Friday 16 February 2018

No 12242, Friday 16 Feb 2018, Aspartame


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ACROSS
6   Sailor is hired by companies to start building part of plant (7) CORNCOB {CO}{RN}{CO}{Bu...g}
7   Retired old man said to go around providing support (7) TOEHOLD {O}{HE<}<= in {TOLD}
9   Space, say for body fluid (5) RHEUM (~room)
10 Large printed map with spots is seen on the road (9) LAMPPOSTS {L}{MAP+SPOTS}*
11 I was trying to get around greeting head lecturer of language (7) SWAHILI {I+WAS}* around {HI}{Le...r}
13 Moderate rage (6) TEMPER [DD]
15 Documentary on old city competition showcased (6,7) MOTION PICTURE {COMPETITION}* over {UR}
19 Caught a pony running to shade (6) CANOPY {C}{A}{PONY*}
20 Provide security to corners of graveyard (7) ENCRYPT {E}{N}{CRYPT}
23 Letdown that can occur during Diwali? (4,5) DAMP SQUIB [C&DD]
24 A brief description of nitro combustion (5) INTRO*
26 Unite leaders of constituencies opposing new judicial ordinances iNigeria (7) CONJOIN Acrostic
27 Anil put to work for marriage (7) NUPTIAL*

DOWN
1   Real constant (4) TRUE [DD]
2   Food camp is bad (6) SCAMPI*
3   Spirited Englishmen tormented date for book (9) EBULLIENT {E}{BULLIE(-d+nt}NT}
4   Nuisance eating piece of pecan tart is most high-spirited (8) PEPPIEST {PE{Pe..n}{PIE}ST}
5   Store some whiskey at the end of a celebration (5,5) HOUSE PARTY {HOUSE} {PART}{w...eY}
6   Body of Army woman said to be buried near banks of Seine (6) CORPSE CORP{SeinE} Anno pending
7   It contains information on mostly #MeToo movement (4) TOME METOo*
8   Escorted engineer out into barren land (6) DESERT STEeRED* Indirect anagram
12 Choose an emollient (10) ANOINTMENT {AN}{OINTMENT}
14 Teller's doubt taken up after configuring IVR found in Delhi (9) RIVERBANK {IVR*}{ER}{BANK} Why Delhi only?
16 Fake interim post organization hides (8) IMPOSTOR [T]
17 Bomb detectives icharge are bitter (6) ACIDIC {A}{CID}{IC} A for A-Bomb?
18 Walk at street level (6) STROLL {ST}{ROLL} Roll/Level?
21 Carpenter at food joint (6) CHIPPY [DD]
22 Freudian often leaves to wreak havoc (4) RUIN fReUdIaN
25 Weak clue brought up finally (4) THIN (+t)THIN(-t)

28 comments:

  1. 6a: corncob {co}{rn-}{co}{b} = part of plant
    7a: toehold {to}{he <-}{old} = support
    9a: rheum {~room} = body fluid
    10a: lampposts {l}{map+spots}*
    11a: swahili {hi}{i} in {I was}* = language
    13a: temper (DD)
    15a: motion picture {ru+competition}* = documentary
    19a: canopy {c}{a}{pony}* = shade
    20a: encrypt {en=corners}{crypt=graveyard} = provide security
    23a: damp squib (CD)
    24a: intro {nitro}* = brief description
    26a: conjoin (acronym)
    27a: nuptial {anil+put}* = marriage
    1d: true (DD)
    2d: scampi {camp+is}* = food
    3d: ebullient {e}{bullie (-d)+(nt)} = spirited (tormented=bullied)
    4d: peppiest {pe(p)(pie)st} = most high spirited.
    (nuisance = pest & tart=pie)
    5d: house party {house(=store)}{part(=some)}{y(=whiskey at the end)} = a celebration
    6d: corpse {CORP(-s)}{SeinE} = body (anno not clear).
    7d: tome {meto(-o)}* = it contains information.
    8d: desert {escorted-co}* = barren land. (co=engineer?)
    12d: anointment {an}{ointment(=emollient)} = choose
    14d: riverbank {ivr*}{(+er)bank (-er)} = found in Delhi
    (Is it found in Delhi only?)
    17d: acidic {a}{cid}{ic} = bitter
    18d: stroll {st}{roll} = walk
    21d: chippy (DD)
    22d: ruin {fReUdIaN) = wreak havoc
    25d: thin {(+t)hin(-t)} = weak




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  2. 6A CORNCOB = part of plant ( CO CO from companies ,RN=sailor (royal Navy), B from Building)
    7A TOEHOLD = support ( HE= man ,+OLD + TO )
    9A RHEUM (CD)
    10A LAMPPOSTS = seen on road,( L from Large, +map ,+spots) .. plural ???
    11A SWAHILI =language (I WAS around HI and L from lect...r)
    15A MOTION PICTURE = documentary (anagram of( UR = old city, +competetion))



    1D TRUE ( Double Defin)
    2D SCAMPI = Food (anag of camp is)
    3D EBULLIENT (E from Engl..men, BULLIED= TORMENTED, replacing NT for D)
    4D PEPPIEST ( angramof( tart = PIE ,P P from Piece and Pecan most =est))
    5D HOUSE PARTY (HOUSE =store, PART= some,Y from end of whiskey)
    6D CORPSE=body ( CORP= army woman. SE from banks of Seine)
    7D TOME = information container ( mostly of #metoo)
    8D DESERT = barren land (escorted - co ) { dont know how is engineer CO)
    12D ANOINTMENT=choose (AN ,+OINTMENT=emollient)

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  3. I thought Venkatesan had already got his promotion from a Rookie commenter

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  4. Aspartame's sweet concoction ! ENCRYPT was a superb cryptic clue ! Ebullient pepped up my spirits ! Damp squib is a bomb of a clue ! Chippy was a yippie clue !

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  5. 6a: corncob - rn(sailor) in co..co + b(....g)
    10a: lampposts - l(arge) + map* + spots*
    11a: swahili - {(i was + hi(greating) + l(ect...)}*
    13a: temper(dd)
    15a: motion picture(dd)
    19a: canopy - c+a+ (pony)*
    20a: encrypt - e+n+crypt(g...d)
    23a: damp squib(dd)
    24a: intro - nitro*
    26a: conjoin(acrostic)
    27a: nuptial - (anil put)*

    1d: true(dd)
    2d: scampi - (camp is)*
    4d: peppiest - pest(nui...) + p+pie(tart)
    5d: house party - house(store) + part(some) + (a)y
    6d: corpse - corp(army) + s(ien)e
    8d: desert - (escorted - co)*
    12d: anointment - an + ointment(emo....)
    14d: riverbank - {er(doubt)+ivr}* + bank(teller)
    16d: impostor(T)
    17d: acidic - a(atombomb) +cid + ic (in charge)
    18d: stroll - st + roll
    22d: ruin - FrEuDiAn
    25d: thin - +t(hint-t)

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  6. 5d: house party - house(store) + part(some) + (whiske)y

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  7. Venkatesan you are no longer to consider yourself as a rookie commenter

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    1. Okay sir. Though I was following this blog silently for a good time, it is only after taking part in solving in this blog, the syntax of annotations is clear to me. Let other rookie commenters learn the art. Thank you all for the encouragement.

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  8. Dr.Krishnamoorthy....Next in line for promotion? :)

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  9. 18D
    ROLL has the following synonyms in Chambers Thesaurus:

    press, press down, flatten, crush, smooth, level

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  10. 17D Perhaps the intention is A-Bomb [atomic bomb] for bomb

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  11. 6. Across....we use the notation for sailer is "AB".....so the definition could not find in part of the plant.

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  12. 6d army = corps
    woman, say (said) = sis = s
    to be burried -deletion indicator (-s)
    banks of seine - SE

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  13. 6 Body of Army woman said to be buried near banks of Seine (6) CORPSE CORP{SeinE} Anno pending

    corporal - oral (said) + s...e

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