Friday, 12 April 2019

No 12598, Friday 12 Apr 2019, Gridman


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ACROSS
1   Tennis official-cum-humorous poet (8) LINESMAN [DD]
5   The art of making a little ash, maybe (6) BONSAI [CD]
9   Blend of spices right in — it's Sicilian wine (7) MARSALA {MA{R}SALA}
10 The man, well at heart, takes girl back in dance (7) HEELTAP {HE}{wELl}{PAT<=} Enu should be (4,3)
11 With an orchestra playing, editor left (9) ABANDONED {A}{BAND}{ON}{ED}
12 Origins of jumper at back-street (5) ROOTS {ROO}{ST<=}
13 Bound to alter diet (4) TIED*
14 Mean a new model requires manager (9) INTENDANT {INTEND}{A}{N}{T}
17 Frighten off and have control over cold region (5,4) SCARE AWAY {S{C}{AREA}WAY}
19 Go farming, there must be money in it (4) TILL [DD]
23 An out-of-place defence (5) ALIBI [CD]
24 Daughter in pleasant surroundings likely to change (9) AMENDABLE {AMEN{D}ABLE}
25 No doubt he is well-versed in letters (7) POSTMAN [CD]
26 Vehemently ruled over the sailor. That's tough! (7) DURABLE {DUR{AB}LE*}
27 A man finally lodged in temporary accommodation is a temporary resident (6) TENANT {TEN{A}{maN}T}
28 After drunken sprees, son has a round of coffee (8) ESPRESSO {SPREES*}{S}{O}

DOWN
1   Clandestinely steal over business graduate and beat (8) LAMBASTE {STEAL}* over {MBA}
2   Oriental sailor hurried up to tell a story (7) NARRATE {E}{TAR}{RAN}<=
3   Drink for Sterne hero (6) SHANDY [DD]
4   A profit with a similar one repeatedly (5,3,5) AGAIN AND AGAIN {A}{GAIN} {AND} {A}{GAIN}
6   Disregard order I've made (8) OVERRIDE*
7   Put in writing: “group's broke” (3,4) SET DOWN {SET}{DOWN}
8   Mischievous Zulu band’s quiet (6) IMPISH {IMPI}{SH}
10 Saddening! Head involved in sneaky plans (6,7) HIDDEN AGENDAS*
15 Railway employee to coach fellow (8) TRAINMAN {TRAIN}{MAN}
16 Somehow relate Government order to other half (5,3) ALTER EGO {RELATE*}{G}{O}
18 Is thus able to go round artillery wagon (7) CAISSON {CA{IS}{SO}N}
20 Takes a drink — one Martini for starter, almost large, nearly tops (7) IMBIBES {1}{Ma...i}{BIg}{BESt}
21 Find fault with Indian newspaper's strip (6) CARPET {CARP}{ET}
22 Passionate lover in Colorado rerecording (6) ADORER [T]

Reference List
Jumper = Kangaroo = ROO, Model = T, Sailor = AB, TAR, Quiet = SH

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  1. Balaji12 April 2019 at 07:49

    17A. FRIGHTEN OFF and have control over cold region. SCARE AWAY. {S{C}{AREA}WAY}
    8D. MISCHIEVOUS Zulu band's quiet. IMPISH. {IMPI}{SH}
    18D. Is thus able to go round ARTILLERY WAGON. CAISSON.{CA{IS}{SO}N}

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    1. Balaji12 April 2019 at 07:51

      23A. An out-of-place defence. ALIBI. CD

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    2. Balaji12 April 2019 at 07:53

      3D. Drink for Sterne hero. SHANDY. DD

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  2. Srinidhi12 April 2019 at 07:53

    1A Tennis official-cum-humorous poet (8)
    Linesman a Tennis Official and a poet might humorously be called a linesman or someone who writes lines-Nice Clue!
    1D Clandestinely steal over business graduate and beat (8)
    Lambaste meaning beat
    MBA is your business graduate inside an anagram(Clandestinely) of Steal
    3D Drink for Sterne hero (6)
    Shandy- Double definition. Drink and the eponymous hero. Knew the drink from crosswords but googled for the hero.
    4D A profit with a similar one repeatedly (5,3,5)
    Again and again-Repeatedly
    A is a and profit is gain. And is With. Repeat the same(similar one).
    11A With an orchestra playing, editor left (9)
    Abandoned- Left
    a Band- an orchestra
    On-playing
    Ed- Editor

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  3. Remy12 April 2019 at 08:23

    14 a Intendant-mean-intend+ A New+T-ModelIntendant-Manager.
    24 AC Amendable- Daughter-d in pleasant .surroundings-amenable.Amen(d)able=likely to change.
    26 a durable -tough-ruled ANAG + AB sailor-Durable.
    16 a Alter ego-the other half- relate anag-GO Govt order.
    10 d Hidden agendas - sneaky plans.anag of saddening heads.

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  4. Murali12 April 2019 at 08:26

    13A TIED = bound = (DIET)*
    27A TENANT = temporary resident = A (maN) N in TENT = TEN(A)(N)T

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  5. Brajesh12 April 2019 at 08:30

    1d lambaste-anagram of steal and mba business graduate

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  6. Brajesh12 April 2019 at 08:32

    2d narrate hurried up- ran sailor Tar And a anagram

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  7. maradnusro12 April 2019 at 08:34

    After such a dry spell Gridman your coming today is for me like a downpour. Thank you. Solved all before 8.30 AM

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    1. Ramani12 April 2019 at 08:45

      Actually he hand-holds and takes us to the solution by nice wordplays

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    2. sree_sree12 April 2019 at 08:49

      +1.

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    3. Chaturvasi12 April 2019 at 09:06

      Is the absence of misdirection - leading the solvers up the garden path and their having to retrace their steps, find a different path and after getting the answer later let out an 'aha!' - a drawback? What is your opinion?

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    4. sree_sree12 April 2019 at 10:12

      The "aha" is certainly part of the kick in solving THC daily. But I don't think every clue, however deliberate, can give that kick.
      Also I remember my initial days, back in 2010-11, when completing a grid was such a big booster. I believe that is still important to new solvers. So no complains,

      its just a statement on the style ( dont twist your brain the first straight one that x's my brain is the answer) and in the big picture that style is needed for the cryptic crossword world.

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    5. Ramani12 April 2019 at 10:54

      18d - The solution word is new to me. Yet from the word play I could get the answer and got the aha moment (after referring to the dictionary)!

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  8. B N Acharya12 April 2019 at 08:35

    9A MARSALA -sicilian wine. R in MASALA

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  9. B N Acharya12 April 2019 at 08:36

    19A TILL CD?

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  10. B N Acharya12 April 2019 at 08:37

    25A POSTMAN--well versed in letters CD

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  11. B N Acharya12 April 2019 at 08:39

    28A ESPRESSO- coffee. anagram of sprees,s (son) and o (round)

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  12. Brajesh12 April 2019 at 08:40

    28a espresso anagram of sprees and so from son

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  13. Murali12 April 2019 at 08:45

    19A TILL (DD)
    24A AMENDABLE = likely to change. D (from daughter) in AMENABLE. AMEN(D)ABLE

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  14. Brajesh12 April 2019 at 08:45

    20d imbibes I M bi from big bes from best - nearly tops
    Big from nearly large

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  15. Brajesh12 April 2019 at 08:51

    6d Override -anagram of order I’ve

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  16. Murali12 April 2019 at 08:54

    Replacement for 19A
    22D ADORER T==> passionate lover = colorADO RERecording.

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  17. Vanchinathan12 April 2019 at 09:09

    16 Ac ALTER EGO from RELATE and G.O.

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  18. Vanchinathan12 April 2019 at 09:10

    It is 16 Dn,

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  19. Sujatha12 April 2019 at 09:39

    12A Jumper = Roo, back Street = St => Ts, roo+ts = roots = origins.
    10D Saddening+Head = Hidden agendas = sneaky plans, Anagram
    15D Coach = train + Fellow = man. Trainman = Railway employee

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  20. Deepak Gopinath12 April 2019 at 09:44

    Yet to be solved

    Across - 5, 10

    Down - 7, 21 and correct anno for 2

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  21. B N Acharya12 April 2019 at 10:05

    E (oriental) TAR (sailor) RAN (hurried) <----- NARRATE-tell a story

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  22. Dr. Krishnamoorthy. A, Vellore12 April 2019 at 10:05

    2d: narrate(tell a story) - {(e)+(tar=sailor)+(ran=hurried)<=}
    10a: heeltap(dance) - {(he=man)+(w̷ell̷)+(pat<=)}

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  23. B N Acharya12 April 2019 at 10:06

    21D CARPET;(STRIP) CARP--find fault; ET economics time --Ind newspaper

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  24. Dr. M. Murugan12 April 2019 at 10:08

    7d - Set Down— group- Set, Broke— down

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  25. Dr. Krishnamoorthy. A, Vellore12 April 2019 at 10:10

    7d: set down(dd); set(group)+(down=broke)

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  26. sree_sree12 April 2019 at 10:31

    Any veteran calling dibs on 5a!

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  27. Deepak Gopinath12 April 2019 at 10:32

    Yes ED is short for Editor

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  28. Deepak Gopinath12 April 2019 at 10:32

    Last one to be solved 5A

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  29. Dr. M. Murugan12 April 2019 at 10:42

    5a- Bonsai— Art of making a ‘little’ ash (tree)

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  30. Padmanabhan12 April 2019 at 11:23

    One of my COD's.Nicely done Dr. Murugan.

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  31. Padmanabhan12 April 2019 at 11:25

    Also liked the 2 men- the postman and the linesman.

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  32. Padmanabhan12 April 2019 at 11:26

    Very happy to have completed well before 8.30. Only the Sicilian wine needed looking up for confirmation.

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  33. Padmanabhan12 April 2019 at 18:47

    Thank you for the "Col. Special" Caisson and the link. Informative since it is new to me and was able to get it thanks to wordplay.

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