Saturday 5 August 2017

No 12078, Saturday 05 Aug 2017, Lightning

Lightning illuminates parts of Chennai

ACROSS
1 Burn fossil fuel, avoid losing absolute power (8) COALESCE {COAL}{ESCapE} Defn ok?
5 Backing, crash partly into a dock (6)  MARINA {RAM<=}{INto}{A}
9 Foreign parliamentarian following one alternative trend regularly missing (8) IMPORTED {I}{MP}{OR}{TrEnD}
10 A crime department investigator cunning for starters and sharp (6) ACIDIC {A}{CID}{Investigator}{Cunning}
12 Musician covers eastern shore (5) BEACH {B{E}ACH}

13 Leader’s having energy, not so much quiet (9) NOISELESS {NO I}{S}{E}{LESS}
14 Twins imagine a lost building (6) GEMINI {IMaGINE}*
16 Force short break after crossing a bridge (7) FLYOVER {F}{LaYOVER}
19 More dangerous for one gliding down mountain after odd rain (7) RISKIER {RaIn}{SKIER}
21 Wipes the French containers on the outside (6) CLEANS {C{LE}ANS}
23 Egomaniac somehow gets pardon? (4,5) COME AGAIN {EGOMANIAC*}
25 Leaders of Britain under royal mandate abandon country (5) BURMA (Acrostic)
26 Money we divide for aunt’s son (6) COUSIN {CO{US}IN}
27 Craft tie designed to pick top three correctly (8) TRIFECTA {CRAFT+TIE}* Noun clued as a verb?
28 Offer from former lover (nurse) (6) EXTEND {EX}{TEND}
29 Stout ale left inside becomes insipid ale (4,4) FLAT BEER {F{L}AT} {BEER}

DOWN
1   Goes up with hundred members (6) CLIMBS {C}{LIMBS}
2   Finally catch a chance in range of letters (9) ALPHABETS {ALP{catcH}{A}{BET}S}
3   Revolver near the harbours (5) EARTH (T)
4   City in northeastern china damaged (7) CHENNAI {N+E+CHINA}*
6   Tell perhaps almost sort of original (9) ARCHETYPE {ARCHEr}{TYPE}
7   Gift expected at home at the beginning (5) INDUE {IN}{DUE}
8   Any crest turns into descent (8) ANCESTRY {ANY+CREST}*
11 Initially lacking hard fight (4) TIFF {sTIFF}
15 Forgery by one with mass appeal at leaderless country (9) IMITATION {I}{M}{IT}{nATION}
17 Specialist doctor dissecting liver caught damaged cavity (9) VENTRICLE {LIVER+C}* around {ENT}
18 Problematic king misplaced one hundred and fifty fifth letter in vehicle (8) TRICYCLE {TRICkY}{CL}{lettEr}
20 Path in segment of Broadway (4) ROAD (T)
21 Penny really evens out interior (7) CENTRAL {CENT}{ReAlLy}
22 A disheartened zarina entering watering hole in marketplace (6) BAZAAR {B{A}{ZarinA}AR}
24 Scale // Everest for one (5) MOUNT (DD)
25 Appropriate for perk to exclude new engineer (5) BEFIT {BEneFIT}

Reference list  

Absolute=A, Power=P, Parliamentarian=MP, One=I, Alternately=Or, Crime department=CID, Eastern=E, Leader= No I (Number one), Energy=E, Force=F, The French=Le, We=Us, Former Lover=Ex, Left=L
Hundred=C, Northeastern=NE, At home=In, Mass=M, Appeal=It, King=K, One hundred and fifty=CL, Penny=Cent, New=N, Engineer=E

Color/Font Scheme

DefinitionSolutionComponent lettersEmbedded links, Anagram IndicatorC/C indicatorReversal IndicatorHidden word IndicatorLetter Pick indicatorDeletion IndicatorHomophone IndicatorMovement IndicatorPositional IndicatorSubstitution, IndicatorLink/Connector, Extraneous

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19 comments:

  1. I thought Broadway was the theme word. Not just road. I don't think that a theme word needs to be only in the answer. It can be found in the clues as well

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    1. BROADWAY and MOUNT ROAD are both seen in the grid :)

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    2. Updated to indicate both as theme words

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  2. 1st themed offering from Lightning?Perhaps a tribute to a city close to his heart. Loved it.

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  3. Nice themed grid, thanks Lightning! Had the same doubt about the def for 1A.

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  4. +1 for def.of 1A.
    Enjoyed an outing in our home city.

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  5. 17d- def.- cavity- to be highlighted.
    Ventricle as a cavity was new to me- familiar as a heart chamber.

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  6. Lightning strikes Chennai? Any special reason for the theme?
    Had the same doubts about 1A and 27AC

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    1. August is celebrated as Birthday of Chennai, with several quizzes, walks etc.

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    2. Visit
      http://themadrasday.in/
      What started off as a week of celebrations, now go on for several more days with public lectures, shows, walks, food festivals, rangoli competitions,
      etc.

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  7. One of the words that does not suit Chennai- noiseless!

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    1. That applies to all cities today. Even a township where I stay is cacophonic!

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  8. Old coin immediately used oddly in Chennai landmark (10 letters, two words)

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  9. Incorrect definitions from my side for 1A and 3A. Theme was more about being nostalgic given that I have been away from Chennai for 3 years now !

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  10. Sorry. Didn't 3njoy the cluing.

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