Crossword 50

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Golf

Here are a few clues related to golf.

N6. Bad karma surrounding a more troubled golfer (4,6) _ _ R _ O _ _ _ _ _
O6. Shortened Tiger's golf club (4)  _ _ O _
P6. Homer tees off group of golfers (9) _ _ _ E _ _ O _ _
Q6. Wager on skin game, originally taking unknown golfer (5,4) _ _ _ _ _ _ I _ _
R6. Writer's stroke shoots the wrong way (5)  _ _ R _ _
S6. Clump of grass next to a drink (4) _ O _ _
T6. Golfer with terrible lie, ten over (3,7) _ _ _ _ _ E _ _ N _
U6. Circling green, ponder Scotsman's second-chance shots (9) _ _ _ L _ _ _ N _
V6. Nothing confines some tournaments (5)  _ _ E _ _
W6. Cut off from a tee, nail rough (9)  _ _ I _ _ A _ _
X6. Lack of din upset golfer (4,5)  _ I _ _ _ _ L _ _
Y6. Attempt that is about right for very good score on a hole (6) _ _ R _ _ _
Z6. Tournament spectators regally treated (7) _ _ L _ _ _ _


1972 answers :
A6. Miners
B6. Picketed
C6. Watergate
D6. Nixon
E6. Encoders

Jay

Ellipsis

These are clues in crosswords that when read continuously provide a meaningful surface reading. By themselves , they don't quite do that. However, they are to be solved separately. Here is an example :

On hospital department I depend, without qualification ... (8)
... we can count on it if a vehicle rolls over us (6)

Let's look at the first clue :
On hospital department I depend, without qualification
hospital department = ENT   I depend = I rely
Combining them, we have ENTIRELY = Without qualification

The 2nd clue :
we can count on it if a vehicle rolls over us
a vehicle = a cab   ;  cab "rolls over" is to reverse cab to get BAC
so we have A BAC US  ( which we can count on )


So, the answers are obtained based on each clue. However, the reason for the ellipsis ( ... ) in this case is to obtain a single surface reading . Does it succeed? I think so. We get an image of a statement in the first person - that he counts on the hospital dept to look after him in case of accident.

Here are a few questions that use ellipsis.


F6. Playfully, require nothing but ...(8)   _ _ N _ _ N _ _
G6. ... convenience in game. (3)   _ _ _

H6. Rhode Island woman admitted into close circle ... (8)  _ _ _ _ _ I _ _
I6. ... knowing Katharina's daughter (6)   _ _ _ E _ _

J6. This bean is put through the mill to make a drink ... (8)   _ _ S _ _ T _ _
K6. ... taking two months to extract essence (6)  _ _ _ O _ _

L6. Singular articles in long letter ... (6)  _ _ _ E _ _
M6. ... about wife, one first to be opened (9)  _ _ _ _ R _ _ _ _

Jay

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