Tuesday 9 April 2019

No 12595, Tuesday 09 Apr 2019, Hypatia


ACROSS
1   Community: closer to locality? (6) COLONY {COLON}{l...tY}
4   Impress Middle East coming back to bully (6) EMBOSS {ME<=}{BOSS}
9   Literally impacts, say pronunciation, for starters (4) LISP Acrostic &lit
10 Top honcho, perhaps in Romanian capital with foreign emigrants (10) RINGMASTER {Ro..n}{EMIGRANTS}*
11 Heard snoring in valley's entrance (6) DAZZLE {DA{ZZ}LE}
12 Air trap (8) CARRIAGE [DD]
13 Scan triggered by unkempt boy right next to security area (6,3) SENTRY BOX {Scan}{BOY+R+NEXT}*
15 Chain gang (4) BAND [DD]
16 Overturn garden cart (4) DRAY<=
17 Sceptically approach source of Yiddish texts of doubtful origin (9) APOCRYPHA {APPROACH+Yi...h}*
21 50% of fish swimming regularly in ferny green area of Europe (8) SCHENGEN {SCHool}{fErNy}{GrEeN}
22 Dismiss nuns eating sandwiches (6) UNSEAT [T]
24 Stick around, keen to have Indian diet, say (10) PARLIAMENT {RAP<=}{L{I}AMENT}
25 Run away in order to marry host (4) ARMY MArRY*
26 Scarlet, strangely recalled bloody affair (6) MURDER {RED}{RUM}<=
27 Old president sounds like an honest guy (6) TRUMAN (~true man)

DOWN
1   Current trend is to pick up language in church (7) CLIMATE {C{TAMIL<=}E}
2   Capital plaza was attacked (2,3) LA PAZ*
3   Very little people sleep here? (7) NURSERY [CD]
5   Recall military on each side protects revolutionary country (6) MEMORY {Mi...rY} over {ROME<=} I suppose it's ancient Rome
6   Realistically, can its body wraps boost up firmness? (9) OBSTINACY [T<=]
7   Moved over snow and was put down (7) SLEDGED [DD]
8   Funny pun on academic who's alone (13) UNACCOMPANIED*
14 Perhaps she trips Rabbi who's introduced to cashier? (9) TRAVELLER {T{RAV}ELLER}
16 Lecture on decimal conversion (7) DECLAIM*
18 Crowd-up when sculpture broke (7) CLUSTER SCuLpTURE* [CA]
19 Captain took crew, initially eager on board (7) HEADMAN {H{Ea..r}AD}{MAN}
20 Dad's relative from North, had a grand to start with (6) AGNATE {A}{G}{N}{ATE}
23 Paddled around river in flood (5) SWARM {SWA{R}M}

GRID

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44 comments:

  1. Padmanabhan9 April 2019 at 08:38

    Tougher than yesterday?
    Had to get quite a few annos from the blog.

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  2. Padmanabhan9 April 2019 at 08:40

    1A- Colon from?

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  3. Padmanabhan9 April 2019 at 08:45

    Glad it's been raised to 2 from 1 by Hypatia.
    But we have been missing Sunnet's pangrams.

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  4. Vasant9 April 2019 at 08:45

    Surprise, surprise! Hypatia's unexpected second one was as enjoyable but a tad easier than the 1st one. Schengen was a new word and Parliament was the LOI.
    Thanks Hypatia.

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  5. Deepak Gopinath9 April 2019 at 09:25

    Anyone looking for a theme?

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    1. Vasant9 April 2019 at 09:36

      Got it! Group or collection. Colony, Band, Parliament, Army, Murder(group of crows) Nursey, Cluster, Swarm.
      Any more?

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    2. Ramki Krishnan9 April 2019 at 09:37

      Collective (or group) nouns?
      PARLIAMENT, MURDER, SWARM, COLONY, BAND, ARMY, CLUSTER seem to fit.

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    3. Ramki Krishnan9 April 2019 at 09:38

      DRAY also fits - group of squirrels

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    4. Ramki Krishnan9 April 2019 at 09:39

      MEMORY - group of elephants

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    5. Kolluru Koteswara Rao9 April 2019 at 09:40

      +1

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    6. Ramki Krishnan9 April 2019 at 09:42

      And a DAZZLE of zebras :)
      Super grid from Hypatia. Like yesterday, had to work on the annos for some of the clues.
      Refreshing to see Indian languages and Indian holy men (instead of the usual ST) being used!

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    7. Deepak Gopinath9 April 2019 at 09:49

      One more theme word required

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    8. Kolluru Koteswara Rao9 April 2019 at 09:54

      Schengen also can be added, I feel. It is a visa sanctioned to tour European countries

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    9. Deepak Gopinath9 April 2019 at 09:56

      Nope

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  6. Chaturvasi9 April 2019 at 09:54

    In many crossword setters we can detect a distinctive style. If you give a regular solver a crossword puzzle without disclosing the name of the setter, he can say who.
    In today's puzzle I can say there indeed is some distinct style peculiar to the setter
    But what is it?
    I am afraid I can't pinpoint the things that go to add to that personal style. Or can we?
    After all, each clue has a def and wordplay. Yet in the manipulation of these there is variety in which the setter brings in his or her style.
    Suppose we have a single grid with same lights and ask three or four known setters to write clues. When we publish them, will you be able to detect the setter?

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    1. Deepak Gopinath9 April 2019 at 10:01

      I may be able to identify only three or four of our current lot of 20 setters

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    2. Kolluru Koteswara Rao9 April 2019 at 10:41

      +1 to Col.
      But not always with substantial accuracy

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    3. Vasant9 April 2019 at 12:41

      Let me see.. Setter yes
      1.Gridman-Can identify
      2.Arden-Not Sure
      3.Neyartha-Can identify
      4.Buzzer-Can identify
      5.Incognito-Definitely yes!
      6.Lightning-Not Sure
      7.Vulcan-Not Sure
      8.XC-Definitely
      9.Skuldugger-Perhaps, not sure
      9.Anon-Not sure
      10.Dr. X - Definitely
      11.Scintillator-Not Sure(he uses only one grid. So can narrow down. But if grid is different, not sure)
      12.Sunnet-Only after solving. It will definitely be a themed pangram. Also he uses only one grid. Not sure if a different grid is used and it is not a themed pangram.
      13.KrisKross-Not Sure
      14.Hypatia,Bruno,Avtaar- Can't identify as of now.

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    4. Vasant9 April 2019 at 12:42

      Have I missed anyone?

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    5. Chaturvasi9 April 2019 at 13:31

      I agree that a solver may not be able identify the puzzle of every THC setter when published without a byline. Yes, some setters may be easily identifiable. Like those whom you mention.

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    6. Srivathsan13 April 2019 at 02:28

      Spinner's missing!

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  7. Deepak Gopinath9 April 2019 at 09:57

    An obstinacy of Buffalo

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    1. Padmanabhan9 April 2019 at 10:09

      That's new to me. Thank you Col.

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    2. Vasant9 April 2019 at 10:15

      +1.As was dazzle, memory and dray.

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    3. Padmanabhan9 April 2019 at 11:05

      Memory is always connected to elephants.

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  8. Gemini9 April 2019 at 10:02

    Gyan needed.22AC..dismiss nuns eating sandwiches. What if the clueends with eating? Why sandwiches?

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  9. Padmanabhan9 April 2019 at 10:06

    Sandwich is a container indicator and it is a T clue as indicated by Col.-
    nUNS EATing.
    Dismiss is the def.

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  10. Gemini9 April 2019 at 10:15

    If we stop at eating, still we have dismiss= unseat?

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    1. Vasant9 April 2019 at 10:17

      You would need a container indicator. You cannot just have the words hidden. Moreover sandwiches gives it a plausible surface.

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    2. Gemini9 April 2019 at 10:34

      TX gentlemen. We have a small WA group, wordsmiths. Simple experiments are made.One of my professorial colleague gave the explanation too. TX again

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    3. Kolluru Koteswara Rao9 April 2019 at 10:40

      Good to hear about your WA Group. Where are you guys located?

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  11. Gemini9 April 2019 at 10:43

    Hyderabad, bangaluru, USA.would be glad if you could join us, to pep up

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  12. raju umamaheswar9 April 2019 at 11:55

    This COLON does not give anyone colitis !

    Pat on HePATia’s back for an AI grid. Hip hip hurray !

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  13. raju umamaheswar9 April 2019 at 12:02

    What is the collective term for a group of cryptic crossword addicts ? Coin a phrase ! Grave diggers ? Addle of brains ? cerebrum cerebellum blobs ?

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  14. Esha_iitm9 April 2019 at 12:03

    Liked 1a.
    25a - the word to is extraneous
    26a - think rum is adjective and not adverb?

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  15. Padmanabhan9 April 2019 at 12:31

    Yes, rum is an adjective. But'strange' does not read well in surface. Needs change in surface?
    Strange scarlet recalled is bloody affair? Order also is correct- Rum=< comes first before red-<

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  16. Amita Baviskar9 April 2019 at 13:38

    Good puzzle, Hypatia.

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  17. Kumaresh K R9 April 2019 at 15:26

    Fun to solve :)
    Didn't know there was a theme till Sowmya told me; don't think I would have got it even otherwise :P memory, obstinacy and dazzle were all new

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