Welcome to our new setter Moriarty. Bouquets and brickbats welcome.
Three answers per commenter till 6 PM (Annotations compulsory)
Please submit all your answers in one comment.
Across
Down
Enjoy.
(COMMENTS ENTERED WITH LESS THAN THREE ANSWERS/ANNOTATIONS WILL BE DELETED WITHOUT NOTICE, UNLESS THE COMMENTER SPECIFIES THAT IT IS A COMPENSATION FOR A REPEAT)
A matter of what's in the frame and what's out
By Moriarty
Across
| 1 | Mockery! Why do rappers have to retire?! (6) |
| 4 | International Space Station onboards none behind schedule; detaches (8) |
| 10 | Spent half a summer in Cali, shooting La La Land, perhaps (7) |
| 11 | Southern U.S accent finally included in hearing test (7) |
| 12 | Director's cut with some censored items! (4) |
| 13 | Sudden movement spills 1/3rd, move slowly (4) |
| 14 | Store discarded resonators with this technology? (5) |
| 16 | Suspect locked up by CBI fabricated life story (6) |
| 18 | Computer program executes during the entire length of the film! (3-4) |
| 21 | Focuses on supporting character's nips (4-3) |
| 23 | Frequently, actor summons Miss Universe (6) |
| 25 | Ashrams gaining attention, most aspirants begin with Hindu literature (5) |
| 27 | Fool's Grammy (4) |
| 28 | Unfinished MP3 player, initially handmade in Malaysian City (4) |
| 31 | Girl attacked near loo (7) |
| 32 | Raise more pot to get stoned (7) |
| 33 | First extra replaces the lead actor in an awfully sad story; ruins emotionally! (8) |
| 34 | One extremely Republican, former actor (6) |
Down
| 1 | Enthusiastic, soft, bounced toplessly (6) |
| 2 | Disheartened Iyer went back to his practice to become a sage (5) |
| 3 | First drain, then cut off pipe (4) |
| 5 | Perhaps a serial killer's pronouns partly pronounced (7) |
| 6 | Sprinkle salt on top of soup so it remains (5) |
| 7 | Director's intro at an organization (9) |
| 8 | Compensated as Caesar is filled with endless grief! (8) |
| 9 | Inmates decline minicab from a healthcare center (6) |
| 15 | Capable of a seductive pout (2,2) |
| 17 | Mimics breakout artist, IMO (9) |
| 19 | Perhaps from where an adolescent is sent off? (4) |
| 20 | Troubled imbecile went on a voyage after initial clearance (8) |
| 22 | Imagination running wild; stay behind lover (7) |
| 23 | A shade of cyan mixed with a bit of orange and purple (6) |
| 24 | Take care of embracing her briefly, perhaps when curtains close? (3,3) |
| 26 | "Morning, love. I hear you are having a secret affair?" (5) |
| 29 | Ill-fitting top taken back. Oh, snap! (5) |
| 30 | Crime film with funky, immoral, cynical & alarmed central characters (4) |
Enjoy.
1a PARODY [<= T]
ReplyDeletedef: mockery
3d DUCT
Deletefirst drain = d
cut off = uct
def: pipe
23d CANOPY
Delete(O)range and (P)urple in (cyan)*
def: shade
29 dn photo -snap top+oh*
ReplyDelete25 ac agama -acrostic
15 ac up to -capable pout*
ReplyDeletesorry 15d
Delete2D RISHI = sage { IyeR disheartened back RI + HIS* anagram}
ReplyDelete3D DUCT = Pipe {First Drain, D + CUT off, anagram}
6D LASTS = Stays ( SALT + S top of soup, sprinkle, anagram}
7D = TARANTINO = Director { INTRO AT AN , anagram} as replacement of 1D
DeleteYes,
DeleteThanks for pointing out.
DeleteEnjoyed solving the special from Moriarty. Expect more.
DeleteThanks a lot, Suresh!
Delete3D: DUCT (D..)(CUT*)
ReplyDelete7D: TARANTINO (INTRO+AT+AN)*
17D: IMITATORS (ARTIST+IMO)*
23A: COSMOS alt letter picking actor summons
ReplyDelete23D: CANOPY CYAN+O+P+
30D: NOIR letter picking centre of funky immoral cynical alarmed
4A: ISOLATES ISS over O+LATE replaces repeated 23D
Delete1 ac parody ( reverse T)
ReplyDelete3dn duct d(rain) (cut) *
32ac promote (more pot) *
Replacement:
ReplyDelete12A: EDIT (T)
Replacement
ReplyDelete4 ac isolates
I s o (none) late(behind schedule) s
I(international)
S(space)
S(station)
33a DESTROYS: ruins
ReplyDeleteFirst extra: e and lead actor: a
E replaces a in
Sad story
(Sed story)*
26d AMOUR: love affair
DeleteAM( morning) O( love) UR( you are, I hear)
10a. MUSICAL
ReplyDeleteHalf a summer: Sum
(Sum cali)*
Spent : Anagrind
DBE: LA la land perhaps
16a. BIOPIC
Suspect : POI (person of interest)
Locked up: Reversal, containment indicators
Iop inside (cbi)*
Fabricated : Anagrind
Definition: life story
24d. THE END
Take care: Tend
Her briefly: He
(T (he) end)
Definition: perhaps when curtains close
I would like to know Col's view on the grid.
ReplyDeleteNot attempting.
You mean the Grid design?
DeleteYes Col.
DeleteNot that big an issue, it's not totally 4 islands
DeleteOk.
DeleteFor me with just two crossings going in the middle (of crossings), they are as good as two vertical grids.
Thank you @Sree for your input. I shall be mindful of the grid design going forward.
DeleteARNOLD: actor
ReplyDeleteA( one) RN( extremely Republican) OLD(former)
22D: imagination= fantasy
ReplyDeleteLover is fan
(Stay)*
Hence, fan+tasy
9D: healthcare center = clinic
In mates means taking centre
DeCLIne miNICab
Sathia
9d CLINIC = Healthcare centre
ReplyDeletedeCLIne miNICab
Inmates= suggests use of middle letters
20d ASSAILED = Troubled
ASS = Imbecile
(-S) AILED = Went on voyage after initial clearance
31a LENORA = Girl
Anagram of Near loo
Attacked = Anind
Sorry typo LEONORA not Lenora
Delete11A: southern= austral
ReplyDeleteUS ant last of accent is t
Hearing test means oral ( homophone) of aral
Hence a(us)(t)ral
Sathia
Hi Sathia, kindly relook the anno.
DeleteIt is au(s)(t)ral
DeleteAural is hearing test
Us and accent last is s,t
Hence austral= southern.
Thanks @Mohan
Sathia
Welcome new setter Moriarity. For a new one in TH this CW has some good clues. Also, (like Avataar the lesser the word length < 5 letters it is quite challenging to solve) the lesser word is more challenging to solve. Good start👍🏻
ReplyDeleteSathia
Thank you, Sathia, for your kind words and a warm welcome!
Delete28A Ipoh - Malaysian city
ReplyDeleteUnfinished MP3 player- Ipo(d)
Initially handmade- h
2D Rishi- sage
Disheartened Iyer - IR
Went back- RI
Practice- anagrind
Ri (his)*
What's left?
ReplyDeleteHi Ghaza, these are left
DeleteAcross - 13, 18, 21, 27
Down - 5, 8, 19
13a. Inch (move slowly), 2/3 of flinch
ReplyDelete18a. Run time DD
21a. Spin off (focuses on supporting character), jumble of nips
8D-salaried-compensated; caesar-salad; endless grief-rie
ReplyDelete19D-nest-(sent)*
27A-Nina-grammy winner Nina Simone?
Hi Sridhar, 27A is not Nina.
DeleteApart from 27a, 5D is still to be solved.
ReplyDeleteSathia
27A- Nana- DD
ReplyDeleteHow is NANA = Grammy
DeleteNana is a slang for fool.
DeleteAlso. I saw (on googling) Nana performing at Grammy.com
Grammy as in Grandmother, thus Nana.
DeleteGrandmother is Granny and not Grammy
Delete@Mohan,
DeleteGrammy is informal/endearment word not found in dictionary esp british english.
Those kind of colloqs need addl hint.
Got it, Sree.
DeleteSlasher- Perhaps serial killer- Slas(H)er
ReplyDeletePartly pronounced
Please elaborate Paddy. What is partly pronounced?
DeleteHer become 'er'.
Delete@Col, to elaborate on this, the intended anno is:
DeletePronouns - She/her
When partly (/her) pronounced, "slash her" becomes "slasher".
Not convincing. Where is She used?
DeleteSame as above.
DeleteUse of word "pronouns" have woke connection in USA colloq.
Not found in gen eng/british dictionaries.
Better to avoid region specific words until they get to OEDs.
"She" is not picked.
DeleteIndicator - Partly is to pick only "/her" from "she/her".
So, "she/her" partly becomes "/her" i.e, "slash her", which becomes "slasher"
Homophone Indicator - Pronounced
Glad I was able to get 2 solutions in though late.
ReplyDeleteWelcome Moriarty. Crisp clues. Enjoyed solving.
A very good start. Keep them coming.
Glad you had fun solving, @Padmanabhan!
DeleteWas beginning to wonder whether 5d was too convoluted, before I saw your comment/solution! Thanks again, and I look forward to setting more.
I would rather like to call you Holmes than Moriarty!!
ReplyDeleteHahaa, that's interesting. May I ask why?
DeleteMoriarty is the conventional villain and you know Holmes!
DeleteJust learned about Moriarty the Patriot.
ReplyDeleteHuge thanks to all the solvers and of course, Colonel for this opportunity.
ReplyDeleteAs a film enthusiast, I wanted my first grid to be memorable, thus the theme.
Below are the movies themed words from the grid:
Across:
1 PARODY.
10 MUSICAL.
12 EDIT.
16 BIOPIC.
18 RUN-TIME.
21 SPIN-OFF.
32 PROMOTE.
34 ARNOLD.
Down:
5 SLASHER.
7 TARANTINO.
17 IMITATORS.
22 FANTASY.
24 THE END.
29 PHOTO.
30 NOIR.
Wow! Quite a lot of themed words!
ReplyDeleteIndeed! I got carried away 😅
DeleteThanks for the special Moriarty
ReplyDelete10a look at why in is there. Did you intend spent as anind half summer-sum to mus! Its not going in cali*.
ReplyDelete14d
ReplyDeleteStore discarded doesnt give sonar. Anind missing!. It should be either for store to indicate deletion words are in dufferent order. Or for resonators.
16a biopic is film. Biography is story.
ReplyDelete18a liked the first def had "during" Included in def
ReplyDelete9d how does inmate point to centre??
ReplyDeleteIts more a telescopic indicator than letter pick.
Hi Sree,
Delete10a - "Shooting" was the intended Anind.
(Sum cali)*
Understood, the "In" does make the clue ambiguous.
14d, 16a, 9d - Noted, thanks!
18a - Did not quite get your point.
He says he liked ;during' being part of the 1st def.- "Computer prog. executes during".
Delete