Monday 16 November 2020

No 13094, Monday 16 Nov 2020, Gussalufz

Solution to 10A 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
9   Tiny bits of mallige idli I consumed in character (9) MINIATURE {Ma...e}{Idli}{N{I}ATURE}
10 Half-dead retired leaders used trickery to manipulate (5) G?M?D  (Addendum - GAMED DEMAGogues<= - See comments)
11 Questionable puja rite that sacrifices a neighbour (7) JUPITER {PUJa+RITE}*
12 A nap wasted after tossing and turning in long pajamas they hinder movement (7) LOGJAMS {LOnG+paJaMAS}*
13 As of now, led by evil (5) SINCE {CE}<=>{SIN}
14 Headless dream-thing, perhaps? (9) NIGHTMARE {dREAM+THING}* &lit
16 Euphemisms good man had, for revolting rag amidst boxers, briefs, and vests (15) UNDERSTATEMENTS {UNDER(-gar+st+ate)STATEMENTS}
19 Be lost quietly in Paradise Lost (9) DISAPPEAR {DISA{P}PEAR*}
22 Wordplay with only the first half of word backfires; admit it! (3,2) OWN UP {PUN}{WOrd}<=
24 Prophet from the east embraces backward man, gives a new identity (7) RENAMES {RE{MAN<=}ES<=}
26 Arc covering the initial part of season one is jointly written (7) CURSIVE {CUR{Se...n}{1}VE}
27 Best among gout doctors! (5) OUTDO [T]
28 Defending, but not before begrudging (9) RESENTING REpreSENTING

DOWN
1   Graphic reactions and a drink making an appearance during monthly loan payments (6) EMOJIS {EM{OJ}IS}
2   Closed wild nude gathering? Nothing doing! (8) UNOPENED {U{NOPE}NED*}
3   Old car part, later redesigned to limit wastage, essentially (10) RATTLETRAP {PART+LATER}* over {wasTage}
4   Move quickly to get away from awful U.N. tour (6) OUTRUN*
5   Slender enclosure for small portable lamp (8) PENLIGHT {PEN}{LIGHT} (Addendum - (-s+pen)PENLIGHT - See comments)
6   “Galileo of Galilei, Astronomer” starts getting reviewed with anticipation (4) AGOG Acrostic<=
7   Gussalufz’s friend, a ruminant (6) IMPALA {I'M}{PAL}{A}
8   “These trips on acid... wild, disco days, no?” “Yes...” (8) ODYSSEYS {DISCO+DAYS+NO+YES-ON-ACID}*
15 Instrument platform’s bottom aboard rickety boat leaked water (10) TAMBOURINE {TA{p...rM}BO*}{URINE}
16 One likely to lose ground, perhaps, after collecting two bad grades in succession (8) UNDERDOG {UN{DE}RDOG*}
17 Bank’s endeavour: keeping a user in confusion (8) TREASURY {TR{A+USER}*Y}
18 High on riding, having a balloon with no supporting framework (3-5) NON-RIGID*
20 A movement as sound as that gets regularly covered (6) SONATA {aS+sOuNd+As+ThAt}
21 A kind of oppression on the rise in Gurgram (sic) area (6) RACISM [T<=]
23 Assurance offered by principled general (6) PLEDGE [T]
25 Perhaps Callisto’s immature; most would understand taking only seconds (4) MOON {iMm...e}{mOst}{wOuld}{uNd...g}

Reference List
Now = CE, Good man = ST, Quietly = P, Before = PRE, Drink = OJ(Orange Juice), Small = S


23 comments:

  1. Col.,
    You have given 10A away in the filled grid. You could have left it blank there also.

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  2. Gussalufz standard is slightly high,very fair though. I am glad I was able to get more than my normal quota,particularly the long ones.

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  3. I don't get the top line of Nina- Europaio.

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  4. Sorry,got it. Europa & Io are the moons of Jupiter. My bad.

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  5. Loved the puzzle, the theme and the Nina.
    Thank you Gussalufz.

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  6. 10ac GAMED..MAG(ic) in reverse..trickery
    Half dead..ED

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  7. I erred in solving the 5-D clue 'Slender enclosure for small portable lamp as PENTORCH and thereby failed to solve both 12 and 14 Across!!!!

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  8. Replies
    1. 10A GAMED
      DEMAG(-ogues)<--
      leaders= demagogues
      half-dead= delete half
      retired= reversal
      used trickery to manipulate= defn.

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    2. WOW...absolutely brilliant. Stunning clarity. Salute you sir

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  9. Great solve 10A! Couldn't get it and 8D too.
    Good puzzle Viresh

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  10. Thanks for the blog, comments, and feedback, folks!

    For 12a the blogged anno might have a typo. Here's what I have in my notes:

    12 A nap wasted after tossing and turning in long pajamas—they hinder movement (7) [LOGJAMS] Def: they hinder movement. ANAP* {... after tossing and turning} deleted from {... wasted ... in ...} LO(-n)G (-pa)JAM(-a)S.

    For composite anagrams, I prefer to think of them as and anno them as "two halves of the clue that are anagrams of each other, with one of them containing the def, marked with a this/these/that/etc. marker." I find it easier to think of the CA in these terms rather than as a deletion (which is, of course, equivalent). So, here's how I had written the anno for 8d in my notes:

    8 "These trips on acid... wild, disco days, no?" "Yes..." (8) [ODYSSEYS] Def: trips. Composite anagram: (ODYSSEYS + ON ACID) = (DISCO DAYS NO YES)* {wild ...}.

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