27

    26A RETRENCH- RE(engineers) TRENCH (scene of warfare) Fire -dismiss




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  17. Balaji20 July 2018 at 10:30

    13A.Two men find SHELTER. ALCOVE. {AL}{cove}.

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  18. Prasanna Rao20 July 2018 at 11:11

    Venkatesan sir........please guide me how to find the core definition in x word

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  19. Ganesan Pancharatnam20 July 2018 at 12:12

    19d .American port = Los Angeles = LA
    Mark = scar
    Sol .=. Lascar. = Soldier

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    1. Ganesan Pancharatnam20 July 2018 at 12:13

      Port of Los Angeles

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    2. raju umamaheswar20 July 2018 at 18:11

      Somehow, ARDEN's Mindgame was found a bit hard for me; Maybe, I was multitasking watching TV debate in the Parliament while solving. SEMTEX & SHADDOCK flummoxed me!CELLARET also was not solvable ! Onde of the toughest from ARDEN's stock.

      Very heartening to note that the so-called rookies are no longer qualifying to be so !

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    3. sree_sree20 July 2018 at 18:46

      if claret is only wine then "from" looks out of place.

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    4. KARTHIK20 July 2018 at 19:00

      4A) Defn: sideboard; Soln: CELLARET; Anno: {C{EL}LARET}; wine=CLARET; seal regularly missing=EL; containment indicator=bottles;

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  20. ranger20 July 2018 at 19:07

    I didn't get you Prasad, could you clarify please?

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    1. sree_sree20 July 2018 at 20:17

      If bottles is the containment indicator, then seal regularly would have been enough. I will take missing as another layer of cluing. Like instead of saying 60%, we could say 100-40%. But then missing from looks a deletion indicator. Asking to take out el from cellaret to get claret, wine (bottles). Missing a side board, pool

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    2. Vasant20 July 2018 at 20:31

      "Seal regularly sideboard" wouldn't make much sense. Hence Seal regularly missing from sideboard which adds a lot of meaning to the surface. Alongwith wine, bottles & seal,this makes for a terrific surface, IMO

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    3. ranger20 July 2018 at 20:49

      My intended anno tallies with the comment by Karthikeyan at 19:00.

      Regarding the use of 'seal regularly' or 'seal regularly missing', I opted for the latter because, it doesn't mess with the word play and of course for better surface reading.


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    4. Kolluru Koteswara Rao20 July 2018 at 21:14

      In my view, it is an excellent clue. Wine bottles, seal regularly missing...it all adds up to the excitement.

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    5. sree_sree21 July 2018 at 06:04

      i also like "seal regularly missing". its the "from" that comes next, that is striking a discord.

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  21. Padmanabhan20 July 2018 at 23:48

    I agree with you KKR.

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