ACROSS
1 Clipping from ‘The Art of Flying’ caught live outside Brazil (12) ABBREVIATION {A{B{BR}E}VIATION}
8 Daughter takes phosphorus out of an open vessel with an excavating machine (7) DITCHER (-p+d)DITCHER
9 I’m missing the irregular diamonds in the optional components (3-3) ADD-ONS DiAmONDS*
11 Ivory use management by a male showing morbid interest in sordid sights (9) VOYEURISM {IVORY+USE}*{M}
12 Letters from Mount Pinatubo attached to an underwater vessel (1-4) U-BOAT [T]
14 Uncle Lou’s synthesized a body of protein (9) NUCLEOLUS*
16 Uneven walk resulting from being out of energy (4) LIMP{IMPeL}* [DD] - See comments
18 Dances to jazz after I bid goodbye to some clergymen suffering loss of quiet (4) BOPS BishOPS
19 Coach going west with a soldier on a ship to get an underwater vessel (9) SUBMARINE {BUS<=}{MARINE}
21 Vassal, leaping in excitement, goads enthusiastic leaders (5) LIEGE Acrostic
22 Receding ones may lead to less work for barbers (9) HAIRLINES [CD]
23 Greek character returns after an initially confusing day with a model of the inner sanctum (6) ADYTUM {MU<=} after {DAY*}{T}
25 Hanoi in ruins after the lawyer’s entry with an American resident (7) IDAHOAN {I{DA}HOAN*}
26 Gods on the silver screen? (7,5) MATINEE IDOLS [E]
DOWN
2 Beat shy chap at sea in an underwater vessel (11) BATHYSCAPHE*
3 Family welcomed by the communist is given new quarters (8) REHOUSED {RE{HOUSE}D}
4 Short poems about self-service at fault after the furniture’s edges get scraped (9) VERSICLES {SELf+SeRVICE}*
5 Retreating Mala goes around the castle and gets a shock (5) ALARM {M{R}ALA}<=
6 Uranium evacuated after a country nearly got to the rare metal (6) INDIUM {INDIa}{Ur...uM}
7 Hebrew alphabet noticed in an afternoon church service, reportedly (3) NUN (~none)
8 Striking isn’t right with the charming young woman caught below in an underwater vessel (6,4) DIVING BELL {DrIVING}{BELL}(~belle)
10 Railway pioneer’s relative by marriage has managed to conceal a bird (10) STEPHENSON {STEP{HEN}SON}
13 An unscientific survey? (7,4) OPINION POLL [CD]
15 Pay part of the cost for Peter out to cross the island (9) SUBSIDISE {SUBSID{IS}E}
17 Fare-reducing British pass upsets the storyteller in front of the funny person (8) RAILCARD {LIAR<=}{CARD}
20 Group of six softly getting rid of the cross in a musical composition (6) SEPTET SE(-x+p)TET
22 Sindhu managed to hide a biped (5) HUMAN [T]
24 Blind and dumb? (3) DIM [DD]
Reference List
Male = M, Energy = E, Quiet = SH, Model = T, Lawyer = DA, Castle = R, Right = R, Softly = P
1 Clipping from ‘The Art of Flying’ caught live outside Brazil (12) ABBREVIATION {A{B{BR}E}VIATION}
8 Daughter takes phosphorus out of an open vessel with an excavating machine (7) DITCHER (-p+d)DITCHER
9 I’m missing the irregular diamonds in the optional components (3-3) ADD-ONS DiAmONDS*
11 Ivory use management by a male showing morbid interest in sordid sights (9) VOYEURISM {IVORY+USE}*{M}
12 Letters from Mount Pinatubo attached to an underwater vessel (1-4) U-BOAT [T]
14 Uncle Lou’s synthesized a body of protein (9) NUCLEOLUS*
16 Uneven walk resulting from being out of energy (4) LIMP
18 Dances to jazz after I bid goodbye to some clergymen suffering loss of quiet (4) BOPS B
19 Coach going west with a soldier on a ship to get an underwater vessel (9) SUBMARINE {BUS<=}{MARINE}
21 Vassal, leaping in excitement, goads enthusiastic leaders (5) LIEGE Acrostic
22 Receding ones may lead to less work for barbers (9) HAIRLINES [CD]
23 Greek character returns after an initially confusing day with a model of the inner sanctum (6) ADYTUM {MU<=} after {DAY*}{T}
25 Hanoi in ruins after the lawyer’s entry with an American resident (7) IDAHOAN {I{DA}HOAN*}
26 Gods on the silver screen? (7,5) MATINEE IDOLS [E]
DOWN
2 Beat shy chap at sea in an underwater vessel (11) BATHYSCAPHE*
4 Short poems about self-service at fault after the furniture’s edges get scraped (9) VERSICLES {SEL
5 Retreating Mala goes around the castle and gets a shock (5) ALARM {M{R}ALA}<=
6 Uranium evacuated after a country nearly got to the rare metal (6) INDIUM {INDI
7 Hebrew alphabet noticed in an afternoon church service, reportedly (3) NUN (~none)
8 Striking isn’t right with the charming young woman caught below in an underwater vessel (6,4) DIVING BELL {D
10 Railway pioneer’s relative by marriage has managed to conceal a bird (10) STEPHENSON {STEP{HEN}SON}
13 An unscientific survey? (7,4) OPINION POLL [CD]
15 Pay part of the cost for Peter out to cross the island (9) SUBSIDISE {SUBSID{IS}E}
17 Fare-reducing British pass upsets the storyteller in front of the funny person (8) RAILCARD {LIAR<=}{CARD}
20 Group of six softly getting rid of the cross in a musical composition (6) SEPTET SE(-x+p)TET
22 Sindhu managed to hide a biped (5) HUMAN [T]
24 Blind and dumb? (3) DIM [DD]
Reference List
Male = M, Energy = E, Quiet = SH, Model = T, Lawyer = DA, Castle = R, Right = R, Softly = P
16a indirect!
ReplyDelete16A is DD.
ReplyDeleteUneven walk
Being out of energy
+1 limp:without energy/vigor
DeleteI understood Col.'s interpretation as
DeleteResulting from- Impel (causing)
Eliminating 'e' from lack of energy
(IMPL)*
Or if we take resulting as anind, 'from' would give impel.
paddy, that is still an indirect
Deleteone of the meanings of impel is to cause.
DeleteSo, Doc.'s interpretation of DD seems in order? Yes.
DeleteLet me catch my breath- been underwater for too long!
ReplyDelete:-) but not that long; there were only 4 of 'em.
Delete1AC I liked very much.
ReplyDelete2DN I rememer bathyscape but not bathyscaphe
Overall, very satisfying grid. Thanks Neyartha
+1 for a very satisfying solve.
DeleteJust 4 theme related words? Did we miss any?
ReplyDelete8ac is also theme word
DeleteHow is Ditcher an underwater vessel?
DeleteI thought so. Now, I googled and found some relevance:
Deletehttps://patents.google.com/patent/CN2679245Y/en
19A: Isn't "on a ship" redundant? SUB=coach going west, MARINE=soldier, to get SUBMARINE=underground vessel.
ReplyDeleteMarine is a soldier at sea, soldier on a ship, as against a foot soldier or an airforce man.
ReplyDeleteOnly half a neiyappam for me today. Couldn't get ADYTUM,BATHYSCAPHE & DIVING BELLS. Clue of my day: STEPHENSON.stepson and hen got together ?
ReplyDeleteHas any one seen answer for 6DN in yesterday's grid? LBW OR LAW?
ReplyDeleteYou want to guess what is the answer in the print edition of today?
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It is.........L ? W
Keep laughing....
1.A 2.B ...4.All (not none) of the above.
DeleteSo none of us, here, basically have joined the paid version!
DeleteSince we are on the fun:
DeleteRule, change to "a mode of dismissal" in the middle.
B(bowled is a mode of dismissal). So change the middle of rule to b.
With def as "a mode of dismissal in the middle" (of wickets)! Semi&lit
Bowled over being stumped!
DeleteMy question over ? is when it was added?
DeleteDid Bhavan request (by mail) to mark it with ? after reading the blog or if it was originally so?
26a....Matinee usually denotes afternoon cinema. i am bit confusing that how come the word matinee matches with silver screen.
ReplyDeleteThe origin is in 1840's theatre with different meaning. Those were the times of evening and night plays only.(for serious patrons type). Matinee show then popularly attracted children/family as organised outing. Morning show or the 11am is a very late entrant.btw Matinee in French means morning.
DeleteSilver screen also means the film industry
DeleteCol.'s link has answers for your questions.
DeleteThe links given by him are always very informative and interesting.
DeleteWhy is castle R? Can u please explain?
ReplyDeleteCastle in chess is a rook ans rook=R
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