Financial Times 15,392 by ARMONIE

Posted by Grant Baynham on November 8th, 2016

Across
1 RESTRAINED
6

SHUN

PERMISSION

10 WARM

Tasteful melody in the woodwind (10)

STRAIN (melody) in REED (woodwind)
Avoid head of state with vandal (4)
S (first of State) then HUN (vandal).
US politician returning to duty gets agreement (10)
REP (Republican, US politician) is reversed, then MISSION (duty).
Rich with power (4)
W (with) then ARM, which Chambers gives at definition number 10 as power
(figurative), although I struggle to find a phrase that might include it.
Im not over-fond of the definition, either. Warm praise might be rich praise, I suppose
but I cant think of anything much else. Perhaps Im having a bad day (see 24a).

12 DEGENERATION Worsening state of French breeding (12)

DE (French of) + GENERATION (breeding)
15 LAUGHABLE
A huge ball exploded? Thats very funny! (9)
Anagram (exploded) of A HUGE BALL.
17 LEGAL
This is allowed on a lake (5)
LEG (the on side in cricket) then A + L for lake.
18 CATER

Supply a note when in credit (5)

A + TE (a note in the Sol-Fa scale) in CR (for credit). Cates are literally (well,
Shakespearean-ly) luxury foods. Its one of those words thats become debased by
mercantile usage.
19 EXTENSION
Development in old dispute (9)
EX (= former, or old) + TENSION (dispute).
20 DISCOVERABLE Cripple protects refuge that can be found (12)
DISABLE (cripple as verb) contains COVER (refuge).
24 TIER
One who drew level (4)
Bother. Im guessing, but Im only guessing, at a double definition. I cant make tied
into what Im presuming is a noun. The tied? I think not. A proper noun? Well, if there
was once a Dutch (or whatever) figurative artist one who drew called Hieronymous
(or whatever) Tied then Google is silent on the matter. Im clearly missing something.
Damn. All suggestions welcome.
Right, ignore all the above in italics from when I thought the answer had to be TIED.
What a chump.
Thanks to Andrew for putting me right: its a simple double definition.
25 STRONG GALE Anglers got bad weather (6,4)
Anagram (bad) of ANGLERS GOT. Id thought the term-of-art for Force 9 on the Beaufort
scale was severe gale but it seems the Met Office uses severe only because its more
descriptive than the official version, the romantic fools.
26 DILL
Herb made Penny unwell (4)
D (a penny in pre-decimal money; the singular seems now almost to have disappeared)
+ ILL (unwell).
27 FRIGHTENED
Immediately entering marsh journalist gets panicky (10)
RIGHT (immediately as in Ill be right there) in FEN (marsh) + ED (journalist).
Down
1 ROPE
Painter makes small change in deer (4)
A painter is the rope you use to tie up a boat, here produced by P (pence or small
change in new money; see what I mean?) included in ROE (deer).
2 SPRY
Without resistance mole is nimble (4)
SPY (a mole perhaps) is outside or without as in without a city wall R for
resistance.

RAISE THE
ROOF

ISSUE

Fear hooter is ill-fitted to make lots of noise (5,3,4)

Anagram (il-fitted) of FEAR HOOTER IS.
Children matter (5)
A very nice double definition.

ELOPEMENT

Fugitive union member has internal operation (9)

OP (or operation) included in ELEMENT (member).
7 HEARING AID
Trial by one in promotion of audio device (7,3)
HEARING (trial) then AD (for advertisement or promotion) surrounding 1.
8 NO MANS LAND Without resistance English invaders arrive in exclusion zone (2,4,4)
Headline from the Hastings Express, October 14th, 1066: NORMANS LAND! lacking R for
resistance. I liked this very much.
11 FAILING LIGHT Sick during plane trip at dusk (7,5)
AILING in FLIGHT.
13 ELUCIDATED
Diet Claude worked out and explained (10)
Anagram (worked out) of DIET CLAUDE
14 JUST AS WELL Only one beaus getting lucky (4,2,4)
JUST A SWELL. Neat.
16 BEEFEATER
21 ALONG
22 BARN
23 SEND

Royal guard initially executes exploit when in drink (9)

FEAT (exploit) + E (first of Executes), all in BEER.
A desire to be with you (5)
A + LONG (desire) for along as in if you head for the pub, Ill be right along. I think.
Prohibit new building (4)
BAR + N.
Convey old Bobs demise (4)
S for shilling (a bob in old money) + END (demise).

*anagram

Guardian 27,036 / Brendan

Posted by Eileen on November 8th, 2016

Its less than a week since Brendans last appearance but Im certainly not complaining!

A puzzle right up my street, based on one of my favourite Shakespeare plays, the 5,24 that superstition says
cant be named in the theatre [and isnt named here, except familiarly at 6dn]. I did it for O Level and still
remember a surprising amount of it, which was useful at 16dn. There are allusions to the plot of the play in
many of the cleverly-written surfaces and the three weird sisters can be found in the grid.

The whole is beautifully clued, as always a real work of art, I think. I enjoyed every minute of it many
thanks, Brendan.

Across

8 Convert a doubter not easily swayed (8)

OBDURATE
Anagram [convert] of A DOUBTER

9 Hags warning of stormy period once engulfing monarch (5)

CRONE
CONE [warning of stormy period once] round R [king or queen]

10 State of role you reportedly rejected (4)

UTAH
U [sounds like you] + a reversal [rejected] of HAT [role]

11 Close discussions about wife showing nocturnal activity (5-5)

NIGHT-WALKS
NIGH [close] + TALKS [discussions] round W [wife] reference to Lady Macbeths sleepwalking

12 Referred to toil and trouble, say, sorted out in proof, finally (6)
QUOTED
Anagram [sorted] of OUT in QED [proof finally] reference to the witches incantation:

Double, double toil and trouble;

Fire burn, and cauldron bubble.

14 For one looking for birdies, a bad putter? (8)

TWITCHER
Amusing double definition

15 Divine female that hero meets at end of the 5 24 across (7)

NEMESIS
Double definition: the Greek goddess of retribution and a rival or opponent who cannot be beaten [Chambers]
Macduff in the play: Macbeth had been told that he could not be defeated by a man of woman born but
Macduff reveals that he was delivered by caesarean section

17 Triumphantly elevated, presided over country riven by outrage (7)

CHAIRED
Double definition with wordplay: CHAD [country] round [riven by] IRE [outrage]

20 Helping in crime, a risky activity (8)

ABETTING
A BETTING [risky activity]

22 Bard having cast first murderer (3,3)

HIT MAN
The bard this time is [Walt] [w]HITMAN, having lost [cast] his first letter: witty use of first murderer, who in

Crosswordland is usually Cain by coincidence, the first [and second and third] murderer featured in last
nights University Challenge, in a question about Shakespeares unnamed characters

23 Grumbling about couple holding hands thats delightful (10)

BEWITCHING
BITCHING [grumbling] round EW [couple holding hands partners in bridge]

24 Having set out after power, act (4)

PLAY
LAY [set out] after P [power]

25 Article about second chief of clan (5)

THANE
THE [article] about AN [second article] at the beginning of the play, Macbeth is Thane of Glamis and then has
the title of Thane of Cawdor bestowed on him for bravery in battle

26 Beat with cane and made a change (8)

SWITCHED
Double definition

Down

1 Monstrously stab king, and profit? Its hard to fathom (8)

ABSTRUSE
Anagram [monstrously] of STAB + R [king] + USE [profit]

2 Exclamation from Scot pierced by end of skean-dhu that hurts! (4)

OUCH
OCH [exclamation from Scot] round [pierced by] [skean dh]U hilarious surface!

3 Accursed like dog dismissed in dramatic scene? (6)

DAMNED
Back to the sleepwalking scene and Lady Ms famous Out, damned Spot! [dog dismissed

4 Wife with some scores not easy to bear (7)

WEIGHTY
W [wife] + EIGHTY [four score]

5 Author is hard to follow, like others of his ilk (8)

SCOTTISH
[Sir Walter] SCOTT [author] IS H [hard]
A note from Collins: although the use of ilk to mean a type or class is sometimes condemned as being the
result of a misunderstanding of the Scottish expression of that ilk*, it is nevertheless well established and
generally acceptable [*of the place of the same name to indicate that the person is laird of the place
named: Moncrieff of that ilk]

6 Mac, in short, butchered for kingship (10)

MONARCHIST
Anagram [butchered] of MAC IN SHORT

7 Interrupt speech with diabolical cheek about line (6)

HECKLE
Anagram [diabolical] of CHEEK round L [line]

13 The average grade in a test for stage (10)

THEATRICAL
THE + C [average grade] in A TRIAL [a test]

16 Actions of insignificant taleteller?

IDIOCIES
Reference to Macbeths soliloquy:

Out, out, brief candle!

Lifes but a walking shadow, a poor player
That struts and frets his hour upon the stage
And then is heard no more: it is a tale
Told by an idiot, full of sound and fury,
Signifying nothing.

Perhaps a bit hard for those not familiar with the text but its a quite well known passage, I think

18 Established a title thats raised issues (8)

EMANATES
A reversal [thats raised] of SET [established] A NAME [a title]

19 Returns in a tragedys leading part touching (7)

AGAINST
GAINS [returns] in A T[ragedys]

21 Inspiring act the Bard unceasingly revised (6)

BREATH
Anagram [revised] of THE BAR[d]

22 Among makers of awful gruel, American serving regional dish (6)

HAGGIS
GI [American serving] in HAGS another reference to the witches brew

24 Caledonian featured in epic tale (4)

PICT
Contained in ePIC Tale

Independent 9382 / Alchemi

Posted by duncanshiell on November 8th, 2016

Alchemi gives us a topical offering today.

Unless you have been hiding away in some CATACOMBS [25 across] for months, nay years, you will be aware
that the American Presidential election is taking place today. Alchemi is certainly aware of it and has packed a
lot of relevant material into rows 5, 7,9 and 11 of the grid. With a bit of lateral thinking one or two of the other
entries could be considered relevant as well.
There is one entry that I cant parse completely. I get the upturned barrel bit of TWIN-TUB at 20 down but I
dont get the very little water a component bit. I look forward be told what I am missing.
Once the theme became apparent, the thematic clues fell very quickly.
You got your moneys worth today with 34 grid entries from 33 clues.
I liked the clue for CATACOMBS with its container and contents within an additional outer container.

Across
No.

Clue

Wordplay

Putin sat around Anagram of (around) PUTIN SAT

getting clothes (

Entry
PANTSUIT (a womans suit
of trousers and a jacket;

8)

PANTSUIT*

clothes)

Understood this GOT (understood) + HIC (Latin

classical style [classical] for this)
of
architecture(6)

GOTHIC (style of
architecture)

10

One who has a AS (like) + K (knight) + ER (expressi ASKER (one who poses a
question like
on of hesitation, perhaps because one question)
knight I dont doesnt know what to say)
really know (5)

11

VegetationVenu PLANET (Venus is

PLANE TREE (example of
s possibly
a PLANET) + REE (letters 2, 4 and vegetation)
freezes evenly 6 [evenly] of FREEZES)
(5,4)
PLANE TREE

12 / Small mountain HILL (small mountain) + an

13 lion can try
anagram of(frantically) LION CAN
frantically to be TRY
a candidate(7,7)
HILL ARY CLINTON*

HILLARY
CLINTON (Democratic
Presidential candidate in
todays American election)

14

KAINE (reference
Tim KAINE, American
attorney and politician who
is HILLARY CLINTONs
running mate and Democratic
candidate for the Vice
Presidency)

Cattle mob
KINE (cattle) containing (mob) A
a candidate (5)
K (A) INE

15

Its one man

Anagram of (going round) ITS ONE MINNESOTA (St Paul is the
going round St MAN
capital and second-most
Pauls area (9)
populous city of the U.S. state
MINNESOTA*
of MINNESOTA)

17

Millions do not
start to
appreciate
change candidat
e(4,5)

M (millions) +
LIKE (appreciate) excluding the first
letter (do not
start) L + PENCE (small change)
M IKE PENCE

MIKE PENCE (MIKE

PENCE, current Governor of
Indiana who is
Donald TRUMPs running
mate and Republican
candidate for the Vice
Presidency)

20

Candidatefinall T (last letter

y hit bottom (5) of [finally] HIT) + RUMP(buttocks;
bottom)

TRUMP (reference Donald

TRUMP, Republican
presidential candidate in
todays American election)

22

What the
candidates are
doing on the
trot (7)

RUNNING (candidates run for

election)

RUNNING (if people are on

the trot, they are indulging in
a form of RUNNING)
double definition

23

Laugh about
George Bush
on campaign
battlefront (7)

TITTER (laugh) containing (about) TWITTER ,(both candidates

W (reference George W Bush, former campaign teams having been
President of the United States)
making significant use
of TWITTER to put forward
T (W) ITTER
their own views and rubbish
their opponents character, acts
and views during the

American election campaign)

25

Underground
places for
Mexican food
in the morning
featured by
broadcaster (9)

TACO (in Mexican cooking, a very

CATACOMBS (subterranean
thin rolled pancake with a meat filling, excavations used as burial
usually fried crisp) contained
places; underground caverns)
in (in) AM (ante meridiem; morning)
with that container and contents
itself contained in (featured
by) CBS (Columbia Broadcast System,
a major American broadcaster)
C (A (TACO) M) BS

26

Volunteers
(ON [working] contained
working inside in [inside] TA[Territorial Army;
left, having a
volunteers]) + L (left)
key (5)
T (ON) A L

TONAL (according to a
musical key)

27

Despicable
person going
round clubs is
bigoted (6)

RAT (despicable
person) containing (going round)
(C [clubs in cards] + IS)

RACIST (example of bigoted

person)

Michelle and
Barack Obama
initially
impressed by
policy
for hairstyle (9)

MBO (first letters of [initially] each

of MICHELLE, BARACK and OBA
MA) contained in (impressed
by) COVER (reference
the COVERprovided by an insurance
policy)

28

RA (C IS) T

COMBOVER (defined by
Chambers as a vain attempt to
make the most of ones
dwindling resources of hair;
hairstyle)

CO (MBO) VER
Dow
n
1

Small green

PEA (small green vegetable) + C (cold PEACH (there is

thing with taps tap) + H(hot tap)

giving product
of Georgia (5)

a PEACH County in the

American State of Georgia
and PEACHes are a major
product of the States
agriculture)

"5 cents," I
NIKOLAI (sounds
NIKOLAI (reference NIKO
said,
like [said] NICKEL[American 5 cents LAIRimsky-Korsakov 1844
"for Rimskycoin] + I)
1908], Russian composer)
Korsakov?" (7)

Certain to
SURE (certain) containing (to
include note
include) (FA [note of the tonic solabout plane(7) fa] + C [circa; about])

SURFACE (a SURFACE is a
flat 2-dimensional geometric
figure; plane)

SUR (FA C) E
4

Intimatespotted PIMPLY (spotted) excluding the first IMPLY (intimate)

losing head (5) letter(losing head) P

Former unit
ONE (unit) + (M [money] contained ONE TIME (former)
gets money to in [to stop] TIE [bond])
stop Bond (3-4)
ONE TI (M) E

Shakespeareans H (hour) + ORATION (speech) exclu HORATIO (character in

hort speech is ding the final letter (short) N
Shakespeares play Hamlet)
under an hour
(7)

Scandalfreefamily

CLAN (family) containing E (Europe CLEAN (scandal-free)

14

welcomes
European (5)

an)

Being
immunisedagai
nst snacks,
essentially,
confused niece
(8)

V (versus; against) + AC (central

VACCINEE (person [being]
letters[essentially] of SNACKS) + an immunised)
anagram of(confused) NIECE

North
Koreansound
equipment goes
belly-up
without echo
(3)

MIKE (microphone; sound

KIM (a very common name
equipment) excluding (without) E (Ec in North Korea)
ho is the International Radio
Communication code for the
letter E) reversed (goes up; down
clue)

CL (E) AN

V AC CINEE*

KIM<
15

Quiet
performance
keeps queen out
of terrible
danger
in psyop (4,4)

MIME (play without dialogue; quiet MIND

performance) containing (keeps) an GAME (physcological
anagram
operation [military actions
of (terrible) DANGER excluding (out) designed to influence the
ER (Elizabeth Regina; queen)
perceptions and attitudes of
individuals, groups, and
MI (ND GA*) ME
foreign government]; psyop)

16

Old man
(PA [father; old
ALP (mountain)
crossed line
man] containing [crossed] L[line]) all
climbing mount reversed (climbing; down clue)
ain (3)
(A (L) P)<

18

Family name
turned up
in motion (7)

KIN (people belonging to the same

KINETIC (relating to
family) +CITE (name) reversed (turn motion)
ed up; down clue)
KIN ETIC<

19

Royalty is
PRIES (is
PRINCES (non-reigning
nosey about
nosey) containing (about) NC (North male members of a royal or
North Carolina Carolina)
imperial family; royalty)
(7)
PRI (NC) ES

20

Upturned barrel
containing very
little water a
component
of washing
machine (4-3)

BUTT (a large cask of varying

capacity; barrel) reversed (upturned ;
down clue) containing(containing) ?
and here Im afraid I cant offer any
interpretation of the clue. I cant see a
relationship between WIN and very
little water a component of

TWIN TUB (type of washing

machine with separate drums
for washing and spin-drying)
I think the definition is just
washing machine rather than
a component of washing
machine

T (WIN) TUB<
21

Actor is not
bothered bathed
in special
lighting effect
(7)

An anagram of (bothered) IS
NOT contained in (bathed
in) UV (ultra-violet [beyond the violet
end of the visible spectrum, of
wavelength between approximately
400 and 10 nanometres; relating to, or
using, radiations of wavelengths less
than those of visible light]; special
lighting effect)

USTINOV (reference
Peter USTINOV[1921
2004], English actor, writer,
dramatist etc)

U (STINO*) V
22

Luxury car
carries
one track
competitor (5)

RR (Rolls Royce; luxury

car) containing (carries) ACE [one]
R (ACE) R

RACER (runner; track

competitor)

23

Retailer group SET (group) reversed (backing) + CO TESCO (major retailer [and
backing senior (Commanding Officer; senior officer) bank])
officer (5)
TES< CO

24

Queen
possibly to
regret having
bottom grabbed
by both hands
(5)

RUE (regret) with the last

letter (bottom letter in a down
entry) E contained in (grabbed by]
(L[left {hand}] + R [right {hand}]
giving both hands)

RULER (the Queen is

a RULER)

RU L (E) R

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