Sunday 3 April 2016

Special, Sunday 03 Apr 2016, Ramki Krishnan


Three answers per commenter as usual till 6PM (Annotations compulsory)
Please provide all your answers in one comment


ACROSS
1   Unusual stuff found in old, tattered coat one is wearing (7)
5   Lost the mace, getting another weapon (7)
9   Illiterate nut toured all over the place (9)
10 Son's lazy to steal (5)
11 Intellectual folks’ detailed discussion (6)
12 Desperately aching to hug wife and talk (7)
14 Best energy drink (4)
15 Important people who could be seen at an accident site? (10)
19 Fussy to remove clothes at the outskirts of temple, say (10)
20 Priest gets a haircut presently (4)
22 Makes beautiful arrangements to sleep with former girl-friend, say (7)
25 Old man leaving for New World (6)
27 For starters, restrict extravagant, unnecessary spending - easy way to conserve environment (5)
28 A cat bows, welcoming  leader of mice - they could cause great damage (4,5)
29 Buried in smoky ash? make a veil to cover your face (7)
30 They worship snakes without capturing them essentially (7)

DOWN
1   Founder of ancient city beheaded birds (4)
2   Without delay, leg spinners brought back to control two hard-hitting English openers (2,3,4)
3   Completely at home with a dog from Kansas (2,4)
4   Footloose flirt dives headlong into a puddle - he's the victim of a hoax (5,4)
5   Doctor claimed to be transformed after leaving LA (5)
6   Strong criminal outside a prison... (4-4)
7   …will die with a cry of pain (5)
8   Dressing in green is good and stimulating (10)
13 Extremists of Sialkot reportedly stealing fruit (10)
16 Each can date, spending nothing in a restaurant perhaps (6,3)
17 Amusing or funny fool (9)
18 I am going around crèche sadly... hour wasted in getting something that the children love (3,5)
21 Two leaders from Stanford ably led firm (6)
23 Defeats knights protecting the king (5)
24 Loose pieces of coal (5)
26 Snakes like empty pits (4)

Across Lite version can be accessed at RAMKI 5

Enjoy.

63 comments:

  1. 26D Snakes like empty pits (4)AS PS (As - like; empty p(it)s
    18D I am going around crèche sadly... hour wasted in getting something that the children love (3,5)ICE CREAM (I AM {CRECHE-h})*
    5D Doctor claimed to be transformed after leaving LA (5)MEDIC (CLAIMED - LA)*

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  2. 9A:UNTUTORED (NUT TOURED)*
    5A:MACHETE (THE MACE)*
    5D:MEDIC {CLAIMED(-LA)}*

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  3. 13 Extremists of Sialkot reportedly stealing fruit (10) ST RAWBERRY (~robbery)
    26 Snakes like empty pits (4) AS PS
    17 Amusing or funny fool (9) IGNORAMUS*

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  4. 12 across: CHINWAG--anagram of ACHING (desperately) with W from wife : CHINWAG to talk.

    8 down: ENERGISING- anagram of IN GREEN Is G from good- stimulating + energising.

    1down: Founder of ancient cityh REMUS -beheaded (-R) EMUS: birds

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  5. 6D Strong criminal outside a prison... (4-4)CAST IRON - C(A)(STIR)ON}
    7d …will die with a cry of pain (5)(END)(OW)
    8D Dressing in green is good and stimulating (10)(ENERGISIN)*G

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  6. 27A: A cat bows, welcoming leader of mice - they could cause great damage (4,5)
    ATOM BOMBS = A TOM BO(M)BS
    28A: Buried in smoky ash? make a veil to cover your face (7)
    YASHMAK (telescopic) smokY ASH MAKe

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  7. 21A Priest gets a haircut presently (4) ANON [(C)ANON , Def: presently]
    26A For starters, restrict extravagant, unnecessary spending - easy way to conserve environment (5)REUSE (T)

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    1. 21D Two leaders from Stanford ably led firm (6)STABLE [ First two letters of STanford ABly LEd , Def: FIRM ]

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  8. There was an error in the numbering of Across clues which I have corrected

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  9. Making up for 5D as solved by Ram:
    12A: CHINWAG; W in (ACHING)*

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  10. 22A (Not 23A) Makes beautiful arrangements to sleep with former girl-friend, say (7) BEDECKS {BED(ECK)S}
    4D : Footloose flirt dives headlong into a puddle - he's the victim of a hoax (5,4) APRIL FOOL {A}{FLIRt}* in POOL
    24D : Loose pieces of coal (5) SLACK {DD}

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    1. Left bracket to shift to end, so that it will sound 'EX'

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    2. Thanks, Ram.
      So the anno should be {BED}{ECKS}{~EX}

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  11. 10A: Son's lazy to steal (5)
    S IDLE
    My three done :-) pleasure as ever to do this

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  12. @Col Sorry sir, I deleted my comment by mistake .

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  13. 14A Best energy drink (4) E LITE

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  14. 1A - EXOTICA {EX}{OT{1}CA*}
    16D - EATING OUT {EA}{TIN}{G(-o) OUT}
    23D - DRUBS {D{R}UBS}

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  15. Superb one from Ramki.
    A pleasure to solve marked by super smooth surfaces & imaginative wordplay.
    A bumper pleasure after solving his daily clues in 1AC & CCS.

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  16. 14A Best energy drink (4) TOPE {TOP}{E}
    15A Important people who could be seen at an accident site? (10) SOMEBODIES (DD)
    19A Fussy to remove clothes at the outskirts of temple, say (10) ARTICULATE {pARTICULAr}{TemplE}

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  17. 2 Without delay, leg spinners brought back to control two hard-hitting English openers (2,3,4)
    (ON) T H E SPOT<-
    25 Old man leaving for New World (6) (-m)(+N)ATURE

    Any clue left?

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  18. 15A Important people who could be seen at an accident site? (10){SOME}{BODIES}
    19A Fussy to remove clothes at the outskirts of temple, say (10)ARTICULATE [{(-p)ARTICULA(-r)}{T...E}]
    2D Without delay, leg spinners brought back to control two hard-hitting English openers (2,3,4)
    {ON} {T}{H}{E} {SPOT<-}

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  19. Looks like I got late to the party! :(
    Lovely clues Ramki :)

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  20. 30A They worship snakes without capturing them essentially (7) T(w)(.H .E)ISTS

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  21. Sandhya all your clues are already taken

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  22. 3D Completely at home with a dog from Kansas (2,4) {IN} {TOTO}

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  23. Think only 11A & 3d are left

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  24. 11 Intellectual folks’ detailed discussion (6){MEN}{TAL(-k)}

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  25. Was a really 'mental' crossword. Like a lot!

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  26. Thanks Col for posting the crossword, and all the solvers for your comments. Special thanks to Bhala (xChequer) and Ajeesh who test-solved the grid and gave valuable feedback.

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    1. My pleasure, in fact it is I who should thank you for keeping the Sunday specials going

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    2. Ramki Ramkrishnan: Thanks for this simple Sunday fare. ATOM BOMBS and SOMEBODIES were elegantly contrived.

      You were the life saver for the Col this Sunday as what I'm compiling now for his pool is still in a nascent stage, as I want it to be very unusual.

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    3. Superb puzzle, Ramki. Brilliant surface stories...many of them deviously clued. ATOM BOMBS, ON THE SPOT and THEISTS were my favs.

      Not counting the intersecting letters, 14A could also be WINE (to best = to win).

      Thanks for a very nice xw.

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    4. Thanks Raju, Sridhar. Sridhar - you are right, as a standalone clue, WINE is also a valid answer for 14A (Ajeesh also pointed it out to me)

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    5. Infact I had WINE initially but it didn't fit in the crossing

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  27. How come no noticed my 1051 entry against repeats by Renga at 1058 and Vasant at 1109? Just a point. I'm not complaining !

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  28. Super puzzle! Enjoyable as ever! Thank you, Ramki. :)

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  29. 30A They worship snakes without capturing them essentially (7) T(w)(.H .E)ISTS
    Is deletion letter'w' for 'with' in 'without' pl?

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  30. Great one Ramki, missed all the fun.
    Somebodies is my favourite.

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  31. Joined very late due to connectivity problem. Enjoyed solving (though I could not complete) Thank you Ramki. would love to have more from you.

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  32. Thanks Ramki.. enjoyable xword ... esp Strawberry had me in splits :)

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  33. Pleasant solve, Ramki! My COD is 26A, liked 19A and 2D too.

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