Solution to 20D 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
1 Countryman took woman and fled outside (7) RWANDAN {R{W}{AND}AN}
5 The French have right to enter the port (2,5) LE HAVRE {LE}{HAV{R}E}
9 People say "Choose Kindle" (5) PIQUE (~pick)
12 Egg on salt? (5) NITRE {NIT}{RE}
13 Somewhat sweet natured, blows the top once in a while (4) ETNA [T]
18 He was born on a ship (8) BLIGHTER {B}{LIGHTER}
19 Narrated long story (4) YARN [DD] (Addendum - (~yearn) - See comments)
22 Violent eruption, after it's removed-unusual (5) NOVEL ViOLENt*
24 Silent greeting, recently it has become a hobby (9) PHILATELY {P}{HI}{LATELY}
26 Followers cheer as temperature becomes cold (9) ENTOURAGE EN(-c+t)TOURAGE Clue leads to ENCOURAGE?
27 Reprimand as one found refuge in church (5) CHIDE {C{HID}E}
28 Removed, in fact it's allowed (7) DELETED {DE{LET}ED}
29 Brave woman, gets a new avatar (7) SHAWNEE {SH{A+NEW}*E}
DOWN
1 Record breaking genuine lift (6) REPEAL {R{EP}EAL}
2 Surrender in law, almost everyone gets exoneration (9) ACQUITTAL {AC{QUIT}T}{ALl}
3 Measure about a quarter, that's the goal (5) DREAM {DR{E}AM}
4 Free to include ten others, it's obvious who will win (2,7) NO CONTEST {NO COST} over {TEN}*
5 Time taken in genuine rise after that (5) LATER {RE{T}AL<=}
6 Famous writer, he is on China trail (9) HEMINGWAY {HE}{MING}{WAY}
7 Safe jump (5) VAULT [DD]
8 Opponents in a game meet up, show respect (6) ESTEEM {E}{S}{MEET<=}
16 In the last four months, they're common-ships and European city folks (9) BERLINERS {BER}{LINERS}
17 European refusal wearing off (9) NORWEGIAN {NO}{WEARING*}
20 Want to finish after running one third in the middle (6) ?N?E?D (Addendum - INTEND {END}<=>{sprINTing} - See comments)
21 Coordinates with regular blue, once it becomes a solvent (6) XYLENE {XY}{bLuE+oNcE}
23 It's important to maintain temperature in the container (5) VITAL {VI{T}AL}
24 Material placed silently on top (5) PLAID {LAID}<=>{P}
Reference List
Woman = W, The in French = LE, Right = R, On = RE, English = E, Born = B, Silent = P, Temperature = T, Cold = C, Church = CE, Record = EP(Extended Play), Measure = DRAM, Quarter = E, Time = T, China = MING, Opponents = E,S, Coordinates = X,Y
19a isnt narrated:yarned?
ReplyDeleteAnd does it qualify as DD when its a noun and verb of the same def?
DeleteAgree with you on DD. Maybe a CD with 'Yarned' as solution. Or more simply the clue can be 'Narrate a long story'.
Delete~ yearn (long)
DeleteWith 'Narrated' as homonym indicator? Good one and good solve!
DeleteNa. Yarn isnt just story. Its long story.
DeleteGood solve Ajeesh
DeletePrasad ji, dictionaries (Chambers, Collins and MW) list story as a valid synonym for yarn which is enough for a crossword clue.
DeleteBut yarn and yearn are not homophones
DeleteAgree on the sufficient condition.
DeleteBut to use "long story" (which is the actual def, not synonym) and expect solvers to guess its a clever word play is my objection.
There have been clues here in the past with "story" as def for yarn
No objection there.
That was a nice tool, IMO. The problem here is yarn and yearn are not homophones. So the clue is faulty.
Delete26A- Not with followers as def.as indicated by you. Cheer is encourage and with the change it becomes followers.
ReplyDeleteIts missing a link word. Ambiguous as it depends on where you want to place the def and its pronoun(or a comma).
DeleteIt could be also def in the middle.
As Colonel mentioned the clue leads to ENCOURAGE. Since temperature becomes cold and not the other way around
DeleteI missed that point.
Delete20D Want=intend
ReplyDeleteFinish is end
Middle third of running =spr(int)ing
Int+end.
Good solve Dr ENT
Deleteš
ReplyDelete+1
DeleteAgain easy by Arden standards.
ReplyDeleteMy fav - PHILATELY, BERLINERS, HEMINGWAY.
Thank u Arden!