Saturday, 4 June 2022

No 13574, Saturday 04 Jun 2022, Arden


ACROSS


1   Table and armrests designed to suit Sachin Tendulkar, perhaps (6,7)  MASTER BLASTER*
10 When two of them are up, it's OK (5) THUMB [CD]
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11 Daughter is back, housed in better one-room accommodation (9) BEDSITTER {BE{D}{IS<=}TTER}

12 Talk with ease, you got it coming (9) ADDRESSEE {ADDRESS}{EE}
13 Fear of limited choice grips one (5) PANIC {P{AN}ICk
14 Sharing fancy dress (7) GARNISH*
16 Separate drill, essentially to make hole in stone (7) ISOLATE {drIll}{S{O}LATE}
18 Hybrid variety of fruit to lure in an investor (7) TANGELO {T{ANGEL}O}
20 Tug on hire possibly for a folk singer (7) GUTHRIE {TUG+HIRE}*
22 In the middle of March we see some patch of clouds (5) ARCUS {mARCh}{US}
24 Passive smoke? (5,4) PEACE PIPE [CD]
26 Yogi Agnesh briefly got agitated, later relaxed (4,5) EASY GOING {YOGI+AGNESh}*
27 A man who gets commission (5) AGENT {A}{GENT} Semi&lit
28 Prepared ham often and felt he should tend to his flock (3,2,3,5) MAN OF THE CLOTH {HAM+OFTEN}*{CLOTH}

DOWN


2   Like below in two (7) ASUNDER {AS UNDER}
3   Breaking wind, accomplished — this can go with the food (5,4) TABLE WINE {T{ABLE}WINE}
4   Representation on transport (5) REBUS {RE}{BUS}
5   Investment technique like fish eating snake (9) LADDERING {L{ADDER}ING}
6   Jump over first man, can you do without? (5) SKIMP {SKI{Man}P}
7   Red sea takes it onfree country (7) ESTONIA {SEA}* over {IT+ON}*
8   Looking serious at mobile charged it fast (8-5) STRAIGHT FACED*
9   Copy components that show low concentration (5,8) TRACE ELEMENTS {TRACE}{ELEMENTS}
15 Spooner's confirmation — clue to what a tracker looks for (9) HOOFPRINT (~proof hint to hoofprint)
17 Anthelion decoded at once (2,3,4) ON THE NAIL*
19 Capital one invested in working casino (7) NICOSIA {N{1}COSIA*}
21 End covered with torn clothing (7) RAIMENT {R{AIM}ENT}
23 Goes wrong incorporating new musical notation (5) SEGNO {SEG{N}O*}
25 Fish hangs in the centre (5) ANGLE dANGLEs

Reference List


Ease = EE, Stone = SLATE, Felt = CLOTH 
On = RE, End = AIM, Torn = RENT, New = N, Hangs = DANGLES

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6 comments:

  1. I am late and expected to see a few comments.
    Very good crossie today and I am so so happy to have completed before 8.30 (of course with some help)

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  2. Arden started easy ended with not so tough one. Thank you Arden.

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  3. What is meant in the clue is 'Thumbs up' and not a two thumb signal

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  4. Two there is def.confusing. Though one calls it Thumbs up in plural the signal that is depicted or comes to mind is only one thumb.

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  5. https://www.google.com/search?q=Is+it+thumb+up+or+thumbs+up%3F&oq=Is+it+thumb+up+or+thumbs+up%3F&aqs=chrome..69i57j0i22i30j0i390l2.12377j0j15&sourceid=chro
    It is explained here.

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  6. Kal Aj aur Kal Arden clues ever tough!

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