Thursday 24 October 2019

No 12763, Thursday 24 Oct 2019, Arden


ACROSS
1   Violation of art review in practice (13) CONTRAVENTION {CON{ART<=}VENTION}
10 Pennyfather in endless grief (5) MISER MISERy
11 Underline it Alice is inside (9) ITALICISE {IT}{ALIC{IS}E}
12 A shift in between opposite sides of a port (9) ARCHANGEL {A}{R}{CHANGE}{L}
13 Stalk and carry maiden (5) HAULM {HAUL}{M}
14 People of French descent in America could start, or else move (7) CREOLES {Co..d}{OR+ELSE}*
16 Brace for match, number announced (7) TIGHTEN (~tie ten}
18 Reminder — note sent in without heading (7) MEMENTO {MEME}{iNTO} (Addendum - {MEM{sENT}O} - See comments)
20 Tried out, deliberately turned to observe closely (7) EYEBALL deLiBErAtELY*
22 A gunner overseas called to the capital (5) ACCRA {A}{CC}{RA}
24 Morning breakfast, King's openly complaining (9) LAMENTING {L{AM}ENT}{kING}
26 Film shoot — something a mechanic could use (6-3) GREASE-GUN {GREASE}{GUN}
27 Cat jumped in the middle (5) OUNCE pOUNCEd
28 Compound interest meant to restore one's position (13) REINSTATEMENT*

DOWN
2   Bone, lost back end in big harvester (7) OSSICLE {OS}{SICkLE}
3   Sailor boy's home, keeping things dry (9) TARPAULIN {TAR}{PAUL}{IN}
4   A noise is what copycats are doing (5) APING {A}{PING}
5   English boy better exposed to adornment in service (9) EPAULETTE {E}{PAUL}{bETTEr}
6   Tense up below the hip (5) THIGH {T}{HIGH}
7   The bard cut off the fallopian tube (7) OVIDUCT {OVID}{CUT*}
8   German maps CIA produced for false propaganda (5,8) SMEAR CAMPAIGN*
9   Nomenclatures some loitering freely (13) TERMINOLOGIES*
15 Small outside pocket is the focus of public attention (9) SPOTLIGHT {S{POT}LIGHT}
17 Union member comes in again — halfway into the backstage lounge (9) GREENROOM {G{REENters}ROOM}
19 Knife inflicts pain in regular matter (7) MACHETE {Ma{ACHE}TtEr}
21 French town will soon allow six gallons (7) AVIGNON {A{VI}{G}NON}
23 Priest decapitated, it's a serious crime (5) ARSON pARSON
25 Painter available from one to two (5) MONET [T]

Reference List
Maiden = M, Gunner = RA, Seas = CC(C's), Fast = LENT, Big = OS, Sailor = TAR, Home = IN, Tense = T, Pocket = POT, Gallon = G,


26 comments:

  1. 24A- Break fast- L..ENT, with AM breaking Lent, right?

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    1. Yes,I saw lent in ref. list.

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    2. You mean open meaning both ends off? Sometimes we ignore ' and take open as topless. Debatable.

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    3. Open is open to any interpretation.

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    1. Yes. I got the first Paul from the second Paul.

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  3. Attempted Arden, after a very long time, in print edition. Will call it very satisfactory as I could complete 95% correctly. Spent considerable time on 2DN and 7DN. 13AC was the last one to fall, as it is new to me.
    Thanks Arden for the wonderful offering!

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  4. Col.,
    Label says Oct.19. Correction needed.

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    1. Probably, Paddy thought the bottom label should be Oct, 24? The bottom label is for sorting the grid for the month, I guess.

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    2. You are right KKR. It is only month and not date. I mistook 19 to be date.

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  5. 22A- I am not able to understand the wp in 22A. CC RA?

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    1. Gunner:royal artillery
      Seas (called HP):c's:CC

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  6. Thank you Prasad. Clue too cryptic for me though I could get the capital.

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    1. It's like the cryptic clue in yesterday's Guardian 1041 [now, of course,deleted] where As' were deleted

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  7. overseas - over seas called - over "CC"

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  8. Lots of v clever but tough clues, Arden! Acrosses 12 16 18 22 24 and Downs 3 5 etc. Four long anagrams(13 letters)! But what is the record for Hindu Xword?

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  9. Fantastic anagrams as 13 letter words! Arden should change his pseudonym as Emden !GREASE GUN is my cod . Looking forward to tomorrow's.

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