TIB #18
TIB #17 seems to have been a toughie. We received brickbats and curses from all over. The pick of the lot came from Aruna -
A: Have you been under the weather lately?
TIB: No why?
A: Because I’ve been cursing you since last Sunday for a devilishly difficult TIB #17.
Hopefully this time’s TIB is a little easier 
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Across - Cryptonyte
1) Prime suspect to stall policeman (5,9)
10) Tie up crook and apprentice in prison (5)
11) Weaker Tendulkar perhaps missing out on ton needing just one (9)
12) Model’s endowed with gold for the picture (7)
13) Is famished terribly, fed this dish (7)
14) Reportedly searches for religious followers (5)
16) Hold on tight allowing to tear softly, it’s debilitating (9)
19) On which one would lie down and stretch? (9)
20) A clown upturned eggs laid on grass (5)
22) Looking back, the representative in Rome was a King (7)
25) Candy causing tissue in the mouth to degenerate (7)
27) Tissue and bone a vampire’s heading out to eat live (9)
28) Mother’s cooked nan – heavenly food (5)
29) It was said earlier that accomplished supervisors got in without getting caught (14)
Down – Diogenes
2) Unprepared footballer caught missing at Euro award’s final (4-5)
3) Dog lets go of black bird (5)
4) Body left in church cell (9)
5) Cuts flesh up around cadaver’s head (5)
6) Reluctant to accept work following the love for spiritual study (9)
7) Something to eat for student to fit into two-piece, having lost one kilo (5)
8 ) Delinquent pocketing a piece of jewellery (7)
9) An entrance with small stones (6)
15) Spooner’s whooper scene to follow shortly (9)
17) Fiery rum and gin in bar (9)
18) In conclusion, getting hot for female is a natural quality (9)
19) Stock price rising in a bet gone wrong (4,3)
21) One with a nest broken has no parent (6)
23) Upright, religious and short on love (5)
24) Repeated memorization required to cover university course (5)
26) Step mother, man and old boy showed up (5)
Got all the clues except one. Good grid. Had fun solving it. 1) Prime suspect to stall policeman (5,9) CHIEF CONSTABLE
good one
10) Tie up crook and apprentice in prison (5) GULAG
11) Weaker Tendulkar perhaps missing out on ton needing just one (9) RICKETIER
12) Model’s endowed with gold for the picture (7) TABLEAU
13) Is famished terribly, fed this dish (7) SASHIMI
14) Reportedly searches for religious followers (5) SIKHS
16) Hold on tight allowing to tear softly, it’s debilitating (9) CRIPPLING
19) On which one would lie down and stretch? (9) BEDSPREAD
20) A clown upturned eggs laid on grass (5) YAHOO
22) Looking back, the representative in Rome was a King (7) EMPEROR
25) Candy causing tissue in the mouth to degenerate (7) GUMDROP
27) Tissue and bone a vampire’s heading out to eat live (9) TRABECULA
28) Mother’s cooked nan – heavenly food (5) MANNA
29) It was said earlier that accomplished supervisors got in without getting caught (14) AFOREMENTIONED
Down – Diogenes
2) Unprepared footballer caught missing at Euro award’s final (4-5) HALF BAKED
nice clue
good one
:-)
3) Dog lets go of black bird (5) EAGLE
4) Body left in church cell (9) CORPUSCLE
5) Cuts flesh up around cadaver’s head (5) NICKS
6) Reluctant to accept work following the love for spiritual study (9) THEOSOPHY
7) Something to eat for student to fit into two-piece, having lost one kilo (5) BLINI
8) Delinquent pocketing a piece of jewellery (7) EARRING
9) An entrance with small stones (6) AGATES
15) Spooner’s whooper scene to follow shortly (9) SUPERCEDE
17) Fiery rum and gin in bar (9) INDIGNANT
18) In conclusion, getting hot for female is a natural quality (9) INHERENCE
19) Stock price rising in a bet gone wrong (4,3) BEEF TEA
21) One with a nest broken has no parent (6) ORPHAN
23) Upright, religious and short on love (5)
24) Repeated memorization required to cover university course (5) ROUTE
26) Step mother, man and old boy showed up (5) MAMBO
Anand
September 30, 2009 at 1:34 pm
Almost but not quite!
Across – Cryptonyte
1) CHIEF CONSTABLE
?
10) G U L AG
11)
12) T ABLE AU
13) SASHIMI* {-FED}
14) SIKHS ~(5)
16) C{RIP}{P} LING
19) BED SPREAD
20) YAH<{OO} (5)
22) EM{PER} ORguess
3) {-B} EAGLE
4) CORPUS C{L} E
5) NI{C}KS<
6) THE O S {OP} HY
7) B{L}I{-K}INI
8) E{A} RRING(7)
9) A GATES(6)
15) SUPERVENE (9)
17) INDIGNANT
18) IN HER EN CE
19) B {EEF<} TEA*
21) ORPHAN
23) PI AN O
24) RO{U} TE
26) MA M BO< (5)
Aruna
September 30, 2009 at 9:17 pm
Solns so far…
still looking for your composite anagram!
Across
1 CHIEF CONSTABLE
10 GULAG Anno?
11 {-c}RICKET{I}ER
12 T ABLE AU
13 SASHIMI (IS + FAMISHED – FED)*? Indication for deletion?
14 SIKHS {~seeks}
16 C{RIP P}LING
19 BED SPREAD &lit? But you lie down and stretch on the bedsheet, the bedspread is meant to be a decorative cover.
20 {YAH OO}<-
22 {EM{PER}OR}<-
25 GUM DROP
28 MA NNA*
29 A{FOREMEN}(-c)TIONED
Down
2 HALF BA{-c}K E D
3 {-b}EAGLE
4 CORPUS C{L}E
5 NI{c]KS <-
6 THE O S{OP}HY
7 B{+L}{-i k}INI
8 E{A}RRING
9 A GATE S
17 INDIGNAN* T Great surface!
21 ORPHAN Anno?
23 PI AN{-d} O
24 RO{U}TE
26 {MA M BO} <-
Shuchi
October 2, 2009 at 8:45 pm
Did I or didn’t I leave a comment #17? I don’t keep a copy as I print out 2-4 crosswords a day and these pile- up quickly.
Sridhar
October 4, 2009 at 2:05 am
Hi Sridhar
Yes you did comment on TIB 17, we approve comments with solutions only when the next crossword is out. So there may be a delay in your comments coming up.
cryptonyte
October 5, 2009 at 6:07 am
Got the composite anagrams now, hurray!
13 Is famished terribly, fed this dish (7) [IS + FAMISHED]* = [FED + SASHIMI]*
21 One with a nest broken has no parent (6) [ORPHAN + A + NEST]* = [HAS NO PARENT]*
Well-tried, and the equations with the anagram fodder are great finds. The clues need to indicate the composite anagrams more strongly, I think, like in the examples from your last post and its linked article. Here the quirk that [solution] + X = [anagram fodder] didn’t come out clearly, especially in 13A.
Full marks for the brave attempt!
Shuchi
October 8, 2009 at 5:09 pm