Wednesday 6 February 2019

No 12542, Wednesday 06 Feb 2019, Spinner


ACROSS
1   Surpassing doyen’s playing after backing at first (6) BEYOND {Ba...g}{DOYEN}*
4   Incomplete clue hasn’t constructed word for ‘projects’? (8) LAUNCHES {CLUE+HASNt}*
10 Interim turns into final destination, many times! (7) TERMINI*
11 Good man’s ready to get state’s foremost recognition (7) STRIPES {ST}{RIPE}{St..e}
12 Letters from fans were duly acknowledged (8) ANSWERED [T] Semi&lit
13 First-rate group singing in service cut short by church (6) CHOICE {CHOIr}{CE}
15 Starting late? Communicate with one and all! (4) EACH rEACH
17 Asking the waiter for a tower beer is perhaps one difficult task (4,5) TALL ORDER [DD]
20 Pulled out from prison after prison by heads of elected democracy (9) CANCELLED {CAN}{CELL}{El...d}{De...y}
21 Basically, snow enters into American works (4) USES {U{Snow}{En...s}S}
24 Softly chars on the outside with piercing tools (6) SPEARS {S{P}EARS}
25 Cheekily, her clue describes onset of fornication as ‘uplifting’ (8) CHEERFUL {HER+CLUE}* over {Fo...n}
28 Admire one, sleep with one after a bit of lust (7) IDOLIZE {1}{DO{Lust}{1}ZE}
29 Traitor smuggling chopped-up tree in sanctuary (7) RETREAT {R{TREE*}AT}
30 United by nothing, leaders of nation exist individually (3,2,3) ONE BY ONE {O}{Na...n}{Ex..t} {BY} {O}{Na...n}{Ex..t} (Correction - {ONE} {BY} {O}{Na...n}{Ex..t} -  See comments)
31 Asked for fancy drape around youngster’s top (6) PRAYED {PRA{Yo...r}ED*}

DOWN
1   Venture’s made ready, revealed! (8) BETRAYED {BET}{READY}*
2   Nine of them could make a sari, or everything possible, perhaps! (5) YARDS [CD]
3   Arrested and, in short, troubled? (6) NAILED {iN}{AILED} {Correction - {'N}{AILED} - See comments)
5   Too caught up in portal’s operation (4) ALSO [T]
6   No more dropping a player from further up the country? (8) NORTHERN {NO}{RaTHER}{N}
7   Program goes through, she’s in extraordinarily high spirits! (9) HAPPINESS {APP} in {SHES+IN}*
8   My set’s disturbed order? (6) SYSTEM*
9   With a bit of translation, I’ll relay broadcast word for word (9) LITERALLY {Tr...n+ILL+RELAY}*
14 Dancing heels were in another place (9) ELSEWHERE*
16 Keep an eye on opening section of book dropping hint at the end (9) CHAPERONE {CHAPtER ONE}
18 Shortage nearly distresses town (8) SCARCITY {SCARes}{CITY} (Correction - {SCARs}{CITY} - See comments)
19 Setter’s very happy to leave drug alone (8) ISOLATED {I SO eLATED}
22 I smoke uncontrollably, being one from a really cold place! (6) ESKIMO*
23 Superior alcohol wins over one refraining from it (6) BETTER {BE{TT}ER}
26 Bold knight steering clear of resplendent garb (5) FIERY FInERY
27 One in lair is principal (4) DEAN {DE{A}N}

GRID

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33 comments:

  1. sree_sree6 February 2019 at 08:33

    3d N:and (in short), imu.

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  2. sree_sree6 February 2019 at 08:38

    30a typo! First one from united.

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  3. Vasant6 February 2019 at 09:05

    +1

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  4. Sujatha6 February 2019 at 09:39

    Didn't understand 6D. How do you get rather? Could someone help please?

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  5. vdsprasad49@gmail.com6 February 2019 at 09:41

    23D. Clever clue. Teetotaller making beer better!

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  6. Srivathsan6 February 2019 at 09:49

    18D was intended as distresses = scars.

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  7. Deepak Gopinath6 February 2019 at 10:08

    Have received 21 entries for the Anniversary Jumbo special. Submissions are open til end of day on Friday 08 Feb.

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  8. Vasant6 February 2019 at 10:34

    Lovely puzzle! 'Njoyed this very much:-).
    Thanks Spinner.

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  9. Padmanabhan6 February 2019 at 11:45

    Thank you Spinner- looks like after a gap.
    We want more.

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    1. Mukundala Balasubramanyam6 February 2019 at 12:31

      Yes, yeh dil mange more!

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    2. Srivathsan6 February 2019 at 12:35

      Thanks Vasant, Paddy and Mukundala :) Professional commitments caught up with me, like the guy in 5D :)

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  10. Ramki Krishnan6 February 2019 at 18:07

    Smooth enjoyable grid! Thanks Spinner.

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  11. Srivathsan6 February 2019 at 18:25

    Thank you Ramki :)

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  12. Mysteryblogger126 February 2019 at 21:52

    Can you explain 6d? What is player & how do I get n in the end?

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    1. Vasant6 February 2019 at 21:56

      Player is any of the four bridge players:North, South, East and West denoted by their initial letters. That's how youget N in the end. Partners can be NS or EW and opponents can be NE, NW, SE, SW.

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    2. Mysteryblogger126 February 2019 at 21:58

      Oh! Thank you.

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  13. Mysteryblogger126 February 2019 at 21:54

    Also 2d - everything possible perhaps - what does that mean?

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    1. Vasant6 February 2019 at 22:01

      From the expression "the whole nine yards" meaning everything.

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    2. Vasant6 February 2019 at 22:05

      So it's a DD with both the definitions Cryptic!

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  14. Mysteryblogger126 February 2019 at 21:57

    Btw - I am Gowri - an architect by profession. This is my son's Id, since my phone is usually chargeless at this hr. So I use his phone. (mystery cleared)

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    1. Vasant6 February 2019 at 22:02

      Nice to have the Mystery cleared Gowri.

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  15. Padmanabhan6 February 2019 at 22:10

    Always most welcome with your real name- in stead of a pseudonym.

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  16. Padmanabhan6 February 2019 at 22:16

    https://encyclopedia.thefreedictionary.com/the+whole+nine+yards

    Interesting to read about 'The Whole nine yards' in this link. It says tho origin of the phrase is unknown,but generally more used in U.S.! One possible explanation is tailor using up 9 yards of material in making a suit! Is it likely the phrase had originated in India as used by Spinner?!

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  17. Srivathsan7 February 2019 at 21:22

    Thanks for the concise explanations Vasant :)

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