Friday 28 June 2019

No 12664, Friday 28 Jun 2019, Gridman


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ACROSS
1   With three foreign articles, note is said to be where the sub is hidden (5,3,3) UNDER THE SEA {UN}{DER}{THE}{SEA}(~ c)
9   Grand, without ace put in danger (7) IMPERIL IMPERIaL
10 If you get money for this, it is profit obtained by little effort (3,4) OLD ROPE [CD]
11 Heart of cricket team is in art film (5) INDIE {wINDIEs}
12 A loose pig tortured? Say 'Sorry!' (9) APOLOGISE*
13 Secret heart of victors... (5) INNER wINNERs
15 ...not the same and, without hesitation, I'd add, reserved (9) DIFFIDENT DIFF(-er+i'd)IDENT
18 Something wrong reported by the half-sister in the making of compounds (9) SYNTHESIS (~sin){SYN}{THE}{SISter}
21 The sort of care that is only skin-deep? (5) DERMA [CD]
22 Alassaint turns attacker (9) ASSAILANT*
24 Note householder finally stripping messwater plant (5) CRESS {C}{h...eR}{mESSy}
26 A writer's credit (7) ASCRIBE {A}{SCRIBE}
27 Listener, as a consequence, is worldly (7) EARTHEN {EAR}{THEN}
28 Good couple's half-simply belting out religious songs (6,5) GOSPEL MUSIC {G}{COUPLES+SIMply}*

DOWN
1   You finally find one drunk in bondage getting services (9) UTILITIES {yoU}{T{1}{LIT}IES}
2   Drugged daughter dead after over-exercise (5) DOPED {D}{O}{PE}{D}
3   Heart brought about by element? (4,5) RARE EARTH {HEART}* [RA]
4   Tackle man with wagon drawn up (7) HALYARD {HAL}{DRAY<=}
5   Tarry for a bit with saint, having operation cancelled (4-3) STOP-OFF {ST}{OP}{OFF}
6   Australian girl out of hearing (5) AUDIO {AU}{DI}{O}
7   Tower over active individual carrying explosive device (8) DOMINEER {DO{MINE}ER}
8   Telugu leader put in charge of grand party (4) FETE {FE{Te...u}E}
14 Convent woman heard of that kind that is matchless (8) NONESUCH (~nun){NONE}{SUCH}
16 In one short month, old eccentric displays lack of propriety (9) INDECORUM {IN}{DEC}{O}{RUM}
17 Constrain outings of aeronautical speeds (9) TRANSONIC*
19 With these, we have ability to keep balance on moving ship (3,4) SEA LEGS [CD]
20 Do you see? Part of his other establishment? (2,5) SO THERE [T]
22 A girl leaves society — so sorry! (4) ALAS {A}{LASs}
23 Speaking out: village officer's out to get fringe benefit (5) ICING voICING
25 Body of beliefs of those taking drug to the head (5) ETHOS (+e)ETHOS(-e)

Reference List
Ace = A, Note = C, Drunk = LIT, Daughter = D, Dead = D, Over = O, Girl = DI, Out = O, Old = O, Society = S, Village Officer = VO

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33 comments:

  1. 9A IMPERIL = put in danger (imperiAl- A)
    12A APOLOGISE = Say sorry ( a loose pig anagram)
    22A ASSAILANT = attacker (alas Saint anagram)
    23D ICING = fringe benefit(VOicing- VO)
    17D TRANSONIC= aeronautical speed(constraint anagram)

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  2. 3dn rear hearth (RA)
    1dn utilities u ti(lit)es
    20 dn so there (T)
    13 ac inner w(inner)s
    18ac synthesis syn (sin)+the+sis(ter)

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  3. 1 d utilities-services.u+t(I lit)ies.one drynk-i lit in bondage-ties
    18 a Synthesis.something wrong reported sin-syn+the sis-half of sister.
    16 d indecorum-lack of propriety.in+Dec(short month)o-old+rum=eccentric.
    27 a earthen-worldly.ear-listener.as a consequence-then.earthen.
    21.A Derma. sort of care for skin-Derma.

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  4. Compensating for 18a
    22 d alas.-sorry. girl-lass- society.a+las.

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  5. 22a Assailant anagram from alas +saint

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  7. 22A - Alas + saint = ASSAILANT turns attacker
    26A - A writer's credit ..A+ WRITER = SCRIBE.....ASCRIBE
    11A....cricket team ....INDIA
    20D... Do you see? Part of hiS OTHER Establishment......[T]

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    1. 27A.. Listener = EAR ; consequence = THEN.....EARTHEN

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  8. 15 Ac
    Diff (Er) I’d ent
    Diffident

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  9. 8d: fete(grand party) - {fe(te̷l̷u̷g̷u̷)e=charge}

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    1. West Indies cricket team of late is known as Windies. Hence heart of 'W INDIE S' is INDIE. Hope this is what setter had intended.

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    2. MB sir...in this case my answer is wrong...mentioned was INDIA. but, I could not get the perfect anno for INDIE. Heart of Windie is not convincing the answer. experts Mr Col. may solve.

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    3. 11A Definition is Art Film.

      From free dictionary : . indie - an independent film company not associated with an established studio.

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    4. OH....Thank you sir....glad to inform that I have been transferred to Bhilai from Amritsar. have a nice day

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  11. 2 Dn Drugged daughter dead after over-exercise (5). DOPED {D+O+PE+D}

    Daughter D, over O, exercise PE, dead D.

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  12. 28A: GOSPEL MUSIC {G+COUPLES+SIM(-PLE)}* = RELIGIOUS SONGS

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  14. 24A Note = c
    householdeR finally = R
    Stripping messy = (m)ess(y)
    C+r+ess = cress = water plant.

    2D Daughter - D
    Dead = D
    Over = O
    exercise = PE
    Dead after over exercise = OPE+D
    D+o+pe+d = Doped = Drugged

    6D
    Australian = Au
    Girl = Di
    Out = O
    Au+di+o = hearing

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  15. 7D -Domineer(Active individual -doer; Explosive device-Mine)

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  17. 5D-Stop off( Saint-ST with Operations-OP; cancelled -Off)

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  18. 4D. TACKLE man with wagon drawn up. HALYARD. {HAL} {DRAY}<=

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  19. 4d: halyard(tackle) - {(hal=male name)+(dray<=wagon)}
    10a: old rope(CD)
    5d: stop off(tarry) - {(st=saint)+(op=operation)+(off=cancelled)}
    7d: domineer(tower over) - {do(mine)er)}

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  20. Steadyhands92. Are you a new comer here ? If so, perhaps you don’t know that besides giving the solutions, you have to give the annotations also, as to how you arrived at the answers. Please do so and note for future .

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    1. Yes, I am new. Will keep that in mind. Thank you.

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  21. 1A. Under the sea Un Der The (three foreign articles) Sea (C hp)
    25d Ethos E (ecstasy/drug) those (-e which goes to the top)

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  22. 14D- Nonesuch
    Convent woman- Nun
    Heard of - None
    Of that kind- Such
    Def.- Matchless
    Surprised to note that there are still some clues to be solved

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