Friday, 25 June 2021

No 13283, Friday 25 Jun 2021, Anon

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ACROSS
1   Change Greek character at famous gallery (6) MUTATE {MU}{TATE}
4   Unorthodox mandate missing a bicycle (6) TANDEM MaNDATE*
9   Addict rues mistake (4) USER*
10 Salesman feels bitter about exhibits (10) REPRESENTS {REP}{RESENTS}
11 Spirit, one in anger (6) WRAITH {WRA{1}TH}
12 Evocative elder not tipsy (8) REDOLENT*
13 Rash logic confused Russian rulers (9) OLIGARCHS*
15 Ire of heavenly messenger switching sides (5) ANGER ANGE(-l+r)R
16 Rise with first toe stuck in beach (5) STAND {S{Toe}AND}
18 Regularly sign report in reverse (9) INVERSION {sIgN}{VERSION}
22 Rarotonga district has argon air mixture (8) ARORANGIThanks to Google
23 Sleep a smaller amount? Not quite in this city (6) NAPLES {NAP}{LESs}
25 Instrument for a University teacher oddly neanightshade (10) BELLADONNA {BELL}{A}{DON}{NeAr}
26 Prosecuted complicated dues (4) SUED*
27 Designed enclosure with light emitting diode (6) STYLED {STY}{LED}
28 Idiot, alien initially stumble upon valuables (6) ASSETS {ASS}{ET}{St...e}

DOWN
1   Winter wind removes one from invalid court case (7) MISTRAL MISTRiAL
2   Rotis made by trunks (5) TORSI*
3   Crucify, we hear, one who gives light (7) TORCHER (~torture)
5   Alters ridiculous demands, removes source of doubt (6) AMENDS dEMANDS*
6   Living quarters make ringing sounds around water source (9) DWELLINGS {D{WELL}INGS}
7   Sea mammal overturned silvery metal at afternoon performance (7) MATINEE MA(NAT<=)EE TAN is not a silvery metal?
8   Confused senior happens to have misgivings (13) APREHENSIONS*
14 As a rule, has army commander’s regular ploy (9) GENERALLY {GENERAL}{pLoY}
17 Rodent returns, attains goals (7) TARGETS {RAT<=}{GETS}
19 In a riot, ensnared, let go of ringleader of groups of nine (7) ENNEADS ENSNArED*
20 They walk out to face the new ball (7) OPENERS [CD]
21 Irritable single heartless canine emotes initially (2,4) ON EDGE {ONE}{DoG}{Em...s}
24 Spread ancient education at first (5) PASTE {PAST}{Ed...n}

Reference List
Alien = ET



43 comments:

  1. 1A Greek character = mu, famous gallery = tate, mu+tate = mutate = change
    13A confused as anagram indicator, rash logic = oligarchs = russian rulers
    15A heavenly Messenger = angel, switching sides => l = r, Ange(-l)+r = anger = ire
    1D invalid court case = mistrial, removes one = I, mistr(-i)al = mistral = winter wind
    6D Ringing sounds = dings, water source = well, d(well)ings = dwellings = living quarters

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  2. 1A MUTATE (Greek character MU famous gallery TATE)
    9A USER (anagram of rues)
    12A REDOLENT (anagram of elder not)
    26A SUED (anagram of dues)
    8D APPREHENSIONS (anagram of senior happens)

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    1. Deleted as no annotation or name mentioned

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  4. 4A. TANDEM: {MANDATE – A}*
    25A. BELLADONNA: {BELL}{A}{DON}{NeAr}
    3D. TORCHER: ~{TORTURE}
    14D. GENERALLY: {GENERAL}{pLoY}
    17D. TARGETS: {RAT<=}{GETS}

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  5. 22a arorangi from argon air anagram

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  6. 27a styled from sty -enclosure and led

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  7. 12 Evocative elder not tipsy (8)
    elder not=REDOLENT*

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  8. 2d torsi plural of torsi -human trunk

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  9. 12ac. REDOLENT...( elder not )*
    10ac REPRESENTS.. Rep Resents
    18ac INVERSION..(s)i(g)n version ie report
    5d. AMENDS.. anag of demands-d
    28ac ASSETS..ass et s(tumble)

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  10. Replacement
    7d. MATINEE.. manitee with overturned it

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    1. The sea mammal is MANATEE and not MANITEE

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    2. Manitee is another name for Manatee.
      The only mistake in anno. is TIN [silvery metal] is reversed.

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    3. Link from freedict.
      https://www.thefreedictionary.com/MANITEE

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    4. That page is the only ref in Google for manitee. And it simply says it's a redirect.
      Doesn't say both are same.

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    5. The very fact that it is a redirect means there is usage. I also saw it in other pages in google search.
      But the only issue is the dictionaries with me do not have it.

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    6. KKR it's not there in any of the dictionaries

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  11. 10a represents -exhibits
    Salesman rep and feels bitter -resents

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  12. 23A sleep a smaller amount = nap less. Not quite = Naples

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  13. 19D: ENNEADS: ensnared*-R(ing)leader = ENNEADS meaning groups of nine
    20D: OPENERS: CD?
    21D: ON EDGE: ONE + D(o)G + E(motes)
    24D: PASTE: past + e(ducation)

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  14. 23a - Naples. Nap - les(t)?
    21d - on edge one d(o)g(e)
    24d - paste past(e)
    7d - not sure how manatee becomes matinee (silvery metal tin?)

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  15. Yet to be solved
    11A and correct anno for 23A
    As I see it there is an error in 7D

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  16. 11A
    Wrath(anger)one in is wraith meaning spirit

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  17. 13 Rash logic confused Russian rulers (9)
    rash logic=OLIGARCHS
    5 Alters ridiculous demands, removes source of doubt (6)
    demands -d amends

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  18. 2.dn.torsi - rearranging letters from Rotis
    5 dn. amends - remove d from demands
    6.dn. dwellings well + dings
    8.dn. apprehensions - rearranging letters from senior and happens
    19.dn.enneads - ensnared minus r

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  19. This was quite an easy one. Managed to solve all.

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  20. 28a idiot (ass) aliens (ets) = assets

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  21. 23a. Naples
    Sleep - Nap
    A small amount - less (not quite) becomes les
    Naples - city

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  22. 23A. NAPLES. Sleep - Nap, A small amount - Less. Not quite - Les. NAPLES

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  23. Can you please post the grid as you do every week?
    vijaya

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  24. It will be posted at 4 pm,latest.

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    1. Sorry, I forgot to post the grid today

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    2. Which means there are still folks who don't subscribe to the hard copy paper, epaper or IA version and are dependent on the blog for their daily dose

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    3. Vasant. In Bhilai, nobody willing to provide hard copy. here 99% TOI. But, My favorite is The Hindu at all times. use to take print with e-paper.

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    4. I think you need to contact more Newspaper dealers..I remember, I used to get the hard copy in Rudrapur (Uttarakhand), Shimla and Rampur(Himachal Pradesh), Jammu(J&K),I am sure you can get it on Bhilai which is a very industrialised city...

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  25. Pl. check and see comments above.

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  26. Nap as short/brief sleep is uncountable. comparative's aren't possible for uncountables.
    Nappier is comparative for nappy, totally different.

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