Introduction
While I am no stranger to the tiny New Brunswick hamlet, having passed by it numerous times on annual treks to the Maritimes over the course of many years, I expect it will be a mystery to many.
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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█ - incorrect prior to use of puzzle solving tools
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█ - solved with aid of checking letters provided by puzzle solving tools
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Across
| 1a | Fresh act of relinquishing // New Brunswick village (5-7) |
PERTH-ANDOVER — PERT (fresh) + HANDOVER (act of relinquishing)
Perth-Andover[7] (2016 population: 1,590) is a village in Victoria County, New Brunswick.
| 9a | City // headwear when the head is shaved (5) |
_URBAN — [
| 10a | Flub in search for gold // cookware (6,3) |
MUFF|IN| PAN — MUFF (flub) + IN (†) +PAN (search for gold)
| 11a | Mixologist // works in a gallery amid drinking spree (9) |
B(ART)ENDER — ART (works in a gallery) contained in (amid) BENDER (drinking spree)
| 12a | U2 vocalist holding good // little drum (5) |
BON(G)O — BONO (U2 vocalist; stage name of lead vocalist Paul David Hewson of the Irish rock band U2) containing (holding) G(ood)
| 13a | Greek character // in Model T advertisement (5) |
_DEL|T|A_ — hidden in (in) MoDEL T Advertisement
| 15a | Baboons // also run among plants (9) |
M(AND|R)ILLS — {AND (also) + R (run; baseball term)} contained in (among) MILLS (plants; factories)
| 16a | Tiredness troubled // doctors with long hours (9) |
RESIDENTS* — anagram of (troubled) TIREDNESS
| 17a | U.S. president // that’s funny, certainly (5) |
HA|YES — HA (that's funny) + YES (certainly)
Rutherford B. Hayes[7] (1822–1893) was the 19th president of the United States from 1877 to 1881. This Republican president, a lawyer and staunch abolitionist, had defended refugee slaves in court proceedings during the antebellum years.
| 19a | Grinder // operator left in ruin (5) |
M(O|L)AR — {O ([telephone] operator) + L(eft)} contained in (in) MAR (ruin)
| 20a | Woman who predicted // different NASCAR ads (9) |
CASSANDRA* — anagram of (different) NASCAR ADS
In Greek mythology, Cassandra[5] was a daughter of the Trojan king Priam. She was given the gift of prophecy by Apollo, but when she cheated him, he turned this into a curse by causing her prophecies, though true, to be disbelieved.
| 23a | Changing shift, Lisa // slides back and forth (9) |
FISHTAILS* — anagram of (changing) SHIFT LISA
| 24a | Prohibition // bill with zero love (5) |
TAB|O|O — TAB (bill) + O ([letter that looks like a] zero) + O ([letter that looks like a] zero; love being a nil score [zero] in tennis)
| 25a | Crackpot generals go in, // using political war cries (12) |
SLOGANEERING* — anagram of (crackpot) GENERALS GO IN
Down
| 1d | Got to the bottom of // purplish sack (7) |
PLUM|BED — PLUM (purplish) + BED (sack)
| 2d | Caboose carrying second-rate // construction rod (5) |
RE(B)AR — REAR (caboose; slang for the buttocks) containing (carrying) B (second-rate)
| 3d | Forest wanderers // reset Neanderthal’s leg (6,3,6) |
{HANSEL AND GRETEL}* — anagram of (reset) NEANDERTHALS LEG
"Hansel and Gretel"[7] is a German fairy tale collected by the Brothers Grimm and published in 1812 in Grimm's Fairy Tales.
| 4d | Itinerant // Bourne player making a return (5) |
NOMAD< — reversal of (making a return) DAMON (Bourne player; Matt Damon)
American actor Matt Damon[7] played the titular spy Jason Bourne in four of the five films in the Bourne series (2002–16).
| 5d | Gifts // of iron gear for gymnasts (9) |
OF|FE|RINGS — OF (†) + FE ([chemical symbol for] iron) + RINGS (gear for gymnasts)
| 6d | Scottish attraction // leading Schubert astray (9,6) |
{EDINBURGH CASTLE}* — anagram of (astray) LEADING SCHUBERT
Edinburgh Castle[7] is a historic fortress which dominates the skyline of Edinburgh, the capital city of Scotland, from its position on the Castle Rock.
| 7d | Rotate supporter // along the backbone (8) |
SPIN|ALLY — SPIN (rotate) + ALLY (supporter)
| 8d | Spies // flatware items from behind (6) |
SNOOPS< — reversal of (from behind) SPOONS (flatware items)
| 14d | Lazy // as an unprepared shopper? (8) |
LISTLESS — double definition; the second cryptic
| 15d | Handcuffing // guy with a stick (9) |
MAN|A|CLING — MAN (guy) + (with) A (†) + CLING (stick)
| 16d | Part of Instagram, if you // branch out (6) |
_RAM|IF|Y_ — hidden in (part of) InstagRAM IF You
| 18d | Add spice to grand // sailor’s chantey (3,4) |
SEA SON|G — SEASON (add spice to) + G(rand)
| 21d | “Lazy” girl // star going around South America (5) |
SU(SA)N — SUN (star) containing (going around) {S(outh) + A(merica)}
A lazy Susan[7] is a turntable (rotating tray) placed on a table or countertop to aid in distributing food.
Lazy Susan[7] is a 2020 American comedy film starring Sean Hayes in a cross-gender portrayal of the title character.
| 22d | Give a nickname to A-one // emirate (5) |
DUB|A|I — DUB (give a nickname to) + A (†) + I ([Roman numeral for] one)
Epilogue
The title of today's post is inspired by 1a and 25a.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)
Good Saturday morning to all! Today's offering from C&R is an easy entry to a lazy day. We get to visit NB and Scotland with some childhood friends.
ReplyDeleteNot to mention searches for iron and gold along the way.
Well. I think I'll branch out and try my life outside of isolation for a little while.
Thanks for posting, Falcon!
Best of luck to all.
Had to look up the NB village. North kept popping up in my mind. and it did not work with 1d. When I began the puzzle, I was looking for complex answers but most turned out to be anagrams or other simple solutions. Wasn't sure is Mandrills was correct but it was the only word that worked. It was a challenge and fun. Had to garden in between to let my brain do some work.
ReplyDeleteHello Falcon and fellow puzzlers,
ReplyDeleteI did not find the puzzle as easy as Henry did but certainly enjoyed it as always. I was able to decipher the name of the village even though I had never heard of it. Had trouble with the baboons and needed my friend google. Favourites were 1d and 8d, very clever wording.
Thank you for posting Falcon. Enjoy the weekend everyone!
Cheers,
MG
My 4th cryptic in 24 hours and it did not disappoint --- splendid surfaces especially for RESIDENTS and SLOGANEERING. Cleverness everywhere particularly with NOMAD and PLUMBED. Thanks HEX for the fun and Falcon for parsing.
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