Wednesday 8 July 2020

No 12982, Wednesday 08 Jul 2020, Avtaar

Solution to 24D has been deliberately left unsolved and is to be answered only by a non-regular/novice commenter, with proper annotation. Those who have answered earlier in the week, please give others a chance.

ACROSS
1   Reddish, toxic liquid solution containing 50% each of Osmium and Magnesium (7) BROMINE {BR{Os}{Mn}INE}
5   A fine story, full of good humour (7) AFFABLE {A}{F}{FABLE}
9   Variety of shelled cashew kernel that is used in cosmetics (4,3) SHEA NUT {cASHEw}*{NUT}
10 Revolutionary stirs up pedants (7) PURISTS*
11 Child hero taken in by vacuous judge’s duplicity (9) TREACHERY {TR{EA{CH}ER}Y} (Addendum - {Tr{REACHER}Y} - See comments)
12 Sailor had to go down (5) ABATE {AB}{ATE}
13 One who doesn’t believe in propaganda (5) PAGAN [T]
15 Show doctor into surgery (9) OPERATION {OPERA}{INTO*}
17 Screens shirt, belts, jeans and shoes at the entrance (9) TELEVISES {TE{LEVIS}E}{Sh..s}
19 Take care of man and old dog (3,2) MOP UP {M}{O}{PUP}
22 That is one way across Germany (2,3) ID EST {1}{DE}{ST}
23 Jack, biting into roast meat, is getting bones (9) METATARSI {TAR} in {MEAT+IS}*
25 Head of Stores reviewed overtime salary that is paid for loading cargo (7) STOWAGE {St...s}{OT<=}{WAGE}
26 Man and wife locked in a never-ending smooch — hot and sentimental (7) MAWKISH {M}{A}{W}{KISs}{H}
27 North Americans look for yet more returns (7) YANKEES {SEEK}{NAY} <=
28 One again experience inhaling drug for support (7) RELIEVE {RELI{E}VE}

DOWN
1   Drunken sot’s breaking into retro bar’s boarding area (3,4) BUS STOP {BU{SOTS*}P<=}
2   Excessively decorate George V’s bust (4-3) OVER-EGG*
3   Old Greek music — one touching and nice at heart (5) IONIC {1}{ON}{nICe}
4   Harry Potter’s behind turnaround of corner stores (9) ENTREPOTS {POTTERS}* after {NE<=}
5   Ask for a soft sheet of veneer (5) APPLY {A}{P}{PLY}
6   Old Macdonald’s property has one concrete safety device (4,5) FIRE ALARM {F{1}{REAL}ARM}
7   Authentic Awadhi mutton biryani’s tops... it’s made with this (7) BASMATI {Au...c+Aw...i+Mu...n+Bi...i+ITS}* Semi&lit
8   Asian flower seen in Ethiopian border (7) EASTERN {ASTER} in {Et...aN}
14 Keen camerlengo eventually nabs corrupt intern at the church (9) NOVITIATE {keeN}{c...gO}{VITIATE}
16 Estimator reassessed land (4,5) EAST TIMOR*
17 XXX has son wanting more (7) THIRSTY {THIR{S}TY}
18 Tell a story, start to drink and enjoy rest (3,4) LIE DOWN {LIE}{Dr..k}{OWN}
20 Long to win gold cup at the inauguration… à la the Empress of Blandings (7) PORCINE {P{OR}{Cup}INE}
21 Hit hard before circling base, please! (7) PRITHEE {PR{HIT*}E}{E}
23 Contests set out by Avtaar (5) MEETS {SET*}<=>{ME}
24 Dry, endless report about how husband broke off (5) T?W?L (Addendum - TOWEL - {T{hOW}ELl} - See comments))

Reference List
Fine = F, Sailor = AB, Shirt = TEE, Man = M, Old = O, Germany = DE, Jack = Sailor = TAR, Overtime = OT, Wife = W, Hot = H, Drug = E, Corner = NE, Soft = P, Son = S, Gold = OR, Base = E, Husband = H


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31 comments:

  1. Sritri8 July 2020 at 08:32

    !! A REACHER (British author Child's hero Jack Reacher) in T(R)Y - Vacuous judge. TREACHERY

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  2. Prasanna Rao8 July 2020 at 08:44

    endless report - T
    (-How) - OW ....Husband broke off
    Answer is .....TOWEL

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    1. Deepak Gopinath8 July 2020 at 08:51

      Incorrect. Where did you get the EL from?

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    2. Sritri8 July 2020 at 08:54

      Endless report TEL(L) around OW

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    3. Prasanna Rao8 July 2020 at 09:24

      Report - Tell
      T(-H (ow))EL(-L)....TOWEL

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    4. Avtaar8 July 2020 at 09:50

      Right Sritri and Prasanna

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    5. Prasanna Rao8 July 2020 at 09:58

      Thanks Avtaar.
      26A and 24D....was COD....too interesting

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  3. sree_sree8 July 2020 at 08:46

    28a there seems to be typo in the clue. Once instead of one? Is one acceptable.
    14d nabs usually is a cc indicator!

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    1. Avtaar8 July 2020 at 09:30

      Yes. It is once again. There is a typo in 28A

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  4. Padmanabhan8 July 2020 at 09:25

    1A- Does 'solution' give brine? It is salt solution,isn't it?

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    1. sree_sree8 July 2020 at 09:32

      Its made up of strong salts but primarily a solution!

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    2. Avtaar8 July 2020 at 09:47

      Brine is a solution - saline. It is also listed in the Chambers crossword dictionary as a synonym

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    3. Prasanna Rao8 July 2020 at 14:55

      Brine solution is nothing but, high concentration of salt in water.

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  5. Padmanabhan8 July 2020 at 09:38

    True,it is a solution. But a solution can be anything,not necessarily brine alone. say,a sugar solution or syrup.

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  6. Avtaar8 July 2020 at 09:48

    5A. Definition is “full of good humour”.

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  7. Gemini8 July 2020 at 11:12

    1A. How 50%. Osmium and Magnesium make , Bromine? 50% of Osmium= 3 letters. Magnesium has 9 letters,,🤔

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  8. raju umamaheswar8 July 2020 at 13:43

    I liked METATSRSI, MAWKISH.I smelt BASMATI ( baaas maarti)
    for biryani right away. Biryani ( priyani?) Is not one of my favourites!

    Good brain work by Avtaar and for solvers too.

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  9. Avtaar8 July 2020 at 14:22

    Thanks Raju. ��

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  10. maradnusro8 July 2020 at 17:33

    13A Pagan is not a non believeras far as I know. He believes in tribal dieties. A non believer is one who does not believe in any God or the existence of God.

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  11. Avtaar8 July 2020 at 18:07

    Point taken. Paganism as polytheism, as I understand, is considered derogatory and not recently in use. As per Chambers, more recently, the term “pagan”. has also been applied to one who has no religion

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  12. Vasant8 July 2020 at 18:13

    Excellent puzzle!

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