No 14298, Saturday 05 Oct 2024, Arden

ACROSS

1   Forfeits a part to weave carpet (4,1,5,3) TEAR A STRIP OFF*

10 Rule for keeping some money with Mike (5) REALM {REAL}{M}

11 Sweet finish, getting attention (9) ENDEARING {END}{'EARING} No indicator for deletion of H or  homophone? (Correction {END{EAR}ING} - See comments)

12 Soft rock - Abba's "Not born in change" (9) ALABASTER {AL{ABbAS}TER}

13 Plant review - some of it timeless (5) ELEMI [T<=]

14 Views heard, choose a bartender's tool (7) ICEPICK {(~eyes)ICE}{PICK}

16 Against taking note - a severe learning disability (7) AMENTIA {A{ME}NTI}{A}

18 A dagger mistakenly left in the car port (7) GARAGED*

20 Tended to walk over the sides (7) TREATED {TREA{ThE}D}

22 Essentially dog and cat, did try broadcasting (2,3) ON AIR {dOg+aNd+cAt+dId+tRy}

24 One with knowledge in a branch gets activation (9) AWAKENING {A}{KEN} in {A}{WING}

26 Club of sorts to spread things on grass (9) NIGHTSPOT {THINGS}*{POT}

27 His cook introduces American to a Japanese dish (5) SUSHI {S{US}HI*}

28 Drag maybe uniform during transit (5-8) CROSS-DRESSING {CROSS{DRESS}ING}

DOWN

2   Oriental guy had issue (7) EMANATE {E}{MAN}{ATE}

3   Furious about current charging (9) RAMPAGING {R{AMP}AGING}

4   Fish raised a stink (5) SMELT [DD]

5   Pause to have bread roll - one is a frequent flyer (9) REDBREAST {RE{BREAD*}ST}

6   Extremely passive, one is quiet (5) PEACE {Pa...vE}{ACE}

7   Music during a special event - most even-handed (7) FAIREST {F{AIR}EST}

8   No tip for the moment of reckoning (8,5) BREAKING-POINT {NO+TIP}* [RA]

9   Indian gang shuffling top cards in a game, repeatedly (5,3,5) AGAIN AND AGAIN {INDIAN+GANG+A+A+A}*  

15 Crime committed as child slept (9) KIDNAPPED {KID}{NAPPED}

17 In addition school gets even break (9) ELEVENSES {EL{EVEN}SE}{S} 

19 Mineral from a larger rock (7) REALGAR*

21 Abnormal rise in weight - checks whether it fits (5,2) TRIES ON {T{RISE*}ON}

23 Deserves to be included for a test (5) RATES [T]

25 Starts at nine, the road enters a cave (5) ANTRE Acrostic

Reference List

Mike = M, Born = B, Note = ME, Knowledge = KEN, Grass = POT, Oriental = E, School = S

No 14297, Friday 04 Oct 2024, Arden

Artwork by Prasanna

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ACROSS

1   Finally, petition followed (6) ENSUED {EN{SUE}D}

4   Debated about protecting a waster (8) DEADBEAT {DEBATED}* over {A}

10 Busy? Get me out and do as you please (2,2,5) BE MY GUEST*

11 Idea of you formally getting married (5) THEME {THE{M}E}

12 African country follows plan, well done! (3,2,2) WAY TO GO {TOGO}<=>{WAY}

13 Butter a bit, get a secure place (7) RAMPART  {RAM}{PART}

14 Tragic send-off forces out joints (5) NODES {SEND+Off}*

15 Two of them combined to protect eastern border, it's a big thing (8) BEHEMOTH {B{E}{HEM}OTH}

18 Finished cutting the rope and isolated (8) CORDONED {COR{DONE}D}

20 Leading lady in game set to shine (5) GLEAM {G{Lady}EAM*}

23 Charge with gunners in a ring at sea (7) ARRAIGN {RA} in {A+RING}*

25 Firm at grabbing union territory (7) ADAMANT {A{DAMAN}T}

26 Synchronized to come back and resign (5) TIMED<=

27 This animal roamed all over the place in arid surroundings (9) DROMEDARY {D{ROAMED*}RY} Semi&lit

28 Democrat wearing crazy coloured pieces of cloth round his neck (8) BANDANAS {BAN{D}ANAS}

29 Pastry without sugar at the top - leave it (6) DESERT DESsERT

DOWN

1   Pushing below frantically in gravity (8) ELBOWING {BELOW*}{IN}{G}

2   Maybe someday get this breed of dog (7) SAMOYED*

3   Big in France, English finally are preoccupied (9) ENGROSSED {EN{GROSS}{E}D}

5   Come in with the pull over for the movie (5,3,6) ENTER THE DRAGON {ENTER}{THE}{DRAG}{ON}

6   Mother protecting, thank you after vacating the base (5) DATUM {DA{Thank yoU}M}

7   Stylish and neat way to cover a stump (7) ELEGANT {E{LEG}ANT*}

8   Score - after he left they went in (6) TWENTY {TheY} over {WENT}

9   Altered Gene sequences - used tonic brand name (11,3) RECOMBINANT DNA*

16 Mary somehow managed to bring in the French (9) MAGDALENE {MAGDA{LE}NE*}

17 Building stately homes, don't lose the stone (8) AMETHYST +LOSE=STATELY HOMES [CA] 

19 Some ran away as they had a row (7) OARSMEN*

21 Issue as the man ate some of it (7) EMANATE [T]

22 Degree from Cambridge, able to get Bill's support (6) CANTAB {CAN}{TAB}

24 Ones leaving from one country to another country (5) INDIA {IND{ONES}IA}

Reference List

Married = M, Force = F, Eastern = E, Gunners = RA(Royal Artillery), Democrat = D, Gravity = G, English = E, The in French = LE, Bill = TAB

No 14296, Thursday 03 Oct 2024, Arden

Solution to 26A 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

9   Supporting glass or gas? (7) PROPANE {PRO}{PANE}

10 A laser bomb, acquiring new weapons? (7) ARSENAL {A}{LASER}* over {N}

11 Tear outside and tear inside, take top off the backside (4-3) REAR-END {R{tEAR}END}

12 Subject of eyes reportedly getting laser treatment (7) ISRAELI {(~eye)I}{LASER*}{(~eye)I}

13 Long time left in darkness, it's very bright (4,5) NEON LIGHT {N{EON}{L}IGHT}

15 Covering the position or the direction? (5) NORTH [T]

16 Very legitimate court (7) SOLICIT {SO}{LICIT}

19 Green Party unhappy - no gap for spaceships to return from space (7) REENTRY {gREEN+paRTY}*

20 With resistance to current, entropy rises (5) RAMPS {R}{AMPS}

21 Close call, wasted in anger perhaps (4,5) NEAR THING {NEAR{THIN}G*}

25 Remain fixed on top of transmission tower (7) MINARET {REMAIN}*{Tr...n}

26 Slight lead, mostly in the back (7) A?F?O?T  ()

28 One real shock for she was a first lady once (7) ELEANOR*

29 Accurate, gripping - ends in confusion and turmoil, roll slowly (7) TRUNDLE {TRU{c...oN}{anD}{t...iL}E}

DOWN

1   Open or unravel a cluster of genes which have a common promoter (6) OPERON*

2   Low houses, can be raised in this country (6) MONACO {MO{CAN<=}O}

3   Spike, long one (4) LACE {L}{ACE}

4   Old sailor goes up, getting promotion (3,3) SEA DOG {GOES}<= over {AD}

5   Container supply restricted rising crime (8) CANISTER {CA{SIN<=}TERs}

6   Neat bundle, holding rope is biting (10) ASTRINGENT {A{STRING}ENT*}

7   Order is recent, without others knowing (2,6) IN SECRET*

8   Essentially Kali is considered powerful Goddess (8) ALMIGHTY {kALi}{MIGHTY}

14 Explosive article in Sun reproduced, "Growing in the lakes" (10) LACUSTRINE {ARTICLE+SUN}*

16 Promiscuous woman ready to embrace a US President once (8) STRUMPET {S{TRUMP}ET}

17 Dealt severely, men involved cried (8) LAMENTED {LA{MEN}TED*}

18 Trace of money and medicine, takes time (8) TINCTURE {TIN}{C{T}URE}

22 Matches likely to interrupt commercials (6) ADAPTS {AD{APT}S}

23 That is flogged in captivity by tragic heroine (6) ISOLDE {I{SOLD}E}

24 Pull up and attend, evenly get burnt (6) GUTTED {TUG<=}{aTtEnD}

27 After the virus times of constant change (4) FLUX {FLU}{X} 

Reference List

New = N, Left = L, Resistance = R, Low = MOO< Long = L, Promotion = AD, time = T, Commercials = ADS, Times = X

No 14295, Wednesday 02 Oct 2024, Vidwan

Artwork by Prasanna

Solution to 27A 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   Weak fumble around! Bold live on the edge! (6) FEEBLE {FEE{B}L}{livE}

4   Did men lay about in the mood? (6) MINDED*

9   Unemployed evacuated for heartless elite (4) FREE {FoR}{ElitE}

10 Liberal presenter introducing India's primary concern (10) ENTERPRISE {ENTERPR{In..a}SE*}

11 Understand cops? Hard for segregated minority! (6) GHETTO {GET} over {H} and {TO}

12 The best fellow drops in (8) FLAGSHIP {F}{LAGS}{HIP}

13 Sensual, generous love arouses (9) EROGENOUS {GENEROUS+O}*

15 Sphere of zen exercises encompassing love! (4) ZONE {Z{O}NE*}

16 Colliery ambience, now and then! (4) MINE aMbIeNcE

17 Speed, speed and speed, switched-on for long distance traveller (9) SPACESHIP {S}{PACE}{S}{HIP}

21 Electrical switch is sort of a resistance tool (8) ISOLATOR {IS}{A+R+TOOL}*

22 Rotating its head, deer turns back towards right to find an antelope! (6) REEBOK {BEER<=}{OK} d rotated becomes b

24 First proper gold ring (10) PRIMORDIAL {PRIM}{OR}{DIAL}

25 Count, without queen's support, is dead (4) NUMB NUMBer

26 Dig air around new leader of Labour (6) TUNNEL {TU{N}NE}{La...r}

27 Most come in contact with divined image (6) ?I?I?N 

DOWN

1   More hair, different, trimmed at the front (7) FURTHER {FUR}{oTHER}

2   Not softly, not loudly, perfect pitch! (5) ERECT pERfECT

3   Wild one going off to rest (3,4) LIE DOWN*

5   Attack and raid on poor (6) INROAD*

6   Mockeries of ganglords entertaining ex-queen and spies from neighbourhood (9) DERISIONS {D{ER}{ISI}ONS}

7   Fate creeps in clandestinely (7) DESTINE [T]

8   Fights back at the start! Heads to higher position with every failure! Ignoring society! That is stoicism! (5,5,3) STIFF UPPER LIP {(+s)STIFF(-s)}{UP}{PER}{sLIP}

14 Noble land has new Latin name from the South (9) GENTLEMAN {GE{N}T}{L}{NAME<=}

16 Furry creature with ape-men, possibly for amusement park! (7) MUSKRAT {aMUSemenT+pARK}* [CA]

18 Composer's heart rears evil (7) CORELLI {CORE}{ILL<=}

19 Working male in an Islamic Republic, a hero! (7) IRONMAN {IR{ON}{M}AN}

20 Staff has right to strip (6) STARVE {STA{R}VE}

23 When nuisance camouflages boredom? (5) ENNUI [T]

Reference List

Bold = B, Hard = H, Fellow = F, In = HIP, Speed = S, Resistance = R, Queen = ER, New = N, Softly = P, Loudly = F, Society = S, Latin = L, Male = M, Right = R

No 14294, Tuesday 01 Oct 2024, Saral

Solution to 14A 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

7   Insects biting national university records (7) MINUTES {MI{N}{U}TES}

8   Motivate physical training including sport (6) PROPMT {P{ROMP}T}

9   See rot spreading in a type of system (6) STEREO*

10 Space travel perplexing and all the rage before (8) INTERVAL {TRAVEL}*<=>{IN}

11 Safeguard damaged nerve point (10) PREVENTION*

13 Remove hut (4) SHED [DD]

14 Mark replaced by director in film shoot (4) ?C?D (Addendum - SCUD SCU(-m+d)D - See comments)

16 Regularly pick your cocoa plant (5) YUCCA {YoUr+CoCoA}

18 Returning goods, mostly beds (4) COTS STOCk<=

19 Spoke against wager (4) ANTE (~anti)

21 Can add crushed anise on dressing (10) MAYONNAISE {MAY}{ANISE+ON}*

23 Ignored source of smoke burning (8) SLIGHTED {Sm..e}{LIGHTED}

25 Mainly cultivating dry fruit (6) RAISIN RAISINg

26 Originally Ramayana scene broadcast in show (6) SCREEN {Ra...a+SCENE}*

27 Men guarding the Spanish places of worship (7) CHAPELS {CHAP{EL}S}

DOWN

1   Often teens with democrat supporting grand party is impressed (8) ENGRAVED {tEeNs}{D} over {G}{RAVE}

2   Lawyer at competition not classy (8) ATTORNEY {AT}{TOuRNEY}

3   Bottled fantastic wine (4) ASTI [T]

4   Exact place with old name (4-2) SPOT-ON {SPOT}{O}{N}

5   Caught rare boas, slithering snakes (6) COBRAS {C}{R+BOAS}*

6   Open rift against angry papa (8) APPARENT {RENT}<=>{PAPA*}

7   Mother in Spain boarding tram, perhaps (5) MATER {MAT{E}R*}

12 Impatient child breaking one case of toy (5) ITCHY {1}{To{CH}Y}

15 Struggle of cheat to move quickly, smuggling cocaine (8) CONFLICT {CON}{FLI{C}T}

17 Curious criminal chasing drunk baron with maiden (8) ABNORMAL {AL}<=>{BARON+M}*

18 Harry at first learning certain musical instrument (8) CLARINET {Le...g+CERTAIN}*

20 Oriental gales startled birds (6) EAGLES {E}{GALES*}

21 Freakish worker following short dog (6) MUTANT {ANT}<=>{MUTt}

22Some risk in scraping hides (5) SKINS [T]

24 Decorate floor of ship (4) DECK [DD]

Reference List

National = N,  University = U, Physical Training = PT, Mark = M, The in Spanish = EL, Democrat = D, Grand = G, Party = RAVE, Classy = U, Old = O, Name = N, Caught = C, Rare = R, Spain = E, Child = CH, Cocaine = C, Criminal = AL(Capone), Maiden = M, Oriental = E