Thursday 3 November 2022

No 13701, Thursday 03 Nov 2022, Arden

Solution to 17D 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
6   One wearing cotton occasionally described in a few lines (5) CANTO {C{AN}oTtOn}
7   A flower placed inside — that's capital (8) ADELAIDE {A}{DE{LAID}E}
10 Gas for glass, say (7) PROPANE {PRO}{PANE}
11 He gets all the money from opening in shelter (7) LEGATEE {LE{GATE}E}
12 Fast to get a doctor — that's brilliant (7) LAMBENT {L{A}{MB}ENT}
13 Perhaps a ship carries half load of Mercurous chloride (7) CALOMEL {CA{LOad}MEL}
14 The right to be heard and to sustain cold treatment (5,6) LOCUS STANDI*
19 Country song about soldiers (7) ARMENIA {AR{MEN}IA}
21 Rejected seed is ruin (7) NEMESIS {SEMEN<=}{IS}
23 Often gardens are enclosed carrying a warning in fencing (2,5) EN GARDE [T]
25 "Royal Emblems" — a first class beer from the Orient (7) REGALIA {A1}{LAGER}<=
26 Marine creature gets back support on even nonissues (8) PORPOISE {PROP<=}{nOnIsSuEs}
27 Covered and we got intertwined (5) AWNED*

DOWN
1   Report everything, detailed but nothing official (8) INFORMAL {INFORM}{ALl}
2   Seek first authentic copy outside (6) FORAGE {FOR{Au...c}GE}
3   Shifting bases, collecting a rent for part of Arctic ocean (7,3) BARENTS SEA {B{A}{RENT}S SEA*}
4   Can have a little bit of meat (4) VEAL [T]
5   Set duty in the morning at the inner sanctuary (6) ADYTUM {A{DUTY*}M}
6   Drink up — entering a hot place (6) CUPOLA {C{UP}OLA}
8   African comes up with record breaking ones (7) ANGOLAN {AN}{LOG<=}{AN}
9   Instrument in half the film (5) CELLO CELLOphane
13 About 10 sign under such curves (10) CATENARIES {CA}{TEN}{ARIES}
15 May fall under a spell (7) CANTRIP {CAN}{TRIP}
16 Tense behind the bar, stealing single is cheeky (8) INSOLENT {T}<=>{INN} over {SOLE}
17 Part of Switzerland in bottom left? On the contrary it's top left (5) ?A?E? (Addendum - BASEL {BASE}{L} - See comments)
18 Greenland perhaps is not Green (6) ISLAND {IS}{greenLAND}
20 Felt around midnight can leave, fly later? (6) MAGGOT {MA{niGht}{GO}T}
22 Hungarian army managed to get silver (6) MAGYAR {M{AG}YAR*}
24 Long story, part of the picture (4) EPIC [T]

Reference List
First class = A1, About = CA, Tense = T, Left = L

19 comments:

  1. 17d Bottom BASE top Left part of Switzerland BASEL

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  2. Glad to know you liked the puzzle. I also realized that it's my 500th puzzle for The Hindu. How time flies!

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    1. Congratulations Arden Sir! We wish to see many more milestones from you

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    2. Wow! 500 is a big milestone worth celebrating. ON to 1000!!!

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    3. +4
      Hearty congratulations. one of the significant milestone. Also a nice coincidence that your 500th gird on Friday's specials. Spl. thanks to Col.sir for Friday special.

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  3. Panel on the left says it. Pity none of us noticed it earlier.

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  4. Just Gridman at 658 is ahead of you. Best Wishes to reach this milestone soon. It would be a proud moment indeed.

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  5. Thank you all for your kind wishes. According to my CC file this is puzzle no. 502 for The Hindu.

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  6. I never thought about that angle KKR. ON the whole, an excellent clue. Best of the 500th!

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  7. An excellent puzzle as usual from Arden! Several aha moments for me. Looking forward to many more.

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