Salute and behold, in a moment of discovery (5)
Gambol thru the middle of a cue (4)
Spread and circle a lion (4)
One from LAT:
Swindles birds (5)
One from ST:
For a fictional character's residual, add interest disclosure (7)
 LAT |  Seattle Times 8/5/14 NYT |
Here are the solutions to yesterday's clues:
"Mystic | Southwest, | I'm a-|comin' back!" (5)
[SWAMI] = [SW] [IM A] [reversed]
Caterpillar | was | right | in the center of | volcano's gout (5)
[LARVA] [=] [R{ight}] [contained in] [LAVA]
A lotion or emulsion | begins | healing when applied to the skin (4)
[A Lotion Or Emulsion] [initals] = [ALOE]
Grabs | litter | and | boasts about it (5)
[GRABS] [anagram] [=] [BRAGS]
Swaddled | orphan delivered | to | father of Messiah (6)
[hidden] [orpHAN DELivered] [=] [{George Frederick} HANDEL]
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Salute and behold, in a moment of discovery (5)
ReplyDeleteCute charade.
Gambol thru the middle of a cue (4)
This was the most difficult, but it was also point at which I noted that the first 3 answers were in both crosswords. I think that a little more help with the “target” word would have been kinder. “Actor’s cue” or “pointless cue”, maybe.
Spread and circle a lion (4)
Straightforward charade.
LAT1: Swindles birds (5)
A novel clue for the new crosswordese!
One from ST:
ST1: For a fictional character's residual, add interest disclosure (7)
Nice hidden clue. “Fictional character” might have been further defined.
NC
And for your amusement. First 3, LAT, Second 3, ST.
ReplyDeleteCapital punishment on Capone’s return? (2,3)
We object to appalling upset, but recover (3,4)
Like a dog up a tree (5)
The truth is the cobbler turned into a spoilsport (4,5)
How quickly thinks change: I told you a Nazi symbol would start showing up (6)
Did loss of a foetal debt lead to denial of tit? (6-3)
Whoops! LAT2 should have been:
ReplyDeleteWe object to serious upset concerning entrance requirement (4,2).
Capital punishment on Capone’s return? (2,3)
ReplyDeleteSimple charade-reverse.
We object to serious upset concerning entrance requirement (4,2).
Using charade-reverse so much may evolve into a dire problem
Like a dog up a tree (5)
C-r; this one had me baffled for a while, but once I got it was lightweight and quite good.
The truth is the cobbler turned into a spoilsport (4,5)
C-r; "truth" seems too strong, but you've done worse.
How quickly thinks change: I told you a Nazi symbol would start showing up (6)
I think you got the numeration on this wrong, shouldn't it be (7), and things, not thinks? But the clue itself is fine.
Did loss of -a+foetal+debt lead to denial of tit? (6-3)
I can see the parts of the anagram, but indicators and order are seriously flawed, and direct is unnecessarily rude.
My responses to yesterday's critiques:
ReplyDeleteThe truth is the cobbler turned into a spoilsport (4,5)
Critique: "truth" seems too strong, but you've done worse.
Response: It is not so!
Did loss of a foetal debt lead to denial of tit? (6-3)
Critique 1: I can see the parts of the anagram, but indicators and order are seriously flawed.
Response 1: It seems logical to me.
[Did] = start of question
|(loss of a) foetal debt| = components of anagram
|lead to| = pointer to anagram
|denial of tit?| = direct definition
Critique 2: Direct [definition] is unnecessarily rude.
Response 2: It seems that “tit” is classified as “vulgar slang” in the U.S, and only means woman’s breast, so I apologize for that. FYI, in Brit-speak “tit” is also used to mean the nipple, and is not considered vulgar (possibly jocular) in this context. The alternative, “teat”, which was derived from “tit”, is now generally used to mean the rubber or plastic perforated object on a baby’s bottle (or even the same-shaped object on a Pasteur pipette). I believe Americans prefer nipple in this context rather than teat. So I am left with tit. Can you think of a more appropriate (anatomically precise) phrase?
NC
I just got a "Your comment will be visible after approval". Does the word "t_t" trigger the vulgarity police?
ReplyDelete