Friday 19 February 2021

No 13175, Friday 19 Feb 2021, Gridman

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ACROSS
1   Boy lover’s primarily defective command that cannot be obeyed (3,5) BAD ORDER {B}{ADOR{D}ER} 
5   Go to sort out mixed-up socks (6) REPAIR [C&DD]
9   Too well established on place (7) OVERSET {OVER}{SET}
10 Coax daughter in revolution to end game (7) WHEEDLE {WHEE{D}L}{gamE}
11 I, with saint, right in local — relocated and isolated (9) CLOISTRAL {I}{ST}{R} in {LOCAL}*
12 Brief section of winter setting (5) TERSE [T]
13 First start, then finish and transmit (4) SEND {St..t}{END}
14 Scheming chap’s beginning to recommend chaps’ model paper (9) PARCHMENT {CHAP+Re...d}*{MEN}{T}
17 Logic a heavy drinker won’t like, apparently (9) RATIONALE {RATION}{ALE}
19 Reject short needle (4) SPUR SPURn
23 Some worried over old animal (5) MOOSE {MO{O}SE*}
24 Been looking over chef cutting up right plant (5,4) BEECH FERN {BEE{CHEF*}{R}N}
25 Inigo left the middle with totally opposite result (7) OUTCOME (INiGO opposte is OUT COME)
26 Quick redoundvisa served to the sage (7) TAPASVI {PAT<=}{VISA*}
27 Agreement calls for celebration by party at last (6) TREATY {TREAT}{p..tY}
28 I had oldies pampered over and held dear (8) IDOLISED {I'D}{OLDIES*}

DOWN
1   What policemen might do in a furniture showroom (4,4) BOOK CASE [DD]
2   Yearn to have a drink and fade away (3,4) DIE DOWN {DIE}{DOWN}
3    Among others, one's up to oppose (6) RESIST {RE{1'S<=}ST}
4    Such a person can indeed be amused by a show (13) ENTERTAINABLE {ENTERTAIN}{ABLE} Semi&lit
6   Sprinting contest Im beginning to explore (8) EVENTIME {EVENT}{I'M}{Ex...e
7   Woman embracing girl right in front ofiredog (7) ANDIRON {AN{DI}{R}{Of}N}
8   Reportedly did — did smell badly (6) REEKED (~wreaked)
10 We will be calm — such specimens are sure to be in a good museum (4-9) WELL-COLLECTED {WE'LL}{COLLECTED}
15 Eliminated with one dope administered just regularly (5,3) WIPED OUT {W}{1}{DOPE*}{jUsT}
16 French denizen (not new) is excited, wildly excited (8) FRENZIED {FR}{DENIZEn}*
18 A piece of advice by the French teacher (7) APOSTLE {A}{POST}{LE}
20 Urges newspapers (7) PRESSES [DD]
21 I am left with what’s brought in (6) IMPORT {I'M}{PORT}
22 Bhopall keep certain heads up at this disaster site (6) BHOPAL {By}{HOPe}{ALl}

Reference List
Boy = B, Daughter = D, Saint = ST, Right = R, Model = T, Old = O, With = W, New = N, The in French = LE 


47 comments:

  1. 11a- CLOISTRAL* - i-I;right-RT;saint-S ; local
    13a- SEND - S-start;Finish-End
    3d - RES(I)(S)T - one's-I,S
    9a- OVERSET - established-EST* ; on-OVER
    1d- BOOK CASE - furniture-CASE ; DO-duty of police record in reister

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    1. 11A is not a total anagram
      9a and 1D Anno is incorrect

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    1. Deleted as no annotation given, nor name is mentioned

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  5. A very good puzzle. 11ac, 17ac, 26ac, 1d, 10d, 8d and 20d are my favourites.

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  7. 14A pa(r)ch men t = parchment = paper
    10A whee(d)l e = wheedle = coax
    17A ration ale = logic
    16D fr enzied (no n in denizen anagram) = excited.

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  8. 16D French = Fr, denizen not new = denize, excited as anagram indicator = frenzied = excited.
    20D urges = presses = newspapers DD
    28A I had = I'd + oldies, pampered over = anagram indicator, idolised = held dear
    19A Reject = spurn, short spurn-n = spur = needle
    12A brief = terse telescopic, win(ter se)tting

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  9. 10 a. WHEEDLE = coax. (D+WHEEL+E)*
    daughter = D
    revolution = WHEEL
    end game = E

    12.a TERSE - brief (winTER SEction)
    19.a SPUR - needle. (Reject short = SPURn - n )
    23 a. MOOSE - ANIMAL (some+o)*
    27 a. TREATY - agreement. (Celebration = treat + partY)
    21 d. IMPORT - Brought in ( IM + PORT - left side of ship)












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  10. Ortho Paul
    10d. WELL PRESERVED..we'll p(reserved)
    I6d. FRENZIED..F(rench) (denizen)*
    27ac TREATY..treat (part)y
    28ac. IDOLISED..I'd oldies*
    12ac. TERSE..winTER SEtting..T

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  11. 24A - Beech Fern - Anagram (Been + Chef + R)
    22D - Bhopal - B(y) HOP(e) AL(l)

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  12. replacement for 10 a and 19a
    26 a. TAPASVI - sage (Quick redound PAT <-; + VISA)*
    20 a. PRESSES

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  13. read 20 d. instead of 20 a.

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  14. Can't do 5A and 8D. Gridman always entertains. Great stuff.

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    1. 5A REPAIR - Go to. RE-PAIR sort out a mixed up pair of socks
      8D REEKED - Sounds like Rigged- did ?

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  15. 15d wiped out . W (with) I (one) anagram of dope and ut from regularly just

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  18. 6D EVENTIME = (sprinting (time)) ; EVENT =(CONTEST); +IM + E (xplore)
    7D ANDIRON = firedog; (AN(DI)(R)( - from right) (O) (-from of) N)
    15D WIPED OUT;
    W(ith)
    I(one)
    EDPO = dope*
    UT = just - js

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  19. Replacement for 15D as already solved.

    25A OUTCOME.
    INIGO left the middle = IN GO.
    totally opposite of in go = outcome

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  20. 6d Contest EVENT IM E xplore EVENTIME

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  21. 2d. DIE DOWN : fade away
    Die: be eager for something, yearn
    Down : consume especially drink

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  22. Annotation for 8d:
    Even time is the running time of exactly 10 seconds for 100 yard dash or sprint

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  23. Yet to be solved

    Across - 1, 5, 23. 24
    Down - 1, 8

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  24. 3d.resist.
    others =rest
    One's=I s.
    Oppose=resist.

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  25. 1ac
    B (boy) ADORER (lover) D( primarily defective
    B AD OR (D) ER
    BAD ORDER

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  26. 24A - BEECH FERN, Anagram of been+chef+R(ight)
    23A - MOOSE some+O from old
    1D BOOK CASE, what police do and also something you buy in furniture stores

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  27. 1D- book case; furniture showroom meaning book case; policemen book cases

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  28. 5A- repair; repair meaning go to someplace; sort out mixed up socks- re-pair

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