Tuesday 27 April 2021

No 13232, Tuesday 27 Apr 2021, Afterdark

Solution to 3D 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   People quarantined, vaccine distributed outside after hospital basically urged camp (7) HUTMENT {T{MEN}T <=>{H}{Ur..d}
10 One new ball yields odd runs; hassled (7) ANNOYED {AN}{N}{O}{YiElDs}
11 A mathematical term, in a nutshell gets distorted after deleting Planck’s constant (7) NULLSET NUTShELL*
12 A music entertainment system in Korea to dance having a cocktail (7) KARAOKE {KOREA}* over {A} and {cocK}
13 Work’s super, fantastic after induction of new leader; competitors in second position (7-2) RUNNERS-UP {RUN}{SUPER*} over {New}
15 Fry lightly, remove bone, add cold dressing (5) SAUCE SAU(-t+c)CE
16 Chase channel idly to print perhaps (7) WOODCUT {WOO}{DUCT}* Indirect anagram? See comments
19 A new king is suppressed by others. most disgusting (7) RANKEST {R{A}{N}{K}EST}
20 A bath in USA unable to furnish (5) SAUNA [T]
21 Fifteen spread out to flank hundred and one? Well-organised (9) EFFICIENT {EFFI{C}{1}ENT*}
25 New space, it is sterile (7) ASEPTIC*
26 Openly ended final judgment disheartened Larry (7) OVERTLY {OVER}{j...nT}{LarrY}
28 Nurse is behind insurers these days to get authorisation (7) LICENCE {EN}<=>{LIC} and {CE}
29 Final cut, lady hugged by a lover in picture (7) TABLEAU {cuT}{A}{B{L}EAU}

DOWN
1   Keep quiet in emergency room with a black eye perhaps (6) SHINER {SH}{IN}{ER}
2   Shrug’s new; robbed (6) STOLEN {STOLE}{N}
3   Intelligence on nonconformist leader fleeing taking some money to hideaways (4) ?E?S (Addendum - MEWS (-n+m)MEWS - See comments)
4   Data on America’s eminence (6) STATUS {STAT}{US}
5   Fooling with split eggplant (8) LARKSPUR {LARK}{SPUR}
6   Ironic, fans making inaudible sound (10) INFRASONIC*
7   Evacuated city on news, opposition leader certain to be the centre of attention (8) CYNOSURE {CitY}{N}{Op...n}{SURE}
8   Advocate in Teheran dances holding date (8) ADHERENT {A{D}HERENT*}
14 English number; singing is lovely (10) ENCHANTING {E}{N}{CHANTING}
16 Asha is in West Bengal, getting some linen sheet, essentially which can be cleaned (8) WASHABLE {W{ASHA}B}{Li..n}{shEet}
17 Work with uncle, struggling to gain energy to make wealth (8) OPULENCE {OP}{UNCLE*} over {E}
18 Cut some elephant foot yam and radish on the carving board (8) TRENCHER {TRENCH}{El...m}{Ra...h}
22 Fine story to be rewritten? Cool (6) FROSTY {F}{STORY*} 
23 Gist of thesis; hotels exempt judge (6) ESTEEM {thESis}{hoTEls}{esEMpt}
24 Right time to get you in, to follow team leader for test (6) TRYOUT {R{YOU}T}<=>{Team}
27 Rebel fights crossing river? Yes, river (4) ELBE rEBEL*

Reference List
Hospital = H, New = N, Plank's constant = h, Bone = T, Cold = C, King = K, Hundred = C, Nurse = EN, Lady = L, Quiet = SH, News = N, Date = D, English = E, Number = N, Energy = E, Fine = F, Right = R, Time = T, River = R


12 comments:

  1. For 11a, the emu must be (4,3). Null set is not a single word.

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  2. 16A it's an oversight from my side. But idly was not there in my clue either.

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  3. 3D MEWS is hideaways : M from Money,. NEWS is Intelligence , remove N ( non.,t) leader
    {M}{NEWS-N}

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    1. Well done. Couldn't figure it out myself

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  4. ie from NEWS -N and+M what a clever clue!

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  5. 26A and 23D most difficult.
    21A great anag.

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  6. In today's Times puzzle, there was a clue which had six definitions for a 3 letter word!
    Manage to stand, stretch, exercise and give a lift to ladder (3)

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  7. Nice grid. Favorites 11A 23D. Some very clever substitutions and 16A floored me. Yesterday's was lovely too especially NINA. When is your next Tamil grid coming up AD?

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  8. It was quite difficult. Took an hour. But solved 100%. Thanx.

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