[Tex/LaTex] How to ‘shorten’ \cline so that multiple groups in a table become visible

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I would like to construct a table which looks like a booktabs table (but
without using the package booktabs). Instead of \cmidrule, I used \cline,
which comes pretty close (see below), but the lines drawn with \cline are too
wide, so that they touch… and therefore it's difficult for the eye to
determine where the groups start/end. Is there a solution to this? (without
using additional packages).

\documentclass{scrartcl}

\usepackage[T1]{fontenc}
\usepackage{lmodern}
\usepackage[american]{babel}
\usepackage{tabularx}
\usepackage{booktabs}
\usepackage[table]{xcolor}

\begin{document}

% my trial with \cline
\begin{table}[htbp]
  \centering
  \begin{tabular}{rrrrrrrrr}
    \hline
    Sex & \multicolumn{4}{c}{Male} & \multicolumn{4}{c}{Female} \\
    \cline{2-5} \cline{6-9}
    Age & \multicolumn{2}{c}{Child} & \multicolumn{2}{c}{Adult} & \multicolumn{2}{c}{Child} & \multicolumn{2}{c}{Adult} \\
    \cline{2-3} \cline{4-5} \cline{6-7} \cline{8-9}
    {Class \ Survived} & {No} & {Yes} & {No} & {Yes} & {No} & {Yes} & {No} & {Yes} \\
    \hline
    1st & 0 & 5 & 118 & 57 & 0 & 1 & 4 & 140 \\
    2nd & 0 & 11 & 154 & 14 & 0 & 13 & 13 & 80 \\
    3rd & 35 & 13 & 387 & 75 & 17 & 14 & 89 & 76 \\
    Crew & 0 & 0 & 670 & 192 & 0 & 0 & 3 & 20 \\
    \hline
  \end{tabular}
\end{table}

% with booktabs
\begin{table}[htbp]
  \centering
  \begin{tabular}{rrrrrrrrr}
    \toprule
    Sex & \multicolumn{4}{c}{Male} & \multicolumn{4}{c}{Female} \\
    \cmidrule(lr){2-5} \cmidrule(lr){6-9}
    Age & \multicolumn{2}{c}{Child} & \multicolumn{2}{c}{Adult} & \multicolumn{2}{c}{Child} & \multicolumn{2}{c}{Adult} \\
    \cmidrule(lr){2-3} \cmidrule(lr){4-5} \cmidrule(lr){6-7} \cmidrule(lr){8-9}
    {Class \ Survived} & {No} & {Yes} & {No} & {Yes} & {No} & {Yes} & {No} & {Yes} \\
    \midrule
    1st & 0 & 5 & 118 & 57 & 0 & 1 & 4 & 140 \\
    2nd & 0 & 11 & 154 & 14 & 0 & 13 & 13 & 80 \\
    3rd & 35 & 13 & 387 & 75 & 17 & 14 & 89 & 76 \\
    Crew & 0 & 0 & 670 & 192 & 0 & 0 & 3 & 20 \\
    \bottomrule
  \end{tabular}
\end{table}

\end{document}

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  \begin{tabular}{@{\extracolsep{4pt}}rrrrrrrrr@{}}

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[Tex/LaTex] Is it possible to use \cline multiple times when using multirow

Yes.

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\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{multirow}% http://ctan.org/pkg/hhline
\begin{document}

\begin{table}[ht]
\centering
\begin{tabular}{|c|c|c|c|c|c|c|c|}\cline{3-8}
\multicolumn{2}{c|}{\multirow{2}{*}{}}&\multicolumn{3}{c|}{Singular}&\multicolumn{3}{c|}{Plural}\\\cline{3-8}
\multicolumn{2}{c|}{}&Neuter&Masculine&Feminine&Masculine&Feminine&Neuter\\\hline
\multicolumn{1}{|c|}{\multirow{2}{*}{I}}&Inclusive&\multicolumn{3}{|c|}{\multirow{2}{*}{O}}&\multicolumn{3}{c|}{X}\\\cline{2-2}\cline{6-8}
&Exclusive&\multicolumn{3}{c|}{}&\multicolumn{3}{c|}{X}\\\hline
\multirow{2}{*}{II}&Informal&\multicolumn{3}{|c|}{X}&\multicolumn{3}{c|}{X}\\\cline{2-8}
&Formal&\multicolumn{6}{|c|}{X}\\\hline
\multirow{2}{*}{III}&Informal&\multicolumn{1}{c|}{\multirow{2}{*}{O}}&X&X&\multicolumn{2}{|c|}{X}&\multicolumn{1}{c|}{\multirow{2}{*}{O}}\\\cline{2-2}\cline{4-7}
&Formal&&\multicolumn{4}{|c|}{X}&\\\hline

\end{tabular}
\end{table}

\end{document}

For example, I've used \cline{2-2}\cline{6-8} for a horizontal rule from column 2 to column 2, followed by a break (no line from 3-5) and another horizontal rule from 6 to 8.

Another option for this kind of rule manipulation is provided by hhline.

[Tex/LaTex] tabu package – gaps in vertical lines

One way is to shift up the skip prior to the mid-height \tabucline with a \\[-1pt]. See below for 2nd approach.

%Dokumentclass
\documentclass[landscape]{letter}

%Packages
\usepackage[landscape]{geometry}
\usepackage[utf8]     {inputenc}
\usepackage           {multirow}
\usepackage           {tabu}

%Formatting
\pagestyle{empty} %Remove numbering

\begin{document}
  \begin{tabu}{ |[1pt] l | l l | l | l |[1pt] }
                                                                                                                 \tabucline[1 pt]{1-5}
    \multicolumn{2}{ |[1pt] l }{ } & \multicolumn{3}{ |[1pt] l |[1pt]}{ }                                     \\                       \hline
    &                              & \multicolumn{1}{ |[1pt] l |     }{ } & \multicolumn{2}{  l |[1pt] }{ }   \\                       \hline
 y   &                              & \multicolumn{1}{ |[1pt] l |     }{ } & \multicolumn{2}{  l |[1pt] }{ }   \\[-1pt]   \tabucline[1 pt]{3-5} 
\hline
 x   &                              & \multicolumn{1}{ |[1pt] l |     }{ } &                                 & \\                       \hline
    &                              & \multicolumn{1}{ |[1pt] l |     }{ } &                                 & \\                       \hline
    &                              & \multicolumn{1}{ |[1pt] l |     }{ } &                                 & \\                       \hline
    &                              & \multicolumn{1}{ |[1pt] l |     }{ } &                                 & \\ \tabucline[1 pt]{1-5}
  \end{tabu}
\end{document}

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Alternately, if you want the thin line to bisect the thick line, then the approach: \\[-1pt] \tabucline[1 pt]{3-5}\\[-12.5pt]\hline works.

%Dokumentclass
\documentclass[landscape]{letter}

%Packages
\usepackage[landscape]{geometry}
\usepackage[utf8]     {inputenc}
\usepackage           {multirow}
\usepackage           {tabu}

%Formatting
\pagestyle{empty} %Remove numbering

\begin{document}
  \begin{tabu}{ |[1pt] l | l l | l | l |[1pt] }
                                                                                                                 \tabucline[1 pt]{1-5}
    \multicolumn{2}{ |[1pt] l }{ } & \multicolumn{3}{ |[1pt] l |[1pt]}{ }                                     \\                       \hline
    &                              & \multicolumn{1}{ |[1pt] l |     }{ } & \multicolumn{2}{  l |[1pt] }{ }   \\                       \hline
 y   &                              & \multicolumn{1}{ |[1pt] l |     }{ } & \multicolumn{2}{  l |[1pt] }{ }   \\[-1pt]   \tabucline[1 pt]{3-5}\\[-12.5pt]
\hline
 x   &                              & \multicolumn{1}{ |[1pt] l |     }{ } &                                 & \\                       \hline
    &                              & \multicolumn{1}{ |[1pt] l |     }{ } &                                 & \\                       \hline
    &                              & \multicolumn{1}{ |[1pt] l |     }{ } &                                 & \\                       \hline
    &                              & \multicolumn{1}{ |[1pt] l |     }{ } &                                 & \\ \tabucline[1 pt]{1-5}
  \end{tabu}
\end{document}

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