Wednesday, 25 November 2020

No 13102, Wednesday 25 Nov 2020, Arden

Solution to 29A 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   Plant letting gents in shifts (8,6) STINGING NETTLE*
10 Maybe Russian returns to Texas city half-heartedly (5) SALAD DALlAS<=
11 Seafood — with shelled clam, tongues wag (9) LANGOUSTE {cLAm}{TOMGUES*}
12 Study covers abode in the sky, time for disagreement (7) DISSENT {D{ISS}EN}{T}
13 Crack up during watch, making things damp (7) SEEPAGE {SE{GAPE<}E}
14 Steal bowl in two pieces (5) PROWL Anno pending (Addendum - {PROW}{L} bow=prow - See comments)
16 Trouble between animal and insect, one will attack (9) ASSAILANT {ASS}{AIL}{ANT}
19 Break seal, try to bury the dead (3,2,4) LAY TO REST*
20 Assume a spot without pressure (5) ADOPT {A}{DO{P}T}
22 Dealt with danger, only whined (7) GROANED {DANGER+O}*
25 Inclination and skill required for defence (7) RAMPART {RAMP}{ART}
27 Daily covers match, shortly one faces rough music (9) CHARIVARI {CHA{RIVAl}R}{1}
28 Expression could be sans forced admission (5) IDIOM {IDIOM+SANS}*={ADMISSION} [CA]
29 Organising colonisers, half of them initially (5,9) L?R?E ?N?E?T?N?  (Addendum LARGE INTESTINE Organising COLONisers - See comments)

DOWN
2   Party divided over shifting stall, can’t believe it! (4,5) TALL STORY {T{STALL*}ORY}
3   Butt exposed around midnight (5) NUDGE {NUD{niGht}E}
4   One and all — pick up rag if nervous (3,2,4) ILL AT EASE {ALL}{1}<={TEASE}
5   Sun, for example rises, that’s class (5) GENUS {SUN}{EG}<=
6   Secrets of raising those missing high plants (9) ESOTERICA {ThOSE<=}{ERICA}
7   Inventor from South, heard in falsetto (5) TESLA [T<=]
8   Others following the first lady to the top (7) EVEREST {REST}<=>{EVE}
9   Usurped heartlessly, maybe there’s nothing left (4,2) USED UP USUrPED*
15 Could be online, say, from a French city (9) LYONNAISE*
17 Grumpy, like to go up and hit the sack by twelve latest (9) SATURNINE {AS<=}{TURN IN}{t...vE}
18 Love one to work for their share (9) ADORATION {A}{DO}{RATION}
19 Natural for soldier to enter bar (7) LOGICAL {LO{GI}CAL}
21 Shabby clothes Parisian friend spread on the floor (6) TATAMI {TAT}{AMI}
23 If exposed, won’t rain, try broadcasting (2,3) ON AIR {wONt}{rAIn}{tRy}
24 Removed and spent (5) DRAWN [DD]
26 Largest one in the middle is wet (5) MOIST {MO{1}ST}

Reference List
Time = T, Pressure = P, Only =O, Soldier = GI


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23 comments:

  1. sree_sree25 November 2020 at 08:31

    14a bow:prow bow-l prow-l

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  2. AJ25 November 2020 at 09:25

    Arden,for a change has made it a walk-through.29a bears Arden stamp. Yet, had a nice time.

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  3. Abhishek Sridhar25 November 2020 at 09:30

    20A how does P come inside DOT?.. the clue says without pressure. Ideally P should go out from something. Can someone please clarify?

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    1. AJ25 November 2020 at 10:34

      Without must be read as circling from oyrsie. A dot gows round outside(without) p

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    2. AJ25 November 2020 at 10:42

      Please read outside for oyrsie.
      Outside is one of the synonyms of without.

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    3. Abhishek Sridhar25 November 2020 at 13:28

      Got it.. thanks for clarifying :)

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  4. gxdxr25 November 2020 at 09:32

    29A. LARGE INTESTINE. Which means the first half of ORGANising COLONisers.

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  5. Chaturvasi25 November 2020 at 10:05

    Re 29a Arden is becoming more and more inventive. Solvers revel in his ways.

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    1. Padmanabhan25 November 2020 at 10:25

      Making life difficult for me - due to my shortcomings.

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  6. Chaturvasi25 November 2020 at 10:07

    Suggest a name for the clue-type used in 29a.

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    1. Col_Gopinath25 November 2020 at 11:36

      I don't think we will be able to give it a single name

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    2. Vasant25 November 2020 at 11:46

      A novelty type clue! It cannot be called a Rebus as there is a definition.

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    3. ranger25 November 2020 at 13:47

      When I am writing a clue for a word or a phrase, there is no set pattern. I mentally
      try out all possible wordplays that come to my mind and the anagrams. Over a
      Period of time as you set and solve more number of puzzles, your choices get progressively
      limited, as you’ve already used up those options or somebody else has. So, you need to
      try something new, without breaking the rules, of course. Sometimes it works, but many a times it
      doesn’t and it can be frustrating.

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    4. Chaturvasi25 November 2020 at 13:56

      This clue I call 50-50 charade.

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    5. Vasant25 November 2020 at 14:05

      Thank you Arden Sir for the setter's perspective and working. Most of the times your inventive clues work and is a aha moment for the solvers.

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  7. Karthik25 November 2020 at 11:50

    The difficult clues for me are those with the informal English words..like tat for shoddy clothes..

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  8. Unknown25 November 2020 at 11:58

    Arden to me is Hard (en).Thomphil

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  9. maradnusro25 November 2020 at 16:43

    10a is bad clue. No indicator of a food item.

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    1. Anonymous25 November 2020 at 23:02

      Russian salad is quite common.

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  10. maradnusro25 November 2020 at 16:48

    I must add 29a is al brilliant

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  11. jaggu25 November 2020 at 17:02

    In spite of being a medico and dealing with large intestine day in and day out ,I missed the clue.

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  12. Padmanabhan25 November 2020 at 17:07

    10a- ref.is for Russian salad.
    One more innovation here is half heartedly here for removal of one of Pc's (heart is LL) It dawned on me very late.

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