Sunday 27 August 2017

Special, Sunday 27 Aug 2017, Springer


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


ACROSS
1   Gander hobbles around goose's empty cage (7)
5   Delhi uncle's doublet? (6)
11 Girls heard to have hang overs! (5)
12 Subject of French writer's study time (9)
13 Clean curb -unearth stone (9)
14 Animal enjoying popular flower (5)
15 Spot online agent (4)
17 Cry for  Zulu leader missing-dead (7)
21 Daily becoming more hygienic  (7)
22 Football club's progenitor (4)
26 Picture game I played  (5)
27 Phone talk that won't cost much (5-4)
29 Editor's in to purchase set of rules (9)
30 Wasim Akram perhaps loved exciting, fast, toe-crunching yorkers primarily (5)
31 Least error done in Sunday (6)
32 Bring in surreptitiously lame mules and horse pack (7)

DOWN
2   Fifty six deliveries to Anushka's Kohli, say (5)
3   Think with hesitation at the gallery (6)
4   Score corner by captain (6)
6   Second man's grasp (8)
7   Pearl coat made for Antony's love (9)
8   Golds brought in paper's writer (6)
9   Master having drink with singer (7)
10 Requests for a quite chime on Sunday (7)
16 Ask old pot to make pattern (5,4)
18 American uncle's oriental present; for me too! (4-4)
19  Green-eyed, fervid Jack replaces Zulu (7)
20 They yank with pronounced ease (7)
23 Bobby's dent? (6)
24 Shout son! Best is to follow (6)
25 Aged girl returns having served time-many times (3
28 Legalised capital punishment is horrible (5)

Across Lite version can be accessed at SPRINGER 6

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  1. Chaturvasi27 August 2017 at 10:32

    15a Spot online agent (4) ESPY (cha E spy)

    21a Daily becoming more hygienic (7) CLEANER (DD)

    26a Picture game I played (5) IMAGE*

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  2. Ramani27 August 2017 at 10:34

    24 d Shout son! Best is to follow (6)S CREAM
    19d Green-eyed, fervid Jack replaces Zulu (7)-z+J EALOUS

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  3. Kolluru Koteswara Rao27 August 2017 at 10:35

    12AC: DE PEN DEN T
    13AC: CARBUNCLE anagram
    3DN: MUSE UM

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  4. Ramani27 August 2017 at 10:36

    16D Ask old pot to make pattern (5,4)POLKA DOTS*

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  5. Kolluru Koteswara Rao27 August 2017 at 10:37

    Have a good day!!!

    Sleep time. Just waited to finish my quota.

    Good clues, Springer

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  6. sree_sree27 August 2017 at 10:38

    2d L over
    30a LEFTY (acrostic)
    26a Image game+I*

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  7. Satyen Nabar27 August 2017 at 10:47

    29A PROC{ED}URE

    9D TEA CHER

    11A EAVES (~EVES)

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  8. Mukundala Balasubramanyam27 August 2017 at 10:58

    31A : EASTER [T]
    18D : SAME-HERE SAM+E+HERE
    23D : DIMPLE Dimple Kapadia of Bobby fame!

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  9. Fraser Simpson27 August 2017 at 10:59

    1A Gander hobbles around goose's empty cage (7) G(LIMPS)E
    32A Bring in surreptitiously lame mules and horse pack (7) SMU(G-G)LE*
    8D Golds brought in paper's writer (6) AU (TH) + OR (TH = The Hindu)

    Enjoyable puzzle!
    Two items:
    In 10D, “quite” should be “quiet”
    Clue for 28D missing

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    1. Vasant27 August 2017 at 11:09

      You are quite right!

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    2. Vasant27 August 2017 at 11:09

      28D is in Across Lite version

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    3. sree_sree27 August 2017 at 11:12

      25d (3,3)?!!

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    4. Vasant27 August 2017 at 11:14

      Yes

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    5. raju umamaheswar27 August 2017 at 11:17

      28 down: (-L)awful= legalised-- AWFUL=horrible

      27 across: LOCAL CALL= lesser charges for local calls. ( a bit anachronistic in these days of cell phones ?) why an hyphen for local call ? (shouldn't be 4,4) ?)

      25 down: OLD LAG== aged = old Girl= <Gal . history sheeter !

      Nice & smooth , Vasant. Could have been tougher, coming from you !

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    6. Deepak Gopinath27 August 2017 at 12:19

      28D Clue added now. Sorry for the slip

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  10. Ramki Krishnan27 August 2017 at 11:16

    5A: CHACHA (uncle in Hindi - double-t = cha cha)
    6D: HANDHOLD (H AND('s) HOLD)
    32A: SMUGGLE (MULES* around GG)

    Thanks Springer.

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  11. Raghunath27 August 2017 at 11:17

    20D They yank with pronounced ease (7) PULLEYS Is this &LIT?
    25D Aged girl returns having served time-many times (3,3) OLD LAG<-
    28D Legalised capital punishment is horrible (5) (-L)AWFUL

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    1. Vasant27 August 2017 at 11:20

      20D: It was intended as an & Lit
      Yank=pull
      Ese=~ease

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  12. Raghunath27 August 2017 at 11:19

    In lieu of 25 and 28D:
    12A Subject of French writer's study time (9)DE PEN DEN T
    14A Animal enjoying popular flower (5)HIP PO

    20D They yank with pronounced ease (7) PULL EYS(~ Ease) Is this &LIT?

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    1. Raghunath27 August 2017 at 11:20

      14A: 'enjoying'?

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    2. Vasant27 August 2017 at 11:39

      Could have been better. Also cryptic grammar doesnt sound right
      (Solution) is/from/given by/derived from (wordplay)
      Enjoying cannot be equated with any.

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  13. Satyen Nabar27 August 2017 at 11:45

    Thanks Springer for the puzzle!

    Went quick but stuck on the last one 22A.

    A query 14A Hippo, flower is po?

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    1. Satyen Nabar27 August 2017 at 11:47

      Oh like the river Po... got it !

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    2. Satyen Nabar27 August 2017 at 11:50

      Ok got 22A :) Thanks again for a great time Vasant!

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  14. Padmanabhan27 August 2017 at 11:49

    Late for an excellent enjoyable CW. Thank you Vasant.
    17A- Ululate- Cry
    (Zulu-Z) (Late)

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  15. Padmanabhan27 August 2017 at 11:52

    23D- Dimple (DD)

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  16. Padmanabhan27 August 2017 at 11:54

    My third-
    19D- Jealous- Green eyed
    Zealous(J replacing Z)

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  17. Padmanabhan27 August 2017 at 11:57

    Replacement for 19D-

    24D- Scream- Shout- S(Cream)- Best to follow.
    thank you again for a nice Sunday morning Vasant.

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  18. Padmanabhan27 August 2017 at 12:02

    Very close to a Pangram, missing only by a few.

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  19. Padmanabhan27 August 2017 at 12:03

    Had a doubt about 4D- just got it clarified.

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    1. Vasant27 August 2017 at 12:18

      You can take two more Paddy as except ululate all others were repeats

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  20. Padmanabhan27 August 2017 at 12:06

    Enjoyed 8D for its novelty & simplicity.

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  21. Mukundala Balasubramanyam27 August 2017 at 12:08

    Entertaining one as usual from Springer. 22A was the LOI.
    Thanks Springer. :)

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  22. Padmanabhan27 August 2017 at 12:39

    10D- Appeals- A(P)(PEAL)S- Requests
    4D- Though I have put it in, I have a small doubt about captain. So, I will wait,

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  23. Padmanabhan27 August 2017 at 12:41

    4D- Seduce- Score
    SE- Corner
    Duce- Captain

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  24. Padmanabhan27 August 2017 at 12:42

    Thank you Vasant. I have taken the 2.
    Still not done 22A- last one NOT in.

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  25. Deepak Gopinath27 August 2017 at 12:46

    That leaves only 22A to be solved

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  26. Deepak Gopinath27 August 2017 at 13:04

    Off topic. The Crypticsingh website has got a new look. No mention as yet though, about IXL 17

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  27. Padmanabhan27 August 2017 at 13:06

    You may enter 22A and close it Col. Eagerly waiting for it.
    Shall take a look at Cryptic web page. Thank you.

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  28. Padmanabhan27 August 2017 at 13:09

    They have done it up nicely with a Foreward by the President himself!

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  29. Padmanabhan27 August 2017 at 13:19

    Got the Progenitor!

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  30. Nadathur Rajan27 August 2017 at 13:37

    DOWN
    4 Score corner by captain (6) SE/DUCE
    10 Requests for a quite chime on Sunday (7) A/P/PEAL/S

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    1. Nadathur Rajan27 August 2017 at 13:40

      22 Football club's progenitor (4) MAN/U
      Manchester United

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    2. raju umamaheswar27 August 2017 at 20:09

      Minor query: Where's the indicator of MAN+U and progenitor? U cer what category does this fall ?

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    3. Vasant27 August 2017 at 21:01

      Intended it as DD:
      Manu: the progenitor in Hindu mythology
      Manchester united is shortened to one single word and written ManU

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    4. raju umamaheswar27 August 2017 at 21:45

      I got it alright but my query is about the indicator as a DD ?

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    5. Vasant27 August 2017 at 23:31

      Does one require an indicator for DD?
      Football club/ progenitor

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  31. Padmanabhan27 August 2017 at 13:39

    Only 22a is pending.

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  32. Vasant27 August 2017 at 13:44

    Thanks all for solving and for the feedback. The minor gaffes could have been avoided.
    Special thanks to Col. for putting this up.

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  33. Padmanabhan27 August 2017 at 13:45

    That completes it, thank you Vasant.
    22A- It took a long time for me to get the abbreviation. Nice coinage.

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    1. Vasant27 August 2017 at 13:57

      Thanks Paddy. 22A was the reason the Crossword was created. Other than this I can't divulge as the theme is entirely personal

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  34. Col_Gopinath27 August 2017 at 14:21

    Thank you Vasant

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