Friday 4 November 2022

No 13702, Friday 04 Nov 2022, Arden

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ACROSS
1   Spirit of a country behind King (7) KACHINA {A}{CHINA}<=>{K}
5   Pound not even back in the group (7) PADDOCK {PA{ODD<=}CK}
9   Egg on salt? (5) NITRE {NIT}{RE}
10 Fruit can hide bitterness, it's sweet at the core (9) TANGERINE {T{ANGER}IN}{swEet}
11 Day one falls prey to a prank (5,4) APRIL FOOL [CD]
12 Sunday — both sides agree with the Church council (5) SYNOD {Su..aY}{NOD}
13 Powder that rises amid all that clatter (4) TALC [T<=]
15 Happy without permit in the south of Scotland (8) GALLOWAY {G{ALLOW}AY}
18 Struggle to get fish (8) FLOUNDER [DD]
19 One, say ditches the Queen without feeling anything (4) NUMB NUMBer
22 It goes before the fall of lions (5) PRIDE [C&DD]
24 Fancy a helper? Accept me for short (9) EPHEMERAL {A+HELPER}* over {ME}
26 Happy to retain home in Europe, perhaps (9) CONTINENT {CONT{IN}ENT}
27 Monk to return with a leaderless group (5) ABBOT {TO}{aBBA}<=
28 The odd runner in Asia is committed (7) EARNEST {EA{RuNnEr}ST}
29 One got busy around the end of Marchvery busy (2,3,2) ON THE GO {ONE+GOT}* over {m..cH}

DOWN
1   Know any movement in East Africa? (6) KENYAN {KEN}{ANY*}
2   Keen to provide for Trump's pet project they say (9) CATERWAUL {CATER}{(~wall)WAUL}
3   Perfect inside a lounge (5) IDEAL [T]
4   Good facts about natural disasters, say (4,2,3) ACTS OF GOD*
5   Friend takes directions from board (5) PANEL {PA{N}{E}L}
6   Sends word around — you can come in jeans (5,4) DRESS DOWN*
7   Hunter's choice, no one came up (5) ORION {OR}{NO 1<=}
8   Reportedly wants to make some bread (6) KNEADS (~needs)
14 Do some medical procedure in case child bearers are involved (9) CAUTERISE {CA{UTERI}SE}
16 Almost fat, got the movement a bit slow (9) LARGHETTO {LARd}{GOT+THE}*
17 Prepared a blade with edge pointing up, that's masterly (9) ADMIRABLE {A+BLADE}* over {RIM<=}
20 Husband intervened quickly, he was brave (6) APACHE {APAC{H}E}
21 Totally zonked by British lottery (6) BLOTTO {B}{LOTTO}
23 Private meals inside (5) INNER dINNERs
24 Set up before court (5) ERECT {ERE}{CT}
25 Wished to have last of the bacon stuffed in ham, perhaps (5) MEANT {MEA{b..oN}T}

Reference List
King = K, Egg = NIT, On = RE, Queen = ER, Home = IN, Know = KEN, Directions = N,S, Husband = H, British = B, Before = ERE, Court = CT


36 comments:

  1. 1A KACHINA = Spirit doll {K,, king +A+ CHINA country}
    5A PADDOCK = Pound{ODD, not even back inside PACK group}
    9A NITRE = salt {NIT, egg + RE on}
    10A TANGERINE = Fruit {ANGER, bitteness in side TIN, can + E swEet core}
    11A APRIL FOOL = Day on one falls prey to prank (DD)

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  2. 11ac. APRIL FOOL..DD
    3d. IDEAL..Telescopic
    21d. BLOTTO ..B( ritish ) lotto..lottery
    16d. LARGHETTO..LAR(d) Got the*
    5d.. PANEL.. pa(NE)l..a board

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  3. Replacement for 11ac..
    8dn.. KNEADS.. sounds like NEED

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  4. 18a. Flounder. Fish variety too.
    20d. Apache. Apace (quickly) + h(from husband).
    7d. Choice =or. No one came up ie ion. Hence orion a constellation.
    25d. Ham is meat. Last of bacon is n. Hence its meant= wished.
    16. Larghetto. Almost fat is lar( from lard). Anagram of lar + get the + o (bit of slow) o.
    26a. Happy is content. Retain in makes a continent which is europe.
    29a. On the go. Anagram of one got +h (end of march).

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  5. 15A: Happy = GAY, without (outside) ALLOW (permit) = GALLOWAY, a region in the South of Scotland
    19A: NUMBER (one) without ER (Queen) = NUMB = without feeling
    22A: PRIDE, which goes before a fall. Also a group of lions. DD
    24A: Anagram (fancy) of "a helper" & "me" = EPHERMERAL = short
    28A: Committed = EARNEST. The odd letters of "runner" = RNE, inside EAST (for Asia)

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  6. Paddy when i say constellation. Hunter is one and its explicit ok.

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    1. That special part has to be mentioned- that is the key part of the clue. Not any constellation but Orion which is also called Hunter.

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    2. Hunter is the def. and Orion, the solution. The two have to be connected.

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    3. Paddy again it culminates in war of wits or words.even school kids know hunter is one of the constellation like ursa minor, ursa major, etc.

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  7. 6.d sends word anagram
    Dress down.

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  8. 17d admirable from a blade and Rim -edge reversed

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  9. 13.a.powder...talc
    Rises amid all that CLATter

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  10. 12a SYNOD
    SundaY both sides is SY
    agree is NOD so SYNOD is answer

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  11. 14.a.cauterise
    Case
    Child bearers..uteri
    Are involved...cauterise.

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  12. 27.a monk....abbot
    To return .....ot
    Leaderless group....abba minus a

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  13. 23.d private...inner
    Meals.....dinner inside is
    Inner.

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  14. 24d :-- ERECT
    before is ERE
    court is CT.

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  15. 20d quickly APACE H intervenes APACHE Indian

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  16. Happy CONTENT to retain home IN Europe CONTINENT

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  18. 28Ac Asia EAST odd RuNnEr in EAST committed EARNEST

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  19. 2d is CATERWAUL (synonym of Keen)
    to provide is CATER
    WAUL is pronounced as WALL (they say )
    Trumps pet project is WALL (Wall between US and Mexico)

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  20. 1d :- KENYAN (in south Africa )
    know synonym is KEN
    any movement is YAN so answer is KENYAN

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  21. 29 ac is ON THE GO (very busy )
    one got busy anagram is ONT E GO
    around the end of marcH is H so ON THE GO

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  22. 12a - (S----Y)(NOD)
    S - - - - Y — both sides
    agree - NOD

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  23. I did not know this meaning of 'Keen'.
    keen 2 (kēn)
    n.
    A loud wailing or lament for the dead.
    w.ref.to Caterwaul (synonym)

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  24. Nice grid. Did not know Kachina.
    Easier than yday.

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