Monday, 5 October 2020

No 13058, Monday 05 Oct 2020, Anon

Solution to 28A 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   Reject need oddly at door (6) NEGATE {NeEd}{GATE}
4   Show remorse at regular pier in lease (6) REPENT {RE{PiEr}NT}
9   A maniac returns for a fish (4) TUNA {A}{NUT<=}
10 I confused cronies in empty madrasa on Pacific island (10) MICRONESIA {I+CRONIES}* in {Ma...sA}
11 Almost OK beer at the end (6) FINALE {FINe}{ALE}
12 Pass peculiar looking oak tree with every second (8) OVERTAKE {OAK+TREE+eVery}*
13 Burn, incinerate, at first, links to foundations (9) CHARITIES {CHAR}{In...e}{TIES}
15 Bring back Stradivarius hiding missiles (5) DARTS [T<=]
16 Rope for fool within Lazio boundaries (5) LASSO {La{ASS}ziO}
18 Obstacle for gentle mixologist (9) BARTENDER {BAR}{TENDER}
22 Overlook crazy suitor (no saint) in U.S. state (8) MISSOURI {MISS}{sUItOR}*
23 Attacked senior finally helped (6) RAIDED {s...oR}{AIDED}
25 Tell workers about sources (10) INFORMANTS {INFORM}{ANTS}
26 Organism found in glacial gaps (4) ALGA [T]
27 Initially lacking blame? Make sure of it (6) ENSURE cENSURE
28 Almost defame Turkish currency (6) ?S?E?S (Addendum - ASPERS ASPERSe - See comments))

DOWN
1   Nurture our shin weirdly (7) NOURISH*
2   Starts going homeward across northern African country (5) GHANA Acrostic
3   Intern to start off exam during disturbance (7) TEMPEST {T{tEMP}EST} (Correction - {TEMP}{tEST} - See comments)
5   Hidden San Angelo pessimist runs off (6) ELOPES [T]
6   Looks at series with asthenopia (9) EYESTRAIN {EYES}{TRAIN}
7   Birdbrained alien in bushes (7) THICKET {THICK}{ET}
8   Newly made raincoats gone for people in their eighties (13) OCTOGENARIANS*
14 Electrical devices for those who oppose on the radio (9) RESISTORS (~resisters)
17 Urge spectators to lose bit of unbelief (7) ADIENCE AuDIENCE
19 Drives in regular Utah rots (7) THRUSTS {uTaH}{RUSTS}
20 Finally, he teams up and proceeds (7) EMERGES {hE}{MERGES}
21 Season for principal seasoned singer, needing no introduction (6) SUMMER {Se...d}{hUMMER}
24 Fuming at leader, incompetent judge (5) IRATE {In...t}{RATE}

Reference List
Saint = ST, Alien = ET


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24 comments:

  1. sree_sree5 October 2020 at 08:37

    10a micronesia is a group of islands (it's also a country).

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  2. AJ5 October 2020 at 08:37

    Looks like, the setters have taken a solemn decision to make life very easy for solvers and turn 100 per cent results. I like 28a for the shear reason that it rarely appears.

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    1. Padmanabhan5 October 2020 at 08:42

      Agree it's a walk through- enjoyable all the same.

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  3. Sritri5 October 2020 at 08:38

    28A Aspers(e) almost defame.

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    1. Padmanabhan5 October 2020 at 08:41

      Turkish currency?

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    2. Deepak Gopinath5 October 2020 at 08:47

      Yes, former Turkish currency

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    3. sree_sree5 October 2020 at 08:48

      Asper is the old coin (unit of currency). Aspers seems plural like rupees

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    4. AJ5 October 2020 at 08:54

      Asper is the old unit of Turkish currency. 20 aspers make 1 Kurus and Kurus is one- hundredth of Lira.

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  4. Padmanabhan5 October 2020 at 08:40

    3D- I took it as (Temp) est (Test-T)

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  5. D N M Rao5 October 2020 at 09:30

    My pick is 13Ac

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  6. D N M Rao5 October 2020 at 09:37

    Interactive version failed to show up yet again.

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    1. Sudarshan5 October 2020 at 12:55

      Yes. Very very annoying. Height of carelessness.

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  7. Manas5 October 2020 at 10:56

    14d: Are resistors electrical devices or electrical parts? Can anyone explain the reason for putting devices there?

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    1. sree_sree5 October 2020 at 12:22

      They are devices and are used as components of electrical circuits.
      Here the dictionary def,
      Noun
      a device having resistance to the passage of an electric current.

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    2. Manas5 October 2020 at 12:52

      Okay thank you very much Sree.

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  8. CPC5 October 2020 at 11:37

    21 across surface reading made me think that, perhaps, Dr.Rke might pen a Talepiece to the recently departed legendary singer... would be nice

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    1. Deepak Gopinath5 October 2020 at 11:44

      Dr RKE's OT slot has been recheduled to 7 AM that is why he is unable to solve the CW's in the mornings and write the tales

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    2. CPC5 October 2020 at 11:50

      Oh ok. Thank you.

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  9. Vasant5 October 2020 at 14:30

    27A: SURE in clue as well as in the answer!

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    1. sree_sree5 October 2020 at 15:21

      It sure confused me till the crossings left no choice.

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    2. Vasant5 October 2020 at 18:52

      Could have been better with a simple switch
      Initially lacking blame?Make certain (6)

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  10. Parthasarathy5 October 2020 at 17:34

    Slightly wrong grid !!!

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