Thursday 30 June 2022

No 13596, Thursday 30 Jun 2022, Dreamer

Solution to 11A 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
8   Sit oddly before old sound system (6) STEREO {SiT}{ERE}{O}
9   Old viral poem about lost love (8) PRIMEVAL {VIRAL+PoEM}*
10 Better attendant? (8) CROUPIER [CD]
11 Tie note encircling employee's original resume (6) R?O?E? (Addendum - REOPEN {R{Em...r}OPE}{N}
12 Beef sausage? Nope. Ripe bananas! (8) PEPERONI*
13 Lawrence has arm pain (6) TWINGE {T{WING}E}
14 Son on vacation provided short name for brandy glass (7) SNIFTER {SoN}{IF}{TERm}
17 Company backing narrative about source of liquid fuel (4,3) COAL GAS {CO}{SAG{Li...d}A<=}
20 Son went to get a little ornate instrument used in vehicles (6) SPEEDO {S}{PEED}{Or...e}
22 Are terms amended to produce new version of old recording? (8) REMASTER*
25 Stylish mark covering main part of the cloth (6) INSEAM {IN}{SEA}{M}
26 Poem by retired salesman is ill-natured (8) PERVERSE {VERSE}<=>{REP<=}
27 Dismiss beautiful woman without sex appeal and talent, primarily (8) BELITTLE {BEL{IT}{Ta...t}LE}
28 Somehow worry about onset of anthracnose in plant (6) YARROW {Y{An...e}RRPOW*}

DOWN
1  Physician gets a piece of tailless fish (8) STURGEON {S{Ta...s}URGEON}
2   Champion of the people ignoring principle of "Blessed Trinity" (6) TRIUNE TRIbUNE
3   Dutch man at home wearing spectacles and a loose cloak with wide sleeves (6) DOMINO {D}{O{M}{IN}O}
4   Condemn attack by Britain after leaders of Ukraine pressurised (7) UPBRAID {B}{RAID}<=>{Uk...e}{Pr...d}
5   Title Rob used for book containing words of Opera? (8) LIBRETTO*
6   Monument spread over Bank of Missouri (8) MEMORIAL {ME{M or I}AL}
7   Request Bill to interrupt German person who is dishonest (3,3) BAD EGG {B{AD}EG}{G}
15 Wild democratic movement to acquire dominance at the centre (8) FRENETIC {FRE{d..iNa..e}E}{TIC}
16 Crime novel by Christie accepted by English town, needing no introduction (8) ENORMITY {E}{N or M}{cITY}
18 Dislike American style (8) AVERSION {A}{VERSION}
19 Outing permitted for a group of three (7) TRIPLET {TRIP}{LET}
21 Hand tool price changed around beginning of November (6) PINCER {PI{No...r}CER*}
23 Injure newcomer endlessly and put to death (6) MARTYR {MAR}{TYRo}
24 Sad to invite that man without originally offering a drink (6) SHERRY {So{HE}RRY}

Reference List
Before = ERE, Old = O, Note = N, Lawrence = TE, Went = PEED, Son = S, Stylish = IN, Mark = M, Sex appeal = IT, Dutch = D, Man = M, Spectacles = OO, Britain = B, Bill = AD, German = G, English = E, American = A 

31 comments:

  1. 11A. Reopen. Tie= Rope . Note= n. Encircling employee= e . Resume= reopen.

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  2. Beautiful Puzzle. Favourites were Croupier and Enormity among several clues.
    Thank You, Dreamer.

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  3. Is it ok to spell pepperoni with one 'p'?

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    1. Here is the definition from Chambers
      pepperoni or peperoni noun (pepperonies or peperonis) a hard, spicy beef and pork sausage.
      ETYMOLOGY: 1930s: Italian, plural of peperone chilli or pepper, from Latin piper pepper.

      From Collins
      NOUN
      a highly seasoned, hard sausage of beef and pork
      Also: peperoni

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    2. Thanks. Good crossword

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    3. Thank you. Had the same doubt.

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  4. Good puzzle, solved most of it except few in top right corner. Confidence booster. Thank you Dreamer.

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  5. Very nice grid - Favs: CROUPIER, MARTYR, UPBRAID, MEMORIAL , FRENETIC, SHERRY to name a few. Did not know this spelling of PEPERONI, and the other meaning of DOMINO. But could get from wordplay. Thanks Dreamer and Col!

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  6. Went=Peed -to be added to the ref.list.Struggled with it.
    Had a good time solving though needed props.
    Better is better!!
    A doubt- Physician=Surgeon? I was able to fill in,though.

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  7. General understanding is that physicians don't do surgeries.

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    1. 2. Archaic A person who practices general medicine as distinct from surgery.
      I did not know it is archaic.

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    2. "a physician who specializes in surgery" - This was in Collins and I just removed the obvious. I should have used Medical officer instead

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  8. Vladimir listening to the STEREO
    Eating PEPERONI wearing a SPEEDO
    A Sudden twinge
    Followed by a binge -
    In FRENETIC pace, Oh No Oh No!

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  9. Strictly speaking,all medical practitioners are physicians.Physicians who operate are surgeons.My two cents.

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  11. Practice is an interesting word. We used to flaunt the title " SAP practice"as SAP consultants. . The telugu writer, Mullapudi said thus. "The doctor doesn't have roaring practice but practices roaring"..

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  12. Great grid.. wonderful surfaces..loved Croupier/ enormity/ belittle/ memorial/snifter...

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  13. Vacated means contents(O) taken out. So,SN remains.
    Col.has indicated in the main post.

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  14. 16 D Best clue of the pack! Christies novel v. difficult to find out, and very well hidden!

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  15. A good puzzle today. Thank you, Dreamer!

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  16. Nice grid from Dreamer. Liked the cluing for Enormity and Frenetic.

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  17. Nice puzzles by dreamer. glad to learn about STURGEON, YARROW & croupier. Thank you col sir for the special images ....SNIFFER, YARROW. DOMINO. took long time to cross 16D....

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  18. Nice puzzle. Thrilled to finish the CW after the fiasco of last 2 days. My fav - FRENETIC. Thanx Ajeesh

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