Tuesday 7 November 2023

No 14014, Tuesday 07 Nov 2023, Incognito

Solution to 19A 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.

ACROSS
8   Bottle opener with everyone for dance event (4) BALL {Bo...e}{ALL}
9   Pilot leader, during attack, is fast (5) RAPID {RA{Pi..t}ID}
10 Old enclosure's not shut (4) OPEN {O}{PEN}
11 Aye, was difficult to make path across the Arctic, for example (6) SEAWAY*
12 Unusually silent journalist drafted (8) ENLISTED {SILENT*}{ED}
13 Queens and ranis sat fidgeting (8) TSARINAS*
15 Damage one brace covering malocclusion at first (6) IMPAIR {1}{Ma...n}{PAIR}
17 Order guy on romantic outing (7) MANDATE {MAN}{DATE}
19 Breathe on pointed top of tower (7) ?E?P?R? (Addendum - RESPIRE {RE}{SPIRE} - See comments)
22 Chefs put umbrellas covering spit? (6) SPUTUM [T]
24 One claim adjusted to obtain source of fuel (4,4) COAL MINE*
26 26 Vanquished? Great work, indeed! (8) DEFEATED {DE{FEAT}ED}
28 Rest! Oh, rest sprawling around (6) OTHERS*
30 Type of sandwich containing egg for sprinter (4) BOLT {B{O}LT}
31 Dodge female around this time (5) EVADE {EV{AD}E}
32 Inscribe, "Chinese following alien" (4) ETCH {CH}<=>{ET}

DOWN
1   Game over, friend (4) MATE [DD]
2   Girl moved down and scowled (8) GLOWERED {G}{LOWERED}
3   Colouring material may be cyan or...? (6) CRAYON*
4   Placate animal consuming some legume seeds (7) APPEASE {AP{PEAS}E}
5   Singer receives help in city (8) ADELAIDE {ADEL{AID}E}
6   Spot refills (4,2) TOPS UP TOPS}* [RA]
7   Keep wild dog (4) PEKE*
14 A public representative goes behind saint to get postal sticker (5) STAMP {A}{MP}<=>{ST}
16 I managed to carry some mail for former Pakistani PM (5) IMRAN {I}{Mail}{RAN}
18 Love apples and some other fruits (8) TOMATOES [CD]
20 Public address by parliamentarian starting to hustle and rent tract (8) PAMPHLET {PA}{MP}{Hu...e}{LET}
21 One tin having small diameter for person from US north-east or Canadian south-east (7) ACADIAN {A}{CA{DIA}N}
23 Score 4!-4! (6) TWENTY Definition by example
25 Covet a flying bird (6) AVOCET*
27 God mentioned in the Rosetta? (4) EROS [T]
29 Endless mountains in the US tremble (4) ROCK ROCKies

Reference List
Old = O, Journalist = ED(Editor), On = RE, Chinese = CH, Alien = ET, Girl = G, Public representative = Parliamentarian = MP, Saint = ST, 4!-4 = (4*3*2*1)-4=20

21 comments:

  1. 19A. RESPIRE - (Re)(spire) - breathe

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  2. 23d 4 factorial is 24(1*2"*3"*4) -4

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  3. Liked 23Dn
    First ! for factorial notation and ! at the end just an exclamation!!!

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    1. Right you are! I was wondering

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    2. Very clever indeed. I was thinking the first 4 had to be 24 or 420, but couldn't think of factorial! 👌

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  4. 29d aren't they Rocky Mountains!

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  5. Vladimir was ENLISTED to play a RAPID fire match against Incognito.

    He had earlier managed to win a match against IMRAN and was seen ROCKING!

    Incognito being a genius defeated Vladimir in less than TWENTY moves. A quick MATE...

    Being a kindly soul he APPEASED Vladimir and promised to take him to
    ADELAIDE and introduce him to the TSARINAS.


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    1. Kudos to you Sir, for this narrative from today's solutions!!!
      Wish you had also imagined an ACADIAN planning his trip by SEAWAY for this encounter.

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  6. Col., reference list must be corrected.
    4! = 4x3x2x1. Not 4+3+2+1

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  7. I like that different setters provide different levels of challenge. Today's puzzle was so easy that I didn't even have to fill in the grid. I could solve it all in my head.

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  8. Yes. It was really easy.
    Liked BOLT, DEFEATED & ofcourse TWENTY.
    Thanx Kishore!
    @ CGB - Tsarinas in Australia?? 😀

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  9. They had come there to meet Vladimir!!!!

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  10. Please wait for my spin on Vladimir till tomorrow.

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