Tuesday 28 August 2018

No 12407, Tuesday 28 Aug 2018, Skulldugger


ACROSS
1   Summaries for graduates' dissertations (9) ABSTRACTS [DD] (Addendum - {ABS}{TRACTS} - See comments)
6   Polish tip of milky gemstone (4) RUBY {RUB}{m..kY}
8   Investigated two dozen papers in this country (8) INQUIRED {IN{QUIRE}D}
9   Cook put head of lettuce in toast (6) SALUTE {SA{Le...e}UTE}
10 Acting on petty inclination without reasoning first a dangerous thing, according to Pope (1,6,8) A LITTLE LEARNING {A} {LITTLE} {LEA{Re...g}NING}
11 Really like an opening broadcast (5) ADORE {A}{DORE}(~ a door)
13 Ecstasy pills, mixed drinks consumed in stag film (8) DEERSKIN {D{EE}RSKIN*}
15 Dietary essentials for master and kids reportedly (8) PROTEINS {PRO}{TEINS}(~teens)
18 Lost junk might be found here (2,3) AT SEA [DD]
20 Rev. Stan preached unorthodoxly, in thorough detail (7,3,5) CHAPTER AND VERSE*
23 Footloose, easy-going Glaswegian's painting on walls (6) FRESCO {FREe}{SCOt}
24 Aggressive promotional tactic not usually shared by liberals (4,4) HARD SELL {SHARED}*{LL}
25 Tom cries in stables (4) MEWS [DD]
26 Developed desire on lying in bed (9) BURGEONED {B{URGE}{ON}ED}

DOWN
1   Female lecturer's yearly report (5) ANNAL {ANNA}{L}
2   Centaurs beginning to go off for a stroll (7) SAUNTER cENTAURS*
3   Hamlet might be described thus! (5) RURAL [CD]
4   Prepared eggs in cold, eerie light (7) CODDLED {C}{ODD}{LED}
5   Moved curiously as around an unknown quantity in outhouse (8) SASHAYED {AS<+}{SH{A}{Y}ED}
6   Regrets abandoning Portugal for Luxembourg and changes mind (7) RELENTS RE(-p+l)LENTS
7   Nobody likes this black beast (4,5) BETE NOIRE [C&DD]
12 Not much is known about this black beast (4,5) DARK HORSE {DARK} {HORSE}
14 Insurrectionist British gang let out, disaster waiting to happen (4,4) TIME BOMB {B}{MOB}{EMIT}<=
16 Awful pity Seth's regularly dismissing key employees (7) TYPISTS {PITY}*{SeThS}
17 Spread special foam (7) SLATHER {S}{LATHER}
19 Senator involved in treachery (7) TREASON*
21 Fridge on the fritz, not starting, making low sound (5) DIRGE fRIDGE*
22 Every so often, snarls and leaves after mix-up (5) SALAD {SnArLs}{AnD}

GRID
Bhargav's Talepiece

The bouncer and the dancer - Part 104

Never in the ANNALS of the Army had a case been left unsolved for such a long time.  Most of them were AT SEA regarding the envelope, its contents and whereabouts.

Its CHAPTER AND VERSE was known only to a handful. Gombu and Uncle Sam were not in their SALAD days. Yet...

Once the issue is solved many might be INQUIRED and charged for TREASON. A LITTLE LEARNING would not suffice to get into the bottom of the matter.

It was not a time to SAUNTER. They hurried into the Army HQ where they were received with a SALUTE as they passed a FRESCO of General Dwight Eisenhower.

What happened next?

21 comments:

  1. 1a graduates:abs dissertations:tracts, imu

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    1. +1
      My guess is:AB=Artium Baccalaureus (Latin), Bachelor of Arts (US)

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  2. 21d: 'on the fritz' is anagrind, IMO.

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  3. Trying to understand the classification 7d,12d. 7d bete/horse:beast noir:black/dark. How is 7d DD.

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    1. I understand, nobody likes this as an idiom bete noire col. I take that as def. I am only trying to understand the diff in classification. 7 and 12 both seem similar type of cluing. Just language difference.

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  4. A very satisfying challenge from Skulldugger. The two black beasts, the unusual anagrind (on the fritz), XChequer like phrase(Chapter and Verse) all added to the fun.
    Thought 18A was a CD rather than a DD.

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  5. CGB: Nice portray of Ike Eisenhower!

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  6. 13A How is deerskin a "stag film" please

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  7. ok. But stag film has other meaning...

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    1. Yes, I got it. But the words per se do not mean anything obscene.

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  8. Good learning value for us newcomers

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  9. Skulldugger at his best with phrases, though there were some deletions and additions that are my bete noire ! Is there a sinister theme? Dark Horse, bete noire , time bomb, treason, dirge and pontificating Pope, hard sell and the rest !

    RUBY turned me RED as on cold solving initially, I was to insert OPAL

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