Three from LAT:
"Mystic Southwest, I'm a-comin' back!" (5)
Caterpillar was right in the center of volcano's gout (5)
A lotion or emulsion begins healing when applied to the skin (4)
Two from ST:
Grabs litter and boasts about it (5)
Swaddled orphan delivered to father of Messiah (6)
 LAT |  Seattle Times 8/4/14 NYT |
Here are the solutions to yesterday's clues:
Urinate in South Dakota with dispatch (5)
[PEE] [in] [S^D] [=] [SPEED]
Sticky stuff can be pinned up (5)
[TACKY] = [TACKY {i.e. TACKable}]
Tie 5/8ths of acrostic to agitation (5)
[ASCOT] = [5/8 letters] [ACrOSTic] [anagram]
Wood nymph loses right to be twins (4)
[DRYAD] [minus R{ight}] [=] [DYAD]
From the first, emigrants learned language is something US immigrants once needed to to pass (5)
[initials] [Emigrants Learned Language Is Something] = [ELLIS {island}]
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ReplyDeleteLAT1: "Mystic Southwest, I'm a-comin' back!" (5)
Nice combo. “Mystic” might be a touch non-PC for a “Hindu Religious Teacher”.
LAT2: Caterpillar was right in the center of volcano's gout (5)
That is a very literary usage of “gout”. I never heard it in that context.
LAT3: A lotion or emulsion begins healing when applied to the skin (4)
Nice on-theme acrostic.
ST1: Grabs litter and boasts about it (5)
Is “litter” often used in this context in U.S. ? If not, it’s a nice misdirect.
ST2: Swaddled orphan delivered to father of Messiah (6)
Would it not be “unswaddled” or “unswathed”. “father of” is a clever and strong misdirection, which is acceptable since the clue does not say ”the” Messiah.
My set:
ReplyDeleteLAT4: Former East German security forces reverberate in religious frenzy (7).
LAT5: Retreat of marsh-gas reveals horseman (5)
LAT6: Welcome to the endless Moor! (5)
ST3: Guess about eleven survive (5)
ST4: Was she an avant-garde author or a crazy registered nut? (8,5)
ST5: Once-occupied island is greeted with endless chatter when given up for Indian Port (8)
ST6: Endless road to beat-up buggy (4,4)
Re today's clues, "mystic" was straight out of the dictionary.
ReplyDeleteOn to your 7, all of which I got today with no complaints.
LAT4: Former East German security forces reverberate in religious frenzy (7).
Nice homophone.
LAT5: Retreat of marsh-gas reveals horseman (5)
Another charade-reversal. Gas might not be the best cryptic, but it did fit the surface very well.
LAT6: Welcome to the endless Moor! (5)
Misdirection on which end is good.
ST3: Guess about eleven survive (5)
Latin and Roman mix in a container. Nice.
ST4: Was she an avant-garde author or a crazy registered nut? (8,5)
Numeration would give this good anagram away except that you assigned it to the wrong grid! I spent some time trying to figure out what part of this could be a direct for AIRPLANE SEATS!
ST5: Once-occupied island is greeted with endless chatter when given up for Indian Port (8)
Reverse-charade with nice use of unusual word from yesterday's puzzle.
ST6: Endless road to beat-up buggy (4,4)
Curtailment-charade-reversal. Again citing the wrong grid, but otherwise fine.