Explanation for Ellipsis-2

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A7.  Two players taking up Arabic lute ... (3)

Two players = duo

‘Taking up’ indicates reversal ; hence duo is changes to OUD which is an Arabic lute

B7.  ... fast come to prefer flutes,etc (4,3,4) 

Double definition. Matching both defs the answer is “like the wind”

C7. Gruesome globe put in, in the middle of ... (6)

Globe = orb   ;   in the middle of = mid

Orb is put in ‘mid’ to obtain “morbid” which is “gruesome”

D7. ... Models of solar system - ie errors get made (8)

Anagram of ie errors is orreries – models of solar system

E7. Hesitation in a right toff's reasoning ... (8)

Hesitation = um

A right toff’s = A R GENT ; UM in ARGENT gives us ARGUMENT

F7. ...can put up charge for fertiliser (7)  _

Can = tin  ; put up is reversal indicator and so Tin is changed to NIT

Charge = rate and we have nitrate which is a fertiliser

G7. Pardoning a criminal that's responsible for producing notes...(5,5)

Criminal is anagram indicator and rearranging “pardoning a” gives us grand piano

H7. ... half hidden, mischievous but public-spirited (9)

Hidden = unseen  ; half od unseen = uns

Mischievous = elfish

Together , we have unselfish which is public – spirited

Jay

Ellipsis-2

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F6. Playfully, require nothing but ...(8)
 Require nothing but = Want only
wantonly = playfully

G6. ... convenience in game. (3)

convenience = loo which is also a game

H6. Rhode Island woman admitted into close circle ... (8)
Rhode island = RI woman = Di   close = mean

Me RI DI an   gives us meridian which is a circle

I6. ... knowing Katharina's daughter (6) Katharina( from Taming of the Shrew) = Shrew  
Daughter = D
Shrewd = Knowing

J6. This bean is put through the mill to make a drink ... (8)
anagram of 'this bean' is absinthe which is a drink

K6. ... taking two months to extract essence (6)
two months = Dec  and Oct
Together they form Decoct which is to extract essence

L6. Singular articles in long letter ... (6)
 singular = S
articles = creed
screed = long letter

M6. ... about wife, one first to be opened (9)
wife = W
about is container indicator ; hence "one first" must be placed around W.
one = UN
first here refers to the answer from the previous clue "screed"
so we have un scre w ed    giving us unscrewed = opened.

here, the ellipsis supposedly justifies the unusual usage of "first" as referring to the previous clue --tied to it by those dots!

 Here are a few more clues making use of those dots to achieve smoother reading.

A7.  Two players taking up Arabic lute ... (3) _ _ _
B7.  ... fast come to prefer flutes,etc (4,3,4)  _ _ _ _ _ _ E _ _ _ D
C7. Gruesome globe put in, in the middle of ... (6) _ O _ _ _ _
D7. ... Models of solar system - ie errors get made (8) _ R _ _ R _ _ _
E7. Hesitation in a right toff's reasoning ... (8) _ R _ _ _ E _ _
F7. ...can put up charge for fertiliser (7)  _ _ _ R _ _ E
G7. Pardoning a criminal that's responsible for producing notes...(5,5) _ R _ _ _ _ _ A _ _
H7. ... half hidden, mischievous but public-spirited (9) _ _ _ E _ _ _ S _

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