Friday 27 July 2018

No 12380, Friday 27 Jul 2018, Anon


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ACROSS
1   Restrained lawyers, communist (6) BARRED {BAR}{RED}
4   Savage accommodated right partner (6) FRIEND {F{R}IEND}
9   Uncertain minute, having lost opener (4) IFFY jIFFY
10 Nuts in brew for communist at sea (10) BEWILDERED {BE{WILD}ER}{RED} Anon has an extra R in the fodder. A common error by solvers to either overlook or repeat an alphabet
11 Streamer for Hulk’s alter ego? (6) BANNER [DD]
12 Traitor detonates grenade around East (8) RENEGADE {REN{E}GADE*}
13 Cruise past metal in Ghana (4,5) GOLD COAST {COAST} after {GOLD}
15 Sarcastic northerner initially introduced in team (5) SNIDE {S{No...r}IDE}
16 Leaders might shelter a scared animal in African shrub (5) MSASA Acrostic
18 Trouser-theft of one who worships many gods (9) PANTHEIST {PANT}{HEIST}
22 Wandering fleas fall nearly into Middle Eastern dish (8) FALAFELS {FLEAS+FALl}*
23 Flawless titanic struck tip of iceberg, disintegrated (6) INTACT TITANiC*
25 Appealing in favour of experimentation (10) PROTESTING {PRO}{TESTING}
26 Animal returns to writing instrument (4) REED<=
27 Tyrant sitting initially in terminal (6) DESPOT {DE{Si...g}POT}
28 Iranian language poetess beheaded gruesomely (6) OSSETE pOETESS*

DOWN
1   City for bison (7) BUFFALO [DD] USA has 25 cities named Buffalo!!
2   Regular greasy Goan fabric (5) RAYON {gReAsY+gOaN}
3   Therefore, without degree, ban... (7) EMBARGO {E{MBA}RGO}
5   …principal left leader who admitted to being sorry (6) RULING {RU{L}ING}
6   Disaster cut short by Oriental’s arrival (9) EMERGENCE EMERGENC(-y+e)E
7   Feared father admitted regularly free journalist (7) DREADED {D{fReE}AD}{ED}
8   Skill in fencing, discussions by chap from South in steamer (13) SWORDSMANSHIP {S{WORDS}{MAN}{S}HIP}
14 Philosopher does regularly upset actress (9) DESCARTES {DoEs}{ACTRESS*}
17 Cut off listener in outhouse (7) SHEARED {SH{EAR}ED}
19 Sorts a tiger’s resort (7) TRIAGES*
20 Leak confidential matter to enemy leader (7) SECRETE {SECRET}{En..y}
21 Oddly need Indian spiritual guru at American river (6) NEOSHO {NeEd}{OSHO}
24 Endlessly aim at shield (5) TARGE TARGEt

GRID

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  1. Srinidhi27 July 2018 at 07:19

    11A Streamer for Hulk’s alter ego? (6)
    Banner Double Definition( Why the ?)
    8D Skill in fencing, discussions by chap from South in steamer (13)
    Swordsmanship which is skill in fencing
    S from South
    words are discussions
    Man is chap
    ship is steamer
    10A Nuts in brew for communist at sea (10)
    Found this difficult to parse. Still bewildered.
    Perhaps this will be corrected later
    Bewildered meaning at sea
    wild is nuts inside beer which is brew
    add Red the communist in Crossword
    problem is one R is less
    (The old man doesn't help :-(

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    1. Srinidhi27 July 2018 at 07:22

      Off now to school. Shall see the parsing in the evening.

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    2. Deepak Gopinath27 July 2018 at 07:37

      There's no 'The' in 11A?

      Old man will do so when you return from school!!

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    3. Satyen Nabar27 July 2018 at 08:31

      Srinidhi means why the 'Question mark' in 11A.

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    4. Deepak Gopinath27 July 2018 at 11:00

      Okay seen.

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    5. sree_sree27 July 2018 at 13:48

      Banner was killed off in 2016. He is not the current alter ego.

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    6. Srinidhi27 July 2018 at 19:55

      So my anno of 10A was right after all.
      @Sree-sree- so that makes it a definition by example & hence the q.m. Thanks.
      Big day for me tomorrow: investiture ceremony at school-i will be sworn in as Head girl of my school.

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    7. Deepak Gopinath28 July 2018 at 07:13

      Congratulations in advance Srinidhi

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  2. Suresh M S27 July 2018 at 07:23

    1A BARRED = restrained (BAR=lawyers + RED=communist)
    11A BANNER=Streamer (Hulks alter ego = Bruce BANNER)
    16A MSASA = African shrub (leaders Might Shelter A Scared Animal)
    8D SWORDSMANSHIP = Fencing skill (S(words)+(Man)+(S)+HIP)
    27A Despot = Tyrant (initial Sitting in DEPOT)

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  3. Poornima27 July 2018 at 07:36

    3 DN- EMBARGO= Ban
    ERGO=therefore is outside MBA(degree)
    6dn- EMERGENCE= Arrival
    EMERGENCY=disaster cut short by Oriental=E(replaces Y)
    14 DN- DESCARTES= Philosopher
    DoEs (regularly)+ ACTRESS(anagram)

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  4. Poornima27 July 2018 at 07:46

    12 a- RENEGADE = Traitor
    GRENADE(anagram) around E(East)
    17 DN- SHEARED= Cut off
    EAR(listener) in SHED( outhouse)

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  5. Poornima27 July 2018 at 08:51

    Should it not be fell instead of fall in the 22a clue?

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  6. P. Venkatesan27 July 2018 at 09:00

    13a: Gold Coast {gold(=metal)}{coast(=cruise)} = Ghana (1867 to 1957, prior to its independence)

    18a: pantheist {pant(=trouser)} {heist(=theft)} = one who worships many gods

    22a: falafels {fleas+fal(-l)}* = Middle Eastern dish
    Wordplay gives 'falafels' whereas solution which fits the grid is 'felafels'.

    25a: protesting {pro(=in favour of)}{testing(=experimentation)} = appealing

    26a: reed {deer(=animal)<-} = writing instrument

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    1. sree_sree27 July 2018 at 14:04

      22a both are used. But the setter also seems got mixed up.

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  7. KARTHIK27 July 2018 at 09:01

    10A) Defn: at sea; Soln: BEWILDERED; anno={{BEE+WILD}*+{RED}}
    Nuts imply there are two nuts; 1st nut = BEE; 2nd nut =WILD; anind=brew; communist=RED
    13A) Defn: in Ghana; Soln: GOLD COAST; metal=GOLD; cruise=COAST
    18A) Defn: one who worships many Gods; Soln: PANTHEIST; trouser=PANT; theft=HEIST
    22A) Defn: middle eastern dish; soln: FELAFELS; anno={FLEAS+FEL}*; anind=wandering
    FALAFEL or FELAFEL is middle eastern dish;
    Typo by ANON; clue should be FELL nearly instead of FALL nearly; 17dn third letter is E which happens to be second letter of 22Ac; solution therefore is FELAFELS which has only 1 “A” but 2 “E”
    23A) Defn: flawless; Soln:INTACT; anno={T(-I)TANIC}*; anind=disintegrated

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    1. Vasant27 July 2018 at 09:27

      10A:parsed it the same way but it makes for an indirect anagram.

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    2. Deepak Gopinath27 July 2018 at 10:56

      Where does the BEE come from?

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    3. KARTHIK27 July 2018 at 11:30

      Yes sir. One more possible anno is {BE{WILD}E} since brew also can be containment indicator

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    4. KARTHIK27 July 2018 at 11:55

      BEE=MANIA=NUT
      WILD=NUT
      both BEE and WILD are nuts

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  8. KARTHIK27 July 2018 at 09:06

    replacements
    1D) DD; Soln=BUFFALO
    5D) Defn: principal; Soln:RULING; anno={RU{L}ING}; sorry=RUING

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  9. Brajesh27 July 2018 at 09:11

    21d neosho n and e odds from need and osho Indian guru

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  10. Balaji27 July 2018 at 09:12

    5A. UNCERTAIN minute, having lost opener. IFFY. {-j}iffy.
    20D. LEAK confidential matter to enemy leader. SECRETE. {secret}{e}
    21D. Oddly NeEd Indian spiritual guru at American river. NEOSHO. {NeEd}{osho}
    22D. Endlessly aim at SHIELD. TARGE. {target}-T.

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  11. Balaji27 July 2018 at 09:19

    28A. IRANIAN language poetess beheaded gruesomely. OSSETE. {poetess}*-p.

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  12. Brajesh27 July 2018 at 09:21

    15a snide n in side

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  13. Brajesh27 July 2018 at 09:28

    19d triages from a tigers

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  14. Brajesh27 July 2018 at 09:35

    18a pantheism trouser is pant
    Pantheism is worshipping of many God's can't make full anno

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  15. Murali27 July 2018 at 09:55

    2D Regular gReAsY GOaN fabric = RAYON

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  16. Murali27 July 2018 at 10:08

    7D defn= Feared
    father= DAD
    admitted
    regularly free =RE
    journalist =ED
    Soln=DREADED

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  17. Murali27 July 2018 at 10:25

    24D Endlessly aim at = TARGET - T

    Defn=shield
    Soln=TARGE

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  18. Deepak Gopinath27 July 2018 at 11:00

    Last one to be solved 4A

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  19. Radhamani27 July 2018 at 11:04

    18a pantheist
    Trouser is pants
    Robbery is heist.

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  20. Radhamani27 July 2018 at 11:08

    Sorry
    Trouser is pant

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  21. Radhamani27 July 2018 at 11:24

    4a
    Friend
    Savage is fiend, r from right

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  22. Dr. Krishnamoorthy. A, Vellore27 July 2018 at 12:03

    12a: renegade - (grenade+e)*
    18a: pantheist - (pant)+(heist)
    25a: protesting - (pro)+(testing)
    3d: embargo - {e(mba)rgo}
    6d: emergence - (emergency̶)+(e)

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  23. sree_sree27 July 2018 at 14:44

    Typo in 6d anno.

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    1. Deepak Gopinath27 July 2018 at 15:23

      What's the typo?

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    2. sree_sree27 July 2018 at 15:47

      Emergenc(-y)e my understanding.

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    3. Col_Gopinath27 July 2018 at 17:13

      Both are correct. Cut short by can also mean cut short by the E

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  24. KARTHIK27 July 2018 at 16:53

    typo in 22AC) soln: FELAFELS

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    1. Col_Gopinath27 July 2018 at 17:13

      It's FALAFELS as per wordplay and FELAFELS to fit the grid

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  25. KARTHIK27 July 2018 at 20:20

    Falefel or Felafel are same as per https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Falafel ;
    Falefels is not fitting in the grid; hence it is a clueing typo error.

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