Tuesday 3 December 2019

No 12796, Tuesday 03 Dec 2019, Arden


ACROSS
1   Prime Minister stops us work overtime — New Delhi shows how it’s done (5,8) MODUS OPERANDI {MOD{US}{OP}{ERA}{ND}I}
10 Carried over, investment made totally (5) TOTED [T<=]
11 Billy’s plant, note plastic cover (9) TRUNCHEON {NOTE}* over {RUNCH}
12 Magazine, carry to the top (9) CARTRIDGE {CART}{RIDGE}
13 Dramatic capture of a violin maker (5) AMATI [T]
14 That is having solid shape — worship (7) IDOLISE {I{SOLID*}E}
16 According to media, no Italian in Spanish street (7) ALAMEDA {ALA}{MEDiA}
18 Swing back in the breeze, partly (7) TRAPEZE [T<=]
20 Old story — finding Iodine in milk (7)  EXPLOIT {EX}{PLO{I}T}
22 Back support, taking minutes for an insect (5) EMMET{TE{MM}E}
24 Prince chose half the broadside (9) PHILLIPPIC {PHILLIP}{PICked}
26 Artilleryman’s head over heels drinking French wine — not nice to see (9) UNNERVING {-g)UNNER(+g)G} over {VIN}
27 She even vacates in anger (5) IRENE {IR{EveN}E}
28 Tailor cuts up curtain, he will use needles (13) ACUPUNCTURIST*

DOWN
2   Only ration distributed in the province (7) ONTARIO {O}{RATION*}
3   Erode stole central funds earlier (9) UNDERMINE {ERMINE}<=>{fUNDs}
4   Chose to shift depot (5) OPTED*
5   The last number had a billion short — count (9) ENUMERATE {thE}{NUMbER}{ATE}
6   Capital account, one’s under credit (5) ACCRA {AC}{CR}{A}
7   Outstanding on court, time to settle (3,4) DUE DATE {DUE}{DATE}
8   Old fashioned Kentish dictum, perhaps (5,2,3,3) STICK IN THE MUD*
9   Paternalistic, free, they carry an opposite charge (13) ANTIPARTICLES*
15 Discharge under a river — master point, in a way (9) EXEMPTION {EXE}{M}{POINT*}
17 Signal booster will adequately shoot, they say (9) AMPLIFIER (~ amply fire)
19 Annual investment by a normal man, actually (7) ALMANAC [T]
21 Burden of work on media (7) OPPRESS {OP}{PRESS}
23 Insect gains height in fall (5) THRIP {T{H}RIP}
25 Bar allowing others inside (5) INGOT [T]

Reference List
Work = OP, Old = EX, Minute = M, Only = O, One = A, Master = M, Height = H


20 comments:

  1. 22A- reversal of Tee to be indicated.
    20A- Milked nicely!

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  2. A new grid by Arden. Loved this puzzle.
    FOI: Ontorio
    LOI: Alameda
    COD: Undermine
    WOD: Philippic

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  3. 11 ac: managed to get TRUNCHEON from crossings and the reference to Billy, but PLANT as a clue to RUNCH was way beyond me. Does the community think it is fair?

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    1. Not unfair. Runch is a weed, a wild plant.

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    2. From a specific plant, it may be. But Runch is generic in the sense of any weed that crowds out cultivated plants.so may not be unfair.

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  4. MODUS OPERANDI has been chopped into 5 parts and clued! Could not solve many clues but the one at 20Ac for EXPLOIT had totally deceived me-- very unobtrusive. And 21Dn for OPPRESS was also short and sweet (this one I solved)

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    1. Very tough, still don't know how it is!

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    2. You mean Modus Operandi? Col. has given the breakup.
      PM- Modi,work= op,time=Era,New Delhi=ND
      Modi is interrpted by
      Mod ( us op era nd)i

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  5. 24ac is only PHILIPPIC - No two LLs

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  6. In 15dn exe is river?? Kindly explain.

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  7. I actually solved 100% today. Thank u blog. Philippic- the last to fall.

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  8. Yes, Exe is a river in the UK. There are 30 three-letter rivers: but of them Dee and Exe often occur in crossword clues.Wold you care to find out the other 28 three-letter rivers? Good luck.

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    1. http://bestforpuzzles.com/lists/rivers-british-isles/3.html
      That's just in Brit-isles

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