Saturday, October 2, 2021 — Disney Film Fest

Introduction

Grab your popcorn and settle down with today's puzzle from Cox & Rathvon on this dreary Saturday (at least, it is dreary here in Ottawa).

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 ┌────┬────┬────┬────┬────┬────┬────┐ ███████████████████████████████████ └────┴────┴────┴────┴────┴────┴────┘ Legend: █ - solved without assistance █ - incorrect prior to use of puzzle solving tools █ - solved with assistance from puzzle solving tools █ - solved with aid of checking letters provided by puzzle solving tools █ - solved but without fully parsing the clue █ - yet to be solved

Symbols and Markup Conventions
"*" - anagram "~" - sounds like "<" - indicates the preceding letters are reversed "( )" - encloses contained letters "_" - replaces letters that have been deleted  "†" - indicates that the word is present in the clue	"//" - marks the boundary between wordplay and definition when no link word or link phrase is present "/[link word or phrase]/" - marks the boundary between wordplay and definition when a link word or link phrase is present "solid underline" - precise definition "dotted underline" - cryptic definition "dashed underline" - wordplay "wavy underline" - whimsical and inferred definitions
Click here for further explanation and usage examples of the symbols and markup conventions used on this blog.

Across

1a	Dwelling // somewhat framed by cap (7)

H(A|BIT)AT — A BIT (somewhat) contained in (framed by) HAT (cap)

5a	Mollusc hunter // heard ruckus (7)

CLAMMER~ — sounds like (heard) CLAMOUR (ruckus)

9a	Bar popular // sculptor (5)

ROD|IN — ROD (bar) + IN (popular)

Auguste Rodin^[5] (1840–1917) was a French sculptor. He was chiefly concerned with the human form. Notable works: The Thinker (1880) and The Kiss (1886).

10a	Speaker and I involved in Massachusetts // suspensions (9)

M(ORATOR|I)A — {ORATOR (speaker) + (and) I (†)} contained in (involved in) MA ([postal designator for] Massachusetts)

11a	Back // husband-to-be about name (7)

FI(N)ANCE — FIANCE (husband-to-be) containing (about) N(ame)

12a	Injured // mother improved with time (7)

DAM|AGED — DAM (mother; horse or other animal) + AGED (improved with time; like wine or cheese)

13a	Cartoon character // corrected big tab error (5,6)

{ROGER RABBIT}* — anagram of (corrected) BIG TAB ERROR

Roger Rabbit^[7] is an animated anthropomorphic rabbit. The character first appeared in author Gary K. Wolf's 1981 novel, Who Censored Roger Rabbit?^[7] The book and character were later re-envisioned in Disney's hit 1988 live-action/animated film Who Framed Roger Rabbit^[7].

18a	Cartoon character // transformed like nothing (3,4,4)

{THE LION KING}* — anagram of (transformed) LIKE NOTHING

The Lion King^[7] is a 1994 American animated musical film from the Disney organization. The film tells the story of Simba (Swahili for lion), a young lion who is to succeed his father, Mufasa, as King of the Pride Lands; however, after Simba's paternal uncle Scar murders Mufasa to seize the throne, Simba flees into exile before returning to challenge Scar to end his tyranny and take his place in the Circle of Life as the rightful King.

21a	Stoner // digs getting love article (7)

P(O|THE)AD — PAD (digs; living quarters) containing (getting) {O (love; nil score in tennis) + THE ([grammatical] article)}

23a	At sea, stop // the guy with a rejection (5,2)

HE|A|VE TO — HE (the guy) + (with) A (†) + VETO (objection)

25a	Turn grey // blanket with flashy inside (5,4)

C(LOUD) OVER — COVER (blanket) containing (with ... inside) LOUD (flashy)

26a	Liberal owns a // place in the Himalayas (5)

L|HAS|A — L(iberal) + HAS (owns) + A (†)

Lhasa^[5] is the capital of Tibet. It is situated in the northern Himalayas at an altitude of 3,600 m (circa 11,800 ft), on a tributary of the Brahmaputra.

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For American readers not familiar with Canadian politics, the Liberal Party of Canada^[7] (abbreviation L. or Lib.) is a Canadian political party which is the current governing party in Canada having won elections in 2015, 2019 and 2021.

27a	Imagined // myself beset by foreboding (7)

DREA(ME)D — ME (myself) contained in (beset by) DREAD (foreboding)

28a	Memorized // fluff by Patrick (4,3)

DOWN| PAT — DOWN (fluff) + (by) + PAT ([diminutive of] Patrick)

Down

1d	Sort of cattle // present for drive (8)

HERE|FOR|D — HERE (present) + FOR (†) + D (drive; symbol on a gear shift lever)

2d	What an officer wears engaging in a // playful conversation (8)

BAD(IN|A)GE — BADGE (what an officer wears) containing (engaging) {IN (†) + A (†)}

3d	Decade running // part of a joint (5)

TEN|ON — TEN (decade) + ON (running; operating)

4d	Clement // met Peter, a radical (9)

TEMPERATE* — anagram of (radical) MET PETER A

A Conceivable Scenario

It is quite conceivable that St. Clement, in his younger days, did meet St. Peter as their age difference could well have been thirty years or less. St. Peter[5] is regarded by Roman Catholics as the first bishop of the Church at Rome, where he is said to have been martyred in about AD 67. St. Clement[5] (1st century AD) was pope (bishop of Rome) c.88–c.97, probably the third after St Peter; known as St Clement of Rome.

5d	Heard group of notes, // missing the middle (5)

CORED~ — sounds like (heard) CHORD (group of notes)

6d	Salad ingredient picked up by a UN // robot (9)

A|U(TOMATO)N — TOMATO (salad ingredient) contained in (picked up by) {A (†) + UN (†)}

7d	Swampy ground engulfing silver // apparition (6)

MIR(AG)E — MIRE (swampy ground) containing (engulfing) AG ([chemical symbol for] silver)

8d	Draw an unstable // African land (6)

RWANDA* — anagram of (unstable) DRAW A

14d	Dutch city // no-goodnik turned angry (9)

ROTTER|DAM< — ROTTER (no-goodnik) + reversal of (turned) MAD (angry)

15d	Raised around conservative // cardinal (6,3)

B(RIGHT) RED — BRED (raised) containing (around) RIGHT (conservative)

16d	Phenomenon in sci-fi // work grasped by strange primate (4,4)

{TIME (W)ARP}* — W (work; symbol from physics) contained in (grasped by) anagram of (strange) PRIMATE

17d	Lacking experience // in design or antiques (8)

_IGN|OR|ANT_ — hidden in (in) desIGN OR ANTiques

19d	Separated, // head of state walked back and forth (6)

S|PACED — S (head [initial letter] of State) + PACED (walked back and forth)

20d	Tried // piece of roast in cooker (6)

ST(R)OVE — R (piece [initial letter] of Roast) contained in (in) STOVE (cooker)

22d	Biblical hero // achieved gaining a victory (5)

DAVID — DID (achieved) containing (gaining) {A (†) + V(ictory)}

David^[5] (died c.962 BC) was king of Judah and Israel c.1000–c.962 BC. In the biblical account he was the youngest son of Jesse and killed the Philistine Goliath; on Saul's death, he became king, making Jerusalem his capital. He is traditionally regarded as the author of the Psalms, though this has been disputed.

24d	Permit // everything that hurts (5)

ALL|OW — ALL (everything) + OW (that hurts[!]; exclamation of pain)

Epilogue

Today's puzzle features two cartoon characters from Disney movies.

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Key to Reference Sources: 

  ^[1]   - The Chambers Dictionary, 11th Edition

  ^[2]   - Search Chambers - (Chambers 21st Century Dictionary)

  ^[3]   - TheFreeDictionary.com (American Heritage Dictionary)

  ^[4]   - TheFreeDictionarycom (Collins English Dictionary)

  ^[5]   - Lexico (formerly Oxford Dictionaries Online) (Oxford Dictionary of English)

  ^[6]   - Lexico (formerly Oxford Dictionaries Online) (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)

^[15]   - CollinsDictionary.com (Penguin Random House LLC/HarperCollins Publishers Ltd )

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Signing off for today — Falcon