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Also thanks are due Henry who has provided the solution in 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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Saturday, February 1, 2020
Saturday, February 1, 2020 — Only a Canadian Avowal or Let Me Count the A's!
Also thanks are due Henry who has provided the solution in the comments section below.
I invite you to leave a comment to let us know how you fared with the puzzle.
Signing off for this week — Falcon
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Good morning,
ReplyDeleteLet me count the A's! Another pleasant Saturday morning offering. Have a good weekend!
Peter
An above average assignment! Last one in was 4a. Favourite was 6d. Solution will be posted later today.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the posting, Falcon. My internet connection also was out of order for about an hour today. Are you getting close to recovery yet?
Best of luck to all.
Henry
Like your title, Peter. I was thinking about Groundhog Day, repeating A over and over. Last in 4a also. Did have to use help for a couple, 11a, 1a. Have a good week.
ReplyDeleteGroundhog Day 02022020 4a still eludes me.
ReplyDeleteHi Sydney,
DeleteThe definition is "gentle breezes" and the answer is a nautical term. A four letter word for the sound that birds (crows) make goes around the first letter of Tahiti and a three letter word for health resort. Hope this helps.
Peter
From the entries in Collins English Dictionary, there appears to be a difference between the meanings of "cat's-paw" in British English and American English.
DeleteBritish English - a pattern of ripples on the surface of water caused by a light wind
American English - a light breeze that ripples the surface of water
I looked it up in Chambers on-line and it had both definitions but did not differentiate between English and American English. Hope you're doing well Falcon!!
DeleteHere is the solution to this week’s puzzle from Cox&Rathvon. It won’t take long for you to figure out what they are up to as a theme. I call this one “Only a Canadian avowal.” And we’re continuing to wish Falcon a speedy recovery.
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1a C|RAFTS C=100 (roman numeral), RAFTS=floating structures
4a CA(T|S PA)WS T=Tahiti’s first (first letter in the word ‘Tahiti’), SPA=health resort, all contained in (surrounding) CAWS=sounds of birds (i.e. crows) (A cat’s paw is a light breeze that ruffles small areas of a water surface)
9a LAMB(A)DA A+ contained in (taking in) LAMBDA=a Greek character (Lambda is the 11th letter in the Greek alphabet)
11a A|TA|CAM|A< Reversal (returning) of A+, MAC(intosh)=a raincoat, AT+, A+ (The Atacama Desert (Spanish: Desierto de Atacama) is a desert plateau in South America covering a 1,000-km (600-mi) strip of land on the Pacific coast)
12a B|AND|STAN|D B(ishop) (chess notation), AND+, STAN=Stan Laurel (Stan Laurel born Arthur Stanley Jefferson; 1890 – 1965 was an English comic actor, writer, and film director who was part of the comedy duo Laurel and Hardy), D=end of third (last letter in the word ‘third’)
13a PARK|A PARK=deposit (e.g. your money), A+
14a SACKS˜ Homonym (audited) of the well-known store SAKS Fifth Avenue (an American chain of luxury department stores owned, since 2013, by the oldest commercial corporation in North America, the Hudson's Bay Company)
16a {ANT FARM}* Anagram (corrupted) of ‘FRAT MAN’
19a SP(ART)AN ART=paintings, contained in (framed by) SPAN=arch
20a DR|A|MA DR=shortform for Doctor, A=one (indefinite article), MA=slang reference to (my) old lady
23a SANK|A SANK=downed, A+ (Sanka is a brand of instant decaffeinated coffee, sold around the world, and was one of the earliest decaffeinated varieties)
24a BRA(GGAR<)TS GGAR=Reversal (back) of RAGG=a yarn formed of two strands of dyed wool and one strand of undyed wool often combined with other fibers such as nylon, contained in (taking) BRATS=spoiled children
26a A|LAB|AM|A A+, LAB=research site, AM=in the morning, A=excellent (mark on a test)
27a DRACHMA* Anagram (going crazy) of ‘had Marc’
28a TR(ANS)ACT ANS(wer) contained in (in) TRACT=treatise
29a S|TAMPS S(mall), TAMPS=packs
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1d CAL(AB)ASH AB=postal code for the province of Alberta, contained in (put in) CALASH=a light small-wheeled 4-passenger carriage with a folding top
2d _ALMANAC_ Hidden in (in) psALM AN ACcurate
3d T|RAPS T=last of guest (last letter in the word ‘guest’), RAPS=talks
5d A(WAR)D WAR=serious competition, contained in (about) AD=announcement
6d SWAM|PLAN|D SWAM=floated, PLAN=idea, in front of (but first) D(own)
7d AN|AGRA|M AN+, AGRA=an Indian city, followed by (with) M(ass) (abbreviation in physics)
8d SHAM|AN SHAM=fake, AN=one (indefinite article)
10d {ADA(MAN)T}* MAN=guy, contained in (entering) ADAT=an anagram (fresh) of 'DATA'
15d S(CA|LAW)AGS CA=postal code for California, LAW=statute, all contained in (involving) SAGS=slumps
17d TANKARD* Anagram (rum) of ‘dark tan’
18d MARS|HALS MARS=roman god of war, HALS= Frans Hals (c. 1580 – 1666, was a Dutch Golden Age painter especially famous for portraiture)
19d SANTA|NA SANTA=Santa Claus (gift giver), NA=abbreviation for North American (Carlos Santana (born July 20, 1947) is a Mexican-American guitarist who rose to fame in the late 1960s and early 1970s with his band Santana)
21d A|BRAH(A)M A+,A+ contained in (absorbing) BRAHM=Brahms, a composer with the last letter removed (mostly) (Johannes Brahms (1833 – 1897) was a German composer, pianist, and conductor of the Romantic period)
22d ASLAN|T ASLAN= Aslan, also known as The Great Lion, is the creator and one true king of the world of Narnia, T=talks, at first (the first letter of the word ‘talks’)
24d _BLANC_ Hidden in (members of) cluB LANCelot
25d GRANT Double Definition
Fun puzzle. Thanks Henry for explaining CALABASH --- I got the answer but couldn't figure out the parsing. Favorites were 4a, 7d, and 18d.
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