No 13108, Wednesday 02 Dec 2020, Vulcan

Solution to 4D 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.

ACROSS

1   Device that’s arresting the curling (12) STRAIGHTENER* &lit

10 Having wine before light show (7) PORTRAY {PORT}{RAY}

11 Relative, after losing heart, has broken free (7) UNLEASH {UNcLE}{HAS*}

12 Team frequently dealt with No. 2! (6) ELEVEN {dEaLt}{EVEN}

13 Doctor has to remain in Island city (8) SHANGHAI {S{HANG}HA*}{I}

15 Get old men to build a place to stay (9) LODGEMENT*

16 Should be 0 - N (5) OUGHT nOUGHT

17 Permitted in felicitations (5) LICIT [T]

19 Artist is experienced — emptied and converted gold into cash (9) MONETISED {MONET}{IS}{Ex...eD}

22 The gutted North American town shows resolve (8) TENACITY {ThE}{NA}{CITY}

24 Detector said to be cut (6) CENSOR (~senser)

26 Go from a Mediterranean Island (7) EXCRETE {EX}{CRETE}

27 Say, grow old and mean (7) AVERAGE {AVER}{AGE}

28 Having been around for a while, it’s horrible — landing’s not good (4-8) LONG-STANDING {LANDINGS+NOT+G}*

DOWN

2   Plant poorly watered (7) TARWEED*

3   One to address people during settlement (9) AGREEMENT {A}{GREE{MEN}T}

4   Men in fashion, say (4) G?Y? (Addendum - GUYS (~guise) - See comments)

5   Standard type of telephone around South (10) TOUCHSTONE {TOUCH}{S}{TONE} (Correction {TOUCH{S}TONE) - See comments)

6   Many Londoners wearing this material (5) NYLON [T]

7   Motorist runs over a dog outside hospital (4,3) ROAD HOG {R}{O}{A}{D{H}OG}

8   Request from a British politician as reported (6) APPEAL {A}{PPEAL}(~ peel)

9   Article is starting to transform a believer (6) THEIST {THE}{IS}{Tr...m}

14 Joint strain for sewer (10) SEAMSTRESS {SEAM}{STRESS}

16 Bad month — need improving (2,3,4) ON THE MEND*

17 Message left by Vulcan after commencement (6) LETTER {L}{sETTER}

18 Conservative leader in lacy clothes? Looking back, it’s ironic (7) CYNICAL {Co...e}{Y{NI}CAL<=}

20 Soil surrounding us giving support (7) SUSTAIN {S{US}TAIN}

21 Old marathoner finally entered and ran (6) DARTED {DA{m...eR}TED}

23 Fresh, cold and low in fat (5) CLEAN {C}{LEAN}

25 Jabber about a story (4) SAGA {GAS<=}{A}

Reference List

Island = I, Good = G, South = S, Runs = R, Over = O, Hospital = H, Left = L, Cold = C

No 13106, Monday 30 Nov 2020, Lightning

Solution to 13A 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.

ACROSS

1   Wise men join spies with new illusionist (8) MAGICIAN {MAGI}{CIA}{N}

5   Like persuasive force, retreating to Thor’s home (6) ASGARD {AS}{DRAG<=}

9   Diplomacy protects royal leader returning with impetus (8) TRACTION {T{R}ACT}{NO1<=}

10 Auditor’s breakfast item in series (6) SERIAL (~cereal)

12 Bowled out old Australian captain in command (5) ORDER bORDER

13 Lawless, start unit that could protect small companies (9) A?T?T?U?T (Adendun - ANTITRUST* - See comments) 

14 Arrive missing a day of fun (6) COMEDY {COME}{DaY}

16 Society carried by superhero like Tendulkar, say (7) BATSMAN {BAT{S}MAN}

19 It could be used to portray saint without top drawing aid (7) STENCIL {ST}{pENCIL}

21 Stage about right for remark (6) PHRASE {PH{R}ASE}

23 Period returning interrogators had to eliminate (9) ERADICATE {ERA}{CID<=}{ATE}

25 Society with a cause for worry in shock (5) SCARE {S}{CARE}

26 Morph a news segment featuring child without parents (6) ORPHAN [T]

27 Container with shredded old mail that contains two terms (8) BINOMIAL {BIN}{O+MAIL}*

28 Laidback about measure on prohibition (6) DENIAL {D{EN}IAL<=}

29 Curtailed choice to stay inside drunk by evening (8) TWILIGHT {T{WILl}IGHT}

DOWN

1   Saw emergency room cover ordinary streak of light (6) METEOR {MET}{E{O}R}

2   Impressive broadcast organised (9) GRANDIOSE*

3   Attend to former American president right away (5) CATER CArTER

4   A routine king wasted with unknown divergence (7) ANOMALY {A}{NOrMAL}{Y}

6   Doctor protects a witness (9) SPECTATOR*

7   A roller primarily unused is so long (5) ADIEU {A}{DIE}{Un...d}

8   Making thinner bore frames until damaged (8) DILUTING {DI{UNTIL*}G}

11 Put out smoke at first with water container (4) STUB {Sm..e}{TUB}

15 Each land I wandered for dish (9) ENCHILADA*

17 Communication difficulty with getting old (9) MESSAGING {MESS}{AGING}

18 It soared around minor planet (8) ASTEROID*

20 Principal element (4) LEAD [DD]

21 Producer’s primary critique for trailer (7) PREVIEW {Pr...r}{REVIEW}

22 Magic initially lacking energy takes first shot (6) PELLET {sPELL}{E}{Ta..s}

24 Was penthouse concealing a tree? (5) ASPEN [T]

25 Small animal with large frown (5) SCOWL {S}{COW}{L}

Reference List

New = N, Royal = R, Bowled = B, Society = S, Right = R, Old = O, Measure = EN, Ordinary = O, King = R, Unknown = Y, Energy = E, Small = S, Large = L

Special, Sunday 29 Nov 2020, Veeyares

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The Sunday Crossword No 3126, Sunday 29 Nov 2020

ACROSS
1   'Horribly boring Belarus': that'll get the citizenry worked up (6,7) RABBLE ROUSING*
8   Knocked back, it's a wine from Piedmont (4) ASTI [T<=] Semi&lit
9   Instagram entry displaying demon: about right to get 'like' (Jeff Koons' work) (4-6) POST-MODERN {POST}{MODE{R}N*}
10 Mark a git's been given, being contrary – disgrace (6) STIGMA {M} in {A+GITS}*
11 Senselessness involving stupidity, to start with! (8) INSANITY {IN{St...s}ANITY} &lit
12 Dutch award initially rejected by German author, being big beast (9) DOBERMANN {D}{OBE}{Re...d}{MANN}

14 Letters from Greece – audible expressions of yearning (4) PSIS (~sighs)
15 Part of actualité? (4) FACT [T] &lit
16 Game hand makes you freak out (2,7) GO BANANAS {GO}{BANANAS}
20 Traditional halibut prepared with aïoli starter (8) HABITUAL {HALIBUT+Aioli}*
21 What Everyman's pen creates: like some Shakespearean verses (6) IAMBIC {I'AM}{BIC}
23 In review: small bit of land where O Canada's sung, principally, alongside river! (4,6) NOVA SCOTIA {AIT}{O}{Ca...a}{Sung}{AVON}<= &lit
24 Even so, the writer's a beast (4) YETI {YET}{I}
25 Interpret corner key, incorrectly, as aid in calculation (5,8) READY RECKONER {READ}{CORNER+KEY}*

DOWN
1   Oddly rejected Fruit Shoots; took rice dish (7) RISOTTO {fRuItS}{ShOoTs}{ToOk}

2   Half-cut, putting together tacky jewellery (5) BLING assemBLING
3   Bishop's left one part of hand covered in salve (3,4) LIP BALM {L}{1}{P{{B}ALM}
4   Aristotle unsure about act of stupid bravado (7,8) RUSSIAN ROULETTE*

5   2nd of August: Farah's entered racing event, making maximum effort (6) UTMOST {aUg..t}{T{MO'S}T}
6   Here, one's surrounded by Asian land ... or water!? (9) INDONESIA {IND{ONES}IA} Semi&lit

7   Vacuous gadfly speeds, goes for a spin (7) GYRATES {Ga..lY}{RATES}
13 Each lad in resort gets Mexican food (9) ENCHILADA*

15 Prefer to include tip of liquorice, for taste (7) FLAVOUR {F{Li...e}AVOUR}
17 Leaders from Antigua & Barbuda irritate king with trapped wind; this will be tricky (1,3,3) A BIG ASK {An...a}{Ba...s}{Ir...e}{GAS}{King}
18 Heading off, navigator defying gravity? (7) AVIATOR nAVIgATOR &lit
19 Hoo-hah about cryogenic extract (6) OUTCRY [T]
22 Primarily, Mesoamerican / ancient Yucatan, architecturally notable? (5) MAYAN Acrostic &lit

Reference List
Hand = Cluster of bananas, Right = R, Mark = M, Dutch = D, Bishop = B, Left = L, Gravity = G

The Hindu Cryptic on Sunday # 13, Sunday 29 Nov 2020, Incognito

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No 13105, Saturday 28 Nov 2020, Incognito

Across

8 Scotsman returns carrying large mollusc (4) CLAM {MAC<=} around {L}

9 Capital part of Coromandel history (5) DELHI (T)

10 Hideous adder left guardedly when confused (4) UGLY {GUardedLY}*

11 Remove cork  and stop supply of juice? (6) UNPLUG (DD) Juice=Electricity

12 Forcibly take drunk sailor (8) HIGHJACK {HIGH}{JACK}

13 Exponential increase in deliveries? (4,4) BABY BOOM (CD)

15 Tram leaves Tambaram carrying a rookie to IAF base (6) AMBALA {tamBArAM}* around {A}{L}

17 Confirms at cricket matches (7) ATTESTS {AT}{TESTS}

19 Tan sari folded for empress (7) TSARINA {TAN+SARI}*

22 Support little dog going after professional (4,2) PROP UP {PRO}{P UP}

24 Drug made from hemp and iron (8) MORPHINE {HEMP+IRON}*

26 Perhaps, Mac disturbs Croatian (8) RAINCOAT {CROATIAN}*

28 Sketcher’s storage space (6) DRAWER (DD)

30 Redraw line... line going generally northward in map of Africa (4) NILE {LINE}*

31 Salvation Army church has uniform gravy (5) SAUCE {SA}{U}{CE}

32 South African Lieutenant’s agreement to limit launchers (4) SALT {SA}{LT}

Down

1 Left in tin for tribe (4) CLAN {C{L}AN}

2 Hand // part of staff (8) EMPLOYEE (DD)

3 Slowly, a soldier captures lawman with ring (6) ADAGIO {A}{DA}GI}{O}

4 My chela developed medieval science? (7) ALCHEMY {MY+CHELA}*

5 Sketches Sir Adam excitedly hugging girl (8) DIAGRAMS {SIR+ADAM}* around {G}

6 State: “Poke after joke” (6) PUNJAB {PUN}{JAB}

7 Pueblo county’s political alliance (4) BLOC (T)

14 Romeo left diced carrot and ham? (5) ACTOR {CArROT}*

16 Fifty nine rejected famous leader (5) LENIN {L}{NINE<=}

18 Pat returns to hotel next to river and bar (8) TAPHOUSE {PAT<=}{H}{OUSE}

20 Practice on funeral carriage (8) REHEARSE {RE}{HEARSE}

21 A companion at old city is unprofessional (7) AMATEUR {A}{MATE}{UR}

23 Better pet run is designed (6) PUNTER {PET+RUN}*

25 Water body that might be seared? (3,3) RED SEA {SEARED}*

27 French friend gets right chief (4) AMIR {AMI}{R}

29 General sent back small marine creatures (4) EELS {LEE<=}{S}

 

Reference List

 

Scotsman=Mac, Large=L, Sailor=Jack, Rookie=L, Professional=Pro, Salvation Army=SA, Church=CE (Church of England), Uniform=U, South African=Sa, Lieutenant=Lt, Left=L, Soldier=GI, Lawman=DA, Ring=O, Girl=G, Romeo=R, Fifty=L, Hotel=R, River=Ouse, On=Re, Old city=Ur, French friend=Ami, Right=R, General=Lee, Small=S

 

Colour/Font Scheme

Definition, Solution, Component letters, Embedded links, Theme word,  Anagram Indicator, C/C indicator, Reversal Indicator, Hidden word Indicator, Letter Pick indicator, Deletion Indicator, Homophone Indicator, Movement Indicator, Positional Indicator, Substitution, Indicator, Opposite indicator, Link/Connector, Extraneous

 

 

 

No 13104, Friday 27 Nov 2020, Incognito

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ACROSS

7   North African doctors’ room (4) MOOR*

8   Want a trek to be organised to reservoir? (5,4) WATER TANK*

10 Cast actors: hero for heroine, perhaps, or vice versa (2-4) CO-STAR*

11 Panel is ordered by Earl? That’s fine! (8) PENALISE {PANEL+IS}*{E}

12 Smear pan haphazardly to make cheese (8) PARMESAN*

14 Wild rage displayed by an American President (6) REAGAN {RAGE*}{AN}

16 Snow ball fight? Part of erstwhile hostilities between the Soviet Union and the U.S.! (4,3) COLD WAR {COLD}{WAR}

18 Dashes ------ (7) HYPHENS [Definition by example]

21 Violent militants throw man off mountain in the Uri Alps (6) TITLIS {mILITanTS}*

23 Devil arranged ring with Queen’s initials for sinner (4-4) EVIL-DOER {DEVIL*}{O}{ER}

25 Rubbed mad sages the wrong way (8) MASSAGED*

27 Taste some sauce... Enough! (6) SAMPLE {Sa..e}{AMPLE}

29 Walks around in dress (astronaut’s dress) (9) SPACESUIT {S{PACES}UIT}

30 Cosy home in Talinn, Estonia (4) NEST [T]

DOWN

1   Coo! A Lord is travelling in state! (8) COLORADO*

2   Go out! Grotto is collapsing! Run! (4) TROT gROTTo*

3   Oath in paramilitary force to produce weapons (6) SWORDS {S{WORD}S}

4   Remit (including honorary payment) allowance (7) STIPEND {S{TIP}END}

5   Excitedly, Renoir covers girl with some yellow colour (4,4) IRON GREY {IRON{G}RE*}{Ye...w}

6   Cry, “Ring” (4) CALL [DD] 

9   Endlessly shake/stir a porridge (5) KASHA {SHAKe}*{A}

13 Setter and young boy return to get gong! (5) MEDAL {ME}{LAD<=}

15 Tailless animal concealed insect (5) APHID {APe}{HID}

17 Conveyed, “Since design is manipulated” (8) ASSIGNED {AS}{DESIGN*}

19 Unnecessary sewing implement on ship (8) NEEDLESS {NEEDLE}{SS}

20 Pronounce the text, dear (4,3) READ OUT {DEAR}* [RA]

22 Leaders of Indian mosques and Muslim scholars (5) IMAMS Acrostic &lit

24 Tunis ruins contain some items not removed from their original location (2,4) IN SITU {TUNIS}* over {It..s}

26 Mistakenly eats perch (4) SEAT*

28 Money plant? (4) MINT [DD] (Addendum - [CD] - See comments)

Reference List

Queen's initials = ER, Girl = G, Ship = SS

No 13103, Thursday 26 Nov 2020, Arden

Solution to 4A 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.

Tough going today!

ACROSS

1   It prevents dust from getting in — the fancy moustache? (6) MUCOSA {MUCOSA+THE}* = {MOUSTACHE} [CA]

4   Fear capital — restricted to a very short distance (8) ?N?S?R?M (Addendum - ANGSTROM {ANGST}{ROMe} - See comments)

9   One takes middle path, Siemens keep to themselves (6) LONERS {L}{ONE}{R}{S}

10 Order to include Channel Islands event (8) INCIDENT {IN{CI}DENT}

12 Cross over, Newton; trouble may be dead as they say (8) DOORNAIL {ROOD<=}{N}{AIL}

13 Gas inside the new bottle (6) ETHENE [T]

15 Heard Mao, say, was saw toothed, felt pity (12) COMMISERATED (~commie serrated)

18 Pushes to the peak, by decree it’s part of American breakfast (4,8) EGGS BENEDICT {EGGS}{BEN}{EDICT}

21 Love to take up slack, is it a flower? (6) OXALIS {O}{LAX<=}{IS}

22 Every other boathouse to make do with an instrument (8) OTOSCOPE {bOaThOuSe}{COPE}

24 Part of aircraft — standard practice ultimately over use (8) FUSELAGE {F{USE}LAG}{p...cE}

25 Dog to get us back in pristine condition (6) PURSUE {PUR{US<=}E}

26 Farthest spot among others (8) REMOTEST {RE{MOTE}ST}

27 On being pressed between metals, marked by extreme pain (6) AGONAL {AG}{ON}{AL}

DOWN

1   Curse the fellow, he is half a tyrant (8) MALEDICT {MALE}{DICTator}

2   Study a flower, in a way it will be clear (8) CONSOMME {CON}{SOMME}

3   Settling down takes an hour, anyhow love it being very shy (9,6) SHRINKING VIOLET {S{HR}INKING}{LOVE+IT}*

5   Zero for an endless composition (4) NONE NONEt 

6   Simon’s perhaps getting food sent up from city (5,10) SAINT PETERSBURG {SAINT PETERS}{GRUB<=}

7   Smoke jacket (6) REEFER [DD]

8   I bank on trade (6) M?T?E? (Addendum - METIER {ME}{TIER} - See comments)

11 Almost accomplished, lines varied (7) DIVERSE {DId}{VERSE}

14 Look at title, not even the newspaper (7) GAZETTE {GAZE}{TiTlE}

16 What comes from this place in France is neat... (8) LIMOUSIN [C&DD]

17 ... some of the people there always look exquisite (8) ETHEREAL [T]

19 About to give the chest (6) COFFER {C}{OFFER}

20 Said to be a nice-looking coach (6) HANSOM (~handsome)

23 Times, I’m not there in the pictures (4) AGES imAGES

Reference List

Siemens = S, Newton = N, About = C 

No 13102, Wednesday 25 Nov 2020, Arden

Solution to 29A 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.

ACROSS

1   Plant letting gents in shifts (8,6) STINGING NETTLE*

10 Maybe Russian returns to Texas city half-heartedly (5) SALAD DALlAS<=

11 Seafood — with shelled clam, tongues wag (9) LANGOUSTE {cLAm}{TOMGUES*}

12 Study covers abode in the sky, time for disagreement (7) DISSENT {D{ISS}EN}{T}

13 Crack up during watch, making things damp (7) SEEPAGE {SE{GAPE<}E}

14 Steal bowl in two pieces (5) PROWL Anno pending (Addendum - {PROW}{L} bow=prow - See comments)

16 Trouble between animal and insect, one will attack (9) ASSAILANT {ASS}{AIL}{ANT}

19 Break seal, try to bury the dead (3,2,4) LAY TO REST*

20 Assume a spot without pressure (5) ADOPT {A}{DO{P}T}

22 Dealt with danger, only whined (7) GROANED {DANGER+O}*

25 Inclination and skill required for defence (7) RAMPART {RAMP}{ART}

27 Daily covers match, shortly one faces rough music (9) CHARIVARI {CHA{RIVAl}R}{1}

28 Expression could be sans forced admission (5) IDIOM {IDIOM+SANS}*={ADMISSION} [CA]

29 Organising colonisers, half of them initially (5,9) L?R?E ?N?E?T?N?  (Addendum LARGE INTESTINE Organising COLONisers - See comments)

DOWN

2   Party divided over shifting stall, can’t believe it! (4,5) TALL STORY {T{STALL*}ORY}

3   Butt exposed around midnight (5) NUDGE {NUD{niGht}E}

4   One and all — pick up rag if nervous (3,2,4) ILL AT EASE {ALL}{1}<={TEASE}

5   Sun, for example rises, that’s class (5) GENUS {SUN}{EG}<=

6   Secrets of raising those missing high plants (9) ESOTERICA {ThOSE<=}{ERICA}

7   Inventor from South, heard in falsetto (5) TESLA [T<=]

8   Others following the first lady to the top (7) EVEREST {REST}<=>{EVE}

9   Usurped heartlessly, maybe there’s nothing left (4,2) USED UP USUrPED*

15 Could be online, say, from a French city (9) LYONNAISE*

17 Grumpy, like to go up and hit the sack by twelve latest (9) SATURNINE {AS<=}{TURN IN}{t...vE}

18 Love one to work for their share (9) ADORATION {A}{DO}{RATION}

19 Natural for soldier to enter bar (7) LOGICAL {LO{GI}CAL}

21 Shabby clothes Parisian friend spread on the floor (6) TATAMI {TAT}{AMI}

23 If exposed, won’t rain, try broadcasting (2,3) ON AIR {wONt}{rAIn}{tRy}

24 Removed and spent (5) DRAWN [DD]

26 Largest one in the middle is wet (5) MOIST {MO{1}ST}

Reference List

Time = T, Pressure = P, Only =O, Soldier = GI

No 13101, Tuesday 24 Nov 2020, Arden

Solution to 1D 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.

ACROSS

1   In fact swimmer gets unravelled (7) DECODED {DE{COD}ED}

5   Slight or short back cover (7) AFFRONT {AFt}{FRONT} 

9   Poet follows one in a slow tempo (5) DANTE anDANTE

10 Looking extremely unhealthy, market closed early at the bottom (9) SALLOWEST {SALe}{LOWEST}

11 In the middle of flat strip, she washes (9) LAUNDRESS {fLAt}{UNDRESS}

12 Deadly force on a former PM initially (5) FATAL {F}{ATAL}

13 Strive for a point of opinion (4) VIEW {VIE}{W}

15 Greek hero’s painstaking, sick (8) ACHILLES {ACH{ILL}ES}

18 If you have the will you will get it (8) HEIRLOOM [CD]

19 Cut back skittles (4) SNIP<=

22 Preamble reviewed, in short nine times (5) INTRO [T<=]

24 Boy’s other name is Don Juan (6,3) LADIES MAN {LAD}{NAME+IS}*

26 Accuse hotel in NewYork county (9) ALLEGHENY {ALLEG{H}E}{NY}

27 Start using some rejected religious text (5) SUTRA [T<=]

28 Procession over, over for the King (7) MONARCH {M{ON}ARCH}

29 Gathers from late hires, as they say (7) DEDUCES (~ dead uses)

DOWN

1   Hand out getting doubled, a piece of cake (6) D?D?L? (Addendum - DODDLE {DO{DD}LE} - See comments)

2   Firm new figure, take in as a mistress (9) CONCUBINE {CO}{N}{CUB{IN}E}

3   Fear as old man’s about to interfere (5) DREAD {D{RE}AD}

4   Criminal sped away, time to act (9) DESPERADO {SPED*}{ERA}{DO}

5   Finally, detailed map (5) ATLAS {AT LASt}

6   Customers pay for cataracts (9) FOOTFALLS {FOOT}{FALLS}

7   Open secret, Charlie’s gone (5) OVERT cOVERT

8   Sing about last PM once, in short (6) TATTLE {a..uT}{ATTLEe}

14 Hot over Germany — many left Hitler for what he was (9) WARMONGER {WARM}{ON}{GERmany}

16 Mary had crossed a dead snake (9) HAMADRYAD {MARY+HAD} over {A}{D}

17 Cryptic puzzle — fled from magnetic field (9) ENIGMATIC {ENIGMATIC+FLED}* = {MAGNETIC FIELD} [CA]

20 Broadcast said Royal Marines will demobilise (6) DISARM {SAID+RM}*

21 Reportedly, wants to make some dough (6) KNEADS (~needs)

23 Short story on claw (5) TALON {TALe}{ON}

24 Parasite finds shelter over church (5) LEECH {LEE}{CH}

25 Place cleared, happy to be comforted (5) EASED plEASED

Reference List

Force = F, Point = W, Hotel = H, New = N, About = RE,  Charlie = C, Dead = D, Church = CH, Place = PL