tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6025878547150944281.post5584939381204379172..comments2009-02-20T13:31:59.946+05:30Shuchihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01255928672885834649noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6025878547150944281.post-79213542710535113312009-02-20T13:31:00.000+05:302009-02-20T13:31:00.000+05:30@raghunath: "sound" is the homophone indicator. It signals that the word for "carnivorous mammal" (MARTEN) sounds like the word for "swallow" (MARTIN). Swallow as in the bird, in the cryptic reading.Shuchihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01255928672885834649noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6025878547150944281.post-48177918481344285052009-02-20T12:37:00.000+05:302009-02-20T12:37:00.000+05:301 a] Swallow sound on spotting carnivorous mammal.<BR/><BR/>What's sound got to do with the clue? To mislead? Stifle/ dampen?raghunathhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17162552411714117166noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6025878547150944281.post-78033521715078346122009-02-20T00:38:00.000+05:302009-02-20T00:38:00.000+05:30Thanks Ganesh for the detailed comment. It is a good sign IMO that Neyartha's crosswords have stirred so much discussion.Shuchihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01255928672885834649noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6025878547150944281.post-43548392796816459502009-02-20T00:18:00.000+05:302009-02-20T00:18:00.000+05:30First off, regarding the theme, the compiler should have also 'starred' the clues for POLE STAR and MOON, and then suggested that they have a 'universal commonality' instead of just starring the planets' clues.<BR/><BR/>1. Swallow sound on spotting carnivorous mammal (6)<BR/><BR/>The homophone indicator is closer to 'swallow' - 'martin' : So, MARTEN must be the intended solution.<BR/><BR/>on is a connector. <BR/><BR/>Spotting is a 'leading to' segment, as I like to call it.<BR/><BR/>Frequently, you see clues which suggest you must do some wordplay in order to see some direct definition. The 'in order to see' can be words like 'spotting' , 'yielding', 'leads to', 'see' and its variants etc. You can consider them connectors too, if you wish :)<BR/><BR/>2. Supported the German’s firing, despite being detached (8) UNPINNED <BR/><BR/>Supported : UNDERPINNED<BR/>the German : DER<BR/>firing : Deletion indicator<BR/>UN{-der}PINNED<BR/>despite being : connectors (well, despite is a bit far fetched as a connector, but it gives the surface reading and doesn't interfere too much with either direct or cryptic segment)<BR/>detached : Direct definition, as you have noted in your post.<BR/><BR/>3. Go over this when happy (4) MOON [CD]<BR/>The expression is "go over the moon", this clue doesn't take care of the "THE"!<BR/><BR/>Yes, this is a slight overlook, but the compiler can be given this sort of cryptic license IMHO :)<BR/><BR/>4. Closing word for the auditor with infectious disease (4) YAWS<BR/><BR/>The solution is correct.<BR/>Closing word: Yours (CD) , as in closing words in a letter<BR/>for the auditor : Homophone indicator<BR/>with: connector<BR/>infectious disease : YAWS<BR/><BR/>5. Order to empty sherbet by mistake (6) BEHEST*<BR/>I don't like "empty" much for removing a single letter only. "cored" or "disheartened" are more apt, but of course the surface would suffer with them.<BR/><BR/>This is a valid criticism which the compiler must note, but yes, I believe it was put in there for the surface reading. Will definitely not satisfy the purist!<BR/><BR/>6. Beginners unearth radioactivity around Italian tourist village (6) URA NUS<BR/>The connector "around" is jarring here. It leads one to think that URA will contain NUS, which is not the case.<BR/><BR/>Note that 'around' is not a connector or CC indicator. It is part of the Acrostic.<BR/>Beginners : Acrostic indicator<BR/>unearth - U<BR/>radioactivity - R<BR/>around - A<BR/>Italian tourist village - NUS<BR/><BR/>7. Monarch overwhelmed by the Pole’s voice projection (5) TENON<BR/>TENON is projection, how does the rest work?<BR/>Monarch - R<BR/>overwhelmed by - Substitution indicator<BR/>the - connector<BR/>Pole - N<BR/>voice - TENOR<BR/>projection - Direct definition<BR/><BR/>Anno: TENO{-r+N}<BR/><BR/>8. Door jamb (broken) espied by one in church (9)SIDEP{I}E* CE<BR/><BR/>by : It should be a connector<BR/>in : This is the container indication<BR/><BR/>The best anno I can come up with (as I have posted on Orkut) is:<BR/><BR/>Door jamb : Direct segment<BR/>broken: anagram indicator<BR/>espied: Anagram fodder: yields : SIDEP E<BR/>by : connector<BR/>one in : Put 'I' inside what is yielded by the anagram segment : This gives : SIDEP{I}E (The container / contained segment)<BR/>church : CE : standard substitution<BR/><BR/>Answer with anno: SIDEP{I}E* CE<BR/><BR/>9. Hide this description of a traditionalist (5) BOUND [2] <BR/><BR/>I would probably annotate this as : BOUND [CD], though your interpretation also makes sense.<BR/><BR/>Description of a traditionalist : Hidebound<BR/>Hide'this' - Hide'bound'<BR/><BR/>Bit farfetched?Ganesh T Shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15957137699259998423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6025878547150944281.post-13990195900883350982009-02-19T13:21:00.000+05:302009-02-19T13:21:00.000+05:30@Anonymous: Of course! *slaps forehead* I'll update the entry for this clue. Thanks!Shuchihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01255928672885834649noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6025878547150944281.post-61910991001038161132009-02-19T12:59:00.000+05:302009-02-19T12:59:00.000+05:30removes = Ousts :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com