ACROSS
11 Perhaps the player, a junior, is not a professional (9) LAYPERSON {PLAYER*}{SON}
12 Non-air conditioned accommodation will revert to the old South African (9) HOTTENTOT {HOT}{TENT}{TO<=}
13 Talks audibly about the subject (5) SAUDI [T]
14 Unwelcome intrusion by Vatican footman (7) SEEPAGE {SEE}{PAGE}
16 One is on speed or a jar of wine (7) AMPHORA {A}{MPH}{OR}{A}
22 With blood suckers works like clockwork (5) TICKS [DD]
24 Means of identifying a microbe? It may be (9) BIOMETRIC*
26 Instructions to sleep in with the attendants (9) ORDERLIES {ORDER{LIE}S}
27 The golden brooch retained the colour (5) OCHRE [T]
28 Such fillings could be impersonating (13) IMPREGNATIONS*
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4 Little bird in the snow? Let it be (5) OWLET [T]
5 Agent playing "I spy" with these people (9) EGYPTIANS {AGENT+I+SPY}*
6 Comes face to face during some sports (5) MEETS [DD]
9 Some physical entities could be paternalistic (13) ANTIPARTICLES*
15 With the cap almost raised Heather is dignifying (9) ENNOBLING {BONNEt<=}{LING}
21 Lug comes later with something made from mud (7) EARTHEN {EAR}{THEN}
23 More confident inside where Russians come up (5) SURER [T<=]
25 With an alternate version of music is perhaps oasis (5) OSSIA*
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I've some doubts/clarifications:
ReplyDelete11a) the word "the" is extraneous and misleading and is placed between anagram fodder and indicator
12a) non-air conditioned is not necessarily hot. It can mean cold as well.
24a) "a" is extraneous.
27a) what's the role of "the golden" and what's the indicator for hidden clue?
28a) I think the clue is &lit
5d) anagram indicator is between the anagram fodder. Is that fair?
17d) what's the role of "some" in 17d?
11a +1 (the might be acceptable when player indicates a synonym/usage like N/S. But when ite anagram fodder, surface reading is not a justification)
Delete12a a bit of inverted logic: think of which air needs conditioning. That air's status when non-conditioned is hot.
5d "with" should be before second fodder for cryptic sense.
Delete17d some spice would be read as "a spice",
27a i would also need help in understanding this.
Delete(Excuse me as I Am travelling and my mobile isny displaying more than few lines while typing. So had to type in multiple msgs.)
27A 'the golden' might seem redundant, but acceptable when 'the golden brooch' is taken as a single entity. Also the setter should have such freedom as diversionary tactic, IMHO.
DeleteRetained is the the hidden clue indicator with the first two letters also being part of the solution.
Diversionary cannot be for the sake of being diversionary.
DeleteThe golden age is acceptable but golden brooche is neither unique nor definitive.
16 Ac jar of wine- Amphora
ReplyDeleteOne - A ; speed - miles per hour (mph); or a
A+MPH+OR+A
24 Ac means of identifying- biometric
maybe- anagrind - microbe it
17 Dn sausage - Pepperoni
Some spice- Pepper
Onion not on - Oni
10 Ac pared- cut ; again- re
Pared again- recut
Uneasy- anagrind
Truce- recut
3 Dn unaware- in the dark
Concoction- anagrind
I drank the - in the dark
This facilty is only for Fridays. Though ofcourse one can get their annotations clarified any day.
ReplyDelete13A how does SAUDI answer to 'subject'?
ReplyDeletePerhaps 'the subject' should be the definition?
Quite a few exotica today. Nice grid.
ReplyDeleteCol. has marked subject as the def.- meaning citizen of a country. 'The' need not be a part of the def.
ReplyDeleteOh. Thanks.
DeletePaddy Subjects are not Citizen.
DeleteIndian is a citizen. Saudi is a subject
Subject can be a national or Citizen
DeleteYes, Col.
DeleteToday's grid compiled by Mr. Devanathan (Arden) tried & tested my patience to no ends since I faltered twice and in the process, was left a-la marooned sailor. For instance, I solved 11-A as GREENHORN and thus missed 4-D and 6-D which were correctly guessed but didn't click with the respective slots in the Across column. In other words, I proved myself to be a LAYPERSON!!
ReplyDeleteI also faulted with 26-A by presuming & assuming it to be UNDERLING (Attendant as per Collins Dictionary) whereas the right answer was ORDERLIES that I realised only after accessing my PC, late in the afternoon.
Nonetheless, it was a good regimen for my brain & thank you dear 'Arden'. Cheers!!
Nice grid.
ReplyDeleteThe only exotica today were the exotic dishes.
My fav - ENNOBLING, AMPHORA, ORCHESTRATION.
Thanx Arden!
18a RA(mike*)N!
ReplyDeleteI didn't know this word before. What I found this morning was ramekin(or ramequin or ramakin) is an English noun derived from French ramequin. - from Chambers online.
DeleteRamiken is a commercial name for the same dish range.