Thursday, 12 September 2019

No 12728, Thursday 12 Sep 2019, Gridman


ACROSS
1   Father's straight test to first cattle farmer (11) PASTORALIST {PA}{ST}{ORAL}{1ST}
9   Sense some of the small amount is lost (7) INKLING Anno pending (Addendum - sprINKLING - See comments)
10 Writer and worker holding diamond ornament (7) PENDANT {PEN}{D}{ANT}
11 Central tray has the thing – a dish from India (5) RAITA {tRAy}{IT}{A}
12 Check learner dropping copy (9) IMITATION lIMITATION
13 Large mammal's joint by river (5) HIPPO {HIP}{PO}
15 The man's tales merge into accounts of the past (9) HISTORIES {HI(S)TORIES}
18 Compel boss to get fastener (5,4) PRESS STUD {PRESS}{STUD}
21 Delete article in Gaelic (5) ERASE {ER{A}SE}
22 Knock down hospital in open fight (9) OVERTHROW {OVERT}{H}{ROW}
24 Investigators with journalist are in place (5) SITED {SIT}{ED}
26 One Goth moving and moving constantly (2,3,2) ON THE GO*
27 Pig and mare portrayed in a pithy statement (7) EPIGRAM*
28 Lighters of mine? (6,5) SAFETY LAMPS [CD]

DOWN
1   Irish prop provided for church post (9) PRIORSHIP*
2   Sanely all kids took it initially as woman manifestation (5) SAKTI Acrostic
3   Egg-bearing Di dropped out of avoirdupois programme (9) OVIPAROUS AVOIRdUPOiS*
4   A faulty gun – his – causes woe (7) ANGUISH {A}{GUN+HIS}*
5   Suggests one member utters falsehood (7) IMPLIES {1}{MP}{LIES}
6   Some squat on gangway for vehicle (5) TONGA [T]
7   Church leaves one central vicary (8) BASILICA {BASIL}{1}{viCAry}
8   Surprise greatly by heads-up (4) STUN <=
14 Dispatched beforehand some select gifts (8) PRESENTS {PRE SENT}{Se...t}
16 People outside city have extra parts exchanged (9) OVERSPILL {SPILL}<=>{OVER}
17 PET massed around old relatives (9) STEPDAMES*
19 Disgust of gentleman over run-out (4-3) TURN-OFF {T{RUN*}OFF}
20 Wide stretches on eastern street are maximally damp (7) DEWIEST {WIDE*}{E}{ST}
22 Bob and Joe lose their heads as it is played (4) OBOE {bOB}{jOE}
23 Hardy girl clasps tip of rugged lock (5) TRESS {T{Ru...d}ESS}
25 Monotonous sound that runs me down by half (5) THRUM {THat}{RUns}{Me}

Reference List
Diamond = D, Learner = L, Article = A, Hospital = H, Journalist = ED, Member = MP, Eastern = E, Street = ST

GRID

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25 comments:

  1. Deepak Gopinath12 September 2019 at 08:39

    Was scheduled to meet Fraser Simpson at 5 PM today in Toronto, unfortunately could not do so as the Hop-on-Hop-Off sightseeing bus turned up 45 minutes late at one of the stops and that coupled with rush hour traffic I could reach the decide RV only at 5:45 PM and Fraser could wait only till 5:40 PM, moreover he did not have a cell phone so I could not contact him.

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  2. C.G. BHARGAV12 September 2019 at 08:40

    9 ac (-spr)inkling?

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    1. Deepak Gopinath12 September 2019 at 08:40

      Thanks Bhargav

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    2. Padmanabhan12 September 2019 at 09:11

      I took it as (tw)inkling.

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    3. Kolluru Koteswara Rao12 September 2019 at 09:27

      I think CGB guess is coming close. Sprinkling is a small quantity

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    4. sree_sree12 September 2019 at 11:13

      Its actually "small thinly distributed amount". Lost is scattered/distributed. Small amount lost: sprinkling. Some: hidden word.

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    5. sree_sree12 September 2019 at 11:13

      Its actually "small thinly distributed amount". Lost is scattered/distributed. Small amount lost: sprinkling. Some: hidden word.

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  3. sree_sree12 September 2019 at 09:21

    15a the representation is confusing.is there another way.

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    1. Kolluru Koteswara Rao12 September 2019 at 09:24

      I think the intention is HIS+STORIES. In the merging, S is lost

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    2. Chaturvasi12 September 2019 at 09:45

      That was my intention. Actually at a later stage I had written a revised clue but that version has not appeared.

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    3. sree_sree12 September 2019 at 11:01

      I took col meant that (his stories -> hi(s)tories way but representation of anno to show single S needed change.

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  4. C.G. BHARGAV12 September 2019 at 09:27

    Let us say HISTORIES hp HISSTORIES...

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  5. D N M Rao12 September 2019 at 09:43

    I like 25Dn. Good one.

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  6. VMA Nair12 September 2019 at 10:33

    1A - Don't see st for straight in Chambers!

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    1. Kolluru Koteswara Rao12 September 2019 at 11:47

      I too!
      I see, however, its hp i.e., strait!

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    2. Chaturvasi12 September 2019 at 15:53

      In geometry, we may write 'st. line', where st is straight. It does not seem to be abstruse. Never mind it is not in Chambers. Let them have their saint on street with stone.

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  7. Sreeni12 September 2019 at 10:39

    Liked 24A and 5D.

    Question on 6D - some say that in a hidden word clue there should be no redundant word or connector . Any views ?

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    1. Chaturvasi12 September 2019 at 13:19

      Yes, there must be no extra fodder. So far I have not known that there must not be any connector. Not sure if I have written such a clue before. But, again yes, in this clue 'for vehicle' appears to be a connector. It didn't strike me as bad. Is there a problem? What do some of you think?

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    2. Kolluru Koteswara Rao12 September 2019 at 14:50

      Personally speaking, i don't consider "for" as redundant.
      In fact, i have seen many redundant/extra words in telescopic clues

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    3. Vasant12 September 2019 at 15:38

      Connector seems OK. Extra fodder and open telecopes(starting or ending in a word) is I think not allowed.

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  8. cdrgani2912 September 2019 at 11:42

    Solvable clues as usual from Gridman. Liked the dúrbervillles clue(23D) most!

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