Friday 21 August 2009

No 9617, Friday, 21 Aug 09, Nita Jaggi

ACROSS
 1 - Hindu Goddess (4) - KALI [E]
 9 - Beheld panelists somehow disclosed the secrets (7,3,5) - SPILLED THE BEANS*
10 - Initially screen the outdoor works put away (4) - {S}{T}{O}{W}
11 - Couple of students following the three alternating sounds (5) - {TRI}{LL}
12 - A small recess (4) - NOOK [E]
13 - Corrects the complicated diets (5) - EDITS*
14 - A partnership whatsoever is very impressive (7) - {A}{WE}{SOME}
16 - Shout in protest in the military quarters (7) - BARRACK [DD]
18 - Set for the second competition (5) - {B}{RACE}
22 - Comment about the bees around a river (4) - B{A}{R}B
23 - God of rain and thunder (5) - INDRA [E]
24 - Defeat the crowd of people (4) - ROUT [E]
25 - Achieved through success — this one has a high standing (15) - PRESTIGIOUSNESS [CD] WOW!!
26 - Cut design in the street church (4) - ETCH [T]
DOWN
 2 - Permitted everybody around on Wednesday (7) - ALL{O}{WED}
 3 - Mental state is the same of a specialist upset in city after commencement of the crisis (8,6) - {ID}{ENT}{ITY C*}{(-c)RISIS} Annotation anyone?
 4 - Recognises the places of entertainment (5) - SPOTS [DD]
 5 - Try hard removing the rare mark (5) - ST(-r)AIN
 6 - Somehow few locate ruler being one of the same kind (6,8) - FELLOW CREATURE*
 7 - Game for nine to play inside the boundaries of the terraces (6) - T{ENNI*}S
 8 - Tells the school groups to succeed at home (7) - {IN}{FORMS}
15 - Mounted troops on an island covering five sailors regularly (7) - CA{V}{ALR}Y
17 - Not weak to steal an American in Thailand (6) - {ROB}{US}{T}
19 - Long-standing record without the French (7) - CHRONIC(-le)
20 - Own and grant access to (5) - ADMIT [DD]
21 - Follow to turn out the reward money (5) - PURS(-u)E

6 comments:

  1. Mental state is the same of a specialist upset in city after commencement of the crisis (8,6)

    A half-attempt at annotating...a little far-fetched but here goes :)

    the same = IDENTICAL
    specialist upset = remove a word meaning specialist = ICAL??
    city after commencement = {-c}ITY
    IDENTICAL - ICAL + ITY = IDENTITY

    and CRISIS is given gratis!
    defn = mental state? Or maybe, she was trying to do an &lit here?

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  2. My anno looks more convincing, if there is a link between ID and 'is the same'

    Mental stae = Definition
    is the same = ID ?
    specialist = ENT
    upset = Anagram indicatory
    city = anagram fodder = CITY
    after commencement = deletion indicator
    after commencement of the crisis = (-c)RISIS

    and voila we get {ID}{ENT}{ITY C*}{(-c)RISIS}

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  3. I'm not sure Col, if there is a link between ID and 'is the same'. (Short for 'identical'?) The specialist=ENT connection is clearer with your anno, I agree. At the same time, the setter's device of getting CRISIS into the answer looks even funnier!

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  4. ID stands for "Same" from the crossword abbreviation link: www.mythic-beasts.com/~mark/random/indicators - Not sure how though!

    I see DO used many times for "Same"

    Also, Colonel, What's the relation between Specialist and ENT?

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  5. So, Colonel's reasoning makes perfect sense to me.

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  6. Hi Sembhayya,
    ENT is a Ear Nose and Throat specialist Doctor

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