Friday 3 November 2023

No 14011, Friday 03 Nov 2023, Arden

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ACROSS
1   Nervousness in Juneas expected (6) UNEASE [T]
4   Stylish and fanciful - both sides demand a small container (3,5) HIP FLASK {HIP}{Fa...uL}{ASK}
9   Royal vehicle has hidden main switch (6) CAESAR {C{SEA<=}AR} 
10 Unfortunately in use - old misconception? (8) DELUSION*
12 Correct thento do promptly... (2,3,3) ON THE DOT*
13 ...later within borders of Andhra find a deity (6) ATHENA {And{THEN}hrA}
15 Shady business, perhaps (6,6) HIDDEN AGENDA [CD]
18 "Move carpet at random" - is it some sort of disclaimer? (6,6) CAVEAT EMPTOR*
21 Land, buildings and money - they are heartless (6) REALTY {REAL}{TheY}
22 Not upheld, broken and sad (8) DOWNCAST {DOWN}{CAST}
24 Risk taking on race fifty two (8) BRACELET {B{RACE}{L}ET}
25 Taking interest in the end on the decorative part at the top (6) FINIAL {FIN{I}AL}
26 Charlie is in hurry, tick him off (8) CHASTISE {C}{HAST{IS}E}
27 Animal runs behind - about time (6) ONAGER {R}<=>{ON}{AGE}

DOWN
1   Relatively speaking, it's hot inside - perhaps, strip? (8) UNCLOTHE {UNCL{HOT*}E}
2   End of the day, it happens, without a thought (8) EVENTIDE {EVENT}{IDEa}
3   Part of US government communique has to go (5,10) STATE DEPARTMENT {STATE{DEPART}MENT}
5   Saw it wasn't - not cold (4) ICED notICED
6   Correct nourishment do if it's time (6,9) FOURTH DIMENSION*
7   One takes up or woken up? (6) ARISEN {A{RISE}N}
8   Start with Kashmir, brief reply since it's a state (6) KANSAS {Ka...r}{ANS}{AS}
11 Widow's advice - take a bet (7) DOWAGER {DO WAGER}
14 Chain broken - often so (7) FESTOON*
16 Wandering on road, remaining outside (8) STRAYING {ST{R}AYING}
17 Pressure to suppress clatter from a chatterbox (8) PRATTLER {P{RATTLE}R}
19 A teacher shuns book on first classical language (6) ARABIC {A}{RAbBI}{Cl...l}
20 One involved in a plan to uplift a country (6) PANAMA {P{AN}AM<=}{A}
23 Wardroom in shambles (4) MESS [DD]

Reference List
Fifty = L, Charlie = C, Runs = R, Road = R, Pressure = PR, Book = B


73 comments:

  1. 4Ac Stylish HIP fanciful both sides FL demand ASK small container HIP FLASK
    10Ac (in use old)* misconception DELUSION
    13a borders of Andhra AA later -THEN within AA ATHENA diety
    12a correct (then to do)* ON THE DOT promptly

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  3. 8d.
    State=Kansas.
    Kashmir=k
    Brief reply=ans
    Since=as.
    K+and+as=Kansas

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    1. Solid! I liked this clue.

      FYI: Typo (and) on the last line. Maybe one of these decades, blogger will allow comment edits 😅

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  4. 3DN STATE DEPARTMENT - {STATE{DEPART}MENT}

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  5. 2D: End of the day, it happens, without a thought (8) EVENTIDE
    {EVENT} + {IDE}
    EVENT = it happens
    IDE = IDEA (thought) without A

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  6. 9 ac caesar-royal.
    vehicle-car main-sea switched -aes.
    c(aes)ar

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  7. 19d ARABIC:l language
    A( a) ( RABBI - B: a teacher shuns book) C ( first classical)

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  8. 20d PANAMA
    One AN involved in plan MAP upheld/raised/reversed is PAM and a A
    P(AN)AM(A)
    Defn = Country

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  9. 22A Not up(part of upheld) - DOWN
    held - CAST
    broken and sad(def) - DOWNCAST

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    1. Above anno fits the clue.
      Let me see.
      Not upheld = down.
      But I can't find broken being a synonym of cast.
      This is the only other possibility.

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    2. It's in plain sight, ardenism at new heights.

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    3. I am beginning to see other possibilities, but I will stick to my annotation. Will wait to see the alternatives.

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  10. 1 AC UNEASE -Nervousness in jUNE AS Expected (TT)
    15 AC HIDDEN AGENDA -Shady business perhaps (DD)
    18 ac CAVEAT EMPTOR - Buyers beware - ( move carpet at) *
    1 D - UNCLOTHE - Relatively speaking = UNCLE inside HOT (UNCLhotHE)
    17 D - PRATTLER = Chatterbox. Pressure = PR; Suppress clatter = LATTER; (PR+LATTER)*

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  11. 20 d- (P(AN)AM <==)A
    one- AN
    plan - MAP; uplift <----
    a - A
    def. country - PANAMA

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  12. 18D Hidden Agenda
    6D Fourth Dimension - anagram of nourishment, do & if
    7D Arises

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    1. 7D what is the anno? The answer is not correct.

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    2. Instead of 18D it should read as 18A.. Sorry for the typo error.

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    3. 6D what is the definition?

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    4. It was not 18D or 18A, but 15A.

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  13. 26A C{HAST{IS}E} = tick off
    Charlie = C
    IS
    in = containment indicator
    Hurry = HASTE

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  14. 5D ICED-COLD (def) NOTICED (saw) minus NOT

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  15. 25a, decorative part at the top =
    [ Fin (i) al]
    (i) = interest
    In the end = final
    Soln = Finial

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  16. 11D- Dowager- Do wager= widow
    Wager take a bet
    Do from Advice? Not so convincing. But I see no other choices from the clue.
    Alt.= Do we get 'Do' from 'Advice- take'?

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    1. +1. I took it as 'Advice- take'

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    2. Now I am convinced DO is from 'advice' only.
      DO(advice) take WAGER(a bet).

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    3. DO(advice)WAGER(take a bet).

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    4. You do drugs when you take drugs.
      Take=do.
      Advice is just setter having fun. (As in read it as an advise rather than charade! "Do wager")

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    5. Actually this clue has multiple ways of arriving at the answer. WIDOW = DOWAGER is the only constant.

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  17. 25a FIN(I)AL interest is I end is Final

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  18. 21a - realty; real (money) + ty (heartless they) . Def - Land, buildings

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  19. 24A definition may not be accurate.

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  20. 16d STRAYING = Wandering
    R = Road
    STAYING = Remaining
    ST+R+AYING
    Outside containment indicator

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  21. Ac 24, 27 & Dn 7 unsolved.
    Questions remain on
    Ac 22 & Dn 6, 11, 17

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  22. 9A could have been annotated better.

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  23. 22a (not upheld) when broken (up) gives
    Not up-down
    Not held-thrown/cast

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    1. That's a wow!
      Alternatively
      Not up - DOWN
      held(as in aimed) - CAST
      broken and sad(or sad and broken) is a regular expression for DOWNCAST.

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    2. From Merriam-Webster.com
      HELD as in to aim
      to point or turn (something) toward a target or goal.
      e.g. Held the camera on the actor throughout the scene
      Synonyms & Similar Words

      aim
      cast

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  24. 27A-onager-animal; (on)(age)r; about-on; time-age;runs -r

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  25. 7d ARISEN = Woken up
    AN = one
    RISE =UP
    A+RISE+N
    Takes containment ind.

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  26. 17D answer given @11:22 with wrong anno.
    Pressure(PR) to suppress(cont ind) clatter(RATTLE) from a chatterbox(def) - P(RATTLE)R

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  27. 6D answered at @11:38, 'time' is the definition for FOURTH DIMENSION.

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  28. Only 24 Ac left to be solved.
    ... and a question mark on 11 Dn.

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  29. I request the admin to open the floor at 3pm or before.

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  30. 24AC is too tricky and challenging one. got the answer. but expereincing a tiny tewak in annotation. my fav.clue is 24ac............

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    1. Please explain. I mentioned it was flawed @12:21.

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  31. Silence is half agreement(in telugu for sure) especially in the FOURTH DIMENSION.
    24A Risk(BET) taking on(cont ind) race(RACE) fifty(L)
    two(def?) - B(RACE)(L)ET

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  32. Grid is full with a couple of questions.

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  33. 24 Ac & 11 Dn have outstanding questions.

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  34. 24A-
    I am not able to get any ref. which gives bracelet as two. Brace,yes but not bracelet. Nor have I come across in usage. Any suggestion?

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    1. (B(RACE)(L)ET)
      risk - BET
      on race - RACE
      fifty-L
      not getting the meaning for two

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    2. BRACE is definitely two, a pair.... Perhaps BRACELET is an Ardenism indicating that we should "LET" the setter get away with simply using a definition for "BRACE"😅

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    3. Ha ha.
      Bracelet in its noun form is interchangeable with brace.
      Buy don't think it trally can be used as two.

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  35. Solution has been published. Questions remain.

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  36. Easy by Arden standards.
    Same doubts for BRACE LET
    Advice - take a bet can translate to DO WAGER. I feel. Not split it as advice - do. But take it as a whole.
    My fav - FOURTH DIMENSION, STATE DEPARTMENT, DOWNCAST (Rao's Anno).
    Thank Arden!

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  37. Thanks @Gowri for saving me from being DOWNCAST😅

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    1. I think both annos work equally well for DOWNCAST.

      Not held = Cast as in thrown
      Held = Cast (The meaning I have in mind is how one would "cast" a broken arm, where it's "held" in place)

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