No 13988, Friday 06 Oct 2023, Incognito

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ACROSS

8   Girl arranges sum to get adhesives (4) GUMS {G}{SUM*}

9   Feel thus when initially ordered rest in the sack (5) BORED {B{Or...d}{Rest}ED} Semi&lit

10 Not identified in a short time (4) ANON [DD]

11 Seem waste paper is crumpled after discarding stew (6) APPEAR {wAste+PAPER}*

12 Drug dealers hiding many items at first in personal boxes containing some organs (8) CHEMISTS {CHE{Many}{It..s}STS}

13 Wrongly dials Ram to get naval officers (8) ADMIRALS*

15 Cider processed after adding a bit of yeast produces frozen CO₂ (3,3) DRY ICE {CIDER}* over {Ye..t}

17 Satisfying cast includes 49 Romans (7) FILLING {F{IL}LING}

19 Funny American swamped by letters from a Chinese dynasty (7) AMUSING {A}{M{US}ING}

22 Look! Greek leader has a javelin! (6) GLANCE {Gr..k}{LANCE}

24 Lets cash distribution in bags (8) SATCHELS*

26 For example, sterilizing violent canine having large glands in the front (8) CLEANING {C{L}ANINE*}{Gl...s}

28 Stay on sea (6) REMAIN {RE}{MAIN}

30 Inflict knife wounds on bats flying back (4) STAB <=

31 J&K town's dance music (5) SAMBA [DD]

32 Payment for occupying right ward (4) RENT {R}{ENT}

DOWN

1   Mix mud with a little paint and discard (4) DUMP {MUD*}{Pa..t}

2   Ale and spice concoction is particularly exceptional (8) ESPECIAL* 

3   One bear walks around island in European peninsula (6) IBERIA {1}{BER{I}A*}

4   Rambling person without issue is in church? Correct! (7) PRECISE {PERson}*{C{IS}E}

5   Include last part of sum in appendix (8) ADDENDUM {sUM}{<=>{APPEND} (Correction - {ADD}{END}{sUM} - See comments)

6   In large town, a vole initially makes hole (6) CAVITY {C{A}{Vole}ITY}

7   Decay around egg found in part of plant (4) ROOT {RO{O}T}

14 Standard procedure for dentist's equipment (5) DRILL [DD]

16 Tin and aluminium channel for water (5) CANAL {CAN}{AL}

18 Most poor English pass away in home, perhaps (8) NEEDIEST {NE{E}{DIE}ST}

20 Cheers wildly about male student starting to produce plotters  (8) SCHEMERS {SCHE{M}ER*}{St...t}

21 Is my Goa extraordinary in this type of reproduction? (7) ISOGAMY*

23 Carelessly, errand boy loses rod within short distance (6) NEARBY {ERrANd+BoY}*

25 Sailor Brown's cloth (6) TARTAN {TAR}{TAN}

27 Note missed from wind instrument and string instrument (4) LUTE fLUTE

29 Taverns in North and South (4) INNS {IN}{N}{S}

Reference List

Girl = G, Large = L, On = RE, Right = R, Issue = SON, Church = CE, English = E, Male = M, Note = F

No 13987, Thursday 05 Oct 2023, Arden

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   Trophies taking over facades (5-3) COVER-UPS  {C{OVER}UPS}

5   Not on complete upset (6) OFFEND {OFF}{END}

10 Broken ankle — I'm resembling a human being (7) MANLIKE {ANKLE+IM}*

11 Miss Turner's worker in a shrub (7) LANTANA {L{ANT}ANA}

12 Moving forward without or stunt? (5) DWARF ForWARD*

13 Discharge area, protecting soldiers (9) SECRETION {SEC{RE}TION}

14 Deal with groups carrying on their intellectual property (5,7) TRADE SECRETS {TRADE}{SEC{RE}TS}

18 Materialise position by coincidence (12) HAPPENSTANCE {HAPPEN}{STANCE}

21 Bar to accommodate, by the way (9) ROADHOUSE {HOUSE}<=>{ROAD}

23 Subject of you formally getting married (5) THEME {THE{M}E}

24 On the subject of aeronautics a foresight is lacking, I see (7) AVIONIC {A}{VisION}{I}{C}

25 Lastly one final agenda — accepting it as very exclusive and snobbish (7) ELITIST {onE}{LIST} over {IT}

26 "Gale force" — movie on a rookie flyer (6) EAGLET {GALE}*{ET}

27 Nothing to scan with this instrument? (8) OTOSCOPE {O}{TO}{SCOPE}

DOWN

1   Invitation daily, no trouble since it's funny (6) COMEDY {COME}{DailY}

2   In front with party support in UP, could be tough (6) VANDAL {VAN}{DAL}

3   Check pressure and strengthen (9) REINFORCE {REIN}{FORCE}

4   Extremely happy — such appeals end disturbance (7,2,5) PLEASED AS PUNCH *

6   It's a crime to take out of enclosure (5) F?N?E ()

7   Organic chemical dumped in the river — he is questioned (8) EXAMINEE {EX{AMINE}E}

8   Fantastic gain in medicine — find out (8) DIAGNOSE {D{GAIN*}OSE}

9   Twelve banks can produce a rare, unexpected phenomenon (5,4,5) BLACK SWAN EVENT*

15 Changing tack, turns around for some drinks (9) COCKTAILS {CO{TACK*}ILS}

16 A line had these kinds of animals (8) CHORDATE {CHORD}{ATE}

17 Modernising state, going steady (8) UPDATING {UP}{DATING}

19 Farmer in Orissa keeping sheep (6) MERINO [T]

20 Place support underneath the furniture (6) SETTEE {SET}{TEE}

22 "They're layers", one says so (5) HENCE (~hens)

Reference List

Soldiers = RE(Royal Engineers), On = RE, Married = M, Movie = ET, Support = TEE

No 11798, Friday 09 Sep 2016, Anon

Train from Kharagpur reached Kolkatta 45 mins late, this was followed by chaotic traffic from Howrah to the Airport (and we curse Bangalore!!!). Net result, we missed the Bangalore flight and were stuck at Kolkatta airport till 6 this morning @#$%%$#@&

ACROSS
1    Long distance runners’ mothers also initially ran in a jumble  (11) MARATHONERS {MOTHERS+Also+RAN}*
9    Confused charlatans can leave during strikes  (7) HARTALS  cHaRLATAnS*
10  Creature returns to the plate (6) LAMINA <=
11  Budget not quite in proportion (5) RATIO RATIOn
12  Share drink without reason initially (7) PORTION {POTION} over {Re...n}
15  Sources choicest ham everyday from cook (4) CHEF Acrostic
16  Audience rebuilt a tent to shake a leg (10) ATTENDANCE {A+TENT}*{DANCE}
18  Former path of  worker was unwarranted  (10) EXORBITANT {EX}{ORBIT}{ANT}
20  Root found in sealed dock (4) EDDO [T]

23  Permit a cool head to emerge from 7 (7) CHARTER CHARacTER
24  Frolics at weird proms (5)  ROMPS*
26  Rob, run away from odd chef (6) FLEECE {FLEE}{ChEf}
27  Boys, at first, destitute, taken in by women  (7) LADDIES {De...e} in {LADIES}
28  Fabric pattern on canine’s canine (11) HOUNDSTOOTH {HOUNDS}{TOOTH}

DOWN
2    A mother returns snout broken in half  by American parrot (6) AMAZON {A}{MA}{NOZzle <=}  

3    Start off descent from domed recess (4) APSE lAPSE
4    Bless leaderless adolescents on All  Saints’ eves  (10) HALLOWEENS {HALLOW}{tEENS}
5    Worm has name confused with toad, we  hear (8) NEMATODE {NAME}*{TODE}(~ toad)
6    Campaigned  with  hoodlum  in Myanmar  city  (7) RANGOON {RAN}{GOON}
7    To burn film star, we hear, is an  oddity (9) CHARACTER {CHAR}{ACTER}(~ actor)
8    Worm  hole  in  pen? (6) WRITHE {H} in {WRITE}
13  Hesitators’ trust reset extraordinarily (10) STUTTERERS*
14  Take  back  note  from  party  at Santos’s  limits (9) REPOSSESS {RE}{POSSE}{Sa..oS}
17  Confused  bear  to  crave return  to  Scottish  city  (8) ABERDEEN {BEAR}*}{NEED<=}
19  Shakespearean  character returns  to  nightmare’s origins  initially  (7) OTHELLO {TO<=}{HELL}{Or...s}
21  Act  on  primary  concern  (6) DOMAIN {DO}{MAIN}
22  Put that is put into bank account is  an  asset (6) CREDIT [DD]
25  Collection  of  objects partly lies  within Ohio boundaries (4) OLIO {LIes} in {OhiO}

GRID

Special, Tuesday 06 Sep 2016, Balderdash

This is a Barred grid. Please follow the special instructions for today. Please also note the special instruction under the title of the crossword

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In wordplay for many clues, something needs to be dropped in order to match with the definition ...

ACROSS
1   Perhaps American moon's pale (5)
6   Twinkler's step (4)
9   Starchy evening willowherb has no flower (4)
14 Cruciverbalist's island (4)
15 Leaders of league, union, society and trust display desire (4)
17 Rave about crime show detective (4)
18 Uncommon mutilation of rear parts (4)
19 The French have a meadow (3)
20 Simple scheme (4)
21 Instant messaging objective (2)
23 Servant and king's communication device (5)
25 Bull looks at plant (6)
28 Feline returns with primarily kinky nail (4)
30 Assist a wager (4)
32 Botanical angle pertaining to one of the axes (4)
33 Naughty kid's demeanour results in damage (6)
34 Indian state's river creature (7)
36 Consumption of calcium by animal leads to foolish chatter (4)
39 Fast snake! (3)
40 Eats excitedly before times of arrivals (4)
42 Stunning American academy drive (7)
44 Stud's making mistake (6)
48 Burn a piece of furniture (4)
49 Adventurer's disease (4)
50 Upper class headgear returned to state (4)
51 Nomad Rastafarian's old city (6)
54 Bank's network gets space ... (5)
57 ... with Latin alien (2)
58 River plane (4)
60 Prohibit drinking place (3)
61 Anger as a result of gear misalignment (4)
63 Holy man - Indian holy man (4)
64 Galahad gives up girl to friend (4)
65 Neuropathologist's money (4)
66 Laurel's blemish (4)
67 Duck mews incoherently (4)
68 Greek letter had convoluted tale after initial dithering (5)

DOWN
2   Chief of British Airways (3)
3   Twist prawn - twist after removing tail (4)
4   Drink obtained from seasonal elderberry (3)
5   Ailing, deformed animal (6)
7   Berber outrage/riot after loss of ring (6)
8   Tosca sort of tie (5)
10 Depend on electrical device (4)
11 Admiral's armed movement (1,1,1)
12 His mirth leads to homicide (12)
13 Nuclear scientists may devoutly wish for this crucial religious gathering (8,4)
15 Creature goes back to safe area (3)
16 Levy's car for hire (3)
22 Injure little lady (3)
24 Also known as a kayak, after discharging bovine animal (3)
26 Leave previous lover having sex appeal (4)
27 American island's units of measure (4)
29 American accountant's cap's awry (3)
31 Broken husk's gray matter (4)
32 100 square metres region (3)
35 GM's car company with pole positioning (4)
36 Macy constructed an organisation founded on the principles of muscular Christianity (4)
37 King's vehicle has unknown ... (4)
38 ... cocktail from Kirkland (3)
41 Top model island (3)
43 Mouth has bacon, lettuce and eggs for starters; eat quickly! (6)
45 Made a distressed cry when red oar was lost (6)
46 Spoil and dash (3)
47 Not Scottish, North American and English (3)
49 Sail in the afternoon to hymn (5)
52 Footballer's half Spanish lady (4)
53 Fagan gives up ends for leader (3)
55 Put down song (3)
56 Marx's lark flew (4)
59 Vessel tax (3)
61 Correct after removing first typo and despair (3)
62 Found grotto regularly (3)

Enjoy.

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