Sunday 10 May 2020

Special, Sunday 10 May 2020, Paddy

Day 47 of 54 Stay safe at home

Welcome to our new setter Paddy. Bouquets and Brickbats welcome.

Three answers per commenter till 6 PM (Annotations compulsory)
Please submit all your answers in one comment.


ACROSS
1   Federer on the radio? (7)
5   Ghostly respect (7)
9   Not a horse but may crack a metal (7)
10 Tractor pedometer holds an American sandwich (7)
12 Gangster may get behind a table, say, for a magazine (10)
13 If pressure is low haughty may become noisy (4)
14 Say, a thug loses nothing to cheer (3, 2)
15 Let’s tune off to _____ the audience (8)
17 Cage limit contains regulation (3, 5)
19 A small island with a change of point leads to an opening (5)
21 Lies are said to be pests (4)
22 Declare, tee off slow down (10)
24 Star in East may be a diva (7)
25 Jane Austen girl with a turned up hat going to the front may put one in a quandary (7)
26 Nutty nuts, my friend, may lead to disaster (7)
27 Fresh piece of cutlery loses fat for yoghurt, for starters, but may get you big apple (3, 4)

DOWN
2   Bird’s nest holds time in view (5)
3   Leveling part of the day (7)
4   Alias is a tailless bird flying up under a fake (9)
6   Mill about ace on the waiting list (5)
7   I can fly a plane though I follow a cop mostly (7)
8   Danger! Ponder about an alien; it’s just a fish (3, 6)
11 If this is good, it may mean fidelity (9)
14 Elliptical clocks? (3, 6)
16 Plough through cluttered files and come up with an art form (5, 4)
18 Spun tales of my own or lazed around? (3, 4)
20 Lean cry about theft (7)
22 Fabric mined up? (5)
23 Send back the clock (5)

Across Lite version can be accessed at PADDY 1

Enjoy.

102 comments:

  1. 23d REMIT <- TIMER (EITHER)

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    1. Ok. After solving 22A it is confirmed that it is TIMER only

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  2. Prompt as ever. Thank you ram.

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  3. 21A..lice=pests .lies said to be

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  4. While I was keying in three answers for a single post, two of my answers have been posted singly.
    The rule needs to be adhered to or the rule needs to be removed by the Colonel.

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  5. 10ac
    Trac(TOR PEDO)meter
    TORPEDO: a type of sandwich

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  6. 15A: FAREWELL? ( Fill in the blank) farewell= goodbye hence

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  7. 23D. Timer.. remit ( send)

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  8. 10A: TORPEDO (T)
    22A: DECELERATE {DECLARE+TEE}*
    22D: DENIM {MINED<--}

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  9. 19 ac
    Small island: islet
    Ghange of point:s changes to n
    INLET: opening

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  10. Next week onwards any answers submit singly will be removed. Please ensure all your answers are entered in one comment in future

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    1. Colonel sir, but that is leading to duplicate entries. What I mean is the ones I cracked have already been solved..

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    2. i like what was said earlier sometime back. let us post our 3 and not bother about repeats. atleast untill a specified time. lets say 2pm.

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    3. Take it easy, Ye -guys ! This is not an exam hall. What are ye-all racing for ? Col is the boss; he sets the Rules. Go by them !

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    1. Jane Austen's girl= Emma. Hat = lid. Turned up= dil. Dil emma= dilemma= quandary

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  12. 24a - star in 'East = STEARIN* (STAR+IN+E)

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    1. I misunderstood this simple puzzle and made my self complicated. finally MB has cracked this puzzle.

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  13. 22ac
    Declare tee: anagram: decelerate
    DECELERATE: slow down

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  14. 27 ac
    New York

    Fresh is new, cutlery fork , (f)at replaced by (y) yoghurt

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  15. 20 D Larceny, anagram of lean cry

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  16. Hearty welcome to Paddy. glad to see our setter. great sunday

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  17. Substituting for repeats
    26A: TSUNAMI {NUTS*}{AMI}
    14D: EGGTIMERS {EGG}{TIMERS}

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  18. thanks paddy. looking forward to more. will mail the comments

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    1. Thank you.
      Sure. Looking forward to comments.

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  19. 26 across TSUN* AMI
    14 down EGG TIMERS (CD)
    8 down RED MULL ET

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  20. 16d STILL LIFE {TILL inside FILES*}
    4d PSEUDONYM PSEUDO +MYN(-a)<
    17A AGE LIMIT T

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  21. Thank you CGB & Vasant. Expecting comments.

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  22. 7dn COPILOT {COP}{I}{LOT}
    16dn STILL LIFE {TILL} in {FILES}*
    24ac HEROINE {HERO}{IN}{E}

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  23. Enjoyable crossword. Now that you have begun, keep going.

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  24. Oh! Thank you- more than I expected.

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  25. Still to be done-
    Ac.- 1,9,12,15,22
    Dn.- 2,6,11,18

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  26. Nice set of clues Paddy, keep it up!

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  27. 12A (PERIODIC)(AL) AL behind Periodic
    6D (PRO)(WL) kpro=ace) on (wl = waiting list)

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  28. Vasishter Vayaal Bramharishi!!
    I treasure your encouragement.

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  29. Compensating 16dn

    6dn PROWL {PRO}{WL} WL = Waiting List.

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  30. Nice puzzle, Paddy! Enjoyed a lot. Keep them coming.

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  31. 5A. Ghost= spectre. Ghostly= spectral.i am finding some disconnect. Please enlighten me

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  32. 6 down: PROWL. Mill about. ACE= PRO+ WL from waiting list

    12 across: PERIODIC (AL) Magazine- from Periodical table = AL from gangster- AL

    11 down: ACOUSTICS= Fidelity If acoustics are good, there is fidelity in the sound system

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  33. Paddy: You added to my relaxation. I liked your cluing technique. Keep it up ! Enjoyed thoroughly !

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    1. Thank you Raju. Glad you enjoyed solving. I am happy in getting encouragement from a veteran solver.

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  34. 1A RECEIPT; roger means received all right on radio communication

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  35. Great to see you as a setter Paddy. Keep going

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  36. Coloner sir, 5A. Ghost= spectre. Ghostly= spectral.i am finding some disconnect. Please enlighten me

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    1. Ghostly to be taken as anagram indicator. Whole clue is def.

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  37. In place of 16dn

    2dn EYIRE {EY{RI}E} Time=RI=Rigorous Imprisonment.

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  38. 18Dn LIE DOWN - {LIE D }{OWN}

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  39. That's a good one from you, Paddy

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  40. Welcome Paddy, nice clues. Good debut. Looking for more.

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  41. Thank you Veeyares. Happy to hear.

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  42. A cruciverbalist is in no DILEMMA.
    He knows that there is no AGE LIMIT for either solving or setting a crossword.

    Some may like to solve in TSUNAMI speed with TIMERS. Even EGG TIMERS to check their progress in three minutes. Perhaps such a person would become a hero or HEROINE in a forthcoming IXL. Who knows?

    One in NEW YORK may LIE DOWN, DECELERATE and take it easy. To each his own way.

    Saw a crossword in a PERIODICAL set by a person whose PSEUDONYM is Paddy.

    Paddy? I felt a bit UNSETTLED. Paddy. Paddy.

    Oh! Now it is LOUD and clear. It is our own dear PADDY.

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    1. :-) Thank you CGB. That puts a crown on it.

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  43. 9A is open for anyone to solve

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    1. Sir, please help.me with the anno

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    2. It is a Cryptic def. Nuclear reactor where cracking of metals take place.. A breed of horse cannot be called a Breeder, can it?

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    3. I thght it ref to power plants.
      All power plants are ref as work horses as in they drive the industry output.

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    4. That is the thing about a CD, it is always open to interpretation..

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    5. I meant it as Breeder reactor (which cracks meatal/atom) may not be a horse.

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  45. Thank you Vasant.
    Thank you Col.for publishing and related help before that.
    Thank you Doc. For helping with the grid and putting in proper form. Deeply i dented.

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    1. Congratulations Paddy👍 Let me know when you are ready for the next one 😀

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  46. Thanks to all who had solved. Hope you enjoyed it.

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  47. Well done Paddy! I was late to the party!
    Very good clues. Keep them coming.

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  48. Thank you KKR.
    Yes,I missed you.

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  49. Great debut puzzle! Keep setting and keep entertaining!

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    1. Thank you Vasant. Response is encouraging. Will keep trying.

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  50. Oops I missed this as had an unexpected commitment. Nice grid... interesting surfaces in the clues. Will certainly attempt the next one

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