Sunday 29 September 2019

The Sunday Crossword No 3067, Sunday 29 Sep 2019


Overdose of Anagrams

ACROSS
1   Tiddly oaf never shakes? I don’t believe it (3,7,4) FOR HEAVENS SAKE*
10 Brief gives bum steer (5) TERSE*
11 Spice Girl given cautions about counterfeit goods (9) FORGERIES {FOR{GERI}ES}
12 Traditional intro in Raiders remake (4,3) DEAR SIR*
13 Web implicated, diet abandoned where people eat (7) DINETTE {DI{NET}TE*}
14 'Uh' sound elicited by kitsch wardrobe (5) SCHWA [T]
16 Arbitration with no time for deep thought (9) MEDIATION MEDItATION
19 Suffering when a conservative follows heartless, reactionary group (9) PURGATORY {A}{TORY} after {GRoUP<=}
20 Act immorally with American in snotty enclosure (5) SINUS {SIN}{US}
22 On 'scone', rendering given by reactionaries (7) NEOCONS*
25 Batman's seen in this hoax in American resort (4,3) CAPE COD {CAPE} {COD}
27 Bisected protozoan – 50% missing very soon (2,4,1,2) IN HALF A MO {IN HALF}{AMOeba}
28 Nannies essentially depicted in musical movie (5) ANNIE nANNIEs
29 Bashed fifth toe? Holler just because you can (3,3,4,2,2) FOR THE HELL OF IT*

DOWN
 Early bit of devotion: rousing her at four (3,6) OUR FATHER*
3   Cobbler does this for despicable people (5) HEELS [DD]
4   Amoral foe tampered with sports car (4,5) ALFA ROMEO*
5   Wild deer on both sides of river went astray (5) ERRED {E{R}RED*}
6   Big mugs muffled passage on fancy keyboard instruments (9) STEINWAYS {STEIN{WAY}S}
7   Fatalist will lose weight to become famous (1-4) A-LIST fatALIST
8   Oriental festival supported by nationalist (7) EASTERN {EASTER}{N}
9   Quarrelling dads to wrestle (2,4) AT ODDS*
15 Religious leader with a 'tally-ho!': a maverick (9) AYATOLLAH*
17 Seat of learning choosy lad declined (3,6) DAY SCHOOL*
18 19, simple-minded one (8,1) INNOCENT I  Definition not clear
19 Religious leader quiet concerning difference of opinion (7) PONTIFF {P}{ON}{TIFF}
21 Primarily, somewhere you don’t necessarily expect Yukonese? (6) SYDNEY Acrostic &lit
23 As an alternative, including the alternative (5) OTHER {O{THE}R}
24 Small potatoes!? A tremendous success! (5) SMASH {S}{MASH}
26 Scotsman in post office, one of 6 (5) PIANO {P{IAN}O}

Reference List
Time = T, River R, Nationalist = N, Quiet = P, Small = S, Scotsman = IAN

GRID

21 comments:

  1. 18d pope "innocent I", 19d Pointiff.

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  2. 18A- 19 in the clue should give some clue. 19A is pontiff- any connection?
    Innocenti is Italian scooter/ car maker- this has any connection with 19?

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  3. Oh! Prasad always to the rescue.

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  4. Best Wishes to all particpants of IXL.

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    1. +1
      I am in Varanasi today. I hope I will be able to make it, the power situation is very erratic due to heavy rains here.

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    2. Varanasi? Will you be going to Renukoot? Or there for some religious rite?

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    3. No, Renukoot, Vasant.
      We are on group tour to Varanasi for temple darshan. Will be back in Hyderabad on Tuesday.

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    4. If possible do visit Sarnath, if you haven't visited earlier.

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    5. Sarnath, of course, is in our itinerary, although we have visited twice earlier.

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  5. 18d wrong clue?
    24d doesn't appear in the grid.

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    1. It seems they have made necessary corrections!

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    2. Yes, Kushagra Singh announced that all the answers for 18DN will be given credit!
      I remember my school days when a question in Maths was set with an incorrect/impossible answer, they used to give full marks to all those who attempted. Ha ha!!!

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    3. Point is OK, but the ,15 to 20 minutes lost in trying to fit an answer!

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    4. That's OK but quality? Who is checking the puzzle? Who is downloading? For all competitions you need a strong editor.

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  6. I logged in late and had no problem. Looks like they have corrected it.

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  7. looks to be straight forward and a good start. Hope it will continue this way!

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