Solution to 10A 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
7 Modern AI trial unit's practical (11) UTILITARIAN*
8 Socialise after captain of Mumbai team retired (3) MIX {Mu...i}{XI<=}
10 Bragged in party (4) ?R?W (Addendum - CREW [DD] - See comments)
11 Middle Easterners re-building Basra (5) ARABS*
12 Attacks fools (4) MUGS [DD]
13 River Seine, extremely hot earlier to bathe (5) RINSE {R}{SeinE}<=>{IN}
18 Colourful bird or two on air before May (6) TOUCAN {(~two)TOU}{CAN}
.jpg)
23 Leaders of huge empires inheriting remarkable status! (5) HEIRS Acrostic Semi&lit
25 Women passing through never sent back in Sabarimala, say (4) TOWN {N{W}OT<=} Sabarimala is a hill and not a town
26 Perfect old performance (5) EXACT {EX}{ACT}
27 Incomplete cipher requiring a final part (4) CODA {CODe}{A}
28 Oddly join with girl to dance (3) JIG {JoIn}{G}
29 Reserved match, pointed Spooner (5-6) TIGHT-LIPPED (~light tipped to tight-lipped)
DOWN
1 Sea creature's prominent angle (8) STARFISH {STAR}{FISH}
3 Ultimately unfinished country album? (5) ATLAS {AT LASt}
4 Infuse exotic herb tea (7) BREATHE*
5 Language without writing tools, pens (8) SANSKRIT {SANS}{K{R}IT}
_male.jpg)
14 Recalled why no HP mystery features a musical composition (8) SYMPHONY [T<=]
17 Allow sharing chat - one unusually active (8) ATHLETIC {LET} in {CHAT+1}*
19 A newly wed daughter securing ghunghat initially clipped (8) ABRIDGED {A}{BRID{Gh...t}E}{D}
24 Looted from shop changing hands (5) STOLE STO(-r+l)LE
27 Initially cut or paste your transcript (4) COPY Acrostic
Reference List
Hot = IN, Women = W, Girl = G, Writing = R, Basic test = Ph
18A- Can/ May interchangeable?
ReplyDeleteNice enjoyable CW. Thank yo Hypatia.
Nowadays it seems it is. Earlier
Deletedays people used to distinguish
between the two. 'can' represents our ability and 'may'
a request. There's a difference between asking, can I use the
phone and may I use the phone.
No. In the above sentence both represent request for permission "be allowed to".
DeleteI agree with Sree Sree garu.
DeleteI beg to differ. Can represents ability - a person sitting in Chennai obviously cannot use the phone in Hyderabad. May is asking for permission from whoever owns the phone.
DeleteApart from the above- May introduces an element of doubt. To quote Nehru- "May also may mean maynot"!!!
be able to.
Delete"they can run fast"
be able to through acquired knowledge or skill.
"I can speak Italian"
have the opportunity or possibility to.
"there are many ways holidaymakers can take money abroad"
used to express doubt or surprise about the possibility of something's being the case.
"he can't have finished"
used to indicate that something is typically the case.
"antique clocks can seem out of place in modern homes"
2.
be permitted to.
"you can use the phone if you want to"
3.
used to request someone to do something.
@def 2: permitted to
DeleteThis extract below is from Chambers online. While I do understand the nuanced difference, I believe there are many instances where one can be substituted with the other
Deletecan, may
Essentially, can denotes capability or capacity, and may denotes permission or opportunity. Because these two sets of meaning constantly overlap, the two words have become highly interchangeable, with can more versatile than may • Hospital trusts attract more staff and can determine their own pay rates • You can do it when you come home from work. In both these examples, may is also possible.
Both can and may are used to denote what is probable or habitual • A quiet river on a summer's day may be a raging torrent in February • Things can go dreadfully wrong at this stage. When capability or capacity is predominant, can is used • I can't cope with life at the moment • Can you see the point I am trying to make?
Thank you for the exhaustive
Deleteresponse. I do see the point and agree that they are sometimes
interchangeable but not every
where. Even dictionaries agreeing about their similarity
make a distinction as informal,
formal and more formal between can, could and may.
Purists respond harshly when
someone asks can I use the...
and respond like how do I know
whether you can use it or not?
10A Crew DD (Bragged, Party)
ReplyDeleteThis comment has been removed by the author.
ReplyDeleteClean and clever clues, thanks Hypatia. I especially enjoyed 3D.
ReplyDeleteThanks Amita. Nice to see you back here :)
Delete18 A English teacher driving home the point:
ReplyDeleteStudent: Ma'am, can I use the toilet?
Teacher:( rather cruelly) You can but you may not
The PT teacher would have simply said "You cannot" :)
Delete😄
DeleteBut surely setters must have some leeway in wp
ReplyDeleteMe: Col, MAY I point to the typo in 15a. Can you please rectify it.
ReplyDeleteCol: I CAN. May be I will or May be I won't.
(Fictional conversation)
With MAY just ending, sometime back, we CAN look forward to better weather!
ReplyDeleteIf u don't CAN your apple jam properly, u MAY end with spoilt stuff! 🙂
Is that confusing enough? 😕
End up with *
DeleteLovely puzzle Sowmya - I didn't get CREW.
ReplyDeleteBragged is CROWED? Haven't heard of CREW there.
My fav - ATLAS, IMMATURE, ABRIDGED, SANSKRIT.
Thank u!