Friday 15 March 2019

No 12574, Friday 15 Mar 2019, Arden


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ACROSS
1   Flower to flower, back to flower (7) POTOMAC {PO}{TO}{CAM<=}
5   Gun toting model not right for furniture (7) CABINET {CArBINE}{T}
9   First count on record shows gradual change (5) CREEP {Co..t}{RE}{EP}
10 Harry met O'Neill, it was soothing (9) EMOLLIENT*
11 Well prepared initially, in more recent Times, perhaps (9) NEWSPAPER {NEW{SPA}{Pr...d}ER}
12 One time upset at Lords, say (5) ARENA {AN}{ERA}<=
13 Against leaning at the centre (4) ANTI slANTIng
15 Smash atom, sell weapon (8) TOMAHAWK {ATOM*}{HAWK}
18 Meeting man over resettling clan (8) CONCLAVE {CO{CLAN*}VE}
19 Anorak in the corner desk (4) NERD [T]
22 Senators set out to resolve crime... (5) ARSON seNAtORS
24 ... about electronic part on board the vessel (9) CASSEROLE {CA}{SS}{E}{ROLE}
26 Excellent idea, starts with million dollars initially — will stop craving (9) HUMDINGER {HU{Mi...n}{Do...s}{In...y}NGER}
27 Part of heroguess the villain? (5) ROGUE [T]
28 It's curtains — arrange prayer following death (7) DRAPERY {D}{PRAYER*}
29 Girl embraces boy, gets disease (7) MALARIA {M{AL}ARIA}

DOWN
1   Walking around lake setting (6) PACING PlACING
2   Take down correctly, ordered to start martial art (3,4,2) TAE KWAN DO {TAKE+DOWN}*{Or   d}
3   Clean — so becomes pompous (3,2) MOP UP POMPoUs* [CA]
4   'Queen's castle', work in a later version (9) CLEOPATRA {C} with {OP} in {A+LATER}*
5   Said to be the fibre that brings singers together (5) CHOIR (~coir)
6   A feature under plain canopy (9) BALDACHIN {BALD}{A}{CHIN}
7   One from the younger generation joins gas agencies, surprisingly (5) NIECE agENCIEs* [CA]
8   Two things raised by an artist (6) TITIAN {IT}{IT}<={AN}
14 I have chosen some change before the stimulus (9) INCENTIVE {IN}{CENT}{I'VE}
16 Eddy alters pants, mother allowing (9) MAELSTROM {M{ALTERS*}OM}
17 Hot region perhaps, but no one's belligerent like him (9) WARMONGER {WARM}{REGiON*}
20 Remains in front, tied up (6) LASHED {L{ASH}ED}
21 Indian philosopher? (6) SENECA [DD]
23 Not happy, complain endlessly in the country (5) SAMOA {SAd}{MOAn}
24 About time, you start getting cautious (5) CAGEY {C}{AGE}{You}
25 Join in for some chicken rolls (5) ENROL [T]

GRID

54 comments:

  1. 29 A MALARIA= disease (Girl= MARIA around Boy=AL)
    28 A DRAPERY = curtains [Prayer +D(eath) anagram]
    27 A ROGUE = Villain (heRO GUEss)
    26 A HUMDINGER = excellent idea (Starts of Million Dollar Initially around HUNGER)
    17 D WARMONGER = belligerent one (WARM around REGION-I)

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    1. 28A - D is not part of the anagram it's {D}{PRAYER*}
      26A - Starts of Million Dollar Initially in (not around) HUNGER
      17D - Recheck your anno

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    2. Col., is is it not mi for million and d for dollar initially?

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    3. No MDI is from the first letters of 'Million Dollar Initially', 'starts' being the indicator to take the first letters of the words.

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  2. 1A Flower to flower, back to flower (7)
    Potomac is a flower
    Po a river(a flower in cryptic world)
    to is to add cam reversed (cam is another river)
    1D Walking around lake setting (6)
    Pacing
    If you put L in Pacing you will get Placing (setting)
    2D Take down correctly, ordered to start martial art (3,4,2)
    Tae Kwon do
    Anagram(correctly) of Take down then add Do(Ordered to start)
    3D Clean — so becomes pompous (3,2)
    Mop Up meaning clean
    A Compound anagram
    If you anagram So and Mop Up you will get pompous :-)
    5A Gun toting model not right for furniture (7)
    Cabinet is a furniture
    Carbine is Gun and Model is T. Remove R(not right)

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    1. srinidhi..your explanation of 1A.....was outstanding.

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    2. Great job, Srinidhi. Potomac is also a river. Washington DC stands on its banks.

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  3. 5 A-Cabinet=furniture.gun-carbine-r+t=Cabinet.
    5 d Choir-singers,Coir-fibre.
    6 d Baldachin-Canopy Bald=plain+a chin,a feature.
    15 a TTomahawk--anag of atom+ hawk-sell.
    10 a Emollient-soothener,ANAG of met+oneil.

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  4. 1A Potomac is a river(flower)

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  5. 18A. MEETING man over resettling clan. CONCLAVE. {CO{CLAN*}VE}
    22A. Senators out to resolve CRIME. ARSON. {seNAtORS*}
    8D. Two things raised by an ARTIST. TITIAN. {IT}{IT}=<=<{AN}
    16D. EDDY alters pants, mother allowing. MAELSTROM. {M{ALTERS*}OM}
    23D. Not happy, complain endlessly in the COUNTRY. SAMOA. {Sad}{MOAn}

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  6. 25d- ENROLL...---.T
    10A....met O'Neill...ANAGRAM............EMOLLIENT
    13A......AGAINST...........ANTI (GK)

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    1. Anno for 13A is wrong. please recheck.

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    2. Thanks Mr Balaji. let me correct and revert

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  7. Yet to be solved

    Across - 9, 11, 12, 13(Anno only), 19, 24

    Down - 4, 7, 14, 20, 21, 24

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  8. Where have they gone?
    Dr.Krishnamoorthy. Jacob Brahmakulam, Brajesh Chandra Mehrotra,, Vanchinathan, Muralidharan K R & co?

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    1. Mr, Vasant, Mr KKR and Dr Satyen were not seen today.

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    2. Veterans are allowed to comment after 11:00 am on all Fridays!

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    3. Thanks MB for remembering my name. It did not Dawn on me that today is Friday.

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    4. @ Prasanna Rao 10:53 am and my post 11:00 am

      Pl read allowed to post answers in place of to comment!

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    5. Mr MB. read your message. Henceforth , the answers will reflect in proper place.Thanks and Have a nice day.

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  9. 12a: arena(Lords playground) - {(na<=)+(era<=)}

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  10. 9A CREEP, C (first Count) RE (on) EP (record)

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  11. 14D INCENTIVE IN-chosen, CENT-change, IVE- I Have

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  12. Dear Mr MB, on Fridays, by 11 O’Clock, all are answered and hence we have no chances to send our answers.
    On Sundays, the blog opens only after 10.30, and I, being busy with patients, find no time to look for the CW. If it opens as in Friday’s, I will get some leisure time to go thro’ the CW.

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  13. 24D CAGEY. C-about, AGE-time Y start of YOU

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  14. 11A NEWSPAPERSPA (well) and P (prepared initially) in NEWER (more recent)

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  15. Sorry, comma and space after newspaper

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  16. 11a:newspaper(Times) - {(spa=well)+(pr̷e̷p̷a̷r̷e̷d̷) in (newer=more recent)}

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  17. 4.CLEOPATRA C (castle) OP (work)A LATER anagram

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  18. 4D 'Queen's castle', (work) in (a later version)
    CLEOPATRA
    OP A ARTICLE - I. Annotation not clear.

    11A (Well) (p)repared initially, (in more recent )(Times, ) perhaps
    NEWSPAPER
    NEW(SPA)(P)ER

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    1. C:castle
      Work:OP in (a+later)*
      (C)(le(op)atra)

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  19. 19A anorak inthe corner dwsk anorak means nerd which comes in cornerdesk.The answer is nerd

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  20. 8d...things = IT, IT and Artist = AN......TITAN

    4th one sent after a long try.

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  21. 21D SENECA; INdian/Philosepher {DD}

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  22. 20d: lashed(tied) - l(ash=remains)ed = in front

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  23. 24A: CA SSE ROLE; CA= about; SSE= Electronic processor; ROLE = part ; Vessel = Definition

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  24. SSE is Short for Streaming SIMD Extensions

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  25. 21d:casserole(vessel) - {(c=about)+(asse=comp. processing unit)+(role=part)}

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    1. Its 24a but needs refining

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    2. About = ca
      Electronic = e
      Part = role
      On
      Board = ss
      Ca+ss+e+role = vessel

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  26. 16d maelstrom anagram of alters and mom

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