Tuesday, 27 June 2023

No 13902, Tuesday 27 Jun 2023, Gussalufz

Solution to 3D 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.

Open for anyone to answer, if not solved by 1 PM.

Leaving the Theme and Nina to be identified by any solver.

ACROSS
1   Bruce's rejuvenated after the last of elixir wears off, gets third power (5) CUBES BrUCES*
4   Running after husband to split jackpot? Fine (5-4) WAFER-THIN {AFTER*}{H} in {WIN}
9   Not even Pune qualified after losses (7) UNEQUAL [T]
10 No one in music conducted like Arnold Schwarzenegger (7) MUSCLED {MUSiC}{LED}
11 Motorcyclists bash those walking (6) HIKERS (B as H)HIKERS
12 Orca able to move around large fish (8) ALBACORE*
14 While talking, rest feet (4) PAWS (~pause)
15 Fried rice in soup? Unhealthy (10) PERNICIOUS*
18 OK, use my AI after adding a little filtering and finetuning, I say (2,3,3,2) IF YOU ASK ME {OK+USE+MY+AI}* over {Fi...g}
19 Animals occasionally consumed cigarettes (4) CATS {CigAreTteS}
22 Twisted tool tunnelled and dug into (8) EXAMINED {AXE<=}{MINED}
24 So, zone out for short rest? (6) SNOOZE*
26 Taking only seconds, naturopath endorsed rose oil and other essential oils (7) ANOINTS {nAt...h+eNd...d+rOse+oIl+aNd+oTher+eSs...l}
27 Swinger's confession finally exonerates beat poet (7) IAMBIST {I AM BI}{e...eS}{beaT}
28 Doctor Seuss pens dramas (9) SUSPENSES*
29 "What you do is very evil," I shot back (5) SOLVE {SO}{EViL<=}

DOWN
1   Pay a fraction of a dollar and mistreat? Not right (5,2) COUGH UP {C}{rOUGHUP}
2   Characters from Baker Street, including a rebel (9) BREAKAWAY {BAKER}*{WAY} over {A}
3   Suspension of your various plans after a setback and regular losses (6) S?U?R? (Addendum - SLURRY {YouR+vaRioUs+pLanS<= - See comments)
4   Girl becomes weak in game with ladies' man (4) WOLF (-g+w)WOLF Weak/W? See comments
5   Many half-lies going around reinforcing celebrity's identity (6,4) FAMILY NAME {MANY+LIes}* in {NAME}
6   Explore hard-to-pursue alternative careers (8) RESEARCH {H}<=>{CAREERS*}
7   Awful place — has nothing, I say! (5) HELLO {HELL}{O}
8   Partners have drunk more rum and they're asleep (7) NODDERS {N}{ODDER}{S}
13 Takes another look at idiots taken in by shifty seers (10) REASSESSES {RE{ASSES}SES*}
16 About speech ban protective mum dropped on gangster (9) ORATORIAL {mORATORIum}{AL}
17 Shred legal claim within a month (8) JULIENNE {JU{LIEN}NE}
18 Polar areas primarily in Callisto's expanse to the north (3-4) ICE-CAPS {In}{Ca...o}{SPACE<=}
20 Small (tiny) connection with pet (7) SWEETIE {S}{WEE}{TIE}
21 Man, I must suppress this bad feeling (6) ANIMUS [T]
23 "Hey, yo!"s at sea? (5) AHOYS {AH}{YOS} &lit
25 The man's covering up southern sound of gas escaping (4) HISS {HI{S}S}

Reference List
Husband = H, Very = SO, Cent = C, Right = R, Girl = G, Weak = W, Hard = H, Partners = N,S(North and South in Bridge), Gangster = AL(Capone), Small = S, Southern = S


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28 comments:

  1. Sree Sree27 June 2023 at 08:48

    23d typo!

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  2. Bert Michael Harms27 June 2023 at 09:03

    3D: Suspension of your various plans after a setback and regular losses (6)

    Def: Suspension

    {YOURVARIOUSPLANS<=} Reversed, taking every third letter starting with S makes SLURRY, a suspension.

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    1. Padmanabhan27 June 2023 at 09:10

      Wow!

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    2. Bert Michael Harms27 June 2023 at 09:22

      I should mention the selection mechanic is cued by the word "Regular" and I suppose the clue technically refers to "losses" of two letters regularly after each letter

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    3. Padmanabhan27 June 2023 at 10:57

      Welcom to the new participant Bert.

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    4. Bert Michael Harms27 June 2023 at 19:00

      Thank you! I'm loving THC and excited to be here

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  3. Padmanabhan27 June 2023 at 09:09

    26A- an extra T has been marked pink in 'naturopath'.

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  4. Padmanabhan27 June 2023 at 09:12

    4D- I was wondering how 'Girl becomes woman' would have looked.

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    1. Viresh Ratnakar27 June 2023 at 09:53

      W is an abbreviation for "weak" from physics. It's listed in Chambers (but not in their online version). It is indeed not a common abbreviation, but I went with it for the surface.

      M/W are technically not abbreviations of Man/Woman (they are of Men/Women). Moreover, while I am completely fine with risque surfaces, I am not a big fan of *creepy* surfaces :-)

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  5. Padmanabhan27 June 2023 at 09:14

    I see 'Grfield' in the 4th row. Not sure if it has any significance.

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  6. Padmanabhan27 June 2023 at 09:15

    As enjoyable as ever- if not more!

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  7. Padmanabhan27 June 2023 at 09:16

    11A- B as H- bash- was a class in itself.

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  8. Padmanabhan27 June 2023 at 09:34

    23D- Typo- It should be 'Ahoys'.

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  9. Padmanabhan27 June 2023 at 09:54

    Oh! I did not know that. Thank you.
    Also, Cheshire is in the 4th row from bottom.
    I now understand what Prasad had said.

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  10. Padmanabhan27 June 2023 at 09:56

    Now,we can look forward to Gussalufz;s notes.

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  11. Viresh Ratnakar27 June 2023 at 10:25

    Here they are (my notes for this crossword) :-). Many thanks to all solvers and to the Col. for the blog.

    Notes

    This crossword is cat-themed. CATS (19A), PAWS (14A), and HELLO (7D, for Hello Kitty) are thematic entries.

    At a stretch, SWEETIE (20D), ALBACORE (12A), SNOOZE (24A), and NODDERS (8D) can also be construed as cat-related. The surface of 28A alludes to Dr. Seuss, who is the author of the famous book, The Cat in the Hat.

    GARFIELD and CHESHIRE can be seen as ninas, running across the fourth row from the top and the fourth row from the bottom, respectively.

    Both 7D and 18A use the phrase, "I say," as the definition. This was a coincidence, but once I saw the repetition, I still decided to keep it, as the two senses of the phrase are quite different: an exclamatory "I say!" for HELLO! and an opinionated "I say" for IF YOU ASK ME.

    Personal notes

    I set several clues in this crossword during a work conference (shh!), and the surface of 18A is related to the conference. The grid itself was filled earlier, during a time when I was corresponding with someone who is an author of a series of cat-themed novels.

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  12. Padmanabhan27 June 2023 at 10:36

    Thank you for sharing.

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  13. Ramesh Kosaraju 27 June 2023 at 16:43

    Typo in 5d
    Should be {FAME}

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  14. Ramesh Kosaraju 27 June 2023 at 16:55

    9a [T]
    What does 'after losses' indicate?

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    1. Bert Michael Harms27 June 2023 at 19:07

      "After Losses" indicates a clue type that I would call a "hidden" but I guess can be called "Telescopic", which is new to me.

      In "Pune qualified, after losing some letters" the losses are the letters P,i,f,i,e,d

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    2. Ramesh Kosaraju 28 June 2023 at 06:24

      Thanks Bert

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  15. Gowri27 June 2023 at 21:52

    9ac - A straightforward Telescopic clue - but what is the indicator & why after losses?
    Nice Grid. Didn't get Slurry.
    My fav - HIKERS, WOLF, COUGH UP.
    Thnx Viresh.

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    1. Viresh Ratnakar28 June 2023 at 02:36

      Thanks, Gowri. Re: 9A: "after losses" is a slightly imprecise indicator for "hidden answer" as it does not tell you exactly what parts to remove. But it works for the surface and overall the clue is quite easy, so I decided to go with it.

      Here's a link to another setter's use of "after loss" for a "hidden answer" indicator:

      http://bigdave44.com/2016/11/07/rookie-corner-135/

      The blogger there too has raised eyebrows about the use of "about loss" :-)

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