Gurney is this morning’s FT setter.
I found this puzzle a bit chewy, partly down to hard to spot definitions and partly due to the parsing of some of the words (MARIONETTE and MANAGEMENT, for example). I’m not sure if TURN is right (and even less sure of the parsing).
Thanks Gurney.
| ACROSS | ||
| 1 | PIRATE |
Angry after parking not authorised (6)
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| IRATE (“angry”) after P (parking) | ||
| 4 | RESIDENT |
Trump, Biden, say, ignoring outsiders, staying at home? (8)
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| (p)RESIDENT(s) (“Trump, Biden, say”, ignoring outsiders) | ||
| 10 | RESERVOIR |
Errors I’ve corrected supply (9)
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| *(errors I’ve) [anag:corrected] | ||
| 11 | VALUE |
Worth not clearly stated — good to turn to pounds (5)
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| VA(g)UE (“not clearly stated”) with G (good) turned to L (pounds) becomes VA(L)UE | ||
| 12 | BUNK |
Eleventh sweet cake? Nonsense! (4)
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| If there were a row of buns (“sweet cakes”), each one lettered (as in BUN A, BUN B etc,) the “eleventh” would be BUN K | ||
| 13 | MARIONETTE |
Strangely at the outset referring to amazing one-time puppet (10)
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| *(rta onetime) [anag:strangely] where RTA is [at the outset] R(eferring) T(o) A(mazing) | ||
| 15 | LINEAGE |
Stock material almost mature (7)
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| LINE(n) (“material”, almost) + AGE (“mature”) | ||
| 16 | GRILLE |
For example, recalled including stream’s protective feature (6)
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| <=e,g, (for example, recalled) including RILL (“stream”) | ||
| 19 | REPAST |
Meal, concerning, tense (6)
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| RE (“concerning”) + PAST (“tense”)
I think this clue should end with a question mark, as PAST is a definition by example. |
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| 21 | FULSOME |
A little mouthful, so meaningless, insincere (7)
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| Hidden in [a little] “mouthFUL SO MEaningless” | ||
| 23 | ANSWERABLE |
Responsible — as exam questions should be! (10)
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| Double definition | ||
| 25 | MALL |
Heads for much-liked area, local, lively, this? (4)
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| [heads for] M(uch-liked) A(rea) L(ocal) L(ively) | ||
| 27 | TRACE |
Run down ultimately flat competition (5)
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| [ultimately] (fla)T + RACE (“competition”) | ||
| 28 | TANGERINE |
Colour of somewhat indignant anger in end (9)
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| Hidden in [somewhat] “indignanT ANGER IN End” | ||
| 29 | DILATORY |
Slow to make progress in diary — lot unhappy (8)
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| *(diary lot) [anag:unhappy] | ||
| 30 | FRIEND |
Saturday follows this, mate! (6)
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| “Saturday follows” the END of FRIday, so FRI-END | ||
| DOWN | ||
| 1 | PARABOLA |
Soldier shy about a path taken (8)
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| PARA (“soldier”) + <=LOB (“shy”, about) + A | ||
| 2 | RESONANCE |
Near Scone recollected special meaning (9)
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| *(near scone) [anag:recollected] | ||
| 3 | TURN |
Move beyond bend (4)
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| Slightly cryptic definition? | ||
| 5 | EARRING |
English coming in — six missing jewellery (7)
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| E (English) + ARRI(vi)NG (“coming in” with VI (six) missing) | ||
| 6 | INVINCIBLE |
With no losses incurred, popular French wine book gets new start (10)
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| IN (“popular”) + VIN (“French” for “wine”) + (b)IBLE (“book”) getting new start becomes (C)IBLE | ||
| 7 | ECLAT |
Success story brought up, impressing Charlie (5)
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| <=TALE (“story”, brought up) impressing C (Charlie, in the NATO phonetic alphabet) | ||
| 8 | TIERED |
Cup game — Liverpool or Man Utd fan in seat like this? (6)
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| TIE (“cup game”) + RED (“Liverpool or Man Utd fan”) | ||
| 9 | LOCALE |
A cello involved in play scene, say (6)
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| *(a cello) [anag:involved] | ||
| 14 | MANAGEMENT |
Heart of Viennese team with game changing control (10)
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| *(nn team game) [anag:changing] where NN is [heart of] (vie)NN(ese) | ||
| 17 | LOOKALIKE |
Ladies maybe okay, edging away, fancy a double (9)
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| LOO (“ladies, maybe”) + (o)KA(y) [edging away] + LIKE (“fancy”) | ||
| 18 | WELL-READ |
Perhaps knowing you and I are going to study (4-4)
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| WE’LL (“you and I are going to”) + READ (“study”) | ||
| 20 | TRACTOR |
Vehicle’s course unfinished on hill (7)
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| TRAC(k) (“course”, unfinished) on TOR (“hill”) | ||
| 21 | FELINE |
Kitty’s policy — iron to start with (6)
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| LINE (“policy”) with Fe (chemical symbol of “iron”) to start with | ||
| 22 | PARTED |
Of expected standard, trendy, regularly visited Split (6)
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| PAR (“of expected quality”) + T(r)E(n)D(y) [regularly visited] | ||
| 24 | STALL |
Be evasive, spiel at first difficult to believe (5)
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| S(piel) [at first] + TALL (“difficult to believe” as in a tall tale) | ||
| 26 | HEAR |
Try expression of agreement? Not half! (4)
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| HEAR (hear) (“expression of agreement”, not half) |
Very enjoyable. I had to reveal TIERED. I’m more familiar with bunkum than BUNK.
I think TURN might be a dd?
As in , it’s your turn / move.
And to turn, is a more pronounced change of direction than bend, e.g. as in a road.
I found this a “solid” puzzle, but no stand-out pieces of setting. Quite a few clue sentences felt a bit throw-away, such the aforementioned TURN; BUNK, FELINE, REPAST.
The NE corner was a tricky group, and in the opposite corner, I bunged in FRIDAY, as in Crusoe’s mate, before seeing the error of my ways.
Thanks to Gurney & loonapick