Saturday 31 December 2011

No 10349, Saturday 31 Dec 11, Buzzer

Today was tougher than tackling Neyartha!! Too many obscure items.
ACROSS
1   - The object of bardolatry … (11) - SHAKESPEARE [CD]
9   - … it is said of some proverb: All's well … (6) - VERBAL [T]
10 - … well a cos in any form is still salad (8) - COLESLAW*
11 - European boot (5) - ITALY [GK]
12 - Flimsy wrapper is carele.. (7) - NEGLIGE NEGLIGEe
13 - Monkey let usual cries out (8) - ULULATES*
15 - Attractive odds, subject to chance (6) -  SEEMLY ? S???F? ? (Addendum - SPIFFY [DD])
16 - Shrub ends by a meadow (6) - AZALEA {A}{Z}{A}{LEA}
18 - Fabulous one with killer looks (8) - B?S?L??? (Addendum - BASILISK [GK] - See comments)
20 - Unsettled, insane, restrained by no in charge (7) - NOMADIC {NO}{MAD}{IC}
21 - See no good weapon (5) - LANCE gLANCE
22 - Harder to control circulating story (8) - STEELIER {STEE{LIE}R}
23 - Potter, primarily fantastic flier, gets snitch (6) - PILFER {P}{FLIER*}
24 - Leg work to arrange an event (5-6) - STAGE-MANAGE [DD]
DOWN
2   - Sole protector of elf taking new trouble (7) - HOBNAIL {HOB}{N}{AIL} If we didn't have 13 of these on the sole of each boot during our military training at the academy we were in for punishment!!
3   - Watery spirit is a record breaking solution (5) - KELPY {KE{LP}Y}
4   - Difficult ascent on primarily steep angles (7) - SECANTS {ASCENT*}{S}
5   - They express praise and wild lies with gusto (9) - EULOGISTS*
6   - Composer Puccini's sorcery is showing up (7) - R?S?I?I (Addendum ROSSINI [T<-] )
7   - Fighting at a sailor zone for fish (7,6) - SERIOLA ZONATA*
8    - The Hindu say, is ahead of time; overwhelming opponents and securing article (5,8) - PAPER L???E?E? (Addendum - PAPER FASTENER {PAPER} {FAST{E)(N}ER})
14 - Trash talk is a replacement for one in idle digital activity? (9) - TWADDLING TW(-A+i)ADDLING
17 - The French doctor's hospital section is sparkling (7) - LAMBENT {LA}{MB}{ENT}
18 - Unyielding deer and sheep (7) - BUCKRAM {BUCK}{RAM}
19 - Position that is characteristic of a stilt (4,3) - LONG LEG [DD]
21 - Plant seen in parts of Purvanchal, UP, India (5) - LUPIN [T]


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18 comments:

  1. Anonymous31 December 2011 at 08:32

    18 - Fabulous one with killer looks (8) - B?S?L???

    BASILISK

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  2. Anonymous31 December 2011 at 08:41

    {HOB}{N}{AIL} If we didn't have 13 of these on the sole of each boot during our military training at the academy we were in for punishment!!

    So 13 was a lucky number at that time !

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  3. Anonymous31 December 2011 at 08:42

    The show shoen by you has 16, I think.

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  4. Deepak Gopinath31 December 2011 at 08:43

    Yes I couldn't find an image with 13, unless I pulled out my old boots and took a snap of it!!

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  5. Anonymous31 December 2011 at 08:44

    15 - Attractive odds, subject to chance (6) - SEEMLY ?

    DD
    Attractive
    odds, subject to chance

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  6. Deepak Gopinath31 December 2011 at 08:46

    It is SPIFFY and not SEEMLY

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  7. Deepak Gopinath31 December 2011 at 08:48

    That leaves only 6D

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  8. Deepak Gopinath31 December 2011 at 08:50

    Done and dusted

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  9. Deepak Gopinath31 December 2011 at 08:51

    Off to breakfast...

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  10. Venkatesh31 December 2011 at 08:51

    12 - Flimsy wrapper is carele.. (7) - NEGLIGE NEGLIGEe NEGLIGE[-nt] similar to CARELE[-ss]
    15 - Attractive odds, subject to chance (6) - S???F? ? S T IFFY
    DOWN
    6 - Composer Puccini's sorcery is showing up (7) - R?S?I?E ROSSINI <-T

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  11. Venkatesh31 December 2011 at 09:03

    12 Across
    Anno: carele.. (carele[-ss]) NEGLIGE[-nt]
    Defn: Flimsy wrapper NEGLIGE (alternative spelling of negligee)

    15 Across (SP)(IFFY)
    odds - SP (Starting Price - the odds the horse is at the start of the race)
    subject to chance - IFFY

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  12. Suresh31 December 2011 at 09:39

    Buzzer must be practising for a spelling bee contest and spending a lot of time with the Dictionary. At least 3 words I will not bother to remember.

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  13. Deepak Gopinath31 December 2011 at 09:59

    These words I'm sure were thrown up by a Crossword compiler application

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  14. Selvam31 December 2011 at 12:18

    Hard Nut to crack. hindu...paper
    Ahead of time...fast
    Opponents...?

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  15. Unknown31 December 2011 at 12:25

    These days, regular compilers get longer stint. Is it true?

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  16. David Jayaprakash John31 December 2011 at 13:14

    Today's crossie was I guess stronger than "Thane" cyclone

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  17. David Jayaprakash John31 December 2011 at 13:21

    many clues related to leg / leg wear (European Boot - that was a good one!)

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  18. Bhalchandra Pasupathy31 December 2011 at 14:00

    Didn't finish today, but got most, and quite a good one too. Bit of a Harry Potter theme here: Lupin, Basilisk, elves and 23A: fantastic clue, if you've read the books and figure the context

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