Tuesday 14 June 2022

No 13582, Tuesday 14 Jun 2022, Afterdark

Solution to 1D 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   Termination of pregnancy is a blessing, right held by individual internally (8) ABORTION {A}{BO{RT}{I}ON}
5   Comical! Removing head is related to eye? (6) OCULAR jOCULAR
10 Boy or heartless girl, same brightness (5) GLEAM {GirL}EAM Anno pending (Addendum - (-b+gl)GLEAM - See comments)
11 Articles covering news, setter returns over to university library, say (9) ATHENAEUM {A}{THE}{N}{A}{M{U}E<=}
12 Element of truth, minute adjustment of removing, time and again (9) RUTHENIUM {tRUTH+MINUtE}
13 Beamed in agreement, checked recurring deposit (5) RAYED {R{AYE}D}
14 Invest on gold, profit if not good, will be a bit decent (6) ORDAIN {OR}{(-g+d)DAIN}
15 Representation of God is supported by Democratic India Organisation leaders (7) DIORAMA {RAMA}<=>{De...c}{In..a}{Or...n}
18 Basic hotel, WC is broken... (3-4) LOW-TECH*
20 ...frequently asking to find new inn and record arrival... (4,2) SIGN IN {aSkInG}{INN*}
22 ...frequently asking what's the appearance (5) SIGHT {aSkInG+wHaT}
24 Guy with brown cap in reverse seen at CBD, NY (9) MANHATTAN {MAN}{TAN}<=>{HAT}
25 Focus on including fund based on law in 22 (9) SPOTLIGHT {S{POT}{L}IGHT}
26 Start in two, drop wife and pick up redhead (5) INTRO {IN}{T(-w+r)RO}
27 Fabric colouring process you'll reportedly release on Yuletide, possibly (3-3) TIE-DYE YulETIDE*
28 As per auditor, politician's near building that's the abode of God (8) EMPYREAN (~mp)EMPY}{NEAR*}

DOWN
1   Could be a goat or a rabbit or a cat or the last one eating egg (6) A?G?R? (Addendum ANGORA [MD] - See comments)
2   Worth upset (9) OVERTHROW {WORTH}* [RA]
3   Basically after a tantrum first, men agree (15) TEMPERAMENTALLY  {A}<=>{TEMPER} and {MEN}{TALLY}
4   Acclaim at work; about to quit only to get promoted (7) OVATION OV{AT}ION Anno pending (Addendum - (+O)OV(-o)cATION -0 See comments)
 V is the imaginary point of a body of matter.... (6,2,7) CENTRE OF GRAVITY {graVity} Semi&lit
7   Suspicious General removes odd ones in army (5) LEERY {LEE}{aRmY}
8   Healing power finally lies with electronic media and law (8) REMEDIAL {p..eR}{E}{MEDIA}{L}
9   According to them, education involves a topic (6) THEMED [T]
16 A retired knight's title, one becomes nothing — philosopher (9) ARISTOTLE {A}{SIR<=}{T(-1+0)OTLE}
17 Fluorine combined with ashes over time leads to rapid development of rigidity in cement (5,3) FLASH SET {FL}{ASHES*}{T}
19 Respect motherland a little less over time (6) HOMAGE {HOMe}{AGE}
20 One caught in problem gets refuge (7) SANCTUM {S{AN}{CT}UM}
21 Order for junior officer to gather nine around (6) ENJOIN {EN{J}{O}IN*}
23 Scorching sun; hobo, bum, cadge, all at the end get Sprite (5) GNOME Tail Acrostic

Reference List
Right = RT, Individual = I, Boy = B, News = N, University = U, Time = T, Recurring deposit = RD, Good = G, Fund = POT, Law = L, Wife = W, About = C, Only = O, Electronic = E, Caught = CT, Junior Officer = JO

29 comments:

  1. 10a B(eam) or GL(eam) give the SAME meaning.

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  2. What a comeback! Need another Nina telling about the Hat trick. Good going.

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    1. My doubt What's first doing, after a temper would give "temper a".

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    2. "After A temper" would five 'Atemper'. First tantrum takes it first and then A- as marked by Col.

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    3. Then after becomes just a link word?

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    4. I thought after refers to men tally coming after the tantrum.

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  4. 4 is a good one- graVity. Took a while to get anno after getting the word.

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  5. In 24AC, what is the need for reverse?

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    1. If TAN and HAT were not reversed we would get MANTANHAT

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    2. Thanks Col, I simply took MAN+HAT+TAN !!!

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    3. Col, I still don't get it. TAN HAT reversal gives us TAHNAT,...
      If only HAT is to be reversed, then it would be: MAN+TAH+TAN
      Am I missing something?

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    4. The intention of reversal is that HAT comes before TAN meaning reverse the order if appearance

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  6. What about 'the last one eating egg'?

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  7. Are Ocular, gleam, rayed, sight, spotlight and (probably) flash (set) members of a theme in this grid?

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  8. Anyone other than Sree-Sree has the answer as to what 'the last one eating egg' means in 1D

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  9. Okay Sree-Sree let's have your solution. I have no idea

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    1. The last one: a cat (as in jazz artist)

      AN RA eating GO (as command /drive/)egg

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    2. Shata koti Namaskaramulu Prasad garu

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    3. I expect AD to explain the anno.

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    4. Not convinced by Sree-Sree's solution

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    5. It's a multiple definition. There is angora Goat, angora rabbit and angora cat. And also Angora coat. So the last (which is cat) eating egg makes it coat which is again Angora

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    6. Then that's a No-Ball
      Every one gets their name from the white coat (of fur/wool/hair whatever).

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  10. Solved the puzzle fully but no idea regarding 1d - last one eating egg.
    Many nice clues - CENTRE OF GRAVITY - my fav.
    Thanx Afterdark.

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