Sunday, 25 August 2013

Special, Sunday 25 Aug 2013, Afterdark


Three answers per commenter with annotations.

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80 comments:

  1. Lakshmi Vaidyanathan25 August 2013 at 11:28

    13A CANDID

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  2. Lakshmi Vaidyanathan25 August 2013 at 11:29

    I am not able to copy and paste the clue .Sorry.

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  3. Mukundala Balasubramanyam25 August 2013 at 11:29

    10A : Fish straying off (8) (STINGRAY) (STRAYING)*

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  4. Kishore25 August 2013 at 11:31

    Yes, I had to put an image in as I was also on my way to go somewhere and do not have the time to paste clues individually. Please make do.

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  5. Mukundala Balasubramanyam25 August 2013 at 11:31

    17D : Live expos devastatingly unstable (9) (EXPLOSIVE) (LIVE EXPOS)*

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  6. Lakshmi Vaidyanathan25 August 2013 at 11:32

    28A SIMIAN

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  7. Kishore25 August 2013 at 11:33

    22d You can get the answer in today's TH crossword !

    19 Airman out of place in yacht station (6) MARINA*

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  8. Mukundala Balasubramanyam25 August 2013 at 11:34

    7D : Note rebel is exhausted (5) (TIRED) (TI RED)

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  9. Nadathur Rajan25 August 2013 at 11:37

    25A {CAT}{A}{CO}{MB} tom = CAT
    17D EXPLOSIVE {LIVE EXPOS}*
    22D MARINA {AIRMAN}*

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  10. Nadathur Rajan25 August 2013 at 11:39

    Solved by Sebu:
    4 Ac EDUCATED - [anag - deadcut]
    5 Dn DATE [E]
    6 Dn CENTAURS [anag - etruscan]

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  11. Lakshmi Vaidyanathan25 August 2013 at 11:42

    3D Article sister wrote for dissertation (6) THESIS

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  12. Nadathur Rajan25 August 2013 at 11:46

    Replacement for 22D
    8D {DRY}{ADES} ADES = ~AIDS

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  13. Raghunath25 August 2013 at 11:48

    19. All directions are confused before German broadcaster (10) NEWS(REA*)(DER)
    20. Grand disc I cut first (4) EP I C
    23. Frenchmen trapped in devious ruse this season (6) SU(M M)ER*

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  14. Raghunath25 August 2013 at 11:51

    AD,
    Feel ‘by’ In place of ‘before’ would have made better reading:
    19. All directions are confused before German broadcaster (10) NEWS(REA*)(DER)

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    1. Venkatesh25 August 2013 at 11:58

      Raghu,
      the German gives DER
      'the' to be added.

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    2. Raghunath25 August 2013 at 12:13

      Oh yes.
      19. All directions are confused 'by' the German broadcaster (10) NEWS(REA*)(DER)

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    3. Shrikanth25 August 2013 at 12:26

      Yes Venkatesh I noticed it. 'the' is missing . And Raghu , by sounds much better.

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  15. Venkatesh25 August 2013 at 11:54

    1Dn {CAT}{C}{HER}
    2Dn {AL}{PEN}{GLOW}
    11Dn {MAD}{UR}{A1}

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  16. Venkatesh25 August 2013 at 12:00

    AFterdark: Thanks for a very enjoyable Cryptic.

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  17. Venkatesh25 August 2013 at 12:05

    An error for correction while solving:
    Clues for 18D and 19D to be interchanged.

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  18. Lakshmi Vaidyanathan25 August 2013 at 12:22

    @ Afterdark 11D Madurai-My native place. :)

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    1. Raghunath25 August 2013 at 12:24

      Is it excellent?

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    2. Shrikanth25 August 2013 at 12:27

      Its mine too Lakshmi :)

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    3. Shrikanth25 August 2013 at 12:28

      Raghu, comments reserved. If you ask us Madurai natives, we will most definitely say yes :)

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    4. Lakshmi Vaidyanathan25 August 2013 at 12:30

      Yes of course! :)
      @ Afterdark Are you from Madurai?

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    5. Lakshmi Vaidyanathan25 August 2013 at 12:32

      One more member PP ma'am is also from the same place.

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    6. Raghunath25 August 2013 at 12:32

      Have not been there, yet.

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    7. Lakshmi Vaidyanathan25 August 2013 at 12:37

      Madurai welcomes you!

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    8. Raghunath25 August 2013 at 12:39

      Thanks. One of these days.

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    9. sebu25 August 2013 at 15:39

      Want to get the first glimpse of Madurai? Watch Fox Traveller toady at 1530 h.

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    10. sebu25 August 2013 at 15:40

      typo : today

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  19. Deepak Gopinath25 August 2013 at 12:58

    My sincere apologies for the goof up.

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    1. Shrikanth25 August 2013 at 13:07

      Never mind Colonel. Sometimes it happens. Thanks to Kishore, we managed to upload the new one. :)

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    2. Anonymous25 August 2013 at 18:43

      But I could not go all the way. I did not know how to transfer the clue list from AL without doing it line by line. And I was on my way out and did not have time to try options.

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  20. Sreelakshmi25 August 2013 at 13:08

    9A- (TOP(P)ED) <--
    14D- (ASSEGAI)*
    24D- MEDIC [T]
    Great Cluing!

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  21. Deepak Gopinath25 August 2013 at 13:10

    My3

    9A - {TO{P}PED<=}
    12A - HANDICAP [DD]
    15A - ROLE (~roll)

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    1. Venkatesh25 August 2013 at 13:29

      15A Spin on hearing the part (4)

      This solver has interpreted it as Spin on hearing // the part
      ~roll = ROLE (the part)

      If we take Spin as the definition and
      on hearing ~, the part ROLE
      ~role = ROLL (spin)


      Wonder what AD intended!

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    2. Shrikanth25 August 2013 at 13:50

      I had Roll in my mind too

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    3. Mukundala Balasubramanyam25 August 2013 at 14:01

      That was my take too. Quite an enjoyable puzzle. Keep it coming, AD.

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    4. sebu25 August 2013 at 16:27

      It works both ways, ain't it?

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    5. Mukundala Balasubramanyam25 August 2013 at 18:27

      Yes, it does, sebu Sir ! Luckily there is no clash with other crossings.

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  22. Deepak Gopinath25 August 2013 at 13:11

    Compensating for 9A

    21D - {CABIN}{ET}

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  23. sebu25 August 2013 at 13:27

    Thanks Afterdark. Enjoyed Solving it.

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  24. CA Prasad25 August 2013 at 14:00

    1.A.CRAFTY. CRAFT+Y

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  25. CA Prasad25 August 2013 at 14:12

    16.A.SUNSCREENS. SUNS(SCREEN)S

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  26. Jayaseelan25 August 2013 at 14:27

    29A MACKLING (calm king)*

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  27. Mukundala Balasubramanyam25 August 2013 at 14:27

    28A : Mobile chip Scot embedded on the monkey (6) (SIMIAN) (SIM+IAN) LV @ 11:32
    My "Q" : Can it be classified as a CHARADE please ?

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    1. Deepak Gopinath25 August 2013 at 15:01

      Yes it is

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    2. Lakshmi Vaidyanathan25 August 2013 at 15:30

      @ MB Sir Thanks for the anno
      @ Col sir
      Sorry I have not given the annos for the answers.
      Here they are
      13A I can I did,even without eyes they are straightforward (6) (I) can (I) did DEf: straightforward
      3D Article sister wrote for dissertation (6) THESIS THE+SIS Def : dissertation

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    3. Mukundala Balasubramanyam25 August 2013 at 15:43

      Thanks, col.Sir !

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    4. Mukundala Balasubramanyam25 August 2013 at 15:55

      LV @ 3:30 : My intention was not to lay claim for having solved it. :-) Hence I quoted your name ! I had some confusion with DDs and CHARADEs. Just to clarify my doubt I'd highlighted that clue once again. Cheers !

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    5. Lakshmi Vaidyanathan25 August 2013 at 16:29

      MB Sir Only after seeing your post I realised my mistake of not giving annos which is compulsory here.That is why I thanked you.
      Generally Col Sir will remind us if we don't.

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    6. Mukundala Balasubramanyam25 August 2013 at 17:31

      Roger !

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  28. Jayaseelan25 August 2013 at 14:33

    19D (NOS)*(T)(RUM)

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  29. CA Prasad25 August 2013 at 14:40

    COL SIR, IS CLUES TO 18D AND 19D MISPLACED FOR EACH OTHER?

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  30. Jayaseelan25 August 2013 at 14:46

    30A (TALE)(NT)

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  31. CA Prasad25 August 2013 at 14:48

    18.D.FREEWILL. FREE+WILL

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  32. Deepak Gopinath25 August 2013 at 15:03

    Leftovers

    Across: 27
    Down: 26

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  33. Rengaswamy25 August 2013 at 16:21

    26D: Empty noise made by God (4) O DIN

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  34. Rengaswamy25 August 2013 at 16:22

    27 A: Revolutionary fliers (8) REDBIRDS

    Could be REDWINGS also but for the cutting letter D from ODIN

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  35. Rengaswamy25 August 2013 at 16:23

    That completes the CW before dark.

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  36. Richard25 August 2013 at 17:19

    Now that the dust has settled down, thought of sharing a forward received in email:

    Understanding business in simple terms -

    1. Man sees a gorgeous girl at a party. He goes up to her and says:

    'I am very rich. Marry me!'

    - That's Direct Marketing.

    2. Man is at a party with a bunch of friends and sees a gorgeous girl. One of his friends goes up to her and pointing at the first man says:

    'He is very rich. Marry him!'

    - That's Advertising.

    3. Man is at a party and sees a gorgeous girl. She walks up to him and says:

    'You are very rich! Can I marry you?'

    - That's Brand Recognition.

    4. Man sees a gorgeous girl at a party. He goes to her and says:

    'I am very rich. Marry me!' She gives him a straight hard slap on his face.

    - That's Customer Feedback.

    5. Man sees a gorgeous girl at a party.

    He goes to her and says:

    'I am very rich. Marry me!' And she introduces him to her husband.

    - That's Demand and Supply Gap


    6. Man sees a gorgeous girl at a party.

    He goes to her, and before he says:

    'I'm rich, Marry me!', his wife arrives.

    - That's Restriction for Entering New Markets!


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    1. Mukundala Balasubramanyam25 August 2013 at 17:36

      Thanks for enriching the blog and entertaining us !

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    2. Anonymous25 August 2013 at 18:38

      7. Man sends his wife abroad. And then thinks of importing a broad (not used in any derogatory sense, but just for word play).

      That's the onion crisis !

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    3. Mukundala Balasubramanyam25 August 2013 at 18:47

      ....in broad terms !

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  37. Raghunath25 August 2013 at 19:04

    Thanks AD for your efforts to come up with Sunday specials on regular basis.

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    1. Shrikanth25 August 2013 at 19:48

      My pleasure Venkatesh. Thanks to Colonel for providing the opportunity.

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    2. Rengaswamy25 August 2013 at 20:09

      Is it Raghunath or Venkatesh? Or are they one and the same?

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    3. Shrikanth26 August 2013 at 03:04

      Sorry my mistake. Thanks Raghu. :)

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  38. Lakshmi Vaidyanathan25 August 2013 at 19:53

    @ afterdark thanks for a nice xword!

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  39. raju umamaheswar26 August 2013 at 04:33

    Afterdark:Lots of good lights in this Afterdark's wonderful piece. A double dose too !!

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