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Thank you to Henry for posting the solution (see the Comments section below).
I invite you to leave a comment to let us know how you fared with the puzzle.
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NTSPP 772
10 hours ago
Saturday, August 3, 2019
Saturday, August 3, 2019 — Odd Or Even
Thank you to Henry for posting the solution (see the Comments section below).
I invite you to leave a comment to let us know how you fared with the puzzle.
Signing off for today — Falcon
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Good morning,
ReplyDeleteI found today's offering to be a bit more challenging than others of late. Last one in was 13a. Nice to see 7d and 19d put in appearances. Have a good weekend!
Peter
Hello Falcon and friends,
ReplyDeleteOddly (or not?), I did not find today's puzzle too challenging. My favourite was also my last one in - 5a. I got tripped up by the false anagram indicator (dance around) but LOL'ed once I caught on.
Thank you for posting Falcon and have a nice weekend everyone.
Cheers,
MG
This was a quick one. Thought I was doing the daily fast one from England because I was breezing through it. Then I realized it was the NP. LOL'ed.
ReplyDeleteGood Saturday to all! I also didn't quite breeze through this one, although it was not that difficult. Took a bit of time to work out the parsing for 3d and 12a (my last two in). The rest were straightforward (in a cryptic way). Nice to see 27a put in an appearance.
ReplyDeleteFavourites - 1d and 8d. 8d because that what I often do with parsing I can't quite get.
And, as MG says - thanks for posting, Falcon and have a nice long weekend everyone.
Henry
Further to MG's comment, there is something odd and even about this puzzle.
DeleteHere is the solution to this week's puzzle.
ReplyDeleteACROSS
1a STRI(VI)NG
5a C(HOP) UP (HOP = dance around)
10a _ARGON_ (hidden in cAR GONe)
11a {CREAT(I)ONS}* (anagram on ancestor's with I (one))
12a PIL(LAG)E (PILE = nap of carpet)
13a SIN(G OUT) (GOUT = joint problem)
14a ODDFELLOWS* (anagram on FED SLOW OLD)
17a KIND (double definition)
19a O|N(L)Y (O = Operator on telephone, number that loos like a letter)
20a EVEN-STEVEN* (anagram on SEVENTEEN with V (Roman numeral for five)
23a DE(VIA)NT (VIA = Roman word for way)
24a CLINT|ON (Clint Eastwood American actor)
26a PARCHEESI* (anagram on IS CHEAPER)
27a P(IN)OT
28a SEDATE* (anagram on A STEED)
29a S(AND) TRAP (STRAP = to lash)
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1d SH(A+MP)OO (SHOO = to drive off)
2d REGAL< (LAGER = beer, reversed)
3d VAN(TAG)ES (VANES = pointers)
4d NIC(H)E (H = short form for Hot)
6d H(A+TIN)G (HG = chemical symbol for Mercury)
7d PRO|K(OF+)IEV (KIEV = Ukrainian City)
8d PO(SITE)D (POD = a group of whales)
9d GERSHWIN* (anagram on HER WINGS) (George Gershwin was an American composer and pianist)
15d DE(LIVER)ED (DEED = act)
16d LEVI|TIES (LEVI was the founder of the Israelite Tribe of Levi)
18d STRI(P)PED or STRIP(P)ED (P = abbreviation for Page)
19d O(ED I)PUS (OPUS = artistic musical work)
21d N|ON|S|TOP (ON = postal abbreviation for Ontario)
22d C(ACHE)T (CT = abbreviation for Court)
24d _CHINA_ (hidden in maCHINAtions)
25d TEN|OR (OR = an alternative)
Henry,
DeleteThank you for posting the solution. I have just one minor clarification for 11a where the parsing is I (one) contained in (among) an anagram (eccentric) of ANCESTOR. The 's (a contraction of "is" in the cryptic reading) serves as a link word between wordplay and definition.
Hello Falcon and all,
ReplyDeleteThis was a tougher one than usual for me, as well. It took me two sessions, with an overnight rest, to finish this one. Interesting that this time we posters had difficulty with different clues; I had trouble with 1d, 21d and 29a. A groaner was realizing I'd missed the anagram in 14a. Favorite: 15d. Must remember: legislators are MPs, not Reps (1d).