Monday 2 March 2015

No 11331, Monday 02 Mar 2015, xChequer


ACROSS
7   Sacrifice supporting self-esteem (6) FOREGO {FOR}{EGO}
8   Card game played alone, continuously going over top of pack (8) NAPOLEON {NA{Pack}OLE*}{ON}
9   Hopeful because detective gets call (8) ASPIRING {AS}{PI}{RING}
10 Blissful events barring a day clouded by problems (6) IDYLLS {I{DaY}LLS}
11 Fire inspector seals controls (5) REINS [T]
12 Jellyfish made us sick (6) MEDUSA*
14 Disciplined English attack allows Officer Commanding to meet a deadline (7,3,5) AGAINST THE CLOCK {AGAINST THE CL{OC}K*}
17 Memorable year shortly after snag (6) CATCHY {CATCH}{Y}
18 Dropped engineer recalled by foundation (5) EBBED {EB<=}{BED}
22 What about insulating room for comfortable heat? (6) WARMTH {WA{RM}TH*}
23 Sets fire to son displaying no compassion (8) KINDLESS {KINDLES}{S}
24 Generally small protective clothing (8) OVERALLS {OVERALL}{S}
25 Guard senior judge (6) SENTRY {SEN}{TRY}

DOWN
1   Follow and reportedly kill with a sledge (3,6) BOB SLEIGH {BOB} {SLEIGH}(~slay) Bob and Follow? (Addendum - DOG SLEIGH {DOG} {SLEIGH}(~slay) - See comments)
2   Injury forcing one in class out of school (6) LESION LES(-s+i)ION I don't think this anno is correct
3   Potty seat put in place (5) POSIT {PO}{SIT} PO for Potty?
4   Bent, fitting it crudely at the hub (8) APTITUDE {APT}{IT}{crUDEly}
5   Amateur in lead getting everyone to co-operate (4,4) PLAY BALL {P{LAY} B}{ALL}
6   Delivers dishes (5) BOWLS [DD]
8   The absence of major Arab leaders reportedly of little significance? (2,5,6) NO GREAT SHAKES (~no great sheiks)
13 Confederate soldiers observed by Yankee behind entrance (9) ACCESSORY {ACCESS}{OR}{Y}
15 Main race conducted without spectators (2,6) IN CAMERA*
16 School bags scattered the class (8) SATCHELS*
19 Take a lot of time to have a proper place? (6) BELONG {BE}{LONG}
20 Concern over volume of sculpture (5) CARVE {CAR{V}E}
21 Expressing a gas filling worker's anxiety (5) ANGST {AN{GaS}T}

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32 comments:

  1. Kishore2 March 2015 at 08:38

    Thanks, Deepak, for taking over. Folks, my back has been bothering me for some time and more so over the last month. I have been asked to lose weight (easier said than done) and to do some exercises etc before breakfast. This has dished my chances of solving in the morning in time for the 8.30 deadline. Hence, I have decided to take a break till July, by when I hope to be better (and lighter, haha!). Sorry again, folks.

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    1. SandhyaP2 March 2015 at 08:40

      Take care Kishore!

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    2. Kishore2 March 2015 at 08:41

      I am sure some of you will volunteer to blog on a few days, so that Deepak does not have to blog the entire week, though I am sure he is as enthusiastic as ever to do it.

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    3. Deepak Gopinath2 March 2015 at 08:55

      Try and join a Yoga group if you can

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    4. VMA Nair2 March 2015 at 08:57

      Take care Kishore

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    5. Raghunath2 March 2015 at 08:58

      Get well soon.

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    6. Lakshmi Vaidyanathan2 March 2015 at 09:12

      @Kishore Take care & get well soon !

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    7. Mukundala Balasubramanyam2 March 2015 at 11:42

      Get well soon, Kishore.

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    8. Arvind Ramaswamy2 March 2015 at 17:47

      Take care Kishore!

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  2. SandhyaP2 March 2015 at 08:40

    3 Potty seat put in place (5) POSIT {PO}{SIT} PO for Potty?

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chamber_pot

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  3. Deepak Gopinath2 March 2015 at 08:45

    As Kishore and Bhavan are taking a break is anyone interested in climbing onto the Bloggers bandwagon? If so do send me mail in case :-
    You have the time to spare in the mornings
    You are interested
    Can meet the deadline of 8:30 AM without fail, come rain or shine, of course exceptions will be there which can be taken care of if notice is given

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  4. Unknown2 March 2015 at 08:47

    Is 1dn dog sleigh?

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  5. Raghunath2 March 2015 at 08:57

    2 Injury forcing one in class out of school (6) LESION LES(-s+i)ION I don't think this anno is correct.

    It is.

    Class: LESSON. Put in I and remove S( out of School)

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    1. SandhyaP2 March 2015 at 09:03

      Is S a standard abbreviation for school?

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    2. Raghunath2 March 2015 at 09:08

      I've seen Exchequer and some others use it. I have only Chambers and crosswordunclued to refer to. So my database is limited.

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    3. SandhyaP2 March 2015 at 09:26

      Thanks Raghunath!

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    4. Chaturvasi2 March 2015 at 09:28

      I believe that even if some abbreviations are not in any dictionary, we can accept them if they are widely used.
      For example, I studied in GBHS, which stood for Gopalapuram Boys' High School. HS or SSS are found in abbrs. nowadays.
      So why can't we accept S for School?

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    5. Raghunath2 March 2015 at 10:20

      I have no problem. Sometime back there was T for 'town'. That's not a std abbreviation. Maybe it's seen in some other list.

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    6. Srividya2 March 2015 at 11:24

      Hi chaturvasi sir, i studied in GGHS :)

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    7. Chaturvasi2 March 2015 at 13:04

      Oh really? Both my sisters and cousins did! We are old-time residents of Gopalapuram. My grandfather's one-storeyed building, set in a large ground with some five or six mango trees and "paththu pathinonnu thennai maram pakkaththilae", was one of the earliest houses. I have heard my elders speak of a time when Conran Smith Road from Lloyds Road stopped short and never connected Peters Road.
      People recall that In the Fifties the Kanchi Maha Periyava when he was visiting Madras stayed in our house and used to address gatherings from a podium while the audience sat in a pandal, both specially constructed.

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  6. Padmanabhan2 March 2015 at 09:04

    Kishore,
    Take care and get well. I think Col.'s suggestion of a yoga class looks good.But it must be done under proper care and guidance to get best results.

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  7. Ramani2 March 2015 at 09:29

    Pl Go Incognito - Take rest and Take care - Come back with your usual full throttle!

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  8. Kishore2 March 2015 at 10:13

    Thanks all, for your suggestions, including turning the world upside down.

    Btw, the Holi Special Hindi Crossword is now up at Crosswordunclued.com , though the link on this page has not yet got updated. Have a go, folks.

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    1. Mukundala Balasubramanyam2 March 2015 at 12:05

      Can't turn the world upside down?! Do 'shirshasana!'

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  9. Kishore2 March 2015 at 10:14

    Link is now updated

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  10. mohsin2 March 2015 at 12:38

    Lovely crossword.
    Particularly liked IDYLLS, AGAINST THE CLOCK, WARMTH (CoD), PLAY BALL, IN CAMERA, LESION

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  11. Arvind Ramaswamy2 March 2015 at 17:54

    Lovely crossword today! Managed to finish almost all except Posit... Loved many clues especially AGAINST THE CLOCK, IN CAMERA, WARMTH, APTITUDE, BELONG.. Thanks for the enjoyable grid xChequer!!!

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  12. raju umamaheswar2 March 2015 at 23:14

    KISHORE: Pole saana !! Get well soon.
    Advice Unsolicited: Try locking your fingers at the back , keeping your spine straight and breath in, while slowly bending down, and slowly rise up to homo erectus position, breathing out, A few times should relieve the pain. I have tried this after warming up with a few lumbering up exercises.

    Advice unsolicited 2: Ignore this and other such advices from me and others and go by your gut feeling and do what's best for you , as per the doctors orders !!
    Take care and God bless.

    Today's Xchequer is a superb and atypical cryptic crossie. Thanks to THCC online. Why is it not regularly being posted? it is such a useful channel to solve !

    Keep up the spirits ye-all !!


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