Wednesday 19 October 2011

No 10287, Wednesday 19 Oct 11, M Manna

ACROSS
1   - Touching line, but one irrelevant to pursue (7) - TANGENT [DD]
5   - The end result of striking approach (7) - OUTCOME {OUT}{COME}
9   - Military headdress has suffered final blow (5) - SHAKO {SHA*}{KO}
10 - Drier ripping shirt, row ensues (9) - THIRSTIER {THIRS*}{TIER}
11 - Imitators take the old in to the climaxes of stories (6) - APEXES {AP{EX}ES}
12 - It's possible that the dope ruins the reds (8) - RUSSIANS {RUINS+ASS}*
14 - Newspapers special edition for late news (5) - EXTRA [E]
15 - Blooming motoring people! (9) - CARNATION {CAR}{NATION}
18 - Fury consumed the moderate (9) - TEMPERATE {TEMPER}{ATE}
20 - Awkward for a spire to have gate pillars (5) - PIERS*
22 - A disc may have many driving  forces instrumental in its change(8) - DYNAMICS {DISC+MANY}*
24 - Such mistakes upset a seaman in time (6) - ERRATA {ER{RAT}A}
26 - A tailor's right initially could be to do with him (9) - SARTORIAL {A+TAILORS+R}* &lit
27 - Camp for detention and silencing political prisoners (5) - GULAG [GK]
28 - The French have a single person to offer their items for money (7) - YELLING Anno not clear. As per the clue this should be SELLING.
29 - Remainder left of property after payment of all dues (7) - RESIDUA RESIDUAl
DOWN
1   - Will set up a home of sorts without a male (9) - TESTAMENT {T{EST*}{A}{M}ENT}
2   - The most intimate occur within the home (7) - NEAREST {NE{ARE}ST}
3   - Clear former wife over one charge (9) - EXONERATE {EX}{ONE}{RATE}
4   - Carry the load to Lawrence (4) - TOTE {TO}{TE}
5   - Late notices (10) - OBITUARIES [E]
6   - Arrange street trials (5) - TESTS {SET+ST}*
7   - Folding sheets, Japanese fashion (7) - ORIGAMI [E]
8   - Gains by labour (5) - EARNS [E]
13 - Relieving irritation by deciding not to compete (10) - SCRATCHING [DD]
16 - Vegetable with a well inverted sugar (9) - ASPARAGUS {A}{SPA}{RAGUS<-}
17 - Lost again — anyhow longing for home tie (9) - NOSTALGIA*
19 - Soft drink little boy brought to collier (7) - MINERAL {MINER}{AL}
21 - Made possible for Lee to have a band (7) - ENABLED {LEE+BAND}*
22 - Fine particles of matter left room in shabby condition (5) - DUSTY STUDY*
23 - Aborigines from down under (5) - MAORI [GK]
25 - Indistinctly mouth aspersion (4) - SLUR [DD]



17 comments:

  1. 24 - Such mistakes upset a seaman in time (6) - ERRATA {ER{RAT}A}

    {ER{RAT<-}A}

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  2. 28 - The French have a single person to offer their items for money (7) - YELLING Anno not clear. As per the clue this should be SELLING.

    Selling would tie up with dusts, but dusts is a verb. Can it signify many particles of dust? But even giving that, in this clue the def seems to be 'to offer their items for money' but how do we fit in the French LE and SINGLE (W/O Anind) and get rid of the extra E?

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  3. Maybe yeller refers to what happens in a market where vendors are yelling to sell their wares.

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  4. Agree with Suresh that open outcry (or yelling) is a term used for the method of bidding at a stock market (as against electronic bidding now), but wonder what the French are up to? And why single (not yet married?) ? I am flummoxed.

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  5. I had DUSTS and SELLING too.

    28 - The French have a single person to offer their items for money (7) - YELLING Anno not clear.

    Not that it makes much sense, but I thought it was (L + SINGLE)*.

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  6. I had the same anno as Bhavan and DUSTS, which I did not like

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  7. K@8.36: Could " the French " possibly refer to the definite article prefixing a word starting with a vowel or 'h'? It would then be l' ( L'affaire Strauss Khan as an example) and the apostrophe can be ignored? Still, quite a pathetic clue.

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  8. Taking selling as correct, what would be anno for dusts?

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  9. Kishore-
    Did you do the quick CW in the Metroplus today? I have a doubt reg. 22A-Marienbad. Google tells me it is a French film. But no connection to spa?

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  10. Paddy:

    I did not do the Quickie, but here is your answer:

    The movie:

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Last_Year_at_Marienbad

    The spa town:
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marienbad

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  11. Similar confusion for me too as regards 22D and 28A. Anno for both versions a stretch!

    MM does have a unique style, may appeal to some! Interestingly, a number of words in todays CW have figured in recent weekday puzzles of The Guardian (eg SHAKO, ORIGAMI, TANGENT, GULAG, ASPARAGUS, etc). Not the same clues though, but still this can't be mere co-incidence? Anyway, one can compare both sets of clues and decide what's hot and what's not.

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  12. Kishore; GIRO Bank was of recent formation, when any one and every one with a little money could start a Bank in a Kenya as the Cash ratio requirement from the Central Bank was low. So, you couldn't have known. There was this Ajay Shah who started Trust bank and City Finance and many rich Indians put in their deposits and more so, retirees and widows and middle class folks. So much so, these became the top ranking banks in Kenya in a short while and he ruled the roost, with political backing. Typical Indian style in Kenya, not very long the honeymoon of high yield on investment lasted and the nightmare started when the Banks were put under receivership. Those who Trusted the Bank lost miserably due to their greed of getting higher interest on their deposits. Everyone lost their money in a big way and they are still cursing the founder who is roaming free. Most Indian investments in Kenya like Pan Paper-Birlas, Kicomi =Khataus== Africa Synthetic Fibres Singhanias-etc.Its a shame indeed.

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  13. Yes, Raju, I could sense the undercurrent against Indian businessmen there. I was told by a local that they keep one shoe with a tag in the window and then say the price is double that for a pair of shoes.

    But I had an interesting incident when a sardar owning a camera shop opposite the Stanley gave me back excess change and I pointed out the error and returned the excess. He gave me a big smile and made I remark which I have not forgotten even after a dozen years: "Galti se mistake ho gaya ji" - The mistake happened by error.

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  14. Sapra Studio, yes? Yeah he was aq personal friend of mine. The brothers went on to own the Mada Hotels group. The sardars are a good lot there and Channiji,(Sandy's father) the owner of Sarova group and I used to have quite a few tipples together. He was a hard core businessman and essentially Indian at heart. I cannot forget his hospitality, the day when he took me to his home for a dinner when I was new to Nairobi and when my room in Ambassadeur Hotel was requisitioned for the World council of Churches delegates and he was so apologetic over it. He was very good in Public relations and will always greet his friends as Badshaaho.Very fond memories.

    From Giro to where? Lets not bore and occupy the space of others by our personal anecdotes.They may even quote"" Dotage leads to anecdotage""!! This is essentially a crossword solvers blog and lest DG bans us out of it.

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  15. 29A - What in the clue indicates the deletion of the L?

    2D - Occur = ARE ?!

    Even though I was able to solve 15A, I felt it odd to equate 'blooming' to a flower's name.

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  16. 28 across & 22 down:

    SINGLE anagram to selling with an L to be added. How do french Le or la les come in beats me. Maan gaya Manna is dusting our brains.

    Fine particles of matter-- dusts
    again, shabby is dusty.

    Where does one left room figure in the scheme of things?
    STUDIO? Room? Dust ?
    Studied silence can be the only way out!!

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