Saturday 11 May 2019

No 12623, Saturday 11 May 2019, Afterdark


Across

1. It’s a disgrace that a frenzied mob leads a country (11) ABOMINATION {A|{MOB*}{I}{NATION}
7. Discarded vehicle in the middle (3) CAR (T) Definition in the middle
9. Press extending towards centre, almost (5) MEDIA {MEDIAn}
10. It’s impractical to keep the entrance of foyer open on both sides (4-5) AIRY-FAIRY {AIRY}-{Foyer}{AIRY}
11. Three magi travelling from ashram (9) HERMITAGE {THREE+MAGI*}
12. Managed church's estate (5) RANCH {RAN}{CH}
13. Hymn is as per tradition, composed over a day (7) INTROIT {TRADITION-{A}{D}*}
15. Bird can be trapped through Karachi Biscuits (4) IBIS (T)
18. Body fluids are coagulated after the onset of stroke (4) SERA {Stroke}{ARE*}
20. Wife's unwell and crying (7) WAILING {W}{AILING}
23. Engineer showcasing a brand of operating system, very revolutionary in fairs (5) EXPOS {E}{XP}{OS<=}
24. One in for touring parish to let out an office of church (9)  PRIORSHIP {PR{I}O}{PaRISH*}
26. Basically crazy one, spreading hatred by laying foundation for temple, say (9) CATHEDRAL {Crazy}{A}{HATRED*}{Laying}
27. Resin made out of fuel emission (5) ELEMI (T)
28. Spouse frequently gives an alarm call (3) SOS {SpOuSe}
29. Say, he inspired others to frequently issue releases differently (5,6)  THIRD PERSON  {INSPIRED+OTHERS-IsSuE*}

Down

1. Provide tea, at the onset of recess, place over a piece of furniture (8) ARMCHAIR {ARM}{CHA}{I}{Recess}
2. 4 is not a doubter perhaps (8) OBDURATE {A+DOUBTER*} Why 'not' ?
3. Asian with a right has a question on independence (5)   IRAQI {I}{R}{A}{Q}{I}
4. Determined to check worker crossing second gate (7)  ADAMANT {gAte}{DAM}{ANT}
5. One from Middle East joins brother to tour libraries (7) ISRAELI {ISRAELI+BR*}={LIBRARIES}
6. Queen by the middle of the month presides over free distribution, note after note (9) NEFERTITI {moNth}{FREE*}{TI}{TI}
7. Applicant is college student, one often seen tense (6) CLIENT {C}{L}{I}{sEeN}{T}
8. Right husband holds could be myth for harmony (6) RHYTHM {R}{H]{MYTH*}
14. Wasted six balls, nets arranged to overcome pressure (9) OVERSPENT {OVER}{P}{NETS*]
16. Stretches, gets thin (8) TIGHTENS {GETS+THIN*} Stretches on double duty
17. Second lesson has a typing error on a subject, say (8) EGYPTIAN {lEsson}{A+TYPING*}
19. Areas around river visible on island after map is redrawn in Sri Lankan city (7) AMPARAI {MAP*}{A}{R}{A}{I}
20. According to report, earth spun (7) WHIRLED {~WORLD}
21. He is sent out, teachers upset with answers (6) REACTS {TEACheRS*}
22. Discharges engineer admitted for wounds (6) SPITES {SPIT{E}S}
25. Town official is English always, right to lead (5) REEVE {(+R){E}{EVE(-r)}

Reference List


A=I, Church=Ch, Day=D, Wife=W, Engineer=E, One=I, For=Pro, One=A
Tea=Cha, Right=R, Question=Q, Independence=I, Brother=Br, Note=Ti, College=C, Student=L, Tense=T, Husband=H, Pressure=P,  Areas=AA (Area=A), River=R, Island=I, English=E

Colour/Font Scheme

DefinitionSolutionComponent lettersEmbedded linksTheme word Anagram IndicatorC/C indicatorReversal IndicatorHidden word IndicatorLetter Pick indicatorDeletion IndicatorHomophone IndicatorMovement IndicatorPositional IndicatorSubstitution, IndicatorLink/Connector, Extraneous

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14 comments:

  1. 4D and 16D probably intended to be &lit? Not sure.
    If one is not a doubter, one is obdurate
    Stretches = gets thin = tightens

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    1. 2d is lit and ca!. Obdurate is "not a" , doubter (obdurate-a= doubter*) perhaps.

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  2. 4D. Determined to check worker crossing second gate (7) ADAMANT {gAte}{DAM}{ANT}

    Have a doubt about container ind. What is crossing what?

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    1. I took it as A(DAM)(A)NT
      Worker is crossing check and second gate:-)

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    2. I go with your anno. That's what I had in mind!

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    3. But does the word play actually lead to the anno we intended?!

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  3. Doubt on 11A
    WP from definition?

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    1. Same doubt as yesterday. Would "to" work.

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    2. "To" , "For" work. Not from.
      Definition from WP would work.

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  4. NATION, IRAQI,ISRAELI, EGYPTIAN, Themed.? How many words would constitute to qualify for a theme ?

    Anagrams galore !

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  5. I am now in the US and hence unable to make comments here (which I do rather occasionally) before 4 pm IST. If it is feasible the blog can be kept open even before the solution is posted?

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    1. I don't think that is a feasible proposition

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  6. No need to make comments before 4 pm. We do have comments around 9 pm as well.

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