Friday 11 May 2018

No 12314, Friday 11 May 2018, Vulcan


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ACROSS
1   It's a term used for abuse (8) MISTREAT*
5   Colour of instrument not popular (6) CLARET CLARinET
10 Rash kid that's mischievous, impolite and extremely negligent (9) IMPRUDENT {IMP}{RUDE}{Ne...nT}
11 Holy man's not well, at rest (5) STILL {ST}{ILL}
12 Fabric company keeps in stock for the most part (6) TRICOT {TRI{CO}Te}
13 Sibling runs into trouble (7) BROTHER {B{R}OTHER}
14 Title brought about to describe extremely ordinary person (8) EVERYMAN {NAME<=} over {VERY}
15 Start off toward a particular direction — toward the back (6) ASTERN eASTERN
18 European city left in the middle of floods (6) OPORTO {flO{PORT}Ods}
20 Sowith my care nurtured a tree (8) SYCAMORE {SO+MY+CARE}*
22 Used to keep stocks primarily covered against risks (7) INSURED {IN{St...s}URED}
25 Sentimental about cricketer's first game (6) HOCKEY {HO{Cr...s}KEY}
27 Many Londoners wearing this material (5) NYLON [T]
28 A large cat and mice somehow adapt (9) ACCLIMATE {A+L+CAT+MICE}
29 Fresh lawsuit basically leading to trial (6) LATEST {La...t}{A}{TEST}
30 Loud guy with a proposal taking the lead (8) PLANGENT {GENT} after {PLAN}

DOWN
1   Leading in one of the states? Not quite (4) MAIN MAINe
2   Magical horsepure one with extraordinary power (9) SUPERHERO*
3   You finally got inside farm yard and got dirty (7) RAUNCHY {RA{yoU}NCH}{Y}
4   Drink I ordered with tuna for Islander (8) ALEUTIAN {ALE}{I+TUNA}*
6   Exercises and relaxes, say (7) LESSONS (~lessens)
7   English occupying wealthy old German territory (5) REICH {R{E}ICH}
8   One involved with cartel showing patience (9) TOLERANCE {ONE+CARTEL}*
9   Cut mammals up (4) STAB<=
14 Passionate fling in a motel room, second one (9) EMOTIONAL {IN+A+MOTEL+rOom}*
16 Acquit old traitor, one in the midst of appeals (9) EXONERATE {EX}{ONE}{RAT}{appEals}
17 Setter's first off just fabulous (8) MYTHICAL {MY}{eTHIC.AL}
19 Dictator's trashy heartless diatribes (7) TYRANTS {Tr..hY}{RANTS}
21 Litigation over university's sale (7) AUCTION {A{U}CTION}
23 European city divided (5) SPLIT [DD]
24 Day's paper a bore (4) DRAG {D}{RAG}
26 A time to get lively (4) PERT {PER}{T}

GRID

70 comments:

  1. 20A) Defn: tree;
    {somycare}* = SYCAMORE
    nurtured – anind

    17d) Defn: fabulous
    setter=MY
    just=ethical; first off ethical is THICAL
    MYTHICAL

    28A) Defn: adapt;
    {alcatmice}* = ACCLIMATE
    somehow=anind;

    27A) Defn: material;
    NYLON; telescopic

    10A)Defn: rash;
    mischievous kid = IMP
    impoilte = RUDE
    extremely negligent =NT
    Soln: IMPRUDENT

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  2. 15a indirect? (Let's wait till someone answers)

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  3. 15A: Start off toward a particular direction — toward the back (6)
    Astern
    Particular Direction is Eastern
    Start Off means remove first letter to get a word mean toward the back

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    1. Toward a particular direction is orient. Orient to eastern?

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    2. I think particular direction is Eastern
      Toward is a connector?

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    3. The compiler's intention must be Srinidhi's. Cheers!

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  4. 4D: Drink I ordered with tuna for Islander (8)
    Aleutian
    Drink is Ale
    then anagram I + Tuna to get Islander

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  5. 5A: Colour of instrument not popular (6)
    Claret
    Instrument is Clarinet
    Remove In( not popular)
    Claret is purplish red colour

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  6. Srinidhi, try and give all your answers in one comment

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    1. This is best done by opening a doc in a text editor, and write all the answers in it with THCC blog in another window by the side and, after done, copy-paste matter in the text box in the blog.
      Writing the five answers in the text box in THCC itself will be a pain.

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    2. That is a nice way. Thanks Chaturvasi Sir; shall try this next time.

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  7. 6D: Exercises and relaxes, say (7)
    Lessons
    Sounds like Lessens(relaxes, say)
    meaning Exercises(like homework)

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  8. 2D: Magical horse, pure one with extraordinary power (9)
    Superhero
    Anagram of(Magical) horse pure
    One with extraordinary power

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  9. 11A STILL - Holy man's (ST) not well(ILL) , at rest (STILL)(5)
    13A BROTHER ( Sibling ) runs (R) into trouble (BOTHER)(7)
    7 REICH - English (E )occupying wealthy (RICH) old German territory(REOCH) (5)
    8 TOLERAANCE = (ONE + CARTEL)* - One involved with cartel showing patience TOLERANCE (9)

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  10. 1a mistreat it's a term anahram

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  11. 1 Main from Maine, E removed

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  12. 29A Latest (fresh) la from lawsuit basically, test from trial

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    1. recheck pls. minor correction.

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    2. Gowrishankar. Lawsuit basically will be just L

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  13. 14D emotional - in a motel + o ( room second one)

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  14. 9D Stab - bats (mammals) reversed

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  15. 14a everyman dd not clear person can be man but every?

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    1. Think. What is the role of 'title' in the clue

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    2. (REV)<= in (MEANY)*
      Title = REV; describe=MEAN; extremely ordinary=Y
      Defn: person

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    3. Well I will take a final attempt;
      It is a DD;
      Title is EVERYMAN novel by Philip Roth;
      Ordinary person is EVERYMAN;
      Is this correct?

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    4. Title =NAME
      brought about = Reversal indicator
      to describe = Encapsulation indicator
      extremely = VERY
      ordinary person (8) = EVERYMAN {NAME<=} over {VERY}

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    5. Everyman {very(=extremely)} inside {name=(title)}*

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    6. I think you are going to extremes! Think simply.

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    7. Annotation for NAME requires some more fine tuning please! There is no anagram here.

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    8. Encapsulation indicator...Is it an equivalent of C&C ind Sir?

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    9. ​CONTAINER AND CONTENTS INDICATORS

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    10. I find 'describe' in the list above.

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    11. Thanks Col for the anno;

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  16. 19d tyrants ty from trashy rants diatribe

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  17. Title has something to do with rank and ordinery persons as in rank and file?

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  18. Title/Name - See the light now?

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  19. 24D DRAG-Bore D-Days Paper -Rag
    16D Exonerate-Acquit. Ex-old, one, Rat-traitor. E-middle of appeals

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  20. 10a: imprudent - imp(misc...)rude(impo..)+n(e̷g̷l̷i̷g̷e̷n̷)t
    13: brother - b(ru̷n̷s̷)other
    4d: aleutian - ale(drink)+{tu(i)na*}
    14d: emotional - {(motel+in+a)+(r̷(o)o̷m̷)}*
    21d: - auction - a(un̷i̷v̷e̷r̷s̷i̷t̷y̷)ction

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  21. 5 Ac. instrument (Clarinet) not popular (in) = Claret
    10 Ac. mischievous kid (imp) impolite (rude) extremely NegligenT (nt) = Imprudent
    11 Ac. Runs (R) into trouble (bother) = Brother
    20 Ac. Anagram of so my care = Syscamore
    4 Dn. Ale + I + tuna = Aleutian

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  22. 3D. RAUNCHY. Yo(U) finally got inside farm [RANCH] Yard and got DIRTY.
    22A. INSURED. used to (INURED) keep Stocks primarily COVERED AGAINST RISKS.

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    1. Sundaram, I have deleted your answers as you have not provided any annotatiions

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    2. Noted please. Next time I shall do as required.rThanks.

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  24. 21D is auction. U in action=litigation!

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  25. 25A is touchy means both sentimental and uneasy!

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  26. 16D is exonerate- means acquit
    exe =old
    one and rat=traitor in the middle
    And in my last mail re. 25A I was wrong, sorry

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  27. 18A is Oporto
    left is port and oo is the middle of floods!

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  28. 30A It is Plangent meaning loud
    plan=proposal
    gent= guy

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  29. 25A HOCKEY (Game) c(cricketers first) in hokey(sentimental)

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  30. Scintillator has replied to some of our queries in yesterday's blog- for those of you who might have missed seeing.

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  31. 12A) defn: fabric;
    stock = trite; stock for the most part = TRIT;
    company = CO;
    Solution: {TRI{CO}T}

    26D) defn: lively
    a = PER
    time =T
    solution = {(PER)T} = PERT

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  32. 19d: tyrants - t(r̷a̷s̷h̷)y+rants(dia.....)
    24d: drag - d(a̷y̷'s̷)+rag(paper)
    26d: pert - per(a)+t(i̷m̷e̷)
    12a: tricot - tri(co)te̷
    18a: oporto - {f̷l̷ o (port) o d̷s̷}, port - left side
    25a: hocky: - ho(c r̷i̷c̷k̷e̷t̷e̷r̷)key, hokey - sentimental
    30a: plangent - plan(prop.....)+gent(guy)

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  33. The bouncer and the dancer = Part 32

    Guy is not a SUPER HERO. STILL he has managed to give the slip thrice within the last twenty four hours.

    The cop who had learnt his lessons during the Third REICH period became EMOTIONAL after his fourth peg. He would be questioned left and right and the LATEST escape would be squarely treated as his slip.

    He recalled his Senior's words: "BROTHER. No doubt you are intelligent. But always remember and don't you just forget one MAIN thing in your life. You may be intelligent, but at the same time EVERYMAN you come across cannot be taken as a fool. To remain successful you should always stay one step ahead".

    The cop got up and commenced his steps, Left-Right, Left-Right.

    Just then he felt as though someone was trying to STAB him from behind.

    Nothing serious! A RAUNCHY woman wearing a NYLON negligee with a deep decolletage DRAGS him aside. She hands him a photo and whispers: "This is your guy. Now keep moving."

    What happened next?

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    1. The story takes a sensuous turn in the last part..a new word(decolletage) is introduced..who is the raunchy woman?
      Even if the last three words were not written, we would still be asking that.

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