Wednesday 30 October 2024

No 14318, Wednesday 30 Oct 2025, Bruno

Solution to 13D 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.

This must be a first for THC with so many live characters in the Grid.

ACROSS
1   Shock as cat's found behind western edge of jungle (6) JOUNCE {OUNCE}<=>{Ju...e}
4   Music media incurring waste's finished (6) CLOSED {C{LOSE}D}
8   Most of vacation with group was cut into parts (7) TRISECT {TRIp}{SECT}
9   Actor with indecent mouth according to Spooner (4,3) JUDE LAW (~lewd jaw to jude law)
11 I avert disaster in metropolis with imagination (10) CREATIVITY {C{I+AVERT}*ITY}
12 Smooth function ends early (4) EVEN EVENt
13 Coffee drink - top layer replaced with some milk's flat (5) MATTE (-l+m)MATTE
14 Actor's diary with sensational entry vandalised after party (5,3) DORIS DAY {DIARY+Se...l}*<=>{DO}
16 Actor, a hard worker, blocked by cruel cast (5,3) BRUCE LEE {B{CRUEL*}EE}
18 Profit and loss expert's office (5) PLACE {P}{L}{ACE}
20 Artist turned away sportsperson and actor (4) CHER arCHER
21 Revolutionary very often has to appear in church with actor (5,5) CHEVY CHASE {CHE}{V}Y{C{HAS}E} Y from?
23 African country's new friend in France has limited influence (7) NAMIBIA {N}{AMI}{BIAs}
24 Germany's eccentric actor (3,4) MEG RYAN*
25 Director's viewpoint's excellent! (3,3) ANG LEE {ANGLE}{E}
26 Reputation of America - immediately needs to be promoted (6) STATUS {US}<=>{STAT}

DOWN
1   One of twelve jogger's jacket seen around gunroom, oddly cut (5) JUROR {Jo..eR} over {gUnRoOm}
2   University President starting to socialise with sour and unpleasant person (7) UPSTART {U}{P}{So...e}{TART}
3   City in Kerala, starts to educate all labourers - becomes "red" (9) COCHINEAL {COCHIN}{Ed...e}{All}{La...s}
5   Terrible, mostly noisy, extremely stinky (5) LOUSY {LOUd}{St..kY}
6   Resurgent posse reestablished to capture witch (7) SEERESS [T<=]
7   One becoming part of European network's English actor (5,4) DIANE LANE {D{1}ANE}{LAN}{E}
10 Actor playing devil - in Singapore on vacation (3,6) VIN DIESEL {DEVIL+IN+Si...rE}*
13 Spanish beach - centre of antihuman articles and drug (9) M?R?H?A?A (Addendum -  MARIHUANA {MAR}{antIHUman}{AN}{A} - See comments) 
15 Review of Copyright on yoghurt wrapping showing people resulting in compensation (9) REPAYMENT {APE}{R}<={Yog{MEN}hurT
17 Old city in British Columbia set up in green building material (7) CURBING {C{UR}B<=}{IN}{G}
19 Having great desire at heart, first to take top off (7) ATHIRST {AT}{H}{fIRST}
21 Credit to setter's intelligence ultimately's an offence (5) CRIME {CR}{I'M}{i...cE}
22 Foundation of strong bridge, propped up, breaks (5) SNAPS<=

Reference List
Music media = CD, Party = DO, Profit and Loss = P&L, Artist = RA, Very = V, Church = CE, New = N, Friend in French = AMI, Excellent = E, Immediately = STAT, University = U, President = P, English = E, Spanish beach = MAR, Copy = APE, Right = R, Old City = UR, Green = G, Heart = H

16 comments:

  1. Glad to meet a lot of actors including the old fav. Doris Day.

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  2. clues with nice pictures. Blog looks attractive. Thank you col.sir.........

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  3. 14d marihuana; centre of ant ihumanar ticles. Marihuana planta is scientific name for Cannabis. J is pronounced in Spanish.

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  4. Today’s crossword makes me feel worse than a novice. Can I please be demoted? Thank you. 🙂

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  5. Non familiarity with names of foreign film actors makes this grid more tougher. If you do not have enough time at your disposal to look at various references it is best to look at the blog and learn. Nothing to worry.

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  6. 13 Spanish beach - centre of antihuman articles and drug (9) {MAR}{...IHU...}{AN}{A}

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  7. 13d : marihuana- Spanish beach(marin) centre of antihuman(ihu) articles(a,a)

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  8. Lovely crossword from Bruno. Enjoyed solving.

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  9. I don't think it is a good idea to theme a crossword puzzle with English Actors

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    1. When such theme is taken the best way in my opinion is to give an hint on that actor’s famous movie. This may help. Also in this the setter has taken famous actors across 50 years starting from Doris day to VIN diesel.
      Sathia

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  10. 1D. Jacket seen around.. didn't jell. Unable to fit it in the anno

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  11. Jogger's jacket is J ogge R- is JR going round 'URO.

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