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 solve, if not solved by 1 PM.
ACROSS
1 Quebecker fan, can red China create trouble? (6,8) FRENCH CANADIAN*
10 German philosopher - setter followed the man (5) HEGEL {GEL}<=>{HE}
11 Palestine troubled by sanctions (9) PENALTIES*
12 Can a people's representative reject the yearbook? (7) ALMANAC {CAN}{A}{MLA}<=
14 Tom gets Khans fighting (5) HANKS*
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19 Parodies on what a tailor's son says about his father's occupation (9) PASTICHES {PA STICHES}
20 Compound houses terrorists - some of them (5) ESTER [T]
22 Continuous way to enter - it's not allowed, pay first (7) NONSTOP {ST} in {NO NO}{Pay}
25 Relish a drink once in five years (7) LUSTRUM {LUST}{RUM}
27 Tending to squeeze neck - gets a reprimand (9) C?R?E?I?G ()
28 Point to God in heaven finally (5) THORN {THOR}{h...eN}
29 Separate workers, those without uniform get accommodation (9,5) APARTMENT HOUSE {APART}{MEN}{THO{U}SE}
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2 Royal representatives protect one million soldiers (9) REGIMENTS {REG{1}{M}ENTS}
3 Material when they fall into depression, finally (5) NYLON Tail Acrostic
4 Mixing what goes into beer and whisky is child's play (9) HOPSCOTCH {HOP}{SCOTCH}
6 Relish a German dance (9) ALLEMANDE [DD]
7 One strives to support climbers (5) IVIES {1}{VIES}
9 Refuse to take drug? Beat up! (6) THRASH {T{H}RASH}
15 Remove broken ties, they're the most slippery (9) SHIFTIEST {SHIFT}{TIES*}
17 Spooner's rich Tories provide illumination that's outdated (9) RUSHLIGHT (~lush right to rushlight)
19 "Search all over the continent", they say to find the perfect solution (7) PANACEA (~pan asia)
21 Arrest Communist, keep him inside (6) REMAND {RE{MAN}D}
23 Part of a minor masterpiece by Bellini (5) NORMA [T] Semi&lit
24 Lions free to enter evacuated place (5) PRIDE {Pla{RID}cE}
26 Quarrel over place-stop in the middle (3-2) SET-TO {SET}{sTOp}
Reference List
Weight = W, Uniform = U, Million = M, Drug = H(eroin), Gold = OR
Lovely enjoyable wordplay and surfaces all the way. Of course, on the tougher side. Has to cheat a few. Got some but not able to parse. Blog gave some Aha moments!
ReplyDeleteYes. Paddy you have the gift of catching each CW and assessing it as “challenging” “good” etc which echoes correctly with most of regular ( not veteran) solver’s ability!
DeleteThanks . Also thanks to Arden for giving a wonderful CW today.
Sathia
23d I think it's ardenism: minor master (piece by Bellini.)
ReplyDeleteIs Norma considered Minor!
19d hp only to asia!
ReplyDeleteLustrum -nothing to do with lust or rum! Learnt a new word
ReplyDeleteOnce in 5 years!! We come across a word like this!!!
Delete😀
DeleteIt's either "a period of 5 years" or "purification"
DeleteDon't really think it's once in 5 years.
This is what Free Dic. says-
DeleteA ceremonial purification of the entire ancient Roman population after the census every five years.
2. A period of five years.
27A CARPETING = reprimand
ReplyDeleteTending. =CARING; Neck PET
Squeeze. PET in CARING.
CAR(PET)ING
22a, there is no indication for using 'no no' twice? Any comments?
ReplyDeleteIt's not allowed
DeleteIt's a no-no. Synonyms
OK, thanks
DeleteNo no (pl. No nos, No-Noe’s) listed in Chambers as one word meaning failure, non-event, something which must not be done /said etc. , an impossibility, non-starter
DeleteThe strongest matches showing for No-No as
ReplyDeletebanned
barred
illegal
prohibited
restricted.......but the word "not allowed" is not showing as perfect match
Common synonym for banned,
Deletebarred, illegal and prohibited is
disallowed!
Sree-Sree......10A..... He anno. for MAN. but, GEL meant for setting one to anotner by paste / GEL????? coZ, setter I was considered, I,ME
ReplyDeleteThere used to be indicators in the golden age of THC to read setter as something/someone that sets.
DeleteIn my initial days on this Blog (2015) OED seemed a sacrosanct bible. Any usage not in the OED was to be indicated.
( I was told that THC OED meant British English as normally used in India. Even British colloq was indicated).
This is my personal understanding and need not be what is generally accepted.
10A - setter indicating about person or indicating material?????
ReplyDeleteMost of the times setter is 'me'
Deleteor 'I' only. In this case setter is
material which sets. That means all gels including paste.
The man is (he) and setter is
(gel).
my doubt is painter is the man who coloring the wall / board.....it's noun. In this case setter is the person who sets the grid....The name indicating to the oerson not the Gel.
Deletesynonyms of setting https://g.co/kgs/AAUH433
DeletePlease see above link and within that set (verb) definition no.3.
On its own setter doesn't mean
Deletecrossword setter. A setter can be anything like pace setter,
trend setter, congealer. Cement
slurry also sets (hardens). Chemicals which help cement set fast are called accelerators
but on its own accelerator doesn't mean cement setter.
Yes....agreed.
Delete10A- Def. is German philosopher
DeleteSetter (Gel) followed the man (he)
So, He gel.
Col. has indicated this as Gel<=>He