Monday 4 February 2013

Anniversary Special, Monday 04 Feb 13, Col Deepak Gopinath


INSTRUCTIONS

1.   Three answers per commenter.
2.   Annotations to be compulsorily provided with the answer.



ACROSS
8   - Advocate loses former wife to operation for adversary (8)
9   - Collapse when Chota nawab goes back with company (6)
10 - Stiff model of Aluminium (5)
11 - It’s sensible to share a hood (8)
12 - Lady editor isn’t available (4)
13 - Threw spear, got some fruits (5)
15 - Not yet. Please don’t use initial force (1,1,1,1)
16 - Not often seen piece of Welsh rabbit (7)
18 - Thug, type of ensemble (7)
21 - Blue shade of Mirza Quadri (4)
23 - Pest has short time fuse, not loud (5)
24 - Pose around for money (4)
26 - Needs a brace to score (8)
28 - Small, short drink united and boiled (6)
29 - Slewed around going down slope (6)
30 - Achar is made and has an impressive quality (8)

DOWN
1   - Support Indian state with firm grip (6)
2   - Friend holds back rounds in his routine (8)
3   - The old learners shout …. (4)
4   - …. and others trap a bird forever (7)
5   - Throw one to have kittens (1,3)
6   - Shoot rodent soon, it’s pointless (6)
7   - American state singer, fighter (8)
13 - Public relations is initial material for misrepresenting medium (5)
14 - Railway man gave ‘Go ahead’ to Eastern express with Indian signal (5)
17 - Obtains account for group of singers on the radio (8)
19 - Camper is convulsing, showing signs of poisoning (8)
20 - Stifling place hides a pot in the mug (7)
22 - It’s more painful when a greek character expresses hesitation (6)
25 - Heartless spy covers a squad to become lustful (6)
27 - Southern shelter as an alternative (4)
28 - Ruler, a potpourri of Hash (4) 



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59 comments:

  1. Bhavan4 February 2013 at 10:42

    8 - Advocate loses former wife to operation for adversary (8) (ex-)(+OP)PONENT
    9 - Collapse when Chota nawab goes back with company (5) FIAS<= + CO
    10 - Stiff model of Aluminium (5) FORM + AL

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  2. Raghunath4 February 2013 at 10:50

    13 A - Threw spear, got some fruits (5) PEARS
    21 A- Blue shade of Mirza Quadri (4) AQUA
    1 D - Support Indian state with firm grip (6)UP(HOLD)

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  3. Raghunath4 February 2013 at 10:52

    13 AC: PEARS*
    21 A: AQUA [T]

    9 AC: Enu is (6)

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  4. Chaturvasi4 February 2013 at 10:52

    25 - Heartless spy covers a squad to become lustful (5) Enu must be 6 S(TEAM)Y

    3 - The old learners shout …. (4) YE LL

    13 - Threw spear, got some fruits (5) PEARS*

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  5. Lakshmi Vaidyanathan4 February 2013 at 10:57

    30A Achar is made and has an impressive quality (8)
    Ans: CHARISMA (ACHAR IS MAde)

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  6. Lakshmi Vaidyanathan4 February 2013 at 11:08

    24 A- Pose around for money (4)
    Ans: PESO (POSE*)

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  7. Bhavan4 February 2013 at 11:12

    Message received.

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  8. Bhalchandra Pasupathy4 February 2013 at 11:14

    4D: - …. and others trap a bird forever (7)
    ETERNAL (ERN INSIDE ET AL)

    16A: - Not often seen piece of Welsh rabbit (7)
    RAREBIT (RARE+BIT). Don't follow why rabbit figures in the clue, Welsh rarebit is just a working man's dish of bread and cheese

    22D: - It’s more painful when a greek character expresses hesitation (6)
    ACHIER (A+CHI+ER). Had to reconfirm with dictionary to ensure this word does exist

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    1. Col_Gopinath4 February 2013 at 11:23

      As per Chambers

      rare'bit : (often called Welsh Rabbit) melted cheese, with or without ale, on hot toast

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    2. Bhalchandra Pasupathy4 February 2013 at 12:33

      Thanks Col. Did some research on this, there's an interesting history to the origins of 'Welsh rabbit'.

      Nice special, bonus. Good to see the lively interest too.

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  9. Lakshmi Vaidyanathan4 February 2013 at 11:17

    17D - Obtains account for group of singers on the radio (8)
    Ans: ACQUIRES {(AC + QUIRES(~CHOIRS)}

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  10. Jayaseelan4 February 2013 at 11:22

    13D (PR)(IS)(M)
    28D SHAH (hash*)

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  11. SandhyaP4 February 2013 at 11:33

    28 A - Small, short drink united and boiled (6) {S}{TE(-a)}{WED}
    5 D - Throw one to have kittens (1,3) A FIT (CD)
    20 D - Stifling place hides a pot in the mug (7) F{URN}ACE

    @Colonel: Good one!

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  12. Jayaseelan4 February 2013 at 11:38

    19D SAPREMIC (camper is*)

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  13. Nadathur Rajan4 February 2013 at 11:51

    11a It’s sensible // to share/ a/ hood (8) (RATION)(A)(L)
    2d Friend holds back rounds in his routine (8)
    {R(OO)M<-}{MATE}
    19d Camper is convulsing, showing signs of poisoning (8) SAPREMIC* (anag of CAMPER IS; convulsing AnagrInd) - septicemia caused by a saprophytic organism

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    1. Deepak Gopinath4 February 2013 at 11:58

      Corrections to Anno

      11A - {RATION}{AL}
      2D - {RO{OMMA<=}TE}

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  14. Nadathur Rajan4 February 2013 at 11:55

    26a Needs a brace to score (8) EIGHTEEN
    brace - 2 (pair) 18+2=20 (score)

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  15. SandhyaP4 February 2013 at 11:57

    11a It’s sensible // to share/ a/ hood (8) (RATION)(A)(L)

    My take: {RATION}{AL}

    AL: Al Capone = Hood = young criminal

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  16. Nadathur Rajan4 February 2013 at 12:02

    11a It’s sensible // to share/ a hood (8) (RATION)(AL)
    SandhyaP, I agree.

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  17. Nadathur Rajan4 February 2013 at 12:07

    2d Friend holds back rounds in his routine (8)
    {RO{OMMA<=}TE} rev of AMMO (rounds) in ROTE (routine) Defn: friend ROOMMATE
    Col,
    Thanks for correcting the annotation for this & 11a.
    A very enjoyable Cryptic. Learnt some new words.

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  18. Nadathur Rajan4 February 2013 at 12:12

    SandhyaP,
    Hood is the shortened form of "hoodlum" meaning a criminal or a delinquent. Why 'young' criminal?

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    1. Anonymous4 February 2013 at 12:16

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    2. SandhyaP4 February 2013 at 12:17

      Freedictionary: A rowdy or violent young person.
      WordWeb: An aggressive and violent young criminal

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  19. Anonymous4 February 2013 at 12:14

    Good one, Colonel.

    23a MO fUSE
    1d UP HOLD
    27d ELSE*

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    1. Deepak Gopinath4 February 2013 at 12:15

      Thanks Kishore,

      1D's been taken earlier so you can have a crack at one more

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    2. Anonymous4 February 2013 at 12:21

      Yup, keeping track of unsolved becomes difficult when one pops in belatedly

      6d RAT sOON

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  20. SandhyaP4 February 2013 at 12:19

    My COD: 14D

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    1. Anonymous4 February 2013 at 13:08

      I had thought DG had given up sending those signals ;-)

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    2. Bhalchandra Pasupathy4 February 2013 at 13:22

      Perry Mason would have objected stating this is leading and suggestive!

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    3. Anonymous4 February 2013 at 14:09

      What about the three nuns?

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  21. Col_Gopinath4 February 2013 at 12:52

    I hope all those who have solved the CW completely have got the message as well :-)

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    1. Suresh4 February 2013 at 12:58

      Now that you say so. Yes I got it. Nice.

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    2. Anonymous4 February 2013 at 13:06

      CHEERS (to you too, Deepak) WE ARE FOUR YEARS OLD TODAY.

      Well done !

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    3. Bhalchandra Pasupathy4 February 2013 at 13:21

      +1

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  22. Suresh4 February 2013 at 12:53

    12A ED NA

    15A N Y P D

    18A CON SORT

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  23. mohsin4 February 2013 at 12:58

    12A Lady editor isn’t available : {ED}{NA} (NA - not available)

    15A (N)ot (Y)et. (P)lease (D)on’t use initial force: NYPD

    7D American state singer, fighter: {SC}{RAPPER} (SC-South Carolina)

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  24. Raghunath4 February 2013 at 12:59

    Thanks for including all the members in the you know what!

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  25. Col_Gopinath4 February 2013 at 13:09

    Last one standing though on a slope

    29A

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  26. Deepak Gopinath4 February 2013 at 13:30

    That's right

    29A & 14D

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  27. Suresh4 February 2013 at 13:53

    Nice CW Deepak

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  28. Raghunath4 February 2013 at 14:02

    Thanks for a nice CW Col.

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  29. doppelganger4 February 2013 at 14:08

    29 - Slewed around going down slope (6) WEDELS*

    14 - Railway man gave ‘Go ahead’ to Eastern express with Indian signal (5) {SM}{OK}{E}

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    1. Anonymous4 February 2013 at 14:27

      14d had me wondering: SM = station master or signal-man ( a la Dickens)

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  30. Deepak Gopinath4 February 2013 at 14:10

    Now that all answers are in I have added the Solution grid so that everyone gets the message.

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  31. Sumitra4 February 2013 at 15:08

    Thanks,Colonel and long live the blog!

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  32. VP4 February 2013 at 21:09

    Thanks Colonel for the wonderful puzzle with the nina. Enjoyed it immensely.

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  33. RameshJ4 February 2013 at 21:33

    Joining in late. Thanks Col. for the wonderful blog. I feel blessed to be a part of this family.

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  34. Deepak Gopinath4 February 2013 at 21:57

    Thanks VP and Ramesh

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  35. Padmanabhan4 February 2013 at 22:01

    A very belated kudos to Col. for a nice CW and for becoming a 4 year old!

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