Wednesday 1 June 2022

No 13571, Wednesday 01 Jun 2022, Arden

Solution to 22A 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   Country sides are noisy inside and overcast outside (6) CLOUDY {Coun{LOUD}trY}
 Club King discarded, go away! (5,3) CLEAR OUT {C}{LEAR}{OUT}
9   Watched the Queen return by the night flight (6) REDEYE {EYED}{ER}<=
10 Leader shot right at the back — sign of impending trouble (3,5) RED ALERT {LEADER*}{RT}
12 Plant or a wild lion? Harbouring a doubt (8) ABUTILON {A}{BUT}{LION*}
13 It's a short launch — has got some capital (6) BOGOTA {BO{GOT}At}
15 One's altogether in it, perhaps (8,4) BIRTHDAY SUIT [CD]
18 Fellow scientist had standing, I dropped out as he became a monster (12) FRANKENSTEIN {F}{EINSTEIN} over {RANK}
21 One more graduate, right away begins simple life (6) AMOEBA {A}{MOrE}{BA}
22 Advice to promote mediocrity — shun a drink (8) ?E?E?A?E (Addendum BEVERAGE {BE aVERAGE} - See comments)
24 It's not even innate pride that makes one fearless (8) INTREPID {InNaTe}{PRIDE*}
25 Biased press has only questions (6) POSERS {P{O}SERS*}
26 Knockabout in Australia — it's hard and many go from east to west (8) HANDYMAN {H}{AND}{MANY<=} (Correction - {H}{AND}{(+y)YMAN(-y)} - See comments)
27 Cut it, indeed disorganised (6) EDITED {ED{IT}ED*}

DOWN
1   With a rub can produce a natural wax (8) CARNAUBA {A+RUB+CAN}{A}
2   Used to protect those who resist change (3,5) OLD GUARD {OLD}{GUARD}
3   Loot is there for all to see (8,7) DAYLIGHT ROBBERY [CD]
5   Cover point brought in — one wasn't truthful (4) LIED {LI{E}D}
6   Calibration does go wrong for a performance enhancer (8,7) ANABOLIC STEROID*
7   Exposed previous state (6) OREGON fOREGONe
8   Big man shows interest in a painter (6) TITIAN {TIT{I}AN}
11 Plea for help by girl behind those in the middle (7) HOSANNA {ANNA}<=>{tHOSe}
14 Old woman brought in and welcomed (7) USHERED {US{HER}ED}
16 Nowadays in modest surroundings but dissolute overall (8) DECADENT {DEC{AD}ENT}
17 Crazy end since one was mad (8) INCENSED*
19 Michael Jordan is, however, part European (6) DANISH [T]
20 Maybe later pick up some dumplings (3,3) WON TON NOTNOW<=
23 Climate inland is capital (4) LIMA [T]

Reference List
Club = C, Queen = ER, Fellow = F, Only = O, Hard = H, Point = E, Interest = I


17 comments:

  1. Arden was easy today. Waiting for tough ones.

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  2. A doubt about 26A- Many go East t West gives YNAM and not YMAN as required.
    I filled in but with doubts.

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  3. Looks as if only the Y goes from east to west. But no indication of moving only the final letter. It would have been better if it would have been ' finally many '

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    1. Yes,you are right. It is only displacement of Y.

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    2. I think it's a slip by Arden. I too did not notice it when typing the annotation.

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    3. Maybe Arden intended East to mean the last letter, which moved to West, making it the first letter. Wild thinking!!!

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    4. Many a times we use 'from top to bottom or bottom to top' to indicate the shift of the top

      letter to the bottom or vice versa. In an across clue, yes, I agree it can be misleading..

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    5. Clue in today' Eco.Times-
      Accompany score back to front with tango (6)
      (+E SCOR-E)T+> Escort

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    6. Clue in today's ET-
      accompany score back to front with tango (6)

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  4. 22A solved, wait for others to try

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  5. 22 A - Advice to promote mediocrity - Be Average - Shun A - Beverage - which is a drink

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  6. Found it easier than Arden's usual grids! Liked ANABOLIC STEROID, INTREPID, POSERS, USHERED to name a few. Had 4A as CLEAR OFF initially and hence got stuck with the painter!

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