Introduction
I was a bit late in posting today's puzzle from Cox & Rathvon. However, it probably didn't take you an excessively long time to complete it.I invite you to leave a comment to let us know how you fared with the puzzle.
Solution to Today's Puzzle
Falcon's Experience
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Legend:
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Across
1a | Old // greeting in public place of torment (4,3,4) |
OVER T|HE (HI)LL — HI (greeting) contained in (in) {OVERT (public) + HELL (place of torment)}
9a | Painting // front of mountain range in Russia (5) |
M|URAL — M (front [initial letter] of Mountain) + URAL (range in Russia)
I don't believe the word Ural can stand alone in reference to the mountains. It is either the Ural Mountains or the Urals. This is like referring to the Rocky Mountains as the Rocky rather that the Rockies. The situation is different for the river. It is the Ural River or the Ural.
10a | Stone-faced // people’s leader embraced by one giant (9) |
I|M(P)ASSIVE — P (People's leader [initial letter]) contained in (embraced by) {I ([Roman numeral for] one) + MASSIVE (giant)}
11a | Pleasure-seeker // Mafia boss brought into robbery (8) |
HE(DON)IST — DON (Mafia boss) contained in (brought into) HEIST (robbery)
12a | Paint’s first coat, // one involved in a game (6) |
P|LAYER — P (Paint's first [initial letter]) + LAYER (coat)
14a | Encounter // swarm on the way back (4) |
MEET< — reversal of (on the way back) TEEM (swarm)
15a | Handle // second-rate room’s check (10) |
B|ROOMS|TICK — B (second-rate) + ROOM (†) + TICK (check)
18a | Outline // hotel suite wrongly (10) |
SILHOUETTE* — anagram of (wrongly) HOTEL SUITE
19a | Dizzy // bats facing the wrong way (4) |
STUN< — reversal of (facing the wrong way) NUTS (bats)
Dizzy is used as a verb.
21a | Summertime // gold rush (6) |
AU|GUST — AU ([chemical symbol for] gold) + GUST (rush [of air])
August is summertime — but summertime is not necessarily August.
23a | Type of wine // hipster found around Swiss capital (8) |
CA(BERNE)T — CAT (hipster) containing (found around) BERNE (Swiss capital)
26a | Employ fur scarf in toasty // home by the shore (9) |
HO(USE|BOA)T — {USE (employ) + BOA (fur scarf)} contained in (in) HOT (toasty)
27a | Recited shower // rule (5) |
REIGN~ — sounds like (recited) RAIN (shower)
28a | Nudge hunter, awfully // stressed (5,3,3) |
{UNDER THE GUN}* — anagram of (awfully) NUDGE HUNTER
Down
1d | Punch // lawmaker in reaction to something amazing (5) |
OO(MP)H — MP (lawmaker; Member of Parliament) contained in (in) OOH (reaction to something amazing)
2d | Released a confused // marine mammal (5,4) |
{EARED SEAL}* — anagram of (confused) RELEASED A
3d | Campground home sheltering a large // gift (6) |
T(A|L)ENT — TENT (campground home) containing (sheltering) {A (†) + L(arge)}
4d | Agents // inside of jet don’t see sign (10) |
E|MISS|ARIES — E (inside [middle letter] of jEt) + MISS (don't see) + ARIES (sign [of the zodiac])
5d | Rascals // starts in indie movie palaces soon (4) |
IMPS — initial letters of (starts in) {Indie Movie Palaces Soon}
6d | Lazy, // like an unprepared shopper? (8) |
LISTLESS — double definition, the second rather whimsical
7d | Small, // like a fork? (4) |
TINY — double definition, once again the second rather whimsical
8d | Carries family // rug of a sort (8) |
BEARS|KIN — BEARS (carries) + KIN (family)
13d | Mail official // reorganized sports team (10) |
POSTMASTER* — anagram of (reorganized) SPORTS TEAM
14d | Growth on a lip // has got to hurt (8) |
MUST|ACHE — MUST (has got to) + ACHE (hurt)
Mustache is the US spelling of moustache.
16d | Meaning // in tragedy’s beginning and ending (9) |
IN|T|ENDING — IN (†) + T (Tragedy's beginning [initial letter]) + (and) ENDING (†)
17d | French painter // arouses different university (8) |
ROUSSEA|U — anagram of (different) AROUSES + U(niversity)
20d | Dirt in back of hot // fireplace (6) |
H|EARTH — EARTH (dirt) following (in back of) H(ot)
22d | Affected by recession, town // eats (4) |
GRUB< — reversal of (affected by recession) BURG (town)
In astronomy, recession[5] denotes the action of receding; motion away from an observer.
24d | “X” adorning // part of a joint (5) |
TEN|ON — TEN (X; Roman numeral for ten) + ON (adorning)
A mortise and tenon is a joint used in woodworking.
25d | Frame of mind // low down (4) |
MOO|D — MOO (low; sound made by a bovine) + D(own)
Epilogue
Due to some technical gremlins today, 28a is an apt descriptor of the situation I found myself in. Some might say that 1a also applies.Key to Reference Sources:Signing off for today — Falcon
[1] - The Chambers Dictionary, 11th Edition
[2] - Search Chambers - (Chambers 21st Century Dictionary)
[3] - TheFreeDictionary.com (American Heritage Dictionary)
[4] - TheFreeDictionary.com (Collins English Dictionary)
[5] - Oxford Dictionaries (Oxford Dictionary of English)
[6] - Oxford Dictionaries (Oxford Advanced American Dictionary)
[7] - Wikipedia
[8] - Reverso Online Dictionary (Collins French-English Dictionary)
[9] - Infoplease (Random House Unabridged Dictionary)
[10] - CollinsDictionary.com (Collins English Dictionary)
[11] - TheFreeDictionary.com (Random House Kernerman Webster's College Dictionary)
[12] - CollinsDictionary.com (Webster’s New World College Dictionary)
[13] - MacmillanDictionary.com (Macmillan Dictionary)
[14] - CollinsDictionary.com (COBUILD Advanced English Dictionary)
Well, we're half way through June almost, finally getting some consistent warm weather - I didn't change my tires until a couple of weeks ago as it never seemed to be warm enough!
ReplyDeleteThis is an Over and Under puzzle today from C&R, over the top but under the mark for difficulty. You should be able to tick off the answers. Last one in was 23a because I thought it was cluing the letter 'S'.
Favourite was 15a. I liked 6d as it combines ideas of the quarantine.
Good luck to all. Thanks for the (late) post Falcon, but got it done, and still time to do my chores.
Hello Falcon and fellow puzzlers,
ReplyDeleteEnjoyed today's offering as usual, none too taxing. Favourite was 4d. Last one in was 15a as it took me a while to spot the definition.
Thank you for posting Falcon. Are you camping again? Have a nice weekend all.
Cheers,
MG
A pleasant breeze through today. Puzzled over 4d but chuckled over 7d.
ReplyDeleteBut breeze here somewhat cool, almost need an 8d. No weeding today.
I actually didn’t get 7d. Is ‘tiny like a fork’ an expression?
ReplyDeleteMy favorite was 14d :-{). Thanks for posting Falcon.
A fork has tines therefor it is “tiny””
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