Thursday, 28 November 2024

No 14342, Thursday 28 Nov 2024, Hypatia

Solution to 6D 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   Cross back through Germany after vacation (6) GRUMPY {Ger{RUMP}anY}
4   Exercise as per calendar - at first, it's an extended stretch! (6) PARSEC {AS+PER+Ca...r}*
9   Weight reversed the Indian way (4) MARG<=
10 Select lawyer Mason's girl, per Spooner (6,4) CHERRY PICK (~perry chick to cherry pick)
11 Bathed her in seductive clothes (6) RINSED [T]
12 Animal doctor returns trap to old timers (8) VETERANS {VET}{SNARE<=}
13 Enchanting ghazal's extremely passionate (9) GLAMOROUS {Gh..aL}{AMOROUS}
15 Regularly view note in passage (4) VENT {ViEw+NoTe}
16 Leads for those adopting innocent little dog (4) TAIL Acrostic
17 So end up using retired setter's handle (9) PSEUDONYM {SO+END+UP}*{MY<=}
21 Ustad performs receiving smooth shawls (8) DUPATTAS {DU{PAT}TAS*} 
22 Keep stealing mother's make-up (6) FORMAT {FOR{MA}T}
24 Bring green, almost drug free drink (6-4) GINGER-BEER {BRING+GREEn+E}*
25 Without power cut in bridges (4) SANS SpANS
26 Moderate humour (6) TEMPER [DD]
27 Spotted deer's stomach dips when pressed (6) ESPIED {dEEr+DIPS}* 

DOWN
1   Reptile or fish biting hard is also large, originally (7) GHARIAL {G{H}AR}{Is}{Also}{La..e}
2   Cleans out dropping partridge's first eggs (5) URGES pURGES
3   Lancer's men chasing irrational scoundrel (7) PICADOR {OR}<=>{PI}{CAD}
5   Expose to air and water, alternately taking charge (6) AERATE {wAtEr}{rate}
6   Unusually pure woman saved by very brave man (9) S?P?R?E?O ()
7   Removed old shell above extremely upright tree (7) COCONUT {COCoON}{Up...hT}
8   Sets my body's control apparatus (7,6) NERVOUS SYSTEM {SETS+MY}* [RA]
14 One's beaten guy bored by free entertainment mostly (9) MRIDANGAM {M{RID}AN}{GAMe}
16 Detour is temporarily stalling traveller (7) TOURIST [T]
18 Opens up global organization following domain names (7) UNFURLS {UN}{F}{URLS}
19 Sighed, getting close to family taken home (7) YEARNED {f...lY}{EARNED}
20 Staff controlling resistance fast (6) STARVE {STA{R}VE}
23 Sunak rather ineffectively subdued high inflation, per sources (5) RISHI Acrostic

Reference List
Keep = FORT, Drug = E, Power = P, Hard = H, Men = OR, Irrational = PI, Old = O, Following = F, Resistance = R

10 comments:

  1. 6A SUPERHERO - brave man; {PURE}*, woman {HER}, very {SO}

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  2. You have given the parts correctly but not stated how to assemble them.

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  3. Question on 21A: How is Smooth = Pat? Or am i getting the parsing wrong?

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    1. Free dic. gives easy, ready, smooth as synonyms for Pat.
      Usage- 'Pat came the reply' came to mind.

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    2. Thanks Paddy.. while I accept it.. find it hard to be completely comfortable with this explanation. In daily spoken English Pat = Smooth is too much of a stretch IMHO.

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    3. Pat is what you can use instead stretch in your reply.
      Pat adjective
      simple and somewhat glib or unconvincing.
      "there are no pat answers to these questions"
      There are no smooth answers....

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  4. By the way, enjoyed today's puzzle. Thanks Hypatia!

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  5. Superb grid from Hypatia. Enjoyed solving.

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  6. From elsewhere

    In just seconds, Blackpool rock always blackens kids' teeth useless sticky sweets! (7)

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    1. LOLLIES
      def: sticky sweets
      "in just seconds" means take the second letter of each word.

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