Saturday, 17 June 2023

No 13894, Saturday 17 Jun 2023, Afterdark

ACROSS
9   Exocrine pancreatic insufficiency treatment for gourmet (7) EPICURE {EPI}{CURE}
10 For a very long time today a Republican was dancing (4,3) YEAR DOT {TODAY+A+R}* Anagram fodder error
11 A dangerous place to get internet (3,4) HOT SPOT [C&DD]
12 Sailor's cry leading to dismissal (5-2) HEAVE-HO [DD]
13 Strengthen party and unit of communication in the body (5,4) NERVE CELL {NERVE}{CELL}
15 Long for party after college (5) CRAVE {RAVE}<=>{C}
16 Advantage has been manifested getting qualified (7) BENEFIT {BEEN*}{FIT}
19 Sheiks dancing on Sabbath with Jewish women (7) SHIKSES {SHEIK*}{S}
20 Shape of company not impressive, collapsing as per sources (5) CONIC {CO}{Not}{Im...e}{Co...g}
21 Struggles with gust, forward movement, off from empty road (4-2-3) TUGS-OF-WAR {GUST+FORWArd}*
25 Study angle first relating to wide angle lens (7) FISHEYE {EYE}<=>{FISH} 
26 Outfit of Andhra Pradesh seen at Mumbai suburb (7) APPAREL {AP}{PAREL}
28 Salvage Regina's electric bike (7) RECYCLE {R}{E}{CYCLE}
29 Reporter's self introduction to inspire? (7) IMPRESS {I'M PRESS}

DOWN
1   Tailless elephant curiously found with a bird (6) PEAHEN ElEPHANtHow is L deleted?
2   One who's trying to lose weight tried exercising, gaining energy (6) DIETER {TRIED}* over {E}
3   Ball is with line umpire (4) LUMP {L}{UMP}
4   Arrange to drop son and pick up Kelvin in vessel (6) KETTLE (-s+k)KETTLE
5   Disease, say disheartened Greek character is taking some levafloxacin (8) SYPHILIS {SaY}{PHI}{IS} over {Le...n}
6   Liqueur for chairman, so refreshing (10) MARASCHINO*
7   Advantage with wife? Say rigged towards the end (8) EDGEWAYS {EDGE}{W}{SAY*}
8   Salvagers on road work collecting egg, euros and rupees (8) STOOPERS {ST}{O}{OP}{E}{RS}
14 Competence of English females in charge's nice, improved by end of day (10) EFFICIENCY {E}{F}{F}{IC}{NICE*}{daY}
16 Reinforce a tree (Eucalyptus primarily) or blow up (8) BACKFIRE {BACK}{FIR}{Eu...s}
17 New nun chosen almost is matchless (8) NONESUCH {NUN+CHOSEn}*
18 Shabby, beaten boy gives way to terrorist basically (8) TATTERED (-b+t)TATTERED
22 Player having bash with boxer at Spain (6) GOALIE {GO}{ALI}{E}
23 Aggravate wife's sore mended with tip of nail (6) WORSEN {W}{SORE*}{Nail}
24 Savour the spice (6) RELISH [DD]
27 Bishop of Rome has cola and sweet essentially (4) POPE {POP}{swEet]

Reference List
Republican = R, College = C, Sabbath = S, Company = CO, Regina = R, Electric = E, Energy = E, Line = L, Son = S, Kelvin = K, Wife = W, Work = OP, Euro = E, Rupees = RS, English = E, Female = F, In charge = IC, Boy = B, Spain = E

12 comments:

  1. Is "wp with def" Acceptable!

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  2. 19a From the link I find that shikses are non-Jewish women!

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    1. No. It says min Jewish. Only male it says min Jewish- looks like that may be an error.

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    2. Read it as jewish word for woman rather than jewish woman.

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  3. As per the link it says "the term may be used to describe a Jewish girl or woman who fails to follow Orthodox religious precepts ".

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    1. I referred to Gentile in the link which is a word that usually means "someone who is not a Jew"

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    1. What type of clue is 13?
      Free & other dictionaries say Shikses is a Yiddish derogatory term for non Jewish women.

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  5. Interesting grid.
    EDGEWAYS, EFFICIENCY, STOOPERS - my fav.
    Thanx AD.

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