Independent no. 8161 by Quixote

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Welcome to our new improved site, Quixote for us today.

Mostly fine stuff from Don, 22d had me for a while but can’t see 3d so help would be appreciated.

Across:

1 MORATORIUM (ORATOR + 1) in MUM
9 DISSENT DISS + E.N.T.
10 DIVIDER Double def
11 ERASE ERAS + E(nergy)
12 RENASCENT EARN* + SCENT
13 SECTORAL SECT + ORAL
14 BHUTAN HUT in BAN
17 COFFER C(hild) + OFFER
18 FAIR GAME Game at a fair
21 BELL TOWER T(emple) in BELLOWER
23 ICENI Hidden in vICE Nightly
24 LIONESS O (Duck) in LINES + S(and) [and getting buried]
25 STANDEE [EAST END]*
26 OPEN SECRET [SO PRETENCE]*
Down    
1 MADNESS END rev in MASS
2 RESEARCH FELLOW [FEW CALLERS HERO]*
3 THEREFORE Stuck here, I can see THAT =THERE and E is the natural base in maths – ideas please
4 ROTARIAN ROTA + 1 in RAN
5 UNDONE D(ay) in UN + ONE
6 IVES Hidden in festIVE Season
7 ADVENT CALENDAR Cryptic definition
8 CRETAN C(old) + RE (about) + TAN
15 HERMITAGE (Channel Island) HERM + IT + AGE
16 HARRISON [HARMONISER (-ME)]*
17 COBBLE DD
19 EXIGENT E(nglish) + XI + GENT
20 OWNS UP OWN + SUP
22 TEES Middle letters of baTTle are both TEES.

 

9 comments on “Independent no. 8161 by Quixote”

  1. Gaufrid
    #1 - Mon 10th Dec 12, 09:48

    Thanks flashling
    3dn is a def. (so that) plus a cryptic def. In maths, three dots in the form of a triangle mean ‘therefore’. See: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Therefore_sign

  2. flashling
    #2 - Mon 10th Dec 12, 09:50

    Ahhh, and me with a degree in maths too, hangs head in shame 🙂

  3. allan_c
    #3 - Mon 10th Dec 12, 13:19

    Nice one again from the Don, suitably gentle for a Monday. Completed in two passes, and easily parsed as well, though I only saw 3dn after writing it in.

    16dn presumably refers to George Harrison (1943-2001) of the Beatles – see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Harrison

    21ac seemed familiar; I think the device of inserting T into ‘Bellower’ was used elsewhere recently, although clued differently.

    Thanks, Quixote and flashling

  4. hounddog
    #4 - Mon 10th Dec 12, 14:30

    You’re not the only one, flashling. My excuse is that I haven’t written out a proof in about 30 years.

    Re 21ac, allan_c, I had that deja vu feeling as well.

  5. flashling
    #5 - Mon 10th Dec 12, 14:40

    Bell(t)ower appeared in DAC’s puzzle last week.

  6. NealH
    #6 - Mon 10th Dec 12, 14:48

    I finished the right side of this very quickly but found the left side a little harder. If I recall correctly, the other bell tower clue was identical to this one but clued as “campanile” – at least this one was a bit fairer for the people who don’t know what a campanile is.

  7. Pelham Barton
    #7 - Mon 10th Dec 12, 14:53

    Thanks Quixote for an enjoyable puzzle and flashling for the blog. I must add my name to the list of mathematicians who failed to parse 3dn.

    21ac: As others have noted, Dac used T in BELLOWER = BELL TOWER last week. It should be noted that the indications for T and BELLOWER were different, as well as the definition.

  8. Bertandjoyce
    #8 - Mon 10th Dec 12, 19:04

    Thanks flashling.

    We had INVADER pencilled in for 10ac without being able to parse it so 5d became imposible to sort out.

    Thanks to The Don for a good start to the week!

  9. Genevieve Crisp
    #9 - Tue 1st Jan 13, 06:28

    Abbreviation for ‘therefore’ in maths is three dots in triangle formation, two at bottom and one at top.

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