Saturday 10 October 2020

No 13063, Saturday 10 Oct 2020, KrisKross

ACROSS
1   Bulls nibbling tips of yellow grass — a source of energy (6) OXYGEN {OX{Yellow}{Grass}EN}
4   Russian author in conversation with Mark (5,3) CHECK OFF {~CHEKOV}
10 Boy turned over books about flat, boring occurrences (9) NONEVENTS {NO{N{EVEN}T}S<=}
11 Mostly poor, welcoming white master in Africa (5) BWANA {B{W}ANAl} (Addendum - {B{WAN}Ad} - See comments)
12 Believers in God suffer His test (7) THEISTS {HIS+TEST*}
13 Nobel is knighted with a dagger (7) OBELISK (T)
14 Student missing the first tough question is a failure (5) LOSER {L}{pOSER}
15 Oriental trick can take in a person from Cairo (8) EGYPTIAN {E}{GYP}{TI{A}N}
18 Dark scheme to eventually explode aircraft (3,5) JET PLANE {JET}{PLAN}{explodE}
20 Police force have to abandon ship at last (5) POSSE {POSSEss}
23 Antique piano inside — a model (7) REPLICA {RE{P}LIC}{A}
25 Order to pay tailor finally for a jumper (7) CHEQUER {CHEQUE}{tailoR}
26 Tense, white... about to burst out (5) ERUPT {T}{PURE}<=
27 One tiny beer could result in a state of drunkenness (9) INEBRIETY  {I}{TINY+BEER*}
28 Signs of death — scattered roses (8) ENDORSES {END}{ROSES*}
29 “Full houses,” model said (6) STATED {S{T}ATED}


DOWN
1   Later on, dramatically start to yell in a showy manner (8) ORNATELY {LATER+ON(}{Yell}
2   Americans look for no raises (7) YANKEES {SEEK}{NAY}<=
3   Listen quietly — this happens in autumn, not end of April (9) EAVESDROP {lEAVES DROP}
5   Past master? (7,7) HISTORY TEACHER (CD)
6   Note competent guy (5) CABLE {C}{ABLE}
7   One tucking into acorn nuts and a sweet potato (7) OCARINA {ACORN*} around {I}+{A}

8   Fellow grades stamps (6) FRANKS {F}{RANKS}
9   Doctor meets a patient inhaling oxygen slowly (3,4,2,1,4) ONE STEP AT A TIME {MEETS+A+PATIENT*} around {O}
16 To destroy SPECTRE in “For Your Eyes Only” (3-6) TOP-SECRET {TO}{SPECTRE*}
17 Sounded like an ass when drinking in Paris, and got cheated (8) BETRAYED {B{ET}RAYED}
19 Make an illustration using old pen (7) EXPOUND {EX}{POUND}
21 Learner half-dead after going through dangerous act (7) STUDENT {STU{DEad}NT}
22 Piece of cake with varieties of cheese, say (6) BREEZE {~BRIES}
24 Season when wife leaves for Bury (5) INTER {wINTER}
 

Reference List

Books=NT, White=W, Student=L, Oriental=E, Ship=SS, Piano=P, Tense=T, One=I, Model=T
Note=C, Fellow=F, Oxygen=O, And(in Paris)= Et, Old=Ex, Wife=W 

Colour/Font Scheme

Definition, Solution, Component letters, Embedded links, Theme word,  Anagram Indicator, C/C indicator, Reversal Indicator, Hidden word Indicator, Letter Pick indicator, Deletion Indicator, Homophone Indicator, Movement Indicator, Positional Indicator, Substitution, Indicator, Opposite indicator, Link/Connector, Extraneous
 



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42 comments:

  1. sree_sree10 October 2020 at 08:34

    5d &lit!

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  2. sree_sree10 October 2020 at 08:37

    1a oxygen is used to release energy from sources. It's an inevitable part of equation but is it a source!

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    1. Orthopaul10 October 2020 at 09:10

      Yes. In the human body vis a vis aerobic vs anaerobic reactions

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    2. Padmanabhan10 October 2020 at 09:30

      Yes,oxygen IS a source of energy- for everything including human beings.

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    3. VMA Nair11 October 2020 at 07:30

      Now I have a doubt on cryptc reading..O appears at the beginning so inhaling doesn't work?

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    4. Ramki Krishnan11 October 2020 at 13:24

      Ajeesh I think you are referring to 9D. Good catch - sorry I didn't spot it earlier. Since O is not contained in the rest of the fodder, 'inhaling' is not correct.
      (Unless you say that a patient inhaling oxygen is "under" oxygen!)

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    5. Ramki Krishnan11 October 2020 at 23:20

      Alternately, the clue does work if you apply the containment *first* in the wordplay and then do the anagram. Thanks to Hypatia for pointing it out.

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    6. VMA Nair12 October 2020 at 04:11

      😃

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  3. P. Venkatesan10 October 2020 at 08:40

    11a: BWANA {B{WAN(=white)}A(-D)}

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  4. VMA Nair10 October 2020 at 09:11

    9 D my COD

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  5. Padmanabhan10 October 2020 at 09:34

    +1. I also liked the start with Oxygen. It gave us the energy to complete. Thank you KrissKross. Enjoyed the workout.
    Setter and today's blogger are both Pangram specialists!

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  6. Padmanabhan10 October 2020 at 09:47

    News to me that ocarina is also called as sweet potato. Though I filled in fro wp,I was doubtful.

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  7. Unknown10 October 2020 at 09:51

    7D. Dictionary.com says ocarina for sweet potato is U.S. informal usage. So I feel a question mark at the end of the clue would have been fair. VDS Prasad

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    1. Ramki Krishnan10 October 2020 at 16:55

      Fair point. Didn't want to clue it as a musical instrument and hence went for this lesser-known definition.

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  8. D N M Rao10 October 2020 at 09:56

    Enjoyed solving. My cods are 3&5Dn

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  9. Padmanabhan10 October 2020 at 09:57

    Agreed. I had to scroll way down to confirm.

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  10. AJ10 October 2020 at 10:17

    Enjoyed solving, what with oxygen and breeze helping to breathe easy.

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  11. Amita Baviskar10 October 2020 at 12:41

    Excellent puzzle with nicely turned surfaces. Got it all, but didn't fill in 7D OCARINA, because I couldn't find the connection to sweet potato. Thank you, KrisKross.

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  12. Sreeni10 October 2020 at 13:12

    Here is a link showing the history of the ocarina . Doesn’t say why it was called sweet potato but seems like the shape is that of a sweet potato.
    https://hindocarina.com/discover/history.shtml

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  13. Padmanabhan10 October 2020 at 13:32

    The picture in Free Dic. under ocarina in brown colour brings out the similarity rather nicely (link given in the main post)

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  14. Padmanabhan10 October 2020 at 13:33

    Sorry. Here is the link-
    https://www.thefreedictionary.com/ocarina

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  15. sree_sree10 October 2020 at 14:00

    Just thght of sharing this 1930s crosby
    Music soothes the savage
    That's a well known phrase
    But your heart becomes
    Full of kettle drums
    When the sweet potato piper plays

    Go on, throw your hat up
    Shout a few hoorays
    Cause you can't hold back
    You're a jumpin' jack
    When the sweet potato piper plays

    Though it's not a magic flute
    There's a fascinatin' toot
    It's not exactly beautiful
    It's sort of like an I don't know
    I guess you'd call it cute!

    Sunbeams try new dance steps
    Songbirds sound their A's
    And the world joins in
    With a great big grin
    When the sweet potato piper plays

    https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=6U0EIhr3ZpU

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  16. Mukundala Balasubramanyam10 October 2020 at 15:07

    Lovely grid KrisKross! Thoroughly enjoyed!!
    Thanks.

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  17. Suresh10 October 2020 at 17:52

    How does Jumber = Chequer?

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  18. Suresh10 October 2020 at 17:53

    That should read Jumper

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    1. Ramki Krishnan10 October 2020 at 18:00

      Reference was to the piece in Chinese Checkers game (they are called checkers or chequers) which "jump" over each other in the board. Slightly cryptic, in hindsight I think I should have added a ?

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    2. Suresh10 October 2020 at 18:02

      Thanks. By the way You did add an a.

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