Friday 10 March 2023

No 13809, Friday 10 Mar 2023, Incognito

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ACROSS
7   Centreville creature went away (4) LEFT {viLle}{EFT}
8   What the TSA scanner did to me while I did this to the female TSA agent? (4,1,4) MADE A PASS [C&DD]
10 Perhaps Tom does this in a Top Gun aircraft (6) CRUISE [C&DD]
11 Indian's fine to shadow actress with ease, I hear (8) CHEROKEE {OK}<=>{CHER} and {(~ease)EE}
12 The genie converted one and half dozen (8) EIGHTEEN*
14 Bordello customer carries an insect (6) LOCUST [T]
16 Aids donkey at first with some sugar (7) ASSISTS {ASS}{1ST}{Su..r}
18 Perhaps, nationalist Patrick is followed by a display of anarchy (7) PATRIOT {PAT}{RIOT}
21 Bad art by actress Ms Thurman results in agony (6) TRAUMA {ART*}{UMA}
23 Rotter hiding in box with spades in American mountain range (8) CASCADES {CAS{CAD}E}{S}
25 European statute mentioned in challenge in US state (8) DELAWARE {D{E}{LAW}ARE}
27 American state having right soldier (6) MARINE {MA{R}INE}
29 Small guy's missile? (9) MINUTEMAN {MINUTE}{MAN}
30 Indigenous North American people mentioned in decrees (4) CREE [T]

DOWN
1   Enlists 10 going around centre of metro following end of tour (8) RECRUITS {CRUISE}* over {meTro} after {touR}
2   Extraterrestrial at university has one small case (4) ETUI {ET}{U}{1}
3   Mummy returned by French father in current unit (6) AMPERE {MA<=}{PERE}
4   Bringing out throwing dice and gun (7) EDUCING {DICE+GUN}*
5   Devious Machiavelli, not having HIVmakes some type of tea (8) CAMELLIA {MAChiAvELLI}*
6   Washington company in Texan city (4) WACO {WA}{CO}
9   Drops outhouses? (5) SHEDS [DD]
13 "Hear aIndian koel's 
       ululation for 
       starters", say these lines (5) HAIKU Acrostic Definition by example
15 About Central Intelligence Agency taking Roman Catholic into custody (5) CIRCA {CI{RC}A}
17 Treaty rewritten to cover a midshipman in Bostonian revolt (3,5) TEA PARTY {TE{A}{shiPman}ARTY*}
19 No leader can make a shrub (8) OLEANDER*
20 Howls about dairy product carried by ship (7) SCREAMS {S{CREAM}S}
22 No trust in truth serum concoction producing thin mucus (5) RHEUM{trutH+sERUM}*
24 Yes, in Spain, money (not euro) for buying sacred things forbidden by law (6) SIMONY {SI}{MONeY}
26 Uncle's wife cooked tuna (4) AUNT*
28 Stone mythical bird alighting on king (4) ROCK {ROC}{K}

Reference List
Spades = S, European = E, Right = R, Extraterrestrial = ET, University = U, Father in French = PERE, Washington = WA, Company = CO, Roman Catholic = RC, Ship = SS, Yes in Spanish = SI, Euro = E, King = K


42 comments:

  1. Nothing like an Incognito CW on a Friday. Enjoy!

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    1. 70% done sir........too good and interesting . tricky word play

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  2. 12a eighteen from the genie
    14a locust from bordelLOCUSTomer
    16a assists from donkey-ass first-ist Sugar
    21 a trauma from art and UMA thruman

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  3. 5d Camellia from machiavelli-hiv

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  4. 25a. Delaware. European e, statute law, challenge is dare. Hence Delaware.
    29. Minuteman. Small is minute. Guy is man.
    Hence minuteman = a type of missile.
    18a. Patriot. Pat from Patrick. And riot for anarchy. Hence nationalist =patriot.
    27a. Marine. Us state is Maine. Right inside gets you Marine=solier.
    15a. Circa=About. CIA and RC .it's circa.
    4d. Educing. dice and gun , jumbled gets you enduring, which is to bring out.

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  5. 4d. Enducing. A slip occurred.

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  6. Once again paddy you are jumping the gun as usual.

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    1. And you are not following the rule of 5 Answers per commenter

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  7. 28 d bird ROC, on King ROCK

    2 d ET at Univ = u, one =i, ETUI

    16 a donkey = ass, first = 1st or ist, some sugar = S, ASSISTS, DEF: AIDS

    27 a American state = Maine, having right = R, MARINE
    Def soldier

    22d no trust, truth serum - trust, Rheum

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  8. 11 A, Indian = CHEROKEE
    cher = actress
    Fine = ok
    Ease = 2 E's, that us E E
    [Cher+ok+ee]

    4D, bringing out = EDUCING
    [DICE + GUN]*

    8A, MADE A PASS (&LIT)

    14 A, Insect = Locust, Hidden clue
    BordelLO CUSTomer

    9D, Drops outhouse
    = SHEDS (DD)

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  9. 30A - CREE native american tribes within the word decrees
    7A LEFT meaning went away. Centerville is L and creature is EFT
    13D HAIKU which is verse denoted by "these lines"; first letters of the first five words in The clue
    19D - OLEANDER which is a shrub. Anagram of No+leader
    20D - SCREAMS meaning howls. S(CREAM)S. SS is ship. Dairy product is cream

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  10. 1 D Enlists 10 going around centre of metro following end of tour (8)
    10a CRUISE + meTro + touR =>RECRUITS

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    1. No one has solved 10a yet. You have used cruise as the solution of 10a. Annotate 10 a Alison, Sudhakar

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    2. Also, not Alison. Sorry

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    3. 10A Tom Cruise, Aircraft also can cruise, Top Gun is Tom Cruise Movie...Cruise is the ans. thought it was straight forward

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  11. 3 Mummy returned by French father in current unit (6)
    mummy = MA<= AM father in French=PERE = AMPERE

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  12. 6 Washington company in Texan city (4)
    washington=WA company=CO WACO

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  13. 17D Treaty rewritten to cover a midshipman in Bostonian revolt (3,5)
    treaty [rewritten] A mid-shiPman = TEA PARTY

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    1. Te(a) (p) arty. Just the final etiquette.

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  14. 24d SIMONY: buying sacred things forbidden by law.
    SI: yes in Spanish
    MONY: MONEY - E( not Euro)
    (SI)(MONY)

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  15. 3D - (AM)<--(PERE)
    Mummy - MA returned as AM
    Father in French is - PERE
    Hence, AMPERE - unit of current

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  16. 24d SIMONY - buying sacred things forbidden by law
    Yes in Spain - si
    Euro - e
    {si}{money-e}

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  17. 23a CASCADES - American mountain range
    {cad} in {case}{s}

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    1. I think the suit in cards is called Spades ( like Heart's, Diamonds and clubs)

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  18. 26d - AUNT* anagram of tuna
    replacement of 3d -

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  19. 26d: AUNT: uncle's wife
    Cooked tuna is ( tuna)*

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  20. Thanks Incognito for a nice enjoyable morning breeze!

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    1. No point in giving the solution alone without parsing.

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  23. Lovely breezy cw from Incognito - as usual. Is the theme - Places in USA?
    My cod - MADE A PASS (more like Dr.X clue 🙂)

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  24. Solved by Ravi @ 9.10
    (For riot, he took only anarchy)

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  25. Updating the post now as all answers are in

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  26. This is the first time I am solving a whole Hindu crossword by myself, thanks Incognito!

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