Thursday 24 March 2022

No 13512, Thursday 24 Mar 2022, Arden

Solution to 12A 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   They keep spectators extremely busy, one is ready (6,2) STANDS BY {STANDS}{BusY}
5   Ease to cut through, daughter ran away (6) ELOPED {E{LOP}E}{D}
10 Hope he goes — question is, does he object? (7) OPPOSER {hOPe}{POSER}
11 Learn about second admission from hospital helper (7) ALMONER {AL{MO}NER*}
12 Way to check a game and mate (5) A?I?O (Addendum - AMIGO {A}{M1}{GO} - See comments))
13 Frank Sinatra protected a maiden, he was kind hearted (9) SAMARITAN {S{A}{M}ARITAN*}
14 For money links accept one of those with deep knowledge (12) PROFUNDITIES {PRO}{FUND}{1}{TIES}
18 Men only event essentially, and game finetuned to one’s advantage (5-7) STAGE-MANAGED {STAG}{evEnt}{AND+GAME}*
21 Nude characters without clothes (9) UNDRESSED {UN{DRESS}ED*} &lit
23 Vessel had port stay in between all this (5) AORTA {hAd+pORt+sTAy}
24 Chinese city depending on new leader to go for billions (7) NANKING {-b+n)NANKING
25 Separate taxi — perhaps is able to follow, See? (7) VATICAN VATI{CAN}Anno not clear (Addendum - {VAT}{I}{CAN} - See comments)
26 The oil used to make ancient stone tool (6) EOLITH*
27 Green light to summon the King, head of clan comes first (3-5) ALL-CLEAR {(-c)ALL(+c)C}{LEAR}

DOWN
1   Tag line: “Poles have shifted goal” (6) SLOGAN {S}{GOAL*}{N}
2   She babysits, gets Paul undressed by two (2,4) AU PAIR {pAUl}{PAIR}
3   Music and dance sure to follow dialogue (9) DISCOURSE {DISCO}{SURE*}
4   Forbids unorthodox movement of nomads (5,2,7) BIRDS OF PASSAGE {FORBIDS}* [RA] (Addendum - {FORBIDS*}{PASSAGE} - See comments)
6   Primate putting hands around a bird (5) LEMUR {L}{EMU}{R}
7   You won’t see any pilot sporting this hairdo (8) PONYTAIL*
8   Hector sends boat in the night (8) DARKNESS {D{ARK}NESS*}
9   Fantastic stamina, one lived up to be a carnivore (9,5) TASMANIAN DEVIL {STAMINA}*{AN}{LIVED<=}
15 Building castle in air, losing cover, being too rigid (9) INELASTIC {CASTLE+IN+aIr}*
16 Can freely emerge outside with this act of making things available (8) ISSUANCE {ISSU{CAN*}E}
17 He was perhaps clad in a robe, initially (8) CARDINAL {CLAD+IN+Robe}*
19 Nothing clear about the voice (6) ORACLE {0}{CLEAR*}
20 One to stop or help get publicity... (6) BANNER [DD]
22 ... no publicity to divine rule (5) EDICT prEDICT

Reference List
Ease = E,E, Daughter = D, Way = M1, Game = GO, Second = MO, Maiden = M, Billions = B, Tax = VAT,  Poles = N,S, Hands = L,R, Publicity = PR
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36 comments:

  1. Abhishek Sridhar24 March 2022 at 08:31

    25a) separate taxi - tax + i
    Tax = VAT
    Able to do - CAN
    Vatican = See

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    1. sree_sree24 March 2022 at 08:41

      What's perhaps doing!

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    2. ranger24 March 2022 at 08:48

      Prasad, I used 'perhaps' to indicate VAT is a form of tax. Otherwise it could mean any

      tax.

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    3. Padmanabhan24 March 2022 at 09:13

      Or even a vessel.

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    4. Amita Baviskar24 March 2022 at 20:57

      I liked this clue very much!

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  2. Abhishek Sridhar24 March 2022 at 08:34

    4d) (forbids)* - birds of - unorthodox is anagram indicator
    Movement = passage
    Nomands = birds of passage

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  3. Rengaswamy24 March 2022 at 08:36

    Well annotated

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  4. H Ramachandran24 March 2022 at 08:37

    12 a

    Amigo = Mate

    Way = MI

    A Game ÷ A go

    A + mi + go




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  5. H Ramachandran24 March 2022 at 08:39

    Sorry typo, pl read A game = a go

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  6. sree_sree24 March 2022 at 08:40

    IA has incognito as setter

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  7. sree_sree24 March 2022 at 08:43

    27a comes first as movement indicator?
    I read the clues as
    call (c)lear

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  8. Padmanabhan24 March 2022 at 09:15

    I think first indicates the first C.

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  9. Sudarshan24 March 2022 at 11:23

    O!! today's gin & tonic was a bit bitter. Nevertheless, enjoyable.

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  10. Padmanabhan24 March 2022 at 11:36

    This gin & tonic is not from Incognito as given in the interactive version,but from Arden!

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    1. Prasanna Rao24 March 2022 at 21:38

      Paddy sir, this Gin and tonic will carry forward for many reasons.

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  11. CPC24 March 2022 at 12:35

    7Dn, anagrind is sporting? The role of 'you won't see' is wp for &lit?

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    1. ranger24 March 2022 at 13:09

      Yes, 'Sporting' is a valid anagrind according to Chambers Crossword dictionary

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    2. Padmanabhan24 March 2022 at 14:29

      Sporting declaration!!

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    3. sree_sree24 March 2022 at 16:10

      But I have seen! Pilots with ponytail.

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  12. Sudarshan24 March 2022 at 12:42

    Thanks Paddy. I feared that Incognito has forsaken us beginners.
    Talking of online interactive version, the REVEAL (letter/word) option is not available of late.
    Any logical reason??

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  13. Padmanabhan24 March 2022 at 14:27

    TH only knows! But Col. is happy we don't get and solution word without anno from 'Unknown's!
    Me,as a paper solver is not worried. Let us leave it at that.
    Probably Incognito also should be happy since his 'Image'is intact.

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  14. Padmanabhan24 March 2022 at 14:28

    Typo. Read 'any solution word'.

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  15. R Nagendra Prasad24 March 2022 at 15:13

    Fantastic crossword from Arden. Took time to solve. 25A Clue is my COD.

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  16. cdrgani2924 March 2022 at 16:51

    Very clever Xword 10Aand 25A

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  17. maradnusro24 March 2022 at 17:05

    Excellent clueing. Thank you Arden.

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  18. Ramki Krishnan24 March 2022 at 19:03

    Nice grid from Arden. One doubt on 13a - is "frank" the anagrind? Wasn't sure how it works...

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    1. Kolluru Koteswara Rao24 March 2022 at 20:06

      I too had the same doubt. But is he meaning FREE for FRANK?

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  19. ranger24 March 2022 at 20:13

    One of the meanings of 'frank' is 'free' in Chambers dict. I have seen it being used in some

    of the crosswords in the Guardian. I don't have a ready reference. Will post it when I come

    across one.

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    1. Prasanna Rao24 March 2022 at 21:35

      I referred 3 dic...wherein the deep meaning given as 'Characterized by directness in manner or speech' for the word FRANK.

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    2. sree_sree24 March 2022 at 22:05

      There was some discussion in No 11658, Thursday 24 Mar 2016, Arden

      But considering the origin: Frank is free (Passage and hence an open passage).

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  20. Amita Baviskar24 March 2022 at 21:01

    Today's puzzle was a very satisfying workout for the brain. Thank you, Arden.

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  21. cdrgani2924 March 2022 at 21:18

    5A Eloped here,ease sounds as e's so you take two e's.Is it so?

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  22. Padmanabhan24 March 2022 at 22:27

    Col. has given that in the Ref.list

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