Thursday 8 December 2022

No 13731, Thursday 08 Dec 2022, Incognito

Solution to 21D 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   Girl on avenue delivered (4) GAVE {G}{AVE}
9   Head of Mafia branch has no male bird that is neutered (5) CAPON {CAPO}{N}
10 Heads of the executioners are removed! RIP! (4) TEAR Acrostic
11 Stare at Bob's incomplete garden structure (6) GAZEBO {GAZE}{BOb}
12 Mixed trial lot to make flat-bread (8) TORTILLA*
13 Two hours before noon, Germany first enrolled participant (8) ATTENDEE {AT TEN}{DE}{En...d}
15 Pale ale endlessly poured in rice dish (6) PAELLA {PALE+ALe}*
17 Sikh leader and saint consuming soft grain is most energetic (7) SPRYEST {Sikh}{P}{RYE}{ST}
19 Student left ploughed ice-field for large building (7) EDIFICE {ICE+FIElD}*
22 A maths problem may lead to dis-ease? (6) ASTHMA {A}{MATHS*}
24 Boiled green dal is swollen (8) ENLARGED*
26 Look without end at crazy chap with love for soup (8) GAZPACHO {GAZe}{CHAP*}{O}
28 Drink part of kosher rye (6) SHERRY [T]
30 Before woman first existed (4) WERE {ERE}<=>{W}
31 Glowing coal found at end of some months (5) EMBER {septEMBER to decEMBER}
32 Storage equipment got from vehicle reversed by King (4) RACK {CAR<=}{K}

DOWN
1   First course with Ms Gardner? Sparkling wine! (4) CAVA {Co...e}{AVA}
2   Church gets measuring equipment by end of day in burial ground (8) CEMETERY {CE}{METER}{daY}
3   Air conditioner wire tender (6) ACCORD {AC}{CORD}
4   Seen like a leopard, perhaps (7) SPOTTED [DD]
5   Bold private investigator gets into Tinder arrangement (8) INTREPID {INTRE{PI}D*}
6   Extraordinarily irate about model's dress (6) ATTIRE {AT{T}IRE*}
7   Shout, "Boy has sharp tool" (4) BAWL {B}{AWL}
14 Food found in Atlanta pasture (5) TAPAS [T]
16 Entice holding a bit of cash for bread? (5) LUCRE {LU{Cash}RE}
18 Explores south-eastern curved structures (8) SEARCHES {SE}{ARCHES}
20 Shake sabre for ancestors (8) FORBEARS*
21 Sappers with suspicion build fortress (7) ?E?O?B? (Addendum - REDOUBT {RE}{DOUBT} - See comments)
23 Take place, bird having swallowed a couple of pages (6) HAPPEN {H{A}{PP}EN}
25 Manipulated result shows brightness (6) LUSTRE*
27 Old silver is with journalist (4) AGED {AG}{ED}
29 Shake stone (4) ROCK [DD]

Reference List
Girl = G, No = N, Germany = DE, Soft = P, Student = L, Woman = W, King = K, Church = CE, Private Investigator = PI, Model = T, Boy = B, Sappers = RE(Royal Engineers), Page = P, Journalist = ED

21 comments:

  1. 21 D Solution - REDOUBT - FORTIFICATION. Sappers - Military Engineers - ER becomes RE. Suspicion becomes DOUBT.

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  2. Three of the theme words PAELLA, GAZPACHO, TAPAS were knew to me. Yet I could get them. That is the beauty of INCOGNITO's puzzles!

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  3. Anyone interested to read about my recent Road trip to Gujarat-Rajasthan followed by a trip to Mangalore can do so in the THCC Blog at the following link

    Gujarat-Rajasthan-Mangalore trip

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    1. Wow ! Brought back the memories of my trip to Gujarat in 2019 .πŸ™‚πŸ‘Œ

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  4. Such a relief & what fun!!! Welcome Incognito - our confidence booster!!!
    4 days of Arden was plummeting it.
    Thanx for a superb grid! πŸ‘

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  5. Incognito is incredulously a wonderful setter.. In a 45 degrees ceksius heat, a whiff of cool air....

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  6. Logging in late around lunch time and I had a full course- Cava (no matter I am a TT) Starter Gazpacho (first time) Paella for a rice dish, Tortilla, tapas...Hungry. I'm off for a real lunch!

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  7. so the theme today is Spanish wine and cuisine

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  8. By a happy coincidence, it is Mr Padmanabhan's birthday. Happy Birthday, Paddy! I hope you enjoyed the Spanish party...

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    1. I did and I had said so earlier.
      Thank you for remembering to wish.

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  9. 4 Seen like a leopard, perhaps (7) SPOTTED [DD]

    Another unplanned coincidence. With leopards being spotted in Bangalore... as if they are striped in other places ;)

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  10. Thanks everyone, for your kind words

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