Wednesday 2 June 2010

No 9858, Wednesday 02 Jun 10, Neyartha

Neyartha at his devious best has me stumped all over today.

ACROSS
1   - Analysed Ohm's chip ROM to get the colour changing property (13) - PHOTOCHROMISM*
9   - Squatter with drug forced out by old Greek counsellor (6) - NEST(-e+o)OR
10 - Frenchman taken in by wool Dan knitted for granny on pension, say (3,5) - {OLD WO{M}AN*}
11 - Metal canister (3) - TIN [DD]
12 - PCPs about to go back in autos (6) - {CAR{ER<-}S}
13 - Features of some bone joints in the new clones containing daughter's chromosomes (8) - {CON{D}{Y}LES*}
14 - Brawl in retreat (not a nightclub junction) (5-5) - {SaCARF<-}-{JOINT}
17 - Heard sound that may be made by a tailor (4) - SNIP [CD] (Addendum -  SNAP ? Anno pending)(Addendum I - SEAM(~seem) - Thanks to Chaturvasi)
18 - This is an example (4) - CLUE &lit
19 - Shapes drawn around returned drain chemicals (10) -{SEC{RE}TIONS}(Needs correction - S?H?E?I?E?}
21 - Appealed to dismiss Tom? Granted! (8) - SUPPLIcatED
23 - Sails after baffled sea-going soldier goes missing (6) - GENOASgi*
25 - Overheard party being scheduled… (3) -??E (Addendum - DUE(~do) Thanks to MAddy)

26 - … by models in ball having a simple musical performance (8) - DUE{TT}{IN}{O} Thanks to Maddy
27 - Had a cold reaction, perhaps when son substitutes vitamin desired (6) - NEE(-d+s)SED
28 - Meshing together (13) - INTERTWISTING [E] (Addendum - INTERKNITTING [CD] - Thanks to Kishore)
DOWN
2   - Animal found in Hungary's borders and southern half of Helena (5) - {H}{Y}{helENA}
3   - Kind of fee hitter gets, exempt from tax (5-4) - TITHE-FREE*
4   - Transfers from Graphic Art school (5) - CARTS [T]
5   - Sounds from Pole restrained by a couple of Greek characters (7) - {RHO}{N}{CHI}
6   - In the south of France, trap Lawrence with saleswoman (9) - {MIDINET}{TE} Anno prnding (Addendum - {MIDI}{NET}{TE} - Thanks to Kishore}
7   - Son finally going up to Wyoming sees blizzard-like conditions (5) - {SNO(n<-)}{WY}
8   - Word of caution about Alaskan cake pans and cookie sheets (8) - ?A?E?I?N (Addendum - {B{AK}EWARE} - Thanks to Kishore see comments)

15 - Branch of mathematics analysed by a dentist? (8) - CALCULUS [DD]
16 - Roman law (3,6) - JUS CIVILE [E]
17 - Insist Ken is in trouble for being the most emaciated (9) - SKINNIEST*
20 - Fish and rum sent up for consumption by journalist (7) -{C?D}???T (Addendum - {HA{DDO<-}CK} - Thanks to Veer)
22 - Metal spike found in Hampi tonga (5) - PITON [T]
23 - Information on the 11 spirits (5) - {GEN}{II}
24 - Irish politician, another eccentric to get ousted (5) - AHERNto*

30 comments:

  1. RHONCHI was new, CONDYLLES, SUPPLI(~cat)ED and B-AK-EWARE were nice, had doubt whether INTERKNITTING or INTERTWISTING for 28a.

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  2. 6D MIDI (SOUTH OF FRANCE) NET (TRAP) TE (LAWRENCE)=MIDINETTE (SALESWOMAN)

    8D B-AK-EWARE (generic term for baking dishes etc), AK=ALASKA, BEWARE= WORD OF CAUTION

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  3. In view of BAKEWARE my answers at 17A and 19A are incorrect

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  4. 20 - Fish and rum sent up for consumption by journalist (7) -{COD}???T
    Can it be: HA{DDO<-}CK?

    Fish : Def
    rum: ODD
    sent up: reveral ind.
    consumed by: insertion indicator
    journalist: HACK
    Solution: HA{DDO<-}CK

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  5. If 20D is HADDOCK, 28Ac will be INTERKNITTING.

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  6. Not just 'stumped', but 'thoroughly stumped'!

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  7. Kishore & Veer,
    The two of you have real hard heads to hit the nails like this!!!
    Thanks for the corrections & solutions

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  8. Have my doubts on 19Ac (b'cos of HADDOCK's crossing H):
    19 - Shapes drawn around returned drain chemicals (10) -{SEC{RE}TIONS}

    Can this be: SCHEELITES? - Anno. pending but SCHEELITES are a class of crystalline chemicals with the structure of calcium tungstate..
    http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/scheelites

    Unlikely but wonder if Neyartha potentially erred in the reversal if a possible anno is:

    Shapes: Sites
    drawn around
    returned: reversal ind. for
    drain: leech
    chemicals: S{CHEEL<-}ITES

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  9. I cannot defend that, but cannot come up with an anno. closer than that given the S?H?E?I?E?S conundrum.

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  10. Beautiful. Thanks, Maddy.

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  11. 25 Ac - DUE ~Do

    26 Ac - DUE{TT}{IN}O

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  12. 17 - Heard sound that may be made by a tailor (4) SPAT?

    A tailor may "make" it (when it's a garment).

    25 - Overheard party being scheduled… (3) DUE {~do}

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  13. A cryptic reading linked ellipsis clue set - interesting, though I do think Due as ~Do is a bit of a homophone stretch.

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  14. 18 - This is an example (4) - CLUE &lit

    I'll call this a CD. There is no subsidiary indication to qualify it as &lit.

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  15. Neyartha,

    I am a fan of yours, but sorry to say that your two offerings this time just didn't work for me.

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  16. @veer: I thought so too, but DUE and DO are homophones as per the dictionary. A case of Not Quite Homophones To The Indian Ear.

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  17. 17A: Could SNAP refer to a kind of button? Well, it's a press-on button used in making shirts.

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  18. I think 17ac is
    SEAM ( a tailor may make it )
    Hom. of 'seem'?
    If so, any explanation?
    Something that is 'seemly' is 'fitting' or 'sound' I know but...

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  19. Maddy @ 09:09
    I beg to differ SPHAERITES are a class of beetles, see SPHAERITES, so where do the chemicals fit in.
    The closest chemical is spelt SPHALERITES see SPHALERITE

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  20. The previous comment should read Maddy@ 09:01

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  21. @Chaturvasi: I think you've got 17ac. It appears to be right, it SOUNDS right, it SEEMS right.

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  22. @ Col -
    http://www.answers.com/topic/sphaerite

    I didn't know the word,just googled after working back from the crossings and anno.

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  23. In the 15 month life of this blog, today is the first time I have made so many corrections to the solutions!!
    Maddy @ 09:12,
    I second your views.

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  24. maddy @ 11:00
    I stand corrected, it appears that SPHAERITE is a synonym of VARISCITE
    However with the S at the end it becomes a variety of beetle which I indicated earlier

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  25. It seems (~SEAM) I could not participate in the SPAT. Sorry I had to rush off early today to attend a wedding.To compensate, I am inflicting myself on you people hereinbelow.

    @ Col: :-)

    Hey Guys and Gals: Once in a way when things get tough and the tough have got going, we need a diversion as Richard rightly says. So I am giving one of my own puzzles which I run in another forum (as most of the people here are into the language I am restricting myself to language puzzles and not covering science or math ones-maybe later on public demand). So here goes:
    The whole world went metric quite some time back. But wait, “not entirely” as Goscinny and Uderzo say in their preface to Asterix. The US still thinks in gallons and miles (Liberia and Burma too have not changed over to SI). To quote Obelix, ‘these XXXX are crazy !’. But suppose this craze(?)for use of metric prefixes/suffixes went on the vocabulary, what could happen- let us see. Tell me what the following would be :

    1. MilliHelen
    2. Dekatithe
    3. kk
    4. Milliner
    5. Millimillenium
    6. Hectokilokilometer per second
    7. Cubic-decimeter
    8. Decalogue
    9. Kiloword
    10. Terrapin

    Eg:A billionth of a car :A Nano car

    Have dekafun
    Answers may be sent to kishoremrao@yahoo.co.in

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  26. Feeling poor without Rich today !

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  27. Hi Kish

    Have been extremely busy with a project over the last week. Drove to Bangalore today and feeling exhausted. At one of the stopovers, my cellphone slipped off my hand, resulting in its display going phut. I am totally handicapped without contacts. It may take 2-3 days to set right the display.

    Will try to call you and Col tomorrow.

    Will be leaving back on June 4 early in the morning.

    I have been keeping track of the blog.

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  28. Deepak Sir, Shall I say 'Good Homer Sometimes...'?

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