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Post by indophile Thu May 02, 2013 11:20 am

Some recycled.
1. Taliban leader apprehended by military chief yields weapon. (7)
2. Sort of diet that’s offensive. (6)
3. Barbara valiantly stays with tigers in the hunting grounds. (7)
4. Nearly locating protest. (3,2)
5. Search south north, around, about. (4)
6. Surveillance catches you and I in Long Island, hiding. (9)
7. Trace the snow leopard. (5)
8. Marijuana is new in a middle-eastern strip song. (5)
9. Neither a novel nor a short story, ” November Girl.” (7)
10. Sin returns after net turns the game. (6)
11. Pined long after the thunder of blunder. (7)
12. Means for breaking the law. (6)

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Post by b_A Thu May 02, 2013 12:12 pm

10. TEN+NIS ( SIN and NET reversed)

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Post by Hellsangel Thu May 02, 2013 12:14 pm

9. NOV-ELLA
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Post by indophile Thu May 02, 2013 12:33 pm

b_A wrote:10. TEN+NIS ( SIN and NET reversed)
Yes

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Post by indophile Thu May 02, 2013 12:33 pm

Hellsangel wrote:9. NOV-ELLA
Yes.

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Post by b_A Thu May 02, 2013 2:49 pm

3. Barbara valiantly stays with tigers in the hunting grounds. (7)

Aravali ( hidden)

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Post by indophile Thu May 02, 2013 2:55 pm

b_A wrote:3. Barbara valiantly stays with tigers in the hunting grounds. (7)

Aravali ( hidden)
Yes.

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Post by bw Thu May 02, 2013 7:35 pm


1. Taliban leader apprehended by military chief yields weapon. (7)

SHOTGUN (T, taliban leader, inside SHOGUN)

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Post by Hellsangel Thu May 02, 2013 7:49 pm

indophile wrote:
b_A wrote:3. Barbara valiantly stays with tigers in the hunting grounds. (7)

Aravali ( hidden)
Yes.

Aravali? What is that? This doesn't seem like a proper clue.
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Post by bw Thu May 02, 2013 7:59 pm

Hellsangel wrote:
indophile wrote:
b_A wrote:3. Barbara valiantly stays with tigers in the hunting grounds. (7)

Aravali ( hidden)
Yes.

Aravali? What is that? This doesn't seem like a proper clue.

aravali mountain range i guess - i thought it was spelt aravalli? are they hunting grounds?


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Post by bw Thu May 02, 2013 8:08 pm


12. Means for breaking the law. (6)

WEALTH (anag of THE LAW)

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Post by bw Thu May 02, 2013 8:11 pm


5. Search south north, around, about. (4)

SCAN ( S, N around "ca" (circa?))

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Post by bw Thu May 02, 2013 9:19 pm


8. Marijuana is new in a middle-eastern strip song. (5)

JOINT? (don't know how to explain "J")

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Post by bw Thu May 02, 2013 9:22 pm


4. Nearly locating protest. (3,2)

SIT IN (SITING minus G)

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Post by bw Thu May 02, 2013 9:28 pm


7. Trace the snow leopard. (5)

OUNCE?

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Post by indophile Fri May 03, 2013 8:02 am

bw wrote:
Hellsangel wrote:
indophile wrote:
b_A wrote:3. Barbara valiantly stays with tigers in the hunting grounds. (7)

Aravali ( hidden)
Yes.

Aravali? What is that? This doesn't seem like a proper clue.

aravali mountain range i guess - i thought it was spelt aravalli? are they hunting grounds?

It appears "ARAVALI" is the more popular spelling. Yes, Aravali mountain ranges and forests for long have been the favorite hunting grounds of Rajput princes. That is where two famous tiger reserves of modern India are - Ranthambore and Sarika. (http://www.google.com/#output=search&sclient=psy-ab&q=aravali&oq=aravali&gs_l=hp.3..0l4.2110.3479.0.4198.7.7.0.0.0.0.65.389.7.7.0...0.0...1c.1.12.psy-ab.OZH28iD8QUM&pbx=1&bav=on.2,or.r_qf.&bvm=bv.45960087,d.dmQ&fp=8fcb7e074e28850a&biw=1120&bih=587

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Post by indophile Fri May 03, 2013 8:12 am

bw:
SHO(T)GUN for#1, WEALTH (the lae -anag) for #12, S(CA)N for #5, SIT IN for #4, and OUNCE for #7 (dd) are all correct.
JOINT for #6 is incorrect. (hints: (1) think of an Indian word (that is English now) for marijuana; (2) think of a middle eastern strip of land (for which the word strip is always appended).

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Post by indophile Fri May 03, 2013 8:23 am

[quote="indophile"]Some recycled.

Definitions are bolded, and other hints provided.

2. Sort of diet that’s offensive. (6) ---- hint: one of the easy types of cryptic clues (think of a different spelling for a common word)

6. Surveillance catches you and I in Long Island, hiding. (9) ---- Hint: a difficult clue, word-word-word

8. Marijuana is new in a middle-eastern strip song. (5) ----- (hints: (1) think of an Indian word (that is English now) for marijuana; (2) think of a middle eastern strip of land (for which the word strip is always appended); (3) word-in-word and homophone.

11. Pined long after the thunder of blunder. (7) ----- hint1: "thunder" is the homophone indicator; hint2: look for synonyms for "pined," "long," and "blunder;" hint3: A+B and homophone.

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Post by indophile Fri May 03, 2013 8:26 am

[quote="indophile"]
indophile wrote:Some recycled.

6. Surveillance catches you and I in Long Island, hiding. (9) ---- Hint: a difficult clue, word-in-word-in-word

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Post by bw Fri May 03, 2013 8:47 am

[quote="indophile"]
indophile wrote:
indophile wrote:Some recycled.

6. Surveillance catches you and I in Long Island, hiding. (9) ---- Hint: a difficult clue, word-in-word-in-word

I thought of SECLUSION, RECLUSIVE etc. but can't quite fit the surveillance bit.

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Post by bw Fri May 03, 2013 8:50 am


8. Marijuana is new in a middle-eastern strip song. (5) ----- (hints: (1) think of an Indian word (that is English now) for marijuana; (2) think of a middle eastern strip of land (for which the word strip is always appended); (3) word-in-word and homophone.

GANJA? (N in GAZA)?

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Post by bw Fri May 03, 2013 8:52 am



2. Sort of diet that’s offensive. (6) ---- hint: one of the easy types of cryptic clues (think of a different spelling for a common word)

COURSE/COARSE?

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Post by bw Fri May 03, 2013 8:53 am

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11. Pined long after the thunder of blunder. (7) ----- hint1: "thunder" is the homophone indicator; hint2: look for synonyms for "pined," "long," and "blunder;" hint3: A+B and homophone.

MISTAKE?

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Post by indophile Fri May 03, 2013 9:00 am

[quote="bw"]
indophile wrote:
indophile wrote:
indophile wrote:Some recycled.

6. Surveillance catches you and I in Long Island, hiding. (9) ---- Hint: a difficult clue, word-in-word-in-word

I thought of SECLUSION, RECLUSIVE etc. but can't quite fit the surveillance bit.
It's REC(L(US)I)ON --- "RECON" for surveillance, "LI" for Long Island, "US" for you & I.

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Post by indophile Fri May 03, 2013 9:01 am

bw wrote:[

11. Pined long after the thunder of blunder. (7) ----- hint1: "thunder" is the homophone indicator; hint2: look for synonyms for "pined," "long," and "blunder;" hint3: A+B and homophone.

MISTAKE?

Yes. MISSED for pined. ACHE for long. MISTAKE as a homophone for MISSED ACHE.

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Post by indophile Fri May 03, 2013 9:03 am

bw wrote:
8. Marijuana is new in a middle-eastern strip song. (5) ----- (hints: (1) think of an Indian word (that is English now) for marijuana; (2) think of a middle eastern strip of land (for which the word strip is always appended); (3) word-in-word and homophone.

GANJA? (N in GAZA)?
Yes, GANJA as a homophone of GA(N)ZA (song is the homophone indicator).

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Post by indophile Fri May 03, 2013 9:32 am

bw wrote:

2. Sort of diet that’s offensive. (6) ---- hint: one of the easy types of cryptic clues (think of a different spelling for a common word)

COURSE/COARSE?
No. It's a simple anagram.

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Post by bw Fri May 03, 2013 9:47 am

indophile wrote:
bw wrote:

2. Sort of diet that’s offensive. (6) ---- hint: one of the easy types of cryptic clues (think of a different spelling for a common word)

COURSE/COARSE?
No. It's a simple anagram.

FOETID (duh@me)


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Post by bw Fri May 03, 2013 9:48 am

[quote="indophile"]
bw wrote:
indophile wrote:
indophile wrote:
indophile wrote:Some recycled.

6. Surveillance catches you and I in Long Island, hiding. (9) ---- Hint: a difficult clue, word-in-word-in-word

I thought of SECLUSION, RECLUSIVE etc. but can't quite fit the surveillance bit.
It's REC(L(US)I)ON --- "RECON" for surveillance, "LI" for Long Island, "US" for you & I.

didn't think of RECLUSION! (double duh@me)

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Post by indophile Fri May 03, 2013 10:21 am

bw wrote:
indophile wrote:
bw wrote:

2. Sort of diet that’s offensive. (6) ---- hint: one of the easy types of cryptic clues (think of a different spelling for a common word)

COURSE/COARSE?
No. It's a simple anagram.

FOETID (duh@me)

Yup. Set solved.

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Post by indophile Fri May 03, 2013 10:28 am

Answers.
1. Taliban leader apprehended by military chief yields weapon. (7) ----- SHO(T)GUN
2. Sort of diet that’s offensive. (6) ---- FOETID (of diet – anag)
3. Barbara valiantly stays with tigers in the hunting grounds. (7) ---- ARAVALI (hid)
4. Nearly locating protest. (3,2) ---- SIT IN (SITINg)
5. Search south north, around, about. (4) ----- SCAN (s(ca)n)
6. Surveillance catches you and I in Long Island, hiding. (9) ---- REC(L(US)I)ON
7. Trace the snow leopard. (5) ---- OUNCE (dd)
8. Marijuana is new in a middle-eastern strip song. (5) ----- GANJA (ga(n)za – hom)
9. Neither a novel nor a short story, ” November Girl.” (7) ------ NOVELLA (nov+ella)
10. Sin returns after net turns the game. (6) --- TEN+NIS (net-rev + sin-rev)
11. Pined long after the thunder of blunder. (7) ----- MISTAKE (pined long = missed ache – hom)
12. Means for breaking the law. (6) ----- WEALTH (the law – anag)

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Post by Hellsangel Fri May 03, 2013 6:22 pm

GANJA from GAZA and ARAVALI I think were a bit of a stretch. I'll create a set for next week.
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Post by bw Fri May 03, 2013 7:33 pm

thanks for the set, indo. too bad that GC missed this set

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