Solution to 13A 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 Church furniture laid flat on ground after naming (9,4) BAPTISMAL FONT {FLAT+ON}*<=>{BAPTISM}
11 Setter has drinks and weed (9) GROUNDSEL {G{ROUNDS}EL}
13 Obnoxious fellows come back and stalk (5) S?R?W (Addendum STRAW<= - See comments))
14 One came up shaped like a needle (7) ACEROSE {ACE}{ROSE}
16 Bar over activity, a cruel thing (7) INHUMAN {IN{HUM}{A}N}
18 After changing partners the rich sauntered on (7) MOSEYED MO(-n+s)SEYED
20 Leans every second, leans and comes on board (7) ENLISTS {lEaNs}{LISTS}
22 Image — come to terms with some mirror image (5) TOTEM [T]
26 Sale in parts, say briefly, is of no consequence (5,4) SMALL BEER Anno pending (Addendum (s){SMALL} (ale){BEER} - See comments)
28 Assure after break up, one’s competent — can find out (13) ASCERTAINABLE {AS CERTAIN}{ABLE}
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4 Musical passage caught up in congestion... (5) SEGNO [T]
5 ... a sound issue came up once (2,3,4) AT ONE TIME {A}{TONE}{EMIT<=}
6 Capital’s entertainment destinations are empty (5) FUNDS {FUN}{De...nS}
7 No way booze could be a cure-all (7) NOSTRUM {NO}{ST}{RUM}
8 How to make three to get there? (13) ANAGRAMMATISE Definition by example
9 Get mad, know obstacles are to be shifted (4,4,5) BLOW ONES STACK*
15 Close to women — nothing left to resolve inheritance (9) ENDOWMENT {END}{TO+WoMEN}*
17 Typeface changing, teach live (9) HELVETICA*
19 Starting at seven, like to drink gin with governors (7) SATRAPS {Se..n}{A{TRAP}S}
21 I go through different places that are unique (7) SPECIAL {SPEC{I}AL*}
23 General support, note the disturbance (5) MELEE {LEE}<=>{ME}
Reference List
Partners = N,S(North and South in Bridge game), Small = S, Politician = TORY, Way = ST, Note = ME
26a sale-s//ale
ReplyDelete13a STRAW = Stalk
ReplyDeleteWARTS = Obnoxious fellows
Come back = Reversal indicator
ON GROWING UP!
ReplyDeleteI am sure, all of you as parents, have been witnesses to the vagaries of your children's hobbies. Either under peer pressure or because they are developing new interests, we have often found ourselves BALLYRAGGED, into investing time, money & effort for a new hobby, that may not last longer than a few months.
My son was no different. In his 3rd grade, he was so fascinated by his Western Music Teacher, that he wanted to learn the CELLO. Fortunately his master had a spare instrument & his classes started. As I returned from the office, strains of CELLO notes would come WAFTING from his room. Surprisingly he cleared the PRELIMS in just 2 years & became the youngest member of his school orchestra. Just when the SPOTLIGHT was turning on him, he seemed to lose interest. All credit to his teacher & his INVEIGLING, that Suriya stuck with the cello till his 8th grade. I still remember standing at the side AISLE, listening to him play at his last performance.
Next came mechanical toys. Our garage was turned into an ATELIER & we had to invest in a tool kit complete with CALLIPERS, Pliers, screw drivers etc. Bending wires, spoons, forks etc he started making beautiful toys. They were called ANTHROPOIDS, becos unlike Androids, they had graceful limbs & smooth joints & could dance & swing. He was so IMMERSED in this hobby, that he failed to ADHERE to his school rules regarding co- curricular activities. We got our NASTIEST shock when we, as parents, were put ON TRIAL by his Principal. His ENNOBLING gesture was to give up on this hobby & concentrate on school instead.
His final hobby took off in college. Designing Video games. He had no knowledge of coding or animation for that matter. But he had played video games - starting with Paddle Bash & the LIONESS, to rescue games with CASTAWAYS & the latest X Box & Play station games with multiple ACTION STATIONS. He would develop the idea with detailed notes & story boards & friends of his would develop the game. 3 of these games have been developed commercially & are sold online. But when he left college, he lost interest in this too.
Photography has been his only steady hobby for the last 20 odd years.
To his credit, he has never had any notions of AGGRANDISEMENT, about himself, nor has he ever wanted to hog the ARENA. He is a LICIT team player, who is always willing to step back, support & stay in the background.
Also, when we hear other parents complaining about the GOOGOLs they spend on their children's hobbies, we are glad our budget required no REFLATING, on account of Suriya or his interests.
28a shouldn't the def be "can be found out"
ReplyDeleteYes, 'can be found out' is better
DeleteFavourite is 8d.
ReplyDeleteTough challenge from Arden today. Favourites were Anagrammatise, Blow One's Stack, Enlists and Baptismal Font(needed all the checkers to have the answer). Small Beer was 24A clue!
ReplyDeleteThank You Arden for the challenge.
+1
DeleteTrap and Natal made an appearance after a break.
+2
DeleteLooks like Suresh making an appearance after a long time.
Delete25dn : A doubt. I thought, in a CA clue the definition is seen in the middle!?
ReplyDeleteA composite anagram is a type of cryptic crossword clue where the letters of the answer are obtained by subtracting one set of letters from another.
DeleteWhere the def is purely setters choice.
But the more (in)famous Anne's dog was terrier.
Queen had many Welsh corgi's.
Got your point. In spite of the fact that Corgi was anne's or the Queen's,most of us were able to get it from the clue.
Delete@Prasad - Sorry - but i could not make head or tail of Anne's terrier & Queen's corgis.
DeleteWhere is the composite anagram here?
Ok. I havent done the Cw yet. Understood.
DeleteThanx.
Thank you Prasad garu!
DeleteI think it can be anywhere- rather,it is exempt from the rule that it has to be at either end.
ReplyDeleteHope so. Thanks Paddy. 😊
DeleteToday's crossword from ARDEN, has raised the bar ever so high in clue setting. For me the best that has come from him. Many new words for me..ACEROSE,MOSEYED, ASTILBE, SEGNO. Especially liked the cluing for 1A, 12A, 16A, 26A, 28A, 3D, 5D. Thank you Ardenji ever so much.
ReplyDeleteSorry. But in 1ac - there is no root issue- Baptism leading to BAPTISMAL FONT?
ReplyDelete4dn - is SEGNO a notational sign in music or a musical passage?
ReplyDelete+1
Delete12A Enumeration in my submission copy shows (9) not (5,4)
ReplyDeleteMega tough
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