Tuesday, 1 January 2013

No.10659, Tuesday 1 Jan 13, Gridman

Surprised to see an out of turn Gridman puzzle, but quite a few nice clues here.

ACROSS
8 Earring earns preposterous deprecation (4) HOOP (POOH <=)
9 Impossible to stop noble Rex AI’s carrying away (10) INEXORABLE (NOBLE REX AI)*
10 Worker standing in a strike zone (6) PICKET (CD)
11 Overly direct, blunt use exposed (8) UNSUBTLE (BLUNT USE)*
12 Go back on a terrifying person (4) OGRE (GO<= + RE)
13 Where Dad is relocated with a double-graduate (5,5) ADDIS, ABABA (DAD IS* + A + BA + BA)
17 Golconda for one is in favour of troop leader (4) FORT (FOR + T)
18 Proceed faster in disbursement of pugree without a bit of rancour (3,2) GEE, UP (PUGrEE)*
19 Helps in the construction of dais (4) AIDS (DIAS)*
20 Such defects may result in the fall of a house (10) STRUCTURAL (E)
22 Old royal greatly disheartened by revelry (4) ORGY (O + R + GreatlY)
23 Positions of pressure where one can’t get cold at all (3,5) HOT, SEATS (CD)

27 Common // sort of fund? (6) MUTUAL (DD)
28 Crazy relative might make us slip (6,4) BANANA, SKIN (BANANAS + KIN)
29 Fizzy drink for son of the lawyer (4) SODA (S + O + DA)

DOWN
1 Vessel where fighting takes place? (6,4) ROWING, BOAT (CD)
2 Most ill-tempered Ike spits here and there (8) SPIKIEST (IKE SPITS)*
3 Uncontrolled, it’s shaking in the blast (10) DISTRAUGHT (ITS* inside DRAUGHT)
4 If you drive like __, you are a fast and furious driver (4) JEHU (CD)
5 Plays with // dolls, maybe (4) TOYS (DD)
6 Two scholars on bad start taking nothing from tropical tree (6) BAOBAB (BA + BA + B outside 0)
7 Well-stripped, full-stripped in Jewish month (4) ELUL (wELl fULl)
14 Delhi’s leader at the back is gloomy (5) DREAR (D + REAR)
15 Dietary addition loose-limbed fellows take primarily (10) SUPPLEMENT (SUPPLE + MEN + T)
16 They give physical protection to people (10) BODYGUARDS (E)
19 Desertion from army post office on street gets a heartless mention (8) APOSTASY (A + PO + ST + A + SaY)
21 Break open article leaving Lausanne building (6) UNSEAL (LAUSanNE)*
24 Working mother recalled a Kerala festival (4) ONAM (ON + MA<=)
25 A method on vacation (4) AWAY (A + WAY)
26 Some classy keepsake for German town near Bremen (4) SYKE (T)


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19 comments:

  1. Deepak Gopinath1 January 2013 at 08:46

    Happy New Year once again to everyone. Nice to see Gridman at the start of a New Year.

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  2. Richard1 January 2013 at 08:50

    Happy New Year to one and all.

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  3. RameshJ1 January 2013 at 09:10

    Wish you all a very happy new year.

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  4. maradnusro1 January 2013 at 09:37

    A HAPPY NEW YEAR FOR ALL MEMBERS OF OUR BLOGSPOT.

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  5. maradnusro1 January 2013 at 09:37

    A HAPPY NEW YEAR FOR ALL MEMBERS OF OUR BLOGSPOT.

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  6. Dr.gayathri Sreekanth1 January 2013 at 09:57

    WISH YOU ALL A VERY HAPPY PROSPEROUS AND FANTASTIC NEW YEAR.

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  7. Suresh1 January 2013 at 10:22

    Happy New Year to everyone.

    Moment I saw an out of turn Gridman I realised there must be a Nina. Filled in the nina before completing some of the related clues.

    I take back my uncomplimentary comment on The Hindu on Sundan and compliment CV and the Hindu both for the excellent puzzle and for bringing it out on the right day.

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    1. Navneeth1 January 2013 at 12:53

      Moment I saw an out of turn Gridman I realised there must be a Nina.

      Me too. Although for the longest time I was trying to figure out a non-existent message on the periphery. However, once enough clues had been solved, I discovered the actual location, and this in turn helped solve a couple more.

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  8. Unknown1 January 2013 at 10:49

    Thank you all for the New Year wishes! To all of you - a very bright,happy and safe new year!
    And thank you Hindu and Gridman for a great start to the New Year.
    Gayathri - something more than samosas,to day??
    Cheers to 2013!

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  9. Padmanabhan1 January 2013 at 10:55

    Happy New Year to everyone and a big Thank You for all those who wished earlier.

    We not only had a great closing puzzle yesterday with a fitting reply by the setter, but also have a great start for the New Year thanks to Gridman. Spl. thanks to him.

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  10. SandhyaP1 January 2013 at 11:02

    Happy New Year Everyone!

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  11. Suresh1 January 2013 at 11:03

    For those who haven't noticed look at the grid again to find WISH YOU A HAPPY NEW YEAR

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  12. B.V.K.1 January 2013 at 12:06

    Happy new year everyone.

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  13. Rengaswamy1 January 2013 at 12:58

    Wish You All A very Happy New Year. May the year see plenty of water and power in Tamilnadu. Mr Venkatesh predicted NINA on New Year and Gridman presented it. Could locate the NINA only after seeing the solution in the blog even though I was looking for the same at the periphery while solving the CW. Thank you Rishiji, you are our Guru!

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  14. VP1 January 2013 at 13:50

    Happy New Year everyone.
    Wonderful puzzle with a Nina from Gridman to start the year.

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  15. Krishnan1 January 2013 at 19:27

    Happy New year everyone.

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  16. Unknown1 January 2013 at 20:33

    Wish you all a very happy new year

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  17. C.G. BHARGAV1 January 2013 at 20:43

    Happy New Year to all.

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  18. Unknown2 January 2013 at 20:40

    All the ten-some are are quite winsome.I wholeheartedly wish all of you a very happy,prosperous and peaceful new year in 2013.Thanks for the best wishes to all of us.

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