Friday 25 October 2013

No.10913, Friday 25 Oct 2013, Arden

5 letters from 4 gives us a US Prez and a British PM as a part of his 1a

ACROSS
1 Unofficial advisors for cooking Tibetan chicken (7,7) KITCHEN CABINET (TIBETAN CHICKEN)*
          And Thukpa
10 Remove ten penny from fish’s gut (5) EXPEL (X P in EEL)
11 When others have coach, there is discipline (9) RESTRAINT (REST has TRAIN)
12 Evenly value hybrid trees in plain (7) AUSTERE (vAlUe TREES*)
13 One may face the other in confrontation (7) EYEBALL CD
         

14 The bishop can’t stand the balloon (5) BLIMP (B LIMP)
          Like the Hindenburg
16 Evidence that Blair, say had difficult times (9) TESTIMONY (TONY (Blair) has TIMES*)
19 Open elegance of an event (9) FREESTYLE (FREE STYLE)
          Anything goes - like in Indian politics
20 Avarice makes the animal return after midnight (5) GREED (niGht DEER<)
22 A dimple holds the odd secret on progeny (7) DESCENT (DENT holds SeCrEt)
25 Contact in Somalia is only with the pirates (7) LIAISON (T)
27 In it one gets a prominence, he admits (9) INITIATOR (IN IT 1 A TOR)
28 Flyer fighting rebels within (5) GREBE (T)
29 Breathe hard, run after publicity and escape one who is no more (14) HYPERVENTILATE (R after HYPE, VENT 1 LATE)

DOWN
2 Stoical climber said to be caught in a Mexican standoff (9) IMPASSIVE (IV ~ivy in IMPASSE)
3 Job partly for a practical veterinarian (5) CALVE (T &semi&Lit)
          Reminded me of James Herriot stories and by connection, Richard Gordon
4 Ardently unravelled ten layers (9) EARNESTLY (TEN LAYERS)*
5 An Indian identity finally, just in case (5) CASTE (jusT in CASE)
6 A U.S. president’s heart is set in land trading (9) BARTERING (cARTEr (Jimmy) in BRING)
          Jo tera hai woh mera hai, jo mera hai woh ter hai
7 May be a 5 in Kerala accepted some money (5) NAIRA (NAIR A)
8 Drink with a friend completely (7) TOTALLY (TOT ALLY)
9 Boyfriend gets daughter, and boy cake (6) BEDAUB (BEAU gets D, B)
          Reminded me of the pancake you find bedaubed on some female faces
15 Bill around the port is back (9) POSTERIOR (POSTER around RIO)
           Thought of drawing for this, but could not get to the bottom of it
17 Suspect it may be a smaller model (5,1,3) SMELL A RAT ((A SMALLER)* T)
          Time to called the Pied Piper
18 Finished twice in the red (9) OVERSPENT (OVER SPENT)
19 Supplement found in cod, it is the in thing (7) FADDISH (ADD in FISH)
21 Germany always had new state capital (6) DENVER (D EVER had N)
23 Miss having millions to save (5) SKIMP (SKIP having M)
24 The thing inside is exact (5) TITHE (THE with IT inside)
26 Falls with one leg up (5) ANGEL (AN LEG<)
          Falls nearly a km uninterrupted! As pretty as other Venezuelan beauties
 

36 comments:

  1. 45 minutes with no comments! A record of sorts

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    1. Everyone seems to be under the weather, even though Phailin has gone away

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    2. It is raining like mad for the last 4 days. And we are busy "phailin" Service Tax returns

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    3. Good pun.
      I understand from another Vizag friend that the rains for the last few days is actually much more than the Phailin rains.

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    4. 30 cm in the past 4 days is a lot in Vizag.

      And who would this other friend be?

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  2. 21D : In the Anno does D stand for Germany ?

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    1. Thanking both Col Sir and Kishore. It has been raining in Hyderabad since yesterday. Pleasant and chilly weather !

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  3. A nice CW from Arden. I could solve all but for four. 27A, 29A, 19D and 24D. Thanks, Arden.

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  4. Thanks for the anno for 19D. Had guessed the answer, but was not clear how!
    Enjoyed Arden's cw today.
    Good morning all. Perfect weather in Delhi.

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  5. 6D Should it be 'a U.S. president' or ' an U.S. president'? Usually Arden is word perfect.

    Reminded of the quiz: What do you call a cat and a U.S president? GARFIELD.

    Just like Famous First Dogs, here are some Famous First Cats of the US

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    1. It is 'a U.S. President' because U is pronounced you. It is an only if the word has a vowel sound.

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  6. 19A : Open elegance of an event (9) FREESTYLYE (FREE STYLE)
    Kishore's Comment : Anything goes - like in Indian politics.
    Like to add : A 'freestyle' event, 'free-for-all' and 'no holds barred' !!

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    1. ...scratching my head to answer your query :)

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    2. Beware the onslaught of hard nails on the soft scalp !

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  7. Suresh,
    That is correct. Any word that starts with "U" where it is pronounced with the "you" sound will use "a": united, ukelele, university, U-shaped, useful, useless, uvula.

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  8. The reference was to the different usage by Kishore in his opening remark.

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  9. 19D : I took FASHION for 'the in thing'. I'd 'fish' for 'cod' but couldn't account for 'aon' and left it unfilled.

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  10. 6 Down comment by Kishore
    Jo tera hai woh mera hai, jo mera hai woh ter hai
    But I say this to my hubby
    Jo aapka hai woh mera hai ,jo mera hai wohbhi mera hai !

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    1. My school friend from Delhi used this, always when it used to suit him.

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    2. LV @ 1:40

      It's like saying "Heads I win, Tails you lose" to your hubby ! :)

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    3. That's the privilege of being a lady, LV!

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    4. @MB Sir :)
      Hahaha ! Yes Kishore I enjoy that :)

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    5. LV for Lady V'nathan..:-)

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    6. Zsa Zsa Gabor said "I am a marvelous housekeeper. Every time I leave a man, I keep his house."

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    7. Kishore 5:52 - Today I read this on a man's T-shirt. Mind you, for once, it is a true story from me.

      My wife gives me sound advice. 99% sound and 1% advice.

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    8. His wife is probably wearing one saying "My husband is 100% sound"

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  11. 19D: Definition is a noun while answer is an adjective. The only problem I have with today's grid.

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    1. I sounded okay. It is the in thing or it is faddish.

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    2. Def: 'the in thing': Adjective = Fad·dish (fdsh) adj. from thefreedictionary.com.

      I had thought 'the in thing' was a noun like fashion, I suppose means fashionable

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